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Tag Archives: dragons
Unicorn Island by Donna Galanti
Here is a sweet and exciting fantasy for kids bridging up from early chapter books. Unicorn Island by Donna Galanti. Illustrated by Bethany Stancliffe. Epic!/Andrews McMeel, 2021. ISBN 978-1524864705. Review copy received from the publisher. As the story opens, our … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Early Chapter Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged contemporary fantasy, dragons, fantasy mystery, not quite middle grade, unicorns
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Complex & Compelling Teen Fantasy: Legendborn and Burn
Legendborn by Tracy Deonn and Burn by Patrick Ness are both finalists in the Teen Speculative Fiction category of the Cybils Awards with complex, multilayered, and very compelling narratives. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Print, Reviews, Teen/Young Adult
Tagged adventure, African-American, Arthurian, dragons, LGBTQ, teen fantasy
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Leaving Safety: The Magnificent Monsters of Cedar Street and Cleo Porter and the Body Electric
Here are two stories of girls – one past, one future – leaving the safety of their homes for the first time, and the adventures that follow. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Reviews, Sci-Fi
Tagged dragons, monsters, youth fantasy, youth science fiction
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Bears! Water Bears and The Girl Who Speaks Bear
Here are two more Cybils nominees, both involving bears. Water Bears, with a Latinx author and main character, continues with the Latinx theme of the past week, while The Girl who Speaks Bear takes us to fantasy Russia. Whether you’re looking for a contemporary book with a hint of possible magic, or full-on folk tale-inspired historical fantasy, there’s a book here for you. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged bears, disabilities, dragons, islands, Latino/a, Latinx, magical realism, PTSD, Russia, trauma, Washington, youth fantasy
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Enjoying What Is: Paladin’s Grace and Iron Hearted Violet
It’s so easy to make things harder for ourselves by focusing on the way we think things should be, rather than the way things really are. Here are two stories (Paladin’s Grace for adults, Iron Hearted Violet for kids) about … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Romance
Tagged dragons, Fantasy, fantasy romance, gods, youth fantasy
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Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack
This is one that was on my want-to-read list this year, a fantasy from Kwame Alexander’s new imprint, Versify. Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack. Versify/HMH, 2019. 9780358006077 Anya’s is the only Jewish family in her little Russian village … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged dragons, Jews, Russia, Sofiya Pasternack, youth fantasy
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Secrets and Journeys: Four Graphic Novels for Kids
Pilu of the Woods by Mai K. Nguyen. Oni Press, 2019. 9781620105511. Willow’s tears turn into actual monsters, and she seems to want to cry all the time. She tries to keep them bottled up, but that just leads to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Print, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged Asian-American, Ben Hatke, dragons, dryads, Emma Steinkellner, giants, Jen Wang, Mai K. Nguyen, witches, youth fantasy, youth graphic novels
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Freedom Fire and Spark
Today I’m featuring a couple of middle grade speculative fiction books that are eligible but not yet nominated for the Cybils – Dactyl Hill Squad 2 by Daniel José Older and Spark by Sarah Beth Durst. Both feature kids flying on the backs of fantastic beasts! Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged #OwnVoices, Daniel José Older, dinosaurs, dragons, Latinx, Sarah Beth Durst, youth fantasy
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Dragonfell by Sarah Prineas
Sarah Prineas’s Magic Thief series is one I’ve loved enough to listen to multiple times, so I was very excited to read her new book, the pages going quickly and happily by after a period where it felt like I … Continue reading
The Girl with the Dragon Heart by Stephanie Burgis
This is the sequel to The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart, which won the 2017 Cybils award for Middle Grade Speculative Fiction. It came out in the middle of my 2018 Cybils reading, and was one of the first books … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged dragons, elves, historical fantasy, refugees, youth fantasy
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