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Best Teen Books of 2012 (page 5)

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
Kirkus Star THE BRIDES OF ROLLROCK ISLAND
by Margo Lanagan
"Bracing, powerful, resonant. (Fantasy. 12 & up)"
In this spellbinding, intricately layered novel, the Printz Honor winner (Tender Morsels, 2008) puts her unique spin on selkies--haunting, mysterious, seal-human shape-shifters in a world of hardscrabble fishing villages, lonely islands and cold, restless seas. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
Kirkus Star DON'T TURN AROUND
by Michelle Gagnon
"Girl with the Dragon Tattoo for preteens and teens, a surefire hit. (Thriller. 12-16)"
Teenage hackers Noa and Peter band together for vengeance and discover an inconceivable conspiracy. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
SHADOWFELL
by Juliet Marillier
"Proper fantasy, balanced between epic and personal; this promises to be an engrossing series, with intimations of bigger things ahead. (Historical fantasy. 13 & up)"
In an alternate ancient British Isles, an intrepid heroine may save the kingdom from its wicked ruler. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 4, 2012
Kirkus Star MY BOOK OF LIFE BY ANGEL
by Martine Leavitt
"An astonishing, wrenching achievement. (author's note) (Fiction. 14 & up)"
The tragedy of discarded children is skillfully explored in this stunning novel in verse. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 4, 2012
THE BROKEN LANDS
by Kate Milford
"Readers will be captivated. (Steampunk. 12 & up)"
Two teens race against time to thwart the forces of evil in this prequel to The Boneshaker (2010). Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 4, 2012
Kirkus Star BE MY ENEMY
by Ian McDonald
"More! More! (Science fiction. 12 & up)"
In this exciting first sequel to outstanding series opener Planesrunner (2011), 14-year-old science whiz Everett Singh continues to outthink his enemies while navigating the multiverse searching for his dad, lost in a parallel universe. Read full book review >