CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"Lyrical and inspirational, though Lala's inexplicably outsider view of her own culture, complete with sneers at harmless cultural practices, is a deeply jarring note. (Fiction. 14-17)"
A white boy afraid to leave his family meets a Romani girl who wants a brief romantic encounter in the Nevada desert.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"Scheming and action carry readers at a breathless pace to an end that may surprise them and will definitely leave them panting for the series' conclusion. (Fantasy. 13 & up)"
The Grisha Trilogy turns from bildungsroman to political thriller in its second installment.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 11, 2013
"A high-powered voice rich in charismatic style and emotional intensity illuminates this ambitious debut that doesn't quite live up to its potential. (Fiction. 13 & up)"
From his opening announcement, "I don't feel the presence of God here," Andrew Winston Winters pulls readers into his story, alternating between his desperate life at an upscale Vermont boarding school and his grim, shadowed Virginia childhood.
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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
"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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