ALA Booklist (Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 CST 2011)

Book three in the 43 Old Cemetery Road series finds Seymour taking on an abandoned Irish wolfhound that barks around the clock, much to the dismay of his adoptive parents. While searching for the dog's owner, Seymour encounters the ghost of Noah Breth, an eccentric millionaire who converted his fortune to rare coins in an attempt to teach his unpleasant children a lesson. The Klise sisters have their formula down to a science: a heavily illustrated, comedic/ghostly mystery revealed in a series of letters and documents by a quirky cast whose pun-filled names are truly groanworthy. Another adventure is promised.

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

Following the 2010 Gulf Coast oil spill, eleven-year-old aspiring ornithologist and "bird artist" Bouler created paintings in exchange for donations to the clean-up effort. Here she shares her love of birding, her own conservation efforts, and ways for others to take action. Though content is a little sparse, the book's message and design--including impressive original sketches--will successfully reach young environmentalists. Websites.

Kirkus Reviews

The third installment in this cheery little series set in the town of Ghastly adds several new characters: siblings Kitty and Kanine Breth and a dog loud enough to wake the dead. Once again, the sisters Klise deliver their story through letters, newspaper articles, notes and transcripts, all illustrated with M. Sarah Klise's delightfully imaginative drawings. Seymour finds a dog, which everyone knows was owned by the recently deceased Noah Breth and which Seymour intends to keep. The dog, "Secret," barks all night, however, disturbing even ghosts. Shadow the cat disappears, while Olive and Ignatius begin squabbling. Attempting to restore harmony, Seymour takes Secret and leaves. Meanwhile, the greedy heirs of Noah Breth arrive to squabble over his fortune. Rare coins keep turning up all over town. Everyone looks for Seymour and Secret. As always, the authors keep readers giggling with the clever, usually death-related names invented for their characters (M. Balm, Fay Tality and Mike Ondolences). Phrases turn nicely as well: During a written and rather heated conversation between Ignatius and Olive, she writes, "I refuse to continue this conversation if you're going to raise your font at me." Good, merry fun dances on every page, with bubbling humor for child and adult alike. (Humor. 8-12)

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

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