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6,500 | 2 | -A welcome addition to a sweet, funny series.+-Kirkus ReviewsDori Chaconas was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1938. The second child in a family of seven, Dori fell into the role of storyteller, nursery rhyme singer, and general entertainer for her siblings. She claims she learned about story pacing early. If the story action lagged, her fidgety audience would either scatter or start a poking war.She has been married to Nick, her high school sweetheart, for 44 years. Everyone says the romance will last. They raised four daughters, and are now enjoying three grandsons—especially Grandpa, having been outnumbered by women all those years.When their daughters were young, Dori wrote for them. She published three picture books and more than fifty stories in children's magazines. In the 70's, her interest turned to yarn embroidery design and she sold designs to major needlework companies and national magazines.In 1997, Dori started writing stories again, partly to keep her grandsons from fidgeting or starting poking wars. Her stories reflect the warmth of family life. Dori gives credit to her parents for giving her a strong sense of family, and to her children and grandchildren for keeping it alive.; Title: The Collectors (Cork and Fuzz) | [
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6,501 | 2 | "Sunny is compelling and resourceful character whose adventures will keep readers turning the pages to see how things turn out." -School Library JournalPeg Kehret was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Minnesota, spent fourteen years in California, and now lives with her husband in Washington State. They have two grown children, four grandchildren, one dog, and one cat.Peg's novels for children are regularly recommended by the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, and the Children's Book Council. She has won many state "young reader" or "children's choice" awards. Peg's characters are ordinary kids who find themselves in exciting situations and who use their wits to solve their problems. There is usually humor as well as suspense in her books. A long-time volunteer at The Humane Society, she often uses animals in her stories.Before she began writing books for children, Peg published plays, short stories, articles, and two books for adults. She is a frequent speaker at conferences for librarians and teachers.At the age of twelve, Peg had polio and was paralyzed from the neck down. Because she can remember that experience and her year of recovery so vividly, she finds it easy to write in the viewpoint of a twelve or thirteen year old. Most of her main characters are that age. Her autobiography, Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, won the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and the PEN Center USA West Award for Children's Literature.When she is not writing, Peg likes to watch baseball, bake cookies, and pump her old player piano.; Title: Runaway Twin | [
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6,502 | 6 | Donald J. Sobol was the author of the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia Brown series and many other books. His awards include a special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his contribution to mystery writing in the United States, and the Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers Choice Award for Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace.; Title: Encyclopedia Brown, Super Sleuth | [
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6,503 | 7 | John Flanagan grew up in Sydney, Australia, hoping to be a writer. John began writing Ranger’s Apprentice for his son, Michael, ten years ago, and is still hard at work on the series and its spinoff, Brotherband Chronicles. He currently lives in the suburb of Manly, Australia, with his wife. In addition to their son, they have two grown daughters and four grandsons.Table of Contents Title PageCopyright PageDedication Chapter 1Chapter 2Chapter 3Chapter 4Chapter 5Chapter 6Chapter 7Chapter 8Chapter 9Chapter 10Chapter 11Chapter 12Chapter 13Chapter 14Chapter 15Chapter 16Chapter 17Chapter 18Chapter 19Chapter 20Chapter 21Chapter 22Chapter 23Chapter 24Chapter 25Chapter 26Chapter 27Chapter 28Chapter 29Chapter 30Chapter 31Chapter 32Chapter 33Chapter 34Chapter 35Chapter 36Chapter 37Chapter 38Chapter 39Chapter 40Chapter 41Chapter 42Chapter 43Chapter 44Chapter 45Chapter 46 EPILOGUECopyright © 2010 by John Flanagan. All rights reserved. This book, or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any form without permission in writing from the publisher, Philomel Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group, 345 Hudson Street, New York, NY 10014. Philomel Books, Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off. The scanning, uploading and distribution of this book via the Internet or via any other means without the permission of the publisher is illegal and punishable by law. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated. The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content. Published simultaneously in Canada. Text set in Adobe Jenson. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Flanagan, John ( John Anthony) The kings of Clonmel / John Flanagan.—1st American ed. p. cm.—(Ranger’s apprentice ; bk. 8) Summary: Halt, Will, and Horace set out for Hibernia, where a quasi-religious group, the Outsiders, is sowing confusion and sedition, and they find that secrets from Halt’s past may hold the key to restoring order before the last kingdom is undermined. [1. Insurgency—Fiction. 2. Kings, queens, rulers, etc.—Fiction. 3. Cults—Fiction. 4. War—Fiction. 5. Fantasy.] I. Title. PZ7.F598284Kin 2010 [Fic]—dc22 2009041644  ISBN: 9781101187722To Catherine and Tyler:thanks for everything.1SOUTHERN CLONMEL, THE ISLAND OF HIBERNIA.The farmers had risen at first light, bringing in their cattle for milking, and releasing the sheep and chickens that had been kept overnight in the barn to protect them from nocturnal marauders.The leader of the bandits crouched among the trees and smiled grimly to himself. Today, the inhabitants of this little group of farms would have more to worry about than animal predators. Today, real danger lurked inside the tree line, concealed from the eyes of the farmers as they went about their routine tasks.His men had been in position since long before first light. A less experienced leader might have chosen to attack at dawn. Most people thought that was the best time for a surprise attack. But the bandit knew his business. Farmers rose early. They were wide-awake at dawn. They were prepared for unexpected danger, even if it were only a fox or a marauding wolf. And they often had tools ready at hand—axes and spades and scythes—that would serve as makeshift weapons in the event of an attack.It was better, he knew, to wait until they had finished their early morning tasks and were heading in to breakfast. The sun would be up by then and warm on their backs. They’d be relaxed and a little weary from their labor, and looking forward to the hot meal their wives had waiting for them. Their defenses would be down and that was the best time to attack them.He saw the nearest pair, who had been repairing a fallen fence rail, stop now and lay their tools down. One called to a group of three a little farther away. He stretched, his hands rubbing his back where the muscles were stiff. The bandit couldn’t make out the reply, but the tone was clear. It was good-humored, amused. Just a typical morning out in the fields.The bandit leader gave a satisfied nod as he saw the men begin walking to the largest building. The little hamlet was probably a family settlement—mother and father in the big house; their offspring with their families in the smaller houses that had been built nearby. The one big barn served all of the families. He’d heard the high-pitched voices of several children chattering earlier on. A welcoming curl of wood smoke rose from the chimney and he knew that the wives would all be gathered in there, preparing a communal breakfast. He picked up the mouthwatering aroma of bacon frying.At that moment, the door to the farmhouse opened and the oldest woman emerged. She moved to an iron barrel hoop hanging from a post and beat a rapid tattoo on it with a hardwood stick. The message was clear: Breakfast is ready. Not that the farmers needed telling. They were all on their way by this point.The bandit reached into his pocket and found a bone whistle. He raised it to his lips, sensing the men closest to him stirring as they saw the movement. Then he blew a loud, piercing blast and rose from concealment, drawing his sword and yelling as he ran forward.His men followed, charging into the open from three sides around the settlement. They were fierce, terrifying figures, wearing half armor and carrying weapons. Bloodcurdling war cries rose into the morning air as they ran forward.The farmers were frozen in surprise for a moment. Then one of the younger ones was first to react. He reached for the ax he had just leaned against a water trough. Before he could raise it, an arrow flashed across the clearing and buried itself in his throat. He gave a choking cry and staggered, falling half into the trough. The water rapidly began to turn red with his blood.“Inside the house! Quickly! Maeve, get the—” the father called. But it was already too late. The first of the raiders was upon him and a sword thrust cut off his words. His face showed surprise, then pain, as he sank to the ground and lay, unmoving.His killer leaped over the body and shouldered the door of the farmhouse open. It was a mistake. The woman who had rung the breakfast gong was waiting with a pot of freshly boiled water, which she flung in his face.He screamed in agony and lurched to one side, dropping the bloody sword and throwing his hands up to his face. But the woman didn’t have long to savor her momentary triumph. The raider following him struck swiftly with his sword and cut her down, her body falling across the threshold and preventing those inside from closing the door.The remaining men outside tried in vain to stave off the attack. But they were fighting with their bare hands and didn’t stand a chance. In rapid order, they were surrounded and cut down by the raiders, without pity or compassion. They were badly outnumbered and their attempts to protect their women and children were to no avail.The bandit leader stood back a little from the group who surrounded the fallen bodies. He’d seen one of the farmers dart aside and into the barn.Now he reappeared, his gaze intent on the men surrounding the dead and dying members of his family. He had a long pitchfork in his hands and he raised it as he ran forward.He never saw the bandit leader. He only felt the searing agony of the sword thrust into his side, underneath his raised arm. He tried to cry out but was unable. He fell facedown.“You should have run when you had the chance,” the leader said.Inside the house, three women cowered in the large kitchen as half a dozen men forced their way in.The women saw the bloodied swords and knew their menfolk were gone. One of them raised her hands in entreaty.“Mercy,” she pleaded. But there was no mercy that day.The raiders, oblivious to the splashed blood and sprawled bodies around them, helped themselves hungrily to the platters of hot, sizzling bacon and fresh baked bread that had been laid out for the men’s breakfast.“ They won’t be needing it,” one said. He added, “And it’s a sin to waste good food.”The others laughed as they crammed the food into their mouths. But one stood aside, his head cocked, listening. From the adjoining room, he could hear a furtive hacking, scraping sound. He crossed the kitchen and pushed the inner door open with the blade of his sword.It was dimmer in the bedroom, with no window in the far wall, and his eyes took a second or two to adjust. Then he made out three forms, kneeling by the back wall. A woman, a boy, and a girl, the children about ten years old. The woman was frantically hacking at the wall with a heavy kitchen knife. Now she stopped, looking up in horror at the silhouette that filled the doorway. Strangely, the raider paused and waited as she attacked the wall with new vigor, creating a hole large enough for the children to squeeze through. He watched impassively as she shoved the two wriggling young ones through the exit she’d created.“Run, Seamus! Run, Molly!” she said.Then she heard the sound of a footstep and looked up to see the tall figure approaching her. She wondered vaguely why he’d given her time to let the young ones escape. Then she stood and looked the stranger in the eye, facing him calmly.“The Holy Man warned us you would come,” she said bitterly. “We should have listened.”He drew his sword back and smiled—an ugly grimace of a smile that was without any vestige of pity.“Yes. You should have,” he said, and brought the sword down.In the trees, a figure stood watching the attack. He was tall, with shoulder-length white-gray hair. His eyes were a piercing blue and he wore a dull gray woolen cloak over a white, full-length robe. He watched as two children appeared at the end of the largest house—a boy and a girl. They paused uncertainly, but the men grouped around their dead kinsmen were facing away from them and they remained unseen. The tall man smiled as the boy took the little girl’s hand and led her stooping and running to the tree line at the far side of the clearing.“Good,” he said, nodding his approval. “Leave a few survivors to spread the word.”2IT WAS TUG, OF COURSE, WHO FIRST SENSED THE PRESENCE OF the other horse and rider.His ears twitched upward and Will felt, rather than heard, the low rumble that vibrated through the little horse’s barrel-like body. It was not an alarm signal, so Will knew that whoever Tug had sensed, it was someone familiar to him. He leaned forward and patted the shaggy mane.“Good boy,” he said softly. “Now where are they?”He already had a fair idea who it would be. And even as he spoke, his guess was confirmed as a bay horse and a tall rider trotted out of the trees some hundred meters ahead of him to wait at the crossroads there. Tug snorted again, tossing his head.“All right. I can see them.”He touched Tug lightly with his heels and the horse responded instantly, moving to a canter to close the distance. The bay whinnied a greeting, to which Tug responded.“Gilan!” Will shouted cheerfully as they came within easy earshot. The tall Ranger waved a hand in reply, grinning as Will and Tug clattered to a stop beside him.The two Rangers leaned over in their saddles to clasp right hands.“It’s good to see you,” Gilan said.“You too. I thought it would be you. Tug let me know there were friends nearby.”“Not much gets by that shaggy little beast of yours, does it?” Gilan said easily. “I suppose that’s what’s kept you alive these past years.”“Little?” Will replied. “I’ve noticed that Blaze isn’t exactly a battlehorse.”In truth, Blaze was a little longer in the leg than the average Ranger horse, and had slightly finer lines. But like all of the breed, Gilan’s bay mare was still considerably smaller than the massive battlehorses that carried the kingdom’s knights into battle.While the two young Rangers chaffed each other, the horses seemed to be carrying on a similar conversation, with a lot of snorting and head tossing to punctuate the good-natured horsey insults they were undoubtedly swapping. Ranger horses definitely seemed to communicate with each other, and Gilan regarded the two of them curiously.“Wonder what the devil they’re saying?” he mused.“I think Tug just commented on how uncomfortable Blaze must be, carrying a spindle-shanked bag of bones like yourself,” Will told him. Gilan opened his mouth to reply in kind, but oddly, at that very moment, Tug nodded his head violently several times, and both horses turned their heads to study Gilan. It was a coincidence, the tall Ranger told himself. And yet it was uncanny how they chose that very moment to do it.“You know,” he said, “I have a strange feeling that you might be right.”Will looked back along the road he had just traveled, then down the crossroad, in the opposite direction to the one from which Gilan had emerged.“Any sign of Halt so far?”Gilan shook his head. “I’ve been waiting for the best part of two hours, and I haven’t seen him yet. Odd, because he has the shortest distance to travel.”It was the time of the annual Ranger Gathering, and it had become the custom for the three friends to meet at these crossroads, a few kilometers short of the Gathering Ground, and ride the remaining distance together. When Will had been apprenticed to Halt, he had grown used to meeting Gilan here. That was after Will’s first Gathering, when Gilan had attempted to ambush his old teacher and Will had spoiled the attempt. Since Will had taken over Seacliff Fief and Gilan had been posted to Norgate, they had continued the practice whenever possible.“Should we wait?” Will said.Gilan shrugged. “If he’s not here yet, something must have held him up. We might as well ride in and set up camp.” He urged his horse forward with the lightest touch of his heel. Will did likewise and they rode on side by side.Sometime later, they arrived at the Gathering Ground. It was a relatively open forest area where the undergrowth had been cleared away. The tall trees had been left to provide sheltered spots where the Rangers could pitch their low, one-man tents.They rode toward their usual spot, calling greetings to other Rangers as they passed. The Corps was a close-knit unit, and most Rangers knew one another by name. Arriving at their spot, the two dismounted and unsaddled their horses, rubbing them down after their long ride. Will took two folding leather buckets and fetched water from the small stream that wandered through the Gathering Ground while Gilan measured out oats for Blaze and Tug. For the next few days, the horses could graze on the lush grass that grew underfoot, but they deserved a treat after their hard work.And Rangers never begrudged their horses a treat.They swept the area clear of fallen branches and leaves and then pitched tents. The fireplace stones had been disturbed, possibly by some wandering animal, and Will quickly replaced them.“I’m beginning to wonder where Halt’s got to,” Gilan said, glancing to the west, where the lowering sun’s light filtered through the trunks of the trees. “He’s certainly taking his time getting here.”“Maybe he’s not coming,” Will suggested.Gilan pursed his lips. “Halt miss a Gathering?” he said, disbelief in his tone. “He loves coming to the Gathering each year. And he wouldn’t miss a chance to catch up with you.”Like Will, Gilan was a former apprentice of Halt’s. But he knew that there was a very special relationship between the grizzled senior Ranger and his young friend—one that went way past the master and apprentice relationship that he shared with Halt. Will was more of a son to Halt.“No,” he continued, “I can’t think of anything that would keep him away.”“Well, apparently something has,” a familiar voice behind them interrupted.Will and Gilan turned quickly to find Crowley standing behind them. The Ranger Commandant was a master of silent movement.“Crowley!” Gilan said. “Where did you spring from? And how is it I never hear you coming?”Crowley grinned. The skill was one he was proud of.