CHILDREN'S
Released: Jan. 11, 2011
"Expressive black-and-white spot art heightens the drama. (Animal fantasy. 8-12)"
Unexpectedly cast into alien territory, an inquisitive mouse discovers the world's an amazing place in this classic home-away-home tale.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Feb. 8, 2011
Intelligent, richly detailed fantasy featuring two young cousins battered by losses, personal passions and larger events.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 5, 2011
"By the end of this tale, replete with allusions to Our Town, Doug realizes he's pretty happy in Marysville, where holding hands with the green-eyed girl—and a first kiss—rival whatever might be happening on the moon. (Historical fiction. 10-14)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: April 19, 2011
"With universal themes of life and death, friendship and respect for the natural world, this is still quite particular, a powerfully memorable story of a boy's grief and determination to keep a promise. (Fiction. 9-13)"
Striving to protect the osprey nesting on his family's farm in Scotland, 11-year-old Callum McGregor watches the bird throughout summer, uses a computer to follow her migration to Africa and sets in motion a remarkable chain of events.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 1, 2011
"Look for more twists than a pretzel factory and a possible sequel. (Superhero fantasy. 11-14)"
The author who made a splash with The Big Splash (2008) takes the "costumed superheroes" genre out for a joyride, and anyone who comes along will never read comics the same way again.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 24, 2011
"If ever a new series deserved to go viral, this one does. (Graphic novel. 7-9)"
