Horn Book (Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2011)

Yo Patti--have gone back in time to vaccinate Great-Aunt Lily. Will hopefully return before you read this note. If you ARE reading this note, it probably means I screwed up the space-time continuum.

Voice of Youth Advocates (Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

Quirky and witty Emily time-travels to the 1790s to save her thirteen-year-old Dark Aunt Lilly and renew her own supply of dark elixir. Jakey, who works for Emily’s ancestral enemy, Attikol, reveals an ancient diary which records Lilly’s death from a white fever epidemic, even though she is a healer. Emily suspects Boris instead, the 1790s version of Attikol. To free Lilly from Boris, Emily first frees her from her corset, her inhibitions, and her mother’s opinions. Caleb, Jakey’s parallel, then uses Lilly’s dying cat to motivate Lilly to produce dark elixir, the evidence of her maturity and power. Emily outsmarts Boris with fake funerals for herself and Lilly, but learns that each Dark Girl, including Emily, must generate her own dark elixir (or magic). This delightful new addition to the series questions whether time really changes anything. Like most of us, Emily is tied to both good and evil through her ancestors. The white fever epidemic is stopped because Emily uses the magic of another family that the general population and conventional wisdom might ignore. Emily helps Lilly overcome the restrictions of her time, but may have to confront the personal procrastination allowed by the freedom of her own time. Entertaining and thought-provoking, Emily’s adventures maintain the series’ popularity and present an interesting choice for a mother/daughter reading group.—Lucy Schall.

School Library Journal (Thu Apr 28 00:00:00 CDT 2022)

Gr 9 Up- BRICELAND, V. The Nascenza Conspiracy . Bk. 3. 344p. (The Cassaforte Chronicles) Flux . Jan. 2011. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-0-7387-1894-1 . LC number unavailable. Gr 8 Up CAST, P. C. &; Kim Doner . The Fledging Handbook 101 . 157p. (The House of Night Series). St. Martin's / Griffin . Oct. 2010. pap. $12.99. ISBN 978-0-312-59512-8 . LC number unavailable. Gr 9 Up CONRAD, Lauren . Sugar and Spice . 288p. (An L.A. Candy Novel). HarperCollins . Oct. 2010. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-176762-3 . LC number unavailable. Gr 9 Up GRANT, Michael . Plague . Bk. 4. 492p. (A Gone Novel). HarperCollins / Katherine Tegen Bks. Apr. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-144912-3 ; PLB $18.89. ISBN 978-0-06-144913-0 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up HOLT, Kimberly Willis . Piper Reed, Campfire Girl . Bk. 4. illus. by Christine Davenier. 160p. Henry Holt . Sept. 2010. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-9006-2 . LC 2009050765. Gr 35 HOLT, Simon . Fearscape . Bk. 3. 314p. (The Devouring Series). Little, Brown . Oct. 2010. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-03570-5 . LC 2010006364. Gr 8 Up JENNEWEIN, James &; Tom S. Parker . Ship of the Dead . Bk. 3. 304p. (RuneWarriors Series). HarperCollins . Dec. 2010. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-144942-0 ; LC number unavailable. Gr 710 KAYE, Marilyn . Now You See Me . Bk. 5. 214p. (Gifted Series). Kingfisher . Oct. 2010. pap. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-7534-3046-0 . LC number unavailable. Gr 69 KROSOCZKA, Jarrett J. Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit . illus. by author. unpaged. Knopf . Dec. 2010. PLB $12.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96729-0 ; pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86729-3 . LC 2010012781. Gr 35 MCDONALD, Megan . Stink and the Ultimate Thumb-Wrestling Smackdown . illus. by Peter H. Reynolds. 131p. Candlewick . Mar. 2011. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4346-1 ; ebook $12.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5457-3 . LC number unavailable. Gr 24 MALLEY, Gemma . The Legacy . Bk. 3. 266p. Bloomsbury . Jan. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-59990-567-9 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up MATSUMOTO, Natsumi. St. Dragon Girl . Vol. 8. illus. by author. unpaged. (Shojo Beat Series). Viz Media . Sept. 2010. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4215-2017-9 . LC number unavailable. Gr 68 MOULD, Chris . The Treasure Keepers . Bk. 6. 192p. (Something Wickedly Weird Series). Roaring Brook . Oct. 2010. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-389-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 46 NEFF, Henry H. The Fiend and the Forge . Bk. 3. 560p. (The Tapestry Series). Random . Nov. 2010. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-83898-9 ; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-375-93898-6 ; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89295-0 . LC number unavailable. Gr 58 NO&3;L, Alyson . Night Star . Bk. 5. 302p. (The Immortals Series). St. Martin's / Griffin . Nov. 2010. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-312-59098-7 . LC number unavailable. Gr 9 Up PATTERSON, James . Angel . 291p. (Maximum Ride Series). Little, Brown . Feb. 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-03620-7 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up PETERSON, Will . The Gathering . Bk. 3. 368p. (Triskellion Series). Candlewick . 2010. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4847-3 . LC 2009047753. Gr 69 REGER, Rob &; Jessica Gruner . Dark Times . Bk. 3. illus. by Rob Reger. 248p. (Emily the Strange Series). Harper . Dec. 2010. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-145235-2 . LC 2009032256. Gr 710 STAUFFACHER, Sue . Show Time . 160p. (Animal Rescue Series). Knopf / Borzoi . Feb. 2011. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-0-375-85850-5 ; PLB $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-95850-2 ; spiral $0. ISBN 978-0-375-89794-8 . LC number unavailable. Gr 4–6 TANIGAWA, Nagaru . The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya . tr. by Chris Pai. illus. by author. Bk. 4. 192p. Little, Brown . Nov. 2010. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-316-03890-4 ; pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-0-316-03889-8 . LC 2010009352. Gr 8 Up VAN DRAANEN, Wendelin . Sammy Keyes and the Wedding Crasher . 296p. Knopf / Borzoi . Oct. 2010. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86107-9 ; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96107-6 ; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89734-4 . LC 2010006916. Gr 5–8 WALLACE, Rich . Benched . Bk. 3. illus. by Jimmy Holder. 122p. (Kickers Series). Knopf / Borzoi . Oct. 2010. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-0-375-85756-0 ; PLB $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-95756-7 ; ebook $12.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89709-2 . LC 2009034695. Gr 2–4