FICTION
Released: May 30, 2013
"A fantastic novel: technically and intellectually complex, while emotionally gripping."
What is the boundary between human and animal beings and what happens when that boundary is blurred are two of many questions raised in Fowler's provocative sixth novel (
The Jane Austen Book Club, 2004, etc.), the narration of a young woman grieving over her lost sister, who happens to be a chimpanzee.
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FICTION
Released: May 30, 2013
"The third in Atkins' acclaimed series (The Lost Ones, 2012, etc.) is a high-tension thriller with a hero to rival Jack Reacher."
NONFICTION
Released: May 30, 2013
"People are willing to do anything about Latin America other than read about it, or so it's been said. This is one book about Latin America that merits attention."
Mexico-born U.S. journalist Corchado frames a portrait of a torn nation within an account of escaping his own murder.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 30, 2013
"Nevertheless, the chaste romantic subplot and family-friendly conclusion will satisfy readers in search of comfort rather than action. (quotation sources) (Fiction. 11-14)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: May 31, 2013
"A worthwhile, eco-friendly bilingual edition. (Picture book. 5-10)"
A grandmother's vision and instruction inspires a little girl to change the desolate look of her inner-city neighborhood by encouraging the community to plant a series of vegetable gardens.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 31, 2013
"Lacking humor and absurdity, this story doesn't hold a candle to classics in the same vein, like The Napping House, but could be a useful addition to a bilingual library. (musical score) (Picture book. 2-5)"
Debut illustrator Flores offers a contemporary take on a traditional folk song in both Spanish and English.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 31, 2013
"An intriguing, positive glimpse into Inuit traditional culture. (Picture book. 4-9)"
An Inuit boy begins to understand his puppy with the help of his grandfather, an experienced sled-dog owner.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 31, 2013
"Art as the ultimate sustainer of life--food for thought, albeit puzzling. (Picture book. 4-7)"
INDIE
Released: June 1, 2013
"A satisfying, suspenseful novel with an engaging heroine."
In Diskin's debut mystery-thriller, a Chicago lawyer discovers a dead body and becomes entangled in a dangerous conspiracy.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2013
"Readers looking for the story of the Florentine historian's life will be better served by Miles Unger's 2011 biography. Students well versed in the classics, the historian's vast writings and medieval history will most enjoy this academic biography."
The late Vivanti was a man who knew the works of Machiavelli inside and out. This book is not a biography of the man but an exploration of his writings.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2013
"Well-executed, clean fun with a heart. (Graphic-and-prose fiction. 12 & up)"
A hybrid graphic-and-prose novel starring Jeremy Duncan from the author and illustrator's comic strip
Zits covers well-trodden ground with charm and humor.
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NONFICTION
Released: June 1, 2013
"Occasionally uneven but mostly enjoyable, thought-provoking reading."
Science broadcaster Hammond (
Emotional Rollercoaster: A Journey Through the Science of Feelings, 2007) reports from the front lines of research into the subjectivity of the experience of time and its weird elasticity.
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