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4-6
Kiri lives with her conservationist father in the jungle in a future world where most wild animals are extinct. When Kiri finds a panther and her three cubs, she embarks on a dangerous preservation mission to save them from both the coastal villagers and "wallers" living in walled-off cities, who disagree on how to treat the remaining animals. Kiri is a strong, multifaceted protagonist, and the environmental message is deftly handled.
282 pp.
| Candlewick
| October, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-0-7636-6277-6$17.99
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YA
Compelling storytelling reveals--in reverse--two intersecting lives. Meticulous crafting allows the story to come out through "the Rider," who is bound to Dan's body and trying frantically to save him from the grisly fate revealed in the first pages. Rather than the aftermath, the Rider probes the origins of Dan's depression and turmoil. The conclusion offers no easy resolution yet is satisfying.
332 pp.
| Candlewick
| June, 2010
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TradeISBN 978-0-7636-4084-2$17.99
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YA
Attending a new high school inspires James to reinvent himself. Yet the absurd lies he tells distance him from his friends and feed a recurring nightmare. Only instant messages from the anonymous, but thinly veiled, ghost44 anchor him to reality. Mitchell's tale of isolation and self-destruction teeters between convincing and didactic as James's behavior grows more disturbing and adults rally to support him.
358 pp.
| Scholastic
| April, 2007
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TradeISBN 978-0-439-82788-1$16.99
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4-6
Darren and his family arrive at his uncle Will's house for the annual reunion only to discover that Will has mysteriously disappeared. Darren and his sister unearth a secret and find their ancestral home of Tir na N'Og. Suspenseful situations and veiled clues add layers to a story whose logic doesn't always hold together.
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