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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FALL <strong>2011</strong> NEW RELEASES <strong>—</strong> EARLY & MIDDLE GRADE<br />
JEREMY BENDER VS.<br />
THE CUPCAKE CADETS<br />
by Eric Luper; reader tba<br />
A buddy comedy about friendship that’s perfect<br />
for fans of Dan Gutman.<br />
In need of funds after he ruins his dad’s boat,<br />
Jeremy and his friend, dress up like girls and infiltrate<br />
the Cupcake Cadets for a chance to win a<br />
model sailboat race. As the boys botch everything,<br />
they realize being a Cadet is no piece of cupcake.<br />
Advance Praise for JEREMY BENDER VS.<br />
THE CUPCAKE CADETS:<br />
“Hats (and tams) off to Jeremy Bender for a bellylaugh<br />
not even the densest cupcakes could hold down!”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Gordon Korman, bestselling author of Son of the Mob<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-3079-4190-9 • $28.00 • On Sale: Sept.<br />
<br />
Interest Level: Grades 3-6 • approx. 4 hrs. 30 mins.<br />
THE LILY POND<br />
by Annika Thor; translated from the Swedish<br />
Edition by Linda Schenck; read by Amy Rubinate<br />
Batchelder Award-winning author returns to<br />
life during World War II in this gripping sequel<br />
to A Faraway Island.<br />
A year after Stephie and her sister left Nazi-occupied<br />
Vienna, more change awaits. Stephie will be<br />
pursuing her studies and she’s eager to live in a cultured<br />
city again. But even as she experiences first<br />
love, she grapples with the spread of Nazi ideology.<br />
Praise for A Faraway Island:<br />
★“An unusually fine balance is achieved between<br />
the small, child-centered humiliations and joys and<br />
the larger adult issues that necessarily intrude.”<br />
Most durable media storage case<br />
in the market. Double wall will<br />
not crush or crack.<br />
Newly framed back features: book<br />
description and short Author &<br />
Narrator biographies and photos.<br />
CD<br />
<strong>—</strong>The Horn Book, starred review<br />
“A good introduction for <strong>young</strong>er students studying the Holocaust.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
5 CDs • 978-0-3079-4257-9 • $40.00 • On Sale: Oct. <br />
Interest Level: Grades 4-9 • approx. 6 hrs.<br />
See page 49 for FARAWAY ISLAND<br />
Fully illustrated audiobook wrap<br />
with original hardcover art<br />
Extremely stable in<br />
both hot and cold<br />
temperature extremes.<br />
THE MIDNIGHT GATE<br />
by Helen Stringer; read by the Author<br />
This sequel to Spellbinder is full of adventure,<br />
wit, and seasoned with affecting characters.<br />
It’s been two months since Belladonna discovered<br />
she was the Spellbinder. When a ghost finds<br />
Belladonna and her friend, Steve, and gives them a<br />
mysterious map, they don’t know if they should be<br />
looking for or hiding from the one person who<br />
holds the answers to Belladonna’s powers: the<br />
Queen of the Abyss.<br />
Praise for Spellbinder:<br />
“Helen Stringer narrates her debut novel…the pacing<br />
is perfectly varied to match the dramatic and emotional highs and lows of<br />
CD<br />
the plot. Fans of ghost stories and fantastical realms will delight in the imagi-<br />
native and creative twists and turns of the plot and will anticipate the next<br />
installment.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
8 CDs • 978-0-3077-4571-2 • $60.00 • On Sale: Sept.<br />
Interest Level: Grades 3-6 • approx. 9 hrs.<br />
See page 60 for SPELLBINDER<br />
COVER<br />
NOT FINAL<br />
Attractive, flexible<br />
digital processing.<br />
CUENTOS DE TIA LOLA: DE CÓMO LA<br />
TÍA LOLA VINO (DE VISITA) A<br />
QUEDARSE Y DE CÓMO LA TÍA<br />
LOLA APRENDIÓ A ENSEÑAR<br />
by Julia Alvarez; read by Michelle Gonzalez<br />
Highly acclaimed author Julia Alvarez’s<br />
entertaining stories illuminate a child’s<br />
experiences of living in two cultures.<br />
In response to requests for more children’s<br />
audiobooks in Spanish, listeners can now<br />
enjoy How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay and<br />
How Tia Lola Learned to Teach in Spanish on<br />
audio for the first time!<br />
Praise for Tia Lola Stories:<br />
CX “Gonzalez’s narration is upbeat...Her voice rings with authenticity...Listeners<br />
will also enjoy the laugh-out-loud moments.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-3077-0728-4 • $39.00 • On Sale: Sept.<br />
<br />
Interest Level: Grades 3-6 • approx. 6 hrs.<br />
See page 17 for more Julia Alverez titles<br />
The next generation of media storage cases<strong>—</strong><br />
more durable and sustainable.<br />
Made from recycled plastic.<br />
Secure one-click push button<br />
closure; tested for durability.<br />
CX