“Oh, being able to sneak up on people has its advantages in the political world of Castle Araluen,” he said. “People are always discussing secrets, and you’d be surprised how many snippets I pick up before they realize I’m there.”The two younger Rangers stood and shook hands with their Commandant. They all sat down, and while Gilan brewed a pot of coffee, Will asked the question that had been on his mind since Crowley’s sudden appearance.“Is Halt really not coming?”Crowley nodded. “I received a message from him the day before yesterday. He’s off on the West Coast, chasing down rumors about some new religious cult that’s cropped up. Said he wouldn’t have time to make it back here.”“A religious cult?” Will asked. “What sort of religious cult?”The corners of Crowley’s mouth turned down in an expression of distaste. “ The usual sort, I’m afraid.” He glanced at Gilan for confirmation. “You know the type of thing, don’t you, Gil?”Gilan nodded. “Only too well. ‘Come join our new religion,’ ” he mock quoted. “ ‘Our god is the only true god and he will protect you from the doom that is coming to the world. You will be safe and secure with us. Oh . . . and by the way, would you mind giving us all your valuables for the privilege of being kept safe?’ Is that the sort of thing?” he asked.Crowley sighed heavily.“That’s pretty much it in a nutshell. They warn people about impending disaster, and all the time, they’re the ones who are planning to cause it.”Gilan poured three steaming cups of coffee and passed them around.Crowley watched as the two younger Rangers spooned generous helpings of wild honey into theirs. He shook his head. “Never could get used to the taste of honey in my coffee. Halt and I used to argue over that in our younger days.”Will grinned.“If you’re Halt’s apprentice, you don’t have a choice. You learn to shoot a bow, throw a knife, move silently and put honey in your coffee.”“He’s a fine teacher,” Gilan said, sipping his coffee appreciatively. “So did Halt say what this new cult calls itself? They usually come up with some portentous-sounding name,” he added, in an aside to Will.“He didn’t say,” Crowley said. He seemed to be hesitating over whether to voice his next statement. Then he came to a decision. “He’s worried this might be a new outbreak of the Outsiders.”The name meant nothing to Will, but he saw Gilan’s head come up.“The Outsiders?” Gilan said. “I remember that name. It must have been in the second year of my apprenticeship. Didn’t you and Halt go off together to see them on their way?”Crowley nodded. “Along with Berrigan and several other Rangers.”“That must have been quite a cult,” Will said, surprise in his voice. There was an old Araluen saying—“One riot, one Ranger”—which meant that it rarely took more than a single Ranger to solve the biggest problems.“It was,” Crowley agreed. “ They were a very unpleasant bunch of people, and their poison had gone deep into the heart of the countryside. It took us some time to get the better of them. That’s why Halt is so intent on finding out more about this new group. If they’re a recurrence of the Outsiders, we’ll have to act quickly.”He tossed the dregs of his coffee into the fire and set his cup down.“But let’s not worry about what might be a problem until we know that it is. In the meantime, we have a Gathering to organize. Gil, I was wondering if you’d give our two final-year apprentices some extra tuition in unseen movement?”“Of course,” Gilan said. If Crowley was an expert at moving without being heard, Gilan was the Corps’ master at moving without being seen. To a large degree, his skill was dependent upon instinct, but there were always practical tips he could pass on to others.“And as for you, Will,” Crowley said, “we have three first-years this season. Would you be interested in assessing their progress?”He saw Will’s attention snap back to the present. He could tell that the young man was still nursing his disappointment over the fact that his former teacher would not be coming. Just as well to give him something to take his mind off it, the older Ranger thought.“Oh, sorry, Crowley! What was that you said?” Will asked, a little guiltily.“Would you care to help out assessing our three first-years?” Crowley repeated, and Will nodded hastily.“Yes, by all means! Sorry. I was just thinking about Halt. I’ve been looking forward to seeing him,” he explained.“We all have,” Crowley said. “His grumpy face brings a special light to our day. But there’ll be time enough for that later.” He hesitated briefly. “As a matter of fact . . . no, never mind. That’ll keep.”“What will keep?” Will’s curiosity was aroused now, and Crowley smiled to himself. Curiosity was the sign of a good Ranger. But so was discipline.“Never mind. It’s something I’ll tell you about when the time is right. For now, I’d appreciate it if you’d coach the boys in archery and oversee a tactical exercise with them.”“Consider it done.” Will thought for a few seconds, then added, “Do I need to set the tactical exercise?”Crowley shook his head. “No. We’ve done that. Just see them through solving it. It should amuse you,” he added cryptically. He rose and dusted off the seat of his trousers. “Thanks for the coffee,” he said. “See you at the feast tonight.”3“ALL RIGHT,” WILL TOLD THE THREE BOYS, “LET’S SEE YOU SHOOT. Ten arrows each.”He indicated three large, standard bull’s-eye-design targets set up seventy-five meters downrange. The three stepped forward to the firing line. A little farther down the line, two senior Rangers were practicing, shooting at targets no bigger than a large dinner platter, set at the one-hundred-and-fifty-meter mark. For a few moments, the three first-year apprentices watched in awe as the two marksmen slammed arrow after arrow into the almost invisible targets.“Anytime before sunset would be fine,” Will drawled. He had no idea that he was mimicking the dry, mock-weary tone of voice that Halt had used with him when he was first learning the skills of a Ranger.“Yes, sir. Sorry, sir,” said the nearest of the three boys. They all looked at him, wide-eyed. He sighed.“Stuart?” he said to the boy who had spoken.“Yes, sir?”“You don’t call me sir. We’re both Rangers.”“But . . . ,” began one of the other boys. He was stockily built and had a mass of red hair that flopped untidily over his forehead. Will searched his memory for the boy’s name: Liam, he remembered.“Yes, Liam?”The boy shuffled awkwardly.“But we’re apprentices, and you’re—” He stopped. He wasn’t sure what he was going to say. It was probably something ridiculous like, “But we’re apprentices, and you’re you.”Because although Will didn’t know it, he was a subject of awe for these boys. He was the legendary Will Treaty, the Ranger who had rescued the King’s daughter from Morgarath’s Wargal army, then protected her when they were kidnapped by raiding Skandians. Then he had trained and led a company of archers in the battle against the Temujai riders. And only the previous year, he had repelled a Scotti invasion on the northern frontier of the kingdom.These three would look up to any graduate Ranger. But Will Treaty was only a few years older than they were, and so was a subject for hero worship of the highest degree. As a result, they had been somewhat surprised when they met him. They had expected a larger-than-life figure—a hero in classical terms. Instead, they were introduced to a fresh-faced, youthful person with a ready smile and a slim build, who stood a little less than average height. Had Will realized it, he would have been amused and more than a little embarrassed. It was exactly the sort of reaction he was used to seeing in people who met Halt for the first time. Unknown to him, his own reputation was beginning to rival that of his former teacher.Will may not have comprehended the hero worship these boys felt for him personally. But he did understand the gulf they felt existed between a Ranger and an apprentice. He had felt the same way.“You’re apprentice Rangers,” he said. “And the important word there is Rangers.” He tapped the silver oakleaf amulet that hung around his neck. “As a wearer of the Silver Oakleaf, I might expect obedience and some level of deference from you. But I do not expect you to call me sir. My name is Will, and that’s what you call me. You’d call my friend Gilan and my former master Halt, if he were here. That’s the Rangers’ way.”It was a small point, he knew, but an important one. Rangers were a unique breed and on occasion they needed to assert authority over people who were nominally far senior to them in rank. It was important that these boys knew that they might one day need to call upon the power and trust that the King conferred upon his Rangers. All of them—apprentices and graduates alike. The self-confidence they would need to do so was built initially by their sense of equality with their peers in the Ranger Corps.The three apprentices exchanged glances as they took in what Will had said. He saw their shoulders straighten a little, their chins come up fractionally.“Yes . . . Will,” said Liam. He nodded to himself, as if trying the word out and liking what he heard. The others echoed the sentiment, nodding in their turn. Will gave them a few moments to savor the sense of confidence, then glanced meaningfully at the sun.“Well, sunset’s getting closer all the time,” he said to himself. He hid a smile as three arrows slid out of their quivers. A few seconds later, three bows twanged and he heard the familiar scrape-slither as the shots were on their way to the target.“ Ten shots,” he said. “ Then we’ll see how you’re doing.”He strolled to a nearby tree and sat beneath it, his back leaning comfortably against the trunk. With his cowl pulled up and his face in shadow, he seemed to be dozing.But his eyes were moving ceaselessly, missing nothing as he studied every aspect of the three boys’ shooting technique.For the next two days, Will assessed their skills with the bow, correcting small faults in technique as he did so. Liam had developed a habit of measuring his full draw by touching his right thumb to the corner of his mouth.“Touch your mouth with your forefinger, not the thumb,” Will told him. “If you use the thumb, your hand tends to twist to the right, and that will throw the arrow off line when you release.”Liam nodded and made the slight adjustment. Immediately, his accuracy improved—particularly on the longer shots, where the slight change in angle had a greater effect.Nick, the quietest of the three, was gripping his bow too tightly. He was an intense young man and eager to succeed. Will sensed that was where the viselike grip came from. Nick was allowing his determination to affect the relaxed grip that the bow needed. A tight grip meant the bow often skewed to the left at the moment of release, resulting in a wild, inaccurate shot. Again, Will corrected the fault and set the young man to practice.Stuart’s technique was sound, without any major faults at this stage. But like the others, his skill would only reach the required Ranger level with hours of practice.“Practice and more practice,” Will told them. “Remember the old saying: ‘An ordinary archer practices until he gets it right. A Ranger practices . . .’?” He let the phrase hang in the air, waiting for them to finish it off.“Until he never gets it wrong,” they chorused. He nodded, smiling approval.“Remember it,” he said.On the third day, however, there was a respite from the hours of practice with the bow. The previous evening, the boys had received the written outline of the tactical exercise that had been set for them. They had spent the hours between dinner and lights-out going over the problem and forming their first ideas for a solution.Will had received the details of their assignment at the same time. He shook his head when he read the outline.; Title: Kings of Clonmel: Book Eight (Ranger's Apprentice) | [
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6,504 | 5 | T.A. Barron is the award-winning author of fantasy novels such as The Lost Years of Merlin epic—soon to be a major motion picture. He serves on a variety of environmental and educational boards including The Nature Conservancy and The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, and is the founder of a national award for heroic children. Following a life-changing decision to leave a successful business career to write full-time in 1990, Barron has written seventeen books, but is happiest when on the mountain trails with his wife, Currie, and their five children.; Title: The Mirror of Fate: Book 4 (Merlin Saga) | [
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6,505 | 6 | "When a local snack-food manufacturer creates a puzzle contest to benefit a school, Winston Breen and his two best friends represent their middle school, solving his six elaborate puzzles and an unexpected seventh: exposing a cheater. Like its predecessor, this second adventure in The Puzzling World of Winston Breen has a number of extra puzzles included in the narrative and more at the end, along with the answers. . . . Suspenseful." -Kirkus ReviewsEric Berlin creates puzzles for all ages, from kids to adults (his crosswords appear often in The New York Times). He is a member of the National Puzzlers' League and enjoys creating puzzle events for schools and other groups. He lives in Milford, Connecticut, with his wife and two children.; Title: The Potato Chip Puzzles: The Puzzling World of Winston Breen | [
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6,506 | 2 | “With a unique cast of characters (including supportive parents) and plenty of conflict and humor, this is a good choice for reluctant readers.” — School Library Journal“This offers up an appealing protagonist, . . . diverse characters, as well as a nice blend of humor and sympathy. An entertaining read.” — BooklistLee Wardlaw (www.leewardlaw.com) lives in Santa Barbara, California. Her 101 Ways to Bug Your Teacher was an IRA-CBC Children's Choice and earned many other state awards and nominations.; Title: 101 Ways to Bug Your Friends and Enemies | [
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6,507 | 2 | -Corbett+s graceful dialogue, lovingly drawn characters and clever plot form a timely and refreshing tale.+ -Publishers WeeklySue Corbett is the daughter of Irish immigrants and grew up in a Long Island neighborhood very similar to the one depicted in 12 Again. Ms. Corbett has worked as a journalist for fifteen years in Missouri, South Carolina, Florida and, now, Virginia, where she lives with her husband and their three young children. As anyone who knows her will tell you, she really is half-Looney. However, she has only been twelve once. (So far.); Title: The Last Newspaper Boy in America | [
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6,509 | 2 | Dave Horowitz has written and illustrated a number of books for young readers, including Beware of Tigers, The Ugly Pumpkin and Soon,Baboon, Soon. He lives in Rosendale, New York.Learn more about Dave Horowitz at horowitzdave.com.; Title: Humpty Dumpty Climbs Again | [
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6,510 | 2 | Stephanie Perkins (www.stephanieperkins.com) lives in Asheville, North Carolina.Table of ContentsTitle PageCopyright PageDedicationchapter onechapter twochapter threechapter fourchapter fivechapter sixchapter sevenchapter eightchapter ninechapter tenchapter elevenchapter twelvechapter thirteenchapter fourteenchapter fifteenchapter sixteenchapter seventeenchapter eighteenchapter nineteenchapter twentychapter twenty-onechapter twenty-twochapter twenty-threechapter twenty-fourchapter twenty-fivechapter twenty-sixchapter twenty-sevenchapter twenty-eightchapter twenty-ninechapter thirtychapter thirty-onechapter thirty-twochapter thirty-threechapter thirty-fourchapter thirty-fivechapter thirty-sixchapter thirty-sevenchapter thirty-eightchapter thirty-ninechapter fortychapter forty-onechapter forty-twochapter forty-threechapter forty-fourchapter forty-fivechapter forty-sixchapter forty-sevenAcknowledgementsDutton BooksA member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc.Published by the Penguin Group | Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U.S.A. | Penguin Group (Canada), 90 Eglinton Avenue East, Suite 700, Toronto, Ontario M4P 2Y3, Canada (a division of Pearson Penguin Canada Inc.) | Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, England | Penguin Ireland, 25 St Stephens Green, Dublin 2, Ireland (a division of Penguin Books Ltd) | Penguin Group (Australia), 250 Camberwell Road, Camberwell, Victoria 3124, Australia (a division of Pearson Australia Group Pty Ltd) | Penguin Books India Pvt Ltd, 11 Community Centre, Panchsheel Park, New Delhi110 017, India | Penguin Group (NZ), 67 Apollo Drive, Rosedale, North Shore 0632, New Zealand (a division of Pearson New Zealand Ltd.) | Penguin Books (South Africa) (Pty) Ltd, 24 Sturdee Avenue, Rosebank, Johannesburg 2196, South Africa | Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London WC2R 0RL, EnglandThis book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the authors imagination or are used fictitiously, and any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, business establishments, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage and retrieval system now known or to be invented, without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer who wishes to quote brief passages in connection with a review written for inclusion in a magazine, newspaper, or broadcast.The publisher does not have any control over and does not assume any responsibility for author or third-party websites or their content.CIP Data is available.Published in the United States by Dutton Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 345 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014 www.penguin.com/youngreadersISBN: 978-1-101-44549-5For Jarrod, best friend & true lovechapter oneHere is everything I know about France: Madeline and Amlie and Moulin Rouge. The Eiffel Tower and the Arc de Triomphe, although I have no idea what the function of either actually is. Napoleon, Marie Antoinette, and a lot of kings named Louis. Im not sure what they did either, but I think it has something to do with the French Revolution, which has something to do with Bastille Day. The art museum is called the Louvre and its shaped like a pyramid and the Mona Lisa lives there along with that statue of the woman missing her arms. And there are cafs or bistros or whatever they call them on every street corner. And mimes. The food is supposed to be good, and the people drink a lot of wine and smoke a lot of cigarettes.Ive heard they dont like Americans, and they dont like white sneakers.A few months ago, my father enrolled me in boarding school. His air quotes practically crackled over the phone line as he declared living abroad to be a good learning experience and a keepsake Id treasure forever. Yeah. Keepsake. And I wouldve pointed out his misuse of the word had I not already been freaking out.Since his announcement, Ive tried yelling, begging, pleading, and crying, but nothing has convinced him otherwise. And now I have a new student visa and a passport, each declaring me: Anna Oliphant, citizen of the United States of America. And now Im here with my parentsunpacking my belongings in a room smaller than my suitcasethe newest senior at the School of America in Paris.Its not that Im ungrateful. I mean, its Paris. The City of Light! The most romantic city in the world! Im not immune to that. Its just this whole international boarding school thing is a lot more about my father than it is about me. Ever since he sold out and started writing lame books that were turned into even lamer movies, hes been trying to impress his big-shot