“For Darkness Shows the Stars,” by Diana Peterfreund, Balzer + Bray, June 12, 2012, Hardcover, $17.99 (young adult) While “Pride…
Month: July 2012
“The Perfect Present,” by Fiona Roberton, Putnam, July 5, 2012, hardcover, $16.99 (ages 3 and up) Henry and his pet…
“CONFECTIONATELY YOURS: SAVE THE CUPCAKE!” by Lisa Papademetriou, Scholastic, May 2012, Paperback, $5.99 (young adult) “Confectionately Yours” delivers a delicious…
Every book starts somewhere, and for Jacqueline West, author of The Books of Elsewhere series, it began with the setting…
“The Second Spy,” by Jacqueline West, Dial, July 5, 2012, $16.99 (ages 10 and up) Every once in a while…
Tracy Deebs has loved mermaids ever since her mom brought home a VHS tape of the Hans Christian Anderson version…
“DINOSOARING” by Deb Lund, Illustrated by Howard Fine, Harcourt Children’s Books, June 2012, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 4 & up) Soaring…
Prior to the early 2000s, Lindsey Leavitt’s view of what a writer is was somewhat distorted — old man, patched elbows,…
“OLIVIA BEAN TRIVIA QUEEN” by Donna Gephart, Delacorte Books for Young Readers, March 2012, Hardcover, $16.99 (ages 9-12) “88 keys…
“A Greyhound of a Girl,” by Roddy Doyle, Abrams, May 1, 2012, hardcover, $16.95 (ages 8 and up) Though they’re…