spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade

SPRING/SUMMER 2011 RECENT RELEASES — YOUNG & MIDDLE GRADE
SMALL ACTS OF
AMAZING COURAGE
by Gloria Whelan; read by Mandy Williams
In 1918, fifteen-year-old Rosalind lives in India
with her English parents. Rosalind sees the country
slowly change. A man named Ghandi is coming
to power, talking about independence from
Britain. Rosalind longs to live the life that her
heart tells her, not what her parents prescribe for
her, but no one seems to listen.
★“Whelan’s insight into history and her characters’ minds make every
moment of this saga believable.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review
4 CDs • 978-0-3079-1710-2 • $38.00
Grades RL: NA • IL: 3-6 • LL: 940 • 4 hrs. 27 mins.
See page 52 for more HOMELESS BIRD
YOU’LL LIKE IT HERE
(EVERYBODY DOES)
by Ruth White; read by Jesse Bernstein
Meggie and David are from another planet, but
they’re a lot like Earth kids. When Meggie and
David, along with their mother and grandfather,
accidentally go to a planet where society is not
only oppressive but hostile to individual freedom,
they plan their escape and vow to help others.
Praise for Ruth White’s writing:
★“Spare, lyrical language combines skillfully with dialect and
humor…Characters are carefully drawn and nuanced.”
—School Library Journal, starred review
6 CDs • 978-0-3079-1599-3 • $34.00
Grades RL: NA • IL: 3-6 • LL: NA • 6 hrs. 35 mins.
See page 106 for more Ruth White titles
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YOUNG FREDLE
by Cynthia Voigt; read by Wendy Carter
Fredle, an earnest young mouse is suddenly cast
out of his cozy home behind the kitchen cabinets
into the outside. It’s a new world of color and texture.
But also full of snakes, rain, and raccoons.
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★“Move over, Stuart Little.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review
5 CDs • 978-0-3077-4758-7 • $34.00
Grades RL: 5.1 • IL: 3-6 • LL: 840 • 6 hrs. 20 mins.
THE WHITE CITY: BOOK 3
OF THE CLOCKWORK DARK
by John Claude Bemis; read by John H. Mayer
The heroes come together at the 1893 World’s
Fair in Chicago for a final confrontation with a
tycoon who is in fact an evil known as the Gog.
With his Dark Machine, he intends to bend the
world to his ruthless vision. It’s man versus
machine, fighting for the soul of humanity.
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“Claude John Mayer’s narration is sometimes folksy, sometimes epic, and
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9 CDs • 978-0-3079-1553-5 • $44.00
Grades RL: NA • IL: 4-9 • LL: NA • approx 11 hrs.
See page 57 for more books in The Clockwork Dark trilogy
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