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Sin's world turns upside down when she has to ally with the Ryves brothers to save her beloved goblin market…
from evil magicians. Sequel to The Demon's Covenant (DB 72094). Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011
Seventeen-year-old Cullen Witter believes he knows everything about his dreary town of Lily, Arkansas. Then his cousin dies from an…
overdose, his brother Gabriel goes missing, and an extinct woodpecker reemerges. Strong language. For senior high and older readers. Printz and Morris Awards. 2011
Dru, from Strange Angels (DB 70487, BR 18727), is taken to a secret training facility for djamphir and wulfen teens…
that feels like a prison. There she must discover the identity of a traitor who wants her dead. Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2009
Sixth-grader Clay wants a good story to impress his older brother Mitch, who is returning home. Clay draws a picture…
of the principal as a donkey and makes sure he gets caught. But Mitch, changed by his month in jail, insists that Clay shape up, too. For grades 4-7. 2011
Author recounts her experiences as a young Jewish girl during Hitler's rise to power. Recalls being trapped in Ukraine while…
visiting her grandmother, returning to her family in Hungary, and being forcibly moved to an Auschwitz ghetto. Describes the many wartime restrictions. For grades 6-9. Newbery Honor Book. 1981
When gay teen Patrick Truman is brutally attacked and left for dead, the residents of Black Creek believe he is…
the victim of a hate crime. His friend Cat searches for who is responsible--and why. Violence and strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011
Marysville, New York; 1968. Eighth-grader Doug, who loves baseball statistics and drawing, manages to be upbeat and honorable--despite having an…
abusive father, a brother who has been accused of robbery, and another brother who has returned from Vietnam injured. Companion to The Wednesday Wars (DB 65788). For grades 6-9. 2011
Biography of Janis Joplin (1943-1970) chronicles her successful music career and provides insight into her personal life and emotional vulnerabilities.…
Discusses Joplin's drug and alcohol addictions and death of an overdose at age twenty-seven. For junior and senior high and older readers. YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction. 2010
Tía Lola's friend Víctor brings his three daughters to Vermont for a visit, surrounding Miguel with girls. But Tía Lola…
creates a fun summer camp where Miguel, his sister Juanita, and the other girls enjoy adventures. Sequel to How Tía Lola Learned to Teach (DB 73105). For grades 3-6. 2011
When homeschooled farm girl Piper McCloud reveals that she can jump into the air and fly, officials whisk her away…
to a top-secret government institute for exceptional children. But Piper learns that the school is full of danger and longs to escape. For grades 5-8. 2008
Rising rock star Adam and successful cellist Mia, from If I Stay (DB 69818), reunite in New York and reconnect…
after the horrific events that tore them apart years earlier. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. For senior high and older readers. 2011
During what seems like a typical New England blizzard, seven kids at Tattawa Regional High School are waiting to be…
picked up by their parents. Only the snowstorm is much more powerful than was expected, and not everyone survives. For junior and senior high and older readers. 2011
Napier, an educator who has been blind since birth, explains the purpose of the Seeing Eye, Inc., dog-guide school in…
New Jersey. Shares her experiences with the ten dogs she has had over the years and describes their training. For grades 4-7 and older readers. 2010
Annah waits alone for Elias to return and listens to the moaning of the Dark City dying around her, while…
longing to find her way back home to her family. Sequel to The Dead-Tossed Waves (DB 71614). Some violence and some strong language. For senior high and older readers. 2011
Seventh-grader Marley Sandelski is a huge Star Trek fan, belongs to the AV Club, and loves to run. Yet he…
feels invisible, except when he's being beaten up by bullies. Unexpected events and a taste of popularity give Marley insight into his classmates and himself. For grades 5-8.
When the world's deadliest terrorist organization, Scorpia--which murdered Alex Rider's parents--stirs up trouble in the Middle East, fifteen-year-old Alex is…
again tapped by MI6 to thwart Scorpia's plans. Some violence. For grades 6-9. 2011
Skye, Jane, and Batty Penderwick depart for two weeks in Maine with their Aunt Claire and are separated from their…
oldest sister Rosalind for the first time. This leaves Skye in charge as the OAP--oldest available Penderwick. Sequel to The Penderwicks on Gardam Street (DB 66552). For grades 4-7. 2011
New Mexico, 1826. Josefina has always heard tales about buried treasure and a ghostly weeping woman. But it takes the…
arrival of a mysterious stranger to make her think the stories might be true. For grades 3-6. 2006
Theo was the last person to talk to his best friend April before she was abducted from her bedroom. When…
the police are stumped, Theo uses his investigative skills to try to save April. Sequel to Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer (DB 71512). For grades 5-8 and older readers. 2011
The murderous Razzid Wearat and his horde of vermin are on a mission to seize Redwall Abbey for themselves. Abbott…
Thibb and his Redwallers must defend their home with the help of the Long Patrol hares and the Rogue Crew of sea otters. For grades 5-8. 2011