New York friends with how cultured and rich he is.My father isnt cultured. But he is rich.It wasnt always like this.When my parents were still married, we were strictly lower middle class. It was around the time of the divorce that all traces of decency vanished, and his dream of being the next great Southern writer was replaced by his desire to be the next published writer. So he started writing these novels set in Small Town Georgia about folks with Good American Values who Fall in Love and then contract Life-Threatening Diseases and Die.Im serious.And it totally depresses me, but the ladies eat it up.They love my fathers books and they love his cable-knit sweaters and they love his bleachy smile and orangey tan. And they have turned him into a bestseller and a total dick.Two of his books have been made into movies and three more are in production, which is where his real money comes from. Hollywood. And, somehow, this extra cash and pseudo-prestige have warped his brain into thinking that I should live in France. For a year. Alone. I dont understand why he couldnt send me to Australia or Ireland or anywhere else where English is the native language. The only French word I know is oui, which means yes, and only recently did I learn its spelled o-u-i and not w-e-e.At least the people in my new school speak English. It was founded for pretentious Americans who dont like the company of their own children. I mean, really. Who sends their kid to boarding school? Its so Hogwarts. Only mine doesnt have cute boy wizards or magic candy or flying lessons.Instead, Im stuck with ninety-nine other students. There are twenty-five people in my entire senior class, as opposed to the six hundred I had back in Atlanta. And Im studying the same things I studied at Clairemont High except now Im registered in beginning French.Oh, yeah. Beginning French. No doubt with the freshmen. I totally rock.Mom says I need to lose the bitter factor, pronto, but shes not the one leaving behind her fabulous best friend, Bridgette. Or her fabulous job at the Royal Midtown 14 multiplex. Or Toph, the fabulous boy at the Royal Midtown 14 multiplex.And I still cant believe shes separating me from my brother, Sean, who is only seven and way too young to be left home alone after school. Without me, hell probably be kidnapped by that creepy guy down the road who has dirty Coca-Cola towels hanging in his windows. Or Seany will accidentally eat something containing Red Dye #40 and his throat will swell up and no one will be there to drive him to the hospital. He might even die. And I bet they wouldnt let me fly home for his funeral and Id have to visit the cemetery alone next year and Dad will have picked out some god-awful granite cherub to go over his grave.And I hope Dad doesnt expect me to fill out college applications to Russia or Romania now. My dream is to study film theory in California. I want to be our nations greatest female film critic. Someday Ill be invited to every festival, and Ill have a major newspaper column and a cool television show and a ridiculously popular website. So far I only have the website, and its not so popular.Yet.I just need a little more time to work on it, thats all.Anna, its time.What? I glance up from folding my shirts into perfect squares.Mom stares at me and twiddles the turtle charm on her necklace. My father, bedecked in a peach polo shirt and white boating shoes, is gazing out my dormitory window. Its late, but across the street a woman belts out something operatic.My parents need to return to their hotel rooms. They both have early morning flights.Oh. I grip the shirt in my hands a little tighter.Dad steps away from the window, and Im alarmed to discover his eyes are wet. Something about the idea of my fathereven if it is my fatheron the brink of tears raises a lump in my throat.Well, kiddo. Guess youre all grown up now.My body is frozen. He pulls my stiff limbs into a bear hug. His grip is frightening. Take care of yourself. Study hard and make some friends. And watch out for pickpockets, he adds. Sometimes they work in pairs.I nod into his shoulder, and he releases me. And then hes gone.My mother lingers behind. Youll have a wonderful year here, she says. I just know it. I bite my lip to keep it from quivering, and she sweeps me into her arms. I try to breathe. Inhale. Count to three. Exhale. Her skin smells like grapefruit body lotion. Ill call you the moment I get home, she says.Home. Atlanta isnt my home anymore.I love you, Anna.Im crying now. I love you, too. Take care of Seany for me.Of course.And Captain Jack, I say. Make sure Sean feeds him and changes his bedding and fills his water bottle. And make sure he doesnt give him too many treats because they make him fat and then he cant get out of his igloo. But make sure he gives him at least a few every day, because he still needs the vitamin C and he wont drink the water when I use those vitamin dropsShe pulls back and tucks my bleached stripe behind my ear. I love you, she says again.And then my mother does something that, even after all of the paperwork and plane tickets and presentations, I dont see coming. Something that wouldve happened in a year anyway, once I left for college, but that no matter how many days or months or years Ive yearned for it, I am still not prepared for when it actually happens.My mother leaves. I am alone.chapter twoI feel it coming, but I cant stop it.PANIC.They left me. My parents actually left me! IN FRANCE!Meanwhile, Paris is oddly silent. Even the opera singer has packed it in for the night. I cannot lose it. The walls here are thinner than Band-Aids, so if I break down, my neighborsmy new classmateswill hear everything. Im going to be sick. Im going to vomit that weird eggplant tapenade I had for dinner, and everyone will hear, and no one will invite me to watch the mimes escape from their invisible boxes, or whatever it is people do here in their spare time.I race to my pedestal sink to splash water on my face, but it explodes out and sprays my shirt instead. And now Im crying harder, because I havent unpacked my towels, and wet clothing reminds me of those stupid water rides Bridgette and Matt used to drag me on at Six Flags where the water is the wrong color and it smells like paint and it has a billion trillion bacterial microbes in it. Oh God.What if there are bacterial microbes in the water? Is French water even safe to drink?Pathetic. Im pathetic.How many seventeen-year-olds would kill to leave home? My neighbors arent experiencing any meltdowns. No crying coming from behind their bedroom walls. I grab a shirt off the bed to blot myself dry, when the solution strikes. My pillow. I collapse face-first into the sound barrier and sob and sob and sob.Someone is knocking on my door.No. Surely thats not my door.There it is again!Hello? a girl calls from the hallway. Hello? Are you okay?No, Im not okay. GO AWAY. But she calls again, and Im obligated to crawl off my bed and answer the door. A blonde with long, tight curls waits on the other side. Shes tall and big, but not overweight-big.Volleyball player big. A diamondlike nose ring sparkles in the hall light. Are you all right? Her voice is gentle. Im Meredith; I live next door. Were those your parents who just left?My puffy eyes signal the affirmative.I cried the first night, too. She tilts her head, thinks for a moment, and then nods. Come on. Chocolat chaud.A chocolate show? Why would I want to see a chocolate show? My mother has abandoned me and Im terrified to leave my room andNo. She smiles. Chaud. Hot. Hot chocolate, I can make some in my room.Oh.Despite myself, I follow. Meredith stops me with her hand like a crossing guard. Shes wearing rings on all five fingers. Dont forget your key. The doors automatically lock behind you.I know. And I tug the necklace out from underneath my shirt to prove it. I slipped my key onto it during this weekends required Life Skills Seminars for new students, when they told us how easy it is to get locked out.We enter her room. I gasp. Its the same impossible size as mine, seven by ten feet, with the same mini-desk, mini-dresser, mini-bed, mini-fridge, mini-sink, and mini-shower. (No mini-toilet, those are shared down the hall.) But . . . unlike my own sterile cage, every inch of wall and ceiling is covered with posters and pictures and shiny wrapping paper and brightly colored flyers written in French.How long have you been here? I ask.Meredith hands me a tissue and I blow my nose, a terrible honk like an angry goose, but she doesnt flinch or make a face. I arrived yesterday. This is my fourth year here, so I didnt have to go to the seminars. I flew in alone, so Ive just been hanging out, waiting for my friends to show up. She looks around with her hands on her hips, admiring her handiwork. I spot a pile of magazines, scissors, and tape on her floor and realize its a work in progress. Not bad, eh? White walls dont do it for me.I circle her room, examining everything. I quickly discover that most of the faces are the same five people: John, Paul, George, Ringo, and some soccer guy I dont recognize.The Beatles are all I listen to. My friends tease me, butWhos this? I point to Soccer Guy. Hes wearing red and white, and hes all dark eyebrows and dark hair. Quite good-looking, actually.Cesc Fbregas. God, hes the most incredible passer. Plays for Arsenal. The English football club? No?I shake my head. I dont keep up with sports, but maybe I should. Nice legs, though.I know, right? You could hammer nails with those thighs.While Meredith brews chocolat chaud on her hot plate, I learn shes also a senior, and that she only plays soccer during the summer because our school doesnt have a program, but that she used to rank All-State in Massachusetts. Thats where shes from, Boston. And she reminds me I should call it football here, whichwhen I think about itreally does make more sense. And she doesnt seem to mind when I badger her with questions or paw through her things.Her room is amazing. In addition to the paraphernalia taped to her walls, she has a dozen china teacups filled with plastic glitter rings, and silver rings with amber stones, and glass rings with pressed flowers. It already looks as if shes lived here for years.I try on a ring with a rubber dinosaur attached. The T-rex flashes red and yellow and blue lights when I squeeze him. I wish I could have a room like this. I love it, but Im too much of a neat freak to have something like it for myself. I need clean walls and a clean desktop and everything put away in its right place at all times.Meredith looks pleased with the compliment.Are these your friends? I place the dinosaur back into its teacup and point to a picture tucked in her mirror. Its gray and shadowy and printed on thick, glossy paper. Clearly the product of a school photography class. Four people stand before a giant hollow cube, and the abundance of stylish black clothing and deliberately mussed hair reveals Meredith belongs to the resident art clique. For some reason, Im surprised. I know her room is artsy, and she has all of those rings on her fingers and in her nose, but the rest is clean-cutlilac sweater, pressed jeans, soft voice. Then theres the soccer thing, but shes not a tomboy either.She breaks into a wide smile, and her nose ring winks. Yeah. Ellie took that at La Dfense. Thats Josh and St. Clair and me and Rashmi. Youll meet them tomorrow at breakfast. Well, everyone but Ellie. She graduated last year.The pit of my stomach begins to unclench. Was that an invitation to sit with her?But Im sure youll meet her soon enough, because shes dating St. Clair. Shes at Parsons Paris now for photography.Ive never heard of it, but I nod as if Ive considered going there myself someday.Shes really talented. The edge in her voice suggests otherwise, but I dont push it. Josh and Rashmi are dating, too, she adds.Ah. Meredith must be single.Unfortunately, I can relate. Back home Id dated my friend Matt for five months. He was tall-ish and funny-ish and had decent-ish hair. It was one of those since no one better is around, do you wanna make out? situations. All wed ever done was kiss, and it wasnt even that great.Too much spit. I always had to wipe off my chin.We broke up when I learned about France, but it wasnt a big deal. I didnt cry or send him weepy emails or key his moms station wagon. Now hes going out with Cherrie Milliken, who is in chorus and has shiny shampoo-commercial hair. It doesnt even bother me.Not really.Besides, the breakup freed me to lust after Toph, multiplex coworker babe extraordinaire. Not that I didnt lust after him when I was with Matt, but still. It did make me feel guilty. And things were starting to happen with Tophthey really werewhen summer ended. But Matts the only guy Ive ever gone out with, and he barely counts. I once told him Id dated this guy named Stuart Thistleback at summer camp. Stuart Thistleback had auburn hair and played the stand-up bass, and we were totally in love, but he lived in Chattanooga and we didnt have our drivers licenses yet.Matt knew I made it up, but he was too nice to say so.Im about to ask Meredith what classes shes taking, when her phone chirps the first few bars of Strawberry Fields Forever. She rolls her eyes and answers. Mom, its midnight here. Six-hour time difference, remember?I glance at her alarm clock, shaped like a yellow submarine, and Im surprised to find shes right. I set my long-empty mug of chocolat chaud on her dresser. I should get going, I whisper. Sorry I stayed so long.Hold on a sec. Meredith covers the mouthpiece. It was nice meeting you. See you at breakfast?Yeah. See ya. I try to say this casually, but Im so thrilled that I skip from her room and promptly slam into a wall.Whoops. Not a wall. A boy.Oof. He staggers backward.Sorry! Im so sorry, I didnt know you were there.He shakes his head, a little dazed.The first thing I notice is his hairits the first thing I notice about everyone. Its dark brown and messy and somehow both long and short at the same time. I think of the Beatles, since Ive just seen them in Merediths room. Its artist hair. Musician hair. I-pretend-I-dont-care-but-I-really-do hair.Beautiful hair.Its okay, I didnt see you either. Are you all right, then?Oh my. Hes English.Er. Does Mer live here?Seriously, I dont know any American girl who can resist an English accent.The boy clears his throat. Meredith Chevalier? Tall girl? Big, curly hair? Then he looks at me like Im crazy or half deaf, like my Nanna Oliphant. Nanna just smiles and shakes her head whenever I ask, What kind of salad dressing would you like? or Where did you put Granddads false teeth?Im sorry. He takes the smallest step away from me. You were going to bed.Yes! Meredith lives there. Ive just spent two hours with her. I announce this proudly like my brother, Seany, whenever he finds something disgusting in the yard. Im Anna! Im new here! Oh God. What. Is with.The scary enthusiasm? My cheeks catch fire, and its all so humiliating.The beautiful boy gives an amused grin. His teeth are lovelystraight on top and crooked on the bottom, with a touch of overbite. Im a sucker for smiles like this, due to my own lack of orthodontia. I have a gap between my front teeth the size of a raisin.tienne, he says. I live one floor up.I live here. I point dumbly at my room while my mind whirs: French name, English accent, American school. Anna confused.He raps twice on Merediths door. Well. Ill see you around then, Anna.Eh-t-yen says my name like this: Ah-na.My heart thump thump thumps in my chest.Meredith opens her door. St. Clair! she shrieks. Shes still on the phone. They laugh and hug and talk over each other. Come in! How was your flight? Whend you get here? Have you seen Josh? Mom, Ive gotta go.Merediths phone and door snap shut simultaneously.I fumble with the key on my necklace. Two girls in matching pink bathrobes strut behind me, giggling and gossiping. A crowd of guys across the hall snicker and catcall. Meredith and her friend laugh through the thin walls. My heart sinks, and my stomach tightens back up.Im still the new girl. Im still alone.chapter threeThe next morning, I consider stopping by Merediths, but I chicken out and walk to breakfast by myself. At least I know where the cafeteria is (Day Two: Life Skills Seminars). I double-check for my meal card and pop open my Hello Kitty umbrella. Its drizzling. The weather doesnt give a crap that its my first day of school.; Title: Anna and the French Kiss | [
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6,511 | 18 | "Fast-moving and engaging." - Booklist, starred reviewAcclaimed biographer, Jean Fritz, was born in China to American missionaries on November 16, 1915. Living there until she was almost thirteen sparked a lifelong interest in American history.  She wrote about her childhood in China in Homesick, My Own Story, a Newbery Honor Book and winner of the National Book Award.      Ms. Fritz was the author of forty-five books for children and young people. Many center on historical American figures, gaining her a reputation as the premier author of biographies for children and young people.      Among the other prestigious awards Ms. Fritz has garnered are: the National Humanities Medal, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award, the May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Award. the Christopher Award, the Boston Globe-Horn Book Non-Fiction Award, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and many ALA Notable Books of the Year, School Library Journal Best Books of the Year, and ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice Awards.      She passed away on May 14, 2017. ; Title: Alexander Hamilton: the Outsider | [
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6,512 | 11 | Ursula Vernon is the author of the Dragonbreath series about Danny Dragonbreath. She lives, writes, and draws in Pittsboro, North Carolina.; Title: Dragonbreath #2: Attack of the Ninja Frogs | [
