Random House New Releases - Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime by John Steven Gurney

2014-01-28T00:30:00-05:00

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime
Written by Ronald Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

eBook, 144 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Readers - Chapter Books; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe | $ | 978-0-385-37161-2 (0-385-37161-6)

In the sixth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, Dink, Josh, and Ruth Rose go to London! The kids see Big Ben, ride the London Eye, and tour Madame Tussauds wax museum. Then big news hits—someone has stolen Queen Elizabeth's jewels right outside Windsor Castle! The kids head to the castle to check around for clues. But can three kids from Green Lawn possibly find evidence that Scotland Yard has missed? The alphabet is over, but the mysteries continue in this sixth A to Z Mysteries Super Edition, featuring a 26-letter secret message hidden in the illustrations.

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime by John Steven Gurney

2014-01-28T00:30:00-05:00

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime
Written by Ronald Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Hardcover Library Binding, 144 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Readers - Chapter Books; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe | $12.99 | 978-0-385-37160-5 (0-385-37160-8)

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime by John Steven Gurney

2014-01-28T00:30:00-05:00

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime
Written by Ronald Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Trade Paperback, 144 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Mysteries & Detective Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Readers - Chapter Books; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe | $5.99 | 978-0-385-37159-9 (0-385-37159-4)

Meeting Cezanne by Francois Place

2013-10-08T00:30:00-05:00

Meeting Cezanne
Written by Michael Morpurgo
Illustrated by Francois Place

Hardcover, 80 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Adolescence; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Lifestyles (Country Life) | $15.99 | 978-0-7636-4896-1 (0-7636-4896-5)

From the author of War Horse comes a gentle, evocative story of a young city boy’s summer in 1960s rural Provence.

When Yannick learns that he is to stay with his aunt Mathilde and her family in the South of France, he cannot believe his luck. He has rarely been out of Paris, and if the paintings in his mother’s beloved Cézanne book are to be believed, surely Provence is paradise itself. So begins an idyllic month for the young city boy: roaming the gentle hills and rolling valleys and daydreaming about his beautiful cousin Amandine; helping at his aunt and uncle’s bustling village inn; feeling that he has come to the most wonderful place in the world. But one evening the spell is broken when an important local comes for dinner and Yannick accidentally destroys a precious drawing the man leaves behind. How can the devastated Yannick make things right again — and what surprising discoveries might come of it?

The Mourning Emporium by Michelle Lovric

2013-08-06T00:30:00-05:00

The Mourning Emporium
Written by Michelle Lovric

Trade Paperback, 448 pages | Yearling | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Legends, Myths, Fables | $7.99 | 978-0-375-86598-5 (0-375-86598-5)

Venice is in peril. Bajamonte Tiepolo is back, and his baddened magic has spread across the globe, from the island of Hooroo in the South Pacific, all the way to London, where Queen Victoria lies dying.

Now two cities need saving by Teo, the Undrowned Child, and Renzo, the Studious Son of a Venetian prophecy. Time is running out as they try to unravel the mysteries threatening London and Venice. They meet mermaids and mourning children, giant squid, a talking bulldog, and the delectable, deceptive Miss Uish. But who is a friend, and who an enemy?

Requiem by Various

2013-08-06T00:30:00-05:00

Requiem Poems of the Terezin Ghetto
Written by Paul B. Janeczko
Illustrated by Various

Trade Paperback, 112 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Historical - Holocaust; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Physical & Emotional Abuse | $7.99 | 978-0-7636-6465-7 (0-7636-6465-0)

Paul B. Janeczko’s stirring new collection of poems goes inside the walls of the notorious camp to portray the indomitable spirit of those incarcerated there.

Hitler hailed Terezín (Theresienstadt) as a haven for artistic Jews, when in reality the Czech concentration camp was little more than a way station to the gas chambers. In his second book inspired by devastating history, acclaimed poet Paul B. Janeczko gives voice to this heartrending creative community: its dignity, resilience, and commitment to art and music in the face of great brutality. The many memorable characters he conjures include a child who performs in the camp’s now famed production of Brundibár, a man who lectures on bedbugs, and a boy known as "Professor," who keeps a notebook hidden in his shoe. Accented with dramatic illustrations by prisoners, found after WW II, Janeczko’s spare and powerful poems convey Terezín’s tragic legacy on an intimate, profoundly moving scale.

