Grades 5 & Up: October 2012

AVI. Sophia’s War: A Tale of the Revolution. 320p. bibliog. glossary. maps. CIP. S & S/Beach Lane. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1441-9; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1443-3. LC 2012007962.
Gr 5-9–Sophia Calderwood, 12, and her parents live in British-occupied Manhattan, 1776; her brother William has joined the rebel army. Masquerading as Tories, the Calderwoods are able to stay in their home, but are forced to house British officers. Their first boarder is handsome Lieutenant John André. He captivates Sophia, despite her hatred for the enemy and her anger when he refuses to aid her beloved brother, now in British hands. William dies amid the horrifying conditions of a prison ship and Sophia vows vengeance. Three years later, she joins the Culper spy ring and is placed as a maid in General Henry Clinton’s headquarters. André, now a Major, is also stationed there, but fails to recognize her due to the years that have passed. Sophia’s subterfuge uncovers his plot with Benedict Arnold to surrender West Point to the British. Her enduring affection for André sets up the novel’s central conflict: to save her country, Sophia must betray a man she cares for, knowing her deceit will cause his death. Sophia’s War is outstanding historical fiction, bringing to dramatic life the human story behind extraordinary events. The climax is a seamless incorporation of hard fact with thrilling espionage as Avi juxtaposes scenes of André and Arnold’s attempt to meet against Sophia’s efforts to stop them. Rich in period detail, the atmospheric prose vividly re-creates old New York and allows readers to experience Sophia’s conflicting emotions. A glossary clarifies 18th-century terms; in an author’s note, Avi reflects on historical fiction.–M. Kozikowski, Sachem Public Library, Holbrook, NY

DOCTOROW , Cory. Pirate Cinema. 384p. Tor. Oct. 2012. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-0-7653-2908-0; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-42994318-5.
Gr 9 Up–Trent McCauley, 16, makes films. The problem is that his films are composed of bits and pieces of other copyrighted material. He’s a thief of intellectual property and in this near-future Great Britain, the consequences for this sort of action are severe. He leaves home for London after his online piracy has caused his entire family to lose their vital Internet connection for a year. He soon meets Jem, who shows him the ropes of being homeless, and in no time they are sharing a posh flop with Trent’s new mates. Back online, he makes films that are a smash hit on the underground scene where he rechristens himself “Cecil B. DeVil.” He falls in love with beautiful and brilliant 26, who opens his eyes to the political ramifications of his filmmaking. Soon Cecil and his entire crew are in a political and artistic fight to dismantle legislation criminalizing their type of creativity, legislation written by film studios and passed by the studios’ Parliament lackeys. This amazing book combines young love, terrific humor, great British slang, and crazy parties with astute commentary on intellectual property and emerging modes of creativity. Doctorow’s characters are well-defined individuals, all with some facet, quirk, or activity to give them color. Language-arts and civics teachers could co-teach the heck out of this novel, and debaters will find a goldmine of monologues. It’s funny, thought-provoking, and glorious.– Eric Norton, McMillan Memorial Library, Wisconsin Rapids, WI

ELLIS , Deborah. My Name Is Parvana. 204p. (Breadwinner Series). Groundwood. Oct. 2012. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-55498-297-4; ebook $14.95. ISBN 978-1-55498-299-8.
Gr 6-10–This sequel to the series is not merely an important book about the difficulty of girls’ lives in war-torn, U.S.-occupied Afghanistan. It is also an example of vivid storytelling with a visceral sense of place, loss, distrust, and hope. Strong-willed Parvana, now 15, is inexplicably and stoically silent throughout her incarceration and none-too-gentle interrogation by U.S. troops. Alternate chapters take readers back through the past year during which Parvana and her family (and other beloved characters from previous books) defend their girls’ school in a town hostile to the notion of female education. Although Ellis relies heavily upon readers’ attachment to certain characters formed in earlier books, newcomers still get a strong sense of personality from Parvana’s friends and family members. The Americans and minor Afghani figures are tossed about as caricatures, e.g., the overly suspicious commanding officer, the ignorant racist private, the volatile village men who throw rocks at girls whose head coverings have slipped. Why Parvana remains silent in U.S. custody will be difficult for many young readers to understand, but Ellis makes it easy to immerse oneself in this very foreign place, where hope thrives despite explosions and abused child brides and stonings. A must-buy title.–Rhona Campbell, Georgetown Day School, Washington, DC

GIDWITZ , Adam. In a Glass Grimmly. 320p. Dutton. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-525-42581-6.
Gr 3 Up–Gidwitz is back with a second book that, if possible, outshines A Tale Dark & Grimm (Dutton, 2010). Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, cousins Jack and Jill have had a particularly tough day. Jack has a mean-boy problem: he’s bullied and tortured by a clique whom he hero-worships. Jill has a mirror-obsessed, pettily cruel mother who lets her daughter walk naked, unaware, in front of the entire kingdom. But our woe-ridden hero and heroine are in for far worse: a skyscraping beanstalk, a fratlike group of giants, a deadly mermaid, and an oversize fire-breathing salamander show up before these brave, loving, and realistically flawed children get their happily ever after. This book, like the first, features a bold-font “storyteller” who introduces, explains, and comments on the story as it unfolds–usually with alacrity as he promises gore in the pages ahead, but with a fair dose of true insight into the characters and what makes them, like us, human. However, the chapters derive only loosely from fairy tales; they are mostly Gidwitz’s inventions, which allows the character and story arcs to congeal into a satisfying whole. Most delightfully, that snarky, insightful narrator reminds us that stories were once verbal, communal experiences. This book begs to be read aloud, preferably to children who delight equally in hearing about pools of vomit and blood and about triumphant heroes.–Allison Bruce, The Children’s Storefront, New York City

