Fans of the delightful Junior Monster Scouts series rejoice! Franky, Wolfy, and Vampyra are back with more scouting adventures and mischief in Pumpkin Party and Don't Wake Dracula! From a comedy of errors surrounding a Jack-o-lantern carving contest to a misadventure with kites and the Prince of Darkness, these sweetly spooky chapter books are winners … Continue reading Spooky Season 31-Day Countdown, Day 28: Junior Monster Scouts by Joe McGee, illus. by Ethan Long
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s book birthday time! Happy book birthday to A Rage of Lions, the third in The Shadow Prince series by David Anthony Durham! Taking place in a solarpunk society in an alternate Egyptian universe, young Ash has proven his mettle to become part of the Prince’s security detail, or “shadow.” With … Continue reading Happy Book Birthday to A Rage of Lions!
We’re less than a week from Halloween, and we couldn’t be starting off this week’s picks with a more delightful spooky read. Following up Beetle and the Hollowbones, the second title in this middle grade graphic novel series is back with a delightful world full of goblins, skeletons, dragons, vampires, and much more. As young … Continue reading Spooky Season 31-Day Countdown, Day 26: Beetle and the Chimera Carnival by Aliza Layne
Kicking off a new graphic series with a seriously relatable young witch, this title introduces Jazzy, who is unfortunately the least magical witch in her sorcery school. She’s trying her best to develop her broom-riding skills, but she just doesn’t feel that spark… until she gives cycling a try and finds both a talent and … Continue reading Spooky Season 31-Day Countdown, Day 25: Jazzy the Witch in Broom Doom by Jessixa Bagley
Ivan isn’t like the other vampires in his family: he loves the sun, his friends are all humans, and he prefers a plant-based diet. So when his fangs come in, he’s desperate to hide it from the world so that he doesn’t get sent to vampire night school… especially since that would mean leaving the … Continue reading Spooky Season 31-Day Countdown, Day 21: First Kiss with Fangs by Marker Snyder
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