Reveiws

Gr 8 Up—When popular but resolutely unremarkable seventh-grader Phoebe Rothschild befriends the strange and secretive new girl, Mallory Tolliver, little does she know that over the next four years Mallory will become first her best friend, then her betrayer, and ultimately her rescuer in a battle of wills and spirits that pits Phoebe's life against the survival of the faerie world as a result of an agreement made generations ago by Phoebe's ancestor and the Faerie Queen—both gambling their futures to gratify their desires...

Gr 6 Up—Habitat for Humanity has a worldwide reputation for helping those in need change their lives by assisting them in the building of their own homes...

Gr 9 Up—L...

Gr 8 Up—Jake King, 18, relies on extreme sports for the adrenaline rush that clears his "brain cloud" and focuses his thoughts...

Gr 9 Up—Being a teenage boy is difficult enough, but Mackie Doyle has a secret that sets him apart from other teens in this novel (Razorbill, 2010) by Brenna Yavanoff...

Gr 5—8—Mangus the magician and his faithful servant, Fabrizio, find themselves at the center of a complicated court intrigue when the king of Pergamontio brings them to the castle to determine if his young daughter is being visited by a ghost...

Gr 7—10—After learning the previous year that she is a fall faerie, Laurel spends her summer vacation in Avalon, the home of the faeries in Aprilynne Pike's sequel (2010) to Wings (2009, both HarperTeen; Recorded Books, 2010)...

Gr 5—8—Since he was a young colt, Joey has been loved and cared for by Alber, a young English farm boy...

Gr 7—11—Ben, 13, and his family move from Toronto to Victoria, British Columbia, where his father, a behavioral scientist, is undertaking the most important research project of his life...