GRIFFIN , Adele. All You Never Wanted. 228p. Knopf. Oct. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-87082-8; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-97082-5; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-307-97466-2.
Gr 9 Up–Things were not great when their parents divorced, but at least Alex and Thea had each other. Then their mother met Arthur, and now they are even losing the strong sisterly bond they once shared. Sudden, extreme wealth has changed everything, including their self-perceptions. Beautiful, socially at ease, and effortlessly popular Alex is now starving herself and has developed a stifling phobia of going out in public. Meanwhile, Thea, once a determined academic, is doggedly pursuing the social status formerly enjoyed by her older sister. She is transforming her gift for creative writing into orally spun lies about her family and classmates to win the attention of her sister’s friends and boyfriend. Both girls are aware of how their lives are spinning out of control, but they are too absorbed in their own problems to help each other. With their mother and stepdad away for the weekend, Thea plans the party of the year, hoping to finally capture her place in the spotlight, but the event ultimately winds up pitting the sisters against each other. Telling the story through their alternating voices, Griffin drives her plot through the intricate development of her two main characters. While the negative side of wealth is a primary theme, it is by no means the only issue. Loss of bodily control, anorexia, social phobia, sibling rivalry, and compulsive lying are all explored as each girl’s story unfolds. An excellent choice for teen girls’ discussion groups.–Cary Frostick, Mary Riley Styles Public Library, Falls Church, VA

KING , A. S. Ask the Passengers. 294p. Little, Brown. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-19468-6; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-316-21453-7.
Gr 10 Up–Astrid Jones is a high-school senior in a small, Pennsylvania town. She’s a top student and loves philosophy. (She gives Socrates a first name–Frank.) Her favorite pastime is to lie on the picnic table she and her father built in the backyard and send her love to passengers in the airplanes as they pass overhead. The teen sends her love off to strangers, because she has no use for it at home. She has an agoraphobic, type-A mother who wears business suits and heels when she works from home. While emotionally unavailable to her first born, she regularly plans boozy “Mommy and Me” nights with Astrid’s younger sister. Her mother also has a texting relationship with Astrid’s best friend. Astrid’s father is underemployed and smokes pot all the time. Her sister just wants to fit in with small-town life. And Astrid herself is ambivalent about her sexuality and is being pressured by her lesbian work friend to come out. Her school friends, members of the homecoming court, are pretending to be a couple but are actually gay. The townspeople are small-minded and gossipy. Astrid’s overwhelming need to send messages of love to anonymous passengers sometimes appears to touch those passengers, who are also leading lives of quiet desperation. And, sometimes, maybe they can send love to Astrid. King’s thoughtful, sad, funny, and frank book is finally about paradox and will appeal to any mature teen resisting the pressure to conform or rebel; anyone who wants to define herself on her own terms; and anyone whose family life belies the 1950s sitcom myth.–Nina Sachs, Walker Memorial Library, Westbrook, ME

LEAVITT , Martine. My Book of Life by Angel. 244p. Farrar/Margaret Ferguson. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-374-35123-6; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-374-35124-3.
Gr 9 Up–A 16-year-old caught up in a life of drugs and prostitution finds the strength to protect a younger girl in this lyrical novel in verse. Angel describes how her pimp, Call, lured her from her family with promises and “candy,” the drug her body craves even as she tries to resist it, and onto street corners in Vancouver, where she struggles to earn enough money to please him. Angel worries about a friend who has disappeared–there are rumors of a serial killer preying on prostitutes, though the police seem unconcerned. In simple but evocative language, Angel takes readers into her world and makes them understand how she fell into Call’s clutches. But when he brings home an 11-year-old, Angel realizes that she must risk her life to fight back. Leavitt deftly tackles a difficult subject without a hint of melodrama or voyeurism. Angel’s story could belong to any teen on the streets, though her voice is wonderfully unique. She sees the human side of everyone she meets, even the johns who choose her because she looks even younger than she is. Despite her circumstances, she never loses hope. Reluctant readers looking for a gritty story that is also a quick read will be swept up in this one, as will anyone who appreciates novels in verse. This is a powerful book that will leave readers wishing they could hear more of Angel’s gripping story.-Miranda Doyle, San Francisco Public Library

PREUS , Margi. Shadow on the Mountain. 386p. bibliog. chron. maps. photos. CIP. Abrams/Amulet. 2012. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-4197-0424-6. LC 2012015623.
Gr 6-9–This engrossing offering sheds light on the Norwegians’ courage during World War II. Preus masterfully weds a story of friendship with the complications faced by 14-year-old Espen and his friends as Nazi restrictions and atrocities become part of their everyday lives. Espen not only has to deal with the political turmoil, but also with discovering that his best friend has joined the German cause, which Espen is committed to work against. Even his young sister, Ingrid, joins the resistance when she gets a bit older. Norway’s hazardous topography adds to the adventure as Espen must ski across dangerous mountain passes in order to carry out his secret missions. This is at once a spy thriller, a coming-of-age story, and a chronicle of escalating bravery. Multidimensional characters fill this gripping tale that keeps readers riveted to the end. An informative author’s note explains that Espen was inspired by Erling Storrusten, who, as a teenager, helped in the resistance movement. A “Bonus for Code Breakers” and instructions for making invisible ink are appealing additions. Preus aptly celebrates the determination of ordinary citizens in this book. Similar truths are told in Mal Peet’s Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passions and Betrayal (Candlewick, 2008) and Kathy Kacer’s Night Spies (Tandem, 2003).–Renee Steinberg, formerly at Fieldstone Middle School, Montvale, NJ

