New Children's Books Published in the US - November 2011 Choice Picks

book cover of 

The Dead Gentleman 

by

Matthew Cody
                                       

Matthew Cody - The Dead Gentleman - Published By

Knopf Books for Young Readers (November 8, 2011) - Age 9-12
Featuring a kid hero, time travel, and otherworld portals in unexpected places (maybe there are monsters under your bed), The Dead Gentleman is a wild ride between parallel New York City timestreams—1901 and today. Eleven-year-old Tommy Learner is a street orphan and an unlikely protege to the Explorers, a secret group dedicated to exploring portals—the hidden doorways to other worlds. But while investigating an attercop (man-eating spider) in the basement of an old hotel, Tommy is betrayed—and trapped. And it's then that his world collides with that of modern-day Jezebel Lemon, who—until the day she decides to explore her building's basement—had no bigger worries than homework and boys. Now, Jezebel and Tommy must thwart the Dead Gentleman—a legendary villain whose last unconquered world is our own planet Earth, a realm where the dead stay dead. Until now. Can two kids put an end to this ancient evil and his legions of Gravewalkers?
book cover of 

Circus Galacticus 

by

Deva Fagan
                             

Deva Fagan - Circus Galacticus - Published By

Harcourt Children's Books;(November 15, 2011) - Age 9-12

Trix can deal with being an orphan charity case at a snotty boarding school. She can hold her own when everyone else tells her not to dream big dreams. She can even fight back against the mysterious stranger in a silver mask who tries to steal the meteorite her parents trusted her to protect.

But her life is about to change forever. The Circus Galacticus has come to town, bringing acts to amaze, delight, and terrify. And now the dazzling but enigmatic young Ringmaster has offered Trix the chance to be a part of it.

Soon Trix discovers an entire universe full of deadly enemies and potential friends, not to mention space leeches, ancient alien artifacts, and exploding chocolate desserts. And she just might unravel the secrets of her own past if she can survive long enough.

book cover of 

Dark Eden 

by

Patrick Carman
                         
Patrick Carman - Dark Eden - Published by
Katherine Tegen Books (November 1, 2011)
Fifteen-year-old Will Besting is sent by his doctor to Fort Eden, an institution meant to help patients suffering from crippling phobias. Once there, Will and six other teenagers take turns in mysterious fear chambers and confront their worst nightmares—with the help of the group facilitator, Rainsford, an enigmatic guide. When the patients emerge from the chamber, they feel emboldened by the previous night's experiences. But each person soon discovers strange, unexplained aches and pains. . . . What is really happening to the seven teens trapped in this dark Eden?

Comments

Carmen said…
Ooh these all look interesting. Especially Dark Eden!

My, my! The Book Cover wars this week is going to be a close run thing isn't it? I always mean to ask you - do the authors all get involved?
Some do not all the authors do,the ones that do are usually the ones that win.

Most of the banter is played out on Facebook. Last year it was twitter. Everything on twitter vanishes so quickly after you tweet it,so it's not really working this year!

If you have a cool phone,you can download a real good app for Dark Eden it's really good,I'm really enjoying it......