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New & Notable Books for Teens: April 2012 (page 3)

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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 3, 2012
RENEGADE MAGIC
by Stephanie Burgis
"Recommended for readers who like their fantasy seasoned with feisty characters and nonstop action. Roll over, Jane Austen! (author's note) (Historical fantasy. 10 & up)"
Kat Stephenson, incorrigible as ever, returns to sow more magical chaos in a Regency England where families tainted by witchcraft are shunned in polite Society. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 3, 2012
Kirkus Star BLACK HEART
by Holly Black
"If you haven't discovered this series yet, get going; if you're already a fan, why are you even reading this review? (Urban fantasy/thriller. 14 & up)"
The conclusion to Black's brilliant and unusual Curse Workers trilogy lives up to its predecessors. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 2, 2012
Kirkus Star RADIANT DAYS
by Elizabeth Hand
"An impressive blend of biography and magical realism. (author's notes; select bibliography) (Fantasy. 14 & up)"
A 20th-century teen artist and 19th-century French poet Arthur Rimbaud transcend time and place in this luminous paean to the transformative power of art. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2012
CAT GIRL'S DAY OFF
by Kimberly Pauley
"A worthwhile adventure and an easy sell for feline fanciers who already know what their pets are saying. (author's note) (Fantasy. 11 & up)"
Natalie Ng, gifted with the Talent of being able to communicate with cats, embarks on an impetuous adventure as a movie riffing off film classic Ferris Bueller's Day Off is filmed at her Chicago-area high school. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2012
SHADOWS ON THE MOON
by Zoë Marriott
"A dark yet very fresh fairy-tale reinvention. (QR code to digitally access poetry written by characters) (Fantasy. 14 & up)"
"Cinderella" is reimagined as a revenge story set in an alternate feudal Japan. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 1, 2012
Kirkus Star THE LIST
by Siobhan Vivian
"The issue is seldom front and center in books for teens, but Vivian refuses to falsify or avoid the uncomfortable realities that looks alone confer status, and their power is greatest when obscured by the pretense that "looks don't matter." (Fiction. 12 & up)"
This riveting exploration of physical appearance and the status it confers opens a cultural conversation that's needed to happen for a long time. Read full book review >