Kirkus Star
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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Children's and Teen: High School


Cover art for INVISIBILITY
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 7, 2013

"This love child of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Levithan's Every Day (2012) is surprisingly successful in the end. (Paranormal romance. 14 & up)"
A story of doomed love on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 7, 2013

"Even die-hard zombie fans will be hoping for an end to this game far sooner than it comes. (Horror. 14 & up)"
Seventeen-year-old Michael tries to shepherd his autistic 5-year-old half brother Patrick through a very real zombie apocalypse by pretending it's just a video game. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 7, 2013

"Those without superhuman patience should pass. (Science fiction. 12 & up)"
Humanity's only hope against an alien occupation is a quartet of teens with emotion-based superpowers. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 7, 2013

"This lively and fast-paced debut has plenty of action and plot twists to keep readers fully engaged. (Historical fiction. 12-17)"
Orphan and talented pickpocket Meg Fellowes gets more excitement than she bargained for when she is appointed spy and maid of honor to none other than Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth I in this swashbuckling tale of murder and intrigue in high places. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 7, 2013

"Provocative. (Science fiction. 13 & up)"
Can you really own your life if you have to share it with two other people? Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 7, 2013

"Not classic. (Suspense. 14 & up)"
Tess knows that her transition to the elite preparatory school Thorn Abbey will be challenging, but when she falls for the mysterious and tortured Max, everything becomes hauntingly more difficult. Read full book review >