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New and Notable Kids' Books for June (page 2)

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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 14, 2011
Kirkus Star IMAGINARY GIRLS
by Nova Ren Suma
"The mystery unfolds a tad too incrementally, but this glittering puzzle box of a story about the exertion of one girl's will over life and death is as moving as it is creepy. (Psychological thriller. 14 & up)"
A sexy, surreal and touching exploration of the outer limits of sisterly love's power. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 14, 2011
Kirkus Star MINE!
by Shutta Crum, illustrated by Patrice Barton
"This charming, animated episode will elicit giggles and demands of "read it again!" (Picture book. 2-5)"
What toddler hasn't experienced the frustration of trying to retrieve toys from a baby sibling or the family dog with a shouted "MINE!"? Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 14, 2011
Kirkus Star THE LOST CROWN
by Sarah Miller
"A fascinating, moving exploration of the endlessly fascinating Romanovs, buttressed by extensive and fascinating backmatter. (Historical fiction.12 & up)"
Tsar Nicholas II's four ill-fated daughters provide a fictional, inside look at Imperial Russia's dying days in this thoroughly researched, poignant and compelling account of how the deposed Romanovs coped with abdication and arrest from 1914 to 1918. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 9, 2011
Kirkus Star DRAGON CASTLE
by Joseph Bruchac
"The story recalls Lloyd Alexander at his wry, humane best; readers will be happy for every moment they spend at castle Hladka Hvorka. (Fantasy. 10-14)"
Noted Native American storyteller and author Bruchac turns to the Slovakian side of his family heritage to produce an entirely fresh and funny fantasy. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 7, 2011
Kirkus Star ANYA'S GHOST
by Vera Brosgol, illustrated by Vera Brosgol
"A book sure to haunt its reader long after the last past is turned—exquisitely eerie. (Graphic supernatural fiction. 12 & up)"
A deliciously creepy page-turning gem from first-time writer and illustrator Brosgol finds brooding teenager Anya trying to escape the past—both her own and the ghost haunting her. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 1, 2011
Kirkus Star JUNONIA
by Kevin Henkes, illustrated by Kevin Henkes
"Very few writers have such a keen understanding of the emotional lives of children; here Henkes is at the top of his game. (Fiction. 8-12)"
Every year, Alice celebrates her birthday week in February with her parents in a cottage on the beach in Sanibel, far from her snowy Wisconsin home. Read full book review >