FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"Perhaps more cerebral and less breathtaking then Spycatcher but as rewarding as championship bridge."
A single piece of paper that could trigger massive fatalities disappears in this cryptic thriller.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 25, 2013
"Next to be featured? The school queen bee. Readers who like Bates' formula will want to stay tuned. (Comedy. 12 & up)"
Wit is the order of the day as the good girl who never fights back learns to do just that when she's forced to defend her friends in this high school takedown.
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FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"A promising premise disintegrates into a rather unbelievable story about halfway through the book."
Millar's sophomore effort derives its impetus from the idea that, for some people, bad luck is inevitable.
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FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"This gentle book feels like a retort: Why not just say how much we owe each other? And so Van Booy does."
Wartime violence prompts a handful of lives to intersect deeply in Van Booy's fourth work of fiction (
The Secret Lives of People in Love, 2010, etc.).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 25, 2013
"Depressingly familiar. (Fiction. 14 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 25, 2013
"Readers new to the series will clamor for Stone Rabbit's other outings; his fans will greet it eagerly. (Graphic fantasy. 6-10)"
Stone Rabbit and friends face their most frightening nemesis yet right in their own hometown: a ginormous shark robot!
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NONFICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"An aggressive, unapologetic account of one man's brutal war."
FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"An emotionally rich, sensually lush romance."
Beautiful Kate Westbrook is bound and determined to find the perfect mate who will usher her back into her rightful place in the
haut ton; she is absolutely not interested in handsome, honorable Nick Blackshear--no matter how much her heart may tell her otherwise.
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FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"You'll need your own detective's notebook to keep tabs on all the characters and connections on display here. Even so, Jackson (You Don't Want to Know, 2012, etc.) shows a mastery of the true-crime thriller formula that will please fans."
A tenacious reporter won't let personal ties to a decades-old case stop her from finding the truth.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 25, 2013
FICTION
Released: June 25, 2013
"The fast pace and powerful protagonist add thrills to what might otherwise seem a low-stakes story--though the rampant product placement and morally questionable wrap-up will make this second installment in the series the last for some readers."
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 25, 2013
"Children old enough not to be frightened by masks should get a kick out of this. (Board book. 2-4)"
With die-cut holes for eyes and handles, readers can hold this board book, in its open state, up to their faces to create a variety of costumed personas.
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