The first book in the Camelot Code series, The Once and Future Geek , mixed time travel between the medieval world of King Arthur and our own, and it is a very entertaining book. The second book in the series, Geeks and Holy Grail (Hyperion, October 2019), is also entertaining (though not quite as funny; King Arthur as a modern day high school student is hard to beat....). When Morgana, sworn enemy of King Arthur, attacks the druids of Avalon, Nimue, the youngest of them, takes the Holy Grail and runs with it. King Arthur is dying, and only the Grail can save him. Desperate to keep it from falling into Morgana's hands, she stumbles into Merlin's Crystal Cave. But instead of Merlin there to help her (he's on vacation in Los Vegas, in our time), there's only his very inexperienced apprentice, Emrys. His attempt to hide the grail works, in a sense--as a small, flatulent dragon, it sure doesn't look much like a grail. But it isn't much use to Arthur as a...
The middle grade sci fi/fantasy round-ups are back, after a break for Kidlitcon. Please let me know if I missed your post!
The Reviews
Akata Witch, by Nnedi Okorafor, at Chapters and Charms
The Apprentice Witch, by James Nicol, at proseandkahn (audiobook review)
Black and Blue Magic, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, at Say What?
Critter Haven, by Angelina Moretti, at Page Turns (you tube book talk)
Eventown, by Corey Ann Haydu, at Log Cabin Library
Explorer Academy: The Falcon’s Feather, by Trudi Treueit, at Mom Read It
Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret by Trudi Truett, at Redeemed Reader
Forgotten City, by Michael Ford, at Say What?
Gribblebob’s Book of Unpleasant Goblins by David Ashby, at Minerva Reads
The House with Chicken Legs, by Sophie Anderson, at Magic Fiction Since Potter
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer, by Lamar Giles, at Always in the Middle, Falling Letters, proseandkahn, and Unleashing Readers
Lavender-Green Magic, by Andre Norton, at Tor
Little Apocalypse, by Katherine Sparrow, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Lost Girl, by Anne Ursu, at Kid Lit Geek
The Magic of Melwick Orchard, by Rebecca Caprara, at Always in the Middle
Nevermore: the Trials of Morrigan Crow, by Jessica Townsend, at A Dance with Books
Starfell: Willow Moss and the Last Day, by Dominique Valente, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books
Storm Hound, by Claire Fayers, at Magic Fiction Since Potter
Sweep, by Jonathan Auxier, at Sonderbooks
Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows, by J.M. Bergen, at Lauren's Bookshelf
The Truth About Martians, by Melissa Savage, at Rosi Hollinbeck
The Wizards of Once, by Cressida Cowell, at Mom with a Reading Problem (audiobook review)
Authors and Interviews
Angie Simbert (Bone's Gift, Lingering Echos) at Middle Grade Minded
Other Good Stuff
A creature-feature about unicorns at Booklist Reader
The Reviews
Akata Witch, by Nnedi Okorafor, at Chapters and Charms
The Apprentice Witch, by James Nicol, at proseandkahn (audiobook review)
Black and Blue Magic, by Zilpha Keatley Snyder, at Say What?
Critter Haven, by Angelina Moretti, at Page Turns (you tube book talk)
Eventown, by Corey Ann Haydu, at Log Cabin Library
Explorer Academy: The Falcon’s Feather, by Trudi Treueit, at Mom Read It
Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret by Trudi Truett, at Redeemed Reader
Forgotten City, by Michael Ford, at Say What?
Gribblebob’s Book of Unpleasant Goblins by David Ashby, at Minerva Reads
The House with Chicken Legs, by Sophie Anderson, at Magic Fiction Since Potter
The Last Last-Day-of-Summer, by Lamar Giles, at Always in the Middle, Falling Letters, proseandkahn, and Unleashing Readers
Lavender-Green Magic, by Andre Norton, at Tor
Little Apocalypse, by Katherine Sparrow, at Ms. Yingling Reads
The Lost Girl, by Anne Ursu, at Kid Lit Geek
The Magic of Melwick Orchard, by Rebecca Caprara, at Always in the Middle
Nevermore: the Trials of Morrigan Crow, by Jessica Townsend, at A Dance with Books
Starfell: Willow Moss and the Last Day, by Dominique Valente, at Mr Ripleys Enchanted Books
Storm Hound, by Claire Fayers, at Magic Fiction Since Potter
Sweep, by Jonathan Auxier, at Sonderbooks
Thomas Wildus and the Book of Sorrows, by J.M. Bergen, at Lauren's Bookshelf
The Truth About Martians, by Melissa Savage, at Rosi Hollinbeck
The Wizards of Once, by Cressida Cowell, at Mom with a Reading Problem (audiobook review)
Authors and Interviews
Angie Simbert (Bone's Gift, Lingering Echos) at Middle Grade Minded
Other Good Stuff
A creature-feature about unicorns at Booklist Reader
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