CHILDREN'S
Released: May 15, 2013
"Well-drawn, sympathetic characters and the developing spark between Amy and Craig combine to create a pleasant, satisfying read. (Historical fiction. 10-14)"
In a first-person voice that doesn't always quite ring true, Amy describes the events of the spring in which she begins a transformation into young adulthood.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 15, 2013
"A genuine mystery with occasional horror elements. (Historical mystery/horror. 13-18)"
Originally published in Spain, this chilling book follows the mysterious events that take place in a sleepy French coastal village in 1937.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 14, 2013
"Fantasy readers should devour this well-crafted mix of action and setup, enriched by a thoroughly detailed cultural and historical background and capped by a distinctly unsettling twist. (Fantasy. 10-13)"
The inhumanly prolific author of the Mistborn trilogy conjures similarly baroque magic for a lapidary series opener aimed at a somewhat younger audience.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 14, 2013
"An enjoyable and provocative exploration of the clash between "normal" and "different" and how similar the two really are. (Fiction. 12-15)"
Summer is supposed to be about lazy days, but for Johnny, summer doesn't quite turn out the way he expects.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 14, 2013
"An intriguing premise, but it's too cramped and cryptic to reach its full potential. (Graphic fantasy. 10-13)"
From a floating, dream-proof Safe House, a diverse squad intrepidly issues forth to rescue children from attacks of nightmares in this melodramatic, rather confusing graphic outing.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 14, 2013
"Definitely goofy. (Graphic science fiction. 10-14)"
Hakata Soy and his fellow students at Astronaut Academy return from break to an academy in lockdown.
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