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The Call of Eirian
Gr 7 Up—This sequel to Crystal Bones (Marshall Cavendish, 2011) finds the 13-year-old Faelin twins, Diello and Cynthe, journeying to the faerie realm of Embarthi to return the magical sword Eirian and, hopefully, rescue their kidnapped younger sister...
Crater: A Helium-3 Novel
Gr 6 Up—Homer Hickam, best known for his memoir, Rocket Boys (Delacortek, 1980), that was made into the movie October Sky, returns to the scene with the exciting first title (Thomas Nelson, 2012) in a projected trilogy set in the 22nd century that's sure resonate with sci-fi fans...
The Neverending Story
Gr 5 Up—Michael Ende's beloved fantasy (Doubleday, 1983) about a young boy who becomes a mighty hero in the story he is reading gains vibrant new life through this fantastic audio...
A Want So Wicked
Gr 7 Up—This sequel picks up where A Need So Beautiful (HarperCollins, 2011) ended...
The Riddle
Gr 8 Up—The second volume (2006) of Alison Croggon's quartet is much darker than The Naming (2005, both Candlewick)...
Superman Versus the Ku Klux Clan
Gr 5 Up—Rick Bowers seamlessly weaves together accounts of the simultaneous emergence of the iconic Man of Steel and one of history's most notorious hate groups in his excellent book (National Geographic, 2012)...
Dust Girl
Gr 6–9—Calliope LeRoux begins hearing voices the day her mother vanishes into the swirling dust of the worst storm in Kansas history...
Burning Emerald
Gr 8 Up—If only Samara's biggest problem were to get through senior year with minimal drama...
Withering Tights
Gr 7 Up—Louise Rennison returns with a sassy new heroine—14-year-old Tallulah Casey, younger cousin of Georgia Nicholson and, hopefully, a future star of stage and screen—in this charming novel (HarperTeen, 2011)...
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