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6,513 | 7 | "Readers as yet unfamiliar with Link ("Magic for Beginners") will be excited to discover her singular voice in this collection of nine short stories, her first book for young adults. The first entry, The Wrong Grave, immediately demonstrates her rare talents: a deadpan narration that conceals the author's metafictional sleight-of-hand ("Miles had always been impulsive. I think you should know that right up front"); subjects that range from absurd to mundane, all observed with equidistant irony. Miles, hoping to recover the poems he's buried with his dead girlfriend, digs up what appears to be the wrong corpse ("It's a mistake anyone could make," interjects the narrator), who regains life and visits her mother, a lapsed Buddhist ("Mrs. Baldwin had taken her Buddhism very seriously, once, before substitute teaching had knocked it out of her"). Other stories have more overtly magical or intertextual themes; in each, Link's peppering of her prose with random associations dislocates readers from the ordinary. With a quirky, fairytale style evocative of Neil Gaiman, the author mingles the grotesque and the ethereal to make magic on the page."Publishers Weekly, starred review"Although some of Links work appears in other YA and adult short-story anthologies, this is her first collection wholly aimed at a young-adult audience. Weirdly wonderful and a touch macabre, the nine short stories take readers into worlds with elements of reality but also supply a fantastic twist. The opening story, The Wrong Grave, plays into the current trend of books featuring the dead and the undead; in it, a boy whose girlfriend dies wants to dig her up to retrieve the poems he put in her coffin. Magic for Beginners centers on a boy whose closest friendships form around a TV show with a loyal following but no set broadcast time or channel. Erudite, economical word choices give readers a strong sense of setting without drowning them in adjectives. The humor is dry and the characters are easy to relate to, even in alien (literally and figuratively) settings. Fantasy readers used to long, single tomes may hesitate at the short-story format, but once they see these, they will want more."Kirkus Reviews, starred review"Link, who has two breathlessly received books of strange, surrealistic tales for adults under her belt, makes the leap into the YA fold with this collection of short stories (most previously published in separate anthologies) that tug at the seams of reality, sometimes gently, sometimes violently. In nearly every one of these startlingly, sometimes confoundingly original stories, Link defies expectations with such terrific turnarounds that you are left precipitously wondering not only Whats going to happen now? but also Wait, what just happened? Her conception of fantasy is so unique that when she uses words like ghost or magic, they mean something very different than they do anywhere else. Perhaps most surprisinglyand memorably is Links dedicated deadpan delivery that drives home how funny she can be, no matter how dark the material gets. After gobbling up a group of campers, a monster with a self-proclaimed sense of humor bargains with the terrified lone survivor, How about if I only eat you if you say the number that Im thinking of? I promise I wont cheat. I probably wont cheat. Shaun Tan contributes a handful of small illustrations that are, of course, just plain delightful."Booklist, starred review"In her first collection of stories for young adults, Link upends traditional horror, science fiction, and fantasy motifs, creating original, quirky, and distinctly beautiful literary landscapes. Honed, brilliant language renders blood, werewolves, ghosts, magic, and monsters sublimeat times even funny. Readers will relish uncertainty in these savory, strange stories and never feel quite sure of their footing. They proceed giddily, jumping from one uncanny premise, phrase, or image to the next, eventually stumbling upon a revelation that hits them like the snap of a rubber band. Clever resolutions and tricky plots place teens on delightfully circuitous reading paths. Unexpected endings force them to double back and reconsider each story from the beginning. In this second read, young adults might notice Links seamless incorporation of their own experiences. Awkward adolescence, uncomfortable first love, frustrating parents, and complicated friendships surface quietly amid wonderfully knotty, twisted plots and incandescent imagery. This compilation of intricate, transfixing selections succeeds in making the weird wonderful and the grotesque absolutely gorgeous."School Library JournalKelly Link lives in Northampton, Massachusetts, where she and her husband, Gavin J. Grant, run Small Beer Press and publish the zine Lady Churchills Rosebud Wristlet (www.lcrw.net).; Title: Pretty Monsters | [
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6,514 | 0 | David A. Adler (www.davidaadler.com and www.camjansen.com) is the author of more than 175 childrens books. Before becoming a childrens book author, he taught math and science, and completed masters degrees in marketing and economics. He lives in Woodmere, New York.; Title: Cam Jansen: Cam Jansen and the Wedding Cake Mystery #30 | [
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6,515 | 2 | -Warner is a dead-on observer of playground politics, and has a great ear for dialogue.+ -School Library JournalSally Warner (www.sallywarner.com) has published more than twenty novels for young readers, including the Emma and EllRay Jakes series. She lives in Altadena, California with her husband and their not-so-miniature dachshund, Rocky. ; Title: EllRay Jakes Is Not a Chicken | [
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6,516 | 2 | “fast-paced and hilarious” — Booklist“There’s plenty of set-up for future volumes; fans will hope they won’t have to wait long.” — Kirkus“There are enough good lines to keep smiles coming frequently.” — School Library Journal“A thoughtful adventure that will leave readers contemplating both the outer and inner workings of the universe.” — Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books“Loaded with laughs, imagination…a highly original novel that’s certain to appeal to reluctant and avid readers alike.” — The RepositoryNathan Bransford (www.nathanbransford.com) lives in San Francisco, California. Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow is his first novel.; Title: Jacob Wonderbar and the Cosmic Space Kapow | [
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6,517 | 5 | T.A. Barron is the award-winning author of fantasy novels such as The Lost Years of Merlin epic—soon to be a major motion picture. He serves on a variety of environmental and educational boards including The Nature Conservancy and The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, and is the founder of a national award for heroic children. Following a life-changing decision to leave a successful business career to write full-time in 1990, Barron has written seventeen books, but is happiest when on the mountain trails with his wife, Currie, and their five children.; Title: The Dragon of Avalon: Book 6 (Merlin Saga) | [
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6,518 | 2 | Mike Lupicais the #1 bestselling author of many popular books for young readers, includingFantasy League,QB 1,Heat,Travel Team,Million-Dollar Throw, andThe Underdogs. He has carved out a niche as the sporting worlds finest storyteller. He lives in Connecticut with his wife and their four children. When not writing novels, he writes for New York'sDaily News.; Title: The Big Field | [
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6,519 | 2 | Born in Washington, D.C., and raised in New York, Paula Danziger knew since second grade that she wanted to be a writer. Beginning her career as a teacher, Danziger taught at the junior high, high school, college levels. She received her Masters Degree in reading and during that time she wrote her first bestselling novel, The Cat Ate My Gymsuit. She returned to teaching, but the success of her book encouraged her to become a full-time writer. It was non-stop for Danziger since then. Among her titles are: the enormously popular Amber Brown books as well as Remember Me To Harold Square, The Divorce Express, and Can You Sue Your Parents For Malpractice?Danziger received numerous honors, including: Parent's Choice Awards, International Reading Association - Children's Book Council Awards, a IRA-CBC Children's Choice Award and many nominations for state reading and library association awards.Known as a flamboyantly funny and deeply honest writer and speaker, Paula Danziger knew how to relate to young readers at their level. She was vital, funny, and compassionate. She knew how kids felt, what made them laugh, what they wore, collected, read, and played with. From collecting novelty toys that would make any teacher cringe, to wearing jangly earrings, funky glasses and shoes covered with beads and sequins, Paula Danziger had a direct line into kids' hearts and funnybones. She will be missed always.In Paula's memory, The Amber Brown Fund has been established to bring authors and illustrators to schools and libraries which otherwise could not afford them. Donations may be sent to The Amber Brown Fund/ SCBWI Museum of Childrens Books, 8271 Beverly Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90048.Tony Ross lives in London, England.CHAPTER FOURWe just sit in Dad's car for awhile. I, Amber Brown, have to think about what I am going to do, what I'm going to tell my Dad. I am so angry at my mom right now. She won't let me get my ears pierced. She's so mean when my dad is around. She's not acting like the Mom I've always known. But if I say all of that to my dad, then he's going to act all proud that he's the best parent . . . and he does stuff too that drives me nuts. I take a deep breath. "I'm just upset because Brandi called, and she and Kelly are going to the mall to get their ears pierced and I couldn't go??" My dad interrupts. "Is that because you had to go with me?" All of a sudden, a light flashes inside my head. Well, not a light . . . . . an idea . . . . . and I'm not sure that this is a good idea . . . . but I, Amber Brown, am going to go for it. I, Amber Brown, am getting tired of the way that they are both acting. I'm tired of being in the middle?.and I want to do something for ME. I sniffle and nod. And then I sniffle again. "That's one of the reasons. But don't feel bad, Daddy, because I can get them pierced some time in the future." I don't mention that the time in the future, according to my mom, is two years away. My dad sits for a minute, thinking. "Honey, I don't want you to feel bad because we have plans and you can't do that with your friends." "It's okay." I say, "even though they are probably on their way to the mall right now, I don't feel bad . . . not that bad anyway." My dad turns the key in the ignition and says, "Well . . . you don't have to be upset, my wonderful daughter. I will take you to the mall . . . . and you can meet up with your friends and get your ears pierced." "Oh, Daddy." I pat him on his hand. "Thank you soooooo much. You are so wonderful . . . . the best dad in the entire world." "As your Aunt Pam says, wagons ho," my dad says, as he pulls the car out of the parking space. I, Amber Brown, wonder about that. Aunt Pam is my mom's sister, and now that my parents are divorced, is my dad supposed to be quoting my mom's sister, his ex-sister-in-law? I, Amber Brown, am also wondering about what I've done. . . . . I haven't actually lied to my dad . . . but I haven't told him the whole truth. . . . . . But I really, really want to get my ears pierced . . . . and he doesn't say no . . . . and I'm his daughter too . . . . so that means that I should be able to get at least one of my ears pierced . . . . and my mom should only get half as mad because with joint custody, they share me and they each think that they own me. . . . . So really I'll have only pierced one ear that she has custody of . . . "Vrrrrrrrrroooooooooooooooooom," my dad says as we drive. That's something he used to say when I was little. He turns his head to me and smiles. "Vrrrrrrrrooooooooooooooooooom," I say and then sing, "Off we go into the wild blue yonder." It's part of a song that my dad used to sing to me when I was little . . . . when he used to lift me up over his head and I'd pretend that I was an airplane. We both sing it together. It's something that is ours . . . . to remember and to do now. We finish singing. My dad asks, "When we get to the mall, where should I park? Where are you all going to get your ears pierced?" I bite my lip. I, Amber Brown, never found out where Brandi and Kelly are going. I close my eyes and try to figure out how to handle this. Maybe I should tell him the truth now. If I do, I'll probably be the only fourth-grade girl in the world who doesn't have pierced ears. If I don't, I'll have pierced ears and one angry mom . . . and probably one angry dad . . . . but in this case, one plus one equals two . . . . two pierced ears. I, Amber Brown, decide to go for it. "They're getting them done at Jamison's Jewelry Store . . . . but because they didn't think I could go, they may have already gotten them done. . . . If they're not there, do you think I should wait?" I hope that he says the word that I want to hear. Instead, as he parks the car, he says, "Amber, are they really getting their ears pierced?" "I promise," I say and wait for him to ask what Mom thinks. He doesn't ask. He nods. "Then you can get yours done. I trust you." Something tells me that I am going to feel really bad about what I am going to do, but I would feel worse if my ears don't get pierced. I, Amber Brown, am going to get my ears pierced. I'm very excited . . . . . and very nervous . . . and not just because my ears are going to get pierced. (Copyright ? 1999 by Paula Danziger. 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6,522 | 5 | T.A. Barron is the award-winning author of fantasy novels such as The Lost Years of Merlin epic—soon to be a major motion picture. He serves on a variety of environmental and educational boards including The Nature Conservancy and The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, and is the founder of a national award for heroic children. Following a life-changing decision to leave a successful business career to write full-time in 1990, Barron has written seventeen books, but is happiest when on the mountain trails with his wife, Currie, and their five children.; Title: The Seven Songs: Book 2 (Merlin Saga) | [
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6,523 | 2 | "This Posey book is an especially winning tale. . . . Storytelling in a book for newly independent readers can seem stiff, but Greene doesnt miss a step. Posey is the perfect fictional friend for any first-grade girl." --Kirkus ReviewsPraise for Princess Posey"Greenes simple writing style and straightforward plot is ideal for advanced first graders or beginning second-grade readers."School Library Journal"Greene proves herself yet again to be an adept chronicler of the ups and downs of the first year of school, and her simple, straightforward prose gives just the right amount of emotional heft to these mini- dramas, neither exaggerating nor reducing Poseys situation. . . . Posey continues to be a winning protagonist, and her escapades are a series worth having on hand." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's BooksStephanie Greene is a long time fan of princesses. She admires their tutus and glittery veils and necklaces - the works! She is happy that reviewers think Posey is charming and sparkly and hopes her readers will love all of the new Posey books, too. Stephanie Greene lives in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.; Title: Princess Posey and the Next-Door Dog (Princess Posey, First Grader) | [
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6,524 | 2 | "I loved it and laughed out loud. Hilarious and so smart. Dumb proves that everyone, no matter what, deserves to be heard." -Catherine Gilbert Murdoch, author of Dairy QueenAntony John (antonyjohn.net) is a stay-at-home dad who writes by night - the only job that allows him to wear his favorite pair of sweatpants all the time. He lives with his family in St. Louis, Missouri.; Title: Five Flavors of Dumb | [
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6,525 | 0 | "Readers will come away understanding not only the facts of the battle but the underlying debates over states' rights and slavery. A fine introduction to a battle that turned the tide of the war." - Kirkus ReviewsLaurie Calkhoven (www.lauriecalkhoven.com) lives in New York City.; Title: Boys of Wartime: Will at the Battle of Gettysburg | [
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6,526 | 1 | A cheerful reintroduction to the friendly chicken, Minerva Louise! Minerva Louise loves the farmhouse with the red curtains, and one day she decides to explore it from the inside. Children will laugh at her silly antics and love pointing out her mistakes. Stoeke's bright, streamlined art and offbeat text have put the daffy Minerva Louise on the map - and won her a place in children's hearts. This reissue will add a charming new cover to the sweet story that children already love.Book Details:Format: PaperbackPublication Date: 1/19/2012Pages: 24Reading Level: Age 2 and Up; Title: Minerva Louise | [
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6,527 | 2 | Betty G. Birney lives in Los Angeles, California.Her web site is full of funHumphrey activities and information.; Title: Humphrey Box Set (3 Books) | [
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6,528 | 5 | "I was transported and I was enthralled.""Combines adventure with a deep appreciation for nature.""A brilliant epic tale with memorable and glowing characters.""Written in the grand tradition of epic sagas of the battle between good and evil."T.A. Barron is the award-winning author of fantasy novels such as The Lost Years of Merlin epicsoon to be a major motion picture. He serves on a variety of environmental and educational boards including The Nature Conservancy and The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, and is the founder of a national award for heroic children. Following a life-changing decision to leave a successful business career to write full-time in 1990, Barron has written seventeen books, but is happiest when on the mountain trails with his wife, Currie, and their five children.; Title: The Eternal Flame: Book 11 (Merlin Saga) | [
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6,529 | 2 | Betty G. Birney has won many awards for writing for television, including an Emmy, three Humanitas Prizes, and a Writers Guild of America Award, and she won the Christopher Award for Friendship According to Humphrey. In addition to the Humphrey series, she is the author of The Seven Wonders of Sassafrass Springs and The Princess and the Peabody's. She grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where her parents grew up as neighbors on Humphrey Street. Her website, bettybirney.com, is full of fun Humphrey activities and information.; Title: School Days According to Humphrey | [
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6,530 | 2 | Michael Rex lives in New Jersey. He's a big fan of The Runaway Bunny by Margaret Wise Brown and Clement Hurd but feels that it's biased against giant trampling monsters and man-eating plants.; Title: Runaway Mummy: a Petrifying Parody | [
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6,531 | 5 | T.A. Barron is the award-winning author of fantasy novels such as The Lost Years of Merlin epicsoon to be a major motion picture. He serves on a variety of environmental and educational boards including The Nature Conservancy and The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, and is the founder of a national award for heroic children. Following a life-changing decision to leave a successful business career to write full-time in 1990, Barron has written seventeen books, but is happiest when on the mountain trails with his wife, Currie, and their five children.; Title: The Raging Fires: Book 3 (Merlin Saga) | [
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6,532 | 2 | Julie Bowe is a full-time author who knows how to strum a guitar, play a really good game of foosball, and had her first story published in fifth grade when she entered a contest in the local newspaper and won first place! Julie is the author of the Friends for Keeps series and lives with her family in Wisconsin.; Title: My Best Frenemy (Friends for Keeps) | [
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6,533 | 2 | “Kennedy’s narrative is rambling and silly in the best possible way.” — Booklist“The melodrama, outlandish invention and exaggerated humor will appeal to fans of Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events.” — KirkusEmma Kennedy is an award-winning theater, movie, and TV comedy actress, and she also writes for television and radio in the United Kingdom. She lives in London.; Title: Wilma Tenderfoot: the Case of the Frozen Hearts | [
