| NEUE TITEL IM | Januar | |||
| Children/Juvenile | ||||
| Titel | Agr.-No. | |||
| Originalverlag | Verkauft | |||
| Autor/en | Klassifikation | Erste Publikation | Seitenzahl | |
| Applegate, K.A. | Juvenile Fantasy |
THE MESSAGE /04 ANIMORPHS | 47861 | |
| Scholastic Paperbacks | Verkauft | |||
| Sep 11 | 154pp. | |||
| Bang, Molly Chisholm, Penny |
General Non Fiction Childrens Books |
OCEAN SUNLIGHT. HOW TINY PLANTS FEED THE SEAS | 110395 | |
| Scholastic USA | ||||
| May 2012 | 48pp. color illus. | |||
| Acclaimed Caldecott artist Molly Bang paints a stunning,
sweeping view of our ever-changing oceans. In this timely book, award-winner Molly Bang uses her signature poetic language and dazzling illustrations to introduce the oceanic world. From tiny aquatic plants to the biggest whale or fish, Bang presents a moving, living picture of the miraculous balance sustaining each life cycle and food chain deep within our wondrous oceans. On land or in the deep blue sea, we are all connected--and we are all a part of a grand living landscape. Packed with clear, simple science, this informative, joyous book will help children understand and celebrate the astonishing role our oceans play in human life. |
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| Beil, Mike | Childrens Books |
SUMMER AT FORSAKEN LAKE | 108949 | |
| Knopf | ||||
| June 2012 | 336pp. | |||
| Nicholas Mettleson’s summer vacation at his uncle’s lake house
in Ohio isn’t turning out at all as he expected. After all, he’s from New York, and everyone
knows that life out in the country is boring, right? His adventures begin when he discovers a
partially completed 8mm movie titled The Seaweed Strangler his dad made about
a million years ago in the same house.
When he finds out that the story is based on the mysterious death of
one man and the disappearance of another long ago on the lake, he is
determined to solve the mystery - and to finish the movie his dad started.
Nicholas is joined by his twin sisters, a neighborhood girl named Charlie (who throws a mean curveball and who just happens to be the daughter of his dad’s old girlfriend), and his uncle, who teaches them all to sail in the beautiful Goblin, which he built himself. The filming takes them to the most remote corner of the lake, where Nicholas and his alter-ego Blast Bennington make a surprising - and puzzling - discovery. A second, more humorous mystery involves an old boat hanging from the rafters in the barn behind the house and their uncle’s old girlfriend. The re-launching of that boat, the attempt at rekindling an old flame by well-meaning children, and the “world premiere” of the finally completed The Seaweed Strangler make for an entertaining conclusion. |
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| Bell, Hilari | Juvenile |
TRICKSTER'S GIRL /01 RAVEN DUET | 110420 | |
| Houghton Mifflin | ||||
| January 2011 | 288pp. e-MS:282pp. | |||
| In the year 2098 America isn't so different from the USA of
today. But, in a post-9/11 security-obsessed world, "secured"
doesn't just refer to borders between countries, it also refer to borders
between states. Teenagers still think they know everything, but there is no
cure for cancer, as Kelsa knows first-hand from watching her father
die. The night Kelsa buries her father, a boy appears. He claims magic is responsible for the health of Earth, but human damage disrupts its flow. The planet is dying. Kelsa has the power to reverse the damage, but first she must accept that magic exists and see beyond her own pain in order to heal the planet. Booklist: "The world’s trees are dying because of a deadly bacterium released by terrorists. But, as 15-year-old Kelsa learns when she meets a gorgeous young man named Raven, the real danger to the planet is the weakening of the leys (subterranean rivers of natural and magical energy that maintain the earth’s ecosystem) by human interference. Kelsa is astonished to find out that she alone has the magical powers necessary to heal them, and with the help of Raven, who is really a spirit from another world who has assumed the form of the legendary Native American trickster and shape-shifter, she courageously undertakes this dangerous quest. Bell’s latest blend of science fiction and fantasy at times seems a bit contrived, with the laws of magic being invented as plot twists dictate. Nevertheless, the ecological theme and the trendy device of investing a teen with superpowers will doubtless please the author’s many fans, who will look forward to the inevitable sequel. Grades 7-12." --Michael Cart |
