CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"This intense, complex, occasionally inscrutable fantasy requires patient readers. (Fantasy. 12 & up)"
A detached, secretive teen discovers the mystery of her origin when she encounters a peculiar, unorthodox family with magical powers.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"Moral dilemmas and character development distinguish it from the crowded dystopian field. (Science fiction. 12-17)"
A teenage girl learns the terrifying truth about her physically painful visions of another girl's life.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"A charming picture book for the very young, whether or not they are fussy about clothes. (Picture book. 3-5)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"A humorous tribute to the zany, determined and innovative side of invention. (Picture book. 4-8)"
Young Virena, one of four children, provides inspiration for her aspiring inventor papa's latest ambitious construction: a submarine.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"Certain to be popular with teachers, this is also certain to improve any child's understanding. (Informational picture book. 7-10)"
Odds are, Goldstone's latest math title will provide readers with both the vocabulary and the practice to make them likely experts at determining probability.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"It's an altogether charming book, but children may want to imitate Molly; adult caregivers of those that do should check environmental cautions and state law first. (Language to this effect will be added to the book in subsequent printings.) (Picture book. 3-6)"
In a pleasing tale by the recipient of the 2011 Cheerios New Author Contest, cheerful Molly releases a balloon and gains a friend.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"Though not particularly creative, this back-to-basics approach will appeal to straightforward, no-nonsense thinkers--and who is going to refuse a little comfort? (Picture book. 4-8)"
Addressing the fears children have of severe weather is a parenting rite of passage, and this book tackles astraphobia with a small dog named Rosie.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"Onward Joe and Sparky! (Early reader. 6-8)"
It's not Mary's little lamb, but Joe the giraffe and Sparky the turtle who go to school one day in this third installment of Michalak and Remkiewicz's early-reader series.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"Truck-lovers will beg for repeat reads, with little ones "reading along" from memory. (Picture book. 3-5)"
When an ice cream truck breaks down, a truck traffic jam ensues: the perfect attraction for the vehicle-obsessed in this captivating counting book.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"Cute overload. (Picture book. 4-7)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"A gusher of half-digested elements and overchewed laffs, more reminiscent of the late, unlamented Barf-O-Rama series than similarly premised novels like Gordon Korman's Maxx Comedy (2003) or James Patterson's I Funny (2012). (Fiction. 9-11)"
In a debut that would be more appropriately titled
Stand-Up Chuck, Meyerhoff saddles a fifth-grade would-be comedian with both severe stage fright and a new classmate who comes between him and his best friend.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"With an eye-catching jacket cover, this wordy mix of magic, history and romance will appeal to fans of Libba Bray. (Historical fantasy. 13 & up)"
Newly arrived in the exciting Jazz Age–era New York City world of mentalists, mediums and séances, can Anna Van Housen hide her gifts from her jealous mother, even as her visions become more frightening? And is she really Harry Houdini's illegitimate daughter?
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