CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2010
"Charming and original. (Fiction. 10-14)"
Readers are thrust immediately into the trials and tribulations of 14-year-old Dewey Mariss and his family.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 11, 2010
Holt infuses the American pioneer landscape with a hint of magical realism in this intimate and epic coming-of-age tale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2010
"Never telling and always showing, this spooky yet utterly grounded story features pitch-perfect prose, suspense and redemption. (Historical fantasy. 10-14)"
Langrish blends medieval Catholicism and old folk beliefs seamlessly with the supernatural.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 22, 2010
"You will be SPHDZ! (Multi-platform science fiction. 7-12)"
P.S. 858 fifth grader Michael K. had hoped for a normal first day in his new school, but what he gets is crazy-weird.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: July 1, 2010
"Creepy details, quick quips and a wry, deadpan (pun absolutely intended) humor are sure to delight. (Graphic fiction. 9-12)"
As an agent for the Supernatural Immigration Task Force, it is Frank Gallows's job to catch ghosts on Earth and send them back to the afterlife.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2010
"The True Adventures of a Japanese Boy, by Rhoda Blumberg (2001). (historical note, extensive glossary, bibliography.) (Historical fiction. 9-13)"