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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star BUNHEADS
by Sophie Flack
"A multi-layered and absorbing good read by a promising debut novelist. (Fiction. 13 & up)"
Hannah has always dreamed of becoming a ballerina and living "the most amazing, wonderful, and crazy life." Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star THERE IS NO LONG DISTANCE NOW: VERY SHORT STORIES
by Naomi Shihab Nye
"Though the stories aren't linked, there is an accumulation of experience and feeling, and by the end of this fine collection readers will sense what life is like--what life means--for these young people. (Short stories. 12 & up)"
Thirty-nine very short stories offer glimpses into the everyday lives of young people. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star A WEB OF AIR
by Philip Reeve
"Imaginative, inventive and exciting. (Steampunk. 12 & up)"
Fever Crumb is back! Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star UNDER THE MESQUITE
by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
"A promising, deeply felt debut. (Spanish glossary) (Verse fiction. 12 & up)"
A resilient Mexican-American girl copes with familial obligation and loss in this free-verse novel. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star ASHFALL
by Mike Mullin
"In this chilling debut, Mullin seamlessly weaves meticulous details about science, geography, agriculture and slaughter into his prose, creating a fully immersive and internally consistent world scarily close to reality. (author's note) (Speculative fiction. 14 & up)"
"The pre-Friday world of school, cell phones, and refrigerators dissolved into this post-Friday world of ash, darkness, and hunger." Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star I.M. PEI: ARCHITECT OF TIME, PLACE, AND PURPOSE
by Jill Rubalcaba
"An exquisite package, much like one of Pei's buildings. (timeline, bibliography, source notes, index, suggestions for further reading, listings of building projects, awards) (Nonfiction. 12 & up) "
This lively blend of narrative and detailed design is a perfect way to introduce the architectural vision of I.M. Pei to young readers. Read full book review >