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Tag Archives: youth fantasy
BLOG TOUR: The Witch of Woodland by Laurel Snyder
Welcome to my stop on the blog tour for the Witch of Woodland by Laurel Snyder, a fantastic story of a girl who’s more certain of her identity as a witch than as a Jew – and the magic that changes everything. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged blog tour, contemporary fantasy, Georgia, Jewish, youth fantasy
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3 More 2022 Cybils MG Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are my short takes on three 2022 Cybils MG Graphic Novel finalists – Wingbearer by Marjorie Liu and Teny Issakhanian, Little Monarchs by Jonathan Case, and Woman in the Woods, edited by Kate Ashwin Continue reading
Posted in Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Reviews, Sci-Fi
Tagged Cybils, graphic novels, Native American, post-apocalyptic, youth fantasy
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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
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Unicorn Island: Beyond the Portal by Donna Galanti
Read about the exciting finale to the Unicorn Island series, as spoiler free as I could make it. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged environment, not quite middle grade, portal fantasy, unicorns, youth fantasy
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LGBTQ+ Middle Grade Fantasy Book List
Here are 9 of the great recent LGBTQ+ middle grade fantasy books I’ve read. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print
Tagged book lists, LGBTQ, Middle Grade, youth fantasy
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3 2022 Cybils MG Graphic Novel Finalists
Here are three original and compelling middle grade graphic novels from the 2022 Cybils finalist list. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Graphic Novel, Middle Grade, Realistic, Reviews
Tagged Asian-American, Cybils, Latinx, Middle Eastern, middle school, youth fantasy, youth graphic novels
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No True Villains: Children of the Quicksands and Eden’s Everdark
Here are two of the 2022 Cybils Middle Grade Speculative Fiction finalists, both with real problems but no real villains. Continue reading
Posted in Audiobook, Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged African-American, atmospheric, Cybils, Nigeria, youth fantasy, youth horror
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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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Fast & Funny with Cookies & Cakes: Ben Yokoyama and Winnie Zeng
Ben Yokoyama and the Cookie of Doom by Matthew Swanson and Robbi Behr and Winnie Zeng Unleashes a Legend by Katie Zhao are two fast and funny chapter to middle grade books that are sure to keep kids reading. Continue reading
The Mirrorwood by Deva Fagan
Two enemies chase each other into the enchanted Mirrorwood – and discover that breaking the curse will be more complicated than either of them realized. Continue reading
Posted in Books, Fantasy, Middle Grade, Print, Reviews
Tagged Cybils, Deva Fagan, fairy tales, Sleeping Beauty, youth fantasy
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