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YA
Sixteen-year-old Harriet Winter, the eldest daughter in a farming family, lives in the wilds of New Hampshire in 1807, where she is expected to cook, clean, and marry her neighbor. Determined to control her own life, Harriet disguises herself as a boy and goes pioneering. The sweet, slow-burn romance that plays out for smart, progressive-thinking Harriet makes for a pleasurable, affecting read.
327 pp.
| Simon
| January, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-1-4424-7186-3$16.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4424-7188-7
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4-6
Pumpkin Falls series.
Truly Lovejoy (Absolutely Truly) has a memorable spring break: she turns thirteen, receives her first kiss, her best friend visits, and the Pumpkin Falls Private Eyes solve two more mysteries (one Civil War–related, the other involving stolen tree sap). Truly may be reluctantly adjusting to her new life in New Hampshire, but readers will be captivated by the idyllic town and its unconventional inhabitants.
225 pp.
| Houghton
| September, 2017
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TradeISBN 978-0-544-53122-2$17.99
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YA
When his high school's star quarterback suffers a season-ending injury, backup QB Zeb Holloway must step up to take over, weakening their chances of making the state championship. The story focuses less on the big game and more on Zeb as a seventeen-year-old trying to make his way in the world of school, relationships, sports, and family. A compelling coming-of-age novel for football fans.
325 pp.
| Simon
| May, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-1-4424-7183-2$16.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4424-7185-6
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YA
Mother-Daughter Book Club series.
Emma and her book club friends spend their last summer before college as camp counselors. Trying to cure homesick little campers, the girls realize a book club might be the answer. Fans have waited four years for this satisfying sixth and final book in the popular middle-grade series and will be especially happy to catch up on boyfriend news and college plans.
282 pp.
| Viking
| November, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-0-451-47480-3$16.99
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4-6
After Max Helsing and the Thirteenth Curse, Max is ready for a school camping trip and a break from monster hunting. But when people start disappearing, rumors about Sasquatches start flying. It's up to Max to figure out what's going on without rousing suspicion from his classmates and principal. Pages from the Helsing family monster book periodically supplement the story but also disrupt the flow.
326 pp.
| HarperTeen
| June, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-238025-8$17.99
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YA
James puts up a front of happiness for his friends and family, but he secretly records his confusion and anxiety in letters he never sends. While he'd like to fall for his "sort-of girlfriend," his true feelings are for best friend Hawken. Logan uses an easy-to-root-for character and his coming-out process to explore varied and complex forms of bullying and peer pressure.
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4-6
As the town of Harmony, New Hampshire, watched the aurora borealis, a solar flare caused the power to go out everywhere. Charlie Cobb's first-person narration makes the global disaster personal; unadorned prose carries readers along on his mission to find diabetes medicine for his mom. Though Charlie's world may lack energy, the book's plot doesn't, and readers will enjoy the ride.
Reviewer: Dean Schneider
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
January, 2016
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4-6
Smithsonian: Exploring the 13 Colonies series.
Straightforward, informative histories of four of the original thirteen colonies each explore the colony's unique characteristics, settlers, leaders (colonial and Native American), and events leading to involvement in the Revolutionary War. A balanced mixture of paintings, charts, documents, and maps effectively complements the narratives. Common Core–related questions are appended. Reading list, timeline. Bib., glos., ind. Review covers these Smithsonian: Exploring the 13 Colonies titles: Exploring the Virginia Colony, Exploring the Georgia Colony, Exploring the Pennsylvania Colony, and Exploring the New Hampshire Colony.
352 pp.
| Boyds/Calkins
| September, 2016
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TradeISBN 978-1-62979-094-7$18.95
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YA
This meticulously researched volume details the life of Jonathan Daniels, an important yet mostly unknown white civil rights activist and seminarian from New Hampshire. Participant in the March on Washington, the Selma-to-Montgomery marches, and voter registration drives, he was killed protecting a colleague in Alabama in 1965. A colorful format, archival photographs, and thorough back matter contribute to the story. Timeline, websites. Bib., ind.
