NONFICTION
Released: June 13, 2013
"While it is unlikely that scientists will synthesize a human in the near future, genuinely amazing biology is in the works, and Rutherford delivers a fascinating overview."
The day is nearly here when scientists will create the first purely synthetic life. This prediction turns up regularly, but British science writer and
Nature editor Rutherford insists that the time is ripe, and he makes his case with contagious enthusiasm.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
"Nevertheless, a highly enjoyable ride. (Fiction. 12-18)"
Teenager Antsy Bonano gets into an amazing amount of trouble while spending a week on a luxurious Caribbean cruise ship in this agreeable companion to
The Schwa Was Here (2004).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
"Foot-stomping fit pitchers will take multiple timeouts for this amusing modern fable. (Picture book. 2-4)"
Amelia helps a 9-foot blue gorilla named Nilson avoid tantrums by repeatedly reminding him, "No fits, Nilson!"
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
In this stand-alone companion to
The Grimm Legacy (2010), the most extraordinary library in the world makes physical impossibilities possible.
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FICTION
Released: June 13, 2013
"Clever and witty: the best kind of summer book. "
A subversively charming debut about a group of happily imperfect New Yorkers from Dublin-based Casey, wife of novelist Joseph O'Connor.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
"Smart and witty. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
This sharp-witted debut pours on the wry comedy as a brainiac girl tries to hide her intelligence so she can be popular.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
"A satisfying psychological journey. (Fiction. 10-15)"
A muted fairy-tale–like story about two 12-year-old girls who spend their summer days at an abandoned mini-golf course.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 13, 2013
"A provocative, moving mélange of personal confession and intellectual inquiry--another sui generis work from one of our most stimulating essayists."
Solnit (
A Paradise Built in Hell, 2010, etc.) considers the nature and purposes of storytelling in a series of elegantly nested meditations.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
"Fleming wields a light touch with the story's pacing and a steady hand for hard reality in this tender portrait of a boy under stress. (Fiction. 10-13)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
"Even a frog-smacker can see this series has legs. (Graphic/fiction hybrid. 7-12)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 13, 2013
"This isn't the absolute freshest fantasy for this age group, but the prince's boldly impossible plan will carry readers forward to the next installment. (Fantasy. 8-11)"
Two standard character types--a spunky lower-class girl and a prince without a kingdom--reluctantly bond in a series opener that features colorful aspects mortared together with tired tropes.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 13, 2013
"Groundbreaking history not to be missed--a book to quote and to keep, as the material is rich enough to merit rereading."
Offering a corrective to traditional accounts depicting united American revolutionaries, this valuable revisionist assessment profiles the men who struggled against the nascent nation's more radical elements.
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