Monday, October 27, 2014

New Books - 10/27/14

Achilles and the Trojan War
by David L. Ferrell

Series: Jr. Graphic Myths: Greek Heroes
New York: Powerkids Press, 2014
24 p.

In graphic novel format, relates the Greek myth about Achilles and the Trojan War


The Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Dark & Sinister
by Stefan Bachmann, Katherine Catmull, Claire Legrand, and Emma Trevayne

New York: Greenwillow Books, 2014

488 p.

Thirty-six eerie short tales, most of which were originally published on the blog of the same name, relate to an imaginary museum of creepy artifacts and are arranged into such thematic "drawers" as love, luck, song, and fairy tales.





The Captive Prince
by Scott Chantler

Series: Three Thieves, Book 3.
Tonawanda, NY: Kids Can Press, 2012
116 p.

Dessa, Topper and Fisk, still searching for Dessa's missing twin brother, find themselves in a mess after Dessa accidently rescues a prince. 





 The Golden Twine
by Jo Rioux

Series: Cat's Cradle, Book 1
Tonawanda NY: Kids Can Press, 2012
111 p.

With monsters slipping through the mountains into the valley of Galatea, Suri, an orphan, dreams of becoming a monster tamer.





 Perseus and Medusa
by Lynne Weiss

Series: Jr. Graphic Myths: Greek Heroes
New York: Powerkids Press, 2014
24 p.

In graphic novel format, relates the Greek myth about Perseus, one of the god Zeus' human sons, and the slaying of Medusa, a Gorgon whose gaze turned men to stone.



World's Scariest Prisons
by Emma Carlson Berne

New York: Scholastic, 2014

108 p.

Examines twenty prisons from around the world and includes descriptions of living conditions, information on famous prisoners, and facts about when the prisons were in operation and what types of prisoners were held at each facility.


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