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| Books | The Son of Neptune: The Heroes of Olympus, Book 2 | |
| Percy is back! And on a quest with Roman demigods. | ||
| By Rick Riordan |
| Books | The Throne of Fire: The Kane Chronicles, Book 2 | |
| Riordan's usual winning mix of action, mythology, and humor. | ||
| By Rick Riordan |
| Books | The Way of the Warrior: Young Samurai, Book 1 | |
| British boy becomes samurai; exciting but violent. | ||
| By Chris Bradford |
| Books | The Lost Hero: The Heroes of Olympus, Book 1 | |
| Percy Jackson series spin-off is almost as delightful. | ||
| By Rick Riordan |
| Books | The Red Pyramid: The Kane Chronicles, Book 1 | |
| Percy Jackson author tackles more complex Egyptology. | ||
| By Rick Riordan |
| Books | The Battle of the Labyrinth: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 4 | |
| Thrilling fourth Percy Jackson sets war in motion. | ||
| By Rick Riordan |
| Books | The Last Olympian: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 5 | |
| Fantasy series' excellent conclusion ups the violence. | ||
| By Rick Riordan |
| Books | The Amulet of Samarkand: The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1 | |
| Fantasy series start with an antihero protagonist. | ||
| By Jonathan Stroud |
| Books | Artemis Fowl Book 4: The Opal Deception | |
| Fun kid genius series shows hero's nicer side. | ||
| By Eoin Colfer |
| Books | Artemis Fowl Book 3: The Eternity Code | |
| It's not great literature, but it's lots of fun. | ||
| By Eoin Colfer |
| Books | Artemis Fowl Book 5: The Lost Colony | |
| Fifth in series is less edgy, but still exciting. | ||
| By Eoin Colfer |
| Books | The Lightning Thief: Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book 1 | |
| Modernized Greek myths meet fast-paced adventure. | ||
| By Rick Riordan |
| Books | Today I Will Fly! An Elephant and Piggie Book | |
| Piggie will fly in this spunky read-aloud. | ||
| By Mo Willems |
| Books | The Golem's Eye (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 2) | |
| Bartimaeus returns -- alas, not to center stage. | ||
| By Jonathan Stroud |
| Movies | Immortals | |
| Impressive visuals can't save brutally awful screenplay. | ||
| In theaters now, release date: 11.11.2011 |
| Books | Hex Hall | |
| Enchanting book about witty teen witch at reform school. | ||
| By Rachel Hawkins |
| Books | Demonglass (A Hex Hall Novel) | |
| Second installment in witchy series is darker but still fun. | ||
| By Rachel Hawkins |
| Books | Discordia: The Eleventh Dimension | |
| Gamers may like sci-fi series launch with fantasy violence. | ||
| By Dena K. Salmon |
| Books | I'm Not Cute! | |
| Short but cute -- much to a baby owl's chagrin. | ||
| By Jonathan Allen |
| Books | Don't Let the Pigeon Stay Up Late | |
| The perfect go-to-bed book for stalling kids. | ||
| By Mo Willems |
| Books | Amelia and Eleanor Go for a Ride: Based on a True Story | |
| Amelia Earhart & Eleanor Roosevelt's 1933 flight. | ||
| By Pam Munoz Ryan |
| Books | I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You | |
| Fun debut of spy school series is OK for tweens. | ||
| By Ally Carter |
| Books | Don't Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus | |
| Silliness that appeals to preschoolers. | ||
| By Mo Willems |
| Books | Brundibar | |
| Story will stay with the reader for years to come. | ||
| By Tony Kushner |
| Books | The Breakup Bible | |
| First-heartbreak story has good life lessons. | ||
| By Melissa Kantor |