spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade
spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade
spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade
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VIRGINIA EUWER WOLFF’S<br />
MAKE LEMONADE<br />
read by Heather Alicia Simms<br />
MAKE LEMONADE<br />
Two <strong>young</strong> women ensnared by inner-city<br />
poverty<strong>—</strong>one a single-parent and the other her<br />
14-year-old babysitter<strong>—</strong>try to help each other<br />
through love and understanding.<br />
“Narrator Heather Alicia Simms brings to life<br />
14-year-old LaVaughn…This stunning work<br />
belongs in every public and high school<br />
library.”<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7393-7205-0• $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.2 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 890 • 3 hrs. 33 mins.<br />
TRUE BELIEVER<br />
NATIONAL BOOK AWARD<br />
MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR<br />
LaVaughn, now 15, knows that life can be<br />
hard and that her goal to get into college will<br />
require a strong mind and strong will.<br />
“An empathic reading of LaVaughn’s interior<br />
musing.”<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
ALSC Notable Children’s Recording<br />
Capitol Choices: Audio Books Too Good to Miss<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-8072-1614-9 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.2 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 820 • 4 hrs. 30 mins.<br />
THIS FULL HOUSE<br />
LaVaughn has struggled to get herself out of<br />
the projects and into nursing school. Now she’s<br />
one step away from her goal of going to college.<br />
But to her great shock, a few secrets may<br />
change things.<br />
“Wolff’s lyrical free verse once again breathes<br />
life into her unforgettable heroine.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>The Horn Book<br />
★“The trilogy closes warmly, sagely and, yes,<br />
even triumphantly.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly, starred review<br />
“Heather Simms does a remarkable job giving<br />
voice to the powerful conclusion to Wolff’s<br />
Make Lemonade trilogy. Simms’s extraordinary<br />
rhythm fully projects the free-verse form of the<br />
book.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-7393-8002-4 • $50.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.7 • IL: 9-12 • LL: 940 • 7 hrs. 41 mins.<br />
See pages 44 for BAT 6<br />
HENRY WINKLER’S AND LIN OLIVER’S<br />
THE HANK ZIPZER<br />
SERIES<br />
read by Henry Winkler<br />
High-spirited and hilarious adventures<br />
of a boy with learning differences<strong>—</strong><br />
inspired by the true life experiences<br />
of Henry Winkler.<br />
NIAGARA FALLS, OR DOES IT?<br />
For Hank, fourth <strong>grade</strong> does not start out<br />
well. On the very first day of school he gets<br />
called to the principal’s office. Then the first<br />
assignment the teacher gives him is to write<br />
five paragraphs. Hank is terrified.<br />
★“[Winkler’s] spirited performance...is the<br />
ideal vehicle for this tale...Listeners will look<br />
CD<br />
forward to Hank’s further adventures.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly, starred review<br />
2 CDs • 978-1-4000-8613-9 • $24.00<br />
CX<br />
Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 610 • 2 hrs. 16 mins.<br />
I GOT A “D” IN SALAMI<br />
It’s report card day<strong>—</strong>the most dreaded day<br />
in Hank’s school year. And when Hank gets his<br />
<strong>grade</strong>s, they’re his worst nightmare: a D in<br />
spelling, a D in reading, a D in math. This will<br />
certainly get him grounded for life.<br />
“Henry Winkler gives each character...distinct,<br />
realistic voices and personalities. This is sure to<br />
CD<br />
be a hit, in or out of the classroom.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7393-6442-0 • $24.00<br />
CX<br />
Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 650 • 2 hrs. 54 mins.<br />
DAY OF THE IGUANA<br />
Hank takes apart the cable box to keep<br />
the program directory from scrolling by too<br />
quickly. But what he wasn’t counting on was<br />
his sister’s pet iguana laying eighteen eggs in<br />
the disassembled cable box.<br />
“Winkler narrates with enthusiasm and<br />
verve...many kids will relate to Hank.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
“Winkler’s narration is exceptional.”<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-7393-6444-4 • $24.00<br />
CX<br />
Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 670 • 2 hrs. 36 mins.<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
THE ZIPPITY ZINGER<br />
The pressure is on when Hank is chosen as<br />
pitcher for the softball team at Public School<br />
87’s annual Olympiad, the most anticipated<br />
day of the school year.<br />
“This is a terrific selection for all <strong>young</strong>sters,<br />
but especially for those dealing with learning<br />
disabilities.”<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
“Henry Winkler’s narration makes a solid<br />
CD<br />
book into a gem.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
CD<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-7393-6753-7 • $24.00<br />
CX<br />
Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 730 • 2 hrs. 33 mins.<br />
PATRICIA C. WREDE’S<br />
THE ENCHANTED<br />
FOREST CHRONICLES<br />
performed by the Words Take Wing <br />
Repertory Company<br />
“Rich characters and multifaceted plots<br />
are hallmarks of Wrede’s Enchanted<br />
Forest Chronicles.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
DEALING WITH DRAGONS<br />
Princess Cimorene is everything a princess is<br />
not supposed to be<strong>—</strong>headstrong, tomboyish,<br />
smart. And bored. So bored that she runs away<br />
to live with a dragon, Kazul and finds the family<br />
and excitement she’s been looking for.<br />
“This spirited reading...is a nice departure<br />
from the single narrator format used by most<br />
CD<br />
books on tape...[A] truly entertaining listen.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-7393-3132-3 • $38.00<br />
CX<br />
Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 830 • 4 hrs. 58 mins.<br />
SEARCHING FOR DRAGONS<br />
Those wicked wizards are at it again! This<br />
time they are draining power from the<br />
Enchanted Forest. And that does not sit well<br />
with Mendanbar the King. When Kazul is<br />
dragon-napped, Cimorene and Mendanbar<br />
search for her with the aid of a broken-down<br />
magic carpet and a leaky magical sword.<br />
“The full ensemble works well to bring<br />
CD<br />
Wrede’s fun and exciting fantasy to life.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
5 CDs • 978-0-7393-3602-1 • $45.00<br />
CX<br />
Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 790 • 5 hrs. 55 mins.<br />
CALLING ON DRAGONS<br />
Queen Cimorene, Morwen the witch, and<br />
a host of other characters must once again foil<br />
the plots of the perfidious wizards. This time<br />
the wizards have stolen King Mendanbar’s<br />
magic sword, which is vital to the health of<br />
the forest.<br />
“A full-cast recording is the perfect solution for<br />
CD<br />
presenting such an intense, rich, and involved<br />
story.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
5 CDs • 978-0-7393-4897-0 • $45.00<br />
CX<br />
Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 740 • 6 hrs. 9 mins.<br />
TALKING TO DRAGONS<br />
Queen Cimorene sends her sixteen-year-old<br />
son, Daystar, into the Enchanted Forest with<br />
the only weapon that can combat an evil wizard’s<br />
magic in an effort to restore the balance<br />
of power in the kingdom.<br />
CD<br />
“The narrators skillfully weave together a<br />
complex and fantastic story.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-7393-5521-3 • $50.00<br />
CX<br />
Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 680 • 6 hrs. 38 mins.<br />
“Delightful writing and marvelous<br />
characters combine with a talented<br />
cast of voices to charm listeners.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
Series Collections<br />
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