Fork-Tongue Charmers
Booklist (starred review) Praise for the series:“By turns funny and heart-stopping. A bona-fide page-turner.”
The Mark of the Dragonfly
Publishers Weekly ★ 03/03/2014 Merging elements of dystopia, steampunk, and fantasy, this magnetic middle-grade debut imagines an alien world where 13-year-old Piper survives by working as a scrapper, salvaging artifacts left behind by meteor storms. Her life transforms when she rescues a mysterious girl in the aftermath of one such storm: Anna is brilliant yet […]
The Terrible Two
Booklist – Shelle Rosenfeld "With plenty of humor, quirky characters, interspersed drolly-related cow factoids, and fantastical, over-the-top pranking, this entertaining, enjoyable read will especially appeal to Wimpy Kid aficionados."
Gabriel Finley & the Raven's Riddle
Publishers Weekly ★ 08/18/2014 Adult author Hagen (The Laments) makes his children's debut with a fantasy adventure touched with whimsy, satire, and the quirky love of urban fauna that characterizes New Yorkers. Gabriel Finley's parents are absent, having disappeared in separate mysterious incidents that his guardian, Aunt Jaz, refuses to discuss. But she does pass […]
Dishing the Dirt
Publishers Weekly 07/13/2015 Jealousy prompts Agatha Raisin to visit therapist Jill Devant, who has attracted the attention of Agatha’s ex-husband, James Lacey, in bestseller Beaton’s lively 26th cozy featuring the remarkably intuitive private detective (after 2014’s The Blood of an Englishman). The session at Jill’s office in Carsely, the scenic Cotswolds village where Agatha resides, […]
Dance of the Bones
Publishers Weekly ★ 07/27/2015 Bestseller Jance’s 51st novel brings together two of her popular series characters—Seattle detective J.P. Beaumont and Arizona sheriff Brandon Walker—in a highly entertaining plot that honors both of these now-retired cops. Grounded in the legends and lore of the Tohono O’odham people, the story also delivers a solid look at the […]
Brown Girl Dreaming
Publishers Weekly ★ 05/26/2014 Written in verse, Woodson’s collection of childhood memories provides insight into the Newbery Honor author’s perspective of America, “a country caught/ between Black and White,” during the turbulent 1960s. Jacqueline was born in Ohio, but spent much of her early years with her grandparents in South Carolina, where she learned about […]
Fish In a Tree
* “Filled with a delightful range of quirky characters and told with heart, the story also explores themes of family, friendship, and courage in its many forms. . . . It has something to offer for a wide-ranging audience. . . . Offering hope to those who struggle academically and demonstrating that a disability does […]
When the Slave Esperança Garcia Wrote a Letter
"Hees' richly hued illustrations show Afro-Brazilian influences in stylized background settings made of patterned bands and very dark-skinned figures with strong, composed features." — Kirkus Reviews
The Pet and the Pendulum
Kirkus Reviews 2014-12-06 Telepathically conjoined twins, distant relatives of the eminent eponymous author, fall into the clutches of their mad-scientist nemesis one last time in this truly explosive series finale.The lives of single-minded (literally!) Edgar and Allan have only just begun to return to normal in the wake of previous exploits. Now, a series of […]