CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"A novel of hope and redemption in the most unlikely of settings. (author's note) (Fiction. 13 & up)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"Compelling characters and solid sports action. (Fiction. 12 & up) "
Volponi's latest combines in-the-moment action, basketball history and the points of view of four college ballplayers with very different lives.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"A must-read for paranormal fans young and old. (Paranormal romance. 14 & up)"
Get ready, American paranormal-romance fans. Published in Australia in 2010, Shirvington's debut is smart, edgy and addictive--and sure to leave readers clamoring for the rest of the series.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"While in the end there are some plotlines left untied in slice-of-life fashion, the bittersweet resolution of the main conflict is deeply satisfying. (Fiction. 13 & up)"
A novel with alternating narrators takes an unusually interesting twist due to one of the character's habitual tendency toward self-delusion.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"With its authentic depiction of the hardships of early-20th-century life and well-rounded characters, this is an agreeable, ultimately optimistic tale of the strength of the human spirit. (Historical fiction. 10-14)"
How does an almost-14-year-old girl handle the tragedy of her mother's giving birth to one doomed preemie after another?
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"Though this novel begs inevitable thematic comparisons to John Green's The Fault in Our Stars (2012), it stands on its own in inventiveness, humor and heart. (Fiction. 14 & up)"
A frequently hysterical confessional from a teen narrator who won't be able to convince readers he's as unlikable as he wants them to believe.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"A thorough and absorbing recreation of the ill-fated voyage. (Nonfiction. 8-16)"
In what's sure to be a definitive work commemorating the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the RMS
Titanic, Hopkinson offers a well-researched and fascinating account of the disaster.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"A shy boy blossoms in this surprisingly witty debut. (author's note, further reading) (Fantasy. 11-16)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 1, 2012
"The mystery is unraveled thanks to a too-obvious clue, but the scary climax, a romantic subplot and plenty of thoroughly credible gaming add proper spark to a pageturner with amps aplenty. (Science fiction/thriller. 12-15)"
A computer game with a hidden agenda entraps teen users into doing its bidding in this prizewinning import.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 5, 2012
"A story that, like Finley, expresses a lot in relatively few words. (Fiction. 12 & up) "
In a town partially controlled by the Irish mob, a quiet friendship develops between two basketball players.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 6, 2012
"From the grief-stricken shell of her former self to a nascent refugee and finally to a full-fledged resistance fighter, Lena's strength and the complexity of her internal struggles will keep readers up at night. (Dystopian romance. 14 & up)"
It's been six months since readers first met 17-year-old Lena Haloway, desperately in love in a world that considers such feelings an infection to be permanently and irrevocably "cured."
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 6, 2012
"Smart, well-crafted and sophisticated; without a doubt, this belongs on the top of the stack of the current crop of angel books. More, please! (Paranormal suspense. 12 & up)"
A shy, geeky girl finds herself fighting actual devils in this classy first installment in a new angel series.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 13, 2012
"A well-framed historical, with a wholly realized setting and believable, rich, likable characters. (Historical fiction. 14-18)"
CHILDREN'S
Released: March 13, 2012
"Eventually, the stakes have been raised just about as high as possible, inviting strong-stomached readers to return for the next book to see how the characters go about fixing their worlds. (Science fiction. 13 & up)"
Months after The Inferior (2008) left off, this sequel finds cannibal Stopmouth journeying from the primitive surface where he lives to the high-tech world of the Roof, abandoning his tribe to save them.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 13, 2012
"This epic has everything readers can ask for: great characters and a truly spectacular plot filled with romance, suspense, friendship and betrayal. (Fantasy. 14 & up)"
With this, the second of the Lumatere Chronicles, fans will be delighted to learn more about this fantasy world and their favorite characters from
Finnikin of the Rock (2010).
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 13, 2012
"Realistic grief, humor, camp, crime investigation--and plenty of good boner jokes. (Fiction. 12-16)"
Hilarious wit and serious gloom blend seamlessly as Guy wades through the year after his dad's death.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 20, 2012
"Beautiful and thought-provoking; questions unanswered will linger in readers' minds. (Graphic novel. 12 & up)"
A young American teen, son of a Japanese immigrant and an American soldier killed in combat, goes to Japan with his mother for an extended visit and begins to grapple with sophisticated cultural complexities.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 27, 2012
"A sentimental tale of hardships, resilience and first-time experiences that illustrates a universal truism: Hope springs eternal in the young. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
Debut author Crockett's poetic first-person narrative depicts an adolescent's coming-of-age amid wartime havoc and an unforgiving, possibly post-apocalyptic winter.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 27, 2012
"Although it depends not a whit on the previous book, it may well drive new readers to it, so they can spend more time in this fascinating, distant place. (Historical fantasy. 12-16)"
The author of the
Beowulf-inspired
The Coming of the Dragon (2010) returns to sixth-century Scandinavia to tell the story of one of its minor characters.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: March 27, 2012
"A high-stakes conclusion that satisfies. (Fantasy. 14 & up)"
One of the Marlowe students finds his internal conflicts becoming all-too external, Jekyll-and-Hyde style, in the conclusion to the Another… series.
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