CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"A jumble of nonintegrated parts, admirable for its technical ambition but nothing else. (Paranormal/science fiction/fantasy/mystery/romance. 14 & up)
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In this overstuffed crossover debut, a narrative that zigzags chronologically paints increasingly disquieting elements into a seemingly typical teen romance/mystery.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"Sad indeed, but a little bland--though less traumatic in the telling than the stories of Jumbo or the Faithful Elephants (1988) killed at the Tokyo Zoo. (Informational picture book. 6-8)"
In this true tale of an elephant that crushed a keeper after peacefully giving zoo visitors rides for nearly 40 years, Fenton tones the drama down to near nonexistence (for better or worse).
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FICTION
Released: June 11, 2013
"A fine read for lovers of escapist fiction."
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"An adrenaline rush for reluctant readers. (Thriller. 14 & up)"
NONFICTION
Released: June 11, 2013
"Lincoln completists will want it, but the content and concepts are covered better elsewhere."
More stories may have been told about Abraham Lincoln than any other U.S. president; here's a representative, somewhat haphazardly chosen batch, showing the popular image of Lincoln as it developed over the years.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 11, 2013
"An alarming, not-incorrect diagnosis, but an argument too one-sided and a solution so lofty as to be of little use."
Collaborating once more (
The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution that Will Begin the World Again, 2010), Nichols, the
Nation's Washington, D.C., correspondent, and academic McChesney (Communications/Univ. of Illinois) decry the pernicious influence of Big Money on our elections.
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FICTION
Released: June 11, 2013
"Middling for the endless recent crop of Scandinavian procedurals apparently designed to inhibit tourism and make you glad you're staying in the temperate zone."
Something new is rotten in the state of Denmark in this debut from a sister-and-brother team: five middle-aged men drugged, stripped, mutilated and hanged in a geometrically precise formation.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 11, 2013
"A moving account of how one woman's willpower saved her home and her family."
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"There is not much here to make it stand out from other school-themed titles. Only for Peppa Pig devotees. (Picture book. 2-5)"
A busy school day gives the Peppa Pig licensing team an opportunity to cram every bit of learning and labeling they can into this based-on-a-British-TV-show title.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"The melodrama is laid on with a trowel, but it's nevertheless a thoroughly documented, visually rich presentation of the official version. (timeline, quotes, capsule bios, sites, books, films, source notes, index) (Nonfiction. 11-13)"
Aiming for a young audience, the popular political pundit pares down his
Killing Kennedy (2012) considerably (and leaves out the sexual exploits) while shoveling in sheaves of documentary photographs.
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INDIE
Released: June 11, 2013
"A must-read for yogis (or would-be yogis) who enjoy a little snarkiness with their savasana"
DiVello takes readers on her voyage of self-discovery as she explores the worlds of banking and yoga in her debut memoir.
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FICTION
Released: June 11, 2013
"The whodunit unfolds slowly, but Flavia demonstrates appealing wit and grit."
A second-generation Roman sleuth who lives by her wits needs all of them to solve a string of killings that strike too close to home.
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