Thursday, January 30, 2014

Tween Recommended Reads: In A Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz

In A Glass Grimmly
X GIDWITZ, A.

The sequel to A Tale Dark & Grimm. Frog joins cousins Jack and Jill in leaving their own stories to seek a magic mirror, encountering such creatures as giants, mermaids, and goblins along the way. Based in part on fairy tales from the Brothers Grimm and Hans Christian Andersen.




Thursday, January 23, 2014

Tween Recommended Reads: The Hypnotists (Hypnotists; book 1) by Gordon Korman

The Hypnotists
(Hypnotists; book 1)
X KORMAN, G.

Twelve-year-old Jackson Opus is descended from two powerful hypnotist bloodlines, but he has just begun to realize that he can control other peoples' actions with sometimes frightening results--especially when the head of the Sentia Institute plans to use Jackson for his own benefit.


Thursday, January 16, 2014

Tween Recommended Reads: The False Prince (Ascendance trilogy; book 1) by Jennifer Nielson

The False Prince
(Ascendance trilogy; book 1) 
FIC (YA) NIELSEN, J.

In the country of Carthya, a devious nobleman engages four orphans in a brutal competition to be selected to impersonate the king's long-missing son in an effort to avoid a civil war.



Thursday, January 09, 2014

Tween Recommended Reads: Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
X GRABENSTEIN, C.

Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker Luigi Lemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape.


Thursday, January 02, 2014

Tween Recommended Reads: Drama by Raina Telgemeier

Drama
FIC (YA VL) TELGEMEIER, R.

Callie rides an emotional roller coaster while serving on the stage crew for a middle school production of Moon over Mississippi as various relationships start and end, and others never quite get going.