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| Benton, Jim | Childrens Books Humor Serie |
DEAR DUMB DIARY 02 /MY PANTS ARE HUNTED! | 96266 | |
| Scholastic USA | ||||
| 128pp. b&w Illus | ||||
| Biggs, Brian | Childrens Books Picture Book Serie |
EVERYTHING GOES: ON LAND | 110366 | |
| HarperCollins | ||||
| Sep 11 | ||||
| EVERYTHING GOES is a new preschool series about vehicles,
bursting with all the exciting, intricate, and fascinating fun of cars,
planes, boats, and more!! Beginning with EVERYTHING GOES: ON LAND, these oversized picture books and other upcoming formats are interactive play experiences made especially for the curious, imaginative kid in all of us. While reading the book, readers can find hidden numbers, spot things that don’t belong, and more! Brian Biggs, a former graphic novel artist and animator, makes illustrations for books, posters, puzzles, and games. Watch videos and find out more at www.MrBiggs.com. Praise for EVERYTHING GOES: ON LAND: “Illustrator Biggs's first solo outing launches a transportation-based series with a cartooned survey of vehicles that populate the roads and rails. Using the framing device of Henry and his father driving to pick up Henry's mother at the train station, Biggs (the Brownie & Pearl series) creates a series of bustling landscapes full of vehicles, real and whimsical, which provide conversation fodder for father and son… While it's too early to declare Biggs the next Richard Scarry or Martin Handford, this series has plenty of potential: Biggs has a cheery cartooning style that's reminiscent of R. Crumb and ideal for populating his oversized pages with a multitude of players and detail. With running visual jokes and mini-narratives adding to the fun, Biggs gives readers lots to take in and enjoy.” – Publishers Weekly EVERYTHING GOES is a major, multi-book /multi-platform project for Harper Collins with oversized hardcover picture books as the anchor for the series. One picture book will come out per year: EVERYTHING GOES: ON LAND in Fall 2011, IN AIR in Fall 2012, and IN THE SEA in Fall 2013. And one I-Can-Read Book (short illustrated chapter book) will come out per year – EVERTHING GOES: HENRY IN A JAM in Summer 2012, HENRY GOES SKATING in Fall 2012, and a third Winter themed title in early Spring 2013. |
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| Bostic, Megan | Juvenile |
NEVER EIGHTEEN | 110421 | |
| Graphia | ||||
| January 2012 | 202pp. | |||
| Working title MENDING FENCES. - Austin Parker is on a journey to
bring truth, beauty, and meaning to his life. Austin Parker is never going to see his eighteenth birthday. At the rate he’s going, he probably won’t even see the end of the year. The doctors say his chances of surviving are slim to none even with treatment, so he’s decided it’s time to let go. But before he goes, Austin wants to mend the broken fences in his life. So with the help of his best friend, Kaylee, Austin visits every person in his life who touched him in a special way. He journeys to places he’s loved and those he’s never seen. And what starts as a way to say goodbye turns into a personal journey that brings love, acceptance, and meaning to Austin’s life. Megan Bostic lives in Tacoma, Washington. This is her first book for teens. "Bostic writes this graceful, affecting tale without pretension...Perhaps it's because of that simplicity that the story concludes with such a powerful emotional punch." --Kirkus |
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| Bunce, Elizabeth | Juvenile |
LIAR'S MOON | 110469 | |
| Arthur Levine /Scholastic | ||||
| Nov 11 | 368pp. | |||
| Prisons, poisons, and passions combine in a gorgeously written
fantasy noir by the author of the Morris Award-winning A CURSE DARK AS
