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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SEBASTIAN DARKE<br />
Prince of Fools<br />
by Philip Caveney<br />
read by Maxwell Caulfield<br />
Sebastian wishes he could be a successful<br />
jester like his father. After his father’s death, the<br />
half-human, half-elf teen sets off to offer his<br />
services as a jester to King Septimus. On the<br />
way he helps rescue a princess. If only Sebastian<br />
knew the kidnapping was engineered by the<br />
evil King Septimus!<br />
“Maxwell Caulfield narrates this whimsical tale<br />
with imagination and vigor.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
7 CDs • 978-0-7393-6318-8 • $55.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.7 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 820 • 8 hrs. 25 mins.<br />
SEEK<br />
by Paul Fleischman; read by a full cast<br />
Assigned to write an autobiography, high<br />
school senior Robert Radkovitz instead creates<br />
a sound portrait of his life as he remembers it.<br />
“This multicast production is a brilliant<br />
tapestry of sounds...This is storytelling at its<br />
best.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
BONUS FEATURE–Interview with the Author and children’s<br />
book critic and author Leonard S. Marcus.<br />
3 CDs • 978-0-7393-6723-0 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.7 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 590 • 2 hrs. 42 mins.<br />
See page 50 for GRAVEN IMAGES<br />
SHADOWMANCER<br />
by G. P.Taylor; read by Graeme Malcolm<br />
Obadiah Demurral, a power-hungry vicar, is<br />
set on gaining control of the highest power in<br />
the universe. Raphah must join forces with<br />
Kate and Thomas to stop him.<br />
“Graeme Malcolm’s wonderful British accent is<br />
enough to send chills up the listener’s spine.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
“Exceptionally well read by Graeme Malcolm.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
7 CDs • 978-0-3072-0643-5 • $55.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.8 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 830 • 8 hrs. 29 mins.<br />
See page 80 for WORMWOOD<br />
SHATTERING GLASS<br />
by Gail Giles; read by Scott Brick<br />
Simon Glass is the class nerd whose life is<br />
changed when the popular clique suddenly<br />
decides to make him over.<br />
“[Brick’s] crystal-clear voice keeps listeners<br />
hooked through the horrifying, sometimes<br />
puzzling developments.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
5 CDs • 978-0-7393-7224-1 • $45.00<br />
Grade: RL: 7.0 • IL: 9-12 • LL: 590 • 5 hrs. 34 mins.<br />
THE SKY INSIDE<br />
by Clare B. Dunkle; read by Bruce Turk<br />
Martin lives in a perfect world. Every year,<br />
a new generation of children arrives on a<br />
conveyer belt to meet their parents. Every<br />
<strong>spring</strong>, the residents remove the snow they’ve<br />
stuck to their windows and put up flowers. But<br />
it’s all about to come crashing down.<br />
★“This entertaining, provocative novel invites<br />
<strong>middle</strong>-<strong>grade</strong> readers to ponder looming<br />
questions about scientific ethics, human rights,<br />
and the push-pull between security and<br />
freedom.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist, starred review<br />
“Narrator Bruce Turk offers a solid reading<br />
that captures this world perfectly.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-7393-6272-3 • $45.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.1 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 5.1 • 7 hrs. 26 mins.<br />
SLAKE’S LIMBO<br />
by Felice Holman<br />
read by Neil Patrick Harris<br />
A powerful story about a thirteen-year-old<br />
misfit’s attempts to find footing in a hostile<br />
and threatening world.<br />
“Neil Patrick Harris finds just the right tone of<br />
a disinterested observer, mirroring perfectly<br />
how Artemis feels about his own world.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
2 CDs • 978-0-7393-7228-9 • $24.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.6 • IL: 6-12 • LL: 960 • 2 hrs. 23 mins.<br />
SO YESTERDAY<br />
by Scott Westerfeld; read by Scott Brick<br />
Seventeen-year-old Hunter Braque’s job is to<br />
find trendsetters for the retail market.<br />
“This is a thought-provoking listen about<br />
branding and teens.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-307-28458-7 • $50.00<br />
