CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 10, 2012
"A tale driven by its informational purpose, with only a short story's worth of plot. (map and family tree, not seen) (Fiction. 11-13)"
Posthumous messages and tantalizing clues send a teenager from Canada to Barcelona in search of a hidden chapter from his beloved grandfather's past.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 10, 2012
"Richly detailed and satisfying. (Adventure. 10-16)"
Seventeen-year-old DJ attempts to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in fulfillment of his grandfather's final wish to have his ashes spread at the summit.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 10, 2012
"A neat, suspenseful mystery tailor-made for young readers. (Mystery. 10-14)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 10, 2012
"Most intellectually disabled characters in children's fiction are siblings or pals whose treatment by other characters signals their compassion or otherwise. Bunny's a rare hero--not on anyone's journey but his own. (Fiction. 10-14)"
Meet Bunny (short for Bernard) O'Toole--mentally slow, physically strong and fast--the observant, nonjudgmental narrator of this convoluted but enjoyable fable of Toronto gang life recorded in believable, phonetically spelled prose.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 10, 2012
"An unusual tale that's undermined by a shallow main character with a too-healthy dose of self-appreciation. (map and family tree, not seen) (Adventure. 12-16)"
This entry in the series called Seven, like the others, deals with a grandson and a journey.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 10, 2012
"Unlike Webb, readers can face grizzly bears, wolves and psychopaths in the cozy confines of a good book. (Adventure. 10-14)"
Seventeen-year-old Jim Webb must travel the Canol Trail in Canada's Northwest Territories to fulfill a specific request made in the unusual will of David McLean, his beloved grandfather.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 10, 2012
"Muddled but entertaining story with a heart of gold. (Fiction. 10-14)"
