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This week's round-up of middle grade fantasy and sci fi from around the blogs (5/12/19)

Here's what I found this week; please let me know if I missed your post!

The Reviews

Aru Shah and the Song of Death, by Roshani Chokshi, at Marzie's Reads

The Books of Earthsea: the Complete Illustrated Edition, by Ursula Le Guin, illustrated by Charles Vess, at Locus

The Falcon's Feather (Explorer Academy 2), at Always in the Middle

The Halfmen of O, by Maurice Gee, at Tor

Little Apocalypse, by Katherine Sparrow, at Say What?

The Lost Boy's Gift, by Kimberly Willis Holt, at For Those About to Mock

The Lost Girl, by Anne Ursu, at A Kids Book a Day

Magic, Madness, and Mischief, by Kelly McCullough, at fangirlknitsscarf

Order of the Majestic, by Matt Myklusch, at Charlotte's Library

Peasprout Chen, Future Legend of Skate and Sword, by Henry Lien, at Fantasy Literature

Playing with Fire (Skulduggery Pleasant #2), by Derek Landy, at Hidden In Pages

The Prairie Thief, by Melissa Wiley, at Intentional Homeschooling

Puddlejumpers, by Mark Jean and Christopher C. Carlson, at Say What?

Ra the Mighty, by Amy Butler Greenfield, at Pages Unbound

Riverland, by Ran Wilde, at Good Reads with Ronna

Sal and Gabi Beak the Universe, by Carlos Hernandez, at alibrarymama

The Strangers, by Margaret Peterson Haddix, at Middle Grade Mafia

Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows, by J.M. Bergen, at The Spine View 

The White Tower, by Cathryn Constable, at Mom Read It


Other Good Stuff 

New in the UK at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books

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