New Fiction for November
Bondoux, Anne-Laure. The Princetta. YA/ BON
Princess Malva—the Princetta of Galnicia—flees her kingdom and an arranged marriage, only to find herself betrayed by the very man who promised to help her. Orpheus is the son of a sea-captain-turned-pirate and is determined to make a name of his own commanding a ship in Galnicia’s royal armada. But when their paths cross on the high seas, so do their destinies. Together the Princetta and Orpheus will travel to edges of the Known World and beyond . . . a journey from which only one of them will return alive. Shipwrecks, shark attacks, barbarians, and mysterious archipelagos await readers in this lavish fantasy-adventure written by one of France’s most celebrated authors.
Hautman, Pete. Snatched. YA/ HAU
Too curious for her own good, Roni, crime reporter for her high school newspaper, teams up with Brian, freshman science geek, to investigate the beating and kidnapping of a classmate.
Herrick, Steven. By the River. YA/ HER
A fourteen-year-old describes, through prose poems, his life in a small Australian town in 1962, where, since their mother's death, he and his brother have been mainly on their own to learn about life, death, and love.
Russell, Christopher. Dogboy. YA/ RUS
Brind Discovered as a baby in Sir Edmund's kennels, Brind has grown up with the mastiffs. He plays with them, eats with them, and sleeps in their den. Brind understands dogs better than he understands any human. Glaive The largest and most powerful dog in the pack, Glaive is Brind's best friend. He would do anything for the dog boy, even race straight into battle. Aurélie Thrown out of her home as the French army prepares for the English invasion, Aurélie can either beg outside the town wall with her mother, or fight the enemy herself. She has never been one to sit still. When the English and French armies clash at the Battle of Crécy, there will be honor, treachery, loss, chivalry-and glory. For Brind, Glaive, and Aurélie, this is only the beginning.
Rylant, Cynthia. God Went to Beauty School. YA/ RYL
In this unique novel in poems, the author presents God's view on the wonders and pains in the world and reveals what God's life is really like.
Bibliographies © 2006 BWI
Princess Malva—the Princetta of Galnicia—flees her kingdom and an arranged marriage, only to find herself betrayed by the very man who promised to help her. Orpheus is the son of a sea-captain-turned-pirate and is determined to make a name of his own commanding a ship in Galnicia’s royal armada. But when their paths cross on the high seas, so do their destinies. Together the Princetta and Orpheus will travel to edges of the Known World and beyond . . . a journey from which only one of them will return alive. Shipwrecks, shark attacks, barbarians, and mysterious archipelagos await readers in this lavish fantasy-adventure written by one of France’s most celebrated authors.
Hautman, Pete. Snatched. YA/ HAU
Too curious for her own good, Roni, crime reporter for her high school newspaper, teams up with Brian, freshman science geek, to investigate the beating and kidnapping of a classmate.
Herrick, Steven. By the River. YA/ HER
A fourteen-year-old describes, through prose poems, his life in a small Australian town in 1962, where, since their mother's death, he and his brother have been mainly on their own to learn about life, death, and love.
Russell, Christopher. Dogboy. YA/ RUS
Brind Discovered as a baby in Sir Edmund's kennels, Brind has grown up with the mastiffs. He plays with them, eats with them, and sleeps in their den. Brind understands dogs better than he understands any human. Glaive The largest and most powerful dog in the pack, Glaive is Brind's best friend. He would do anything for the dog boy, even race straight into battle. Aurélie Thrown out of her home as the French army prepares for the English invasion, Aurélie can either beg outside the town wall with her mother, or fight the enemy herself. She has never been one to sit still. When the English and French armies clash at the Battle of Crécy, there will be honor, treachery, loss, chivalry-and glory. For Brind, Glaive, and Aurélie, this is only the beginning.
Rylant, Cynthia. God Went to Beauty School. YA/ RYL
In this unique novel in poems, the author presents God's view on the wonders and pains in the world and reveals what God's life is really like.
Bibliographies © 2006 BWI
