CHILDREN'S
Released: Aug. 30, 2011
"Indispensible for those already committed to the series; those who aren't should go back to the beginning and start. (Fantasy. 12 & up) "
Secrets are revealed, oaths sworn, alliances forged and hearts broken in the third volume of this epic fantasy tetralogy.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2011
"Nonetheless, this gripping look at a poorly defined war's unintended consequences uniquely challenges readers to reexamine common beliefs and ask searching questions about means and ends. (author's note, timeline, discussion guide) (Fiction. 13 & up)"
This debut, published in 2009 in the UK, chronicles in devastating detail the kidnapping, incarceration and torture of an ordinary teenager six months after 9/11.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2011
"Marching-band kids everywhere will enjoy this believable celebration of a life-changing, musical rite of passage. (Fiction. 11 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 1, 2011
"Nice touches about friendship, kissing, research and the way a boy's curls might touch his collar fully integrate with a clear-eyed look at a pitiless killer. (Supernatural thriller. 12-18)"
A clever, scary, little-bit-sexy beginning to a series that takes Louisiana teen Rory to London.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 13, 2011
"Stark, compelling, perceptive: a winner. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
A high-school junior falls in with a reckless companion who leads her into a dangerous lifestyle in this gritty, suspenseful character study.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 13, 2011
"He deftly blurs lines between science and the supernatural, and what results is a long, dark-night-of-the-soul journey for both Will Henry and Pellinore that is certain to turn the hearts and the stomachs of every reader who dares open its pages. (Horror. 14 & up)
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When an obscure, slimy, flesh-colored pouch is delivered to Pellinore Warthrop's door and renders the deliverer into a bloody, pulpy zombie-like mess, the Monstrumologist has but one course of action open to him.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 13, 2011
"Unforgettable. (Fiction. 14 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 19, 2011
"Nolan proves once again that she can take a familiar story to surprising new heights. (Fiction. 14 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 19, 2011
"A world and story both excitingly alien and pleasingly familiar. (Historical fiction. 12 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 27, 2011
"A poignant tribute to the life and talent of Siobhan Dowd and an astonishing exploration of fear. (Fiction. 11-14)"
From a premise left by author Siobhan Dowd before her untimely death, Ness has crafted a nuanced tale that draws on elements of classic horror stories to delve into the terrifying terrain of loss.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 27, 2011
"Rarely--perhaps not since the author's own Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer (2007)--does a series kick off so deliciously. (Fantasy. 13-16)"
A love thought lost proves anything but when another world's 1,000-year war spills over into this one.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 27, 2011
"It's a sweet love story, where holding hands with Halle, a kiss and being loved for who you are enough to make Baxter's world anew. (Fiction. 11 & up) "
Fifteen-year-old Baxter Green has synesthesia; he hears voices as colors, textures or sounds.
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