GOLD. As a pickpocket, Digger expects to spend a night in jail every now and then. But she doesn't expect to find Lord Durrel Decath there as well--or to hear he's soon to be executed for killing his wife. Durrel once saved Digger's life, and when she goes free, she decides to use her skills as a thief, forger, and spy to investigate his case and return the favor. But each new clue only opens up more mysteries. While Durrel's marriage was one of convenience, his behavior has been more impulsive than innocent. His late wife had an illegal business on the wrong side of the civil war raging just outside the city gates. Digger keeps finding forbidden magic in places it has no reason to be. And it doesn't help that she may be falling in love with a murderer . . . |
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| Cappo, Nan Willard | Juvenile |
UNACCOUNTED FOR 01 | 110414 | |
| Selbstverlag | ||||
| October 2011 | 318pp | |||
| Carlton, Susan | Juvenile |
LOVE AND HAIGHT | 107815 | |
| Henry Holt and Company | ||||
| March 2012 | 188pp. | |||
| Two girls, two weeks, and too much hippie love…. It’s 1971, and seventeen-year-old Chloe and her best friend, MJ, head to San Francisco to ring in the New Year. But Chloe has an ulterior motive—and a secret. She’s pregnant and has devised a plan not to be. In San Francisco’s flower-power heyday, it was (just about) legal to end her pregnancy. But as soon as the girls cross the Golden Gate, Chloe’s furtive scheme starts to unravel in ways both large and small. Desperate to take control of her body and her life, Chloe tells MJ a single lie. The lie escalates, as lies inevitably do, until she betrays everyone she cares about. Her groovy aunt, Kiki, who’s offered the girls a place to crash. Her self-absorbed mother meditating back in Phoenix. And perhaps most achingly, the boy she wishes she’d waited for. With time running out, the lies come crashing down—during the city’s annual Nude Relay Race, of all places. Chloe is forced to confess the truth, and admit to others, and herself, that some of life’s decisions are too big to face alone. In the Mecca of easy love, it seems, some things aren’t so easy. ET: Frühjahr 2011 |
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| Donovan, Gail | Childrens Books |
THE WAFFLER | 110390 | |
| Eddleman, Peggy | Childrens Books |
THROUGH THE BOMB'S BREATH | 110391 | |
| Random House Children's Books | ||||
| 198pp. | ||||
| Thirteen-year-old Hope Toriella lives in a town of inventors
struggling to recover from the green bombs of WWIII that wiped out nearly all
the earth’s population. Inventing has made life possible in White Rock, and
it’s how the town views a person’s worth. But Hope would much rather sneak
off to cliff dive into the Bomb’s Breath— the deadly band of compressed air
that covers their valley— than fail at yet another invention. The town is
filled with excellent inventors; they even invented Ameiphus, the medicine
that cures the deadly Shadel’s Sickness that has run rampant since the
bombs. When bandits not only discover White Rock has the cure for the sickness, but find a way into their protected valley, they invade. With a two day deadline to finish making this year’s batch of Ameiphus and no ingredients to make more, the town is left to choose whether to hand over the medicine and die from Shadel’s over the next year, or die fighting the bandits now. Help lies in a neighboring town, but the bandits count everyone fourteen and older each hour. Hope realizes that she and a couple of friends might be the only ones who can leave to make the dangerous trek through the Bomb’s Breath and over the snow-covered mountain. Inventing won’t help her make it through alive, but the daring and recklessness that usually gets her into trouble just might. |
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| Foot, Mandy | Childrens Books Picture Book |
CAPTAIN KANGAROO AND THE GREAT BALLON RACE | 110361 | |
| Hachette Australia | ||||
| February 2012 | 24pp. color Illus. | |||
| Every year, Captain Kangaroo sets the contestants on their way
in the great balloon race. All the animals are there – the platypus, the
wombats, the koalas and the emus. But when the contestants bump into a thick
red dust cloud, Captain Kangaroo has to step in to steer them back on course.
