What's New? Stacking the Shelves

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For review:

Pete Milano's Guide to Being a Movie Star by Tommy Greenwald. Illustrated by Rebecca Roher. 249 p. Roaring Brook Press, February 16, 2016. 9781626721678.

Publisher synopsis: Pete Milano has always been the class clown and proud of it. What's the point of having friends if you can't make them laugh, right? Even if doing so does have the unfortunate side effect of constantly getting him into trouble. But, for once, Pete's tricks have led him to just the right place at just the right time. Now he's about to become famous, because he's been asked to audition for the hottest new indie movie with the hottest girl costar. But balancing real life with life on set is way harder than it sounds. Will Pete's newfound fame mean losing his girlfriend and all his friends?

You Can't See the Elephants by Susan Kreller. Translated by Elizabeth Gaffney. 179 p. G. P. Putnam's Sons/ Penguin Young Readers Group, October 13, 2015. 9780399172090.

Publisher synopsis: One brave girl takes an extreme step to protect two abused children.

When thirteen-year-old Mascha is sent to her grandparents' for the summer, she spends her days bored and lonely at a nearby playground. There she meets Julia and Max, two young siblings who are incredibly shy and withdrawn. Mascha soon begins to suspect that they are being physically abused by their father, a prominent member of their small community. She tells her grandparents and the authorities, but they all refuse to believe her.

Mascha can’t let the abuse go on, so she takes matters into her own hands. Already an international award winner, this beautifully written novel is a haunting and timely tale.

That's what's new with me. What's new with you?