STEPHENS , John. The Fire Chronicle. Bk. 2. 436p. (The Books of Beginning Series). Knopf. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86871-9; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96871-6; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89956-0.
Gr 4-7–Fifteen-year-old Kate, almost 13-year-old Michael, and 12-year-old Emma don’t know why Dr. Pym sent them back to the dreadful orphanage at the end of The Emerald Atlas (Knopf, 2011), but Kate, who learned to control the power of the Atlas to travel through time, knows they need to leave as soon as possible. In the first chapter of Chronicle, a monstrous Screecher attacks, and Kate lures it into the past at the exact moment Dr. Pym appears to retrieve Michael and Emma. While Kate deals with the Dickensian world of 1899 New York on the eve of Separation, when the magical and mundane worlds will split for good, Michael, Emma, and Pym search for information about the other two books in a variety of unlikely places. This is a roller-coaster ride of a story, which includes old friends and new, a visit to Antarctica, the rescue of an Elf Princess (who is sometimes a dragon), a touch of doomed romance, a generous leavening of humor, life, death, betrayal, and (just a warning) a nasty little cliff-hanger of an ending. It is really Michael’s story–he deals with unimaginable challenges with humor, courage, and insight. Knowledge of the first book is suggested; readers who start with this one will definitely want to backtrack. Fans of the first book won’t be disappointed, and will eagerly anticipate the next one. The Emerald Atlas was very good. This one is even better.–Mara Alpert, Los Angeles Public Library

HOOSE , Phillip. Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95. 160p. appendix. bibliog. index. maps. notes. photos. CIP. Farrar. 2012. Tr $21.99. ISBN 978-0-374-30468-3. LC 2011035612.
Gr 6 Up–Moonbird is a nickname scientists have given to a small Eastern shorebird known for both his unusually long life and his enormously long annual migration. Hoose intertwines the story of this bird’s remarkable survival with detailed accounts of the rufa red knot’s physical changes through its yearlong cycle of migrating from the bottom of the world (usually Tierra del Fuego) to its Arctic breeding grounds and back again at summer’s end–a round trip of some 18,000 miles. Moonbird, known usually by the identifying label “B95” on his orange leg band, was first banded in 1995, when it was thought that he was at least three years old, and Hoose notes sightings of him through early 2011 just as the book was reaching completion. At that point it was estimated that over 20 years’ time, B95 had flown “more than 325,000 miles in his life–the distance to the moon and nearly halfway back.” The feat is particularly celebrated among bird scientists because this species is rapidly declining as humans use and misuse its feeding grounds and food supply. The threatened state of the species and the personal work being done by scientists and conservationists are strong themes throughout the book. Hoose describes his own experiences participating in study trips and introduces children and teens engaged in study, conservation, and lobbying projects in Canada, the United States, and Argentina. This deeply researched, engaging account is a substantial and well-designed package of information illustrated with handsome color photographs, ample maps, appended descriptions of the conservation work, and thorough source notes.–Margaret Bush, Simmons College, Boston

JOHNSON , Rebecca L. Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature’s Undead. 48p. bibliog. further reading. glossary. index. notes. photos. websites. CIP. Millbrook. Oct. 2012. RTE $30.60. ISBN 978-0-7613-8633-9; ebook $22.95. ISBN 978-1-4677-0125-9. LC 2011046181.
Gr 5-8–Ratchet up your ick-factor and practice your eeyuw’s because Johnson’s researched text will reveal enough details to cause squeamish (or highly imaginative) readers to quail. Hairworms that cause crickets to commit suicide; jewel wasps that turn cockroaches into walking pantries for their larvae; and a fungus that drives its ant host to find the perfect launch for its sporing body are just a few of the “zombie-makers” Johnson introduces. The readable text is based on telephone calls and emails with scientists in the field as well as the published articles listed in the bibliography. The author is careful to include a “Science Behind the Story” explanation for each of the featured parasites, quoting the research scientist whenever possible. Color photos reinforce the ickiness, as do splotches of red, green, and black creeping across the pages like patches of mold. Readers needing a more personal jolt may prefer Nicola Davies’s more gentle (but still nicely gross) What’s Eating You?: Parasites–The Inside Story (Candlewick, 2007) or Brian Ward’s more prosaic Microscopic Life in the Home (Smart Apple Media, 2004). Scientific in its approach, this slender book gives children a look at scientific research in real time, and also shows how little we truly know in a less-than-lovely field.–Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY

SHEINKIN , Steve. Bomb: The Race to Build–and Steal–the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon. 272p. index. notes. photos. CIP. Roaring Brook/Flash Point. 2012. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-487-5; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-861-3. LC 2011044096.
Gr 5 Up–“Harry Gold was right: This is a big story.” So begins this depiction of the “creation–and theft–of the deadliest weapon ever invented.” As he did in The Notorious Benedict Arnold (Roaring Brook, 2010), Sheinkin has again brought his superior talent for storytelling to bear in what is truly a gripping account of discovery, espionage, and revolutionary changes in both physics and the modern world. This fascinating tale, packed with a wide cast of characters, focuses mainly on three individuals: spy for the Soviets Harry Gold, leader of the Manhattan Project J. Robert Oppenheimer, and Knut Haukelid, who sabotaged German bomb efforts while working for the Norwegian resistance. Sheinkin skillfully combines lucid, conversational snapshots of the science behind the atomic bomb with a fast-paced narrative of the remarkable people who made it possible and attempted to steal it. Handsomely designed and loaded with archival photos and primary-source documents, the accessible volume lays out how the bomb was envisioned and brought to fruition. While the historical information and hard facts presented here will likely be new to the intended audience, they in no way overwhelm readers or detract from the thoroughly researched, well-documented account. It reads like an international spy thriller, and that’s the beauty of it.–Brian Odom, Pelham Public Library, AL