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6,535 | 2 | "Readers will fall in love with Brooke's New York City." -Publisher's Weekly"For fans of Sarah Dessen looking for an atypical romance and an authentic teen voice." -VOYA"Colasanti's Manhattan is a teenager's paradise. The contrast between Brooke's dull New Jersey town and life in the big city will resonate with teens craving a change." -Kirkus ReviewsSusane Colasanti is the bestselling author of When It Happens, Take Me There, Waiting for You, Something Like Fate, So Much Closer, Keep Holding On, All I Need, Now and Forever, and the City Love trilogy.Susane has a bachelor's degree from the University of Pennsylvania and a master's degree from New York University. Before becoming a full-time author in 2007, Susane was a high school science teacher for ten years. She lives in New York City.You can connect with Susane at her website, susanecolasanti.com.; Title: So Much Closer | [
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6,536 | 10 | Accolades for A Tale Dark & Grimm: New York Times bestseller Selection on the Today Shows Als Book Club for Kids NCTE Notable Childrens Books in the Language Arts Selection An E. B. White Read Aloud Honor Book New York Times Editors Choice pick Publishers Weekly Flying Start School Library Journal Best Book of the Year ALA Notable BookUnlike any childrens book Ive ever read . . . [it] holds up to multiple re-readings, like the classic I think it will turn out to be.New York Times Book ReviewA marvelous reworking of old stories that manages to be fresh, frightening, funny, and humane.Wall Street JournalAccolades for In a Glass Grimmly: New York Times bestseller A Publishers Weekly Best Book of 2012 A Kirkus Reviews Best Book of 2012 A School Librry Journal Best Book of 2012Gidwitz is back with a second book that, if possible, outshines A Tale Dark & Grimm.School Library Journal, starred reviewCompulsively readable.Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewGory, hilarious, touching, and lyrical all at once, with tons of kid appeal.The Horn BookAdam Gidwitz leads us into creepy forests, gruesome deeds, terrible monsters, andfar worsethe dark places of the human heart. Its horrible . . . and I LOVED it!Tom Angleberger, author of The Strange Case of Origami Adam Gidwitz taught in Brooklyn for eight years. Now, he writes full timewhich means he writes a couple of hours a day, and lies on his couch staring at the ceiling the rest of the time. As is the case with all of his books, everything in them not only happened in the real fairy talesit all also happened to him. Really. Learn more at www.adamgidwitz.com, on Facebook, and follow him on Twitter: @AdamGidwitz; Title: A Tale Dark and Grimm | [
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6,537 | 0 | “Rife with snappy asides and clever but never heavy-handed.” — The New York Times* “Readers will revel in the detailed descriptions of mouse-sized joys, woes, and love connections.” — Publishers Weekly, starred review* “Is there anything Newbery Medalist Peck cannot do? Apparently not…Whimsical language, sure characterization, unflagging adventure, even romance.” — Kirkus, starred review* “The rodent world meets Upstairs, Downstairs in this rollicking comedy of manners that begs to be read aloud.” — Horn Book, starred review“By turns poignant and playful, engaging and exciting, and with a touch of romance, the story will have great appeal for the audience.” — Booklist“The fast-paced story is peppered with the author’s characteristic sly wit and is pure fun.” — School Library Journal“Readers who like their animals cute, their history entertaining, and their endings happy will find full satisfaction here.” — Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books“Mr. Peck, a master at blending memorable characters, humor, history, and page-turning stories, is in top form here.” — Pittsburgh Post-Gazette“Peck’s eye for family dynamics is excellent.” — Chicago TribuneEssential Books for Kids & Teens — Common Sense MediaRICHARD PECK (1934-2018) was born in Decatur, Illinois and lived in New York City for nearly 50 years. The acclaimed author of 35 novels for children and young adults, he won the Newbery Medal for A Year Down Yonder, a Newbery Honor for A Long Way from Chicago, the Scott O’Dell Award for The River Between Us, the Edgar Allen Poe Award for Are You in the House Alone?, a Boston Globe-Horn BookAward Honor for The Best Man, and the Christopher Medal for The Teacher’s Funeral. He was the first children’s author ever to have been awarded a National Humanities Medal, and was twice a National Book Award Finalist.  ; Title: Secrets at Sea | [
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6,538 | 2 | Jennifer Allison (www.gildajoyce.com) lives in Washington, D.C., with her husband and three children. This is the fifth book in her Edgar Award?nominated Gilda Joyce series.; Title: Gilda Joyce: The Bones of the Holy | [
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6,539 | 2 | Peg Kehret was born in Wisconsin, grew up in Minnesota, spent fourteen years in California, and now lives with her husband in Washington State. They have two grown children, four grandchildren, one dog, and one cat.Peg's novels for children are regularly recommended by the American Library Association, the International Reading Association, and the Children's Book Council. She has won many state "young reader" or "children's choice" awards. Peg's characters are ordinary kids who find themselves in exciting situations and who use their wits to solve their problems. There is usually humor as well as suspense in her books. A long-time volunteer at The Humane Society, she often uses animals in her stories.Before she began writing books for children, Peg published plays, short stories, articles, and two books for adults. She is a frequent speaker at conferences for librarians and teachers.At the age of twelve, Peg had polio and was paralyzed from the neck down. Because she can remember that experience and her year of recovery so vividly, she finds it easy to write in the viewpoint of a twelve or thirteen year old. Most of her main characters are that age. Her autobiography, Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio, won the Golden Kite Award from the Society of Children's Book Writers & Illustrators, and the PEN Center USA West Award for Children's Literature.When she is not writing, Peg likes to watch baseball, bake cookies, and pump her old player piano.; Title: Ghost Dog Secrets | [
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6,540 | 0 | "Beautifully written and deliciously scary."—Publishers Weekly"Yolen spins an interesting variation of the classic Snow White story."—Kirkus Reviews"A well-imagined and well-told addition to collections of retold fairy tales."—School Library JournalJane Yolen is the author of over three hundred books, including Owl Moon, The Devil's Arithmetic, and How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? Her books and stories have won numerous awards and accolades including the Caldecott Award, National Book Award Finalist, Golden Kite Award, Christopher Medal, The World Fantasy Award, Sydney Taylor Book Award, Maud Hart Lovelace Award and numerous state award lists. She splits her time between Massachusetts and St. Andrews, Scotland.; Title: Snow in Summer | [
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6,541 | 1 | Jonathan London is the author of more than twenty popular books about Froggy. He lives in Graton, California. Frank Remkiewicz has illustrated all of the books about Froggy. He lives in Sarasota, Florida.; Title: Froggy Goes to Hawaii | [
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6,542 | 2 | Gr 9 Up-High school seniors Salvador Resendez and Beth Courant both struggle with family pressures and dream of leaving their small town where the only opportunity is to work in the local onion-processing plant. Salva's father demands perfection from his son to prove that leaving Mexico and creating a new life in America was worth it, and the popular teen is determined not to let his family down the way that his college-dropout older brother has. Shy and clumsy bookworm Beth copes with her mother's recovering alcoholism and wants to leave her trailer-park home behind to attend a good college on a full scholarship. Forced to work together for a school project, Beth and Salva soon experience a tender connection that has them flirting over Shakespeare in this modern Romeo and Juliet tale. Readers looking for a gentle story of first romance will enjoy this sweet offering.-Madigan McGillicuddy, Atlanta-Fulton Public Library, Atlanta, GA(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Salva Resendez came to the U.S. from Mexico as a child. He works hard to achieve his dreams, or at least, to achieve the dream his parents want for him. Straight-A student, student body president, and football star, Salva has it all until he begins to notice talented writer Beth Courant. Beth helps Salva discover what his dreams really are, but they both learn that you cant always get what you want unless youre willing to give up something else. In this Romeo and Julietesque story, told in alternating chapters, Osterlund creates a painfully real tale about two teenagers going against an unrelenting world. Along with a solid story, this also delves into issues of culture and race. Many teens who face pressure from their family or society will instinctively relate to the storys message: life isnt always about popularity and grades, and sometimes even the people who love you dont know whats best. Grades 8-11. --Bethany Fort; Title: Salvation | [
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6,543 | 2 | Laurie Halse Anderson has received both the Margaret Edwards Award and the ALAN Award for her contributions to young adult literature. She has also been honored by the National Coalition Against Censorship in recognition of her fight to combat the censoring of literature. She is the author of the groundbreaking National Book Award finalist and Printz Honor Book Speak. She is also author of the critically acclaimed YA books Prom, Twitsted, Catalyst, Wintergirls, and The Impossible Knife of Memory. She has also authored a number of middle grade titles including The Vet Volunteers series, and the historical fiction Seeds of America Trilogy, which includes Forge, ALA Best Book for Young AdultsFever 1793, and the National Book Award finalist and Scott ODell Award-winner Chains. She and her husband live in northern New York State. Follow Laurie on Twitter @halseanderson and visit her at madwomanintheforest.com.; Title: Left Behind (Vet Volunteers) | [
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6,544 | 2 | -Readers who have come up against poor sports will empathize.+-School Library JournalDori Chaconas was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin in 1938. The second child in a family of seven, Dori fell into the role of storyteller, nursery rhyme singer, and general entertainer for her siblings. She claims she learned about story pacing early. If the story action lagged, her fidgety audience would either scatter or start a poking war.She has been married to Nick, her high school sweetheart, for 44 years. Everyone says the romance will last. They raised four daughters, and are now enjoying three grandsons—especially Grandpa, having been outnumbered by women all those years.When their daughters were young, Dori wrote for them. She published three picture books and more than fifty stories in children's magazines. In the 70's, her interest turned to yarn embroidery design and she sold designs to major needlework companies and national magazines.In 1997, Dori started writing stories again, partly to keep her grandsons from fidgeting or starting poking wars. Her stories reflect the warmth of family life. Dori gives credit to her parents for giving her a strong sense of family, and to her children and grandchildren for keeping it alive.; Title: Good Sports (Cork and Fuzz) | [
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6,545 | 2 | Gr 1-2-Six-year-old Posey is nervously awaiting Halloween. She's been warned that the flashlight she carried last year is for babies, and her teacher has informed the students that they will be making and eating a "monster stew" in the classroom. When the child puts on the tutu she keeps safely in her bedroom, she transforms herself into Princess Posey and her fears subside. There is some teasing among the kids in Posey's first-grade classroom, but most of the interactions are sweet. Adults, such as Posey's grandfather, who happily creates a princess hat for her Halloween costume, are depicted as supportive and caring. While the simple text and sketchy illustrations are inviting to young readers, the prose is inconsistent. Conventionally structured sentences are juxtaposed with those taking a page out of the Junie B. Jones book of grammar. For example, "Halloween was the funnest time of the year." The book does a good job bridging the easy reader and chapter book divide. While Posey is not as compelling a character as Sophie, Clementine, and Amber Brown, readers will find her fears about Halloween and excitement about her costume and trick-or-treating relatable. Lively illustrations appear throughout.-Joanna Sondheim, Columbia Grammar & Preparatory School, New York City(c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.Praise for Princess Posey"Greene proves herself yet again to be an adept chronicler of the ups and downs of the first year of school, and her simple, straightforward prose gives just the right amount of emotional heft to these mini- dramas, neither exaggerating nor reducing Poseys situation. . . . Posey continues to be a winning protagonist, and her escapades are a series worth having on hand." --The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books"Greene doesnt miss a step. Posey is the perfect fictional friend for any first-grade girl."Kirkus Reviews"Greenes simple writing style and straightforward plot is ideal for advanced first graders or beginning second-grade readers."School Library Journal; Title: Princess Posey and the Monster Stew (Princess Posey, First Grader) | [
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6,546 | 11 | Ingrid Law (www.ingridlaw.com) is a huge fan of words and stories, of small towns and big ideas. She lives with her daughter in Lafayette, Colorado.; Title: Scumble | [
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6,547 | 2 | David A. Adler has written more than two hundred children's books. He lives in Woodmere, New York. Joy Allen lives in Cameron Park, California.; Title: Cam Jansen and the Graduation Day Mystery #31 | [
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6,548 | 13 | "Foster's ebullient personality and spunk . . . convince anyone that she will be able to 'make the world a better place one cupcake at a time.'" - Kirkus ReviewsJoan Baueris the author of many books for young readers. She received a NewberyHonor Medal forHope Was Here,and theL.A. TimesBook Prize forRules of the Road.The Christopher Award was given to bothHope was HereandClose to Famous,whichalsoreceived the Schneider Family Book Award. Joan is the recipient of numerous state awards voted by readers.School Library Journalsays, When it comes to creating strong, independent, and funnycharacters, Bauer is in a class by herself.Joan Bauer lives in Brooklyn, New York.Visit her at www.joanbauer.com.; Title: Close to Famous | [
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6,549 | 11 | Lauren St. John lives in London, England. A well-respected biographer and sports journalist, she grew up in Zimbabwe, Africa, where she had a pet giraffe, as well as numerous dogs, horses, and warthogs. This setting inspired The White Giraffe as well as her recent memoir, Rainbow’s End.; Title: The Elephant's Tale (Legend of the Animal Healer) | [
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6,550 | 7 | "Well done, indeed." -KirkusTeri Hall is the author of The Line and Away. She lives in Washington with two cats and a dog.; Title: The Line | [
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6,551 | 2 | aWoodsonas novel skillfully weaves in the music and events surrounding the rising opposition to the Vietnam War, giving this timeless story depth. She raises important questions about God, racial segregation, and issues surrounding the hearing impaired with a light and thoughtful touch.a a"Publishers Weekly"Jacqueline Woodson (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature, and she received the 2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award. She is the 2014 National Book Award Winner for her New York Times bestselling memoir BROWN GIRL DREAMING, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor Award, the NAACP Image Award and the Sibert Honor Award. Woodson was recently named the Young Peoples Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. Her recent adult book,Another Brooklyn, was a National Book Award finalist. Born on February 12th in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline Woodson grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York and graduated from college with a B.A. in English. She is the author of more than two dozen award-winning books for young adults, middle graders and children; among her many accolades, she is a four-time Newbery Honor winner, a four-time National Book Award finalist, and a two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner. Her books include THE OTHER SIDE, EACH KINDNESS, Caldecott Honor Book COMING ON HOME SOON; Newbery Honor winners FEATHERS, SHOW WAY, and AFTER TUPAC AND D FOSTER, and MIRACLE'S BOYSwhich received the LA Times Book Prize and the Coretta Scott King Award and was adapted into a miniseries directed by Spike Lee. Jacqueline is also the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement for her contributions to young adult literature, the winner of the Jane Addams Childrens Book Award, and was the 2013 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.; Title: Feathers | [
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6,552 | 5 | T.A. Barron is the award-winning author of fantasy novels such as The Lost Years of Merlin epic—soon to be a major motion picture. He serves on a variety of environmental and educational boards including The Nature Conservancy and The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, and is the founder of a national award for heroic children. Following a life-changing decision to leave a successful business career to write full-time in 1990, Barron has written seventeen books, but is happiest when on the mountain trails with his wife, Currie, and their five children.; Title: Ultimate Magic: Book 8 (Merlin Saga) | [
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6,553 | 0 | "Gripping. . . . A small gem that sparkles with hope, resilience and the Crescent City's unique, jazz-infused spirit."Brenda Woods is the author of the Coretta Scott King Honor winner The Red Rose Box. She lives in the Los Angeles area.; Title: Saint Louis Armstrong Beach | [
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6,554 | 2 | Nancy Carlson has written and illustrated many beloved books for young readers. She lives with her family in Minneapolis, Minnesota.; Title: Henry and the Bully | [