Someday When My Cat Can Talk by Kyrsten Brooker

2013-06-26T00:30:00-05:00

Someday When My Cat Can Talk
Written by Caroline Lazo
Illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker

eBook | Schwartz & Wade | Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Animals - Cats | $10.99 | 978-0-307-98346-6 (0-307-98346-3)

THIS CHARMING, CHILD-CENTRIC book offers a glimpse into a cat’s exciting “other” life. In a little girl’s fantasy, her cat sneaks away, hops a ship, and sails off to Europe! And someday, when he can talk, he’ll tell her all about the amazing things he discovered there . . . like whether or not British cats drink tea . . . and how he strutted down the runway in a Paris fashion show. With facts about each place the cat visits included simply in the rhyming text, and in more detail at the end (including a map charting his route), this is sure to provide a great introduction to travel.

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Joe Berger

2013-03-12T00:30:00-05:00

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again
Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Illustrated by Joe Berger

Trade Paperback, 224 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Classics; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe | $6.99 | 978-0-7636-6353-7 (0-7636-6353-0)

Buckle your seatbelt for the first-ever follow up to Ian Fleming's only children's story.

When the Tooting family finds an old engine and fits it to their camper van, they have no idea what kind of adventure lies ahead. The engine used to belong to an extraordinary car . . . and it wants its bodywork back! But as the Tootings hurtle across the world rebuilding the original Chitty, a sinister baddie is on their trail — one who will stop at nothing to get the magnificent car for himself.

Fueled by wry humor , this much-anticipated sequel to the children’s classic by Ian Fleming, creator of James Bond — fe aturing a contemporary family and a camper van with a mind of its own — is driven by best-selling, award-winning author Frank Cottrell Boyce and revved up by Joe Berger’s black-and-white illustrations.

Dangerous Planet by Bryn Barnard

2012-11-28T00:30:00-05:00

Dangerous Planet Natural Disasters That Changed History
Written by Bryn Barnard

eBook, 48 pages | Crown Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe | $10.99 | 978-0-449-81493-2 (0-449-81493-9)

Did a meteorite wipe out the dinosaurs and allow for human evolution? Did an earthquake usher in the rise of Greek civilization? Did a snowstorm help create the New York subway? The answer to all these questions is a resounding yes! Over and over again, natural disasters have influenced the course of human history in ways great and small. From the Great Fire of London to the Great Kanto Quake, Bryn Barnard describes ten key moments when natural disasters have played a significant role in shaping our history. Highlighted with vivid and meticulously researched illustrations, Dangerous Planet demonstrates the mighty force of planet Earth–and the role humanity must play in its survival

Maya's World: Angelina of Italy by Lizzy Rockwell

2012-10-31T00:30:00-05:00

Maya's World: Angelina of Italy
Written by Maya Angelou
Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

eBook, 24 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Girls & Women; Juvenile Fiction - Lifestyles (City Life) | $3.99 | 978-0-449-81830-5 (0-449-81830-6)

ANGELINA LOVES PIZZA. So much so that when she hears that there is a Leaning Tower of Pisa, and mistakenly thinks it’s made of pizzas, she is so distressed that she must go see it for herself!

Maya's World: Izak of Lapland by Lizzy Rockwell

2012-10-31T00:30:00-05:00

Maya's World: Izak of Lapland
Written by Maya Angelou
Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

eBook, 24 pages | Random House Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Boys & Men; Juvenile Fiction - Lifestyles (City Life) | $3.99 | 978-0-449-81831-2 (0-449-81831-4)

IZAK LOVES REINDEER. Which is good, since he comes from a family of reindeer herders and even has a pet reindeer, named Totti! It is up to Izak to teach his little brother all about responsibility.

Maya's World: Renee Marie of France by Lizzy Rockwell

2012-10-31T00:30:00-05:00

Maya's World: Renee Marie of France
Written by Maya Angelou
Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

A TALL GIRL who is afraid of heights? When Renée Marie's class takes a trip to the Eiffel Tower, she would much rather stay with her feet on the ground than go up to the top!

The Blackhope Enigma by Teresa Flavin

2012-08-28T00:30:00-05:00

The Blackhope Enigma
Written by Teresa Flavin

Trade Paperback, 304 pages | Templar | Juvenile Fiction - Science Fiction, Fantasy, Magic; Juvenile Fiction - Art & Architecture; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe | $6.99 | 978-0-7636-6067-3 (0-7636-6067-1)

An ancient painting, a magical labyrinth, and skeletons found in a locked room.

