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Tag Archives: environment
A Half-Built Garden by Ruthanna Emrys
Here’s a dire and hopeful story of climate crisis and first contact that’s sticking with me months after I read it. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Reviews, Sci-Fi
Tagged cli-fi, environment, first contact, Jewish, LGBTQ, science fiction
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Blog Tour! HOMEBOUND by John David Anderson
If you love thrilling space adventures and galactic war combined with found and real family and reflections on the meaning of life, read on! Continue reading
Posted in Books, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews, Sci-Fi
Tagged aliens, environment, John David Anderson, Middle Grade, pirates, space travel, youth science fiction
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Fenris and Mott by Greg van Eekhout
Who doesn’t want to read a fast-paced middle grade fantasy combining Norse mythology with magical puppy mayhem? Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged California, dogs, environment, Norse mythology, youth fantasy
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Dystopias: the Last Cuentista and the Monster Missions
Here are two Cybils nominees, very different stories of life after disaster on earth – one literary and set in space, one action-oriented, and set on an Earth entirely covered by oceans. Continue reading
Posted in Middle Grade, Print, Sci-Fi
Tagged environment, Latinx, space travel, youth dystopia, youth fantasy, youth science fiction
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Blog Tour! STOWAWAY by John David Anderson with GIVEAWAY
Join the blog tour for beloved author John David Anderson’s latest book, STOWAWAY, an exciting space adventure with a whole lot of heart. Continue reading
The Girl and the Ghost and The Girl Who Lost Her Shadow
Here’s trying to catch up with my reading, with two stories mixing introspection, action, and dealings with the supernatural. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged environment, ghosts, Malaysia, Muslim, Scotland, youth fantasy
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Magic, Friendship and Community: Muse Squad, Weird Little Robots, If We Were Giants
Every September before Cybils nominations open, I look around for eligible books that I can read in the meantime. Here are three that I enjoyed that were not nominated, though there are still a few days for their publishers or … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Cuban-American, environment, friends, greek mythology, Latino/a, Latinx, robots, youth fantasy
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Want by Cindy Pon
Confession time: I have a seven page document with notes of books that I’ve read and want to write full reviews of. I’m trying to post more frequent, quick reviews to catch up. This was one of my eagerly anticipated … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Reviews
Tagged #OwnVoices, Asian, dystopia, environment, Taiwan, teen science fiction
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The True Blue Scouts of Sugarman Swamp
This was the last of the Cybils Middle Grade Spec Fic finalists, which I’m just now getting around to reviewing. As a bonus, in the meantime, it was also named a National Book Award Finalist. The True Blue Scouts of … Continue reading
Gorgeously Green
Gorgeously Green by Sophie Uliano Going green is increasingly fashionable, with books aimed at every possible demographic. This book is aimed at the shopping fashionista who isn’t sure that regular products are really all that bad and certainly isn’t going … Continue reading