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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JOEY PIGZA SERIES<br />
read by the Author<br />
JOEY PIGZA SWALLOWED<br />
THE KEY<br />
Joey Pigza has a hard time controlling<br />
himself, and his “meds” are no match for his<br />
intense hyperactivity.<br />
“There’s no escaping this audio without a belly<br />
laugh or a tear.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
ALSC Notable Children’s Recording<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
Booklist Editors’ Choice<strong>—</strong>Media<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-8072-2003-0 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.9 • IL: 5-8 • LL: 970 • 2 hrs. 58 mins.<br />
JOEY PIGZA LOSES CONTROL<br />
NEWBERY HONOR<br />
When Joey Pigza meets his dad for the first<br />
time in years, he meets a grown-up version of<br />
his old out-of-control self.<br />
“Gantos’s skillful pacing, sly humor, and<br />
in-depth characterization make it a truly<br />
memorable read.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
4 CDs • 978-1-4000-8616-0 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.9 • IL: 5-8 • LL: 800 • 3 hrs. 50 mins.<br />
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WHAT WOULD JOEY DO?<br />
Joey Pigza’s parents are fighting nonstop and<br />
his grandmother is fading fast. He could really<br />
use a friend.<br />
“Joey has never been more engaging...Gantos is<br />
the perfect voice for him.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-3072-0740-1 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.9 • IL: 5-8 • LL: 860 • 4 hrs. 47 mins.<br />
I AM NOT JOEY PIGZA<br />
Just when Joey Pigza’s wired world finally<br />
seems to be under control, he soon finds himself<br />
bombarded with changes: a new name, a<br />
new home, and a new family business.<br />
★“Gantos brings empathy and understanding<br />
to his reading...”<strong>—</strong>Booklist, starred review<br />
“Jack Gantos treats listeners to a spot-on<br />
performance of Joey’s scattered and<br />
adventurous life.”<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-7393-6147-4 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.3 • IL: 5-8 • LL: 950 • 4 hrs. 46 mins.<br />
Praise for HOLE IN MY LIFE:<br />
★“This is great for every aspiring writer and also a wonderful biography for teens<br />
struggling to discover their deepest, truest selves.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist, starred review<br />
THE BUNNICULA SERIES<br />
read by Victor Garber<br />
BUNNICULA<br />
Harold the dog and Chester the cat must find<br />
out the truth about the newest pet in the Monroe<br />
household<strong>—</strong>a suspicious-looking bunny with<br />
unusual habits…and fangs!<br />
“Victor Garber is exceptional.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-7393-4734-8 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 3-6 • LL: 700 • 1 hr. 42 mins.<br />
BUNNICULA MEETS<br />
EDGAR ALLAN CROW<br />
read by Patrick Mulvihill<br />
It’s up to Chester, Harold, and Howie to find<br />
out if author M. T. Graves and Edgar Allan Crow<br />
are devising a plot to make their beloved<br />
bunny…nevermore.<br />
“Patrick Mulvihill relishes the relationships<br />
between the animals and humans as much as<br />
James Howe does.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7393-4847-5 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 3-6 • LL: 700 • 2 hrs. 51 mins.<br />
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THE BUNNICULA COLLECTION:<br />
Books 1-3<br />
Includes: Bunnicula, Howliday Inn, and The<br />
Celery Stalks at Midnight.<br />
“[Victor Garber’s] smooth delivery mak[es] this<br />
a good choice for family-listening fun.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Publishers Weekly<br />
6 CDs • 978-1-4000-9473-8 • $45.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 3-6 • LL: 650 • 6 hrs. 40 mins.<br />
THE BUNNICULA COLLECTION:<br />
Books 4-5<br />
Includes: Nighty-Nightmare and Return to<br />
Howliday Inn.<br />
“A wonderful selection for family listening…<br />
Victor Garber…capture[s] the enthusiastic<br />
innocence of Harold.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-7393-7380-4 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 3-6• LL: 690 • 4 hrs. 17 mins.<br />
photo credit: Brian Hall<br />
THE LOVE CURSE OF<br />
THE RUMBAUGHS<br />
read by Lisa Datz<br />
16-year-old Ivy discovers a chilling secret<br />
in the basement of the Rumbaugh pharmacy<br />
revealing a disturbing side to the eccentric lives<br />
of Abner and Adolph Rumbaugh…and her<br />
strange connection to them.<br />
“This disquieting tale offers much to think<br />
about, including the role of free will, genetic<br />
engineering, and cloning in society today.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
“Narrator Lisa Datz’s crowning achievement<br />
…is her projecting of a confidence and chilling<br />
intelligence in Ivy that leaves listeners believing<br />
in her dark destiny.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-7393-3559-8 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.5 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 1020 • 4 hrs. 46 mins.<br />
HOLE IN MY LIFE<br />
MICHAEL L. PRINTZ HONOR<br />
SIBERT HONOR READ BY THE AUTHOR<br />
Jack Gantos pieces together the story of his<br />
final year of high school, his short-lived career as<br />
a criminal, and his time in prison. But running<br />
just beneath the action is how Gantos moved<br />
from wanting to be a writer to writing, and how<br />
dedicating himself more fully to the thing he<br />
wanted most helped him overcome the worst<br />
experience of his life.<br />
“The reading portrays not the drama of a<br />
fictional character caught in a drug-smuggling<br />
operation, but the straightforward story of a<br />
regular kid tempted by an easy solution.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-307-28603-1 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.7 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 840 • 4 hrs. 20 mins.<br />
THE BUNNICULA COLLECTION:<br />
Books 6-7<br />
Includes: Bunnicula Strikes Again! and<br />
Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow.<br />
“As [Garber’s] voice switches from that of the<br />
arrogant, know-it-all Chester; to exuberant,<br />
energetic Howie...it’s not hard to imagine the<br />
animals having conversations like this.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-7393-7382-8 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 3-6• LL: 805 • 4 hrs. 56 mins.<br />
TALES FROM THE HOUSE OF<br />
BUNNICULA: Books 1 - 4<br />
read by Joe Grifasi<br />
Includes: In It Came from Beneath the Bed,<br />
Invasion of the Mind Swappers from Asteroid 6,<br />
Howie Monroe and the Doghouse of Doom, and<br />
Screaming Mummies of the Pharaoh’s Tomb II.<br />
“Joe Grifasi is simply hilarious.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7393-4896-3 • $30.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.0 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 720 • 3 hrs. 5 mins.<br />
“The humor exists on many levels from<br />
slapstick to literary and Garber manages to<br />
make these audiobooks equally enjoyable<br />
for children and adults.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
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