Editors' hardcover YA fiction choices--best of the year.Here are some outstanding YA novels, reviewed in KLIATT over the last year, which we hope you didn't miss. ALVAREZ, Julia. Before We Were Free. Random House, Knopf. ARMSTRONG, Jennifer & BUTCHER, Nancy. Fire-us Trilogy: The Kindling kindling (kinˑ·dling), n change in brain function wherein repeated chemical or electrical stimuli induce seizures. kindling 1. parturition in the doe rabbit. , The Keepers of the Flame, and The Kiln. HarperCollins. BAUER, Joan. Stand Tall. Penguin Putnam. BROOKS, Martha. True Confessions of a Heartless Girl. Farrar, Straus and Giroux. CADNUM, Michael. The Leopard Sword. Penguin Putnam, Viking. CHEANEY, J.B. The True Prince. Random House, Knopf. DESSEN, Sarah. This Lullaby. Penguin Putnam FREDERICKS, Mariah. The True Meaning of Cleavage. Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. , Atheneum. GOOBIE, Beth. The Lottery. Orca. HAAS, Jessie. Shaper, HarperCollins. HENSON, Heather. Making the Run. HarperCollins. HIASSEN, Carl. Hoot. Random House, Knopf. HIDIER, Tanuja Desai. Born Confused, Scholastic. JORDAN, Sherryl. The Hunting of the Last Dragon, HarperCollins. KLASS, David. Home of the Braves. Farrar, Straus & Giroux Farrar, Straus & Giroux Publishing company in New York City noted for its literary excellence. It was founded in 1945 by John Farrar and Roger Straus as Farrar, Straus & Co. . KOERTGE, Ron. Stoner & Spaz spaz or spazz Offensive Slang n. pl. spazz·es One who is considered clumsy or inept. intr.v. spazzed, spazz·ing, spazz·es To be clumsy or inept. . Candlewick can·dle·wick n. 1. The wick of a candle. 2. a. A soft heavy cotton thread similar to that used to make wicks for candles. b. Embroidery made of tufts of this thread. . McCAUGHREAN, Geraldine. The Kite Rider. HarperCollins. MEYER, L. A. Bloody Jack. Harcourt. PLACIDE, Jaira. Fresh Girl. Random House. ROSENBERG, Liz. 17. Cricket. |
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