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Spring 2014 Titles

The Secret Side of EmptyMaria E. Andreu

• A high school senior who is an undocumented immigrant struggles with the possibilities for her future.

ISBN 978-0-7624-5192-0Format Trade ClothOn Sale March 2014Age Range 13 & UpPrice $16.95

Summer on the Short BusBethany Crandell

ISBN 978-0-7624-4951-4Format Trade PaperOn Sale April 2014Age Range 13 & UpPrice $9.95

• In an honest coming-of-age, this debut YA features a privileged teen being sent to council special needs' teenagers at a rural summer camp. Seventeen-year-old Cricket is making an escape plan.

• When she makes a connection with another counselor named Quinn, and when she becomes involved with the end-of-the-summer battle of the bands, Cricket begins to see that she may have been the one with the real problem all along.

PeanutsCharles M. Schulz

Be ActiveISBN 978-0-7624-5336-8Format Trade ClothOn Sale April 2014Age Range 4 & UpPrice $7.95

Part of the Peanuts Wisdom to Carry You Through series-

This inspirational gift book celebrates the joys of being outdoors and playing sports

This inspirational gift book celebrates being yourself! The Peanuts characters possess unique and memorable qualities that have become their trademarks, like being creative, lovable, and philosophical.

Be UniqueISBN 978-0-7624-5337-5Format Trade ClothOn Sale April 2014Age Range 4 & UpPrice $7.95

The Battle of Darcy LaneTara Altebrando

ISBN 978-0-7624-4948-4Format Trade ClothOn Sale April 2014Age Range 8 to 12Price $14.95

• Everyone on Darcy Lane seems to be holding their breath waiting for the cicadas to emerge, but what Julia and her best friend, Taylor, want is some real excitement. Which arrives in the form of a new neighbor named Alyssa, who introduces a ball game called Russia . . . and an unwelcome level of BFF rivalry.

How I Got Skinny, Famous and Fell Madly in Love

Ken Baker

ISBN 978-0-7624-5014-5Format Trade PaperOn Sale April 2014Age Range 13 & UpPrice $9.95

• E! Chief News Correspondent Ken Baker's second novel focuses on a teenage girl who signs up to for a reality show where she must lose fifty pounds in fifty days.

Shadow ChasersElly MacKay

ISBN 978-0-7624-4720-6Format Trade ClothOn Sale May 2014Age Range 3 & UpPrice $16.95

• As a summer evening descends, three young children spot a shadow on their wall. When it flutters away, they follow it into their backyard—only to find that all shadows are just out of reach. But when it is time to go to bed, the children dream of a new day filled with new possibilities.

PajanimalsRunning Press (COR)

Let's Bundle Up and Go!ISBN 978-0-7624-5051-0Format Trade Cloth On Sale May 2014Age Range 2 to 5Price $6.95

Each Pajanimal shows his/her favorite place to travel before going to bed, and what their magical beds turn into when they visit their fantasy lands!

No Fun Without Sleep!ISBN 978-0-7624-5052-7Format Trade Cloth On Sale May 2014Age Range 2 to 5Price $6.95

Cowbella is assured that she is not missing out on any fun while she sleeps, and learns that she needs sleep in order to have fun tomorrow.

ChorusEmma Trevayne

Coda ISBN 978-0-7624-4728-2Format Trade PaperOn Sale April 2013Age Range 13 & UpPrice $9.95

ISBN 978-0-7624-4950-7Format Trade Paper

On Sale May 2014Age Range 13 & Up

Price $9.95

Revolution sings in the air when a teenage boy plays illegal, underground music in a dystopian, Corp-controlled world.

The heart-stopping concluding sequel to

Coda, set in Los Angeles eight years later and

told through the voice of Anthem's younger

sister, Alpha.

The author of…

ISBN 978-0-7624-5109-8Format Trade Paper On Sale October 2013Age Range 13 & UpPrice $9.95

The Princess in the Opal MaskJenny Lundquist

• In the faraway land of Tulan, sixteen-year-old orphan Elara has spent her entire life trying to find out her real name. While she serves for the cruel and manipulative Ogden family, she feels that pertinent information about her past is being withheld.

Perseus Books GroupElenita Chmilowski

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