{"id":164,"date":"2009-08-19T08:10:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-19T08:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbicmsblog.reedbusiness.com\/elogic_660000266\/2009\/08\/19\/the-stars-so-far-part-ii-1-and-2-star-reviews\/"},"modified":"2009-08-19T08:10:00","modified_gmt":"2009-08-19T08:10:00","slug":"the-stars-so-far-part-ii-1-and-2-star-reviews","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=164","title":{"rendered":"The Stars So Far, part II (1- and 2-star reviews)"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a> Starred-review lists are the equivalent of meeting a group of passionate readers, each clamoring to share with you a fantastic new find. Last week, I posted a list<\/a> of books for children and teens published in 2009 that have, thus far, earned three, four, or five starred reviews from the major trade publications: Publishers Weekly<\/a>, Scho<\/a>ol Library Journal<\/a>, The Horn Book<\/a>, Booklist<\/a>, The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books<\/a>, and Kirkus Reviews<\/a>. Here’s a list of the books that, so far, have received one or two starred reviews. Since there are so many titles here, I’m afraid I can’t include cover art.<\/p>\n

As I go through these lists, I notice so many wonderful books, many from smaller presses. Reviewers are as varied in their loves as booksellers; one man’s star may be another man’s remainder. That diversity is one of the joys of going to independent bookstores: you never know what hidden treasures you will find there. I still remember discovering Anne Lamott via the copy of Operating Instructions<\/em> I bought from the staff picks table at Shakespeare & Co. on the Upper West Side in 1993.<\/p>\n

I hope you’ll check out some of the titles below, books you might never have considered, in the spirit of discovery.<\/p>\n

(These lists will continue to be updated as reviews come out. Check monthly until the final round-up in December.)<\/p>\n

* 1 STAR *<\/p>\n

3 WILLOWS: THE SISTERHOOD GROWS<\/strong>. Ann Brashares. (Delacorte. $18.99. ISBN 978-0385736763)

AL CAPONE SHINES MY SHOES<\/strong>. Gennifer Choldenko. (Dial. $17.99. 978-0803734609)<\/p>\n

ALEX AND LULU: TWO OF A KIND<\/strong>. Lorena Siminovich. (Candlewick. $14.99. ISBN 978-0763644239)<\/p>\n

ALIS<\/strong>. Naomi Rich. (Viking. $17.99. ISBN 978-0670011254)<\/p>\n

ALVIN HO: ALLERGIC TO CAMPING, HIKING, AND OTHER NATURAL DISASTERS<\/strong>. Lenore Look. Illustrated by LeUyen Pham. (Random House\/Schwartz & Wade. $15.99. 978-0375857058)<\/p>\n

ALWAYS<\/strong>. Alison McGhee. Illustrated by Pascal Lemaitre. (S&S. $15.99. 978-1416974819)<\/p>\n

THE AMARANTH ENCHANTMENT<\/strong>. Julie Berry. (Bloomsbury. $16.99. ISBN 978-1599903347)<\/p>\n

THE ANATOMY OF WINGS<\/strong>. Karen Foxlee. (Knopf. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375856433)<\/p>\n

ANDROMEDA KLEIN<\/strong>. Frank Portman. (Delacorte. $17.99. ISBN 978-0385735254)<\/p>\n

ANNE FRANK<\/strong>. Menno Metselaar & Ruud Van der Rol. Translated by Arnold J Pomerans. (Flash Point. hardcover, $19.99. ISBN 978-1596435469. paperback, $12.99. ISBN 978-1596435476)

THE ANNE FRANK CASE: SIMON WIESENTHAL’S SEARCH FOR THE TRUTH<\/strong>. Susan Goldman Rubin. Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth. (Holiday. $18.95. ISBN 978-0823421091)

APPLESAUCE SEASON<\/strong>. Eden Ross Lipson. Illustrated by Mordicai Gerstein. (Roaring Brook. $16.99. ISBN 978-1596432161)<\/p>\n

THE ASK AND THE ANSWER<\/strong>. Patrick Ness. (Candlewick. $18.99. ISBN 978-0763644901)<\/p>\n

