When twelve-year-old Abby Force found her attorney father unconscious, he was surrounded by jewelry taken from a secret hiding place in his library ceiling.
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The Mystery of the Golden Christmas Trees is a sharply written and compelling tale that places religious themes in an inviting, contemporary setting.
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Newbery Honor–winning author Gennifer Choldenko deftly combines humor, tragedy, fascinating historical detail, and a medical mystery in this exuberant new novel, Chasing Secrets.
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Which five words best describe Lillian’s Right to Vote: A Celebration of the Voting Rights Act of 1965? America’s racist history surrounds us.
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Sophie Kinsella is the bestselling author of The Shopaholic Series. Her hilarious style of writing will entrance readers of any age.
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JacketFlap tags: Fantasy, Romance, Chapter Books, Dragons, featured, Royalty, Books for Girls, Action, Fantasy: Supernatural Fiction, Teens: Young Adults, Rachel Hartman, Seraphina Series, Add a tag
Fans of Rachel Hartman’s breath-taking imagination and startling humane characters, dragons or otherwise, will marvel and mourn as Seraphina’s journey—at least on the page—comes to an end.
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JacketFlap tags: Ages 4-8, History, Diversity, Picture Books, Historical Fiction, American History, Current Affairs, Civil Rights, African American, featured, Books for Girls, Segregation, Eric Velasquez, African American History Month, Cultural Wisdom, Social Graces, Susan Lynn Meyer, Books About Shoes, Add a tag
Set in the 1950s during the infamous days of Jim Crow, New Shoes is a story of an African American girl who comes up with a brilliant idea to remedy the far-too-often degrading experience of buying shoes, especially for back-to-school.
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Which five words best describe the Piper Green series? Ellen Potter: magic, Maine, fun, quirky, cozy
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"I wanted my selfie to show that A GIRL UNDONE continues the story of A GIRL CALLED FEARLESS."
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Fans of Sarah Dessen will not be disappointed by this expertly-written and perfectly paced summer read.
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This book, wonderfully written and illustrated by Adam Auerbach, provides a fun and imaginative tale, with a uniquely voiced female character at its center.
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The Morris Island gang is back in Terminal, the fifth and final full installment of Kathy and Brendan Reichs’ NY Times Bestselling Virals series.
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JacketFlap tags: Pirates, Ages 9-12, Humor, Chapter Books, Author Interviews, featured, Books for Girls, Emily Gravett, Humorous Books, Ross Collins, Fantasy: Supernatural Fiction, Viking Books for Young Readers, Speed Interview, A.F Harold, Mabel Jones Series, Add a tag
Will Mabbitt writes. He writes in cafes, on trains, on the toilet, and sometimes in his head when his laptop runs out of power. The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones is his first book. Another one is coming soon.
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Emotionally wrought and sharply written, The Last Good Day of the Year explores and examines the capacity of evil and the result is a fine, smart read that isn’t afraid to uncover the frailty and weight of guilt and family relationships.
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JacketFlap tags: Artists, Loss, featured, Grandparents, Author Showcase, Books for Girls, Social Graces, books about loss, Taylor Bills, Dedicated Review, Books About Grandfathers, Josh Armstrong, Loss of a Grandparent, Ages 4-8, Picture Book, Picture Books, Art, Add a tag
Picture of Grace, by Josh Armstrong, is certainly moving and will be well received by families who are suffering or have suffered from loss.
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Sheryl Berk and Carrie Berk snapped this selfie at BookCon in May where they launched Fashion Academy!
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Written with a strong narrative drive, and featuring a compelling female protagonist, Perla Garcia and the Mystery of La Llorona, The Weeping Woman, is also a very well-crafted bilingual text that will introduce children to Spanish vocabulary and idioms.
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JacketFlap tags: Adventure, Rivalry, Acceptance, Chapter Books, Books for Girls, Wolves, Animal Books, Dorothy Hearst, Fantasy: Supernatural Fiction, Teens: Young Adults, Add a tag
Young or old, those looking for a unique and observant story will fall in love with spirited Kaala, rooting for her fight to keep the bond between humans and wolves alive.
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Sophie and The Finn: Secret of the Box is the second book in author J. Peter Clifford’s mystery series about Erica Stafford—a spunky seventh grader who has premonitions and often finds herself embroiled in risky adventures—and her two loyal dogs, Sophie and The Finn.
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JacketFlap tags: Historical Fiction, Chapter Books, Chronicle Books, featured, Books for Girls, Carolrhoda Books, Philomel Books, Andrea Cremer, April Lindner, Michaela MacColl, G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers, Teens: Young Adults, A.C. Gaughen, Bloomsbury USA Books, Stacey Lee, Ashley Perez, Poppy Books, Add a tag
Young Adult novel writers are putting their spin on historical fiction, covering historical mysteries, contemporary historical reinterpretations, steampunk, historical romances, and more.
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JacketFlap tags: Random House UK, Square Fish Books, Ages 9-12, Book Lists, Chapter Books, Natalie Babbitt, Chronicle Books, Loss, Gift Books, Jane Austen, featured, Books for Girls, L.M. Montgomery, Puffin Books, Carol Kendall, Best Kids Stories, HMH Books for Young Readers, K.E. Ormsbee, Add a tag
"These stories kept me up way past my bedtime and still hold places of honor on my bookshelf."
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JacketFlap tags: Young Adult, Young Adult Fiction, Chapter Books, Author Interviews, featured, Books for Girls, Spooky, Alyssa Sheinmel, Fantasy: Supernatural Fiction, Teens: Young Adults, My Writing and Reading Life, Weinstein Books, Paige McKenzie, Add a tag
PAIGE MCKENZIE, the face of The Haunting of Sunshine Girl, is thrilled to have the chance to bring her unique voice to life in a book series.
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Tracy Dockray's most recent book is “Izzy and Oscar”, an octopus out of water tale, by Allison Estes.
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