CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 9, 2013
"Even the gargoyle comes away with a pirate hat. A polite chorus of "Aaarrgghh"s all round, please, for this rather twee outing. (Fantasy. 10-13)"
A conked-out attacker lying in a pool of…beet juice is as close as this dainty piratical escapade gets to actual gore or violence.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 3, 2013
"A shocking, disturbing, extraordinary survival story. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
In this gripping story, two young girls survive in the Tasmanian bush after Tasmanian tigers adopt them.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 3, 2013
"As a whole, this series is a decent bet for teen girls graduating from Rick Riordan. (Paranormal adventure. 12 & up)"
Greek mythology comes to life in this action-packed third installment of the Sweet Venom series, with paranormal 16-year-old triplets fighting the ancient-but-not-dead Olympic gods and monsters in contemporary San Francisco.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 3, 2013
"Despite its split personality, her story is easy to relate to and recommended for fans of Raina Telgemeier and Laura Lee Gulledge. (Graphic memoir. 13 & up)"
An autobiographical graphic pastiche recounts the author's experience of leaving her rural hometown and going to art school in a new city.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 3, 2013
"Patient readers will respond to this slow thriller about a girl with memory loss and magical powers, and a murderer on the loose. (Fantasy. 12 & up)"
Someone is killing atypical teens, and Eve is a witness, a target or an accomplice--she just can't remember which.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 3, 2013
"Bright, bubbly fun. (Paranormal fiction. 9-12)"
Intrepid 12-year-old ghost-whisperer Kendall returns with a new ghost and new boyfriend problems.
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