A 2014 Michael L. Printz Honor Book

In Sally Gardner’s stunning novel, set in a ruthless regime, an unlikely teenager risks all to expose the truth about a heralded moon landing.

What if the football hadn’t gone over the wall. On the other side of the wall there is a dark secret. And the devil. And the Moon Man. And the Motherland doesn’t want anyone to know. But Standish Treadwell — who has different-colored eyes, who can’t read, can’t write, Standish Treadwell isn’t bright — sees things differently than the rest of the "train-track thinkers." So when Standish and his only friend and neighbor, Hector, make their way to the other side of the wall, they see what the Motherland has been hiding. And it’s big...One hundred very short chapters, told in an utterly original first-person voice, propel readers through a narrative that is by turns gripping and darkly humorous, bleak and chilling, tender and transporting.


From the Hardcover edition.

THE LONG FALL - CROUCH JULIA - Headline

When her free-spirited mother dies in a tragic accident, sixteen-year old Alexandra Lee is forced to leave her West Coast home and move in with a wealthy grandmother she’s never known in Savannah, Georgia. By birth, Alex is a rightful if unwilling member of the Magnolia League — Savannah’s long-standing debutante society. But white gloves and silk gowns are a far cry from the vintage T-shirts and torn jeans shorts she’s used to.Alex is the first in decades to question the Magnolia League’s intentions, yet even she becomes entangled in its seductive world. The members enjoy youth, beauty, and power... but at what cost? As Alex discovers a pact between the Magnolias and the Buzzards, a legendary hoodoo family, she unearths secrets — some deadly — hidden beneath the glossy Southern veneer.New York Times bestselling author Katie Crouch’s poignant and humorous voice shines in this enchanting and mysterious story about girls growing up in a magical Southern city.

In Sally Gardner’s stunning novel, set in a ruthless regime, an unlikely teenager risks all to expose the truth about a heralded moon landing.

What if the football hadn’t gone over the wall. On the other side of the wall there is a dark secret. And the devil. And the Moon Man. And the Motherland doesn’t want anyone to know. But Standish Treadwell — who has different-colored eyes, who can’t read, can’t write, Standish Treadwell isn’t bright — sees things differently than the rest of the "train-track thinkers." So when Standish and his only friend and neighbor, Hector, make their way to the other side of the wall, they see what the Motherland has been hiding. And it’s big...One hundred very short chapters, told in an utterly original first-person voice, propel readers through a narrative that is by turns gripping and darkly humorous, bleak and chilling, tender and transporting.

È uno sbaglio, Rose lo sa. Ma non può rifiutare. Lei e Polly sono amiche di sangue, quasi sorelle. Le loro vite sono ormai divise, ma le loro anime sono indissolubilmente unite. Unite per sempre, da un segreto e un silenzio. La telefonata è giunta all'improvviso. Polly, un'ex cantante ribelle, è disperata, ha bisogno di ospitalità. Rose è l'unica in grado di aiutarla. È sempre stato così, fin da piccole. Ma quando si presenta alla porta del cottage, è da subito evidente che Polly non è quella che sembra. Dimostra fin troppo interesse per i vestiti di Rose. Per la sua casa. Le sue figlie. Suo marito. Rose inizia a sospettare che lo scopo di Polly non sia solo quello di essere consolata. Strani incidenti si susseguono. Il vecchio gatto di casa scompare, la figlia piccola di Rose si salva per un soffio da un avvelenamento. Giorno dopo giorno l'inquietudine di Rose cresce, ma nessuno la aiuta, nessuno le crede, nemmeno Gareth, suo marito. Finché una cosa non appare chiara: una volta che Polly è entrata, sarà molto difficile farla andare via. Il castello di certezze di Rose e la sua stessa vita sono in pericolo, ma lei non ha nessuna intenzione di farsele strappare tanto facilmente. Anche a costo di far riemergere la parte più oscura di sé, la parte che da anni nasconde dietro la facciata di madre perfetta e moglie esemplare...