School Library Journal» YA Fiction http://www.slj.com The world's largest reviewer of books, multimedia, and technology for children and teens Wed, 18 Sep 2013 11:52:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Pick of the Day: Out of This Place (Audio) http://www.slj.com/2013/09/books-media/reviews/pick-of-the-day/pick-of-the-day-out-of-this-place-audio/ http://www.slj.com/2013/09/books-media/reviews/pick-of-the-day/pick-of-the-day-out-of-this-place-audio/#comments Fri, 13 Sep 2013 13:00:44 +0000 SLJ http://www.slj.com/?p=57310 Out of This Place, written in verse. Three narrators tell the story from alternating points of view. Read this starred review]]> star Pick of the Day: Out of This Place (Audio)Out of This Place. By Emma Cameron. 3 CDs. 3:19 hrs. Brilliance Audio. 2013. ISBN 978-1-4692-7497-3. $54.97.
Gr 9 Up–Three friends who want to leave high school and move on describe their anguish in Cameron’s novel written in verse (Candlewick, 2013). Luke, who tries to stay out of trouble at school, spends his time playing cricket, works at the local supermarket, and hangs out at the beach. While trying toout of this place3 Pick of the Day: Out of This Place (Audio) figure out where he fits in, he applies for a scholarship and traineeship to get out of school. Bongo spends his time getting wasted to block the memories of his younger brother, Dylan, who was placed in a foster home due to their alcoholic and abusive stepdad and drug addict mother. He’s tired of being around addicts and misses his sibling, so he runs away from home. Casey has a very controlling father, and she’s not allowed to participate in any school activities or have a job. She wants to get away and have some freedom, so she leaves home without saying goodbye. Desperate to leave their lives behind, they all choose to get “out of this place.” They learn lessons along the way and go in directions they never imagined. The story is told from alternating points of view by narrators Candice Moll, Leonardo Nam, and David Atlas. Their expert Australian accents capture the emotions of the three Aussie teens desperately wanting to live life on their own terms.–Janet Weber, Tigard Public Library,OR

]]> http://www.slj.com/2013/09/books-media/reviews/pick-of-the-day/pick-of-the-day-out-of-this-place-audio/feed/ 0 ‘Code Name Verity,’ ‘The Quick Fix’ Win Edgars http://www.slj.com/2013/05/books-media/code-name-verity-the-quick-fix-win-edgars/ http://www.slj.com/2013/05/books-media/code-name-verity-the-quick-fix-win-edgars/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 15:27:04 +0000 SLJ http://www.slj.com/?p=43229 Code Name Verity and The Quick Fix winners of the youth 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which honor the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, and television.]]> code name verity 200x300 Code Name Verity, The Quick Fix Win EdgarsThe Mystery Writers of America has announced the winners of its its 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, and television, in celebration of the 204th anniversary of Poe’s birth. Code Name Verity, selected by SLJ as a 2012 Best Book, was named the best young adult fiction book, while The Quick Fix has won best juvenile fiction title.

BEST YOUNG ADULT FICTION
Code Name Verity, by Elizabeth Wein (Disney/Hyperion) also received the Printz Honor and was declared the “Undead Winner” of SLJ‘s Battle of the Kids’ Books tournament. The nominees included Emily’s Dress and Other Missing Thing (Roaring Brook) by Kathryn Burak, The Edge of Nowhere (Viking) by Elizabeth George, Crusher (Delacorte) by Niall Leonard, and Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone (Dutton) by Kat Rosenfield.

BEST JUVENILE FICTION
In the juvenile category, The Quick Fix (Amulet) by Jack D. Ferraiolo beat out nominees Fake Mustache (Amulet) by Tom Angleberger, 13 Hangmen (Amulet) by Art Corriveau, Spy School (S & S) by Stuart Gibbs, and Three Times Lucky (Dial) by Sheila Turnage.

The Edgar® Awards were presented to the winners at the group’s 67th Gala Banquet May 2, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.

]]> http://www.slj.com/2013/05/books-media/code-name-verity-the-quick-fix-win-edgars/feed/ 0 MWA Announces 2013 Edgar Awards Nominees http://www.slj.com/2013/01/books-media/mwa-announces-2013-edgar-awards-nominees/ http://www.slj.com/2013/01/books-media/mwa-announces-2013-edgar-awards-nominees/#comments Wed, 16 Jan 2013 18:28:33 +0000 SLJ http://www.slj.com/?p=27332 The Mystery Writers of America has announced the nominees for its 2013 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, honoring the best in mystery fiction, non-fiction, and television from the previous year, in celebration of the 204th anniversary of Poe’s birth. Code Name Verity, selected by SLJ as a 2012 Best Book, was one of the five nominees in the Young Adult fiction category.

BEST JUVENILE FICTION
ThreeTimesLucky 198x300 MWA Announces 2013 Edgar Awards NomineesFake Mustache: Or, How Jodie O’Rodeo and Her Wonder Horse (and Some Nerdy Kid) Saved the U.S. Presidential Election from a Mad Genius Criminal Mastermind. Tom Angleberger. Abrams/Amulet Books.

13 Hangmen. Art Corriveau. Abrams/Amulet Books.

The Quick Fix. Jack D. Ferraiolo. Abrams/Amulet Books.

Spy School. Stuart Gibbs. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.

Three Times Lucky. Sheila Turnage. Penguin/Dial Books for Young Readers.

BEST YOUNG ADULT FICTION
code name verity 200x300 MWA Announces 2013 Edgar Awards NomineesEmily’s Dress and Other Missing Thing. Kathryn Burak. Macmillan/Roaring Brook Press.

The Edge of Nowhere. Elizabeth George. Penguin/Viking.

Crusher. Niall Leonard. Random House/Delacorte.

Amelia Anne is Dead and Gone. Kat Rosenfield. Penguin/Dutton.

Code Name Verity. Elizabeth Wein. Disney/Hyperion.

The Edgar® Awards will be presented to the winners at the group’s 67th Gala Banquet May 2, 2013, at the Grand Hyatt Hotel, New York City.

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