Which of his emergency aircraft will he choose? And can you find the naughty
animals who have stowed away inside each basket? Key points • First book in this series was very well-received; this is the second; a third is planned. • Exciting adventure stories, featuring engaging and distinctive Australian animal characters. • Stories about transport are always popular for young readers. • Rhyming text is great fun to read aloud. About the author/illustrator Mandy Foot is a self-proclaimed animal nut and horse lover and works in a studio also occupied by two sheepdogs, Cody and Mav, and a cat affectionately known as Kung Fu Maow Maow. She completed a Bachelor of Design specialising in Illustration at the University of SA. For the last 15 years, she has particularly relished the work produced for the Adelaide Zoo Education Service as this gave her the opportunity to draw many different animals. |
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| Jennings, Patrick | Childrens Books |
INVASION OF THE DOGNAPPERS | 110352 | |
| Egmont US | ||||
| Apr 12 | 208pp. | |||
| Kirkus: INVASION OF THE DOGNAPPERS (reviewed on January 15, 2012) A rash of dognappings prompts a young sleuth’s obvious (to him) conclusion that space aliens are to blame. Seeing several dogs suddenly vanish, leaving collars and leashes behind, 10-year-old Logan gallops over the understandable doubts of his friends and his open-minded single mom to organize an “Intergalactic Canine Rescue Unit.” Under its aegis, he stakes out his own aging and comically flatulent hound Bubba and cruises the ragged edge of a major grounding by haring off after supposed suspects without parental notification. Being the sort of author who could play his premise either way, Jennings (Guinea Dog, 2010; Beastly Arms, 2001) chucks in clues and red herrings galore but keeps readers in the dark—until, more than halfway through, Logan’s determined investigation brings him face to snout with the culprits and lands him penned, naked, among the missing canines. Rising ingeniously to the triple challenge of escaping, negotiating the return of the purloined pooches and keeping his clothes on (they keep disappearing), Logan proves a protagonist worth admiring—displaying a level of focus and dedication matched only by his long-standing, gonzo obsession with aliens. Just another alien invasion headed off by solid detective work. (Science fiction. 10-12) |
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| Latham, Irene | Childrens Books |
DON'T FEED THE BOY | 108951 | |
| Roaring Brook Press | ||||
| Fall 2012 | 282pp. b/w illus | |||
| A lonely 11-year old boy, born to a Zoo Director mom and elephant keeper dad who barely notice him amid all the other more exotic species, finds a new friend in the Bird Girl, and with her help, struggles to escape the confines of zoo life. | ||||
| Martin, Ann M. | Juvenile |
TEN RULES FOR LIVING WITH MY SISTER | 110280 | |
| Feiwel and Friends | ||||
| Sep 11 | 237pp. | |||
| Martin creates a beautiful tapestry of family love, growing up,
and sisterly bonding. In the sister department, Pearl feels she can’t live up to Lexie. And everything Pearl does seems to drive Lexie crazy. So when their grandfather moves into their family’s apartment and takes over Pearl’s room, the sisters are forced to share. Lexie is busy; their parents both work; and Pearl is often alone with their grandfather. She soon realizes why he’s living there: he’s forgetting important things, like where he lives, and that you need to wear shoes outside. She makes lists and maps to help him, and he seems to get better, but an ill-fated outing shows Pearl—and her family—how much more care he really needs. Stay tuned for the sequel to TEN RULES—set to publish in 2013! |
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| O'Connor, Sheila | Childrens Books |
KEEPING SAFE THE STARS | 109932 | |
| Putnam | ||||
| Fall 2012 | 223pp. | |||
| The three Star children are survivors—they can cook and tend to horses, chop wood, change a fuse, school themselves, manage their own business of pony rides and popcorn. So when their guardian Old Finn falls ill, Nightingale, Pride and Baby Star quickly devise a scheme to steer clear of the county, to live alone at their beloved Eden until Old Finn is well. With heart and ingenuity, the lively Stars overcome risks large and small, but when a curious reporter starts to ask too many questions, their carefully protected world begins to crumble. Set in the summer of 1973, during the final days of Richard Nixon’s presidency, Keeping Safe the Stars is a tale of resiliency and courage, and three delightful, daring children determined to make it on their own. | ||||
| Paulson, Ingrid | Juvenile Mystery |
VALKYRIE RISING | 107720 | |
| Harper Teen | ||||
| Summer 2012 | 310pp. | |||
| Ellie Overholt isn't exactly looking forward to wasting a whole
summer with her grandmother in a tiny fishing village. Even in Norway, she
won't be able to get out from under the shadow of her perfect older, Graham
who decreed that it's suicide for any guy in school to talk to his sister.
