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<title><![CDATA[Spring '13 Kids' Next List]]></title>

<description><![CDATA[The Indie Next List, drawn from bookseller-recommended favorite handsells, epitomizes the heart and soul of passionate bookselling. Independent booksellers are and have always been discoverers of the next big thing, the next great read, the next bestseller, and the next undiscovered gem.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[The 13th Sign]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780312583521</link>
<description><![CDATA["On her 13th birthday, Jalen Jones discovers a locked book called The Keypers of the Zodiack.  Desperately seeking to find a connection to her own zodiac sign, she unlocks the book and unwittingly unleashes the 13th sign, Ophiuchus, the snake.  Jalen's world is suddenly turned upside down as the shift in the zodiac creates chaos across the globe.  Readers will find themselves propelled into a whirlwind adventure that will leave them guessing till the very end." -- Gretchen Shuler, Fiction Addiction, Greenville, SC]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The 13th Sign]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kristin O'Donnell Tubb]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Feiwel & Friends]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780312583521]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[On her 13th birthday, Jalen Jones discovers a locked book called The Keypers of the Zodiack.  Desperately seeking to find a connection to her own zodiac sign, she unlocks the book and unwittingly unleashes the 13th sign, Ophiuchus, the snake.  Jalen's world is suddenly turned upside down as the shift in the zodiac creates chaos across the globe.  Readers will find themselves propelled into a whirlwind adventure that will leave them guessing till the very end.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Gretchen Shuler, Fiction Addiction, Greenville, SC]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[201]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-01-08T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Cats of Tanglewood Forest]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780316053570</link>
<description><![CDATA["There are so many brilliant characters in and about Tanglewood Forest! de Lint has filled the forest to bursting, weaving a tapestry of a tale out of folklore and myth, both American and international. Set in a time when wild things still roamed on the edges of farmland and neighbors still knew each other, this is another classic from a fantasy master!" -- Elizabeth Anker, Alamosa Books, Albuquerque, NM]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Cats of Tanglewood Forest]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Charles Vess, Charles de Lint]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Little, Brown Young Readers]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780316053570]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[There are so many brilliant characters in and about Tanglewood Forest! de Lint has filled the forest to bursting, weaving a tapestry of a tale out of folklore and myth, both American and international. Set in a time when wild things still roamed on the edges of farmland and neighbors still knew each other, this is another classic from a fantasy master!]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Elizabeth Anker, Alamosa Books, Albuquerque, NM]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[202]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-03-05T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Center of Everything]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780547763484</link>
<description><![CDATA["Everything in Ruby Pepperdine's life has been wrong since her beloved grandmother died. Even her two best friends aren't talking to her anymore. With the town gearing up for Bunning Day -- the annual celebration of the invention of the doughnut -- Ruby knows she has just one chance to make things right. But what if she makes the wrong wish? Ruby will win your heart as she navigates the rough waters of grief and friendship and growing up." -- Sandy Scott, The Galaxy Bookshop, Hardwick, VT]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Center of Everything]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Linda Urban]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Harcourt Children's Books]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780547763484]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Everything in Ruby Pepperdine's life has been wrong since her beloved grandmother died. Even her two best friends aren't talking to her anymore. With the town gearing up for Bunning Day -- the annual celebration of the invention of the doughnut -- Ruby knows she has just one chance to make things right. But what if she makes the wrong wish? Ruby will win your heart as she navigates the rough waters of grief and friendship and growing up.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Sandy Scott, The Galaxy Bookshop, Hardwick, VT]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[203]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-03-05T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Fairy Bell Sisters #1: Sylva and the Fairy Ball]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062228017</link>
<description><![CDATA["This is a fun new series for early chapter book readers. In Book #1, Sylva wants to go to the fairy ball, but she isn't old enough.  When she tries to help her older sisters with their ball gowns, all her plans go awry, but in a delightful twist she manages to save the day. In Book #2, the summer children arrive for one month each year and wreak havoc on the island, forcing the fairies to go into hiding.  It isn't until Rosy breaks that rule that children and fairies meet.  Denos' charming illustrations bring the fairies' world to life." -- Janice Hunsche, Kaleidosaurus Books, Fishers, IN]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Fairy Bell Sisters #1: Sylva and the Fairy Ball]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Margaret McNamara, Julia Denos]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Balzer + Bray]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780062228017]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[This is a fun new series for early chapter book readers. In Book #1, Sylva wants to go to the fairy ball, but she isn't old enough.  When she tries to help her older sisters with their ball gowns, all her plans go awry, but in a delightful twist she manages to save the day. In Book #2, the summer children arrive for one month each year and wreak havoc on the island, forcing the fairies to go into hiding.  It isn't until Rosy breaks that rule that children and fairies meet.  Denos' charming illustrations bring the fairies' world to life.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Janice Hunsche, Kaleidosaurus Books, Fishers, IN]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[204]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-04-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Galaxy Zack: Hello, Nebulon!]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781442453869</link>