For centuries, Blackhope Tower has been shrouded in intrigue, centering on a labyrinth and painting in the Mariner's Chamber. When fourteen-year-old Sunni Forrest visits the tower and sees her stepbrother, Dean, disappear, seemingly into the painting itself, she must find him and risk being drawn into the heart of the Blackhope enigma. This action-packed debut follows Dean, Sunni, and her friend Blaise on a journey to the heart of an age-old mystery.

The Mourning Emporium by Michelle Lovric

2012-08-14T00:30:00-05:00

The Mourning Emporium
Written by Michelle Lovric

Hardcover, 448 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Legends, Myths, Fables | $17.99 | 978-0-385-74000-5 (0-385-74000-X)

The Mourning Emporium by Michelle Lovric

2012-08-14T00:30:00-05:00

The Mourning Emporium
Written by Michelle Lovric

eBook, 448 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Legends, Myths, Fables | $10.99 | 978-0-375-89862-4 (0-375-89862-X)

The Mourning Emporium by Michelle Lovric

2012-08-14T00:30:00-05:00

The Mourning Emporium
Written by Michelle Lovric

Hardcover Library Binding, 448 pages | Delacorte Books for Young Readers | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Legends, Myths, Fables | $20.99 | 978-0-385-90815-3 (0-385-90815-6)

The Undrowned Child by Michelle Lovric

2012-08-14T00:30:00-05:00

The Undrowned Child
Written by Michelle Lovric

Trade Paperback, 464 pages | Yearling | Juvenile Fiction - Action & Adventure; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe; Juvenile Fiction - Legends, Myths, Fables | $7.99 | 978-0-375-86597-8 (0-375-86597-7)

Teodora has always longed to visit Venice, and at last she has her chance. But strange and sinister things are afoot in the beautiful floating city. Teo is quickly subsumed into a secret world in which salty-tongued mermaids run subversive printing presses, ghosts good and bad patrol the streets, statues speak, rats read, and librarians fluidly turn into cats. And where a book, The Key to the Secret City, leads Teo straight into the heart of the danger that threatens to destroy the city to which she feels she belongs. An ancient proverb seems to unite Teo with a Venetian boy, Renzo, and with the Traitor who has returned from the dark past to wreak revenge. . . . But who is the Undrowned Child destined to save Venice?

From the Hardcover edition.

Hooey Higgins and the Shark by Emma Dodson

2012-04-24T00:30:00-05:00

Hooey Higgins and the Shark
Written by Steve Voake
Illustrated by Emma Dodson

Hardcover, 112 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Readers - Chapter Books; Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe | $14.99 | 978-0-7636-5782-6 (0-7636-5782-4)

Meet Hooey Higgins — along with his oddball family and friends — in a laugh-out-loud madcap adventure loaded with boy appeal.

Hooey Higgins is desperately in love — with the humongous chocolate egg in Mr. Danson’s store window, that is. Too bad he and his best friend, Twig, have nowhere near enough money to buy it. But when a shark is spotted off the coast, Hooey and Twig dream up a plan: capture the shark and charge people to view it. Brilliant! With Hooey’s older brother masterminding the foolproof scheme, they set off with ketchup, a cricket bat, a floral quilt, and a rope in tow. What they find is so amazing it blows the shark plan out of the water! Aided by Emma Dodson’s comical illustrations, Steve Voake introduces a hilarious new character in a fast-paced story kids will sink their teeth into.

Ask Amy Green: Summer Secrets by Sarah Webb

2012-04-10T00:30:00-05:00

Ask Amy Green: Summer Secrets
Written by Sarah Webb

Trade Paperback, 288 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Family; Juvenile Fiction - Social Situations - Friendship; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe | $6.99 | 978-0-7636-5705-5 (0-7636-5705-0)

Amy is trapped in family vacation hell- until she and Clover, her teenage aunt, get a chance to interview a hot U.S. movie star with a secret.

