CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013
"A disturbing tale that feels meant to titillate rather than caution. (Fiction. 12-18)"
Anyone familiar with the sensationalist pseudo-diary
Go Ask Alice knows it won't end well for an anonymous (fictitious) teen who chronicles her eating disorder.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013
"A wrenching piece with a wisp of hope for the protagonists if not for the rest of their world. (Fiction. 12-14)"
With severe drought, child enslavement, and multiple shootings of people and dogs, this slim volume isn't for the faint of heart, though it repays those who soldier on.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013
"The book might be effective in a classroom setting; it's likely to be confusing unmediated. (Fiction. 11-13)"
An Israeli settlement in the occupied territories forms the thinly disguised setting of a tale inappropriately introduced with an epigraph from the Gospels.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013
"Clever premise, uneven execution. (Fiction. 13 & up)"
Five teens linked by a documentary following their lives reunite to film a third installment.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013
"Philbin hits all the buttons designed to attract chick-lit readers--major wealth, casually mentioned fashion, hot boyfriends and, of course, universal beauty--for a summertime diversion. (Chick lit. 12 & up)"
When a middle-class girl spends the summer living with a superrich family on Long Island, conflict and romance result.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013
"The least successful of the three. (Paranormal historical fantasy. 12 & up)"
The final book in Mitchell's historical trilogy with paranormal overtones (The Springsweet, 2012, etc.).
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