CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
"This marvelous metabook shines in both concept and beauty. (Picture book. 3-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
"A quiet, warm look at the bond between grandfather and grandson. (Picture book. 4-6)"
After a visit, an African-American grandfather and grandson say farewell under a big yellow moon. Granpa tells Max it is the same moon he will see when he gets home.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
"Recommended only for those in desperate need of more interactive books for preschool children or for avid fans of the author. (Picture book. 2-5)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
"Joone could be a contemporary, country-dwelling cousin to Eloise: another precocious, articulate and turtle-loving child with charm to spare. (Picture book. 3-6)"
Joone is a free-spirited preschooler who shares what appears to be a pleasantly pastoral life with her grandfather and a pet turtle named Dr. Chin in this quirky debut.
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FICTION
Released: June 13, 2013
"An obvious choice for fans of Dracula and Frankenstein and for anyone whose reading tastes extend into the realm of superstition."
California resident Prouty's debut novel will stoke the interest of Dracula lovers everywhere.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 13, 2013
"Worthwhile reading for those interested in the origins of today's sci-fi fan culture and the still understudied subject of marginal literary publishing."
FICTION
Released: June 12, 2013
"Not as funny as Hiaasen's best (Star Island, 2010, etc.), with a title character more vicious than amusing, but still the gold standard for South Florida criminal farce."
A severed arm that a visiting angler hooks off Key West kicks off Hiaasen's 13th criminal comedy.
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FICTION
Released: June 12, 2013
"For those who discovered the Belgian city depicted here in the 2008 film In Bruges, this book will be a welcome return--with plenty more to come via translations of more Van In books, one hopes."
Belgian crime-fiction veteran Aspe's English-language debut thriller, originally published in Europe in 1995, introduces readers to chain-smoking, perpetually out-of-sorts DI Pieter Van In.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"The handsome production values and sincere enthusiasm can't be denied, but it's hard to imagine the right audience for this book. (Board book. 13 & up)"
Letter by letter, Iwata builds a steampunk world for a story that does not exist and formats it for an audience that can't possibly comprehend it.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 11, 2013
"Serious bureaucratic, technological and environmental issues, unpacked with facility, provide digestible food for thought."
Morris (
The Trillion-Dollar Meltdown, 2008, etc.) presents a persuasive, upbeat forecast of economic growth, starting now, for the United States.
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FICTION
Released: June 11, 2013
"A spare, fast-moving parable whose lure, even more than that of The Thief (2012), is more philosophical and abstract than visceral."
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"The nods to familiar Hollywood and music-industry figures will quickly date this story, but reality-show lovers and haters alike will enjoy the behind-the-scenes perspective. (Mystery. 12 & up)"
Sixteen-year-old Estella Blanchard is the eldest sister in the hit reality TV show
Seven is Heaven. But it is not until she receives a mysterious Christmas present hinting that her deceased father might be alive that things really start to get real.
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