The title of this post says it all. List ordered by release date. Entirely speculative fiction and primarily middle grade fiction, with one adult (#1) and two young adult (#5 and #9) titles. Middle grade continues to impress. As you’ll see below, so many great stories, so many awesome covers.
- The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson (Jul. 21) – Puritanical society + dark powers + feminist fantasy + #ownvoices for Black/biracial rep
- Cattywampus by Ash Van Otterloo (Aug. 4) – Forbidden hexes + family feud + zombies + intersex rep + nonbinary author
- The Girl and the Ghost by Hanna Alkaf (August 4) – Dark spirit + power of friendship + Malaysian folk tale + #ownvoices for Malaysian rep
- What If a Fish by Anika Fajardo (Aug. 11) – Summer in Colombia + meet half-brother + magical realism + #ownvoices for Colombian-American rep
- Elatsoe by Darcie Little Badger (Aug. 25) – Alternate America + raise ghosts of dead animals + murder mystery + #ownvoices for ace and Lipan Apache rep
- The Barren Grounds by David A. Robertson (Sept. 8) – Portal fantasy + quest to save starving community + Indigenous stories of the sky and constellations + #ownvoices for Indigenous rep (Robertson is Swampy Cree)
- Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon (Sept. 15) – Horror hide and seek + #ownvoices for Black rep
- Over the Woodward Wall by A. Deborah Baker (Oct. 6) – Middlegame universe + portal fantasy
- Beyond the Ruby Veil by Mara Fitzgerald (Oct. 13) – Fantasy + scheming socialite + water from blood + gay protagonist
- Ana on the Edge by A.J. Sass (Oct. 20) – Competitive figure skating + exploring gender identity + #ownvoices for nonbinary rep
What upcoming 2020 releases are you looking forward to?
I am very curious about The Year of the Witching!
It looks like a great read!
The Year of the Witching sounds so good.
My TTT .
It seems a lot of people are excited for that one!
I’m excited for The Captive Kingdom by Jennifer Nielsen (10/6) Hide and Seeker also looks really good.
Hmm, I don’t think I’ve read anything by Nielsen before…
I am really looking forward to both The Year of the Witching and Elatsoe, which sounds incredible. Hope you enjoy all these!
Thanks, same to you! I’m especially excited about the ace rep in Elatsoe.
Oooh, these all look so intriguing! I hope you love them all.
Happy TTT!
Susan
http://www.blogginboutbooks.com
Thanks Susan! 🙂 It was easy to draw up this week’s list because they were so many stand out titles.
The Year of the Witching and Over the Woodward Wall are two I’m really excited about😁
YES I have a lot of suppressed excitement for Over the Woodward Wall rn cos I have other things I need to read first but sooooon.
Great list! I’m so excited for The Year of the Witching. 😀
Thanks! That seems to be a popular one.
I don’t remember books being so awesome when I was in middle-school…then again, Harry Potter hadn’t come along and turned everything into a glorious SFF party then. All these books look so great for young kids. My inner 11 year old geek is so happy about it!
It’s true! Middle grade has improved leaps and bounds over what it was even 15 years ago.
These cover illustrations are so stunning!
Yes, there are so many stand outs this year!