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310 pp.
| Houghton
| May, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-0-547-37148-1$16.99
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YA
In 2060, seventeen-year-old Madeline is content in a society where digital schools have eliminated face-to-face interaction. Then she meets Justin and realizes there's more to life than a digital profile. Though Maddie's mooning over Justin grows tiresome, the story's rebellious-heroine-takes-on-Big-Brother setup will likely appeal to tech-savvy teens.
434 pp.
| Atheneum
| June, 2011
|
TradeISBN 978-1-4169-8340-8$17.99
(3)
YA
The fall of the Romanov Dynasty is chronicled through the journals of grand duchesses Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia; Miller manages to give each narrator a unique identity. Meticulous research lends convincing detail to the final year of the Imperial family as the novel approaches its grim conclusion. An epilogue, author's note, and--dramatically--photographs of the real people are appended. Reading list, websites. Bib., glos.