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Tag Archives: India
Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca
Here’s a magical midsummer book for the summer solstice! I was lucky enough to get an ARC of this book at KidLitCon, and waited to read it until closer to its release date. Midsummer’s Mayhem by Rajani LaRocca. Yellow Jacket, … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged #OwnVoices, baking, India, shakespeare, youth fantasy
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Aru Shah and Kiranmala
I’m always on the lookout for more books for Percy Jackson fans, especially from non-Western European cultures. Happily, Rick Riordan has started his own imprint to do just this thing – but Scholastic also recently published a book with a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged India, mythology, Rick Riordan, youth fantasy
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3 Cybils MG Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are three of the Cybils elementary/middle grade graphic novel finalists. It’s always good to read what the other Cybils panelists came up with! Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham. First Second, 2017. Newbery-honor winning (and personal favorite) … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged Cybils, France, India, South Asian, youth graphic novels, youth memoirs
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Ash & Bramble and The Star-Touched Queen
Time for some teen takes on fairy tales and mythology – favorite middle grade author Sarah Prineas with her first teen book, and debut author Roshani Chokshi. Continue reading
The Savage Fortress for 48HBC
I finished this on Saturday as part of the 48 Hour Book Challenge. I’d read about it originally on Charlotte’s Library, and then saw it again on a list of What to Read Next: Percy Jackson from Fat Girl Reading … Continue reading
Posted in Books
Tagged 48 hour book challenge, diversity, India, multiculturalism, mythology, teen fantasy
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