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Best Middle-Grade Mystery & Suspense of 2018

  • CHILDREN'S

    THE TRUTH AS TOLD BY MASON BUTTLE

    JAN. 23, 2018

CHILDREN'S

THE TRUTH AS TOLD BY MASON BUTTLE

by Leslie Connor

Connor’s gift for creating complex characters extends to the supporting characters and makes this a compelling read. Full review >

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  • CHILDREN'S

    OTHERWOOD

    SEPT. 11, 2018

CHILDREN'S

OTHERWOOD

by Pete Hautman

An intensely atmospheric ghost story and elegy for a vanished world: spellbinding. Full review >

FULL REVIEW >
  • CHILDREN'S

    THE PARKER INHERITANCE

    MARCH 27, 2018

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