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August 2012

New in Paperback

August 2012

August's roundup of New in Paperback titles include THE THRONE OF FIRE, Book Two in Rick Riordan's The Kane Chronicles trilogy, which sees the offspring of the brilliant Egyptologist Dr. Julius Kane on a worldwide search for the Book of Ra; LUCKY FOR GOOD, the conclusion to Susan Patron's Hard Pan trilogy, in which 11-year-old Lucky finds that the best she can do is to never give up; LIESL & PO, Lauren Oliver’s middle-grade debut about a lonely young girl who befriends a ghost and is drawn into a world of magic; and PENNY AND HER SONG by Kevin Henkes, a picture book that introduces readers to Penny, who wants to sing her really wonderful song --- but her parents are worried she will wake the babies.

Barnaby Grimes: Return of the Emerald Skull by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell -
The Black Heart Crypt: A Haunted Mystery by Chris Grabenstein - Halloween
The Blackhope Enigma by Teresa Flavin - Fantasy/Adventure
Deep Zone: A Football Genius Novel by Tim Green - Fiction
The Dragon Prophecy by Dugald A. Steer and Douglas Carrel - Illustrated Fiction
The Flint Heart written by Katherine Paterson and John Paterson, illustrated by John Rocco - Fantasy & Magic
The Girl Behind the Glass by Jane Kelly - Halloween
Here Lies Linc by Delia Ray -
How Lamar's Bad Prank Won a Bubba-Sized Trophy by Crystal Allen -
Liesl & Po by Lauren Oliver -
Lucky for Good by Susan Patron -
Penny and Her Song by Kevin Henkes - Picture Book Fiction

 

When Penny comes home from school, she is ready to sing her song. But the babies are sleeping, and Mama and Papa are worried that Penny will wake them up. Oh, but it’s a good song, a really wonderful song…and Penny wants more than anything to sing it.

The Throne of Fire: The Kane Chronicles, Book 2 by Rick Riordan - Fiction
True Blue by Jane Smiley - Fiction