Category: Middle Grade
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Review: Zachary Ying and the Dragon Emperor by Xiran Jay Zhao (Release 05/10/2022)
I received an eARC of this novel from the publisher through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I read Xiran Jay Zhao’s YA debut Iron Widow when it was released and absolutely fell in love with their writing style, pacing, and authorial voice. I was so excited when their Middle-Grade debut became available on NetGalley…
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The Review: Underfoot Vol. 2 by Ben Fisher and Emily S. Whitten (Release 04/20/2021)
I received an uncorrected proof of this graphic novel from NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. I really enjoyed the ability to read this volume of the graphic novel directly after finishing volume one, and am now eagerly awaiting volume three. It is a solidly done book, a bit less gory than volume one,…
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Review: The Underfoot Vol. 1 by Ben Fisher and Emily S. Whitten (Released 04/23/2019)
I enjoyed this graphic novel, the science notes between each chapter were a really cute touch. I would be a bit wary of recommending this to a younger child as the images can get a bit gory at times, so depending on how exposed a child has already been to cartoon violence would impact whether…
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Review: Jennifer A. Nielsen The Ascendence Trilogy
I recently was reminded that this trilogy existed, and remembered enjoying it when it had originally published while I was in middle school. While rereading this trilogy I realized that there was a good chance that I had never actually finished reading the series when it first came out and may have only read books…