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YA
Special Reports series.
This excellent, extensively researched, and well-balanced series unpacks the details behind trending topics and current events. Topics covered include the widespread use of opioids, prevalence of addiction, history of opioid use, effect on the brain, difficulties in fighting the crisis, and medical and therapeutic treatments available. Sidebars, photographs, and individual profiles are featured throughout. Reading list. Bib., glos., ind.
32 pp.
| Peachtree
| October, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-1-56145-590-4$16.95
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K-3
Illustrated by
Adam Gustavson.
Based on a true story, Harris's brisk text uses invented conversation to embellish the tale of songsmith John Lorn Pierpont. In 1850s Savannah, Georgia, the northern-born choir director longs for a snowy winter. Gustavson's accomplished paintings, realistic yet folksy, reveal small dramas not in the text. An author's note with photos at the end provides more information.
Reviewer: Lolly Robinson
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2011
48 pp.
| Getty
| March, 2011
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TradeISBN 978-1-60606-050-6$16.95
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4-6
At its core, the volume is a descriptive list of mythological monsters, from the immortal half-woman, half-serpent Echidna to Python, the dangerous snake sent to kill baby Apollo. The notebook-style layout includes doodles, photographs, and scrap papers, making the book appear to be a relic unearthed from the ruins of a modern school locker.
96 pp.
| Candlewick
| July, 2010
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TradeISBN 978-0-7636-4735-3$18.99
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YA
Illustrated by
Nikhil Singh.
After receiving a telegram informing him of the death of his estranged father, Salem Brownstone travels to the house that is his inheritance and learns that his life is in danger. This large-format graphic novel features intricate black-and-white illustrations that support the text by building its sense of the macabre. Readers will appreciate the story's detail, danger, and unique characters.
32 pp.
| Cavendish
| April, 2010
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TradeISBN 978-0-7614-5595-0$17.99
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K-3
Illustrated by
Jon Cannell.
This fictionalized story is told from the perspective of real-life Sudanese attendant Atir, who accompanied elegant giraffe Belle from Egypt to the court of French King Charles X in the 1820s. Offbeat illustrations in watercolor and ink incorporate French motifs and photos of artifacts from the early nineteenth century. Bib., glos.