CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 11, 2011
"A fast-paced, mildly funny, never-quite-suspenseful tale that lacks a magical spark. (Paranormal adventure. 10-14)"
Can 12-year-old Aurelie possibly save her family's deteriorating amusement-park-on-a-pier from evil Lucien B. Crook, even with help from some ghostly relatives?
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 4, 2011
"An irresistible read: This book sings. (Fantasy. 8-12)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
"For readers who like their ghost stories more friendly than terrifying. (Suspense. 9 -12)"
A steamy Louisiana bayou is the atmospheric backdrop to a tale about a daughter's estrangement from her mom, the mother's long-held guilty secret and a restless ghost's long-sought closure.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 20, 2011
"Closing with a threat from a mortal enemy, Brewer's narrative provides a compelling back story for Vlad's fans to sink their teeth into, with more to come. (Paranormal adventure. 10-14)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 13, 2011
"The gimmick doesn't compensate for an overall lack of internal logic, lazy plotting and "clues" that lead nowhere. (Fantasy. 10-12)"
Young ghost hunters barely start their search for a magical artifact in this fragmentary series opener.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 13, 2011
Creeping, invasive, blue-glowing mushrooms threaten to destroy a Maine town unless the intrepid hero, eighth-grader Eric, can fend them off.
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