The Empty City (Survivors #1)
by Erin Hunter
Hardcover, 288 pages
Expected publication: August 21st 2012
by HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN0062102567

Book Summary From Goodreads: The time has come for dogs to rule the wild. Lucky is a golden-haired mutt with a nose for survival. He has always been a loner—roaming the streets of the busy city and relying on his instincts to get by. Other dogs have Packs, but Lucky doesn’t long for the days he spent with his littermates. He stands alone. Then the Big Growl strikes. Suddenly the ground is split wide open. The Trap House is destroyed. And all the longpaws have disappeared. Now Lucky is trapped in a strange and desolate new world with no food, foul water, and enemies at every turn. He falls in with others left behind, including his littermate Bella, a Leashed dog. Relying on other dogs—and having them depend on him—brings new dangers that Lucky isn’t prepared for, but he may not be able to survive on his own. Can Lucky ever be a true Pack dog?

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Here’s a preview of some of the books on our shelves we can’t wait to read, all released or to be released in 2012…

Janitors, Book 2: Secrets of New Forest Academy

by Tyler Whitesides

Expected publication: September 4th 2012

by Shadow Mountain

ISBN 1609070208

Now, more than ever, Spencer, Daisy, and even Dez must fight to save schools everywhere. The Bureau of Educational Maintenance (BEM) is after Spencer, and the only place he is safe is within the walls of the New Forest Academy. Or so he thinks. In this fast-paced adventure, the kids must figure out where their loyalties lie and who they can trust as they fight to discover the true secret of the New Forest Academy and what it means to the future of education.

The Time-Traveling Fashionista at the Palace of Marie Antoinette

by Bianca Turetsky

Hardcover, 272 pages

Expected publication: September 2012 by Poppy

ISBN 0316105384

What if a beautiful dress could take you back in time?

Louise Lambert’s best friend’s thirteenth birthday party is fast approaching, so of course the most important question on her mind is, “What am I going to wear?!” Slipping on an exquisite robin’s egg blue gown during another visit to the mysterious Traveling Fashionista Vintage Sale, Louise finds herself back in time once again, swept up in the glory of palace life, fancy parties, and enormous hair as a member of the court of France’s most infamous queen, Marie Antoinette.

But between cute commoner boys and glamorous trips to Paris, life in the palace isn’t all cake and couture. Can Louise keep her cool-and her head!-as she races against the clock to get home?

Victricia Malicia: Book-Loving Buccaneer

by Carrie Clickard, Mark Meyers

Victricia Malicia Calamity Barrett may have been born on her family’s pirate ship, but this mild-mannered young lady is sick of the sea: she’d much rather be ashore with her nose permanently buried in a book. But when Scylla the Serpent—the scourge of the sea—appears, quick-thinking Vic saves the ship by thunking the serpent on the head with her trunk full of books. For her bravery she is rewarded with the thing she wants most: a home on a little island. She opens a bookstore, and Landlubber Books becomes the pirates’ favorite port in a storm. As Carrie Clickard’s nimble, jaunty rhymes roll off the tongue like waves onto shore, children will delight in Victricia’s adventures while parents will relate to her family’s attempts to understand their unusual daughter. Victricia may not be a typical pirate hero, but she is the captain of her own destiny in this rollicking tale of self-determination, sticking to your dreams, and the joy of reading

Isabella: Girl on the Go

by Jennifer Fosberry (Goodreads Author), Mike Litwin (Illustrator)

Hardcover, 32 pages

Published June 1st 2012 by Flashlight Press

ISBN 193626112X

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2012 Releases We Can’t Wait To Read

Janitors, Book 2: Secrets of New Forest Academy

The Time-Traveling Fashionista at the Palace of Marie Antoinette

Victricia Malicia: Book-Loving Buccaneer

Isabella: Girl on the Go