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Top 14 Teen Books for September

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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
Kirkus Star STORMDANCER
by Jay Kristoff
"Soars higher than the arashitora Kristoff writes about; superb. (Steampunk. 12 & up)"
Debut author Kristoff's steampunk adventure whisks readers to a Japanese dystopia where some mythological beings still exist, a few people have fantastical gifts, and all people live under tyranny. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
Kirkus Star THE DIVINERS
by Libba Bray
"Not for the faint of heart due to both subject and length, but the intricate plot and magnificently imagined details of character, dialogue and setting take hold and don't let go. Not to be missed. (Historical/paranormal thriller. 14 & up)"
1920s New York thrums with giddy life in this gripping first in a new trilogy from Printz winner Bray. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
Kirkus Star THE RAVEN BOYS
by Maggie Stiefvater
"The magic is entirely pragmatic; the impossible, extraordinarily true. (Fantasy. 13 & up)"
An ancient Welsh king may be buried in the Virginia countryside; three privileged boys hope to disinter him. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 18, 2012
Kirkus Star FOURMILE
by Watt Key
"Deeply moving and fast-paced, this life-affirming effort is a worthy addition to the bookshelves of sturdy readers. (Fiction. 12 & up)"
Key (Alabama Moon, 2006, etc.) has crafted another powerful, riveting coming-of-age tale that doesn't stint on violence to advance the action. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
Kirkus Star SONS OF THE 613
by Michael Rubens
"This book won't make readers proud to be Jewish. It will make them proud to be a pool player in a porkpie hat, a tattooed punk or anyone who survives all the way to 13. Everyone should read it the moment he becomes a man. (Fiction. 13-17) "
This is a book every bar-mitzvah boy will want to steal. Read full book review >
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CHILDREN'S
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
Kirkus Star THE BRIDES OF ROLLROCK ISLAND
by Margo Lanagan
"Bracing, powerful, resonant. (Fantasy. 12 & up)"
In this spellbinding, intricately layered novel, the Printz Honor winner (Tender Morsels, 2008) puts her unique spin on selkies--haunting, mysterious, seal-human shape-shifters in a world of hardscrabble fishing villages, lonely islands and cold, restless seas. Read full book review >