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Tag Archives: mythology
Juniper Harvey and the Vanishing Kingdom
When this book showed up on the hold shelf, as so often happens for me, I had forgotten how I heard about it and why I’d put it on hold. Once I started reading, though, I was very grateful to … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged LGBTQ, middle school, mythology, youth fantasy
2 Comments
Winston Chu vs. the Whimsies by Stacey Lee
Here’s a fresh and funny book from Stacey Lee and Rick Riordan presents, featuring an accident-prone boy and a whole lot of dangerous magical artifacts. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Fantasy, Middle Grade
Tagged Chinese-American, mythology, Rick Riordan Presents, San Francisco, Stacey Lee, youth fantasy
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Omega Morales and the Legend of La Lechuza
Here’s a scary-cozy middle grade based on Mexican legend – one of the books I was sad not to make it to the Cybils finalists. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade
Tagged Chicane, Latino/a, Latinx, Mexican-American, mythology, youth fantasy
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Generational Trauma and Healing: Pilar Ramirez and the Escape from Zafa and A Comb of Wishes
Here are two new middle grade fantasies that look at generational trauma through a fantasy lens, while being entertaining stories in their own right. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Caribbean, Chicago, Dominican, Latino/a, Latinx, mermaids, mythology, youth fantasy
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The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim
An impossible task, banished magicians, the meaning of family, and deepest betrayals blend in The Last Fallen Star by Graci Kim. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Asian-American, California, mythology, quest fantasy, youth fantasy
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Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young
12-year-old Nathan’s summer on the reservation gets a whole lot more interesting when he has to rescue a dying young water monster, connecting more with his Navajo culture in the process. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged contemporary fantasy, Middle Grade, mythology, Navajo, PTSD, youth fantasy
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The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
Here’s a story of growing up in a military family, making new friends – and battling an evil witch from Costa Rican legend in small-town Texas. Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged Adrainna Cuevas, Latinx, military families, mythology, Texas, youth fantasy
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More Modern Adventures with Gods: Girl Giant and the Monkey King and City of the Plague God
Two stories in which modern-day kids get entangled with the living mythology of their culture, both great for fans of the Percy Jackson books. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged Asian-American, contemporary fantasy, Georgia, Middle Eastern, mythology, New York City, Rick Riordan, Sarwat Chadda, Van Hoang, Vietnamese, youth fantasy
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Stories, Stars, and Grandparents: When You Trap a Tiger and the Magic in Changing Your Stars
I love it when happy accidents like this happen – two very different books with similar themes popping up back-to-back in my TBR. Here we have two stories involving stories, stars, and close grandparent-grandchild relationships. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged dancing, grandparents, Harlem, mythology, tigers, time travel, youth fantasy
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Tristan Strong Destroys the World by Kwame Mbalia
I read Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky, the 2019 Cybils Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Winner, near the end of February this year… just a month out from what would have been KidLitCon had not 2020 intervened. So … Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Fantasy, Middle Grade
Tagged African, African-American, Kwame Mbalia, mythology, Rick Riordan, youth audiobooks, youth fantasy
2 Comments