Could this summer be any worse? Thirteen-year-old Amy’s dreamy boyfriend, Seth, is off to Rome, while she gets to spend two weeks on a tiny Irish island with a nagging mom and a neurotic aunt locked in a feud, not to mention a crazy stepdad and a surly cousin. Good thing Clover, teen advice columnist supreme, is there to keep Amy from going completely nuts! It doesn’t help Amy’s changeable mood that Seth keeps mentioning some girl in his e-mails, or that Amy feels an electric attraction to the mysterious young gardener next door. So when The Goss magazine unexpectedly sends Clover to glitzy Miami to write a revealing piece on a hot young actor (with Amy as her sidekick, of course) it couldn’t come at a better time. U.S. of A-mazing- here they come!

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Joe Berger

2012-03-13T00:30:00-05:00

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again
Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Illustrated by Joe Berger

Hardcover, 192 pages | Candlewick | Juvenile Fiction - Humorous Stories; Juvenile Fiction - Classics; Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe | $15.99 | 978-0-7636-5957-8 (0-7636-5957-6)

Random House New Releases - Juvenile Fiction - People & Places - Europe

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime by John Steven Gurney

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime Written by Ronald Roy Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime by John Steven Gurney

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime Written by Ronald Roy Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime by John Steven Gurney

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime Written by Ronald Roy Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Meeting Cezanne by Francois Place

Meeting Cezanne Written by Michael Morpurgo Illustrated by Francois Place

The Mourning Emporium by Michelle Lovric

The Mourning Emporium Written by Michelle Lovric

Requiem by Various

Requiem Poems of the Terezin GhettoWritten by Paul B. Janeczko Illustrated by Various

Someday When My Cat Can Talk by Kyrsten Brooker

Someday When My Cat Can Talk Written by Caroline Lazo Illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Joe Berger

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce Illustrated by Joe Berger

Dangerous Planet by Bryn Barnard

Dangerous Planet Natural Disasters That Changed HistoryWritten by Bryn Barnard

Maya's World: Angelina of Italy by Lizzy Rockwell

Maya's World: Angelina of Italy Written by Maya Angelou Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

Maya's World: Izak of Lapland by Lizzy Rockwell

Maya's World: Izak of Lapland Written by Maya Angelou Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

Maya's World: Renee Marie of France by Lizzy Rockwell

Maya's World: Renee Marie of France Written by Maya Angelou Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

The Blackhope Enigma by Teresa Flavin

The Blackhope Enigma Written by Teresa Flavin

The Mourning Emporium by Michelle Lovric

The Mourning Emporium Written by Michelle Lovric

The Mourning Emporium by Michelle Lovric

The Mourning Emporium Written by Michelle Lovric

The Mourning Emporium by Michelle Lovric

The Mourning Emporium Written by Michelle Lovric

The Undrowned Child by Michelle Lovric

The Undrowned Child Written by Michelle Lovric

Hooey Higgins and the Shark by Emma Dodson

Hooey Higgins and the Shark Written by Steve Voake Illustrated by Emma Dodson

Ask Amy Green: Summer Secrets by Sarah Webb

Ask Amy Green: Summer Secrets Written by Sarah Webb

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again by Joe Berger

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce Illustrated by Joe Berger

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime
Written by Ronald Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime
Written by Ronald Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

A to Z Mysteries Super Edition #6: The Castle Crime
Written by Ronald Roy
Illustrated by John Steven Gurney

Meeting Cezanne
Written by Michael Morpurgo
Illustrated by Francois Place

The Mourning Emporium
Written by Michelle Lovric

Requiem Poems of the Terezin Ghetto
Written by Paul B. Janeczko
Illustrated by Various

Someday When My Cat Can Talk
Written by Caroline Lazo
Illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again
Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Illustrated by Joe Berger

Dangerous Planet Natural Disasters That Changed History
Written by Bryn Barnard

Maya's World: Angelina of Italy
Written by Maya Angelou
Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

Maya's World: Izak of Lapland
Written by Maya Angelou
Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

Maya's World: Renee Marie of France
Written by Maya Angelou
Illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell

The Blackhope Enigma
Written by Teresa Flavin

The Mourning Emporium
Written by Michelle Lovric

The Mourning Emporium
Written by Michelle Lovric

The Mourning Emporium
Written by Michelle Lovric

The Undrowned Child
Written by Michelle Lovric

Hooey Higgins and the Shark
Written by Steve Voake
Illustrated by Emma Dodson

Ask Amy Green: Summer Secrets
Written by Sarah Webb

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again
Written by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Illustrated by Joe Berger