
Gr 6—9—When Paul "Pepper" Roux wakes up on his 14th birthday, he knows one thing: today, he is supposed to die...
Gr 3—6—Gordon Titcomb reads and sings this love song to "the big iron horses" (Roaring Brook Press, 2010) that years ago rolled into little railroad stations...
Gr 4—7—Kyna, 11, has spent most of her life overwhelmed by a fear of water since her parents drowned in a boating accident...
Gr 4—6—In the final title (HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray, 2010) in Avi's trilogy set in the Middle Ages, times are hard for Crispin and Troth after the loss of their mentor, Bear, but through a series of heartaches and mishaps, Crispin manages to stay true to Bear's vision...
K-Gr 3—Light-hearted music sprinkled with hints of campfire songs opens Marla Frazee's humorous Caldecott Honor book (Harcourt, 2008) about two boys and their summer vacation experience...
Gr 5—7—Noble's Green is the "safest place on Earth...
Gr 7 Up—Sacred Scars (2009) continues the compelling dark fantasy world first introduced in Kathleen Duey's National Book Award Finalist, Skin Hunger (2007, both Atheneum)...
Gr 7—10—Sherrilyn Kenyon's book (St...