The Bronze Key by Holly Black and Cassandra Clare: A Review
Students at the Magisterium are supposed to be safe. Under the watchful eyes of the mages, they are taught to use magic to bring order to a chaotic world. But […]
Category Archives: middle grade
Review: Missy Piggle-Wiggle and the Whatever Cute by Ann M. Martin with Annie Parnell and illustrated by Ben Hatke
Hardcover, 256 pages Expected publication: September 6th 2016 by Feiwel & Friends Source: Raincoast Books Missy Piggle-Wiggle is based off the old beloved children’s classic Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle by Betty Macdonald […]
Review: Princess Disgrace: Royal Disaster by Lou Kuenzler
Hardcover, 240 pages Published June 21st 2016 by Random House Books for Young Readers Source: Publisher An adorable story about a princess who does not exactly fit the standards for […]
Friday Barnes Under Suspicion (Friday Barnes #2) by R. A. Spratt
Hardcover, 288 pages Published August 9th 2016 by Roaring Brook Press Source: Raincoast Books You may remember Friday Barnes from when I gushed about her in the review of her […]
The Sword in the Stacks (The Ninja Librarians #2) – Jenn Swann Downey
Hardcover, 384 pages Published June 7th 2016 by Sourcebooks Jabberwocky Source: Publisher In 2014, I reviewed the very accidental Ninja Librarians: The Accidental Keyhand by Jen Swann Downey and when […]
Review: Once Was a Time by Leila Sales
Hardcover, 272 pages Published April 5th 2016 by Chronicle Books Source: ARC from Raincoast Books Maybe schools in the future were different. Maybe all students here were really friendly to […]
Review: The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne M. Valente
Hardcover, 247 pages Published May 10th 2011 by Feiwel & Friends Source: Purchased “One ought not to judge her: all children are Heartless. They have not grown a heart yet, […]
Review: The Sandwich Thief by Andre Marois and Patrick Doyon
Hardcover, 160 pages Published March 1st 2016 by Chronicle Books Source: Raincoast Books Marin’s parents are foodies (the name given to people who have a predilection for good food […]
Review: Grayling’s Song by Karen Cushman
Hardcover, 224 pages Published June 7th 2016 by Clarion Books Source: Raincoast Books Grayling is what could perhaps be termed a witch-in-training. She lives with her rather oppressive mother some […]
At War with the Fae: The Whatnot (The Peculiar #2) by Stefan Bachmann
Hardcover, 432 pages Published September 24th 2013 by Greenwillow Books Source: Purchased Pikey Thomas dreamed of plums and caramel apples the night the faery-with-the-peeling-face stole his left eye. I read […]
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