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6,555 | 7 | Praise for the Wereworld series by Curtis Jobling:Rise of the Wolf“Jobling’s debut initiates a sure-to-be-long series of Wereworld tales, pure fantasy adventure with plenty of horror in the mix…this will find broad appeal among lovers of adventure fantasy, especially those mourning the end of John Flanagan's Ranger’s Apprentice.”—Kirkus Reviews“[A] rousingly gory heroic fantasy…there are plenty of brutal fights for action lovers, and the quest has some stirring moments. Give this series opener to fans of Flanagan’s Ranger’s Apprentice series.”—Booklist“In this thrilling middle-grade debut, first in the Wereworld series, British author/illustrator Jobling (the designer of the Bob the Builder TV series) creates a memorable new setting in which were-creatures rule…a thoroughly enjoyable adventure that makes particularly inventive use of its shape-shifter elements and mythology.”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)“Even reluctant readers should enjoy Wereworld as the first in a new series…as a fantasy world it is superior to Eragon, and pure fun.”—The Times (London)“The nail-biting pace and plot turns will keep the reader wondering exactly how Drew will resolve it all…there is enough romantic heat, girl power, and vulnerable tough guys to guarantee interest from the Twilight crowd.”—BCCB“This first book in the series hits all the bases for a fairy tale with fangs…this will be a popular book, particularly for the young sword and sorcery fan contingent.”—Library Media Connections “Assured and lively enough to captivate with its strong world building and approachable language…will draw followers to the sequel like Drew to a damsel in distress.”—VOYA“Can he write it?  Yes, he can!...a good mix of the traditional pre-industrial society with shape-shifters, and looks like it could be the start of a very fun ride.”—Geek Dad on Wired.com Rage of Lions“Give Jobling a… hand for crafting a sequel that’s even more lurid and action packed than the opener.”—Kirkus Reviews“Game of Thrones for the tween set...”—School Library Journal Shadow of the Hawk“Plotlines and were-creatures proliferate …there’s enough spilled blood and shape changing here to appease the most demanding fans of either.”—BooklistCurtis Jobling (www.curtisjobling.com and www.badablingthing.blogspot.com) is best known as the designer of the BAFTA winning BBC show Bob The Builder, as well as creator of Frankenstein's Cat. He lives in Cheshire, England.; Title: Rage of Lions (Wereworld) | [
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6,556 | 2 | A heartfelt tale of familial love, with just a touch of magic. --Publishers WeeklyA page-turner of a survival story--School Library JournalMoulton is an author to watch--BooklistErin E. Moulton has an MFA in writing for children and young adults from the Vermont College of Fine Arts. She lives in New Hampshire with her husband and their dog.; Title: Flutter: The Story of Four Sisters and an Incredible Journey | [
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6,557 | 2 | Praise for Froggy’s Worst Playdate:“London deals with a classic young-child dilemma—wrestling with the embarrassment of having a crush—with sympathetic humor.”—Kirkus Reviews Praise for Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz's Froggy books:"A good choice for reading aloud.... Any youngster who has ever bundled up for wintertime will surely laugh out loud over this addled amphibian's constant dressing and undressing."—Publishers Weekly on Froggy Gets Dressed “Perfect to comfort any kid a little hesitant at the first swimming lesson. Giggles come with the lesson.”—The Orlando Sentinel on Froggy Learns To Swim“The accessible text, with its sound effects and overall sense of fun, is a pleasure to read aloud. Even nonreaders can enjoy the story through the cartoonlike illustrations. Another winning entry in the Froggy series.”—Booklist on Froggy Goes To BedJonathan London (www.jonathan-london.net) has written poems and novels as well as the twenty-three books about Froggy. Jonathan and his wife live in Graton, California.Frank Remkiewicz (www.remkiewicz.com) creates art for greeting cards and posters, and has illustrated all of the Froggy books.; Title: Froggy's Worst Playdate | [
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6,559 | 2 | "A fun ride, full of adventure, suspense, and good characterization." - School Library Journal "Concrete yet dreamlike." - The Horn Book "Choldenko's pacing is sure and her use of airport argot (white courtesy phones, a missing black box) adds an inventive element to this story of unlikely survival." - Publishers Weekly "Constant shifts in perspective create suspense and contribute to the novel's eerie, dreamlike quality. The humdinger of an ending helps explain this off-kilter world while leaving much to ponder." - The Washington Post "Fascinating." - Kirkus Reviews "The distinct voices of India, Finn, and Mouse, joint narrators, ring loud and clear with the complications of sibling rivalry . . . . Choldenko infuses each with a unique tenderness and humor." - Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books "A fast-paced mindbender." - BooklistGennifer Choldenko is the New York Times bestselling and Newbery Honor Award-winning author of ten children's books, including Notes From a Liar and Her Dog, If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period, No Passengers Beyond this Point, Al Capone Does My Shirts, Al Capone Shines My Shoes, and Al Capone Does My Homework. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her family.; Title: No Passengers Beyond This Point | [
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6,560 | 2 | Matthew McElligott lives in Albany, New York.Matthew McElligott lives in Albany, New York.; Title: Benjamin Franklinstein Lives! | [
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6,561 | 2 | Meg Wolitzer is a New York Times bestselling, critically acclaimed novelist, as well as a voracious Scrabble player. She lives in New York with her husband and sons.; Title: The Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman | [
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6,562 | 0 | Praise for BROTHERHOOD by A.B. Westrick:- YALSA’s 2014 Best Fiction for Young Adults List (BFYA)- 2014 Jane Addams Honor Book for Older Readers- Jefferson Cup Award winner (VLA)"Great historical fiction always feels like a gift… All the characters, dialogue, and action support each other deftly and with no filler." —VOYA Magazine, starred review"Westrick makes an impressive debut. . . drawing a vivid picture of the embittered, violent environment of 1867 Richmond." —Publishers Weekly"Debut author Westrick does an excellent job of re-creating post-Civil War Richmond. . . A welcome addition to classroom discussions." —School Library Journal"This coming-of-age story will spark fruitful discussions about race, identity, social pressure and loyalty.” —Kirkus Reviews"This compelling coming-of-age story uses great characterization and descriptive, illustrative writing to provide a glimpse into life in the post-Civil War South." —LMCA.B. Westrick is the daughter of Southerners who sought to leave the South behind.  Raised in Pennsylvania, she later moved with her husband to Virginia and spent hours walking Richmond’s brick streets, wondering how her ancestors fared during and after the War Between the States. Brotherhood grew from these wonderings.A.B. Westrick has been a teacher, paralegal, literacy volunteer, administrator, and coach for teams from Odyssey of the Mind to the Reading Olympics.  A graduate of Stanford University and Yale Divinity School, she received an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of the Fine Arts in 2011. Brotherhood is her first novel.A.B. Westrick and her family live in Mechanicsville, Virginia.   Visit her at www.abwestrick.com.; Title: Brotherhood | [
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6,563 | 1 | Praise for Jonathan London and Frank Remkiewicz's Froggy books:"A good choice for reading aloud.... Any youngster who has ever bundled up for wintertime will surely laugh out loud over this addled amphibian's constant dressing and undressing."Publishers WeeklyonFroggy Gets DressedPerfect to comfort any kid a little hesitant at the first swimming lesson. Giggles come with the lesson.TheOrlandoSentinelonFroggy Learns To SwimThe accessible text, with its sound effects and overall sense of fun, is a pleasure to read aloud. Even nonreaders can enjoy the story through the cartoonlike illustrations. Another winning entry in the Froggy series.BooklistonFroggy Goes To Bed"Froggy's natural exuberance and excitement are infectiousSchool Library JournalJonathan London(www.jonathan-london.net)is the creator of twenty-three books about lovable and enduringly popular Froggy. He is also a poet and a novelist. Jonathan and his wife live in Graton, California. Frank Remkiewicz(www.remkiewicz.com)has illustrated all of the Froggy books, as well as many other childrens books. He has also created art for posters and greeting cards. Frank lives on the Gulf Coast of Florida.; Title: Froggy Gets a Doggy | [
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6,564 | 2 | Praise for the Horrible Harry series:"Not many series reach the 20-year mark, but this one is still going strong."--Booklist"Kline is right on the mark when it comes to both her audience and her characters."--Booklist Suzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts. ; Title: Horrible Harry and the Missing Diamond | [
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6,565 | 0 | "Paver brings this mysterious period of history to vibrant life in a compelling realistic narrative with some fantasy flourishes. Who knew the Bronze Age could be so fascinating?"--School Library Journal"Richly detailed and historically believable scenes show Paver’s commitment to authenticity."--Kirkus Reviews"This first book in a new series is sure to appeal to fans of Rick Riordan as well as Paver’s earlier Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series."--BooklistMichelle Paver is an avid researcher who tirelessly investigates the worlds she writes about. All based on real times and places, Michelle's novels bring those historical periods to life in exciting and thought-provoking ways. The final book in her Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in the UK.; Title: Gods and Warriors | [
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6,566 | 0 | David A. Adler is the author of over two hundred children's books. He lives in Woodmere, New York.Susanna Natti also illustrates the Lionel series by Stephen Krensky. She lives in Bedford, Massachusetts.; Title: Young Cam Jansen and the Goldfish Mystery | [
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6,567 | 2 | Praise for The Underdogs:There's plenty of action for sports fans, and readers will root for Will and his teammates till the very last page. School Library Journal[F]ootball fans willrespond to the detailed and exciting game action once the season gets rolling and find inspiration in Will and his teammates' tenacity. Publishers WeeklyWill's ingenuity and loyalty are encouraging, causing readers to want to cheer him on as he makes his dream come true. VOYAMike Lupica is the author of many novels for sports fans. His columns for the New York Daily News are syndicated nationally, and he is a regular on ESPN's The Sports Reporters. Partial to the little guys, Mr. Lupica enjoys coaching youth basketball. He lives in New Canaan, Connecticut, with his wife and their four children.; Title: The Underdogs | [
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6,568 | 2 | Harlan Coben (www.harlancoben.com) is the #1New York Timesbestselling author of numerous adult novels, as well as the two young adult novels,SHELTERandSECONDSAWAY. He has wonthe Edgar Award, Shamus Award, and Anthony Award--the first author to receive all three. His books are published in forty-one languages--with over 50 million copies in print worldwide--and have been #1 bestsellers in over a dozen countries. He lives in New Jersey.Normal0falsefalsefalseMicrosoftInternetExplorer4st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) }/* Style Definitions */table.MsoNormalTable{mso-style-name:"Table Normal";mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0;mso-tstyle-colband-size:0;mso-style-noshow:yes;mso-style-parent:"";mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt;mso-para-margin:0in;mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt;mso-pagination:widow-orphan;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";mso-ansi-language:#0400;mso-fareast-language:#0400;mso-bidi-language:#0400;}Chapter 1I was walking to school, lost in feeling sorry for myselfmy dad was dead, my mom in rehab, my girlfriend missingwhen I saw the Bat Lady for the first time.I had heard the rumors, of course. The Bat Lady supposedly lived alone in the dilapidated house on the corner of Hobart Gap Road and Pine. You know the one. I stood in front of it now. The worn yellow paint was shedding like an old dog. The once-solid concrete walk was cracked into quarter-size fragments. The uncut lawn had dandelions tall enough for the adult rides at Six Flags.The Bat Lady was said to be a hundred years old and only came out at night, and if some poor child hadnt made it home from a playdate or practice at the Little League field before nightfallif he or she risked walking home in the dark instead of getting a ride, or was maybe crazy enough to cut through her yardthe Bat Lady got you.What she supposedly did with you was never made clear. No child had vanished from this town in years. Teenagers, like my girlfriend, Ashley, sure, they could be here one day, holding your hand, looking deep into your eyes, making your heart go boom-boom-boomand be gone the next. But little kids? Nope. They were safe, even from the Bat Lady.So I was just about to cross to the other side of the streeteven I, a mature teenager entering my sophomore year at a brand-new high school, wanted to avoid that spooky housewhen the door creaked open.I froze.For a moment, nothing happened. The door was all the way open now, but no one was there. I stopped and waited. Maybe I blinked. I cant be sure.But when I looked again, the Bat Lady was there.She could have been a hundred years old. Or maybe two hundred. I had no idea why they called her Bat Lady. She didnt look like a bat. Her hair was gray and hippie long, hanging down to her waist. It blew in the wind, obscuring her face. She wore a torn white gown that resembled a bridal costume in an old horror movie or heavy-metal video. Her spine was bent like a question mark.Slowly Bat Lady raised a hand so pale it was more vein-blue than white, and pointed a shaky, bony finger in my direction. I said nothing. She kept pointing until she was sure I was looking. When she saw that I was, Bat Ladys wrinkled face spread into a smile that sent little icicles down my spine.Mickey?I had no idea how she knew my name.Your father isnt dead, Bat Lady said.Her words sent a jolt that knocked me back a step.He is very much alive.But standing there, watching her vanish back into her decrepit cave, I knew what she was telling me wasnt true.Because I had seen my father die.Okay, that was weird.I stood in front of Bat Ladys house and waited for her to come back out. No go. I walked over to her door and looked for a doorbell. There was none, so I started pounding on the door. It shook under the onslaught. The wood was so rough it scraped my knuckles like sandpaper. Paint chips fell off as if the door had a bad case of dandruff.But the Bat Lady did not appear.So now what? Kick down the door... and then what? Find an old lady in a weird white dress and demand she explain her whack-a-doodle rants? Maybe she had gone upstairs. Maybe Bat Lady was now getting ready for her loony day, changing out of her white dress, heading to the shower...Ugh.Time to go. I didnt want to miss the first bell anyway. My homeroom teacher, Mr. Hill, was a stickler for punctuality. Plus I still hoped that Ashley would show up today. She had vanished into thin air. Maybe she would just reappear the same way.I met Ashley three weeks ago at high school orientation for both new kids (Ashley and me, for example) and incoming freshmen, all of whom already knew one another because they went to middle school and elementary school together. No one ever seems to leave this town.An orientation should consist of visiting your classes, getting a tour of the facilities, and maybe meeting a few classmates. But no, thats not enough. We had to participate in these moronic, dehumanizing, and totally awkward team building exercises.The first involved the trust fall. Ms. Owens, a PEteacher with a smile that looked like itd been painted on by a drunk clown, started off by trying to fire us up.Good morning, everyone!A few groans.Thenand I hate when adults do thisshe shouted, I know youre more excited than that, so lets try it again!Good morning, everyone!The students yelled Good morning louder this time, not because they were excited but because they wanted her to stop.We were broken down into groups of sixmine featured three incoming freshmen and three upperclassmen who had just moved to town.One of you will stand on this pedestal and wear a blindfold! Ms. Owens exclaimed. Everything she said ended in an exclamation mark. You will cross your arms and now I want you to pretend that the pedestal is on fire! Oh no! Ms. Owens put her hands on her cheeks like the kid in Home Alone. Its so hot that youll have to fall back!Someone raised his hand. Why would we keep our arms crossed if the pedestal was on fire?Murmurs of agreement.Ms. Owenss painted-on smile didnt change, but Ithought I noticed a twitch in her right eye. Your arms are tied!They are? No, theyre not.Pretend!But if we pretend that, why do we need the blindfold? Cant we just pretend not to see?Or close our eyes?Ms. Owens fought for control. The pedestal is so hot from the fire that you fall backward off of it.Backward?Wouldnt we jump, Ms. Owens?Really. Why would we fall backward? I mean, if its that hot.Ms. Owens had enough. Because I say so! You will fall backward! The rest of the group will catch you! Then youll switch places until everyone has a turn falling backward!We all did this, though some of us were hesitant. Im six-four and weigh two hundred pounds. The group winced when they saw me. Another girl in my group, an incoming freshman dressed all in black, was on the fat side. I know I should call her something other than fat, something more politically correct, but Im not sure what without sounding condescending. Large? Chubby? Heavy? I say those without judgment, the same way I might say small, bony, or skinny.The big girl hesitated before she climbed onto the pedestal. Someone in our group laughed. Then someone else.Other than to show this girl that cruelty will not stop when you enter high school, I had no idea how this exercise was supposed to help anyone.When the girl didnt fall back right away, one of the freshman boys snickered and said, Cmon, Ema. Well catch you.It was not a voice that gave her confidence. She pulled down her blindfold and looked back at us. I met her eye and nodded. Finally she let herself fall. We caught hersome adding dramatic gruntsbut Ema didnt look any more trusting.We then played some dumb paintball game where two people got hurt and then we moved into an exercise calledI wish I were kiddingPoisoned Peanut Butter. For this event, you had to cross over a ten-yard patch of Poisoned Peanut Butter but, as Ms. Owens explained, Only two of you can wear the Anti-Poison shoes to get across at a time!In short, you had to