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 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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