Young readers:
* Judy Moody & Stink: The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Treasure Hunt by Megan McDonald illustrated by Peter Reynolds
With a mix of pirate slang, silly jokes, Morse code, and tantalizing puzzles, enlivened with full-color cartoons throughout, this book is a humorous summer read. ($6.99 paperback; ISBN: 9780763643515)
Games, activities and more at www.judymoody.com!
Middle grade readers:
* The Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz illustrated by Angela Barrett
From 2008 Newbery Medalist Laura Amy Schlitz comes an exhilarating new adventure — and a thoroughly original fairy who is a true force of nature. ($16.99 hardcover; ISBN 9780763636746)
More info and extras at www.thenightfairy.com!
* Emily Windsnap and The Siren’s Secret by Liz Kessler
Follow the siren call to Emily’s magical new adventure! Can the spunky half-mer girl pass Neptune’s test–and help humans and merpeople get along? ($15.99 hardcover; ISBN 9780763643744)
More info and extras at www.emilywindsnapbooks.com!
* Scream Street: Flesh of the Zombie by Tommy Donbavand
Deadstock, the world’s greatest zombie rock festival, is coming to Scream Street! Too bad Sir Otto Sneer is not in the mood for dancing–and when he banishes the concert’s headliners, the fleshmetal band Brain Drain, to the evil Underlands, he causes a riot. Now if Luke and his pals want to restore peace to the neighborhood (and find the fourth relic they seek), they have no choice but to follow the band . . . into the darkest depths of the earth.
More info and extras at www.screamstreet.com!
Teen readers:
* Finnikin of the Rock by Melina Marchetta
2008 Printz Award Winner Melina Marchetta crafts an epic fantasy of ancient magic, exile, feudal intrigue, and romance that rivets from the first page. ($18.99; ISBN 9780763643614)
View the trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/candlewickpress#p/u/6/TNULK4gD0tc
* Swim the Fly by Don Calame
Now in Paperback– Three adolescent boys with a single goal: see a real-live naked girl. The result? Razor-sharp, rapid-fire, and raunchy, of course. And beyond hilarious. ($7.99 paperback; ISBN 9780763647766)
* The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness
“Narrated with crack dramatic and comic timing….Unforgettable….The cliffhanger ending is as effective as a shot to the gut.” – BOOKLIST – “A post-apocalyptic Huck Finn…” – THE NEW YORKER
View Chaos Walking series trailer here: http://www.youtube.com/candlewickpress#p/u/3/tm7nliQYGGA
* Eternal by Cynthia Leitich Smith
A great new series for Twi-hards — Now in paperback! With diabolical wit, the author of TANTALIZE revisits a deliciously dark world where vampires vie with angels — and girls just want to have fangs. ($8.99 paperback; ISBN 9780763647735)
* The Books of Pellinor by Alison Croggon
For lovers of CLASSIC fantasy epics, a popular series available all in paperback for the first time.
For more information and extras, visit www.booksofpellinor.com!
