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Early February 2006

Our January newsletter is arriving late. Where did that month go?

One reason for the delay is that there's so much going on at Kidsreads.com that we needed a few extra days to get it all posted for you. There's lots to be excited about! First there's the announcement of all the award-winning books of the year, which include the Newbery and Caldecott winners. We're sure you have heard teachers and librarians talk about these awards, which are some of the most prestigious ones in children's books. Then there's an all-new Books into Movies for January, featuring Nanny McPhee and Curious George. And for those of you who can't get enough Curious George, we have all the details on the tie-in books that are being released in time for the movie.

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Early February 2006

Our January newsletter is arriving late. Where did that month go? I feel like the holidays were here, the tree and decorations got put away, we had the Martin Luther King holiday and then it was February 1st.

 
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Interview: Keri Arthur, author of Full Moon Rising

Feb 3, 2006

February 3, 2006

Bookreporter.com's Jennifer Krieger interviewed Australian supernatural romance writer Keri Arthur, who's making her American debut with FULL MOON RISING. Arthur talks about her inspiration for this sensuous tale of intrigue and suspense, explains how she developed the concept of the Directorate --- an organization created to govern or control vampires and werewolves --- for this novel, and describes the important role that humor plays in fiction, particularly in relation to her protagonist, Riley Jenson.

The Last Templar by Raymond Khoury

February 2006

Following a bizarre incident at New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, in which four masked horsemen dressed as Templar Knights steal an artifact from "The Treasures of the Vatican" exhibit, an FBI investigation led by anti-terrorist specialist Sean Reilly is launched. Soon, he and archaeologist Tess Chaykin are drawn into the dark, hidden history of the Templar Knights, plunging them into a deadly game of cat and mouse with ruthless killers as they race across three continents to recover the lost secret of the Templars. 

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Death Dance by Linda Fairstein

February 2006

New York Times bestselling author Linda Fairstein takes readers behind the scenes of New York City's theater world as Assistant DA Alexandra Cooper --- with the help of longtime friends Mike Chapman and Mercer Wallace --- investigates the disappearance of a world-famous dancer who suddenly vanished backstage at Lincoln Center's Metropolitan Opera House during a performance. 

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Gentlemen and Players by Joanne Harris

February 2006

For generations, privileged young men have attended St. Oswald's Grammar School for Boys. But this year the wind of unwelcome change is blowing, and Roy Straitley, the eccentric Classics teacher who has been a fixture there for more than thirty years, is contemplating retirement. He is joined this term by five new faculty members --- and one of them has nefarious plans that involve the ultimate demise of St. Oswald's. 

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The Finishing School by Michele Martinez

February 2006

In a glittering penthouse high above Park Avenue, two beautiful teenagers, students at an exclusive Manhattan girls' school, lie dead under suspicious circumstances. Michele Martinez, author of the critically acclaimed MOST WANTED, brings back savvy, sexy federal prosecutor Melanie Vargas in a new case that pits her against a very clever, very scary killer. 

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Size 12 Is Not Fat: A Heather Wells Mystery by Meg Cabot

February 2006

In book one of Meg Cabot's Heather Wells mystery series, Heather is irritated by the general assumption that size 12 is chunky (when it's the average size of American women) and by being recognized as a previous pop teen idol. But when Heather stumbles across a murder, she puts these trivial irks behind her to focus on sleuthing, in her own endearing and humorous fashion.

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Lighting the Way: Nine Women Who Changed Modern America by Karenna Gore Schiff

February 2006

In this highly readable, illuminating narrative that spans the twentieth century, Karenna Gore Schiff tells the remarkable stories of nine influential women who each in her own way tackled inequity and advocated a change. These women recognized our country wasn't living up to its promise and fought to alter it.

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February 2006

I love this month's lineup of guides and features. So many of our featured titles are books that I have read --- and thoroughly enjoyed. I like when that happens as I feel like I am plucking books from my personal shelves to hand to you.

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