Harry and Horsie

By Katie Van Camp; Lincoln Agnew, illus.

One moonlit night, Harry and his stuffed, equine sidekick Horsie are awake past their bedtime. Unable to sleep, they work together to retrieve Harry’s brand-new Super Duper Bubble Blooper from the shelf. Soon, bubbles of ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

It’s a Snap! George Eastman’s First Photograph

By Monica Kulling; Bill Slavin, illus.

In 1877, George Eastman, a New York banker, took up photography as a hobby, but was frustrated by the expensive, cumbersome, and time-consuming process. After his first photo shoot took so long that his subjects ... Read More »

October 16, 2009

Taken

By Norah McClintock

In Norah McClintock’s latest teen crime novel, a lot of bad things happen to high-schooler Stephanie Rawls. Stephanie lives with her mother in a small town in Ontario, where a serial killer targeting teenage girls ... Read More »

October 16, 2009

Little Black Lies

By Tish Cohen

Tish Cohen’s poor-girl-goes-to-posh-private-school story has the first-person narrator, present-tense mode, and flashback-to-traumatic-event technique that is de rigueur in such works these days. It also has a familiar plot: Sara Black, daughter of her school’s new ... Read More »

October 16, 2009

thinandbeautiful.com

By Liane Shaw

Maddie Nessfield is in teenage hell: guards are watching her every move, and even her Internet access has been taken away. Her parents locked her up, and she has no idea why. After all, wanting ... Read More »

October 16, 2009

Tyranny

By Lesley Fairfield

In Tyranny, author and illustrator Lesley Fairfield documents the struggle of a teenage girl who falls victim to the thinsanity of popular culture. Despite evidence to the contrary, Anna thinks that she’s fat, and what ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction

Poster Boy

By Dede Crane

Graydon Fallon – “Gray” to his friends and family – is living the teenage dream. Though still a virgin, things are looking good with his hot girlfriend Natalie, who lets him get to second base ... Read More »

October 16, 2009

The Delicious Bug

By Janet Perlman

In a forest, two chameleons (Willy and Wally) flick out their tongues and catch a bug. Unfortunately, it is the same bug, a pink blob that resembles a winged wad of bubble gum with eyes. ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Children and YA Fiction, Picture Books

Binky the Space Cat

By Ashley Spires

Binky, a charming and chunky black-and-white house cat, isn’t your average feline. He’s a space cat, a card-carrying member of F.U.R.S.T (Felines of the Universe Ready for Space Travel). Binky is also the self-appointed protector ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

Violet

By Tania Stehlik; Vanja Vuleta Jovanovic, illus.

When Violet heads off for her first day at a new school, her main worry is whether or not the other kids will like her. She soon finds friends, but a new concern arises when ... Read More »

October 16, 2009 | Filed under: Picture Books

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