spring/summer 2011 recent releases — young & middle grade

Series Collections
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LIZ KESSLER’S
EMILY WINDSNAP
read by Finty Williams
THE TAIL OF EMILY WINDSNAP
When twelve-year-old Emily Windsnap is
finally allowed to take swimming lessons, she
makes a startling discovery—she’s a mermaid!
“This audiobook will appeal to young girls
who enjoy a good fantasy adventure.”
—School Library Journal
“This delightful story is given an energetic
reading by Finty Williams. Her sprightly voice
has a pixie quality that is a delight to hear.”
—AudioFile
4 CDs • 978-1-4000-8984-0 • $38.00
Grade: RL: 6.1 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 600 • 4 hrs. 35 mins.
EMILY WINDSNAP AND THE
MONSTER FROM THE DEEP
Emily Windsnap loves everything about her
island home. But when she accidentally wakes
a sea monster from his 100-year sleep, she puts
the island’s other inhabitants in jeopardy.
“With a sparkling energy and humor, Finty
Williams brings to life the new adventures and
travails of a likable half-mermaid tween.”
—Publishers Weekly
”For Emily, Williams exudes freshness and
curiosity; for her nemesis, Mandy, Williams
deprecates and whines. The urgency of calming
the Kraken comes through in pacing and
elongated narration.”—AudioFile
4 CDs • 978-0-7393-3558-1 • $38.00
Grade: RL: 6.1 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 570 • 4 hrs. 13 mins.
EMILY WINDSNAP AND THE
CASTLE IN THE MIST
When Emily discovers an old diamond ring,
she finds herself under a curse: she’ll cease to be
half-human and half-mermaid unless she can
break the curse before it’s too late.
“This quick read is light and charming but also
heartfelt.”—VOYA
“Finty Williams’s British accent perfectly captures
Emily’s voice and the occasional
Briticisms. Young girls will gladly be swept
away by this light-hearted fantasy. Purchase
where the previous volumes and fairy stories
are popular.”—School Library Journal
4 CDs • 978-0-3077-0617-1 • $38.00
Grade: RL: 4.3 • IL: 3-6 • LL: 670 • 4 hrs. 18 mins.
See page 9 for EMILY WINDSNAP
AND THE SIREN’S SECRET
KATY KELLY’S
LUCY ROSE
read by Tara Sands
LUCY ROSE: HERE’S
THE THING ABOUT ME
Meet Lucy Rose, a not-so-average girl with a
not-so-boring life. Intelligent, charming, and
hilarious, Lucy Rose can tell you everything
about herself because she has written it all
down in her journal.
“Engagingly and believably portraying the
spunky first-person narrator, Tara Sands
immediately convinces listeners that she herself
is age eight.”—Booklist
2 CDs • 978-1-4000-9503-2 • $24.00
Grade: RL: 5.1 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 1190 • 2 hrs. 21 mins.
LUCY ROSE: BIG ON PLANS
Lucy Rose is big on fun and big on plans.
But, she also has some serious work to do. She
has to come up with a way to stop her parents’s
separation from turning into a divorce.
“Tara Sands captures Lucy’s young girl’s
voice…The book’s language is rich and the
characters are likable.”—Booklist
“Tara Sands is a convincing, invincible, and
egocentric charmer….Fans of Junie B. Jones or
Judy Moody will find a compatriot in Lucy
Rose.”—AudioFile
3 CDs • 978-0-3072-4627-1 • $30.00
Grade: RL: 4.9 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 950 • 2 hrs. 40 mins.
SUE LIMB’S
JESS JORDAN SERIES
read by Katherine Kellgren
GIRL, 15, CHARMING
BUT INSANE
This is the story of Jess and her struggles with
her friend, Flora, a few love interests, her mom,
her grandma, and her absent father.
“Kellgren pulls out all the stops as she takes on
the persona of Jess and her friends with vitality
and flair.”—AudioFile
“Both the tongue-in-cheek humor and the
laugh-out-loud moments are well delivered.”
—Curriculum Connections
6 CDs • 978-1-4000-9482-0 • $45.00
Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 740 • 6 hrs. 23 mins.
GIRL, NEARLY 16,
ABSOLUTE TORTURE
Jess had the perfect summer planned until
her mother announces a two-week road trip to
Cornwall to visit Jess’s dad. Little does Jess
know a surprise awaits her when she visits her
dad for the first time in years.
“Katherine Kellgren maintains the exaggerated
melodrama of adolescence in her reading.”
—Booklist
“Kellgren’s exuberant, seemingly effortless
telling captures Jess’s teen angst.”—VOYA
5 CDs • 978-0-3072-4626-4 • $45.00
Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 5-12 • LL: 730 • 5 hrs. 43 mins.
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CAROLINE LAWRENCE’S
THE ROMAN MYSTERIES
“Lawrence combines vivid period
details and graceful imagery with a
thrilling pace.”—Booklist
THE THIEVES OF OSTIA
read by Kim Hicks
When the dogs on her street start dying,
Flavia is determined to find out who is killing
them—and why. Her investigation leads her to
three new friends.
★“The information is skillfully woven into the
story, providing details that heighten readers’
interest. An enjoyable mystery, and more.”
—School Library Journal, starred review
“Even Kim Hicks’s British accent, while it isn’t
Roman in any way, reinforces the narrative,
lending it a classical formality. This book is calculated
to make any first-year course in Latin
come alive.”—AudioFile
4 CDs • 978-0-3075-8200-3 • $38.00
Grade: RL: 5.3 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 720 • 3 hrs. 56 mins.
THE SECRETS OF VESUVIUS
read by Kim Hicks
It’s the summer of A.D.79, and Flavia and
her friends set sail for the Bay of Naples. Then
Mount Vesuvius erupts and the children are
fleeing for their lives in one of the worst
natural disasters ever recorded.
“The interaction among the children...keeps
the story moving. The climax, the eruption of
Vesuvius, uses many historical details that add
excitement and verisimilitude.”
—Kirkus Reviews
4 CDs • 978-0-3075-8204-1 • $38.00
Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 680 • 4 hrs. 30 mins.
THE PIRATES OF POMPEII
read by Justine Eyre
It’s A.D.79, following the eruption of Mount
Vesuvius and the destruction of Pompeii.
Among the thousands of people
huddled in refugee camps are Flavia Gemina
and her friends. They discover that children are
being kidnapped from the camps.
“The search for the missing children is fast
paced and in several instances peril seems
imminent.”—School Library Journal
4 CDs • 978-0-3075-8206-5 • $38.00
Grade: RL: 4.9 • IL: 3-7 • LL: 720 • 4 hrs. 17 mins.
THE ASSASSINS OF ROME
read by Justine Eyre
September, A.D. 79. Flavia Gemina, Nubia,
and Lupus realize that Jonathan has gone on a
secret quest to Rome and they are determined
to find him.
“A fast-paced adventure.”
—School Library Journal
4 CDs • 978-0-7393-3603-8 • $38.00
Grade: RL: 5.0 • IL: 3-7 • LL: NA • 4 hrs. 24 mins.