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YA
After Sofie's fisherman dad heads south for a better winter catch, Sofie and Luke, a troubled young medic recently returned from Afghanistan, begin a tentative relationship and Sofie is forced to confront her fractured heritage when her Cambodian mother and grandmother move in. Farish writes the first-person narration in unadorned prose, focusing on raw emotions and details of the frigid wintertime–New Hampshire setting.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
November, 2015
275 pp.
| Houghton
| September, 2015
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TradeISBN 978-0-544-53123-9$17.99
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YA
Dog Wally's owner has tied him to a post outside in the freezing-cold winter. Sixteen-year-old neighbor Clair sets out to free him and finds an unexpected ally in the dog-owner's seventeen-year-old son, Danny, whose tough exterior hides a sensitive soul and whose abusive father has made his life miserable. In Monninger's affecting but never mawkish story, the characters are fully realized.
361 pp.
| Simon
| November, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-1-4424-2972-7$16.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-4424-2974-1
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4-6
Pumpkin Falls series.
In the series-opener, new-to-town gangly twelve-year-old Truly Lovejoy discovers a cryptic letter in a valuable copy of Charlotte's Web at her family's struggling New Hampshire bookstore. She hunts for answers about the letter--and the book's disappearance--with help from new friends. A spunky heroine, her quirky yet complex family and fellow townspeople, and plenty of literary references complete this entertaining mystery.
169 pp.
| Holiday
| March, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-0-8234-2525-9$16.95
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4-6
Thirteen-year-old cousins Holly and Ivy narrate this novel set in 1965 at their family's annual reunion at Otter Lake. The constant fighting among their relatives this summer seems to involve a secret surrounding their uncle's long-ago accidental death and a Japanese American boy. The girls find photos, letters, and a diary--all a bit too conveniently--but the mystery is engrossing nonetheless.
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4-6
Eleven-year-old River Rose Byrne begins to unravel her past, kept secret by her adoptive parents, after her older brother Theron disappears. Meanwhile, River makes a new friend with the mysterious new girl Meadow Lark, who teaches her about hope, dreams, and the power of wishes. Lyrical, metaphoric language provides vivid imagery for this emotional first-person narrative.
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4-6
When twelve-year-old Lucy enters a photography contest, she must decide whether to submit a picture of her new friend Nate's grandmother, whose life has become punctuated with moments of dementia and confusion. Nate is horrified by his grandmother's panicked expression, but Lucy knows it's an amazing picture. The story is moving, and readers will find themselves caught up in sensitive Lucy's honest and thoughtful narration.
281 pp.
| Soho Teen
| March, 2014
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TradeISBN 978-1-61695-322-5$17.99
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EbookISBN 978-1-61695-323-2
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YA
High school can be hard, but at Wickham Hall being a poor outcast puts you in jeopardy of ritualistic murder--as Liv posthumously discovers. Joined by a team of fellow ghost victims, Liv and her friends seek justice for 150 years of untimely deaths. Talkington's intricately woven, cross-generational murder stories create a suspenseful and entertaining puzzle for readers.
197 pp.
| Harcourt
| March, 2013
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TradeISBN 978-0-547-76348-4$15.99
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4-6
Instructed to make a color wheel, Ruby completes the assignment by making one just like the art teacher's. This, Ruby believes, is what she's "supposed to do." But then she begins to wonder: "What if there is no such thing as 'supposed to'?" Ruby begins to ponder her role as "the good girl" in a story by turns thought-provoking, humorous, and poignant.
Reviewer: Betty Carter
| Horn Book Magazine Issue:
March, 2013
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4-6
Wallace retells three urban legends, setting them all in the same New Hampshire town. The first is a contemporary ghost story about a bullying victim; the second features drowned horses that haunt a community; the third involves five farm children who died young but who may not have left the earthly plane. Accessible and mildly creepy, the tales are varied and engaging.
435 pp.
| HarperCollins/Tegen
| January, 2012
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TradeISBN 978-0-06-202358-2$17.99
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YA
Marcie's dad comes out as gay, and she moves from Idaho to New Hampshire with her depressed mother. Missing her boyfriend and crew of friends nicknamed "the Leftovers," she struggles to acclimate (and remain faithful). She returns to Boise midyear, but everything is different--including her. The first-person verse narration wrought with satisfying angst makes Marcie's woes and joys palpable.
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Illustrated by
Sally Wern Comport.
A devious TV host and his cronies kidnap Paul and his grandfather. They want to use Grampa Peter's knowledge of Abenaki lore to lead them to Pmola, the legendary (and dangerous) winged creature of the White Mountains. With a sure hand, Bruchac layers fast-paced adventure with modern Native American culture.