ATTICA<\/strong>. Garry Kilworth. (IPG\/Atom. $11.95. ISBN 978-1904233565)

ATTILA THE HUN: LEADER OF THE BARBARIAN HORDES<\/strong>. Sean Stewart Price. (Scholastic\/Franklin Watts. $5.95. ISBN 978-0531207376)<\/p>\n

THE AWAKENING (DARKEST POWERS 02)<\/strong>. Kelley Armstrong. (HarperCollins. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061662768)<\/p>\n

BAIT.<\/strong> Alex Sanchez. (S & S. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416937722)

BARNYARD SLAM<\/strong>. Dian Curtis Regan. Illustrated by Paul Meisel. (Holiday House. $16.95. 978-0823419074)<\/p>\n

BARTLEBY SPEAKS!<\/strong> Robin Cruise. Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. (Farrar\/Melanie Kroupa Bks. $16.99. ISBN 978-0374305147)<\/p>\n

BAYOU. V.1<\/strong>. Jeremy Love. (DC Comics\/Zuda. $14.99. ISBN 978-1401223823)

BECAUSE I AM FURNITURE<\/strong>. Thalia Chaltas. (Viking. $15.99. ISBN 978-0670062980)

BENNY AND PENNY IN THE BIG NO-NO!<\/strong> Geoffrey Hayes. (Raw Junior. $12.95. 978-0979923890)<\/p>\n

THE BEST BAD LUCK I EVER HAD<\/strong>. Kristin Levine. (Putnam. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399250903)<\/p>\n

BETTINA VALENTINO AND THE PICASSO CLUB<\/strong>. Niki Daly. (Farrar. $16. ISBN 978-0374307530)<\/p>\n

BIG AND SMALL, ROOM FOR ALL<\/strong>. Jo Ellen Bogart. Illustrated by Gillian Newland. (Tundra. $18.95. 978-0887768910)

BILL PENNANT, BABE RUTH, AND ME<\/strong>. Timothy Tocher. (Cricket. $17.95. 978-0812627558.)<\/p>\n

BILLY TWITTERS AND HIS BLUE WHALE PROBLEM<\/strong>. Mac Barnett. Illustrated by Adam Rex. (Hyperion. $16.99. 978-0786849581)<\/p>\n

BINKY THE SPACE CAT<\/strong>. Ashley Spires. (Kids Can. hardcover, $16.95. ISBN 978-1554533091. paperback, $7.95. ISBN 978-1554534197)

BIRD, BUTTERFLY, EEL<\/strong>. James Prosek. (S&S. $16.99. ISBN 978-0689868290)<\/p>\n

BLADE: PLAYING DEAD.<\/strong> Tim Bowler. (Philomel. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399251863)

BLUE MOON<\/strong>. Alyson Noël. (St. Martin’s Griffin. $9.95. ISBN 978-0312532765)<\/p>\n

BLUE MOUNTAIN TROUBLE<\/strong>. Martin Mordecai. (Arthur A. Levine\/Scholastic. $16.99. ISBN 978-0545041560)<\/p>\n

BOATS: SPEEDING! SAILING! CRUISING!<\/strong> Patricia Hubbell. Illustrated by Megan Halsey. (Marshall Cavendish. $17.99. ISBN 978-0761455240)

BOBBY VS. GIRLS (ACCIDENTALLY)<\/strong>. Lisa Yee. Illustrated by Dan Santat. (Arthur A. Levine\/Scholastic. $15.99. ISBN 978-0545055925)<\/p>\n

BREAK<\/strong>. Hannah Moskowitz. (Simon & Schuster\/Simon Pulse. $8.99. ISBN 978-1416982753)

BRENDA BERMAN, WEDDING EXPERT<\/strong>. Jane Breskin Zalben. Illustrated by Victoria Chess. (Clarion. $16. ISBN 978-0618313211)

BRIDGET FIDGET AND THE MOST PERFECT PET!<\/strong> Joe Berger. (Dial. $16.99. ISBN 978-0803734050)<\/p>\n

