Havoc Swims Jaded Young Adult

Havoc Swims Jaded Young AdultHavoc Swims Jaded? What the hell kind of title is that? What does it mean? It sounds vaguely threatening, doesn't it? Havoc musters another lucky 13 short stories into the seventh collection of same by David J. Schow, who has won awards for this sort of behavior. Havoc reigns, as a Halloween Horror Night goes "horribly" wrong, and its featured creatures turn out to be the real thing. Meanwhile, a slimy Lovecraftian monstrosity deals with its daily

Publisher: Disney-Hyperion (October 25

and that one of them will have to sacrifice everything to bring the Twelve down

Avoid the spinning branches or be trapped

startlingly poignant -- this is Kate Atkinson at her absolute best

Publisher: Clarion Books (September 28

4” (12cm) long and 5” (13cm) wide

Slavery meant that her family could be ripped apart at any time

and the adventure begins

" In his wanderings

school concerts

Even the slowest tortoise can defeat the quickest hare

1 inches (4cm) wide and under 1 inches (1cm) high