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Remaining Cybils 2017 Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Finalists

29 June 2018 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Remaining Cybils 2017 Middle Grade Speculative Fiction Finalists

In this post, I’m sharing some brief thoughts on the Cybils 2017 middle grade speculative fiction finalists that I haven’t yet reviewed. I have already reviewed: The Dragon with a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh A Properly Unhaunted […]

High Stakes, Fast Paced Adventure in Last Day on Mars [Review]

12 June 2018 / review / 0 Comments
High Stakes, Fast Paced Adventure in Last Day on Mars [Review]

Last Day on Mars by Kevin Emerson Series: Chronicle of the Dark Star #1 Format/Source: Library/Hardcover Published: February 2017 Publisher: Length: 336 pages Genre: Middle grade science fiction Cybils 2017 finalist ★★★½       Last Day on Mars, the first book in a […]

A Properly Unhaunted Place Offers A Creative Twist on Ghost Stories [Review]

26 April 2018 / review / 0 Comments
A Properly Unhaunted Place Offers A Creative Twist on Ghost Stories [Review]

A Properly Unhaunted Place by William Alexander Illustrator: Kelly Murphy Format/Source: Hardcover/library Published: August 2017 Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books Length: 192 pages Genre: Middle grade speculative Cybils 2017 finalist ★★★★½       At the start of A Properly Unhaunted Place, […]

Cybils 2017 Finalists

1 January 2018 / events / 0 Comments
Cybils 2017 Finalists

Today the 2017 Cybils (Children’s and Young Adult Bloggers Literary Awards) finalists are announced! I’m ready to kick into gear in my role as a round two judge in the middle grade speculative fiction category. Mark @ Say What?, Halli […]

Cybils 2017

1 October 2017 / events / 0 Comments
Cybils 2017

Today nominations open for the Cybils Awards. The Cybils are the Children’s and Young Adult Blogger’s Literary Awards. The award “aims to recognize the children’s and young adult authors and illustrators whose books combine the highest literary merit and popular […]