THE BROOKLYN NINE<\/strong>. Alan Gratz. (Dial. $16.99. ISBN 978-0803732247)<\/p>\n

BUILDING ON NATURE: THE LIFE OF ANTONI GAUDI<\/strong>. Rachel Rodriguez. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. (Holt. $16.99. ISBN 978-0805087451)<\/p>\n

CALLIE’S RULES<\/strong>. Naomi Zucker. (Egmont. $15.99. ISBN 978-1606840276)

CAROLINA HARMONY<\/strong>. Marilyn Taylor McDowell. (Delacorte. $16.99. ISBN 978-0385735902)<\/p>\n

A CAROUSEL TALE<\/strong>. Elisa Kleven. (Tricycle. $15.99. ISBN 978-1582462394)<\/p>\n

CARTER FINALLY GETS IT<\/strong>. Brent Crawford. (Disney-Hyperion. $15.99. ISBN 978-1423112464)<\/p>\n

THE CASE OF THE STINKY SOCKS<\/strong>. Lewis B. Montgomery. Illustrated by Amy Wummer. (Kane Press. paperback. $6.95. ISBN 978-1575652856)<\/p>\n

CATHERINE THE GREAT: EMPRESS OF RUSSIA<\/strong>. Zu Vincent. (Scholastic\/Franklin Watts. $5.95. ISBN 978-0531207383)<\/p>\n

CELESTINE, DRAMA QUEEN<\/strong>. Penny Ives. (Scholastic\/Arthur A. Levine. $16.99. ISBN 978-0545081498)<\/p>\n

CHICKEN CHEEKS<\/strong>. Michael Ian Black. Illustrated by Kevin Hawkes. (S&S. $15.99. ISB
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CHRISTO AND JEAN-CLAUDE: THROUGH THE GATES AND BEYOND<\/strong>. Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan. (Neal Porter\/Roaring Brook. $19.95. 978-1596430716)<\/p>\n

THE CHOSEN ONE<\/strong>. Carol Lynch Williams. (St. Martin’s Griffin. $16.95. ISBN 978-0312555115)<\/p>\n

THE CIRCUS SHIP.<\/strong> Chris Van Dusen. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763630904)<\/p>\n

CLOVER OMNIBUS EDITION<\/strong>. Clamp. (Dark Horse Manga. paperback. $19.95. ISBN 978-1595821966)<\/p>\n

COLD HANDS, WARM HEART<\/strong>. Jill Wolfson. (Henry Holt. $17.99. ISBN 978-0805082821)<\/p>\n

COLD SKIN<\/strong>. Steven Herrick. (Front Street\/dist. Boyds Mills. $18.95. ISBN 978-1590785720)<\/p>\n

THE COMPOSER IS DEAD<\/strong>. Lemony Snicket. Music by Nathaniel Stookey. Illustrated by Carson Ellis. (HarperCollins. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061236273)

COOL CAT<\/strong>. Nonny Hogrogian. (Roaring Brook. $17.99. ISBN 978-1596434295)

CREEPY CRAWLY CRIME<\/strong>. Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Neil Numberman. (Holt. $16.95. ISBN 978-0805082425. paperback. $9.95. ISBN 978-0805087864)

THE CURIOUS GARDEN<\/strong>. Peter Brown. (Little, Brown. $16.99. ISBN 978-0316015479)<\/p>\n

DARKWOOD<\/strong>. M.E. Breen. (Bloomsbury. $16.99. ISBN 978-1599902593)<\/p>\n

DAYS OF LITTLE TEXAS<\/strong>. R.A. Nelson. (Knopf. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375855931)<\/p>\n

DESSERT FIRST<\/strong>. Hallie Durand. Illustrated by Christine Davenier. (S&S\/Atheneum. $14.99. ISBN 978-1416963851)<\/p>\n

DIEGO: BIGGER THAN LIFE<\/strong>. Carmen T. Bernier-Grand. Illustrated by David Diaz. (Marshall Cavendish. $18.99. ISBN 978-0761453833)

