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British scholar Briggs unveils his lucid new translation of Tolstoy’s masterpiece-the first in almost 40 years-to a slightly anxious audience, from first-timers who, balking at the amount of time required by this massive yet startlingly int… more

British scholar Briggs unveils his lucid new translation of Tolstoy’s masterpiece-the first in almost 40 years-to a slightly anxious audience, from first-timers who, balking at the amount of time required by this massive yet startlingly int… more

From Publishers WeeklyThe extra-solar world of Zarathustra is devoid of intelligent life, or at least it was thought to be until prospector Jack Holloway discovers a race of Ewok-like Fuzzies. But the company that has been exploiting the pl… more

From School Library JournalGrade 2 Up–In this delightful companion to Oxenbury’s illustrated version of Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (Candlewick, 1999), Alice now wears black tights and a white long-sleeved shirt to suit the w… more

Named for a childhood swing the author remembers as being impossible to get moving because of the rose bushes directly behind it, Watson’s memoir recounts her fearful, highly sheltered years growing up an only child to Ukrainian immigrants … more

Publisher’s Weekly review: Cyber geek meets seductive spy girl in this feverish Silicon Valley thriller from Swift (Triangle). Half-French, half-Algerian Ani Sharif, whose parents were murdered by extremists 10 years earlier when she was at… more

As the United States celebrates the nation’s “triumph over race” with the election of Barack Obama, the majority of young black men in major American cities are locked behind bars or have been labeled felons for life. Although Jim Crow laws… more

Dessert maven Chattman (Icebox Desserts, The Cereal Lover’s Cookbook) returns with a winning collection of kid-friendly cookie recipes, focusing on “what the kids are going to enjoy most, and then getting messy and having fun.” She offers o… more

Just as boys headed straight to last season’s The Boy’s Body Book for information and reassurance, this companion volume is destined to become the go-to guide for adolescent females. Fun to read and easy to carry, it answers all the importa… more

From School Library JournalGrade 8 Up Fifteen-year-old Chloe Saunders and her friends Tori, Simon, and Derek are genetically altered supernaturals on the run from the evil corporation that created them. Hiding out with a family friend, they… more

From Publishers WeeklyDessert maven Chattman (Icebox Desserts, The Cereal Lover’s Cookbook) returns with a winning collection of kid-friendly cookie recipes, focusing on “what the kids are going to enjoy most, and then getting messy and hav… more

New Mystery Reader said of award-winning author Harry Shannon’s series character Mick Callahan, “Mick is all we love to see in a fallen hero; vulnerable, insightful, and just simply a likable guy.” Media psychologist Callahan is a failed Na… more

Lawyer Cameron Thorne is trying to help an elderly couple keep their home when he finds himself dangerously immersed in an ancient conspiracy. Forced on the run with researcher Amanda, with deadly stalkers from two extremist factions hot on… more

From Publishers WeeklyStarred Review. The latest from the prolific and ferociously intelligent Hix (Chromatic) again offers long sequences, complicated allusions to older works and a tumultuous focus on sexual love. The long, breathless lin… more

From Publishers WeeklyFBI legend Frank Logan, head of the Bureau’s elite Special Circumstances Killer squad, breaks off his ongoing book tour to investigate a pair of bizarre slayings?one in Florida, the other in Georgia?in Pero’s vivid and… more

From Publishers WeeklyBlack magic and thuggery assist a Machiavellian priest’s ascent to the papal throne in this predictable but gleefully subversive modern gothic. Xavier Torturo, a quiet but ambitious seminarian in rural Italy, gets entr… more

A page-turner about growing up and facing hidden fears…Everyone who looks at The Daughters of Edward Darley Boits, the grand-scale painting by John Singer Sargent that hangs in Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts, is drawn into its mysteries. Wh… more

A Handful of Pearls & Other Stories collects nine stories by award-winning author Beth Bernobich, ranging from fantasy to SF to the unclassified. These tales include gender-bending aliens, escaped slaves in an alternate Haiti, a pre-teen ar… more

Set in New York City in 1946, York’s snappy second Lauren Atwill puzzler (after 2003’s Starstruck Dead) will appeal to readers nostalgic for the golden age of radio. Lauren, a Hollywood screenwriter, and PI Peter Winslow, her gorgeous bodyg… more

The USA Today Bestseller from Larry Brooks, named by Publishers Weekly to their “Best Books of 2004” and “Best Overlooked Books of 2004” lists, as well as their lead Editor’s Choice in July 2004.FROM PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)In a s… more