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2012 Fall Preview: Children's & Teen (page 4)


Cover art for THOSE DARN SQUIRRELS FLY SOUTH
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
by Adam Rubin, illustrated by Daniel Salmieri

"Hysterical--again. (Picture book. 5-9)"
Birds of a feather (along with a cantankerous gentleman and his pesky squirrels) flock together at this tropical destination. Read full book review >
Cover art for BOMB
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 4, 2012

"A superb tale of an era and an effort that forever changed our world. (source notes, quotation notes, acknowledgments, photo credits, index) (Nonfiction. 10 & up)"
In late December 1938, German chemist Otto Hahn discovered that uranium atoms could be split, and just a few months later the race to build an atomic bomb was on. Read full book review >
Cover art for LOST IN PARIS
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 4, 2012
by Marissa Moss, illustrated by Marissa Moss

"A surprise ending will leave readers anticipating Mira's next mission as she follows her mother through time and history. (bibliography) (Fantasy. 10-14)"
Her mother's mysterious absence, a perplexing postcard and a unique family ability sends Mira on a race through time. Read full book review >
Cover art for LEGENDS OF ZITA THE SPACEGIRL
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 4, 2012
by Ben Hatke, illustrated by Ben Hatke

"Imaginative and utterly bewitching. (Graphic science fiction. 9-12)"
Lovable Zita returns in a charmingly dashing interplanetary adventure to save yet another doomed planet from impending peril. Read full book review >
Cover art for BLINK ONCE
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 4, 2012

"This outing is a marked departure from Busby's Date Him or Dump Him series; the twists and turns of West's relationship with Olivia provide a cloudier and more satisfying kind of suspense. (Thriller. 12-17)"
A medical thriller offers a twist that will have readers questioning reality alongside its narrator. Read full book review >
Cover art for WEIRD
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2012
by Erin Frankel, illustrated by Paula Heaphy

"While the series would benefit from a boy's version, the message is still loud and clear; this should find a home in every school library. (Picture book/bibliotherapy. 6-12)"
One of a trio of books that present the topic of bullying from three perspectives: the bullied, the bystander and the bully. Read full book review >