CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 24, 2012
"A heartfelt and visually appealing window into Regine's last year. (Nonfiction. 12 & up)"
"My ultimate dream for this blog is that it will be published as a book after my death," wrote Norwegian teenager Stokke, who blogged about her experience living with leukemia.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
"Required reading if you own the first title. (Thriller. 12 & up)"
In this sequel to
All These Things I've Done (2011), 17-year-old Anya Balanchine, heir apparent to the illegal chocolate trade in 2083 New York City, attempts to leave her criminal past behind with mixed results.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
"A thought-provoking first installment in a series that unflinchingly takes on ethically challenging topics. (Dystopia. 13 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
"Though awkward, this adaptation still makes for a hopeful and inspiring story. (Memoir. 12 & up)"
This story, an adaptation for young people of the adult memoir
The Other Wes Moore (2008), explores the lives of two young African-American men who share the same name and grew up impoverished on the same inner-city streets but wound up taking completely different paths.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
"Toning down the edgy side for a young market, Krovatin stills provides moments of gross-out gore in this reluctant-reader pleaser. (Adventure. 10-12)"
SAT words and occult trappings characterize this middle-grade zombie adventure from teen author Krovatin (
Venomous, 2008).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
"A realistic, poignant portrait of one teen who overcomes nearly unbearable feelings of grief and guilt. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
A young teen reveals through journal entries how he and his family piece their lives back together after a tragedy in this dark but humorous story.
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