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Tag Archives: Rick Riordan
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
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Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia
Paola Santiago and the River of Tears by Tehlor Kay Mejia is a dark but funny tale of monsters of Mexican myth and the preteens who battle them to rescue their friends perfect for your Halloween reading. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Reviews
Tagged Arizona, Mexican-American, mythology, Rick Riordan, Tehlor Kay Mejia, youth fantasy, youth horror
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Adventures with Charlie Hernández
Here are the first two books in a new contemporary mythology-based series perfect for Rick Riordan fans, the Charlie Hernandez series by Ryan Calejo. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged Florida, Latino/a, Latinx, mythology, Rick Riordan, Ryan Calejo, 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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Rick Riordan Read Alikes
Back in February, I celebrated my tenth blogiversary with a giveaway of a custom reading list. My long-time reader Kim won, and what she wanted was a list of books similar to Percy Jackson for her nine-year-old son, who was … Continue reading