New Fiction for February 2008
Bray, Libba. The Sweet Far Thing. YA/ BRA
Pulled forward by fate, the destiny Gemma Doyle faces threatens to set chaos loose, not only in the realms, but also upon the rigid Victorian society whose rules Gemma has both defied and followed.
Pullman, Philip. The Ruby In The Smoke. YA/ PUL
In 19th-century London, sixteen-year-old Sally, a recent orphan, becomes involved in a deadly search for a mysterious ruby.
Pullman, Philip. Shadow In The North. YA/ PUL
In 1878 in London, Sally and her companions Frederick and Jim try to solve the mystery surrounding the unexpected collapse of a shipping firm and its ties to a sinister corporation called North Star.
Pullman, Philip. The Tiger In The Well. YA/ PUL
In 1881 London, Sally Lockhart has a career and a comfortable life with her two-year-old daughter. She uses all her intelligence and resources to combat the evil mastermind behind a plot to rob her of her child, career, and home.
Pullman, Philip. The Tin Princess. YA/ PUL
In 1882 sixteen-year-old Becky applies for a tutoring job in London and becomes embroiled in assassination, intrigue, and dangerous politics in the small European kingdom of Razkavia.
Wild, Margaret. Woolvs In The Sitee. YA/ WIL
In a mostly abandoned city, Ben lives in a musty basement room, terrified of the "woolvs" that dwell in the shadows outside, with only an upstairs neighbor, Mrs. Radinski, to help him cope with his fears.
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