Atheneum
A Most Improper Magick
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Children/Young AdultHistorical FantasyRomance
In 1803 England, mischievous twelve-year-old Kat must deal with her stern stepmother and disapproving elder sisters who constantly criticize her inquisitiveness and recklessness. Threatened ...Read Review
Deadly: How Do You Catch an Invisible Killer?
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How much do you know about Typhoid Mary? Like many of us, you may believe the myth that Mary went around in New ...Read Review
A Million Shades of Gray
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Thirteen-year-old Y’Tin is interested in one thing: elephants. His goal is to be his village’s youngest elephant handler and to someday ...Read Review
Mercury
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Children/Young AdultHistorical FantasyTime-slip
Hope Larson is already a veteran at producing graphic novels. Her 2008 title, Chiggers, won the Eisner Award for Special Recognition. In this book, ...Read Review
Hazel
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In 1913, thirteen-year-old Hazel Mull-Dare has a comfortable, yet unconventional life in London with a mother who is obsessed with dogs and a father ...Read Review
Ivy
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Lizzie Siddel may be known as the famous muse of Dante Rossetti, but it is clear that she has also served as author ...Read Review
Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
“But words, Mrs. Keller, words bridge the gaps between two minds. Words are a miracle.” Comforting Helen Keller’s mother, Anne Sullivan reveals ...Read Review
Hush
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Hush: An Irish Princess Tale is the next title in Donna Jo Napoli’s growing list of young adult retellings. Many of her ...Read Review
At Ellis Island: A History In Many Voices
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This is a wonderful picture book to add to a collection of immigration tales. Louise Peacock has done a marvelous job weaving snippets ...Read Review
The Traitors’ Gate
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Charles Dickens is alive and well. Well, sort of; at least his spirit lives on in bestselling author Avi’s latest book, The ...Read Review