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Brian Farrey's latest middle grade novel has all the magical details and atmospheric elements that fantasy readers crave—along with some deep and thought-provoking themes. SLJ chats with the author about exploring fundamental questions of ethics and emotions with middle graders through literature.
Celebrating its 28th year, the Lambda Literary Awards selected the finalists in 25 categories, including children's and YA titles—two of which, George by Alex Gino and More Happy Than Not by Adam Silvera, were SLJ Best Books of 2015.
Nine YA and middle grade titles were nominated for the 2015 Andre Norton award for outstanding speculative fiction, including Francis Hardinge'sCuckoo Song and Laura Ruby's Bone Gap.
This month's 30-second booktalk—which is presented in both English and Spanish—comes to us from Dr. Sonia Alejandra Rodriguez. She recommends Julia Alvarez's fantastic middle grade novel, When Tia Lola Came to Stay.