CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 4, 2011
"Humans, electronic beings and servers are separated by light years and metaphysics, but Kostick's action-filled series conclusion is immediate and relevant. (Science fiction. 13 & up)"
Just as
Saga (2008) exploded beyond opener
Epic (2007), this third volume ratchets up this science-fiction gaming series to a whole new level.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 23, 2011
"A dark and dramatic back story for Shelley's tormented creator. (Gothic. 12 & up)"
When his identical twin Konrad falls ill, 15-year-old Victor risks life, body and soul to try and find a cure in this prequel to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein by Printz Honor–winner Oppel (Airborn, 2004).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 30, 2011
"Though action scenes are occasionally predictable or over too soon, the book's timely and haunting questions will leave thoughtful readers with much to ponder. (Science fiction. 12 & up)"
In a thought-provoking, atmospheric follow-up to
The Adoration of Jenna Fox (2008), Pearson again contemplates bioengineering and the nature of humanity.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 16, 2011
"An emotional roller-coaster ride through adolescent angst and thriller suspense. (Thriller. 12 & up)"
Danger dominates the life of a 16-year-old girl who sees her mother murdered and tries to escape the same fate.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2011
"Thoughtful, scary and captivating. (Urban fantasy. 14 & up)"
In an impeccably paced and unusually profound urban-fantasy novel, 16-year-old half-demon Catholic-school student Jael Thompson comes into her powers, explores her heritage and battles a tyrannical Hell beast.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 1, 2011
"Refreshingly hopeful and beautifully written. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
In an isolated island culture, a girl guides her people into the future despite encroaching mainland influences.
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