The Journey : Stories of Migration
School Library Journal Review: Gr 3-5?Rylants clear descriptions are matched with expansive, semi-realistic paintings of different animals and the terrain through which they travel. Locusts, monarch butterflies, gray whales, American silver eels, caribou, and Arctic terns are presented as …miracles in motion. Rylant mentions the incomplete understanding of science about how animals navigate the extreme […]
Too Late to Say Goodbye : a True Story of Murder and Betrayal
From the Publisher: Jenn Corbin, a lovely, slim, brown-eyed blonde, appeared to have it all: two dear little boys, a posh home in one of the upscale suburbs of Atlanta, expensive cars, a plush houseboat, and a husband — Dr. Bart Corbin, a successful dentist — who was tall, handsome, and brilliant. But gradually their […]
Dolphins and Porpoises
The Gravedigger's Daughter
Publisher Weekly Review: Starred Review. At the beginning of Oates's 36th novel, Rebecca Schwart is mistaken by a seemingly harmless man for another woman, Hazel Jones, on a footpath in 1959 Chatauqua Falls, N.Y. Five hundred pages later, Rebecca will find out that the man who accosted her is a serial killer, and Oates will […]
The Astonishing Elephant
The Alchemyst : the Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
School Library Journal Review: Starred Review. Gr 6-9?Scott uses a gigantic canvas for this riveting fantasy. The well-worn theme of saving the world from the forces of evil gets a fresh look here as he incorporates ancient myth and legend and sets it firmly, pitch-perfect, in present-day California. At the emotional center of the tale […]
The Social Lives of Dogs : the Grace of Canine Company
Horseradish : Bitter Truths You Can't Avoid
Packaged as a deceptively handsome gift book, Lemony Snicket's newest work is the ultimate treat for fans as the master of misfortunes serves up an alarming collection of life's delectably discouraging truths.