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The Reminder
by Rune Michaels
C GROUP (GRADES 6–9) • Reviews: BL, HG, KL, SLJ, V
“The first time I heard my dead mother’s voice,
there was a logical explanation,” Daze recalls. Her
father was watching an old home movie. Months
later, though, Daze hears her mother again, talking
to Daze’s father about how Daze “needs a mom.”
What is going on? Did Daze’s mother fake her own
death? Determined to discover her father’s secret,
Daze sneaks into his office, where she finds her
mother’s head—replicated in plastic and “talking” via
a computer program.
Isbn: 9781416941316 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 192 pp
aR level: 4.0 • aR Points: 5 • sRC level: 4.2 • sRC Points: 11 • lexile: 630l
JLG: $9.00 • atheneum: $16.99 • JlG Month: seP 2008
*NEW* Response
by Paul Volponi
HI GROUP (GRADES 10 & UP) • Reviews: BCCB, BL, V
Seventeen-year-old Noah Jackson needs to make
some quick cash to provide for his baby girl. He
joins his friends Asa and Bonds one night as they
leave their predominantly black neighborhood for a
nearly all-white neighborhood, looking for a Lexus to
steal. Inexperienced thieves, the boys soon abandon
their plan, only to be confronted by some local teens.
Asa and Bonds escape, but Noah is viciously beaten
and mocked with racial epithets. As Noah seeks legal
recourse, the racism that infects his everyday life
threatens to provoke him to violence.
Isbn: 9780670062836 • Dewey: f • 5 1/2" x 8 1/4" • 176 pp
aR level: 5.4 • aR Points: 4 • sRC level: 6.7 • sRC Points: 9 • lexile: Hl880l
JLG: $13.25 • Viking: $15.99 • JlG Month: aPR 2009
The Restless Dead:
Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural u
edited by Deborah Noyes
Y GROUP (GRADES 9 & UP) • Reviews: BLH, H, K, SLJ
What’s to be done when the dearly departed refuse
to depart? In these ten stories, which take place in a
variety of historical and contemporary settings, the
dead refuse to stay buried. They return to haunt the
living, deliver warnings, and settle scores from beyond
the grave. This anthology features the work of some of
today’s most popular young adult authors, including
Chris Wooding, Libba Bray, and M. T. Anderson.
Includes a short author’s note for each story.
Isbn: 9780763629069 • Dewey: f • 5 1/4" x 8 1/2" • 272 pp
aR level: 5.1 • aR Points: 8 • sRC level: 5.3 • sRC Points: 14 • lexile: 790l
JLG: $9.00 • Candlewick: $16.99 • JlG Month: seP 2007
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*NEW* Riley Park
by Diane Tullson
HI GROUP (GRADES 10 & UP) • Reviews: BL
When Darius ignores his best friend’s feelings for
Rubee and hooks up with her at a party in Riley Park,
Corbin drowns his jealousy in a six-pack. Waking up
after the party, Corbin finds that he and Darius are
alone. Moments later, Darius is viciously assaulted
from behind by three assailants. Corbin is severely
injured trying to defend Darius, who later dies in the
hospital. Corbin thinks that Rubee’s ex-boyfriend is
responsible for the attack, but he’s unable to recall
useful details about the incident. As Corbin struggles
to get his life back, he also strives, with the help
of Rubee and a sympathetic policeman, to bring
Darius’s murderer to justice.
Isbn: 9781554691241 • Dewey: f • 4 1/4" x 7" • 112 pp
aR level: 3.3 • aR Points: 2 • sRC level: 3.6 • sRC Points: 6 • lexile: Hl480l
JLG: $13.25 • orca: $16.95 • JlG Month: JUn 2009
*NEW* Road to Revolution!
by Stan Mack and Susan Champlin
GM GROUP (GRADES 7–11) • Reviews: BL, K
Nick is an orphan who lives on what he can steal
from the (mostly Loyalist) moneyed classes. Penny
is a determined patriot and the daughter of a local
tavern owner. They meet on the streets of 1775
Boston when Penny helps rescue Nick from a prank
gone awry. They discover that they are both fed up
with the soldiers who constantly harass the people
of Boston. They find ways to spy on the British,
but they soon find themselves at the center of the
fight for a new nation. Teacher’s guide. Full-color
illustrations.
Isbn: 9781599900131 • Dewey: f • 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" • 128 pp
JLG: $13.25 • bloomsbury: $16.99 • JlG Month: aUG 2009
Roanoke: The Mystery of the Lost Colony
by Lee Miller
NM GROUP (GRADES 7–11) • Reviews: BCCB, BL, HG, K, V, WM
When John White returned to look for the settlers
at Roanoke in 1590, all he found was an abandoned
stockade with the word “CROATOAN” scratched
into it. The fate of the settlers has been a subject
of speculation ever since. Now, taking a fresh look
at the historical evidence—from the Maryland
marshes to the palaces of the English court—the
author presents a bold new theory that sheds light on
this centuries-old mystery. Full-color photographs,
drawings, and watercolor illustrations. Time line,
glossary, and index.
Isbn: 9780439712668 • Dewey: 975.6/175 • 7" x 9 1/2" • 112 pp
aR level: 6.6 • aR Points: 3 • sRC level: 8.0 • sRC Points: 6 • lexile: 900l
JLG: $9.00 • scholastic: $16.99 • JlG Month: JUl 2007
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