Things go from bad to worse when Graham drags his best friend Tuck along.
Nothing can get under Ellie's skin like Tuck's never-ending stream of
smartass remarks. Or make her swoon like his smug smile. Too bad he's a player
and she's over-guarded and untouchable. When they arrive, Maloy isn't the sleepy town they remember. Amid hushed rumors few things are certain. Young men are disappearing. People are whispering about supernatural beings. All signs point to the impossible-mythical Valkyries kidnapping young men, holding them hostage in Odin's hall of the dead, Valhalla, and training them to be part of his undead army. An army designed to break down the barriers between Valhalla and world as we know it, releasing Odin and destroying the world. After single-handedly thwarting a Valkyrie abduction, Ellie realizes it's not just the town that's changed. Something ancient and powerful in her blood has awakened. Valkyries are targeting her family. And it doesn't seem to be a coincidence. When her grandmother mysteriously disappears and Graham is kidnapped, it's up to Ellie and Tuck to find Valhalla and rescue them both. And try not to fall in love with each other in the process, something Graham would never forgive. But Tuck has secrets of his own, and if Graham doesn't tear their relationship apart, those secrets just might. |
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| Putney, Mary Jo | Juvenile Serie |
DARK MIRROR 02/ DARK PASSAGE | 110279 | |
| St. Martin's Press | ||||
| Sep 11 | 315pp. | |||
| A new and romantic story of a young wizards and witches in
Regency-era England. Sixteen-year-old Lady Victoria “Tory” Mansfield lives in a world where magic is real, but is disdained by the nobility. So when it is discovered her blood is “tainted” with magic, she is taken to the dreaded Lackland Abbey, a reform school where she is to be cured of her magical affliction. But instead, Tory finds that there are other students, called the “Irregulars”, who secretly study magic, including the handsome heir to a dukedom named Allarde. But her romance with Allarde is cut short when she learns that Allarde must renounce his magical powers and marry a nonmagical woman in order to inherit his family’s dukedom. In DARK PASSAGE, Tory and Allarde must work together and journey to 1940s, Nazi-occupied France to save a vitally important scientist. |
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| Rivers, Karen | Childrens Books |
THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ME | 109018 | |
| Arthur Levine /Scholastic | ||||
| Sep 12 | 283pp. | |||
| • THE DORK DIARIES meets
ENCYCLOPEDIA BRITANNICA in this funny, inventive novel. • Innovative, attention-getting, instantly communicable format • Laugh-out-loud funny, with characters as real as the people next door • Short entries will appeal to struggling or reluctant readers • Karen Rivers is an active promoter of her work on social media. Brief Description Tink Aaron-Martin has been grounded again after an adventure with her best friend Freddie Blue Anderson. To make the time pass, she decides to write an encyclopedia of her life from "Aa" (a kind of lava--okay, she cribbed that from the real encyclopedia) to "Zoo" (she's never been to one, but her brothers belong there). As the alphabet unfolds, so does the story of Tink's summer: more adventures with Freddie Blue (and more experiences in being grounded); how her family was featured in a magazine about "Living with Autism", thanks to her older brother Seb--and what happened after Seb fell apart; her growing friendship, and maybe more, with Kai, a skateboarder who made her swoon (sort of). And her own growing sense that maybe she belongs not under "H" for "Hideous," or "I" for "Invisible," but "O" for "Okay." Written entirely in Tink's hilarious encyclopedia entries, THE ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ME is both a literary trick and a reading treat for anyone who loves terrific fiction. |
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| Schoenberg, Jane | Childrens Books Serie |
THE ONE AND ONLY STUEY LEWIS 01 | 110281 | |
| Farrar, Straus & Giroux | ||||
| July 2011 | 123pp. s/w illus. | |||
| Watch the unforgettable Stuey Lewis as he conquers the second
and third grades! So what if Stuey isn’t the world’s best reader, is only allowed to trick-or-treat around one block, doesn’t get to play on his soccer dream team, and has to put up with the most annoying girl on the planet. Somehow Stuey always makes life work, and when he puts his mind to it, he can survive anything—even the second and third grades. This hilarious series of linked short stories, interspersed with sprightly line drawings, marks an impressive chapter book debut. |
