"Seven very proper Victorian young ladies conspire to hide a murder from the authorities at their boarding school" --

Specialized collections for tweens, or middle schoolers, are relatively new and becoming increasingly popular. This Practical Guide gives librarians everything they need to create such a collection. Beginning with a brief description of the early adolescent brain and developmental stages, and a history of youth and teen services in libraries, Creating a Tween Collection provides a solid foundation on which librarians can build support for such a collection. In addition, librarians will be given specific criteria for what constitutes “tween literature,” guidelines for forming parameters that will work for their community, and suggestions for using reviews and other sources in selecting appropriate materials and dealing with controversial titles. Finally, readers will learn how to re-allocate spaces and budgets, and how to market their new collection to patrons. This is a must-read for librarians who are looking to build a middle school collection in order to better serve their patrons. This book: - Provides rationale about the importance of a specialized Tween Collection. - Gives specific examples for both fiction and nonfiction books, databases and websites. - Provides guidance for creating diverse collections and tips for dealing with possible challenges. - Includes numerous case studies and booklists

On her journey to the royal university to become a doctor, fifteen-year-old Evie, wearing potent gypsy charms, learns of her monstrous inheritance.

Orphaned at age five, Lucinda, now fifteen, stands with courage against the man who took everything from her, aided by a thief, a clever goat, and a mysterious woman called the Witch of Amaranth, while the prince she knew as a child prepares to marry, unaware that he, too, is in danger.

Judith can't speak. Ever since the horrifying trauma that left her best friend dead and Judith without a tongue, she's been a pariah in her community; even her own mother can't look her in the eye. When her community is attacked, Judith is forced to choose: continue to live in silence or recover her voice, even if what she has to say might change things forever.

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A mother talks to her baby, recounting the Christmas story, and linking it to the love and hope she feels for her own child.

When Cody Mack and the boys uncover an old, forgotten swimming pool hidden below the floor of Splurch Academy's gymnasium they think it may provide them with an escape route, but the pool is overflowing with evil, monstrous squids.