Best of the Middle Grade Blogs: May 6

I can't believe it's Friday already. This week whipped by. I plan on getting a long back scratch this weekend by a bunch of little hands.

What are your Mother's Day plans?

My Fave Middle Grade Blog Post This Week

Industry

• May: New Book Releases @ From the Mixed-Up Files...
• New Releases of F & S/F for kids & Teens (first half of May) @ Charlotte's Library.
• Children's Book Awards 2011 @ My Comfy Chair.
• 2011 Crystal Kite Award Winners Announced @ Alice Pope's
• Agent Spotlight: Kristin Nelson @ Literary Rambles.
• Agent Sarah Davies @ The Write Path.
• Reject Me -- I Love It! @ Book Dreaming.
• Contest Winner & The Indiana SCBWI Conference @ Middle Grade Ninja.

Crafting

• The One Right Way to Write a Query @ Kidlit.
• Writing Advice Courtesy of RPatz (sorta) @ Shannon Whitney Messenger.
• Q is for Questions: Keep MG Readers Hooked @ That's Another Story.
• Overcoming Writer's Block: Making the Word Count @ Project Mayhem.
• Need Some Bling for Your Title? Try a PRISM! @ Adventures in Children's Publishing.
• Adding Sparkle: Writing Lessons from Little Kids @ Readatouille.
• The First Novel @ Novel and Nouveau.
• Plotting vs. Pantsing @ Ink Spells.
• Irene Latham: Top 5 Character Traits for Heroes @ Smack Dab in the Middle.

Reviews

• MMGM: Ballet Shoes @ Book Dreaming.
• MMGM: The Graveyard Book @ Anita Laydon Miller's MG Blog.
• MMGM: Ida B @ Novel and Nouveau.
• MMGM: Heart of a Samurai @ Night Writer.
• MMGM: Boo @ Just Deb!
• MMGM: The Penderwicks at Point Mouette @ My Brain on Books.
• A Book Review and a Book Festival @ Write About Now.
• New MG Book Alert: The Warlock @ Time Guardian Blog.
• Waiting on Wednesday: Caddy's World @ Charlotte's Library.
• Plot Busters: Kat Incorrigible @ Laura Pauling.
• Tween Tues: The I So Don't Do Series @ The O.W.L.

Interviews

• MMGM: Janice Hardy Interview @ Literary Rambles.
• Author Spotlight on: Medeia Sharif @ Write About Now.
• A mixed-up Interview Not About the Royal Wedding @ From the Mixed-Up Files...

Other Round Ups

• This Sunday's MG F & SF Round-up @ Charlotte's Library.

My eyes are blurry. Did I miss anyone?