WALKER , Sally M. & Douglas W. Owsley . Their Skeletons Speak: Kennewick Man and the Paleoamerican World. 136p. bibliog. diags. further reading. illus. index. maps. notes. photos. CIP. Carolrhoda. Oct. 2012. RTE $22.95. ISBN 978-0-7613-7457-2; ebook $17.95. ISBN 978-1-4677-0001-6. LC 2011051329.
Gr 8 Up–This detailed study of the discovery and forensic evaluation of the skeleton dubbed “Kennewick Man” puts forensic TV shows to shame. From his accidental discovery in 1996 through multiple examinations by scientists with ever-improving forensic tools and years of unexpected storage due to NAGPRA (Native American Graves Protection and Reparation), an actual human being emerges from a time long gone, speaking to us through his bones. Entering briefly into this long-term investigation are the far more shadowy figures of other Paleoamericans–Spirit Cave Man, Arch Lake Woman, and the Horn Shelter People. Scattered throughout the lucid, readable text are tightly focused informational bits on such topics as CT scans, radiocarbon dating, and NAGPRA practices. Sharp color photos, some nice artwork, and good maps provide clear visuals of the bones themselves, and the features that helped define the man and his life. A final facial reconstruction leaves readers face-to-face with a real person–someone readers would recognize if they met him on the street (we know how tall he was, how much he weighed, that one arm was stronger than the other, etc.). Walker reminds readers that it was not their relics, but living, breathing Paleoamericans who first arrived, settled, lived, and died in the long-gone American past. For those not quite ready for so much detail, try Katherine Kirkpatrick’s equally distinguished Mysterious Bones: The Story of the Kennewick Man (Holiday House, 2011). Lucid writing, fine scientific explanations, and attractive bookmaking make this a winner.-Patricia Manning, formerly at Eastchester Public Library, NY

STIEFVATER , Maggie. The Raven Boys. Bk. 1. 408p. (The Raven Cycle). Scholastic. 212. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-42492-9; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-46979-1.
Gr 8 Up–Blue was born into a psychic family with the misfortune of having no psychic ability of her own. However, her presence helps others “see” more clearly, which has led to every psychic she’s ever met predicting that if Blue were to kiss her true love, he would die. Not interested in boys yet and especially repulsed by the snooty lot at Aglionby Academy, she decides to simply never kiss anyone. When she has her first clairvoyant experience, it’s not as thrilling as she had hoped. She sees that Gansey, a boy from Aglionby, will die within the next year. She can’t get him out of her mind, a task made impossible when she meets him and his three friends. The Raven Boys, as Aglionby students are called, rope her into helping them with their mission: to locate a ley line. The line of energy could possibly connect them to the past and to the legendary “sleeping” Welsh king, Glendower, who will grant the one who awakens him a reward. Their quest puts each of them in harm’s way, made more imminent when Blue finally starts to feel as if her kiss of death is going to be a real problem. First in a planned quartet, The Raven Boys is an incredibly rich and unique tale, a supernatural thriller of a different flavor. The cinematic feel paces the novel well, and the many pieces of the story unfold with grace. The complicated relationships between the Raven boys and Blue are not of the standard main character/love interest variety and makes the curious plot all the more enthralling. Fans have been salivating for Stiefvater’s next release and The Raven Boys delivers.–Emily Chornomaz, Camden County Library System, NJ

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Fiction

AGUIRRE , Ann. Outpost. 320p. Feiwel & Friends. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-312-65009-4; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-250-03140-2.

AMATO , Mary. Guitar Notes. 266p. Egmont USA. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-60684-124-2; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-1-60684-125-9; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-1-60684-300-0. LC 2011038115.

ATWOOD , Megan. The Haunting of Apartment 101. Bk. 1. 104p. (The Paranormalists Series). CIP. Darby Creek. Oct. 2012. PLB $27.93. ISBN 978-0-7613-8332-1; pap. $7.95. ISBN 978-0-8225-9077-4; ebook $20.95. ISBN 978-1-4677-0036-8. LC 2011046442.

ATWOOD , Megan. The Terror of Black Eagle Tavern. Bk. 2. 96p. (The Paranormalists Series). Darby Creek . Oct. 2012. PLB $27.93. ISBN 978-0-7613-8333-8; pap. $7.95. ISBN 978-0-8225-9078-1; ebook $20.95. ISBN 978-1-4677-0038-2. LC 2011046443.

BACHMANN , Stefan. The Peculiar. 376p. CIP. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-219518-0; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-219520-3. LC 2012017914.

BAUER , Joan. Almost Home. 266p. CIP. Viking. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-01289-3; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-1-101-59192-5. LC 2011050483.

BECK , W. H. Malcolm at Midnight. illus. by Brian Lies. 272p. CIP. Houghton Harcourt. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-68100-9; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-68137-5. LC 2011048034.

