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Allies & Assassins by Justin
Somper 9(78-0-316-25393-
2) $20.00 Young Adult
Fiction Ages 12+
As the second prince of Archenfield, Jared
never asked to be more than the spare. But
behind the walls of the castle is a dark and
dangerous court where murder and intrigue
are never far below the surface. Now his older
brother is dead. The kingdom is his. And the
target is on his back. Can he find the assassin
before the assassin finds him?
Duck, Duck, Moose by
Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen
(978-1-4231-7110-2)
$17.99 Picture Book Ages 3-
5
Duck and Duck are preparing for a party, and
each step of the way, Moose inadvertently
messes things up. When he disappears in
shame, Duck and Duck must go find him so he
can join in the party-which was for him! The
slapstick physical humor of Duck, Duck, Moose
will have kids overcome with the giggles.
She is Not Invisible by
Marcus Sedgwick (978-1-
78062-109-8) $15.99
Young Adult Fiction Ages
12+
Laureth’s father has been trying for years to
write a novel about coincidence. He's
supposed to be doing research in Austria, so
when his notebook shows up in New York,
Laureth knows something is wrong and on
impulse she steals her mother's credit card
and heads for the States, taking her strange
little brother Benjamin with her. They begin to
follow clues in the notebook in hopes of
finding their father, which will be more
challenging for Laureth than they would be for
any other 16-year old. Because Laureth Peak is
blind.
Tinder by Sally Gardner
(978-1-7806-2149-4)
$15.99 Young Adult Fiction
Ages 12+
Otto Hundebiss is tired of war, but when he
defies Death he walks a dangerous path. A half
beast half man gives him shoes and dice which
will lead him deep into a web of dark magic
and mystery. He meets the beautiful Safire -
pure of heart and spirit, the scheming Mistress
Jabber and the terrifying Lady of the Nail. He
learns the powers of the tinderbox and the
wolves whose master he becomes. But will all
the riches in the world bring him the thing he
most desires?
Roomies by Sara Zarr &
Tara Altebrando (978-0-
316-21749-1) $20.00
Young Adult Fiction Ages
12+
When Elizabeth receives her college
roommate assignment at the beginning of
summer, she shoots off an email to coordinate
the basics with Lauren in San Francisco. Soon
the girls are emailing back and forth, sharing
secrets even though they've never met. With
family relationships and childhood friendships
strained by change, it suddenly seems that the
only people Elizabeth and Lauren can rely on
are the complicated new boys in their
lives...and each other.
Ketchup Clouds by Annabel
Pitcher (978-0-316-24676-
7) $20.00 Young Adult
Fiction Ages 12+
Fifteen-year-old Zoe has a secret - a dark and
terrible secret that she can't confess to anyone
she knows. But then one day she hears of a
criminal, Stuart Harris, locked up on death row
in Texas. Like Zoe, Stuart is no stranger to
secrets. Or lies. Or murder. Full of heartache
yet humour, Zoe tells her story in the only way
she can - in letters to the man in prison in
America. Armed with a pen, Zoe takes a deep
breath, eats a jam sandwich, and begins her
tale of love and betrayal.
Seven Wild Sisters by Charles
de Lint (978-0-316-05356-3)
$20.00 Middle Grade Fiction
Ages 8-12
When Sarah Jane discovers a tiny man
wounded by a cluster of miniature poison
arrows, she brings him to the reclusive Aunt
Lillian for help. But the two quickly find
themselves ensnared in a long time war
between Tanglewood Forest’s rival fairy clans,
and Sarah Jane's six sisters have been
kidnapped to use as ransom. Her only choice is
to go after them, and with the help of several
mythical friends she'll have to find a way to
untangle herself from the fairy feud before she
and her sisters are trapped in their world
forever.
Odin’s Ravens by K. L.
Armstrong & M. A. Marr (978-
0-316-20498-9) $19.00 Middle
Grade Fiction Ages 8-12
In the sequel to Loki’s Wolves, Matt, Fen, and
Laurie must travel to the Underworld in the
hopes of saving their dead friend Baldwin. But
that's only their first stop on their journey to
reunite the challengers, find Thor's hammer,
and stop the apocalypse--a journey filled with
enough tooth-and-nail battles and larger-than-
life monsters to make Matt a legend in his own
right
Space Taxi by Wendy Mass
& Michael Brawer (978-0-
316-24319-3) $13.99
Juvenile Fiction Ages 6-10
It's not every day Archie gets to wake up at
midnight. But today is Take Your Kid to Work
Day, and Archie is finally allowed to ride along
in his dad's taxi cab. But he's about to discover
his dad is no ordinary cab driver...In fact, he
drives an intergalactic space taxi! And being a
space taxi co-pilot is no easy task: Archie must
steer them into wormholes, keep them from
crashing into planets, deal with a very unusual
cat...and save the universe from an evil
mastermind!
The Memory Tree by Britta
Teckentrup )978-1-4083-
2633-6) $16.99 Picture
Book Ages 3-6
Fox has lived a long and happy life in the
forest. One day, he lies down in his favourite
clearing, takes a deep breath, and falls asleep
forever. Before long, Fox's friends begin to
gather in the clearing. One by one, they tell
stories of the special moments that they
shared with Fox. And, as they share their
memories, a tree begins to grow, becoming
bigger and stronger, sheltering and protecting
all the animals in the forest, just as Fox did
when he was alive.
Caged Warrior by Alan
Lawrence Sitomer (978-0-1-
4231-7124-9) Young Adult
Fiction Ages 14+
The ferocious story of poor Detroit boy
McCutcheon Daniels who engages in the
bloody sport of Mixed Martial Arts to please
his violent and volatile father, but also to learn
to protect his younger sister. To attain
freedom from his father and the chance at a
better life, McCutcheon will have the fight for
his life on his hand.
Lindbergh: The Tale of a
Flying Mouse by Torben
Kuhlmann (978-0-7358-
4167-3) $20.95 Advanced
Picture Book Ages 6+
These are dark times . . . for a small mouse. A
new invention—the mechanical
mousetrap—has caused all the mice but one
to flee to America, the land of the free. But
with cats guarding the steamships, trans-
Atlantic crossings are no longer safe. In the
bleakest of places . . . the one remaining
mouse has a brilliant idea. He must learn to
fly!
Canadian Manda Children's Picks for Spring/Summer 2014