ALA Booklist (Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 CST 2012)

It's difficult to think of another YA author who is as cruel to his characters as Grant. In the course of this fifth entry in the Gone series, the perennially tortured characters suffer gouged eyes, melted faces, severed limbs, self-cannibalism, abnormal tooth growth, ungodly splicing with animals, and oh so much more. Isn't it great?! The mysterious dome that trapped the kids way back in Gone (2008) has by now become something of a gladiator arena, with the desperate, increasingly twisted teens using their superpowers to fight off one another as well as a cavalcade of grotesque new threats. This wicked sequel focuses upon three new developments: a black stain on the dome that threatens to plunge their world into eternal darkness, Little Pete's resurrection as a godlike force unable to handle his power, and the evil gaiaphage's hunger for Diana's yet-to-be-born baby. Heroism abounds, but only of the conflicted, miserable variety, and Grant's masterstroke continues to be how his huge cast of dangerously talented mutants remains as haunted and fallible as anyone else. HIGH-DEMAND BACKSTORY: With reportedly only one final volume to come, teen interest, already at best-seller levels, will reach a peak. Extensive social media outreach and online advertising should make this a slam dunk.

Horn Book (Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 CDT 2012)

In this fifth outing, the young people stuck inside the dome think they have a routine (however flawed) set, until everything begins to go dark: fear becomes a new enemy to face. The characters are complex and the blistering pace works well in describing the spontaneity of youth running their own world; unfortunately, awkward exposition masking as dialogue interrupts the flow.

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

Gr 4-7 Borgenicht, David , Hena Khan , &; Ed Stafford . Amazon: You Decide How to Survive . Bk. 3. illus. by Yancey Labat. 208p. (The Worst-Case Scenario: Ultimate Adventure Series). Chronicle . May 2012. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4521-0795-0 . Gr 47 BUTLER, Dori Hillestad . The Case of the School Ghost . Bk. 6. illus. by Jeremy Tugeau. 128p. (The Buddy Files Series). Albert Whitman . 2012. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-8075-0915-9 . LC 2011016025. Gr 13 CARTER, Ally . Out of Sight, Out of Time . Bk. 5. 294p. (Gallagher Girls Series). Hyperion / Disney . 2012. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-4794-7 . LC 2011041608. Gr 69 CLEMENTS, Andrew . The Whites of Their Eyes . Bk. 3. illus. by Adam Stower. 208p. (Benjamin Pratt &; the Keepers of the School). S &; S / Atheneum . 2012. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-3888-0 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-6214-4 . Gr 36 Davies, Jacqueline . The Bell Bandit . Bk. 3. 176p. (The Lemonade War Series). Houghton Harcourt . May 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-56737-2 ; ebook $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-82245-7 . Gr 35 DELANY, Shannon . Rivals and Retribution . Bk. 5. 320p. (A 13 to Life Novel). St. Martin's / Griffin . Aug. 2012. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-312-62518-4 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-250-01590-7 . Gr 8 Up DESPAIN, bree . The Savage Grace . Bk. 3. 488p. (A Dark Divine Novel). Egmont USA. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-60684-221-8 ; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-1-60684-222-5 . Gr 9 Up DESROCHERS, Lisa . Last Rite . Bk. 3. 368p. (The Personal Demons Series). TOR / Teen . pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-7653-2810-6 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-7653-2810-6 . Gr 10 Up ESTEP, Jennifer . Dark Frost . Bk. 3. 388p. (A Mythos Academy Novel). Kensington / KTeen . May 2012. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-0-7582-6696-5 . Gr 9 Up FLANAGAN, John . The Invaders . Bk. 2. 430p. (Brotherband Chronicles). Philomel . May 2012. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25620-2 . Gr 6 Up FUSSELL, Sandy . Monkey Fist . Bk. 4. illus. by Rhian Nest James. 250p. (Samurai Kids Series). Candlewick . 2012. pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5827-4 . Gr 57 GRANT, Michael . Fear . Bk. 5. 508p. (Gone Series). HarperCollins / Katherine Tegen Bks. 2012. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-144915-4 ; PLB $18.89. ISBN 978-0-06-144916-1 ; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-0-06-209924-2 . LC 2011019374. Gr 7 Up GRIFFO, Michael . Unafraid: An Archangel Academy Novel . 410p. Bk. 3 (Archangel Academy Series). Kensington / KTeen . 2012. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-0-7582-5340-8 . Gr 9 Up HARPER, Charise Mericle . Just Grace and the Flower Girl Power . Bk. 8. illus. by author. 192p. (Just Grace Series). Houghton Harcourt . 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-57720-3 ; ebook $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-68133-7 . Gr 24 HAWKINS, Rachel . Spell Bound . Bk. 3. 328p. (A Hex Hall Novel). H yperion / Disney . RTE $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-2132-9 ; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-5363-4 . LC 2011020494. Gr 7 Up IGNATOW, Amy . The Popularity Papers: The Rocky Road Trip of Lydia Goldblatt &; Julie Graham-Chang . Bk. 4. illus. by author. 204p. Abrams / Amulet . 2012. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-4197-0182-5 . LC 2011938704. Gr 46 JULES, Jacqueline . Freddie Ramos Makes a Splash . Bk. 4. illus. by Miguel Ben&7;tez. 80p. (Zapato Power Series). Albert Whitman . 2012. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-8075-9485-8 . LC 2011016027. Gr 23 Kennedy, Emma . Wilma Tenderfoot and the Case of the Fatal Phantom . Bk. 3. 352p. Dial . June 2012. Tr $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8037-3542-2 . LC 2011009375. Gr 3–6 KIT, Katy . Melody and the Sea Dragon . Bk. 4. ISBN 978-0-8075-5082-3 ; ISBN 978-0-8075-5083-0 . LC 2011034172. KIT, Katy . Sula and the Singing Shell . Bk. 3. ISBN 978-0-8075-5090-8 ; ISBN 978-0-8075-5091-5 . LC 2011034167. ea vol: illus. by Tom Knight. 76p. (Mermaid Mysteries Series). Albert Whitman . 2012. Tr $13.99; pap. $4.99. Gr 1–3 KLIM, Kate . The Dragon in the Sea . Bk. 5. illus. by John Shroades. 212p. (Dragon Keepers Series). Random . May 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-87065-1 ; PLB $18.99. ISBN 978-0-375-97065-8 ; ebook $10.99. ISBN 978-0-307-97437-2 . Gr 3–6 Klise, Kate . Phantom of the Post Office . Bk. 4. illus. by M. Sarah Klise. 136p. (43 Old Cemetery Road Series). Houghton Harcourt . May 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-547-51974-6 . Gr 4–6 KROSOCZKA, Jarrett J. Lunch Lady and the Mutant Mathletes . Bk. 7. illus. by author. 96p. Knopf. 2012. PLB $12.99. ISBN 978-0-375-97028-3 ; pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-0-375-87028-6 . LC 2011025425. Gr 3–5 Lee, Y. S. The Traitor in the Tunnel: A Mary Quinn Mystery . Bk. 3. 372p. (The Agency Series). Candlewick . 2012. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5316-3 ; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-5959-2 . Gr 7 Up LERANGIS, Peter . The Dead of Night . Bk. 3. 190p. (The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers Series). Scholastic . 2012. PLB $12.99. ISBN 978-0-545-29841-4 . Gr 5–7 LUBAR, David . Beware the Ninja Weenies: And Other Warped and Creepy Tales . 182p. (Weenies Series). Tor / Starscape . June 2012. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7653-321