BLUME , Lesley M. M. The Wondrous Journals of Dr. Wendell Wellington Wiggins. illus. by David Foote. 242p. maps. CIP. Knopf. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86850-4; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96850-1; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89918-8. LC 2011035626.

BRENNAN , Sarah Rees. Unspoken. Bk. 1. 372p. (The Lynburn Legacy Series). CIP. Random. 2012. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-375-87041-5; PLB $21.99. ISBN 978-0-375-97041-2; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-98918-6. LC 2012001954.

BRETT , Cathy. Scarlett Dedd: It’s a Grave Situation. illus. by author. 288p. CIP. Delacorte. 2012. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-385-74175-0; PLB $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-99022-9. LC 2011022093.

BRODIEN-JONES , Christine. The Scorpions of Zahir. illus. by Kelly Murphy. 370p. CIP. Delacorte. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73933-7; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90783-5; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89749-8. LC 2011026332.

BURAK , Kathryn. Emily’s Dress and Other Missing Things. 232p. Roaring Brook. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-736-4.

CALONITA , Jen. Winter White. Bk. 2. 354p. (Belles Series). Little, Brown/Poppy. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-09116-9; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-316-21466-7.

CAREY, Anna. Once. Bk. 2. 358p. (An Eve Novel). CIP. HarperCollins/Harper. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-204854-7; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-204856-1. LC 2012004294.

CARMAN , Patrick. 3 Below. Bk. 2. 234p. (A Floors Novel). Scholastic. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-545-25520-2; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-545-46971-5.

CASTRO , Adam-Troy. Gustav Gloom and the People Taker. Bk. 1. illus. by Kristen Margiotta. 226p. Grosset & Dunlap. 2012. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-0-448-45833-5.

CLAYTON , Colleen. What Happens Next. 310p. Little, Brown/Poppy. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-19868-4; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-316-21504-6.

CLEMENTS , Andrew. About Average. illus. by Mark Elliott. 120p. S & S/Atheneum. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-9724-5; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-9726-9.

COONER , Donna. Skinny. 264p. Scholastic/Point. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-42763-0.

COWLEY , Joy. Stories of the Wild West Gang. illus. by Trevor Pye. 358p. Gecko. 2012. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-877579-21-9.

CREAGH , Kelly. Enshadowed. 430p. (A Nevermore Bk.). CIP. S & S/Atheneum. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0204-1; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0207-2. LC 2012001292.

DASHNER , James. A Mutiny in Time. Bk. 1. 192p. (Infinity Ring Series). Scholastic. 2012. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-0-545-38696-8.

DAVIS , Lane. I Swear. 288p. CIP. S & S. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-3506-3; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-3508-7. LC 2011046310.

DOWELL , Frances O’Roark. The Second Life of Abigail Walker. 228p. S & S/Atheneum. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0593-6; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0595-0.

ERLINGS , Fridrik. Fish in the Sky. tr. from Icelandic by author. 276p. CIP. Candlewick. 2012. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5888-5; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-6197-7. LC 2011048348.

FAGAN , Cary. The Boy in the Box. Bk. 1. illus. by Erwin Madrid. 288p. (Master Melville’s Medicine Show Series). CIP. Clarion. Oct. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-75268-6; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-75271-6. LC 2011049590.

FINE , Sarah. Sanctum. Bk. 1. 416p. (Guards of the Shadowlands Trilogy). Amazon. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 9780761463290; ebook $9.99. ISBN 9781611094282.

FLEMING , Candace. On the Day I Died: Stories from the Grave. 199p. CIP. Random/Schwartz & Wade. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86781-1; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96781-8; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89863-1. LC 2011018661.

FROST, Mark. The Paladin Prophecy. Bk. 1. 548p. (The Paladin Prophecy Series). Random. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-87045-3; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-98001-5; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-375-97045-0.

GARSEE , Jeannine. The Unquiet. 388p. CIP. Bloomsbury. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59990-723-9. LC 2011019559.

GEORGE , Elizabeth. The Edge of Nowhere. Bk. 1. 440p. Viking. 2012. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-670-01296-1.

GLEITZMAN , Morris. Now. 184p. Holt. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-9378-0; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-9713-9. LC 2011033496.

GRATTON , Tessa. The Blood Keeper. 422p. Random. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86734-7; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96734-4; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89769-6.

GREGORY , Philippa. Changeling. Bk. 1. 258p. (Order of Darkness Series). illus. maps. S & S/Pulse. 2012. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-5344-9; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-5346-3.

GRIFFIN , Paul. Burning Blue. 294p. CIP. Dial. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-8037-3815-7. LC 2012003578.

GUNNERY , Sylvia. Emily for Real. 202p. CIP. Pajama. 2012. pap. $14.95. ISBN 978-0-9869495-8-6.

HAINES , Kathryn Miller. The Girl Is Trouble. 326p. Roaring Brook. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-610-7; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-826-2.

HALPERN , Julie. Have a Nice Day. 326p. Feiwel & Friends. Oct. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-312-60660-2; ebook ISBN 978-1-466-82753-0.

HEILIGMAN , Deborah. Intentions. 264p. CIP. Knopf. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0375-86861-0; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96861-7; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89933-1. LC 2011026667.

HOLM , Jennifer L. Eighth Grade Is Making Me Sick: Ginny Davis’s Year in Stuff. illus. by Elicia Castaldi. 128p. CIP. Random. 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86851-1; PLB $18.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96851-8. LC 2011000083.

HOPKINS , Ellen. Tilt. 608p. CIP. S & S/McElderry. 2012. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-8330-9; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-2359-6. LC 2011040867.

