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Children's and Teen: High School

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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
KINDERGARDE: AVANT-GARDE POEMS, PLAYS, STORIES, AND SONGS FOR CHILDREN
edited by Dana Teen Lomax
"Adventurous writings for literary risk-takers and thrill-seekers. (author biographies, afterword) (Anthology. 10-14)"
A collection of original prose and poetry that ranges from thoughtful to provocative and from experimental to really far-out. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
SCREAMING QUIETLY
by Evan Jacobs
"It's a timely topic with a pat resolution, framed for reluctant readers in choppy prose and short chapters, but it's not likely to break out of its hi-lo niche. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
In this unvarnished read, a high schooler tries to distance himself from his profoundly autistic younger brother until he hooks up with a good woman who snaps him out of it. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
HAUNTERS
by Thomas Taylor
"Reluctant readers and adventure/suspense junkies will gallop through this volume and haunt the shelves for the sequel. (Adventure. 10-14)"
This fast-paced novel incorporates a variety of tropes and modes--time travel and dream walking, adventure and suspense--to produce a rewarding, page-turning read. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013
WITCH FIRE
by Laura Powell
" Smart, suspenseful and delicious. (Urban fantasy. 14 & up)"
In this largely successful sequel to Burn Mark, Lucas and Glory, trained in the use of their considerable fae powers to fight witchcrime, pose as students to investigate Wildings, an elite Swiss boarding school believed to have terrorist ties. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013
Kirkus Star CATCH RIDER
by Jennifer H. Lyne
"A standout. (Fiction. 14 & up)"
Powerful writing propels a well-plotted horse story in Lyne's impressive debut. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013
THE TESTING
by Joelle Charbonneau
"Though genre elements are in place, this page-turner earns an A for freshness. (Dystopian adventure. 12 & up)"
There are no grades in this dystopian future—only survival. Read full book review >