Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Hot Off the Presses (8)

Now Is the Time for RunningNow is the Time for Running by Michael Williams
While Deo and his friends play soccer on a dirt field down the road from their village, soldiers come to kill their people and destroy their homes.  Deo and his brother, Innocent, escape and journey to South Africa in hopes of finding safety with the father they’ve never met.


Secrets of TamarindSecrets of Tamarind by Nadia Aguiar
sequel to The Lost Island of Tamarind
Four years after Maya, Simon, and Penny Nelson return from Tamarind, the Red Coral Project moves to the island and begins to demolish it.  Simon must figure out how to save Tamarind and his sisters.  He knows that the mineral ophalla, a pirate ship, and Helix’s parentage hold the key, but he’s not sure how.

Warriors Super Edition: Crookedstar's PromiseWarriors Special Edition by Erin Hunter, Book 5…Crookedstar’s Promise
Stormkit’s future in RiverClan seems assured until an accident disfigures him.  His mother renames him Crookedkit and rejects him.  The young cat plans of becoming Clan leader seem dashed until a dream whispers of “prophecies untold and destinies undiscovered.”


Emmy and the Rats in the BelfryEmmy by Lynne Jonell, Book 3…Emmy and the Rats in the Belfry
Emmy talks to rats.  Emmy shrinks to rat-size.  She actually became a rat in the last book!  Emmy hopes that visiting her aunts in Schenectady will be a nice break from her previous ratty adventures, but her hopes are short-lived when her friend, Ratty, gets into trouble while trying to find his mother.

Buy at Amazon (click link below)
Now Is the Time for Running
Secrets of Tamarind
Warriors Super Edition: Crookedstar's Promise
Emmy and the Rats in the Belfry

4 comments:

Sue Jackson said...

Oh, my son LOVED The Warriors series when he was younger. I was pulled in by it, too - sat down to read the first book for a Family Fun review and ended up reading the first 6!

Thanks for stopping by my blog and welcoming me back from vacation. Yes, the snow in northern CA and OR was absolutely amazing! We have never seen that much snow (and I grew up in the snow belt), let alone in June!

Sue

kathy@bookskidslike.com said...

Sue, I really like Warriors, too! Have you or your boys read the Seekers series by Hunter?

Sue Jackson said...

I think Jamie read the first book or maybe the first two. He enjoyed it, but he's kind of too old for these series now and more interested in teen fantasy.

Sue

Sara said...

Love these release lists. Reminds me of what's showing up this week ;)

I loved Now Is The Time For Running