JACOBS , Jordan. Samantha Sutton and the Labyrinth of Lies. 346p. Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky. Oct. 2012. pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4022-7560-9.

JAMES , Ellie. Broken Illusions. Bk. 2. 352p. (A Midnight Dragonfly Novel). St. Martin’s Griffin. 2012. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-312-64703-2; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4668-0245-2.

JOHNSON , J. J. The Theory of Everything. 346p. Peachtree. Oct. 2012. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-56145-623-9.

KAGAWA , Julie. The Immortal Rules. Bk. 1. 496p. (The Blood of Eden Series). Harlequin Teen. 2012. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-373-21051-0; ebook $14.99. ISBN 978-1-459-22704-0.

KELLEY , Marty. Fame, Fortune, and the Bran Muffins of Doom. illus. by author. 160p. CIP. glossary. Holiday House. 2012. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8234-2606-5. LC 2011050748.

KENNEALLY , Miranda. Stealing Parker. 242p. Sourcebooks/Fire. Oct. 2012. pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4022-7187-8.

KHOURY , Jessica. Origin. 394p. Penguin/Razorbill. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-59514-595-6; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-1-10159-072-0.

KIMMEL , Eric A. Hiss-s-s-s! 160p. Holiday House. 2012. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8234-2415-3.

KNIGHT , Karsten. Embers & Echos. 462p. CIP. S & S. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-5030-1; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-5036-3. LC 2011046357.

KORMAN , Gordon. Ungifted. 280p. CIP. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-174266-8; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-174268-2. LC 2012008408.

KROKOS , Dan. False Memory. 328p. CIP. Hyperion/Disney. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-4976-7. LC 2011053532.

LEVITHAN , David, ed. What We Remember, What We Forget: The Best Young Writers and Artists in America. 286p. photos. reprods. Scholastic/PUSH. 2012. pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-545-39714-8.

LEVY , Joanne. Small Medium at Large. 198p. CIP. Bloomsbury. 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-59990-836-6. LC 2011034463.

LIPSYTE , Robert. Twinning Project. 272p. CIP. Clarion. Oct. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-64571-1; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-86757-1.

LITTLEFIELD , Sophie. Hanging by a Thread. 270p. CIP. Delacorte. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-385-74104-0; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-98982-7; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-98356-6. LC 2011047773.

LONG , Ruth Frances. The Treachery of Beautiful Things. 370p. Dial. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8037-3580-4.

LORENZI , Natalie Dias. Flying the Dragon. 234p. CIP. Charlesbridge. 2012. RTE $16.95. ISBN 978-1-58089-434-0. LC 2011033620.

LOWE , Natasha. The Power of Poppy Pendle. 268p. CIP. S & S/Paula Wiseman Bks. 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-4679-3; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-4680-9. LC 2012006735.

LUEDEKE , Lisa. Smashed. 326p. CIP. S & S/McElderry. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-2779-2; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-2795-2. LC 2011030515.

MABERRY , Jonathan. Flesh & Bone. Bk. 3. 470p. (Rot & Ruin Series). CIP. S & S. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-3989-4; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-3991-7. LC 201200178.

MCBRIDE , Lish. Necromancing the Stone. 344p. CIP. Holt. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-9099-4; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-9736-8. LC 2011043448.

MCDANIEL , Lurlene. Red Heart Tattoo. 216p. Delacorte. 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73462-2; PLB $18.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90461-2; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-307-97411-2.

MCKAY , Kirsty. Undead. 263p. Scholastic/Chicken House. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-38188-8; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-47346-0. LC 20110449431.

MCNAMEE , Graham. Beyond: A Ghost Story. 226p. Random/Wendy Lamb. 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73775-3; PLB $18.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90687-6; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89759-7.

MCNEIL , Gretchen. Ten. 294p. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-211878-3; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-211880-6.

MARR , Melissa. Carnival of Souls. 306p. CIP. HarperCollins/Harper. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-165928-7; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-219006-2. LC 2012006566.

MARSDEN , Carolyn. My Own Revolution. 174p. Candlewick. Oct. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5395-8.

MARTIN , Ann M. Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life (So Far). illus. by author. 272p. websites. Feiwel & Friends. Oct. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-312-64299-0; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-466-82751-6.

MASTER , Irfan. A Beautiful Lie. 304p. CIP. glossary. maps. Albert Whitman. 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-8075-0597-7. LC 2011051132.

MESSNER , Kate. Capture the Flag. 230p. CIP. Scholastic. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-545-39539-7; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-545-44313-5. LC 2011031728.

MONROE , Ella. Capital Girls. Bk. 1. 296p. (Capital Girls Series). St. Martin’s Griffin. 2012. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-312-62303-6; ebook ISBN 978-1-250-01426-9.

MOSS , Marissa. Mira’s Diary: Lost in Paris. Bk. 1. illus. by author. 208p. bibliog. Sourcebooks/Jabberwocky. 2012. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4022-6606-5.

MULLIN , Mike. Ashen Winter. Bk. 2. 576p. (Ashfall Trilogy). Tanglewood. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-933718-75-0.

NASH , Scott. The High-Skies Adventures of Blue Jay the Pirate. illus. by author. 356p. Candlewick. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3264-9; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-07636-6210-3.

OATES , Joyce Carol. Two or Three Things I Forgot to Tell You. 278p. CIP. HarperCollins/HarperTeen. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-211047-3; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-211049-7. LC 2012009699.

OLSEN , Gregg. Betrayal. Bk. 2. 276p. (An Empty Coffin Novel). Sterling/Splinter. 2012. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-4027-8958-8.