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| Scholastic Discover More | Childrens Books General Non Fiction |
DISCOVER MORE/ COOL TECHNOLOGY (EXPERT READER) | 109783 | |
| Scholastic USA | ||||
| May 2012 | 112pp. color. Illustration | |||
| Scholastic Discover More | Childrens Books General Non Fiction |
DISCOVER MORE/ NIGHT SKY (EXPERT READER) | 109782 | |
| Scholastic USA | ||||
| May 2012 | 112pp. color. Illustration | |||
| Where Planets ( January 2012) honed in on one aspect of what is in the sky, Night Sky is put together for a more advanced reader and shows the vast expanse of the sky as far away as we know it. What is in the night sky in each hemisphere and in every season? Answer: so many wondrous and puzzling things. We can see an object up to 2.5 million light years away with the naked eye and 54 million light years away with a telescope we can spy the M87 galaxy. Awe inspiring information (all about the invention of the telescope, how brightness is measured, why material moves and changes shape in the sky and much more) plus magnificent color photos show us the stars, clusters like the Milky Way, red giants, asteroids, constellations and nebulas, galaxies near and faraway to the very edge of our universe. And of course, there are the planets, the features of the moon and the moons of our solar system. | ||||
| Scholastic Discover More | Childrens Books General Non Fiction |
DISCOVER MORE/ MY BODY (EMERGENT READER) | 109781 | |
| Scholastic USA | ||||
| March 2012 | 32pp. color. Illustration | |||
| My Body answers children’s questions about their own bodies in an incredibly simple, logical and appropriate way, What makes the book stand out is that for each explanation of the interior of the body, there is a photo or illustration of both the inside and the outside of the body at the same time. The child can understand quickly and properly as they look at the parts you would see if you looked under the skin, what is going on and how it all works. Each spread is focused on a particular part of the body or an action a child understands. Sequences showing breathing, the food journey, blood and the senses are described and illustrated, and include fun subjects kids love such as hiccups, tastebuds, scabs and goosebumps. The photographs provide impact for avid learners and children less interested in reading. Big words and pictures introduce important topics, smaller ones help explore the topic for an active reading experience. | ||||
| Scholastic Discover More | Childrens Books General Non Fiction |
DISCOVER MORE/ ANIMAL BABIES (EMERGENT READER) | 109780 | |
| Scholastic USA | ||||
| March 2012 | 32pp. color. Illustration | |||
| Animal Babies is packed with facts and adorable photographs of the little creatures all kids (and adults!) love. From baby birds to baby bears, and baby elephants, find out how these newborn animals survive in the wild. A child can see baby animals change as they grow and discover how animals are born and thrive, where they live, how and what they learn, all about play and how they even have baby sitters. Eating, getting around and socializing show a child the similarities to human behaviors. Unique photos show babies and their parents close up. There is easy-to-read text for beginning readers to share and talk about. Animal Babies uses everyone’s favorite babies to help a child learn reading and all about nature. As well as being informative, the book is charming, captivating entertainment. | ||||
| Snyder, Maria V. | Juvenile |
OUTSIDE IN /02 INSIDE | 110424 | |
| Harlequin Books | ||||
| February 2011 | 328pp. | |||
| Me? A leader? Okay, I did prove that there's more to Inside than
we knew. That a whole world exists beyond this cube we live in. And finding
that led to a major rebellion—between worker scrubs like me and the snobby
uppers who rule our world. Make that ruled. Because of me, we're free. I
thought that meant I was off the hook, and could go off on my own again—while
still touching base with Riley, of course. He's the one upper I think I can
trust. But then we learned that there's outside and then there is
Outside. And something from Outside wants In. |
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| Snyder, Maria V. | Juvenile |
INSIDE OUT | 110423 | |
| Harlequin Teen | ||||
| Apr 10 | 216pp. | |||
| Keep Your Head Down. Don't Get Noticed. Or Else. - I'm Trella.
