CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2011
"Compelling, honest and true--this musing about art and self-discovery, replete with pitch-perfect dialogue, will have wide appeal. (Fiction. 13 & up)"
Two childhood friends struggle to preserve their relationship as it evolves into a romance amid a host of pressures in this remarkable illustrated work of contemporary fiction.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2011
"Fans of Gayle Forman's If I Stay (2009) and others will find hope and laughs amid tragedy. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2011
"Shining imagination, pulsing suspense and sparkling writing make this one stand out. As Sen would say, "fantabulosa bona." (Science fiction. 12-16)"
Science fiction rules in this stellar series opener about a boy who travels to parallel universes.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 1, 2011
"Homer himself would be agog. (Pop-up classic. 10-13)"
A highlight-reel version of Odysseus' journey home, framed as a graphic novel and plastered with fantastically dramatic pop-ups and other special effects.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 5, 2011
"The ever-present threat of forest fire makes a grimly effective backdrop to the gentle foreground of this engaging tale, chronicling how tolerance of difference engenders mutual respect and opens the door to necessary change. (author's note, glossary) (Historical fiction. 9-12)"
Kitty Schlick is apprehensive about starting sixth grade on Oregon's Warm Springs Indian Reservation, home to Paiute, Warm Springs and Wasco people, where her father's job has taken the family in 1962.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Dec. 6, 2011
"A purple page turner. (Fantasy. 13-16)"
This sequel to
Clockwork Angel (2010) pits gorgeous, attractively broken teens against a menacing evil.
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