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Pub Date: Oct 4, 2011
Age Range: 10 - 14
Following the paths of Neil Gaiman, Julia Alvarez and Carl Hiaasen, bestselling author Meloy (Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It, 2009, etc.) takes a successful plunge into middle-grade fiction.
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Pub Date: Aug 30, 2011
Age Range: 10 - 18
Fans of Meloy's indie-rock band, The Decemberists, will recognize themes running through his engaging debut celebrating the struggle of ordinary folk (including plants and animals) to throw off tyranny and shape their destinies.
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Pub Date: Apr 5, 2011
Age Range: 10 - 18
Romance, humor and magic mark this brisk debut novel, the first of a trilogy set in an alternative Regency England.
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Pub Date: Feb 8, 2011
Age Range: 12 - 14
Intelligent, richly detailed fantasy featuring two young cousins battered by losses, personal passions and larger events.
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Pub Date: Sep 1, 2010
Age Range: 10 - 18
Bow's debut novel takes the stuff of Disney (spunky orphaned heroine and talking animal sidekick) and uses it to tell a surprisingly dark fantasy.
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Pub Date: Aug 1, 2010
Age Range: 10 - 18
In this debut novel, two seemingly unrelated stories merge into a poignant journey from anger to acceptance.
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