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 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 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 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 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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