BROWSE BOOK REVIEWS

2012 National Book Award Finalists (page 3)

CHILDREN'S

Released: Oct. 16, 2012

OUT OF REACH

by Carrie Arcos

"The final pages offer a hopeful conclusion to Rachel's even bigger search--for herself. (Fiction. 14 & up)"

Ellen Hopkins fans will find another look at methamphetamine addiction in this quick, realistic debut. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Nov. 1, 2012

ENDANGERED

by Eliot Schrefer

"Even if some hairbreadth escapes test credulity, this is a great next read for fans of our nearest ape cousins or survival adventure. (map, author's note, author Q&A) (Adventure. 12-16)"

Congolese-American Sophie makes a harrowing trek through a war-torn jungle to protect a young bonobo. Read full book review >

NONFICTION

Released: Nov. 27, 2012

IRON CURTAIN: THE CRUSHING OF EASTERN EUROPE, 1945-1956

by Anne Applebaum

"A dark but hopeful chronicle that shows how even humanity's worst can fracture and fall."

A Pulitzer Prize–winning author returns with the story of those dark decades in Eastern Europe when the Soviet Union slammed the prison doors on people, cultures and countries. Read full book review >