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Issue 69 (July 16, 2008)
'If all pulled in one direction, the world would keel over.'   (Yiddish proverb)

Enjoy Josephine's  interview with Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell, authors of the bestselling Edge Chronicles. Read (up to July 20th) a free ebook, Ingrid Law's Savvy, about special supernatural powers that strike when Beaumont family members turn thirteen.

Don't miss the best of recent releases below. Always choose a good direction to pull in and remember -  Readers rule!


Indigo SkyeContemporary
The Fortunes of Indigo Skye by Deb Caletti
Indigo finds the people who are there for her were always there for her.

Lock and Key by Sarah Dessen
Ruby isn't surprised when her mother abandons her.

Outside Beauty by Cynthia Kadohata
About the ties that bind even in the most precarious of family situations.

Someone Like Summer by M. E. Kerr
A romance between Annabelle and Esteban, an undocumented immigrant.Magician

Fantasy & SF
The Magician by Michael Scott
2nd in the enthralling Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel.

Summoning by Kelley Armstrong
1st in Darkest Powers about troubled teens with supernatural talents.

The Time Paradox by Eoin Colfer
Artemis and Holly go back in time to save the last silky sifaka lemur.

Graphic Novels / Manga
We Shadows: Volume 1 by Sonny StraitTime Paradox
A fun manga spin on A Midsummer Night's Dream.

Historical
In Mozart's Shadow: His Sister's Story by Carolyn Meyer
The story of Mozart's sister Nannerl in 1700s Germany..

Skies Over Sweetwater by Julia Moberg
Byrd joins the the Women's Airforce Service Pilots in Sweetwater, Texas.

Sword: Forbidden Tales by Da Chen
Miu Miu must avenge her father's death at the hands of the emperor.

SwordA Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg
Addie Anne is not particularly interested in the Civil Rights Movement.

Mystery
Found: The Missing by Margaret Peterson Haddix
An anonymous note tells Jonah 'You are one of the Missing'.

NonFiction
Earth Matters by David de Rothschild
Presents 'An Encyclopedia of Ecology'.

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