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Children's and Teen: High School


Cover art for WAKE UP MISSING
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 10, 2013

"With plenty of thrills, friendship, some humor, intrigue and an easy good-guys/bad-guys escape plot, young readers will find lots of fun here. (Science fiction. 10-14)"
Six middle schoolers + mad scientists + Everglades = adventure. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 10, 2013

"Those who manage to hang on through the devastating climax will immediately turn back to the beginning to catch the clues they missed. Brutal and brilliant. (Paranormal fantasy. 14 & up)"
A creepy supernatural chiller sets up a gut-punch of desolation and loss. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 10, 2013

"Rich in detail, from the small kindnesses of fellow prisoners to harrowing scenes of escape and the Nazi Doctors' Trial in Nuremburg, at the core of this novel is the resilience of human nature and the power of friendship and hope. (Historical fiction. 14 & up)"
After a daring attempt to intercept a flying bomb, a young American pilot ferrying planes during World War II is captured by the Nazis in this companion to Printz Honor–winning Code Name Verity (2012). Read full book review >
Cover art for ROGUE
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 10, 2013

"A gut-wrenching, laugh-out-loud, gritty, honest and brave ending to an appealing trilogy. (Fantasy. 14 & up)"
Sarcastic--sometimes devastatingly so--repartee connects readers to the band of surly teenage grim reapers risking everything on their mission to save the Afterlife. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 10, 2013

"A strong, painful and tender piece about wresting hope from the depths of despair. (author's note) (Verse fiction. 13-17)"
Two sisters wrestle with guilt and fear after one kills the father who battered them. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 10, 2013

"This edgy first installment maneuvers forces into position; readers will want to stay tuned. (Fantasy. 12 & up)"
This new series from one of the best up-and-coming horror/suspense writers around (Girl of Nightmares, 2012, etc.) updates Greek mythology but offers far more than a Percy Jackson retread. Read full book review >