<description><![CDATA["Zack Nelson is moving to a new house, a new school -- and a new planet! Eight-year-old Zack and his family have loaded up their family space cruiser and are off to Nebulon, where his father has a new job and his mother plans to open a boutique selling Earth items to Nebulites. While he is very sad to have left his best friend, Bert, and his dog, Luna, Zack quickly finds some things to like about his new life ' like the 'Indoor Robotic Assistant,' who manages the house, and the bed that folds up into his ceiling every morning and never has to be made.  This chapter book for beginning readers wonderfully addresses all the typical worries of a childhood move." -- julie A. Baker, Eight Cousins, Falmouth, MA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Galaxy Zack: Hello, Nebulon!]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ray O'Ryan, Colin Jack (Illus.)]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Little Simon]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781442453869]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Zack Nelson is moving to a new house, a new school -- and a new planet! Eight-year-old Zack and his family have loaded up their family space cruiser and are off to Nebulon, where his father has a new job and his mother plans to open a boutique selling Earth items to Nebulites. While he is very sad to have left his best friend, Bert, and his dog, Luna, Zack quickly finds some things to like about his new life ' like the 'Indoor Robotic Assistant,' who manages the house, and the bed that folds up into his ceiling every morning and never has to be made.  This chapter book for beginning readers wonderfully addresses all the typical worries of a childhood move.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[julie A. Baker, Eight Cousins, Falmouth, MA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[205]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-04-02T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780763645618</link>
<description><![CDATA["Introduce children to the feathered wonders around them through this essential birding guide. For beginning birders, this book answers questions about what we see and hear around us and why it is important to pay attention -- and it's funny, too! Eye-catching illustrations will help a child identify their backyard birds right down to the last little detail, and a reference index with author's notes is included for older children wanting more information." -- Broche Fabian, World's Only Curious George Store, Cambridge, MA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Look Up!: Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Annette LeBlanc Cate]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Candlewick]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780763645618]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Introduce children to the feathered wonders around them through this essential birding guide. For beginning birders, this book answers questions about what we see and hear around us and why it is important to pay attention -- and it's funny, too! Eye-catching illustrations will help a child identify their backyard birds right down to the last little detail, and a reference index with author's notes is included for older children wanting more information.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Broche Fabian, World's Only Curious George Store, Cambridge, MA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[206]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-03-12T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[My Summer of Pink and Green]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781419704130</link>
<description><![CDATA["Lucy is excited to see work begin on her family's new spa business, and her sister is coming home from college. But all is not as Lucy wants it when her sister brings home an annoying boyfriend and she is pushed out of the new business plans by an outsider.  Her 'perfect summer' has been ruined -- or has it?  With lots of humor and insight, Greenwald's follow-up to My Life in Pink and Green once again captures life as an early teen, with all of its highs and lows." -- Sam Droke-Dickinson, Aaron's Books, Lititz, PA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[My Summer of Pink and Green]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Lisa Greenwald]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Amulet]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781419704130]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Lucy is excited to see work begin on her family's new spa business, and her sister is coming home from college. But all is not as Lucy wants it when her sister brings home an annoying boyfriend and she is pushed out of the new business plans by an outsider.  Her 'perfect summer' has been ruined -- or has it?  With lots of humor and insight, Greenwald's follow-up to My Life in Pink and Green once again captures life as an early teen, with all of its highs and lows.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Sam Droke-Dickinson, Aaron's Books, Lititz, PA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[207]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-03-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Odd Squad: Bully Bait]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781423169246</link>
<description><![CDATA["After the school janitor finds Nick stuffed into his locker for the umpteenth time, his school guidance counselor decides that the only way Nick and fellow misfits Molly and Karl will stop being bullied is by being in the school's Safety Patrol. What starts out as the lamest club of all ends up turning the three oddballs into a powerful team, ready to deal with all sorts of craziness, including the likelihood that the school is haunted by Emily Dickinson's ghost. Fry's cartoons make this illustrated novel a laugh-out-loud read." -- Ellen Klein, Hooray for Books!, Alexandria, VA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Odd Squad: Bully Bait]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Michael Fry]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Hyperion Books for Children]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781423169246]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[After the school janitor finds Nick stuffed into his locker for the umpteenth time, his school guidance counselor decides that the only way Nick and fellow misfits Molly and Karl will stop being bullied is by being in the school's Safety Patrol. What starts out as the lamest club of all ends up turning the three oddballs into a powerful team, ready to deal with all sorts of craziness, including the likelihood that the school is haunted by Emily Dickinson's ghost. Fry's cartoons make this illustrated novel a laugh-out-loud read.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Ellen Klein, Hooray for Books!, Alexandria, VA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[208]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-02-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780307977939</link>
