Children's Fiction Recent Picks
June 2009
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The Eye of the Forest (Children of the Lamp) by P. B. Kerr.
"Deep in the Amazon jungle, the Children of the Lamp must confront an old friend. Dybbuk wants to open a cursed portal so he can regain his djinn powers. Can the twins stop him before he destroys everything?" (Book cover)
Triskellion 2: The Burning by Will Peterson.
"Escape from Triskellion ends in captivity for twins Rachel and Adam, who become the latest specimens in the Hope Project - a sinister scientific organization. Reeling from a gruesome discovery and fearing for their mother's sanity, flight from the Hope Project becomes the only option. Gabriel appears once again to help them as they race for their lives across Europe to an unknown destination; a destination which may explain the links they have with others like them and reveal the secrets of their supernatural powers. Secrets that have shaped mankind... Hated, feared and pursed, the twins will need every ounce of courage to stay alive and face the truth." (Book Cover)
Knife by R. J. Anderson.
"Knife woke in a cold sweat, the torn edge of her wing sizzling with pain. How long had she lain unconscious? Her worst fears had come to pass: she was trapped, flightless, a prisoner. The humans had put her in a box, and now they had come to torment her..." (Book cover)
The Diary of Laura's Twin by Kathy Kacer.
"My name is Sara Gittler and I am thirteen and a half years old. I have lived here behind barbed wire and high walls for more than a year. I dream of walking down a busy street and stopping in a cafe for ice-cream and cake. I dream of buying a new dress, or maybe ten of them. Most of all, I dream of being a famous writer and having everyone read my stories and remember my name. My stories speak for my life; they speak for me. Please remember me." (Book cover)
Warriors Power of Three: Sunrise by Erin Hunter.
"The secret of Hollyleaf's, Jayfeather's, and Lionblaze's true identities has been revealed, and the aftermath is deadly. But one shocking question has yet to be answered - and the truth will affect the past, present, and the future of ThunderClan." (Book cover)
Princess of the midnight ball by Jessica Day George.
"Princess Rose is the eldest of twelve sisters condemned to dance each night for the wicked King Under Stone in his palace deep within the earth. It is a curse that has haunted them since their birth - and only death will set them free. Then Rose meets Galen, a young soldier-turned-gardener with an eye for adventure and resolve that matches her won, and freedom begins to seem a little less impossible." (Book cover)
Dinosaur Knights by Michael Gerard Bauer.
"The opening in the forest before them was an eerie jumble of shapes and shadows... Roland and Oswald strained their eyes... finding imaginary monsters in the bulky bushes and arching tree limbs. Then they saw the real one. Somewhere in the future a scientist is conducting the experiment of his life - stretching time to bring a living dinosaur to the present. But the giant prehistoric beast is stranded in the Middle Ages. There is a boy who is desperate to be a knight and his unwilling brother must face their fear and do battle." (Book cover)
The Adventures of Nanny Piggins by R. A. Spratt.
"When the world's most glamorous flying pig runs away from the circus to become a nanny, Derrick, Samantha and Michael think they are the luckiest children alive. Who would not fall in love with a nanny whose only job qualifications are her astonishing ability to be fired out of a cannon and her tremendous talent for making chocolate cake, sometimes both at the same time?" (Book cover)
Tough Enough by Tania Hutley.
"'Sun, surf and sand. This is going to be a great holiday, Matt.' How did Matt ever get into this? He never wanted to holiday here, and now he's being dared to confront Guts McGrady and his vicious guard-dog, Razor. All he wanted was to fit in and prove that he's no wimp. But is he tough enough to face a killer?" (Book cover)
DOT. Robot by Jason Bradbury.
"Along with three other brilliant gamers from different corners of the world, Lear wants Jackson to join him and stop the criminal heist of the century - using the most highly advanced state-of–the-art robots ever invented." (Book cover)
Arrival by Charlotte McConaghy.
"It has been foretold. Six mortals from Earth will enter the Paragor through a portal. They will face forces of untold darkness. The two worlds will collide. Their journey will become the stuff of legend. It is time." (Book cover)
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