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CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 1, 2005

by Jordan Sonnenblick

"Moreover, the reader falls in love with the brothers, laughing and crying by turns and rooting for both of them until it almost hurts. (Fiction. 12+)"

First-time author Sonnenblick has pulled off a rare feat. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: Sept. 1, 2004

IDA B: ...AND HER PLANS TO MAXIMIZE FUN, AVOID DISASTER, AND (POSSIBLY) SAVE THE WORLD

by Katherine Hannigan

"A poignant, affirming, and often funny debut from a promising new author. (Fiction. 9-12)"

When Ida B's mother undergoes cancer treatment, the idyllically secure world that has informed her character crumbles. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 13, 1999

SKELLIG

by David Almond

"As in Berlie Doherty's Snake-Stone (1996) or many of Janet Taylor Lisle's novels, the marvelous and the everyday mix in haunting, memorable ways. (Fiction. 11-13)"

Almond pens a powerful, atmospheric story: A pall of anxiety hangs over Michael (and his parents) as his prematurely born baby sister fights for her life. Read full book review >

CHILDREN'S

Released: April 1, 1993

TONING THE SWEEP

by Angela Johnson

"Place this brave and wonderful piece of storytelling with the best of YA fiction. (Fiction. 12+)"

Johnson's spare, beautifully written first novel—a thematic extension of Tell Me a Story, Mama (1989)—portrays a crucial turning point for African-American women from three generations. Read full book review >

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