Grade: RL: 5.3 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 770 • 6 hrs. 34 mins.<br />
SOMEONE LIKE YOU<br />
by Sarah Dessen; read by Katharine Powell<br />
Halley and Scarlett have been friends for<br />
years. When Scarlett really needs Halley, their<br />
friendship bends but it never breaks.<br />
“Powell brings all the characters to life...this<br />
candid treatment of teenage pregnancy [is] a<br />
powerful book.”<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
“Powell does a fine job conveying Halley’s<br />
complex friendship with her pregnant friend.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Booklist<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-7393-7219-7 • $50.00<br />
Grade: RL: 8.0 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 820 • 6 hrs. 48 mins.<br />
THAT SUMMER<br />
by Sarah Dessen; read by Mia Barron<br />
For fifteen-year-old Haven, it’s a <strong>summer</strong><br />
framed by two weddings: her father’s and her<br />
sister’s. She comes into her own by finally<br />
letting go of the myths of the past.<br />
“Equal parts comedy and drama, this comingof-age<br />
novel is made unforgettable by Mia<br />
Barron’s touching portrayal of Haven.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>AudioFile<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-7393-7215-9 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 8.0 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 1020 • 4 hrs. 37 mins.<br />
SOLACE OF THE ROAD<br />
By Siobhan Dowd<br />
read by Sile Bermingham<br />
Memories of Mum are the only thing<br />
that make Holly happy. Then she finds the wig.<br />
In the wig she’s Solace: the girl with the who<br />
can walk right out, hitch to Ireland, and find<br />
her mum.<br />
★“With rare, raw honesty, Dowd writes about<br />
the legacy of abandonment, memory’s comforting<br />
tricks, and the painful, believable ways that<br />
love heals.”<strong>—</strong>Booklist, starred review<br />
“Sile Bermingham brings an honesty to the<br />
voice of a girl on the edge of womanhood and<br />
self-discovery...The audio format makes the<br />
story even more compelling.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-7393-8591-3 • $50.00<br />
Grade: RL: 3.8 • IL: 9-12 • LL: 650 • 7 hrs. 5 mins.<br />
See page 66 for BOG CHILD<br />
SOMEDAY THIS PAIN WILL BE<br />
USEFUL TO YOU<br />
by Peter Cameron; read by Lincoln Hoppe<br />
James has gotten into Brown University but<br />
he can’t decide if he will attend. He spends the<br />
<strong>summer</strong> weighing his options. Compounding<br />
matters is James’s growing infatuation with a<br />
male colleague, and his ongoing bouts with<br />
psychoanalysis.<br />
★“This beautifully conceived and written<br />
coming-of-age novel…is, at turns, funny, sad,<br />
tender, and sophisticated.”<br />
<strong>—</strong>Booklist, starred review<br />
6 CDs • 978-0-7393-7253-1 • $50.00<br />
Grade: RL: 6.0 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 1010 • 7 hrs. 7 mins.<br />
SOMETHING ROTTEN<br />
A Horatio Wilkes Mystery<br />
by Alan Gratz; read by Erik Davies<br />
A smart, hip, and funny twist on the tale of<br />
Hamlet. Horatio Wilkes has come to stay with<br />
his best friend Hamilton at the Prince mansion<br />
in Denmark, Tennessee, for <strong>summer</strong> vacation.<br />
“Fun to listen to as a whodunit, the novel also<br />
offers an ecology lesson and is an interesting<br />
way to study the elements of the Elizabethan<br />
original.”<strong>—</strong>School Library Journal<br />
5 CDs • 978-0-7393-6150-4 • $50.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.8 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 4.8 • 5 hrs. 43 mins.<br />
See page 76 for SAMURAI SHORTSTOP<br />
SON OF THE MOB<br />
by Gordon Korman; read by Max Casella<br />
Seventeen-year-old Vince’s life is constantly<br />
complicated by the fact that he is the son<br />
of a powerful Mafia boss, a relationship that<br />
threatens to destroy his romance with the<br />
daughter of an FBI agent.<br />
“Casella’s fast-paced patter provides a funny,<br />
frenetic listening experience...and guarantees<br />
lots of laughs.”<strong>—</strong>VOYA<br />
AudioFile Earphones Award<br />
KLIATT Editors’ Choice<strong>—</strong>Audiobooks<br />
VOYA A+ Audiobook<br />
YALSA Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults<br />
4 CDs • 978-0-7393-4898-7 • $38.00<br />
Grade: RL: 4.8 • IL: 7-12 • LL: 690 • 4 hrs. 36 mins.<br />
Young Adult CD Library<br />
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