carry other team members on your back. The small girls laughed with a tee-hee as they were carried. A photographer with the Star-Ledger newspaper was there, snapping away. The reporter asked a glowing Ms. Owens questions, her answers filled with words like bonding, welcoming, trusting. I couldnt imagine what sort of story youd do on something like this, but maybe they were desperate for human interest material.I stood in the back of the Poisoned Peanut Butter line with Ema. Black mascara was running down her face with what might have been silent tears. I wondered if the photographer would get that.As it came closer to Emas turn for teammates to carry her across the Poisoned Peanut Butter, I could actually feel her start to shake in fear.Think about it.Its your first day at a new school and youre a girl who weighs probably two hundred pounds and youre forced to put on gym shorts and then, to complete some inane group task, your new smaller classmates have to lug you like a beer keg for ten yards while you just want to curl up in a ball and die.Who thinks this is a good idea?Ms. Owens came over to our team. Ready, Emma?!Ema (with a long e) or Emma. I didnt know what her name was now.Emma/Ema said nothing.You go, girl! Right across the Poisoned Peanut Butter! You can do it!Then I said, Ms. Owens?She turned her gaze on me. The smile never changed, but the eyes narrowed slightly. And you are?My name is Mickey Bolitar. Im an incoming sophomore. And Im going to sit out this exercise, if its okay.Again the flutter in Ms. Owenss right eye. Excuse me?Yeah, I dont really think Im up for being carried.The other kids looked at me like I had a third arm growing out of my forehead.Mr. Bolitar, youre new here. The exclamation point was gone from Ms. Owenss voice. I would think youd want to participate.Is it mandatory? I asked.Excuse me?Is participating in this particular exercise mandatory?Well, no, its not mandaThen Im sitting out. I looked over at Ema/Emma. Would you mind keeping me company?We walked away then. Behind me I could hear the world go silent. Then Ms. Owens blew a whistle, stopping the exercise and calling for lunch.When we were a few more feet away, Ema/Emma said, Wow.What?She looked me straight in the eye. You saved the fat girl. I bet youre really proud of yourself.Then she shook her head and walked away.I looked behind me. Ms. Owens watched us. She still had the smile, but the glare in her eyes made it clear that Id managed to make an enemy my first day.The sun beat down upon me. I let it. I closed my eyes for a moment. I thought about my mother, who was coming home from rehab soon. I thought about my father, who was dead and buried.I felt very much alone.The school cafeteria was closedschool opening was still weeks awayso we all had to bring our own. I bought abuffalo chicken sub at Wilkes Deli and sat by myself on a grassy hill overlooking the football field. I was about to bite into it when I noticed her.She wasnt my type, though I really dont have a type. Ive spent my entire life traveling overseas. My parents worked for a charitable foundation in places like Laos and Peru andSierra Leone. I dont have any siblings. It was exciting and fun when I was a kid, but it got tiresome and difficult as I grew older. I wanted to stay in one place. I wanted to make some friends and play on one basketball team and, well, meet girls and do teenage stuff. Its hard to do that when youre backpacking in Nepal.This girl was very pretty, sure, but she was also prim and proper and preppy. Something about her looked stuck-up, though I couldnt say what. Her hair was the pale blond of a porcelain doll. She wore an actual, well, skirt, not one of those short-short ones, and what might have been bobby socks, and looked as though shed just walked out of my grandparents Brooks Brothers catalog.I took a bite of my sandwich and then I noticed that she didnt have a lunch. Maybe she was on some kind of weird diet, but for some reason I didnt think so.I dont know why, but I decided to walk over to her. I wasnt much in the mood to talk or to meet anyone. I wasstill reeling from all the new people in my life and really didnt want to add any more.Maybe it was just because she was so pretty. Maybe Im just as shallow as the next guy. Or maybe it was because the lonely can sometimes sense the lonely. Maybe what drew me to her was the fact that, like me, she seemed to want to keep to herself.I approached tentatively. When I got close enough, I gave a half wave and said, Hi.I always open with super-smooth lines like this.She looked up at me and shaded eyes the green of emeralds. Hi.Yep, very pretty.I stood there, feeling awkward. My face reddened. My hands suddenly felt too big for my body. The second thing I said to her was, My name is Mickey.Man, am I smooth or what? Every line is killer.Im Ashley Kent.Cool, I said.Yeah.Somewhere in this worldin China or India or a remote section of Africathere was probably a bigger dork than me. But I couldnt swear to that.I pointed at her empty lap. Did you bring lunch?No, I forgot.This sandwich is huge, I said. Do you want half?Oh, I couldnt.But I insisted and then she invited me to join her. Ashley was also a sophomore and also new in town. Her father, she said, was a renowned surgeon. Her mother was a lawyer.If life were a movie, this was the part where youd start the music montage. Some sappy song would be playing while they flashed to Ashley and me sharing lunch, talking, laughing, looking coy, holding handsand ending with that first chaste kiss.That was three weeks ago.I made it into Mr. Hills class just as the bell sounded. He took roll call. The bell pealed again, and it was time for first period. Ashleys homeroom was across the hall. I waited and saw that yet again she wasnt here.I described Ashley before as my girlfriend. That might have been an exaggeration. We were taking it slow, I guess. Wed kissed twiceno more. I didnt really like anyone else at my new school. I liked her. It wasnt love. But it was also early. On the other hand, feelings like this usually diminish. Thats the truth. We like to pretend that they grow as we get closer to our new partner. But most times, its the opposite. We guys see that gorgeous girl and we get this big-time crush, one that makes it hard to breathe and makes us so anxious, want it so bad, that we always blow it.If we do somehow land her, the feelings begin to diminish almost immediately. In this case, my feelings for Ashley really did grow. That was a little scary in a good way.Then one day I came to school and Ashley was absent. I tried her cell phone, but there was no answer. She was gone the next day too. Then the next. I wasnt sure what to do. I didnt have her home address. I checked the name Kent online, but they must have been unlisted. In fact, there was nothing about her online at all.Ashley had simply vanished into thin air.; Title: Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel | [
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6,569 | 2 | Dewdney s cheerfully clad characters act out a range of strong emotions. -"Publishers Weekly"?Dewdney's cheerfully clad characters act out a range of strong emotions.? -"Publishers Weekly""Dewdney's cheerfully clad characters act out a range of strong emotions." -"Publishers Weekly"Anna Dewdney lives in southern Vermont.; Title: Nobunny's Perfect | [
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6,570 | 2 | PRIASE FOR THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE, VOL. 5: STILL LIFE:“The suspenseful and well-realized world that West has created comes to a satisfying conclusion. . . . Hand these books to fans of Lemony Snicket, Pseudonymous Bosch, and Angie Sage.”—SLJ *“This final volume emphasizes the importance of friendship and support. . . . Olive’s efforts bring great rewards for herself and her readers. . . . Order the series.”—VOYA (starred review)"A thoroughly satisfying reward for loyal fans of the series."—Kirkus “West is a fine plot-spinner . . . Still Life winds up the McMartin saga with emotional complexity and suspense, and the denouement of the tale is generous and joyful.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune "It's like Coraline meets Harry Potter."—Nerdist “If you or your kids are enthralled by the darker side of storytelling—think Neil Gaiman and Roald Dahl—then The Books of Elsewhere should be on your reading list. Full of magic, mystery, curiosity, and just enough danger . . . impossible to put down.”—GeekmomA two-time Pushcart nominee for poetry, Jacqueline West lives amid the bluffs of Red Wing, Minnesota, with her husband and their dog, Brom Bones. This is her fifth novel.; Title: Still Life: The Books of Elsewhere: Volume 5 | [
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6,571 | 2 | "Thrilling and delightful! Finally, an adventure of the very best kindthe kind that happens to other people." Pseudonymous Bosch, NYT bestselling author of The Secret SeriesC. Alexander London (www.calexanderlondon.com) is the author ofProxyandGuardian, and the middle grade seriesThe Accidental Adventures, Dog Tags,andTides of War.A former journalist and children's librarian, Alex is now a full time writer in Brooklyn. You can follow him on Twitter at @ca_london.; Title: We Are Not Eaten by Yaks (An Accidental Adventure) | [
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6,572 | 5 | T.A. Barron is the award-winning author of fantasy novels such as The Lost Years of Merlin epicsoon to be a major motion picture. He serves on a variety of environmental and educational boards including The Nature Conservancy and The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, and is the founder of a national award for heroic children. Following a life-changing decision to leave a successful business career to write full-time in 1990, Barron has written seventeen books, but is happiest when on the mountain trails with his wife, Currie, and their five children.; Title: The Great Tree of Avalon: Book 9 (Merlin Saga) | [
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6,573 | 2 | Kline is right on the mark when it comes to both her audience and her characters. BooklistSuzy Kline, the author of nineteen previous Horrible Harry books and four books about Song Lee, lives in Willington Connecticut with her husband, Rufus. Suzy and Rufus have been married for thirty-eight years. They met in the state where they both grew up: California. Suzy grew up in Berkeley and Rufus in Sacramento. Suzy graduated from the University of California at Berkeley with a degree in European history. She met Rufus at the Davis campus while attending that campus for a year. They got married and lived in different places, including Canada, before settling into Connecticut, the state they now call home.Suzy taught in 5th and 6th grades at Shannon Elementary School in Richmond, California for 3 years, and 2nd and 3rd grades at Southwest Elementary School in Torrington, Connecticut for 24 years before retiring this past June. She now enjoys writing full-time and visiting schools and libraries. The couple share their home with two cats, Teeter and Hoag. They have two daughters, Jennifer and Emily, and four grandchildren: Jake, Kenna, Gabby and Saylor. A fifth grandchild is due in September, 2006. Suzy's mother just turned 96. She dedicated her most recent book, Horrible Harry Takes the Cake to her.Suzy and Rufus enjoy attending UConn football and basketball games, and Suzy uses the UConn library as a reference for her writing facts.; Title: Horrible Harry and the Stolen Cookie | [
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6,574 | 0 | -Mix one part Rumer Godden+s The Story of Holly and Ivy and many parts Sydney Taylor+s All-of-a-Kind Family and you create a standout family-and-doll story.+-Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewYona Zeldis McDonough is a longtime doll lover and collector. She is also an award-winning author who has published numerous books for children and adults. She presently lives in Brooklyn with her husband and two children.Heather Maione loved dolls when she was a child, though not quite as much as she loved to draw. The illustrator of numerous children’s books, she lives on Long Island with her husband and two children.; Title: The Doll Shop Downstairs | [
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6,575 | 2 | Mike Lupica, a nationally known columnist for the New YorkDaily News,has written books for both fathers and sons. His first two novels for young readers,Travel TeamandHeat,reached # 1 on theNew York Timesbestseller list. Lupica is also a Sunday morning regular on ESPNsThe Sports Reporters.He lives in New Canaan, Connecticut, with his wife, Taylor, and their four children.; Title: Travel Team & the Big Field | [
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6,576 | 0 | "[The blend of history, culture, and the anxiety of the time with magical 'science' will keep readers just as spellbound as the characters." — Kirkus reviews* "[Readers] will be quickly swept up in this thoroughly enjoyable adventure, filled with magic, humor, memorable characters, and just a bit of sweet romance." — Publishers Weekly, starred review"Satisfies on all levels." — The New York Times"Pitch-perfect." — The Los Angeles Times"Meloy offers a strong narrator in Janie and an intriguing mix of history and mystery." — BooklistMaile Meloy is the award-winning author of The Apothecary and The Apprentices as well as the adult short story collections Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It and Half in Love, and the novels Liars and Saints and A Family Daughter. You can visit Maile at www.mailemeloy.com.; Title: The Apothecary (The Apothecary Series) | [
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6,577 | 0 | * A big, serious work of historical investigation and imagination; the tale has never before been told this well. Kirkus, starred review* [an] eye-opening and powerful novel. The Horn Book, starred review* Bradleys fine characterization and cinematic prose breathe life into this tragic story. School Library Journal, starred review* Bradleys sensitive and richly imagined vision pays respect to those who struggled for lives of stability and dignity, even as the whims and fortunes of the Jeffersons shifted beneath them. Bulletin of the Center for Childrens Books, starred reviewThis well-researched and moving novel provides insight into their lives as it raises important and difficult questions. American Library AssociationThe young innocents elemental questions raise fundamental issues for the reader. How could founding father Jefferson sell off Maddys best friend? What does it mean, all people are created equal? BooklistKimberly Brubaker Bradleylives on a forty-two-acre farm inBristol, Tennessee.; Title: Jefferson's Sons: A Founding Fathers Secret Children | [
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6,578 | 21 | "A story that playfully mixes storybook characters with stadium action." - Publishers Weekly "[An] inventive sports fantasy." - School Library JournalAlan Gratz was born and raised in Knoxville, Tennessee. After a carefree but humid childhood, he attended the University of Tennessee, where he earned a College Scholars degree with a specialization in creative writing and later a Master's degree in English education. In addition to writing plays, magazine articles, and a few episodes of A&E's City Confidential, Alan has taught catapult building to middle schoolers, written more than 6,000 radio commercials, and lectured as a Czech university. Currently, Alan lives with his wife Wendi and daughter Jo in the high country of western North Carolina, where he enjoys reading, eating pizza, and, perhaps not too surprisingly, watching baseball.; Title: Fantasy Baseball | [
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6,579 | 0 | "While the exotic setting and intriguing plot will draw adventure lovers, Pirra and Hylas' unlikely friendship and budding romance will keep them...A lush and riveting journey."--Kirkus Reviews"Fast paced with well developed characters and a rich setting, this book will appeal to fantasy and history lovers alike."--VOYA"Paver's conscientious research, skilled writing, and beguiling animal familiars continue to produce gratifying levels of adrenaline-charged suspense and pacing."--Booklist  Michelle Paver is the internationally bestselling author of the Chronicles of Ancient Darkness series and the winner of the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. She lives in the United Kingdom.; Title: The Eye of the Falcon (Gods and Warriors) | [
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6,580 | 0 | "The last few years have seen the publication of many fantasies, but few have the appeal of this original story.”—Booklist, starred review, on The Ruins of GorlanJohn Flanagan grew up in Sydney, Australia, hoping to be a writer. John began writing Ranger’s Apprentice for his son, Michael, ten years ago, and is still hard at work on the series and its spinoff, Brotherband Chronicles. He currently lives in the suburb of Manly, Australia, with his wife. In addition to their son, they have two grown daughters and four grandsons.; Title: The Lost Stories: Book 11 (Ranger's Apprentice) | [
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6,581 | 2 | Praise for Sparrow Road: International Reading Association Award Midwest Booksellers Choice Awards Finalist A VOYA Best Book A Booklist Best Book A Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Book A Bank Street Best Book Readers finding themselves in this quiet world will find plenty of space to imagine and dream for themselves. - Kirkus Reviews, starred review "[A] timeless piece of middle-grade fiction. . . . A special book." - Booklist, starred review[T]he strength of even imperfect human connections is celebrated through the relationships among a multitude of vivid and varied characters. BCCB "Lyrical writing in this first-person narrative, good character development, and a sympathetic heroine will keep readers absorbed." - School Library Journal "Sparrow Road is a book that strikesand gentleswith Truth. Here is a world of Sorrow and Comfort, crafted by an artist who dares to suggest, without sentimentality but with a hard-nosed realism, that a broken world can be renewed through love and daring and community and art. What a sweet and hopeful and engaging story."- Gary D. Schmidt, Newbery Honor-winning author of Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy and The Wednesday Wars "Sparrow Road is a place for wishing long and dreaming, and so is this terrific novel. Sparrow Road is quite wonderful and I recommend it highly." - Karen Cushman author of the Newbery Medal-winning, The Midwifes Apprentice, and the Newbery Honor-winning Catherine, Called Birdy "Sparrow Road has everything I could ask for in a novel mysteries, secrets, a creepy mansion with a haunting past, a cast of unforgettable characters, and a twisting tale of self-discovery." - Ann Martin, Newbery Honor-winning author of A Corner of the UniverseSheila O'Connor lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Sparrow Road is her debut work for children.; Title: Sparrow Road | [
