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Nation u
by Terry Pratchett
FM GROUP (GRADES 7–11) • Reviews: BCCB, BLH, CL, HH,
HGs, KH, KLH, PWH, SLJH, V
Mau is canoeing alone when he gets caught in a giant
wave that also hits his home island. He survives to
discover that his entire village has been destroyed
and everyone killed. Ermintrude is traveling to see
her father, heir to the throne of England, when the
wave deposits her ship on Mau’s island; like Mau,
she is the sole survivor. The pair must not only learn
to understand each other and survive together, they
must also make sense of the mysterious, insistent
voices of Mau’s ancestors, which hold powerful
secrets about the island’s past. Winner of the 2009
Boston Globe–Horn Book Award. A 2009 Printz
Honor Book.
Isbn: 9780061433023 • Dewey: f • 6" x 9" • 336 pp
aR level: 5.2 • aR Points: 16 • sRC level: 6.3 • sRC Points: 23 • lexile: nC790l
JLG: $9.00 • HarperCollins: $17.89 • JlG Month: noV 2008
Neandertals: A Prehistoric Puzzle
by Yvette La Pierre
NM GROUP (GRADES 7–11) • Reviews: SLJ
On a sunny day 150 years ago, workers digging
in a valley near Düsseldorf, Germany, found
some strange bones in a cave. They weren’t animal
bones, but they also differed from those of human
skeletons—they were the bones of Neandertals, early
hominids. The discovery ushered in the new science
of paleoanthropology and began a debate about how
Neandertals lived and how much they resembled
modern humans—a debate that continues to this day.
Glossary. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Suggestions for
further reading. Full-color photographs, chart, map,
and drawings.
Isbn: 9780822575245 • Dewey: 569.9/86 • 7 3/8" x 8 5/8" • 112 pp
aR level: 8.7 • aR Points: 3 • sRC level: 10.7 • sRC Points: 7 • lexile: 1130l
JLG: $9.00 • lerner: $22.95 • JlG Month: JUn 2008
The New Policeman u
by Kate Thompson
C GROUP (GRADES 6–9) • Reviews: BCCB, BLH, HGs, KH,
KLH, PWH, SLJH, V, WM, WS
When J.J. Liddy asks his mother what she wants for
her birthday, she says, “Time. That’s what I want.
Time.” There never seems to be enough of it in
Kinvara, or anywhere else in Ireland for that matter.
Where does it all go? J.J. is determined to find out.
With the help of a local history expert, he sets out
on an adventure that takes him all the way to the
mythical Tír na n’Óg—the land where time is said to
stand still. Sheet music. Bibliography.
Isbn: 9780061174278 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 416 pp
aR level: 5.1 • aR Points: 8 • sRC level: 4.4 • sRC Points: 14 • lexile: 730l
JLG: $9.00 • HarperCollins: $17.89 • JlG Month: MaR 2007
Night of the Howling Dogs u
by Graham Salisbury
B GROUP (GRADES 5–7)
Reviews: BLH, H, HGs, K, SLJ, V, WM
After a short drive and a long hike, Dylan and his
Eagle Scout troop reach their campsite, a remote
beach on Hawaii’s Big Island. It has a great view and
a swimming hole, but it also has wasps, stinging ants,
and foul-smelling drinking water. Another problem?
Louie, a tough older boy who bullies Dylan. Then,
a violent earthquake and tsunami rip the campers’
world apart, and all previous troubles are forgotten.
Dylan and Louie, who are the least injured, now
must work together to help themselves and their
fellow Scouts survive. Based on a true story. Library
edition with trade jacket added.
Isbn: 9780385901468 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 208 pp
aR level: 3.5 • aR Points: 5 • sRC level: 3.2 • sRC Points: 11 • lexile: 530l
JLG: $9.00 • Wendy lamb: $19.99 • JlG Month: noV 2007
*NEW* Night Wings
by Joseph Bruchac • illustrated by Sally Wern Comport
MM GROUP (GRADES 7–11) • Reviews: BCCB, BL, CL, HG, K
“In my family, we believe that dreams can be more
than just your subconscious acting out its insecurities.
Sometimes they are warnings.” Paul, an Abenaki
thirteen-year-old, has been dreaming of the winged
monster Pmola. Only Paul’s family knows the exact
location of Pmola’s treasure, which is buried atop Mt.
Washington. But now an opportunistic reality-show
host and his crew want Paul and his Grampa Peter
to lead them to it—at gunpoint. Paul and Grampa
Peter must use their knowledge of the wilderness
and Abenaki mythology to escape their captors and
protect Pmola.
Isbn: 9780061123191 • Dewey: f • 4 1/2" x 7 1/2" • 208 pp
JLG: $13.25 • HarperCollins: $16.89 • JlG Month: aUG 2009
No Choirboy:
Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row u
by Susan Kuklin
HI GROUP (GRADES 10 & UP)
Reviews: BCCB, BL, CL, HH, HGs, K, SLJH, V
“I ask myself, What’s to be done with my life now?”
Until a U.S. Supreme Court decision in 2005,
sentencing juvenile offenders to death for their crimes
was still legal in twenty states. In separate interviews,
the author speaks to three young men sentenced to
death prior to the Supreme Court decision. She also
speaks with the family of a teen who was executed,
the family of a murder victim, and an anti–death
penalty advocate. Author’s note. Further reading.
Black-and-white photographs.
Isbn: 9780805079500 • Dewey: 364.66092/273 • 6" x 9" • 256 pp
aR level: 5.2 • aR Points: 7 • sRC level: 4.3 • sRC Points: 13 • lexile: 690l
JLG: $9.00 • Holt: $16.95 • JlG Month: oCT 2008
Noman: Book Three of the Noble Warriors
by William Nicholson
Y GROUP (GRADES 9 & UP) • Reviews: BL, HG, K, KL
Seeker’s power has grown immensely, and he has
nearly fulfilled his destiny—to destroy the Savanters,
the sworn enemies of his clan. As Seeker pursues
some of the final remaining Savanters in distant
lands, a charismatic figure, the Joy Boy, rises in
his absence. The Joy Boy’s message of peace and
happiness mesmerizes everyone who comes in contact
with him, including Seeker’s old friends Morning Star
and the Wildman. When Seeker’s destiny places him
at odds with his friends and the Joy Boy, Seeker must
question all he believes.
Isbn: 9780152060053 • Dewey: f • 6 1/8" x 9" • 368 pp
aR level: 4.5 • aR Points: 12 • sRC level: 3.8 • sRC Points: 20 • lexile: 660l
JLG: $9.00 • Harcourt: $17.00 • JlG Month: seP 2008