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April 2012

New in Paperback

April 2012

April’s roundup of New in Paperback titles includes THE LOST HERO, the first installment in Rick Riordan’s follow-up series to Percy Jackson & the Olympians that brings readers back to the world of Camp Half-Blood, where a new group of heroes will inherit a quest; THEODORE BOONE: THE ABDUCTION, which marks the return of Theo, a young lawyer (in his own mind) who sets out to solve the disappearance of his best friend; BINK & GOLLIE, a chapter book by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee introducing two precocious little girls who are the very best of friends; and FORGE by Laurie Halse Anderson, the sequel to CHAINS that tells of a young slave’s struggle to survive the American Revolution --- and somehow forge a path to freedom.

Bink and Gollie written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile - Fiction
A Dog's Way Home by Bobbie Pyron - Fiction

 

Abby knows that Tam, her Shetland sheepdog, is her north star, and she's pretty certain she's his, too. But when an accident separates Abby and Tam, dangers and changes fill up their lives. Will they ever find their way home to each other?

Falling In by Frances O'Roark Dowell - Fiction

 

Isabelle’s is so distracted by the buzz in her ear that she gets sent to the principal’s office, and while awaiting her punishment, she tumbles into a whole other world. But when she shows up in fairy-tale land wearing her favorite high, pointy boots, the fairy-tale people start thinking that Isabelle is a witch --- and not just any witch, but the witch!

Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson - Fiction

 

The Patriot Army was shaped by the desperate circumstances at Valley Forge, where Curzon the boy becomes Curzon the young man. But as an escaped slave passing for a freedman, Curzon must face the fear of discovery along with the hardships of being a soldier. And then there’s Isabel --- who’s there against her will. Can she and Curzon sort out the tangled threads of friendship and find the path to true freedom?

Junonia written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes - Fiction
Sphdz Book #3! written by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Shane Prigmore -