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Book Review: The Scourge by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Title: The Scourge Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen Genre: Middle Grade, Fantasy, Horror Publisher: Scholastic Publication Date: September 1 2016 Hardcover: 368 Pages When a plague isn’t all that kills… As...
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A List of Comfort Reads: Young Adult and Middle Grade Edition
Sometimes we need to find comfort whichever way we can – so I thought about putting together a list of happy, beautiful reads in YA and Middle Grade that I read and reviewed here over the years. This...
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Book Review: Mistletoe and Murder by Robin Stevens
Daisy and Hazel are back in their fifth mystery – this time, a mystery in a Cambridge college during the Christmas holidays. Title: Mistletoe and Murder Written by Robin Stevens Genre: Middle Grade,...
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12 Speculative Fiction MG and YA novels for 2017
Welcome to Smugglivus 2016! Throughout this month, we will have guests – authors and bloggers alike – looking back at their favorite reads of 2016, looking forward to events and upcoming books in 2017,...
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Book Review: Goldie Vance by Hope Larson & Brittney Williams
Title: Goldie Vance Written by Hope Larson, Illustrated by Brittney Williams Genre: Mystery, Historical, Graphic Novels, Young Adult Publisher: Boom! Box Publication Date: October 2016 Paperback: 112...
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THE UNBEATABLE SQUIRREL GIRL: SQUIRREL MEETS WORLD – GIVEAWAY
Today, we are working in partnership with Marvel Press (who kindly sent us a copy of the novel, and provided the prize pack) to offer an exclusive giveaway of The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel...
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Book Review: The Dragon With a Chocolate Heart by Stephanie Burgis
Title: The Dragon With a Chocolate Heart Author: Stephanie Burgis Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Bloomsbury US/UK Publication Date: February 9 2017 / May 30 2017 Hardcover: 249 Pages...
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Book Review: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World by Shannon...
Title: The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl: Squirrel Meets World Author: Shannon Hale and Dean Hale Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Marvel Press Publication Date: February 7 2017 Hardcover: 320 Pages...
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Book Review: The Bone Snatcher by Charlotte Salter
Title: The Bone Snatcher Author: Charlotte Salter Genre: Middle Grade, Horror, Dark Fantasy, Apocalypse Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers Publication Date: February 2017 Hardcover: 352 Pages...
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Over at Kirkus: Black Panther Volume 1 + The Gauntlet
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at two very different books: Black Panther – A Nation Under our Feet, volume 1 and The Gauntlet are both excellent. Check it out here. The...
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Minstrelsy is the New Black
Fantasy author Zetta Elliott (A Wish After Midnight, Ship of Souls, The Door at the Crossroads) takes on the issue of minstrelsy in kidlit. “Minstrelsy is the New Black” originally appeared in the...
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Book Review: The Shadow Cipher – York #1 by Laura Ruby
Title: The Shadow Cipher Author: Laura Ruby Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: Walden Pond Press Publication Date: May 16 2017 Hardcover: 448 Pages It was 1798 when the Morningstarr twins arrived...
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In Conversation: A Middle Grade Round Table with Stephanie Burgis, Sheela...
Today, we are proud to be hosting a round table with four middle grade writers, discussing their writing process, development of ideas, research, and more. The round table is composed by Stephanie...
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Over at Kirkus: 8 Wonder Woman Books to Read After Watching the Movie
It’s Friday Monday, which means we are over at Kirkus! Like so many other fans this past weekend, Thea went to watch Wonder Woman–and fell in love with the phenomenal portrayal of Diana of Themyscira....
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Book Giveaway: Mistress of All Evil by Serena Valentino
To celebrate the newest book in the Disney Villains series, we are thrilled to offer a giveaway, in partnership with Disney-Hyperion. About the Book Why does Maleficent curse the innocent princess?...
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Cover Reveal: Voyage of the Dogs by Greg van Eekhout
Delighted to be hosting the cover reveal for Greg van Eekhout’s new Middle Grade novel Voyage of the Dogs, coming from Harper Children’s this year. Without further ado, behold! The smugglerific cover!...
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Book Review: The Ambrose Deception by Emily Ecton
Title: The Ambrose Deception Author: Emily Ecton Genre: Middle Grade Mystery Publisher: Disney-Hyperion Publication date: February 13 2018 Paperback: 368 pages Melissa is a nobody. Wilf is a slacker....
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Book Review: SISTERS OF GLASS by Naomi Cyprus
Title:Sisters of Glass Author: Naomi Cyprus Genre: Fantasy, Middle Grade Publisher: HarperCollins Publication date: November 2017 Hardcover: 384 Two girls. Two worlds. Only magic can bring them...
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Book Review: A Spoonful of Murder by Robin Stevens
Title: A Spoonful of Murder Written by Robin Stevens Genre: Middle Grade, Murder Mysteries Publisher: Puffin Publication Date: February 2018 Paperback: 352 pages When Hazel Wong’s beloved grandfather...
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Roshani Chokshi: on Writing Aru Shah and the End of Time
Welcome all! Today we are delighted to welcome Roshani Chokshi back to The Book Smugglers to talk about her experience writing her new Middle Grade novel Aru Shah and the End of Time . Aru Shah and the...
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Old School Wednesdays Presents: A WRINKLE IN TIME by Madeline L’Engle
Old School Wednesdays is a regular Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and...
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Over at Kirkus: A List of Spring Reads
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today, Ana takes a look at what she is looking forward to reading in the next couple of months. She also talks about the new Squirrel Girl novel which is SUPER...
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Book Review Roundup: TEMPESTS AND SLAUGHTER by Tamora Pierce + THE POPPY WAR...
I’ve been reading a lot of fantasy lately, and two novels have recently struck me with their thematic similarities (though both are intended for wildly different audiences): Tempests and Slaughter by...
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Old School Wednesdays: The Search for Delicious by Natalie Babbitt
Old School Wednesdays is a regular Book Smuggler feature. We came up with the idea towards the end of 2012, when both Ana and Thea were feeling exhausted from the never-ending inundation of New and...
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Over at Kirkus: DRAGON PEARL by Yoon Ha Lee
We are over at Kirkus today for our regular column! It’s Thea’s turn, this time with a review of Yoon Ha Lee’s much-anticipated middle grade science fiction novel, Dragon Pearl. Thea has been a huge...
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Mini-reviews: Transcription by Kate Atkinson & Death in the Spotlight by...
I have been catching up with books from 2018 that I never got around to reading then and will be writing mini-reviews for those I highly recommend. The two I have for today happen to be historical...
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Book Review: The Parker Inheritance by Varian Johnson
Title: The Parker Inheritance Author: Varian Johnson Genre: Middle Grade Publisher: ARTHUR A LEVINE / SCHOLASTIC, Publication date: March 2018Hardcover: 331 pages The letter waits in a book, in a box,...
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Over at Kirkus: Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson and The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu
It’s Friday and I am over at Kirkus today with a post on the awesome girls of Undead Girl Gang by Lily Anderson and The Lost Girl by Anne Ursu Go over to Kirkus to hear more about these wonderful...
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Fran Wilde: A Map of Inspirations and Influences for RIVERLAND
Hello everybody! We are delighted to welcome Fran Wilde back to the blog today to talk about the inspirations and influences behind her new – and first Middle Grade – novel Riverland. The last time I...
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Over at Kirkus: SAL AND GABI BREAK THE UNIVERSE
It’s Friday and we are over at Kirkus! Today I review Sal and Gabi Break the Universe by Carlos Hernandez It’s such a great book! Go over there to read the review. The post Over at Kirkus: SAL AND...
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