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This week's round up of middle grade sci fi and fantasy from around the blogs (1/12/20)

welcome to another week of middle grade sci fi/fantasy goodness, gathered by me from around the blogs for your reading pleasure!  Please let me know of any posts I missed.

The Reviews

The Big Shrink (Upside-Down Magic #6), by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins, at Puss Reboots

The Book of Secrets, and The Book of Answers (The Ateban Cipher books 1 and 2) by A.L. Tait, at Always in the Middle

Brown, by Håkon Øvreås, at Charlotte's Library

The Good Hawk, by Joseph Elliott, at Log Cabin Library

Jinxed, by Amy McCulloch, at Ms. Yingling Reads and Waking Brain Cells

Magical Mischief, by Anna Dale, at Leaf's Reviews

The Mask of Aribella, by Anna Houghton, at Book Murmuration

The Monster in the Lake, by Louie Stowell, at Book Craic

The Obisdian Compass (Time Castaways #2), by Liesl Shurtliff, at Charlotte's Library

Orion Lost, by Alastair Chisholm, at Book Craic and Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books

Secondhand Wishes, by Anna Staniszweski, at Ms. Yingling Reads

The Seeking Serum (Potion Masters #3), by Frank L. Cole, at Wishful Endings

The Squire's Tale, by Gerald Morris, at Leaf's Reviews

A Tale of Magic, by Chris Colfer, at J.R.'s Book Reviews

The Thief Knot, by Kate Milford, at BooksForKidsBlog

A Time Traveler's Theory of Relativity, by Nicole Valentine, at Karen Pokras

Willow Moss and the Lost Day (Starfell #1), by Dominique Valente, at Twirling Book Princess 

Zahrah the Windseeker, by Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu, at Tsundoko 

Authors and Interviews

Lindsay Currie (Scritch Scratch) at MG Book Village (cover reveal with interview)

Other Good Stuff

I love the chance to see what's new in the UK thanks to Mr. Ripleys Enchanted Books!

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