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BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS




Children's and Teen: Middle School


Cover art for CURSE OF THE ANCIENTS
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013

"Fans of the series will already be hooked, but even more skeptical readers may be a little curious what happens next. (Science fiction. 8-12)"
Armageddon isn't all bad. Read full book review >
Cover art for STARBOUNDERS
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013

"A trek few will want to take. (Science fiction. 9-12)"
Switching schools means making new friends and remembering a new locker combination, but at Indigo 8, Earth's site for Starbounders-in-training, lessons tend to be a little more otherworldly. Read full book review >
Cover art for CONFEDERATES DON'T WEAR COUTURE
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013

"It's all harmless summer fun, but it has the feeling of the retread that it is; perhaps next year Libby should get a different sort of summer job. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
History-nerd extraordinaire Libby Kelting returns for another summer of costumed drama. Read full book review >
Cover art for ZEBRAFISH
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 4, 2013
by Sharon Emerson, illustrated by Renee Kurilla

"Cardboard. (Graphic fiction. 9-12)"
Zebrafish, the plucky band of do-gooder musical misfits, returns in a sophomore offering ready for a summer of camp, video games, first jobs and art. Read full book review >
Cover art for THE ELEMENTALS
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.). Read full book review >
Cover art for RULES OF SUMMER
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. Read full book review >