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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 9, 2010
Kirkus Star WISH
by Joseph Monninger

A compassionate, wholly absorbing story about 15-year-old Bee, her beloved 11-year-old brother, Tommy, who has cystic fibrosis, and their sometimes-flighty single mother, who travel from small-town New Hampshire to San Francisco via a wish-granting organization for kids with life-threatening medical conditions. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 9, 2010
Kirkus Star A TIME OF MIRACLES
by Anne-Laure Bondoux, translated by Y. Maudet
"A beautifully cadenced tribute to maternal love and the power of stories amid contemporary political chaos. (Historical fiction. 12 & up)"
A refugee boy and his mother flee Georgia in 1989 and travel alone through the Caucasus for eight years to reach France. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 9, 2010
Kirkus Star THE NOTORIOUS BENEDICT ARNOLD: A TRUE STORY OF ADVENTURE, HEROISM & TREACHERY
by Steve Sheinkin
"The author's obvious mastery of his material, lively prose and abundant use of eyewitness accounts make this one of the most exciting biographies young readers will find. (source notes, quotation notes, maps [not seen]) (Biography. 11-14)"
If only Benedict Arnold had died sooner. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2010
A TALE DARK & GRIMM
by Adam Gidwitz
"The narrator's presence lessens; action and emotion deepen; funny gross-outs pop up amid serious violence; and everything builds to one painful and triumphant catharsis. (Fractured fairy tale. 10-13)"
Fairy tales for the horror set blend themselves into one intact thread that's satisfying enough to overcome an intrusive narrator. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2010
CLANCY & MILLIE AND THE VERY FINE HOUSE
by Libby Gleeson, illustrated by Freya Blackwood
"Cozy and sweetly empathetic. (Picture book. 5-8)"
Fanciful and reassuring, this quietly charming Australian import examines universal experiences and emotions. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Nov. 1, 2010
MY LITTLE TRAIN
by Satomi Ichikawa, illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa
"Gently winning. (Picture book. 2-5)"
A seemingly self-propelled toy train narrates this sweetly invigorating tale while chauffeuring similarly mobile animals to their chosen destinations. Read full book review >