Tuesday, January 4, 2011

New Children's and YA Books

The Wild Man (sequel to Joe Rat) - Mark Barratt
In Victorian England, Joe Rat has escaped the clutches of the criminal mastermind, Mother, and is trying to make an honest living in a better part of London, but when a rich philanthropist tracks down a man claiming to be Joe's missing father--a British army deserter--he must determine where his loyalties lie.



Sapphique (sequel to Incarceron)- Catherine Fisher
After his escape from the sentient prison, Incarceron, Finn finds that the Realm is not at all what he expected, and he does not know whether he is to be its king, how to free his imprisoned friends, or how to stop Incarceron's quest to be free of its own nature.


Good Night, Chickie - Emile Jadoul
Mother Hen reassures Chickie, and Chickie's bunny, that she is nearby and keeping watch over them at bedtime.

The Seven Seas - Ellen Jackson
During a geography lesson, a child takes an imaginary journey to each of the seven seas, including the Brown Sea which is made of chocolate, and the Pink Sea which has flamingos.

Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword - Barry Deutsch
Eleven-year-old Mirka Herschberg dreams of fighting dragons and spends her days honing her skills, even though there are no dragons in her Orthodox Jewish community, but when she accepts a challenge from a mysterious witch, Mirka just might win her dragon-fighting sword after all.

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