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6,582 | 10 | Praise for Edgar & Allan Poe!"The clever twins, together with some new characters (the Dickinson twin girls, Em and Milly), must foil the villainous plans and help uncover a long lost pirate treasure...intrigue as well as amusement as the clues unfold. Pen-and-ink drawings add to the quirky fun."--School Library Journal"The psychically linked twins lay a pair of New Orleans ghosts to rest while surviving a new threat to their lives in this...gumbo of jokes, codes, treasure, history, mystery and assorted literary references."--Kirkus Reviews"Once again the clever boys bring dastardly villains to justice while effortlessly outwitting every grown-up in sight. McAlpine uses New Orleans as a colorful backdrop for a tale of comedy and adventure."--BooklistGordon McAlpine (www.gordonmcalpine.net) is the author of two novels for adults (The Persistence of Memory and Joy in Mudville),  the YA/adult crossover novel Mystery Box (which imagines the "real life" of Franklin Dixon and Carolyn Keene, the creators of the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew!),and -- of course -- the first Misadventure of Edgar and Allan Poe, The Tell-Tale Start.  He lives with his wife in Southern California.Sam Zuppardi (www.samzuppardi.com) is the illustrator of The Tell-Tale Start. His first picture book, The Nowhere Box, has just been released. He lives in York, England.; Title: Once Upon a Midnight Eerie: Book #2 (The Misadventures of Edgar & Allan Poe) | [
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6,583 | 2 | PRAISE FOR YOUNG CAM JANSEN AND THE KNOCK-KNOCK MYSTERY:"The stories in the this series promote logical thinking and helpfulness for young readers beginning to enjoy simple transitional chapter books."School Library JournalDavid A. Adler is the author of over two hundred children's books. He lives in Woodmere, New York.Susanna Natti also illustrates the Lionel series by Stephen Krensky. She lives in Bedford, Massachusetts.; Title: Young Cam Jansen and the Knock, Knock Mystery | [
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6,584 | 2 | Praise forCounting by 7s: * A graceful, meaningful tale featuring a cast of charming, well-rounded characters who learn sweetbut never cloyinglessons about resourcefulness, community, and true resilience in the face of loss.Booklist starred review * What sets this novel apart from the average orphan-finds-a-home book is its lack of sentimentality, its truly multicultural cast (Willow describes herself as a person of color; Mai and Quang-ha are of mixed Vietnamese, African American, and Mexican ancestry), and its tone. . . . Poignant.The Horn Book starred review * Willow's story is one of renewal, and her journey of rebuilding the ties that unite people as a family will stay in readers' hearts long after the last page. School Library Journal starred review In a beautifully written story, Sloane weaves a tale of unexpected family and belonging that will change anyone's opinion of what it means to be a part of something. Children's Literature "In achingly beautiful prose, Holly Goldberg Sloan has written a delightful tale of transformation thats a celebration of life in all its wondrous, hilarious and confounding glory.Counting by 7sis a triumph."Maria Semple, author ofWhered You Go, BernadetteAccolades for Holly Goldberg Sloan:Best Books for Young AdultsThree starred reviews (Horn Book, SLJ, VOYA)Children's Literature Council of Southern California Award for best YA FictionLos Angeles Library Best Book For Teens Milwaukee County Teen Book Finalist Chicago Public Library Best of the Best Field Family Teen Author Pick (Free Public Library Philadelphia) South Dakota Young Adult Reading Program MasterlistHolly Goldberg Sloan (www.hollygoldbergsloan.com) was born in Ann Arbor, Michigan and spent her childhood living in Holland, Istanbul, Turkey, Washington DC, Berkeley, California and Eugene, Oregon. After graduating from Wellesley College and spending some time as an advertising copywriter, she began writing family feature films, includingAngels in the OutfieldandMade in America.Counting by 7s, her first middle-grade novel, was aNew York TimesBestseller. The mother of two sons, Holly lives with her husband in Santa Monica, California.; Title: Counting by 7s | [
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6,585 | 2 | Anna Dewdney lives in southern Vermont.; Title: Llama Llama Red Pajama (Puffin Storytime) | [
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6,586 | 2 | Middle grade writing as it should be. Minneapolis Star TribuneA suspenseful read that leaves plenty of room for the next title in the series. School Library JournalA delightful tale filled with magic, adventure, danger and . . . [the] challenges of growing up. MonstersandCritics.comAs Harry Potter fever takes over . . .The Books of Elsewhere is a great series for young readers who are interested in the world of spells, witches, potions and magicplenty of fun, action and thrills. Examiner.comThe Books of Elsewhere just blew me away. New Richmond NewsJacqueline West, a two-time Pushcart nominee for poetry, lives in Red Wing, Minnesota.; Title: Spellbound: The Books of Elsewhere: Volume 2 | [
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6,587 | 7 | "[An] entertaining coming-of-age fantasy . . .this is a solid debut for anthropologist Jobin, who steers clear of genre clichés while offering up a refreshingly metaphysical take on magic, a believably dark setting filled with unusual threats, and a seductive and manipulative villain."--Publishers Weekly"Jobin combines elements of suspense and mystery with a pervasive sense of impending doom in this opening volume of this trilogy."--SLJ"The Nethergrim itself is indeed the stuff of nightmares, and Jobin judiciously doles out details about it, heightening suspense further . . . Fantasy fans will find much to enjoy in this elegant gem of a novel"--BCCB Matthew Jobin spent 25 years developing the Nethergrim's world--its story, present and past; its landscapes; its language. He was originally inspired as a boy exploring the forest surrounding his home in Canada, and has been intent on telling the tale ever since.Matthew, who holds a Ph. D. in anthropology from Stanford University, now lectures at Santa Clara University and lives with his wife in the San Francisco Bay Area.; Title: The Nethergrim | [
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6,588 | 0 | Donald J. Sobol was the author of the highly acclaimed Encyclopedia Brown series and many other books. His awards include a special Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America for his contribution to mystery writing in the United States, and the Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Readers’ Choice Award for Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace.; Title: Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival Crime | [
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6,589 | 2 | PRAISE FOR THE ELLRAY JAKES SERIES:“Warner is a dead-on observer of playground politics, and has a great ear for dialogue.” —School Library Journal on EllRay Jakes Is Not a Chicken!“…ideal for reluctant readers.” —Booklist on EllRay Jakes Is Not a Chicken!“Young readers can identify with EllRay, who is neither a bad seed nor a goody-two-shoes; he and his sense of humor are just right.” —Kirkus Reviews on EllRay Jakes Is a Rock Star!“The EllRay Jakes stories are just right for his real-life peers.”—Kirkus Reviews on EllRay Jakes Walks the PlankSally Warner (www.sallywarner.com) has published more than twenty novels for young readers, including the Emma and EllRay Jakes series. She lives in Altadena, California with her husband and their not-so-miniature dachshund, Rocky. ; Title: Ellray Jakes the Dragon Slayer | [
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6,590 | 0 | "...a sweet and old-fashioned story, similar in style to Sydney Taylor's All-of-a-Kind Family, set in World War I-era New York. Sensitive readers will relate to Anna's desire to make everything right for her cousin..." School Library Journal, starred review"Filled with references to Jewish traditions and the rich history of tenement life in New York City, these fully realized characters could be best friends with the girls from Sydney Taylors All-of-a-Kind Family. A quiet treasure." Kirkus"...a charming period piece that capitalizes on the nostalgia for its historical era without losing its emotional resonance with young readers. The black-and-white line illustrations are pleasingly romantic, primarily featuring Anna and her siblings dressed much like a certain American Girl Doll, along with the occasional furry kitty. Between the cats, the dolls, and the cozy family drama, whats not to love?" Bulletin for the Council of Children's Books"McDonough does a wonderful job of capturing Anna's thoughts and feelings and bringing the reader into her world. Anna's compassion for her cousin and the cats will endear her to readers. Fans of Fancy Nancy and the American Girl series will find this book delightful, and will be clamoring for a sequel." Library Media ConnectionYona Zeldis McDonough, a lifelong doll lover and the author of several other books for children and adults, lives in Brooklyn, New York. Heather Maione has illustrated many books for children. She lives in Laurel Hollow, New York.; Title: The Cats in the Doll Shop | [
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6,591 | 2 | Lauren Myracle (www.laurenmyracle.com) is the bestselling and award-winning author of many novels for teens and tweens, including The Winnie Years series. Lauren received a master of fine arts in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College. She lives with her kiddos in Colorado.It was a fortunate mix of ingredients that formed illustrator Jed Henry (jedhenry.tumblr.com). Barefoot summers on the Ohio River. Painting trips in the country with his mom. A few years spent roaming the streets of Tokyo. Jed thanks his lucky stars for all these experiences, and draws on them daily to flavor his books. When Jed illustrates, he's always surprised by what happens on the next page, and he hopes his readers are having just as much fun. Jed currently lives in the Rocky Mountains of Utah with his brilliant wife and two beautiful daughters.; Title: Penguin Problems (The Life of Ty) | [
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6,592 | 2 | "A moving, honest, and hopeful story." — Kirkus, starred review"Woodson maintains tension throughout, making it abundantly clear how easy it is to succumb to meth and how difficult it is to recover from it." — Publishers Weekly, starred review"This powerful, stripped-down novel chronicles a girl's journey from popular cheerleader to homeless meth user to recovering addict...An outstanding novel that succeeds on every level." — School Library Journal, starred review"Woodson takes us on the dark journey of addiction, mimicking the slow, hazy spell of drug use with the lull of her poetic prose. . . . Laurel's descent is brutally honest. . . . An intimate and compelling story of survival." — The Horn Book"As accurate as it is heartbreaking; readers will be deeply moved . . . they'll sympathize with [Laurel's] desire to find some way to feel better. . . . Readers looking to understand the attraction of a destructive substance will get a glimmer of understanding." — The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books"Will not disappoint readers. . . . Ends on a hopeful note: perhaps it is possible to write pain 'into the past and leave some of it there,' and reimagine a future." — Booklist"Powerful."Jacqueline Woodson (www.jacquelinewoodson.com) is the 2018-2019 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, and she received the 2018 Children's Literature Legacy Award. She is the 2014 National Book Award Winner for her New York Times bestselling memoir BROWN GIRL DREAMING, which was also a recipient of the Coretta Scott King Award, a Newbery Honor Award, the NAACP Image Award and the Sibert Honor Award. Woodson was recently named the Young People’s Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation. Her recent adult book, Another Brooklyn, was a National Book Award finalist. Born on February 12th in Columbus, Ohio, Jacqueline Woodson grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, and Brooklyn, New York and graduated from college with a B.A. in English. She is the author of more than two dozen award-winning books for young adults, middle graders and children; among her many accolades, she is a four-time Newbery Honor winner, a four-time National Book Award finalist, and a two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner. Her books  include THE OTHER SIDE, EACH KINDNESS, Caldecott Honor Book COMING ON HOME SOON; Newbery Honor winners FEATHERS, SHOW WAY, and AFTER TUPAC AND D FOSTER, and MIRACLE'S BOYS—which received the LA Times Book Prize and the Coretta Scott King Award and was adapted into a miniseries directed by Spike Lee. Jacqueline is also the recipient of the Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement for her contributions to young adult literature, the winner of the Jane Addams Children’s Book Award, and was the 2013 United States nominee for the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She lives with her family in Brooklyn, New York.; Title: Beneath a Meth Moon | [
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6,595 | 5 | T.A. Barron is the award-winning author of fantasy novels such as The Lost Years of Merlin epic—soon to be a major motion picture. He serves on a variety of environmental and educational boards including The Nature Conservancy and The Land and Water Fund of the Rockies, and is the founder of a national award for heroic children. Following a life-changing decision to leave a successful business career to write full-time in 1990, Barron has written seventeen books, but is happiest when on the mountain trails with his wife, Currie, and their five children.; Title: Shadows on the Stars: Book 10 (Merlin Saga) | [
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6,596 | 2 | "With both humor and debth, the story of Ann's resilience, determination, and strength will inspire readers on their own journey toward a sparkly new life." --Susane Colasanti, author of Keep Holding On"You'll love this book so much that you'll wish you had a friend like Ann." --Cynthia Leitich Smith, New York Times bestselling author"Deliciously relatable, with a lot of laughter on the side." -- Rita Williams-Garcia, New York Times best-selling author* "Barson offers up a powerful and poignant novel about hope and love in the midst of common and controversial issues about weight gain, weight loss, and the ability to persevere despite our flaws and predispositions to eating, or not eating, our emotions. It is a book readers will not want to wait to finish, and when it is done, they will pick it up again." --VOYA, starred reviewK.A. Barson earned an MFA in Writing for Children and Young Adults from Vermont College of Fine Arts. She and her husband live in Jackson, Michigan, surrounded by kids, grandkids, unruly dogs, and too many pairs of shoes. This is her first novel.Visit her website at www.kabarson.com.; Title: 45 Pounds (More or Less) | [
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6,597 | 2 | Jonathan London burst on the children's book scene in 1992 with the publication of three picture books including Froggy Gets Dressed. Since then he has published more than 100 books, including the popular Froggy series and the young adult novel, Where's Home? "There are worlds of possibility within our own imaginations from which we can create stories that can make someone want to cry or laugh, play a saxophone or make a snowman. This act of writing, for me, is a part of my celebration of life, a way to give back a little for all that I have been given. A kind of thanks."Born a "Navy brat" in Brooklyn, New York, Jonathan was raised on Naval stations throughout the U.S. and Puerto Rico. Today he lives with his wife, Maureen, and near their two grown sons, Aaron (a top chef) and Sean (an animator), in semi-rural Northern California. "My hobbies include hiking, kayaking, whale and bird watching, swimming and traveling. I lap swim every day, close to a mile, rain or shine, outdoors.You might say that, like Froggy, I'm an amphibian. I live almost as much in the water as out. But most of all, I like to make kids laugh."Learn more about Jonathan London at jonathan-london.net.Frank Remkiewicz has illustrated numerous books for children, including the popular Froggy books by Jonathan London (Viking and Puffin). He lives in Sarasota, Florida.; Title: Froggy's Best Babysitter | [
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6,598 | 0 | A New York Times BestsellerAn IndieBound National BestsellerA Summer/Fall 2014 Indies Introduce New Voices SelectionA Top Ten Kid’s Next SelectionA Publishers Weekly Flying StartA Washington Post Summer Book Club SelectionA Junior Library Guild SelectionOne of Publishers Weekly’s Best Summer ReadsAn Amazon Summer 2014 Reading SelectionAn Amazon Top 20 Children’s/YA Book of 2014An ABC Best Book of 2014* “Brilliant in concept, breathtaking in scale and stellar in its worldbuilding; this is a world never before seen in fiction . . . Wholly original and marvelous beyond compare.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review* “A thrilling, time-bending debut . . . It’s a cracking adventure, and Grove bolsters the action with commentary on xenophobia and government for hire, as well as a fascinating system of map magic.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review* “Stellar . . richly layered and emotionally engaging from the first page through to the intriguing cliffhanger end.”—BCCB, starred review* "A mind-blowing debut . . . The bookmaking behind this first novel is as elegant as the maps within it."—Shelf Awareness, starred review“Wonderful. This author's imagination is just amazing.”—Nancy Pearl on NPR.org “I am in no doubt about the energy of S.E. Grove as a full-fledged, pathfinding fantasist. I look forward to the next installment to place upon the pile. Intensely.”—Gregory Maguire, The New York Times Book Review “Not since Philip Pullman's The Golden Compass have I seen such an original and compelling world built inside a book.”—Megan Whalen Turner, New York Times bestselling author of A Conspiracy of Kings “Absolutely marvelous.  It’s the best book I’ve read in a long time.”—Nancy Farmer, National Book Award-winning author of The House of the Scorpion"A page-turner . . . So imaginative."—Meghan Cox Gurdon, The Wall Street Journal“Exuberantly imagined [and] exquisite."—Elizabeth Wein, New York Times best-selling author of Code Name VerityS. E. Grove (segrovebooks.com) is a historian and world traveler. She spends most of her time reading about the early modern Spanish empire, writing about invented empires, and residing in Boston. Follow S. E. Grove on Twitter @segrovebooks.; Title: The Glass Sentence (The Mapmakers Trilogy) | [
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6,599 | 2 | Now a 2013 Bank Street Best Book of the Year!"Short chapters, interspersed illustrations and the funny narrative voice make this series a good choice for readers just wandering into chapter-book territory." - Kirkus Reviews"Great characters, a contemporary setting, and a mix of popular culture as well as references to childrens literature make this a perfect book for the upper elementary crowd." - Library Media ConnectionObi, Gerbil on the Loose was the winner of the Florida Sunshine State Award, and was nominated for the Sequoyah Children's Book Award. VariousMichael Delaney is a freelance writer, work-at-home dad, and advertising copywriter. His first Obi book won the Florida Sunshine State Award.; Title: Obi: Gerbil on a School Trip (Obi, Gerbil on the Loose) | [
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