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2011 Best Books for Children: Novels with Great Girl Characters (page 3)

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 4, 2011
Kirkus Star LIESL & PO
by Lauren Oliver, illustrated by Kei Acedera
"An irresistible read: This book sings. (Fantasy. 8-12)"
A wonderfully imaginative, startlingly moving and at times wickedly funny fantasy. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 13, 2011
Kirkus Star 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 >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 8, 2011
Kirkus Star MOON PIE
by Simon Mason
"Love conquers all in this big-hearted and heartbreaking story of Martha, Tug and their errant father who, in time, stops acting like a wild gibbon and finds his way home. (Fiction. 9-12)"
British author Mason has conjured a rarity indeed--a tremendously charming, unflinching account of a parent's downward spiral. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 15, 2011
Kirkus Star 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 >