BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

2011 Best Books for Children: Fantasy & Science Fiction (page 3)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 13, 2011

SECRETS AT SEA

by Richard Peck, illustrated by Kelly Murphy

"Sheer delight. (final art not seen) (Animal fantasy. 8-12)"

Problem novels, ghost stories, historical fiction--is there anything Newbery Medalist Peck cannot do? Apparently not. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Nov. 15, 2011

THE FREEDOM MAZE

by Delia Sherman

"Multilayered, compassionate and thought-provoking, a timely read on the sesquicentennial of America's Civil War. (Historical fantasy. 12 & up)"

It's 1960, but on the decayed Fairchild sugar plantation in rural Louisiana, vestiges of a grimmer past remain--the old cottage, overgrown garden maze, relations between white and black races. Read full book review >