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PARASITE PIG
Barney’s stuck at a boring after-school
job, earning money to repay his parents
after their beach house is destroyed in a
battle with aliens. Of course, they don’t
believe that aliens did the damage. No
one, in fact, realizes that sixteen-year-old
Barney saved the world by outsmarting
the visitors at their violent game, Interstellar
Pig. No one but the aliens—and
for them the game is far from over.
“[The] aliens are well-developed characters,
and the action proceeds at a furious
pace, almost FTL (faster than light).’’
—The Horn BookH
Rec: BL, C, HH SLJ, V
4 1/4 x 7 224 pp. 2004
978-0-14-240086-9 $6.99
REWIND
When Peter runs out in the street and
gets killed by a car, he is greeted in the
afterlife by a voice that shares the opportunity
of a lifetime. It gives him the
chance to try again: Peter can go back to
any point during his past life, begin from
there, and work to change events so that
he doesn’t wind up under that car. Best
of all, he gets to remember everything as
he goes along. But it’s no cinch, and after
trying over and over again, can Peter
really manage to change his whole life
in time to prevent his own final death?
“The premise is irresistable, and the
suspense crackles.” —The Horn Book
Rec: BL, C, H, K, SLJ, V
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 128 pp. 2001
978-0-14-131101-2 $5.99
SINGULARITY
“Wonderful weirdness....A casual yet
crafty interplay of fantasy and sibling psychology:
disturbing, funny, and touching.”
—KirkusH Identical twins
Barry and Harry Krasner are house-sitting
at their great-uncle’s Midwest farm.
It’s peaceful at first, but soon they realize
there’s something about the farmhouse
that makes the locals stay far away. The
twins are sure that the locked shed out
back is their reason why—but what they
find there is more shocking than anything
they could have imagined.
Rec: AN, AY, BL, C, CE, CR, H, KH, NYT, NYTA, PW, SLJ, V, W
4 3/8 x 7 1/8 176 pp. 1995
978-0-14-037598-5 $5.99
SNYDER, MIDORI
HANNAH’S GARDEN
“This inventive, beautifully written
fantasy tells the story of a seemingly
ordinary 17-year-old swept up in the
battle between two clans of supernatural
beings…Snyder’s use of language is especially
poetic in describing nature, including
the farm’s flora and fauna and the
magical creatures of the Green Clan…[a]
satisfying mix of real-life problems and
lovingly described magic…”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJ, V
4 1/4 x 7 256 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240135-4 $6.99
THE ORAN TRILOGY
Two hundred years ago, the Fire Queen
destroyed her rival queens of Earth,
Air, and Water in the fateful Burning
and took power over Oran. No child
with a trace of the elemental magic was
allowed to live. Years later, the country
still trembles under her oppression. But
now there are rumors of hope. Four
young women escaped—four who have
the powers of Earth, Fire, Water, and
Air—and are even now finding each
other. At the same time, a ragtag army of
artists and singers, orphans and vagrants,
thieves and knifewielders is stealing
into the city. Their sign is the bloodred,
blade-thin New Moon . . .
NEW MOON
Book 1 of The Oran Trilogy
4 1/4 x 7 288 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240349-5 $6.99
SADAR’S kEEP
Book 2 of The Oran Trilogy
4 1/4 x 7 352 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240345-7 $7.99
BELDAN’S FIRE
Book 3 of The Oran Trilogy
4 1/4 x 7 384 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240348-8 $7.99
SORRELLS, WALTER
HUNTED: CLUB DREAD ❖
“Teens with an interest in music will
especially enjoy this suspenseful, actionpacked
thriller. Several unexpected twists
add to a well-crafted story that’s filled
with sympathetic, colorful characters.
Readers searching for a quick, suspenseful
read will find a winner here.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, K, SLJ, V
5 x 7 272 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240904-6 $7.99
HUNTED: FAkE ID
“On the night of Chastity’s sixteenth
birthday, her mother disappears. Mom’s
car is later found, abandoned and filled
with fake I.D.s. Chastity is convinced
that Mom is still alive, and with foster
care looming in six days, Chastity is determined
to find her…Sorrells masterfully
sustains suspense throughout, spiking
the drama with some truly frightening
scenes that make this a terrific read.”
—BooklistH
Rec: BLH, C, SLJ, V
5 x 7 336 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240762-2 $6.99
SOTO, GARY
NERDLANDIA
A Play
A hip, funny, Latino rendition of Grease,
this play features three cool muchachos
who come to the aid of Martin, a Chicano
nerd who loves a beautiful, popular
girl, Ceci, from afar.
4 3/16 x 6 3/4 96 pp. 1999
978-0-698-11784-6 $5.99
See index for more titles by Gary Soto.
STEELE, MARY Q.
JOURNEY OUTSIDE
“An unusual, highly successful work
that can be read as an adventure story, a
fantasy, or an allegory. Young Dilar of the
Raft People fears that his people, supposedly
floating down a subterranean river
toward a Better Place, are, in fact, merely
circling endlessly.”
—School Library JournalH
Rec: AN, BL, E, H, HG, SLJH, TE, W
Newbery Honor
4 3/8 x 7 1/8 144 pp. 1979
978-0-14-030588-3 $5.99
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