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STEPHENS, J. B.
THE BIG EMPTY
One year ago, a devastating plague
killed three quarters of the human race.
The surviving population of the United
States has been relocated to the coasts;
the heartland is now a wasteland called
The Big Empty. But seven teens trying
to put their lives back together will learn
that the abandoned zone holds danger,
secrets, and above all, hope.
#1 THE BIG EMPTY
Rec: C, SLJ, V
5 x 7 208 pp. 2004
978-1-59514-006-7 $6.99
#2 PARADISE CITY
Rec: SLJ, V
5 x 7 272 pp. 2004
978-1-59514-007-4 $6.99
#3 DESOLATION ANGELS
Rec: V
5 x 7 240 pp. 2005
978-1-59514-008-1 $6.99
#4 NO EXIT
5 x 7 256 pp. 2005
978-1-59514-009-8 $6.99
STIRLING, S. M.
ISLAND IN THE SEA OF TIME
The entire island of Nantucket—and a
passing Coast Guard training ship—are
transported back in time to the Bronze
age.
ROC
4 1/4 x 6 7/8 608 pp. 1998
978-0-451-45675-5 $7.99
SUTCLIFF, ROSEMARY
THE LIGHT BEYOND THE FOREST
The Quest for the Holy Grail
“Sutcliff moves from the adventures of
one knight of King Arthur’s court to
another’s, but the separate episodes are
tied by threads of relationships...and they
are united by their theme: the search for
the Holy Grail, the cup used at the Last
Supper. Grave, romantic, fluent, and
reverent, the writing [and subject] are
perfectly suited.” —Bulletin of the
Center for Children’s Books
Rec: BKL, BL, C, CR, H, K, TE, W
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 1994
978-0-14-037150-5 $5.99
THE ROAD TO CAMLANN
The Death of King Arthur
“Distilling, curtailing, and combining situations
and events found in Malory, the
author has at the same time simplified
and tightened the story of the tragic end
of the company of the Round Table.’’
—The Horn Book
Rec: AN, BKL, BL, C, CS, H, NC, NYC, PW, R, SLJ, TE, W
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 144 pp. 1994
978-0-14-037147-5 $5.99
THE SWORD AND THE CIRCLE
King Arthur and the Knights
of the Round Table
“Sutcliff has put together the parts of the
Arthurian legend so smoothly that they
form a glowing, brilliant whole....The
language is flowing and courtly without
the use of obsolete words and phrases,
the men and women of the court are
drawn on a grand scale and yet made
mortal and vulnerable, and the book is
so imbued with high magic and chivalric
code that the familiar heroes and their
deeds have a fresh dramatic appeal.”
—Bulletin of the Center
for Children’s BooksH
Rec: BKL, BL, CH, H, K, LC, SLJH, W
5 1/16 x 7 3/4 264 pp. 1994
978-0-14-037149-9 $6.99
TARKINGTON, BOOTH
PENROD
New Introduction by Jonathan Yardley
The entertaining tale of a boy growing
up in Indianapolis at the turn of the 20th
century.
PENGUIN CLASSICS
9 x 6 208 pp. 2007
978-0-14-310485-8 $14.00
TAYLOR, G. P.
SHADOWMANCER
In this spine-chilling tale set on the
1700’s Yorkshire coast, Obadiah Demurral
is a vicar set on gaining control of the
highest power in the universe. The only
people in his way are two children, Kate
and Thomas, and their mysterious friend
Raphah, a shipwrecked sailor who has
come from his home in Africa to reclaim
a stolen icon and who offers a tantalizing
glimpse of another culture. “Well written
and highly imaginative…Young readers
will like its pace, and adults will enjoy its
complexity.” —VOYA
Rec: BL, C, H, K, PW, SLJ, V
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 288 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240341-9 $7.99
TERSIAS THE ORACLE
“This sinister tale takes place after the
events in Wormwood and centers on a
magical knife stolen from its owner by
a young London thief…As is usual in
Taylor’s work, good vs. evil and the
quest for ultimate power drive the plot
and the characters in a dizzying display
of malicious machinations. Violence and
cruelty are overcome by the strength of
love in a miraculous ending.”
—School Library Journal
Rec: BL, C, K, SLJ, V
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 272 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240846-9 $8.99
WORMWOOD
When a meteor strikes London, its
inhabitants are devastated. It’s not long
before corrupt individuals start taking
advantage of the disaster and, with the
city lying in ruins, nothing seems certain
to those who dwell there. In only they
knew that, held captive and tucked away
in an attic in the city, there is an angel.
An angel who fell to earth with the meteor,
whose only hope lies in the friendship
of a servant girl named Agetta. For
in this dark time of treachery and deceit,
escape is not likely to come easily.
Rec: BL, C, K, PW, SLJ, V
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 272 pp. 2005
978-0-14-240469-0 $7.99
TAYLOR, KIM
BOWERY GIRL ❖
“[Mollie] and Annabelle refuse to pity
themselves, and their fierce determination
to make it [in New York City in
1883] lends credence to the millions of
historical and contemporary girls who
dared to dream in the face of extraordinary
challenges.” —KirkusH
Rec: BL, C, KH, SLJ, V
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 240 pp. 2007
978-0-14-240903-9 $7.99 Ages 12 & up • Young Adult Reads
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