Lies Beneath Anne Greenwood Brown Delacorte BFYR/YA fiction Release Date: June 12, 2012 The lore of mermaids and mermen is real. Just wait until you meet Calder White in this addictive debut novel that is destined to make a splash! Calder White lives in the cold, clear waters of Lake Superior, the only brother in [...]
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A Lady Cyclist’s Guide to Kashgar: A Novel Suzanne Joinson Bloomsbury USA/historical fiction Release Date: June 4, 2012 It is 1923. Evangeline (Eva) English and her sister Lizzie are missionaries heading for the ancient Silk Road city of Kashgar. Though Lizzie is on fire with her religious calling, Eva’s motives are not quite as noble, [...]
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The Peculiars Maureen Doyle McQuerry Amulet Books/YA fiction, historical Release Date: May 1, 2012 This dark and thrilling adventure, with an unforgettable heroine, will captivate fans of steampunk, fantasy, and romance. On her 18th birthday, Lena Mattacascar decides to search for her father, who disappeared into the northern wilderness of Scree when Lena was young. Scree [...]
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Midnight in Peking: How the Murder of a Young Englishwoman Haunted the Last Days of Old China Paul French Penguin Group/history, non-fiction, Asia, true crime Release Date: April 24, 2012 Peking, January 1937. In the frigid January air, the ancient Fox Tower, rumored to be home to the seductive fox spirits who steal men’s souls, [...]
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