P.S. I Still Hate It Here! More Kids' Letters From Camp

by | Apr 4, 2013 | Tweens

    Hilarious Letter from Forlorn Campers Selected and Edited by Diane Falanga Abrams, $12.95, 160 pages For many kids, attending summer camp is a rite of passage. Along with tons of fun, comes inevitable feelings of homesickness. For campers on their own...

The Spindlers

by | Apr 1, 2013 | Tweens

    Truth or Consequences By Lauren Oliver Harper, $16.99, 246 pages Telling stories has gotten Liza in more trouble with her mother than anyone could care to imagine. Liza is not a liar, but when her brother’s soul gets taken by the Spindlers, Liza finds no...

Eighth Grade is Making Me Sick

by | Mar 23, 2013 | Tweens

    Visually Clever Story By Jennifer L. Holm Random House Books for Young Readers, $15.99, 128 pages Ginny Davis starts eighth grade with a big to-do list. She sets out to accomplish everything from trying out for cheer to falling in love ranking in her top...

Dark Lord: The Early Years

by | Mar 18, 2013 | Tweens

    Evil’s Never Looked So Middlegrade By Jamie Thomson Walker & Company, $16.99, 290 pages Dark Lord: The Early Years begins with the fall of the great and mighty Dark Lord. Not only is he banished from the Darklands and stripped of his power, he...

The Emerald Atlas: Book One (Books of Beginning)

by | Mar 5, 2013 | Tweens

    A Fun and Inventive Fantasy By John Stephens Random House Books for Young Children, $7.99, 420 pages Kate, Michael and Emma P. have spent most of their lives bouncing from orphanage to orphanage. Abandoned by their parents ten years ago, they have come...