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#gamemastersbookclub Explores the Genres! Middle Grade Fantasy (8-14yrs) #middlegrade #fantasy #middlegradebooks #middlegradefantasy #mgfantasy #kidlit #books
The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
Princeless - Jeremy Whitley
The Amulet of Samarkand - Jonathan Stroud
The Black God's Drums - P Djeli Clark
The Dungeon Club: Roll Call - Molly Knox Ostertag -
You can check out my review of Scarlet Morning by ND Stevenson over on the @kidsbooksirel website. Hugely imaginative with a creative blend of illustration and text.
https://childrensbooksireland.ie/our-recommendations/scarlet-morning
#YAFantasy #MGFantasy #Adventure #Pirates #BookSky #SpéirGhorm #MasdoDaoine
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I love children's books, one reason for it is that #KidLit always goes harder than it needs to, reaching deep into what we all -kids and adults- need to hear, saying it in the most accessible way.
"... None of us is just one thing. Life is a process of learning to recognize our many faces."
― Sayantani DasGupta, The Serpent's Secret#KidLit #MG #MGFantasy #MGBooks @[email protected] @[email protected]
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My family has been fans of BB Alston's Amari series since we listened to the audiobook of the first book a few years ago. We're reading through the 3rd in the series right now.
I can't say enough good things about this series!
I adore Alston's writing style but in particular his dialogue. It's so authentic. You can't write a book about a southern Black girl but write her dialogue like she's a white kid from the Midwest.
We honestly missed a really, really fun gem of foreshadowing in the 3rd book because it's wordplay that only really works with particular accents. But with a little knowledge of how AAVE speakers sometimes emphasize different syllables than "standard" (white) American English speakers the pieces fall into place for a fantastic setup.
The books are filled with this kind of authenticity. Alston occasionally eschews "correct" (white) grammar in such a way that the first person perspective of the books really works. I would absolutely believe that the series was a memoir written by a Black girl from Atlanta.
Anyhow, go read these books!
https://www.bbalston.com/books/
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Sylvia here! I am so excited to be revealing the cover of Beverly Twomey's upcoming Middle Grade fantasy, THE NECROMANCER'S APPRENTICE. The cover was designed by Luisa Galstyan. The book comes out on October 1st!
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My child within is in need of a hug and it's Thursday.
Time to read something beautiful. Something meaningful. Something that speaks to the child within.“And shouldn't home be the place where you are allowed to be yourself, loved as yourself?”
―Kate DiCamillo, The Beatryce Prophecy#writingcommunity #imreading #FantasyReader #fantasybooks #mgfantasy @bookstodon
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I got off my butt and started working on the paperback and ebook editions of my latest novel, TOWER AND PIT! I plan to have them out by Cyber Monday, but available to pre-order before then. I hope you'll give the book a try! It's my best so far.
#indiepublishing #indieauthor #fantasybooks #MGFantasy
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Quotes that show #kidlit is not just for children:
“Strange how everything below can be such death and chaos and pain while above the sky is peace, sweet blue gentleness.”
―Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days.#MiddleGradeFiction #ChildrensBooks #MGBooks #MGFantasy #amwritingMG #writingcommunity
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Quotes that show #kidlit is not just for children:
“It was morning. Some of the sky was yellow, some the softest blue. One small cloud scuttled along. Strange how everything below can be such death and chaos and pain while above the sky is peace, sweet blue gentleness. I heard a shaman say once, the Ancestors want our souls to be like the blue sky.”
―Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days.#MiddleGradeFiction #ChildrensBooks #MGBooks #MGFantasy #amwritingMG #writingcommunity
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Quotes that show #kidlit is not just for children:
“Strange how everything below can be such death and chaos and pain while above the sky is peace, sweet blue gentleness.”
―Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days.#MiddleGradeFiction #ChildrensBooks #MGBooks #MGFantasy #amwritingMG #writingcommunity
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Quotes that show #kidlit is not just for children:
“It was morning. Some of the sky was yellow, some the softest blue. One small cloud scuttled along. Strange how everything below can be such death and chaos and pain while above the sky is peace, sweet blue gentleness. I heard a shaman say once, the Ancestors want our souls to be like the blue sky.”
―Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days.#MiddleGradeFiction #ChildrensBooks #MGBooks #MGFantasy #amwritingMG #writingcommunity
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Quotes that show #kidlit is not just for children:
“Strange how everything below can be such death and chaos and pain while above the sky is peace, sweet blue gentleness.”
―Shannon Hale, Book of a Thousand Days.#MiddleGradeFiction #ChildrensBooks #MGBooks #MGFantasy #amwritingMG #writingcommunity
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I guess I should update my pinned post to say that #MirrorOfWolves is officially out in the world now! 😃 :ds_crow: 🐺
When 12-year-old Ty learns of a mystical object that can tell him whether he truly is destined to save Arcania from the dark sorcerer Gideon Blackthorn, he is determined to track it down—no matter the cost. But when his quest takes a shocking turn will Ty still find the answers he needs, or will his relentless hunt for the truth jeopardize everything?
https://books2read.com/MirrorOfWolves
#MGLit #MiddleGradeReads #MiddleGradeFantasy #BooksForKids #IReadCanadian #CanadianAuthor #CanLit #Bookstodon #YOWbooks #KidLit #MGFantasy #FantasyBooks #FantasySeries #books #BookLover #bookworm #reading #bookish #MiddleGrade #MiddleGradeFiction #TheArcanium #TeamArcania
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Oh hey, look what's already listed online! https://www.cellardoorbookstore.com/stephanieandgreg
The wonderful @gregvaneekhout and I will be doing a joint event at Cellar Door Bookstore in Riverside, California, on August 19th at 4pm. I'd love to see any of you there! (And don't worry: I WILL remind you in August. 😉)
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I also finished reading through the final UK proof for The Raven Throne today...so have another gorgeous chapter header illustration from Jet Purdie! 🤩 This is going to be such a visually beautiful book.
