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The Cage
Readers who want more alien YA fiction may like this one, but Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave (Putnam, 2013) and Pittacus Lore's "Lorien Legacies" series (HarperCollins) are a better place to start newly interested teens.
Steampunk: Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Gr 4 Up—This strange take on Dickens's classic Christmas tale is an unnecessary addition to the various versions already available...
Goodnight Already!
PreS-Gr 1—In this familiar-sounding story, an exhausted animal tries to sleep as his overly friendly neighbor pays him repeated visits...
I'm My Own Dog
PreS-Gr 2—The typical pet picture book is turned on its ear in this witty and charming story...
Night Sky Dragons
Gr 2–4—This rich, engaging story is a welcome addition to historical fiction, introducing life along the Silk Road...
Telephone
K-Gr 3—Barnett offers an inspired take on the game of Telephone, where a simple sentence is twisted and confused as it passes from person to person...
Wild Rover No More: Being the Last Recorded Account of the Life and Times of Jacky Faber
Gr 7 Up—The final book in the "Bloody Jack" series is as full of adventure, and misadventure, as the last 11 tales of the life of Jacky Faber...
Jane Austen: Her Life, Her Times, Her Novels
Gr 6 Up—This book for the avid Austen fan presents information on the author's work in the context of her own life...
My Pet Rattlesnake
Gr 1–3—An unusual friendship develops when a boy saves a trapped rattlesnake, which follows him home...
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