DINOSAUR WOODS: CAN SEVEN CLEVER CRITTERS SAVE THEIR FOREST HOME?<\/strong> George McClements. (Beach Lane.\/S&S. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416986263)<\/p>\n

DISTANT WAVES: A NOVEL OF THE TITANIC<\/strong>. Suzanne Weyn. (Scholastic. $17.99. ISBN 978-0545085724)<\/p>\n

DO NOT BUILD A FRANKENSTEIN!<\/strong> Neil Numberman. (Greenwillow. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061568169)<\/p>\n

THE DOLL SHOP DOWNSTAIRS<\/strong>. Yona Zeldis McDonough. Illustrated by Heather Maione. (Viking. $14.99. ISBN 978-0670010912)<\/p>\n

DOWN DOWN DOWN. A JOURNEY TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA<\/strong>. Steve Jenkins. (Houghton. $17.00. ISBN 978-0618-966363)<\/p>\n

DRAGONBREATH<\/strong>. Ursula Vernon. (Dial. $12.99. ISBN 978-0803733633)<\/p>\n

THE DREAM STEALER<\/strong>. Sid Fleischman. Illustrated by Peter Sis. (Greenwillow. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061755637)

DUCK TENTS<\/strong>. Lynne Berry. Illustrated by Hiroe Nakata. (Holt. $16.95. ISBN 978-0805086966)<\/p>\n

THE DUEL: THE PARALLEL LIVES OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON & AARON BURR<\/strong>. Judith St. George. (Viking. $16.99. ISBN 978-0670011247)

EARTH IN THE HOT SEAT: BULLETINS FROM A WARMING WORLD<\/strong>. Marfé Ferguson Delano. (National Geographic. $16.95. ISBN 978-1426304347)<\/p>\n

EARTHGIRL<\/strong>. Jennifer Cowan. (Groundwood. $17.95. ISBN 978-0888998897)<\/p>\n

EL BARRIO<\/strong>. Debbi Chocolate. Illustrated by David Diaz. (Holt. $16.95. ISBN 978-0805074574)<\/p>\n

THE ELEVATOR MAN<\/strong>. Stanley Trachtenberg. Illustrated by Paul Cox. (Eerdmans. $18. ISBN 978-0802853158)

EMMA-JEAN LAZARUS FELL IN LOVE<\/strong>. Lauren Tarshis. (Dial. $16.99. ISBN 978-0803733213)<\/p>\n

EMMALINE AND THE BUNNY<\/strong>. Hannigan. Katherine. Illustrated by Katherine Hannigan. 112p. Greenwillow. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061626548)<\/p>\n

THE ENEMY: A BOOK ABOUT PEACE<\/strong>. Davide Cali. Illustrated by Serge Bloch. (Random\/Schwartz & Wade Bks. $15.99. ISBN 978-0375845000)<\/p>\n

ERIKA-SAN<\/strong>. Allen Say. (Houghton Mifflin. $17. ISBN 978-0618889334)

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: A WRITER’S LIFE<\/strong>. Catherine Reef. (Clarion. $20. ISBN 978-0618987054)

EVERY HUMAN HAS RIGHTS: A PHOTOGRAPHIC DECLARATION FOR KIDS<\/strong>. National Geographic. $17.95. ISBN 978-1426305108)<\/p>\n

EVOLUTION REVOLUTION<\/strong>. Robert Winston. (DK. $16.99. ISBN 978-0756645243)<\/p>\n

EXTREME SCIENTISTS: EXPLORING NATURE’S MYSTERIES FROM PERILOUS PLACES<\/strong>. Donna M. Jackson. (Houghton. $18. ISBN 978-0618777068)<\/p>\n

EYES LIKE STARS (THEATRE ILLUMINATA, ACT I<\/strong> . Lisa Mantchev. (Feiwel & Friends\/St. Martin’s. $16.99. ISBN 978-0312380960)

THE FABULOUS FEUD OF GILBERT AND SULLIVAN<\/strong>. Jonah Winter. Illustrated by Richard Egielski. (Scholastic\/Arthur A. Levine. $16.99. ISBN 978-0439930505)<\/p>\n