I'm a scrub. A nobody. One of thousands who work the lower levels, keeping
Inside clean for the Uppers. I've got one friend, do my job and try to avoid
the Pop Cops. So what if I occasionally use the pipes to sneak around the
Upper levels? The only neck at risk is my own…until I accidentally start a
rebellion and become the go-to girl to lead a revolution. Maria V. Snyder has been writing since 1995 and has published numerous articles in magazines and newspapers. She lives with her family in Pennsylvania. From Booklist: "Trella is a scrub. She works on the lower level of a community where she and her ilk do the dirty work that keeps the operation going, mostly for the benefit of the Uppers. Known as Queen of the Pipes, Trella’s job cleaning ductwork also allows some privacy, as she finds places to hide. To help her only friend, she becomes involved protecting the Broken Man, a prophet who preaches about a mysterious Gateway. Then the trouble begins. Snyder has written a science-fiction thriller that is as surprising as it is exciting. With cliff-hangers ending every chapter, readers will be compelled to devour this quickly, but there’s plenty to think about, too, as Trella must decide who her friends are, what’s important to her, and what she is willing to sacrifice for an abstract, possibly false vision of hope. The romance Trella encounters ups the stakes as well. Snyder does a great job of tying up enough loose ends to make the story satisfying yet leaving enough questions open that lead right to a sequel. Grades 8-12." --Ilene Cooper |
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| Stone, Phoebe | Juvenile Romance |
THE BOY ON CINNAMON STREET | 110348 | |
| Arthur Levine /Scholastic | ||||
| February 2012 | 240pp. | |||
| A story about a wounded girl and the boy who won't give up on
her. 7th grader Louise should be the captain of her school's gymnastics team - but she isn't. She's fun and cute and should have lots of friends - but she doesn't. And there's a dreamy boy who has a crush on her - but somehow they never connect. Louise has everything going for her - so what is it that's holding her back? Phoebe Stone tells the winning story of the spring when 7th grader Louise Terrace wakes up, finds the courage to confront the painful family secret she's hiding from - and finally get the boy. Kirkus: “An outstanding tale of love, loss and the true power of friendship” |
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| Tillman, Nancy | Childrens Books Picture Book |
THE CROWN ON YOUR HEAD | 110364 | |
| Feiwel and Friends | ||||
| October 2011 | 32pp. mit Ill. | |||
| "...this is soothing, visually attractive, and makes for a
comforting bedtime read-aloud." --Booklist "Tillman adds another dreamy volume to her collection of self-esteem-building titles.” --School Library Journal "Parents and grandparents will love to read this aloud to their little ones..." --Kirkus Reviews |
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| Toffler-Corrie, Laura | Juvenile |
THE ACCIDENTAL SAINTHOOD OF JENNA BLOOM | 108016 | |
| Roaring Brook Press | ||||
| Spring13 | 32pp. | |||
| A comedy of errors about an awkward teen who becomes the
unlikely object of her guardian angel's affection, much to the calamity of
the town musical, and dismay of all the popular girls and the demon who has
it in for her. More about the author: http://www.lauratoffler-corrie.com/ |
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| Witteman, Mina | Childrens Books |
DEEDEE'S REVENGE | 110200 | |
| Van Goor NL | ||||
| July 2005 | 174pp. | |||