I finally finished this list! I have been working on it for a couple weeks. I meant to get it out sooner, but ‘life happens’ as they say. I wanted to highlight all the great books I’ve read this year, at a time when many people may be wondering what book to gift this holiday season. Now is the time to get your shopping done early by ordering from your […]
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I originally wasn’t sure if I was going to create a booklist, because many people have already compiled more extensive lists. But I think I can play a small part in boosting Black authors by sharing my knowledge of middle grade speculative fiction. Because I’m highlighting what I know here, this isn’t the most comprehensive list. I’ve linked lists that offer more middle grade recs, as well as books for […]
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Preamble Today’s post features my favourite middle grade fantasy books. I chose titles that are personal faves. These books were all 4+ star reads for me. A list of ‘best middle grade fantasy’ would look a little different. These books represent what I think of when I hear fantasy. For me, fantasy features happenings that could never occur in our world. Fantasy roots itself in imagination and magic. (I am […]
Preamble Horror seems a bold word to use in titling this post, but I think it gets the point across. I use the term loosely to include speculative fiction with elements that could lend themselves to horror – ghosts, gore, eeriness, creepiness – regardless of whether those stories are specially horror stories. Each book on this list had the potential to be horror, based on its general description. I based […]