FACE TO FACE WITH GORILLAS<\/strong>. Michael "Nick" Nichols & Elizabeth Carney. (National Geographic. $16.95. ISBN 978-1426304064)<\/p>\n

THE FACELESS ONES (SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT 03)<\/strong>. Derek Landy. (HarperCollins. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061240911)<\/p>\n

FAITH<\/strong>. Maya Ajmera, Magda Nakassis, & Cynthia Pon. (Charlesbridge. hardcover, $16.95. ISBN 978-1580891776. paperback, $7.95. ISBN 978-1580891783)

FAITH, HOPE, AND IVY JUNE<\/strong>. Phyllis Reynolds Naylor. (Delacorte. $16.99. ISBN 978-0385736152)<\/p>\n

THE FANTASTIC UNDERSEA LIFE OF JACQUES COUSTEAU<\/strong>. Dan Yaccarino. (Knopf. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375855733)<\/p>\n

THE FATAL CHILD<\/strong>. John Dickinson. (Fickling\/Ranom House. $17.99. ISBN 978-0385751100)<\/p>\n

THE FETCH<\/strong>. Laura Whitcomb. (Houghton. $17. ISBN 978-0618891313)<\/p>\n

FINN THROWS A FIT<\/strong>. David Elliott. Illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763623562)<\/p>\n

FLETCHER AND THE SPRINGTIME BLOSSOMS<\/strong>. Julia Rawlinson. Illustrated by Tiphanie Beeke. (Greenwillow. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061688553)<\/p>\n

FLYGIRL<\/strong>. Sherri L. Smith. (Putnam. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399247095)

FRANKIE PICKLE AND THE CLOSET OF DOOM<\/strong>. Eric Wight. (S&S. $9.99. ISBN 978-1416964841)<\/p>\n

FRANNY PARKER<\/strong>. Hannah Roberts McKinnon. (Farrar. $16. ISBN 978-0374324698)<\/p>\n

FROGS<\/strong>. Nic Bishop. (Scholastic. $17.99. ISBN 978-0439877558)<\/p>\n

FUNNY HOW THINGS CHANGE<\/strong>. Melissa Wyatt. (FSG. $16.95. ISBN 978-0374302337)

THE GEORGES AND THE JEWELS<\/strong>. Jane Smiley. Illustrated by Elaine Clayton. (Knopf. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375862274)<\/p>\n

THE GIRL WHO THREW BUTTERFLIES<\/strong>. Mick Cochrane. (Knopf. $15.99. ISBN 978-0375856822)<\/p>\n

THE GIRL WHO WANTED TO DANCE<\/strong>. Amy Ehrlich. Illustrated by Rebecca Walsh. (Candlewick. $17.99. ISBN 978-0763613457)<\/p>\n

GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS<\/strong>. Adapted by Gennady Spirin. (Marshall Cavendish. $17.99. ISBN 978-0761455967)<\/p>\n

THE GOLDSMITH’S DAUGHTER<\/strong>. Tanya Landman. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763642198)<\/p>\n

GOOD DOG, AGGIE<\/strong>. Lori Ries. Illustrated by Frank W. Dormer. (Charlesbridge. $16.99. ISBN 978-1599902401)<\/p>\n

GREENER GRASS<\/strong>. Caroline Pignat. (Red Deer. paperback. $12.95. ISBN 978-0889954021)<\/p>\n

HAMLET: A NOVEL<\/strong>. John Marsden. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763644512)<\/p>\n

HAPPENSTANCE FOUND<\/strong>. P. W. Catanese. (S&S\/Aladdin. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416975199)<\/p>\n

HARPER LEE<\/strong>. Kerry Madden. (Viking. $16.99. ISBN 978-0670010950)<\/p>\n

HARRY AND HORSIE<\/strong>. Katie Van Camp. Illustrated by Lincoln Agnew. (Balzer & Bray\/HarperTeen. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061755989)<\/p>\n

HENRY’S NIGHT.<\/strong> D.B. Johnson and Linda Michelin. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. $16. ISBN 978-0547056630)<\/p>\n

