From last week's Indie bestseller lists, available at IndieBound.org, here are the recommended titles, which are also Indie Next picks:
Hardcover
Between Here and April by Deborah Copaken Kogan (Algonquin, $23.95, 9781565125629/1565125622). "I loved Between Here and April, which on so many levels raises issues--memory, facing the past and admitting its impact on the present, motherly love, and fidelity--all in a novel that has a suspenseful race to its conclusion. Readers will be satisfyingly rewarded."--Cheryl McKeon, Third Place Books, Lake Forest Park, Wash.
Mona Lisa in Camelot by Margaret Leslie Davis (Da Capo, $24.95, 9780738211039/0738211036). "Revisit the Kennedy White House and get the scoop--including personalities and politics--on how the Mona Lisa paid her unprecedented 1963 call on the U.S."--Candace Purdom, Anderson's Bookshop, Naperville, Ill.
Paperback
The Edge of Never by William Kerig (Stone Creek, $15.95, 9780965633840/0965633845). "The saga of world-famous skier Trevor Peterson's death in Chamonix in 1996 and the attempt of his 15-year-old son Kye to conquer the same deadly couloir that killed his father, The Edge of Never provides an intriguing look at the attraction of extreme sports for those highly adrenalized and hugely talented skiers who make it their lives."--Betsy Burton, the King's English, Salt Lake City, Utah
For Ages 4 to 8
Toy Dance Party by Emily Jenkins (Schwartz & Wade, $16.99, 9780375839351/0375839356). "This has all the charm and delight of a really good picture book, with many more pages to love. Jenkins' characters are endearing, their voices distinct and sincere. Everything about this book is accessible, from the art, to the design, to the characters, to the writing."--Sarah Todd, Children's Book World, Haverford, Pa.
[Many thanks to IndieBound and the ABA!]