New Middle Grade Speculative Fiction
There have been SO MANY middle grade fiction books coming out this month. I was worried that I wouldn’t be able to keep up! But so far so good! Here are two of my newest favorites. Nell of Gumbling is a fun new fairy tale/graphic novel/mystery/friendship story. I’m pretty sure there’s not a specific genre for this one, but it was a very fun read. It's written and illustrated by Emma Steinkellner, who also wrote and illustrated the adorable "The Okay Witch" , which I blogged about here . This new one is about Nell, or Lenore, who lives in a place called Gumbling. There was a king there once, but when a witch threatened to eat him, he relinquished his throne and the city has been run by a council ever since. She lives with her two dads, who are star farmers and her two younger siblings, Rib and Schmitty. She has two best friends, Gil, who is a Thumbkin and Myra, who is a fairy. Nell has started a journal because s...