PATTERSON , James & Maxine Paetro . Confessions of a Murder Suspect. Bk. 1. 344p. Little, Brown. 2012. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-316-20698-3; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-316-20701-0.

PAVER , Michelle. Gods and Warriors. Bk. 1. 312p. Dial. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8037-3877-5; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-1-1015-9197-0.

PEACOCK , Carol Antoinette. Red Thread Sisters. 232p. Viking. Oct. 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-670-01386-9.

PHILLIPS , Suzanne Marie. Lindsey Lost. 208p. Viking. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-78460-8.

POBLOCKI , Dan. The Ghost of Graylock. 264p. Scholastic. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-545-40268-2. LC 2011051024.

PRELLER , James. Before You Go. 200p. Feiwel & Friends. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-312-56107-9; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-429-95530-0.

PROSE , Francine. The Turning. 246p. HarperCollins/HarperTeen. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-199966-6; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-219028-4.

RENNISON , Louise. A Midsummer Tights Dream. 246p. glossary. HarperCollins/HarperTeen. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-179936-5; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-211444-0. LC 2012935601.

RICHARDS , Elizabeth. Black City. 374p. Putnam. Nov. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-399-15943-5.

SHAW , Diana. Watchman William: Ghost Detective. illus. by Mike Phillips. 160p. Inside Pocket. 2012. pap. $7.99. ISBN 978-1-9084581-5-5.

SMITH , Andrew. Passenger. 466p. Feiwel & Friends. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-250-00487-1.

SPOONER , Meagan. Skylark. Bk. 1. 336p. CIP. Carolrhoda Lab. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-0-7613-8865-4; ebook $12.95. ISBN 978-1-4677-0010-8. LC 2011044347.

STANLEY , Diane. The Cup and the Crown. Bk. 2. 344p. HarperCollins/Harper. Oct. 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-06-196321-6; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-219009-3.

SUMMERS , Courtney. This Is Not a Test. 326p. St. Martin’s. 2012. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-312-65674-4; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-250-01181-7.

SUTHERLAND , Tui T. The Dragonet Prophecy. Bk. 1. 304p. (Wings of Fire Series). Scholastic. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-545-34918-5; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-545-44317-3.

TANAKA , Shelley. Nobody Knows. 144p. Groundwood. 2012. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-55498-140-3; pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55498-118-2; ebook $9.95. ISBN 978-1-55498-305-6.

WALSH , Sara. The Dark Light. 484p. CIP. S & S/Pulse. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-3455-4; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-3459-2. LC 2011041701.

WELSH , M. L. Heart of Stone. Bk. 2. 416p. (A Verity Gallant Tale). CIP. Random/David Fickling. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-385-75243-5; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-385-75242-8; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89916-4. LC 2011023878.

WESTERFELD , Scott. The Manual of Aeronautics: An Illustrated Guide to the Leviathan Series. illus. by Keith Thompson. 64p. (Leviathan Series). diags. CIP. S & S/Pulse. 2012. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-7179-5; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-5412-5. LC 2011038924.

WILSON , N. D. The Drowned Vault. Bk. 2. 448p. (Ashtown Burials Series). CIP. Random. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86440-7; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96440-4; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89573-9. LC 2011051618.

YOLEN , Jane. Curse of the Thirteenth Fey: The True Tale of Sleeping Beauty. 292p. CIP. Philomel. Nov. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25664-6. LC 2011038847.

Nonfiction

BYRD , Robert. Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. illus. by author. 40p. bibliog. chron. CIP. Dial. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-8037-3749-5.

CHEMERKA , William R. Juan Seguín: Tejano Leader. illus. by Don Collins. 64p. Bright Sky Press. 2012. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-933979-79-3. LC 2011052720.

CHESNER , Jonathan. ADHD in HD: Brains Gone Wild. 146p. charts. diags. glossary. illus. index. photos. reprods. CIP. Free Spirit. 2012. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-1-57542-386-9. LC 2011047036.

EVANS, Robert C. Culture and Society in Shakespeare’s Day. 120p. ISBN 978-1-60413-523-7. LC 2011043208.
–––– . Literature and the Theater in Shakespeare’s Day. 128p. ISBN 978-1-60413-524-4. LC 2011043209.

FOSTER, Brett. Shakespeare’s Life. 256p. ISBN 978-1-60413-522-0. LC 2011045049.
ea vol: (Backgrounds to Shakespeare Series). illus. photos. reprods. bibliog. further reading. index. notes. CIP. Chelsea House. 2012. PLB $40.

FLAHERTY , Somer. The Book of Styling: An Insider’s Guide to Creating Your Own Look. 160p. illus. index. Zest Books. 2012. pap. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-9827322-4-3. LC 2012934246.

FREEMAN , Philip. Heroes of Olympus. adapt. by Laurie Calkhoven. illus. by Drew Willis. 352p. charts. glossary. index. CIP. S & S. 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1729-8; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1732-8. LC 2011021078.

FRIEDMAN , Lise. Becoming a Ballerina: A Nutcracker Story. photos by Mary Dowdle. 48p. CIP. Viking. Oct. 2012. RTE $18.99. ISBN 978-0-670-01392-0. LC 2012000867.

GROSSBERG , Blythe. Asperger’s Rules!: How to Make Sense of School and Friends. 128p. charts. further reading. websites. CIP. Magination. 2012. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-4338-1127-2; Tr $14.95. ISBN 978-1-4338-1128-9.

