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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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