<description><![CDATA["In a land where names mean everything, 'Rump' isn't what you want to be called. But this incomplete name is all that was heard before Rump's mother died, leaving him to search for his own destiny ' and that, of course, involves spinning straw into gold and bargaining for a girl's first-born child. This retelling of Rumpelstiltskin stands out for its imagination and characterization, and readers will be rooting for Rump like they never did for the man in the fairy tale." -- Melissa Oates, Fiction Addiction, Greenville, SC]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Liesl Shurtliff]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Knopf Books for Young Readers]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780307977939]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[In a land where names mean everything, 'Rump' isn't what you want to be called. But this incomplete name is all that was heard before Rump's mother died, leaving him to search for his own destiny ' and that, of course, involves spinning straw into gold and bargaining for a girl's first-born child. This retelling of Rumpelstiltskin stands out for its imagination and characterization, and readers will be rooting for Rump like they never did for the man in the fairy tale.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Melissa Oates, Fiction Addiction, Greenville, SC]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[209]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-04-09T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Runaway King]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780545284158</link>
<description><![CDATA["Jaron is off and running again in the second volume of The Ascendance Trilogy, this time not as a false prince but as the newly anointed King of Carthya. And he's running for his life!  With few friends and plenty of people, including pirates, who would rather see him dead, Jaron decides to run straight toward the trouble that lays in wait for him. Who can he trust? Who will become his ally? Nielsen once again keeps up a breakneck pace in this very satisfying fantasy." -- Anne Holman, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Runaway King]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Jennifer A. Nielsen]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Scholastic Press]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780545284158]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Jaron is off and running again in the second volume of The Ascendance Trilogy, this time not as a false prince but as the newly anointed King of Carthya. And he's running for his life!  With few friends and plenty of people, including pirates, who would rather see him dead, Jaron decides to run straight toward the trouble that lays in wait for him. Who can he trust? Who will become his ally? Nielsen once again keeps up a breakneck pace in this very satisfying fantasy.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Anne Holman, The King's English, Salt Lake City, UT]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[210]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-03-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[White Fur Flying]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781442421714</link>
<description><![CDATA["Zoe's mother rescues Great Pyrenees dogs, caring for them until a new home can be found. Across the street, Philip is moving in with his aunt and uncle. Philip doesn't speak, and no one knows why. Up until now, Zoe's family has been rescuing dogs. This time, it may be the dogs that do the rescuing. This simple, poetic story of trust and friendship will steal your heart. A line from the book perfectly describes MacLachlan's writing: '[she] always tells the truth ... even if it is fiction.'" -- Marika McCoola, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[White Fur Flying]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Patricia MacLachlan]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Margaret K. McElderry Books]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781442421714]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Zoe's mother rescues Great Pyrenees dogs, caring for them until a new home can be found. Across the street, Philip is moving in with his aunt and uncle. Philip doesn't speak, and no one knows why. Up until now, Zoe's family has been rescuing dogs. This time, it may be the dogs that do the rescuing. This simple, poetic story of trust and friendship will steal your heart. A line from the book perfectly describes MacLachlan's writing: '[she] always tells the truth ... even if it is fiction.']]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Marika McCoola, Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[211]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-03-19T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780385743013</link>
<description><![CDATA["Oz and Lily's family move into the house left to them by their great uncle, a magical chocolatier.  When they are recruited -- without their parents' knowledge -- to stop an evil mastermind from using the chocolate for destruction, they learn that they too have magical powers.  Will they be able to use their powers to save the day?  Will the invisible ghost elephant named Edwin play a role?  A charming adventure for middle-grade readers!" -- Hannah Johnson-Breimeier, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Whizz Pop Chocolate Shop]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Kate Saunders]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Delacorte Books for Young Readers]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780385743013]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Oz and Lily's family move into the house left to them by their great uncle, a magical chocolatier.  When they are recruited -- without their parents' knowledge -- to stop an evil mastermind from using the chocolate for destruction, they learn that they too have magical powers.  Will they be able to use their powers to save the day?  Will the invisible ghost elephant named Edwin play a role?  A charming adventure for middle-grade readers!]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Hannah Johnson-Breimeier, Boswell Book Company, Milwaukee, WI]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[212]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-03-12T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[Zebra Forest]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780763660413</link>
<description><![CDATA["Eleven-year-old Annie's plans for a quiet summer are upended when an escaped convict from the nearby penitentiary bursts into the home she shares with her grandmother and younger brother and takes them hostage as law enforcement agents scour the area for him.  Part thriller, part psychological drama, this gripping debut novel examines the effects of secrets and lies on fragile family dynamics, as Annie questions everything she's always taken for granted about her unconventional upbringing." -- Terri Schmitz, The Children's Book Shop, Brookline, MA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Zebra Forest]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Adina Rishe Gewirtz]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Candlewick]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780763660413]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Eleven-year-old Annie's plans for a quiet summer are upended when an escaped convict from the nearby penitentiary bursts into the home she shares with her grandmother and younger brother and takes them hostage as law enforcement agents scour the area for him.  Part thriller, part psychological drama, this gripping debut novel examines the effects of secrets and lies on fragile family dynamics, as Annie questions everything she's always taken for granted about her unconventional upbringing.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Terri Schmitz, The Children's Book Shop, Brookline, MA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[213]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Hardcover]]></dc:format>
<dc:date>2013-04-09T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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