HALLS, Kelly Milner. Alien Investigation: Searching for the Truth About UFOs and Aliens. illus. by Rick C. Spears. 64p. illus. maps. photos. bibliog. further reading. glossary. index. notes. websites. CIP. Millbrook. 2012. RTE $20.95. ISBN 978-0-7613-6204-3; ebook $15.95. ISBN 978-0-7613-8844-9. LC 2011022230.

HEINE , Florian. 13 Painters Children Should Know. tr. from German by Cynthia Hall. 48p. chron. glossary. photos. reprods. Prestel. Oct. 2012. RTE $14.95. ISBN 978-3-7913-7086-6.

HIDALGO-ROBERT , Alberto. Fat No More: A Teenager’s Victory Over Obesity. 180p. CIP. Piñata. 2012. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-55885-745-2. LC 2012003177.

KALLEN , Stuart A. Che Guevara: You Win or You Die. 88p. bibliog. chron. further reading. glossary. index. maps. notes. photos. CIP. Twenty-First Century Books. Oct. 2012. PLB $33.27. ISBN 978-0-8225-9035-4. LC 2011045480.

KRAMER , Mattea. A People’s Guide to the Federal Budget: National Priorities Project. 220p. appendix. bibliog. chart. diags. glossary. notes. CIP. Interlink. 2012. pap. $15.00. ISBN 978-1-56656-887-6. LC 2012007930.

LAKE , Matt & Randy Fairbanks . Weird Science: Mad Marvels from the Way-Out World. 120p. charts. diags. illus. index. photos. reprods. Sterling. 2012. Tr $14.95. ISBN 978-1-4027-6041-9.

LUPTON , Hugh & Daniel Morden . The Adventures of Achilles. illus. by Carole Hénaff. 96p. bibliog. Barefoot. Oct. 2012. pap. $12.99. ISBN 978-1-84686-800-9; Tr $23.99. ISBN 978-1-84686-420-9.

MITCHELL, Jeff. Real Justice: Young, Innocent and in Prison: The Story of Robert Baltovich. 128p. ISBN 978-1-4594-0079-5; ISBN 978-1-4594-0078-X.

SWAN, Bill. Real Justice: Fourteen and Sentenced to Death: The Story of Steven Truscott. 152p. ISBN 978-1-4594-0075-7; ISBN 978-1-4594-0074-0.

ea vol: (Real Justice Series). photos. chron. further reading. glossary. index. CIP. Lorimer. Oct. 2012. Tr $18.95; pap. $12.95.

NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC . 125 True Stories of Amazing Animals: Inspiring Tales of Animal Friendship & Four-Legged Heroes, Plus Crazy Animal Antics. 112p. index. photos. National Geographic. 2012. pap. $12.95. ISBN 978-1-4263-0918-2; PLB $21.90. ISBN 978-1-4263-0919-9.

NEWQUIST , HP. The Book of Blood: From Legends and Leeches to Vampires and Veins. 149p. bibliog. diags. illus. index. photos. reprods. websites. CIP. Houghton Harcourt. 2012. RTE $17.99. ISBN 978-0-547-31584-3. LC 2011025134.

PANCHYK , Richard. New York City History for Kids: From New Amsterdam to the Big Apple with 21 Activities. 132p. bibliog. chron. further reading. illus. maps. photos. reprods. Chicago Review Pr. Nov. 2012. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-883052-93-5.

POHLEN , Jerome. Albert Einstein and Relativity for Kids: His Life and Ideas with 21 Activities and Thought Experiments. 120p. diags. further reading. photos. websites. Chicago Review Pr. Oct. 2012. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-61374-028-6.

PRINGLE , Laurence. Ice!: The Amazing History of the Ice Business. 80p. bibliog. charts. further reading. illus. index. notes. photos. reprods. websites. Boyds Mills. Oct. 2012. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-59078-801-1.

TARRANT-REID , Linda. Discovering Black America. 244p. bibliog. illus. index. notes. photos. reprods. websites. CIP. Abrams. 2012. Tr $29.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-7098-4. LC 2011052201.

TURNER , Juliette. Our Constitution Rocks! illus. by Brian Oesch. 224p. bibliog. illus. photos. reprods. websites. Zondervan. 2012. pap. $15.99. ISBN 978-0-310-73421-5; ebook $15.99. ISBN 978-0-310-73520-5.

VANCLEAVE, Janice. Step-By-Step Science Experiments in Astronomy. ISBN 978-1-4488-6978-7; ISBN 978-1-4488-8211-3. LC 2012000715.
–––– . Step-By-Step Science Experiments in Biology. ISBN 978-1-4488-6982-4; ISBN 978-1-4488-8215-1. LC 2012007943.
–––– . Step-By-Step Science Experiments in Chemistry. ISBN 978-1-4488-6981-7; ISBN 978-1-4488-8214-4. LC 2012007947.
–––– . Step-By-Step Science Experiments in Earth Science. ISBN 978-1-4488-6983-1; ISBN 978-1-4488-8216-8. LC 2012007944.
–––– . Step-By-Step Science Experiments in Ecology. ISBN 978-1-4488-6980-0; ISBN 978-1-4488-8213-7. LC 2012007781.
––– . Step-By-Step Science Experiments in Energy. ISBN 978-1-4488-6972-4; ISBN 978-1-4488-8212-0. LC 2012006835.
ea vol: 80p. (Janice VanCleave’s First-Place Science Fair Projects). photos. further reading. glossary. index. websites. CIP. Rosen Central. 2012. PLB $33.25; ebook $33.25.