CHILDREN'S
Released: March 27, 2012
"Humorous adventure tales just don't get any more wacked…or fun to read than this. (Fiction. 10-15)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 20, 2012
"Action and enthusiasm aplenty, but, like most time-travel tales, not much for internal logic. (recommended reading) (Science fiction. 10-12)"
A
Back to the Future–style romp through time, though with more loose ends than a bowl of spaghetti.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 21, 2012
"Nourishing fare for Matt Christopher graduates. (Sports fiction. 10-12)"
A boy takes first steps on the road to physical and emotional recovery from a bout with polio, thanks to help from a solid new friend and a baseball hero.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 14, 2012
"A wickedly funny ramble. With bunnies. (Satiric mystery. 9-14) "
Horvath takes on the world of talking animals with all the absurdist, satirical panache fans have come to expect from the award-winning author.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 1, 2012
"Earwig, as a spunky as any Jones heroine, keeps young and old readers chuckling through sadness at an era's end. (Fantasy. 7-9)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 31, 2012
"Sobering, thoroughly credible and, ultimately, optimistic about the chances of our better natures triumphing when the going gets rough. (Science fiction. 10-13)"
A family fleeing rapidly degenerating social order caused by world-changing volcanic eruptions finds respite and new heart in this well-crafted sequel to
Memory Boy (2001).
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