CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"With Celia, Derek and Abner all having played starring roles in the series, fans will be eager for Tate's turn. (Magical adventure. 6-9)"
Hollowstone Hill's magic (
Lawn Mower Magic, 2012, etc.)
returns in grasshoppers that, when fried and eaten, give Abner Willow an unexpected bounce.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"Goldblatt's tale provides a thought-provoking exploration of bullying, personal integrity and self-acceptance. (Historical fiction. 10-14)"
Twelve-year-old Julian is assigned the task of keeping a journal that details the events that led up to his suspension for bullying.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"Dedicated Sixty-Eight Rooms readers will have the patience to sift through, but if newcomers to the series start here, they just might abandon ship. (Fantasy. 8-12)"
Sixth-grade sleuths Jack and Ruthie are no strangers to the magic of the miniature Thorne Rooms, but this time, changing the past may do more harm than good.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"Hits the gross-out sweet spot. (Fiction. 8-12)"
Readers with a soft spot for gross-out humor will find plenty to keep them gagging in Rex's latest novel (
Fangbone! Third-Grade Barbarian, 2012) for the early-middle-grade set.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"Another horse book with a trite dystopian twist. (cast of characters, glossary; unseen) (Dystopian fantasy. 12 & up)"
The last human must re-enter the wild in order to save her best friends in this meandering sequel in an unremarkable series (
Daughter of the Centaurs, 2012).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"This entertaining read leaves some provoking questions unanswered--usefully. (Fiction. 9-12)"
Cartoonist Derek grapples with a perplexing association between disability and bullying in this stand-alone sequel to
My Life as a Book (2010) and
My Life as a Stuntboy (2011).
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FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"The images of the flowers, the landscape and the manor house are vivid and make for a tantalizing read."
A historical mystery that spans over 60 years, told from the alternating perspectives of two young women: Flora in 1940 and Addison in 2000.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"Oh, the humanity. (Paranormal romance. 14-16)"
Power, love and vengeance come together in this consistently over-the-top conclusion to the Starcrossed trilogy.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"In a satisfying trilogy conclusion, Liza confronts the conflicts between saving the world and saving her friends in an environment where nobody is willing to let go of the last generation's hatreds. (Fantasy. 12-16)"
With the faerie and mortal lands crumbling away, a teenage girl must work with both worlds if anyone is to survive.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"Funny and snarky as ever, with a cautionary but reassuring message that this common malady will, like most childhood colds and fevers, run its course naturally without outside intervention. (science project, drawing page) (Graphic novel. 7-9)"
School assignments, sleep and even
Super Amoeba comics go by the wayside when protozoan protagonist Squish is "infected" by a video game.
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FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"Less byplay among the regulars than usual, mainly since whenever promising domestic and group complications arise, Adler-Olsen lets them die on the vine. But the detection and thrills are authentic."
Inspector Carl Mørck and his raffish colleagues at Copenhagen's Department Q (
The Absent One, 2012, etc.) go up against a truly fiendish kidnapper.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 28, 2013
"This title can be read alone and will win new fans, while long-standing fans will cheer. Just Grace continues to be just delightful. (Fiction. 7-10)"
Mix the ingredients of a school fair, Grandma's cupcake recipe and a broken promise to a friend, and you have the 10th entry in the Just Grace
series.
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