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Eleanor Updale's MONTMORENCY'S REVENGE (0439813735, $16.99) tells of Montmorency's determination to exact revenge on killer who have destroyed Queen Victoria--but before he can do this he must stop one Doctor Farcett's slide into insanity--and handle the grief of others. This is the fourth Montmorency adventure about the gentlemen thief, and is a powerful tale of revenge and recovery. Suzanne Collins' GREGOR AND THE CODE OF CLAW (043979143X, $17.99) presents the fifth in the Underland Chronicles': prior familiarity with the other adventures will lend a satisfying uniformity to this story of Gregor, who finds out the prophecy fortells his death--and the time is coming to face off an army of rats. Somehow Gregor must defend his home and get his family home safely; and key to this and his survival is a code which must be cracked and a war which will change his world. Another outstanding, riveting Gregor fantasy. Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis add another to the 'Grey Griffins' series with RISE OF THE BLACK WOLF (043983774X, $12.99), a story of Max and his Grey Griffin friends who are invited to a Scottish castle for a relaxing summer vacation. When Max's father is missing and some werewolves attack, Max and his friends find themselves on a magical adventure mission. No prior familiarity with the Grey Griffins series is required to appreciate this new adventure. Dietlof Rieche's FREDDY'S FINAL QUEST (0439874149, $16.99) adds to the other four books in the 'Golden Hamster Saga'; this telling of author Freddy's journey through time with a tomcat, guinea pig poets and a robot hamster on a rescue mission. From wild Golden Hamsters who capture the guinea pig poets and plan to eat them to a dangerous quest, high adventure marks this cartoon-drawing embellished fantasy. Lisa Yee's SO TOTALLY EMILY EBERS (0439838479, $16.99) is presented in the form of Emily's letters to her father and chart a move to California and a series of ideas and impressions on life, friendship, romance and divorce. It's a winning story of coming of age and coping with a new family and social life and the format and chatty style will involve young adults in a fine leisure choice. Michael Morpurgo's WAR HORSE (0439796636, $16.99) tells of war horse Joey, who began life as a farm horse with a gentle boy master and was sold into the army during World War I. Fans of Black Beauty and other classic animal stories will find this first-person horse's eye story of war and change brings to dramatic life all the conflicts and struggles of battle. Kevin Brooks' BEING (0439899737, $16.99) tells of a boy who uncovers a strange past after a hospital visit reveals he is something unusual. He escapes the hospital--but finds himself targeted for murder and having to trust a beautiful thief to help him. Who--or what--Robert is makes for a gripping thriller which is hard to put down. Eireann Corrigan's ORDINARY GHOSTS (0439832435, $16.99) tells of a boy facing a vanished brother, a dead mother and a father who leaves him alone. He has nobody to talk to--and discovers a new world when he finds the key which opens every door in the elite prep school he's been forced to attend. Suddenly Emil finds himself prowling the school for answers--and falling for a girl who also sneaks into his new world. An excellent story of changes evolves.