Title: Above World Author: Jenn Reese Genre: Science Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Candlewick Press Publication Date: February 2012 Hardcover: 368 Pages Thirteen-year-old Aluna has lived her entire life under the ocean with the Coral Kampii in the City of…
Title: Iron Hearted Violet Author: Kelly Barnhill Genre: Fantasy, MG Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers Publication date: October 9th 2012 Hardcover: 432 pages The end of their world begins with a story. This one. In most fairy…
Title: In a Glass Grimly Author: Adam Gidwitz Genre: Fantasy, Fairytale retelling, Middle Grade Publisher: Dutton Children’s Books Publication date: September 2012 Hardcover: 312 pages More Grimm tales await in the harrowing, hilarious companion to a beloved new classic…
A few weeks ago I wrote my thoughts on three Middle Grade novels in one post (Ana’s Classic Middle Grade Horror Novel Marathon) and I thought the format worked really well. Since there are so many short MG books…
Title: Constable and Toop Author: Gareth P. Jones Genre: Gothic, Mystery, Historical, Middle Grade Publisher: Hot Key Books Publication date: October 4th 2012 Paperback: 372 pages Sam Toop lives in a funeral parlour, blessed (or cursed) with an unusual…
Title: The Ordinary Princess Author: M.M. Kaye Genre: Fantasy, Fairy Tale, Middle Grade/Young Adult Publisher: Puffin Publication Date: March 1980 Paperback: 128 Pages Along with Wit, Charm, Health, and Courage, Princess Amy of Phantasmorania receives a special fairy christening…
Title: The Kneebone Boy Author: Ellen Potter Genre: Gothic, Mystery, Middle Grade Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Publication date: September 2010 Hardcover: 288 pages Life in a small town can be pretty boring when everyone avoids you like the plague.…
Title: Moon Over Manifest Author: Clare Vanderpool Genre: Historical, Middle Grade Publisher: Delacorte Books for Young Readers Publication date: October 2010 Paperback: 368 pages Abilene Tucker feels abandoned. Her father has put her on a train, sending her off…
A few weeks ago we reviewed a recently released Middle Grade Horror novel, the excellent The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls by Claire Legrand. When talking to Thea about the book, she mentioned how it reminded her of…
I haven’t had the pleasure of reading Ty Drago before, but I’ve had my eye on this middle grade/young adult series for a while, featuring a very different type of zombie. So, to kick off our Halloween Week 2012-style,…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Small Change for Stuart (or Horten’s Miraculous Mechanisms: Magic, Mystery, & a Very Strange Adventure in the US) Author: Lissa Evans Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Middle Grade Publisher: Corgi / Sterling Children’s Books Publication date: 2011 Paperback: 282 pages…
Title: Verdigris Deep (UK) / Well Witched (US) Author: Frances Hardinge Genre: Fantasy, Horror, Middle Grade Publisher: MacMillan Children’s Books / Harper Collins Publication date: 2008 Paperback: 400 pages Ryan and his friends don’t think twice about stealing some…
Title: Goblin Secrets Author: William Alexander Genre: Fantasy, Steampunk, Middle Grade Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Publication date: March 6th 2012 Hardcover: 240 pages In the town of Zombay, there is a witch named Graba who has clockwork chicken…
Title: Keeper of the Lost Cities Author: Shannon Messenger Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade/Young Adult Publisher: Aladdin Publication date: October 2012 Hardcover: 496 pages Twelve-year-old Sophie Foster has a secret. She’s a Telepath—someone who hears the thoughts of everyone around…
Title: Darkbeast Author: Morgan Keyes Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Publication Date: August 2012 Hardcover: 288 Pages A girl’s love for her raven may put her life in jeopardy in this gripping tale. In Keara’s…
Title: Drama Author: Raina Telgemeier Genre: Contemporary, Middle Grade, Graphic Novel Publisher: GRAPHIX Publication date: September 1st 2012 Paperback: 240 pages Raina Telgemeier, the NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author of the Eisner Award winner, SMILE, brings us her next…
Title: Summer and Bird Author: Katherine Catmull Genre: Fantasy, Fairytale, Middle Grade Publisher: Dutton Juvenile Publication date: October 2 2012 Hardcover: 384 pages An enchanting—and twisted—tale of two sisters’ quest to find their parents When their parents disappear in…
We are honored and delighted to be hosting Cat Valente today as a stop on The Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland Blog Tour. The book is a sequel to The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her…
Title: What Came From the Stars Author: Gary D. Schmidt Genre: Fantasy, Contemporary, Middle Grade Publisher: Clarion Books Publication date: September 4 2012 Hardcover: 304 pages The Valorim are about to fall to a dark lord when they send…
Title: Come August, Come Freedom: The Bellows, The Gallows and The Black General Gabriel Author: Gigi Amateau Genre: Historical Fiction, Middle Grade, PoC Publisher: Candlewick Publication Date: September 11, 2012 Hardcover: 240 Pages An 1800 insurrection planned by a…
Title: The Great Unexpected Author: Sharon Creech Genre: Magical Realism, Middle Grade Publisher: Harper Collins Publication date: September 4 2012 Hardcover: 240 pages I had big thoughts to match the big wind. I wondered if we find the people…
Title: The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls Author: Claire Legrand Genre: Horror, Speculative Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers Publication date: August 2012 Hardcover: 352 pages At the Cavendish Home for Boys and…
“Inspirations and Influences” is a series of articles in which we invite authors to write guest posts talking about their…well, Inspirations and Influences. The best part about I&I posts? Writers are given free rein so they can go wild…
Title: Renegade Magic (US) / A Tangle of Magicks (UK) Author: Stephanie Burgis Genre: Historical, Fantasy/Speculative Fiction, Middle Grade Publisher: Atheneum (US) / Templar (UK) Publication Date: April 2012 (US) / August 2011 (UK) Hardcover: 336 Pages (US) Is…