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New YA from Karen Rivers

1/15/2018

Review Quotes:
"Keeps readers on the edge of their seats." --VOYA, starred review
"[A] gripping novel." --Publishers Weekly
"Emotionally dark and keenly observant." --Kirkus Reviews
"The descriptive prose is lovely and insightful... a portrait of a dangerously close friendship." --Booklist

ALL THAT WAS
by Karen Rivers
FSG, 1/16/18

Two best friends. The boy who loves them both. What happens when there is only one girl left?

Piper and Sloane are best friends. They grew up together, dress alike, and never do anything without each other. To Sloane, Piper has always been extraordinary: fierce and pretty and powerful. The only thing that makes Sloane special is that Piper chose her for a sisterhood that was supposed to last forever. That is, until Piper caught Sloane kissing Piper's boyfriend, Soup--and the next day, Piper is found dead, washed ashore on a beach.

As Sloane and Soup relive their deep, sometimes painful histories with Piper and face a future without her, they are racked by questions: Who is to blame for Piper's death? How do you make amends for hurting someone you love if that person is no longer around? And how can you ever move on and love again? Told from alternating perspectives in Karen Rivers's signature lyrical prose, All That Was is a story about the complexity of friendships, forgiveness, and growing up.

January Reads for 6 to 9 year olds (and YOU!)

1/2/2018

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SCARLETT & SAM: SEARCH FOR THE SHAMIR
by Eric Kimmel
Kar-Ben, 1/1/18

A close encounter with Grandma Mina's time-traveling carpet sends Scarlett and Sam to ancient Jerusalem, where some very important people need their help. The twins meet the prophet Nathan, the warrior Benayahu ben Yehoiada, and even King Solomon himself, the wisest ruler of all time. But Solomon has a big problem that even his wisdom can't solve. God wants him to build the Temple, but it can't be done without the mythical insect called the shamir. It's up to the twins to find the shamir--even if that means facing off against the king of the demons.

BORN TO SWING: LIL HARDIN ARMSTRONG'S LIFE IN JAZZ by Mara Rockliff,
illus by Michele Wood
Calkins Creek, 1/2/18

Ever since she was a young girl, Lil Hardin played music with a beat. She jammed at home, at church, and even at her first job in a music store. At a time when women's only place in jazz was at the microphone, Lil earned a spot playing piano in Chicago's hottest band. She went on to achieve fame as a bandleader and composer, and "swung" with many of the greatest early jazz musicians, including her husband, Louis Armstrong. Award-winning author Mara Rockliff and acclaimed illustrator Michele Wood brilliantly capture the rhythms and passions of this jazz pioneer and legend whose music and story deserve to be heard.

RANGER IN TIME 7 - D-DAY: BATTLE ON THE BEACH
by Kate Messner
Scholastic, 1/30/18

In this adventure, time traveling rescue dog Ranger heads to Normandy on the morning of the D-Day invasion and finds himself in the middle of one of the fiercest battles of World War II. Ranger meets Leo, a Jewish boy who is hiding with a local farmer, and Walt, a young African-American soldier fighting to free France from the Nazis. Walt is in the 320th Balloon Battalion, so it's his job to help operate the enormous barrage balloons that fly over the American troops, shielding them from enemy planes. It's pure chaos, with thundering warplanes, falling bombs, and exploding land mines. Will Ranger, Leo, and Walt survive?

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New YA from Karen Rivers

ALL THAT WAS
by Karen Rivers
FSG, 1/16/18

January Reads for 6 to 9 year olds (and YOU!)

SCARLETT & SAM: SEARCH FOR THE SHAMIR
by Eric Kimmel
Kar-Ben, 1/1/18

BORN TO SWING: LIL HARDIN ARMSTRONG'S LIFE IN JAZZ by Mara Rockliff,
illus by Michele Wood
Calkins Creek, 1/2/18

RANGER IN TIME 7 - D-DAY: BATTLE ON THE BEACH
by Kate Messner
Scholastic, 1/30/18

Jenn is an...

Oh the Places I'll Be

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New YA from Karen Rivers

ALL THAT WAS by Karen Rivers​FSG, 1/16/18

January Reads for 6 to 9 year olds (and YOU!)

SCARLETT & SAM: SEARCH FOR THE SHAMIR ​by Eric Kimmel​Kar-Ben, 1/1/18

BORN TO SWING: LIL HARDIN ARMSTRONG'S LIFE IN JAZZ by Mara Rockliff,​illus by Michele WoodCalkins Creek, 1/2/18

RANGER IN TIME 7 - D-DAY: BATTLE ON THE BEACHby Kate MessnerScholastic, 1/30/18

Jenn is an...

Oh the Places I'll Be

Categories

Archives

ALL THAT WAS
by Karen Rivers
FSG, 1/16/18

SCARLETT & SAM: SEARCH FOR THE SHAMIR
by Eric Kimmel
Kar-Ben, 1/1/18

BORN TO SWING: LIL HARDIN ARMSTRONG'S LIFE IN JAZZ by Mara Rockliff,
illus by Michele Wood
Calkins Creek, 1/2/18

RANGER IN TIME 7 - D-DAY: BATTLE ON THE BEACH
by Kate Messner
Scholastic, 1/30/18