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It's less than 3 months until The Raven Throne comes out in the US and UK...and if you want a taste before (or after!) you preorder, you can read the prologue and first two chapters now: https://www.stephanieburgis.com/books/the-raven-throne/prologue/
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Remember: if you're in the US, today is your last chance to preorder The Raven Throne at a 25% discount! Just use the code PREORDER25: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-raven-throne-stephanie-burgis/1141344074?ean=9781547610327
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I just finished reading Lizzie Huxley-Jones's Vivi Conway and the Sword of Legend, and I loved it SO much! It's full of Welsh legends beautifully interwoven with a contemporary British fantasy adventure, with a wonderful autistic heroine. You can read my full rave review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5460591671
Thanks so much to Knights Of for my ARC copy!
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And hey, if you're in the US, you can preorder the hardcover of The Raven Throne for 25% off today or tomorrow with the code PREORDER25! https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-raven-throne-stephanie-burgis/1141344074?ean=9781547610327
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Happy paperback book birthday to Deva Fagan's The Mirrorwood! I love this (Cybils-Award-winning!) MG fantasy SO much: https://goodreads.com/book/show/61272860-the-mirrorwood
❤️❤️❤️
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I just finished reading my ARC of E.L. Norry's Fablehouse, and oh, it's wonderful - a gorgeously magical adventure with a great found family and a rich historical setting. You can read my full rave review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5396844359
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Yay! The first review on Edelweiss for The Raven Throne is up now, and it's lovely. I am SO happy to see readers resonating with this book, which holds so much of my heart! ❤️
And reviewers, you can request e-ARCs of the North American edition of The Raven Throne from Netgalley: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/284777
or Edelweiss: https://www.edelweiss.plus/?sku=1547610328&g=4400
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Ahhhh look at this gorgeous ARC that arrived from Knights Of! I have been so impatient to read Lizzie Huxley-Jones's first MG fantasy novel, and I'm already loving the opening. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62375642-vivi-conway-and-the-sword-of-legend
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Wooot! The Raven Throne (coming just 4 months from today in the UK & only 5 days later in the US) just got its first blurb, from the wonderful Sinéad O'Hart. ❤️
Preorder now: https://www.stephanieburgis.com/books/the-raven-throne
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Ooh, look what's on Netgalley now for North American readers: https://www.netgalley.com/catalog/book/284777
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Since The Raven Throne's cover has now been revealed, I can finally show you the shiny front covers of my North American ARCs! 😍
One of these will be flying to a newsletter subscriber next week - so if you haven't read yesterday's newsletter yet, you probably should now! ;)
(And if you haven't signed up for my newsletter yet, you can do that here: https://stephanieburgis.com/newsletter )
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I just finished Philip Reeve's Utterly Dark and the Heart of the Wild, and oh was it dazzlingly magical and creepy and fabulous! You can read my full (rave) review here: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/4978965198
Bring on Book 3!
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PPS: I will be giving away one of these lovely shiny ARCs in my next newsletter (scheduled to go out sometime in the next week or two). Subscribe now to get your chance to win: https://www.stephanieburgis.com/newsletter
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Ahhhhh my North American ARCs of The Raven Throne have arrived! I am so excited!
...and I still can't show you the front cover. BUT! I will show you what I can, including the first page in Giles's PoV! (All 3 triplets get to have a say in this one, in different chapters.) https://www.stephanieburgis.com/books/the-raven-throne
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...And then I got home to find this gorgeously glowing ARC of
E.L. Norry's MG historical fantasy Fablehouse, which looks AMAZING: https://goodreads.com/book/show/121015064-fablehouse -
I just posted my full rave review for Zohra Nabi's The Kingdom Over the Sea, which I adored: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5379505283
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I had to cancel a planned trip with one of my kids this weekend for health reasons, which was incredibly frustrating, but on the upside, I can't imagine a better book to sweep me away than Zohra Nabi's The Kingdom Over the Sea. https://goodreads.com/book/show/62195637-the-kingdom-over-the-sea
It's so gorgeously written and intensely, immersively magical, with a heroine I adore. Just a perfect mix of magical excitement, warmth, and coziness!
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Yay! I was so happy to win a copy of Ryan Hammond's Villains Academy in a giveaway - and I am REALLY looking forward to reading this as soon as I get it back from my 9-year-old, who seized it with glee as soon as he saw it! :) He's laughing a LOT as he reads.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62205333-villains-academy
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Yay! I was so happy to win a copy of Ryan Hammond's Villains Academy in a giveaway - and I am REALLY looking forward to reading this as soon as I get it back from my 9-year-old, who seized it with glee as soon as he saw it! :) He's laughing a LOT as he reads.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62205333-villains-academy
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Yay! I was so happy to win a copy of Ryan Hammond's Villains Academy in a giveaway - and I am REALLY looking forward to reading this as soon as I get it back from my 9-year-old, who seized it with glee as soon as he saw it! :) He's laughing a LOT as he reads.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62205333-villains-academy
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Yay! I was so happy to win a copy of Ryan Hammond's Villains Academy in a giveaway - and I am REALLY looking forward to reading this as soon as I get it back from my 9-year-old, who seized it with glee as soon as he saw it! :) He's laughing a LOT as he reads.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62205333-villains-academy
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Yay! I was so happy to win a copy of Ryan Hammond's Villains Academy in a giveaway - and I am REALLY looking forward to reading this as soon as I get it back from my 9-year-old, who seized it with glee as soon as he saw it! :) He's laughing a LOT as he reads.
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/62205333-villains-academy