BACCALARIO, P. D. City of Wind . Bk. 3; tr. from Italian by Leah D. Janeczko. illus. by Lacopo Bruno. 304p. (Century Quartet). Random . Sept. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-85897-0 ; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-95897-7 ; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89228-8 . LC number unavailable. Gr 5-9 BLACK, Jenna . Sirensong . 336p. (A Faeriewalker Novel). St. Martin's / Griffin . July 2011. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-312-57595-3 . LC number unavailable. Gr 9 Up BUTLER, Dori Hillestad . The Case of the Library Monster .Bk. 5. illus. by Jeremy Tugeau and Dan Crisp. 134p. (The Buddy Files Series). Albert Whitman . 2011. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-8075-0914-2 . LC 2010033301. Gr 23 CAINE, Rachel . Bite Club . Bk. 10. 340p. (The Morganville Vampires Series). NAL . 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-451-23318-9 . LC 2010052168. Gr 9 Up CALONITA, Jen . There's No Place Like Home . Bk. 6. 364p. (Secrets of My Hollywood Life Series). Little, Brown / Poppy . 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-04556-8 . LC 2010018672. Gr 7 Up CARLSON, Melody . Ciao . Bk. 6. 196p. (On the Runway Series). Zondervan . Aug. 2011. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-310-71791-1 . LC 201100000. Gr 710 CLARE, Cassandra . City of Fallen Angels . Bk. 4. 425p. (The Mortal Instruments Series). S &; S / Margaret K. McElderry Bks. 2011. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0354-3 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0356-7 . LC 2010041132. Gr 8 Up DELANEY, Joseph . Rage of the Fallen . Bk. 8. illus. by Patrick Arrasmith. 401p. (The Last Apprentice Series). HarperCollins / Greenwillow . 2011. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-202756-6 . LC 2010034179. Gr 69 DELANY, Shannon . Bargains and Betrayals . Bk. 3. 320p. (A 13 to Life Novel). St. Martin's / Griffin . Aug. 2011. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-312-60916-0 . LC number unavailable. Gr 8 Up D'LACEY, Chris . Fire World . Bk. 6. 565p. (The Last Dragon Chronicles). Scholastic / Orchard . 2011. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-545-28368-7 . LC number unavailable. Gr 7 Up DUEY, Kathleen . Wishes and Wings . Bk. 3. illus. by Sandara Tang. 113p. (The Faeries' Promise Series). S &; S / Aladdin . 2011. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-8460-3 ; ebook $5.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1302-3 . LC 2010001080. Gr 35 GREEN, Tim . Deep Zone . 272p. (A Football Genius Novel). HarperCollins . Aug. 2011. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-06-201244-9 . LC number unavailable. Gr 48 HENDERSON, Lauren . Kiss of Death . 320p. Delacorte . 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73779-1 ; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90691-3 ; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89948-5 . LC number unavailable. Gr 8 Up HUNTER, Erin . Sign of the Moon . Bk. 4. 329p. (Warriors: Omen of the Stars Series). HarperCollins . 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-155518-3 ; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-155520-6 . LC number unavailable. Gr 59 KAYE, Marilyn . Speak No Evil . Bk. 6. 200p. (Gifted Series). Kingfisher . 2011. pap. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-7534-6564-6 . LC number unavailable. Gr 69 KLIMO, Kate . The Dragon in the Volcano . Bk. 4. illus. by John Shroades. 240p. (Dragon Keepers Series). Random . 2011. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86692-0 ; PLB $18.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96692-7 ; ebook $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89723-8 . LC 2010014970. Gr 36 KLISE, Kate . Till Death Do Us Bark . Bk. 3. illus. by M. Sarah Klise. 124p. (43 Old Cemetery Road Series). Houghton Harcourt . 2011. RTE $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-40036-5 . LC 2010009065. Gr 46 MARKEY, Kevin . Wing Ding . Bk. 3. 202p. (The Super Sluggers Series). HarperCollins . 2011. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-06-115225-2 . LC 2010015901. Gr 4–6 PHILBIN, Joanna . The Daughters Take the Stage . Bk. 3. 275p. Little, Brown / Poppy . 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-04909-2 . LC 2010042995. Gr 7–10 ST. CROW, Lili . Defiance . Bk. 4. 259p. (A Strange Angels Novel). Penguin / Razorbill . 2011. pap. $9.99. ISBN . LC number unavailable. Gr 9 Up SCOTT, Michael . The Warlock . Bk. 5. 400p. (The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series). Delacorte . 2011. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73533-9 ; PLB $21.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90517-6 ; ebook $18.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89954-6 . LC number unavailable. Gr 6–10 WALDEN, Mark . Escape Velocity . Bk. 3. 345p. (H.I.V.E. Series). S &; S. 2011. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-2185-1 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-1370-2 . LC number unavailable. Gr 5–9 WARNER, Gertrude Chandler . The Clue in the Recycling Bin . 120p. ISBN 978-0-8075-1208-1 ; ISBN 978-0-8075-1209-8 . WARNER, Gertrude Chandler . The Cupcake Caper . 95p. ISBN 978-0-8075-1373-6 ; ISBN 978-0-8075-1374-3 . ea vol: illus. by Robert Papp. (The Boxcar Children Mystery Series). Albert Whitman . 2011. PLB $14.99; pap. $4.99. LC number unavailable. Gr 2–5 YOYO . Vermonia: The Warriors' Trial . Bk. 5. illus. by author. 208p. Can

In his eighth adventure, Spook's apprentice Tom Ward faces the fury of Scarabek, sister of the witch he helped kill in the last installment. For readers who aren't afraid of a jibber, a Fiend, or a five-dollar word, the series continues to deliver. Arrasmith's stark images against pitch-black backgrounds make it even clearer that this is a dark world.