HOW DO I LOVE YOU?<\/strong> Marion Dane Bauer. Illustrated by Caroline Jayne Church. (Cartwheel\/Scholastic. $8.99. ISBN 978-0545072700)<\/p>\n

HOW DO YOU WOKKA-WOKKA?<\/strong> Elizabeth Bluemle. Illustrated by Randy Cecil. (Candlewick. $15.99. ISBN 978-0763632281)<\/p>\n

HOW MANY BABY PANDAS?<\/strong> Sandra Markle. (Walker. $15.99. ISBN 978-0802797834)

HOW OLIVER OLSON CHANGED THE WORLD<\/strong>. Claudia Mills. Illustrated by Heather Maione. (Farrar. $15.95. . ISBN 978-0374334871)

HOW TO SCRATCH A WOMBAT: WHERE TO FIND IT…WHAT TO FEED IT…WHY IT SLEEPS ALL DAY<\/strong>. Jackie French. Illustrated by Bruce Whatley. (Clarion. $16. ISBN 978-0618868643)<\/p>\n

HURRY UP AND SLOW DOWN<\/strong>. Layn Marlow. (Holiday House. $16.95. ISBN 978-082342178-7)<\/p>\n

I AND I: BOB MARLEY.<\/strong> Tony Medina. Illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson. (Lee & Low. $19.95. ISBN 978-1600602573)<\/p>\n

I HEARD GOD TALKING TO ME: WILLIAM EDMONDSON AND HIS STONE CARVINGS<\/strong>. Elizabeth Spires. (Farrar\/Frances Foster Bks. $17.95. ISBN 978-0374335281)<\/p>\n

I WANT TO BE FREE<\/strong>. Joseph Slate. Illustrated by E. B. Lewis. (Putnam. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399243424)<\/p>\n

THE IMAGINARY GARDEN<\/strong>. Andrew Larsen. Illustrated by Irene Luxbacher. (Kids Can. $16.95. ISBN 978-1554532797)<\/p>\n

THE ISLANDS OF THE BLESSED<\/strong>. Nancy Farmer. (Atheneum. $18.99. 978-1416907374)<\/p>\n

IT’S USEFUL TO HAVE A DUCK<\/strong>. Isol. (Groundwood. $10. ISBN 978-0888999276)

IT’S A SECRET!<\/strong> John Burningham. Illustrated by John Burningham. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763642754)

ITTY BITTY<\/strong>. Cece Bell. (Candlewick. $9.99. ISBN 978-0763636166)

JACK TUMOR.<\/strong> Anthony McGowan. (Farrar. $17.95. ISBN 978-0374329556)

JASPER DASH AND THE FLAME-PITS OF DELAWARE<\/strong>. M. T. Anderson. (Simon & Schuster\/Beach Lane. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416986393)<\/p>\n

JEREMY DRAWS A MONSTER<\/strong>. Peter McCarty. (Holt. $16.99. ISBN 978-0805069341)<\/p>\n

JESSICA’S GUIDE TO DATING ON THE DARK SIDE<\/strong>. Beth Fantaskey. (Harcourt. $17. ISBN 978-0152063849)<\/p>\n

JOE AND SPARKY GET NEW WHEELS<\/strong>. Jamie Michalak. Illustrated by Frank Remkiewicz. (Candlewick. $15.99. ISBN 978-0763633875)<\/p>\n

JOURNEY OF DREAMS<\/strong>. Marge Pellegrino. (Frances Lincoln\/PGW. $15.95. ISBN 978-1847800619)

JUMPING OFF SWINGS<\/strong>. Jo Knowles. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763639495)<\/p>\n

THE KING’S TASTER<\/strong>. Kenneth Oppel. Illustrated by Lou Fancher. (HarperCollins. $17.99. ISBN 978-0060753726)<\/p>\n

LADYBUG GIRL AND BUMBLEBEE BOY<\/strong>. David Soman and Jacky Davis. (Dial. $16.99. ISBN 978-0803733398)<\/p>\n

LEAVING GLORYTOWN: ONE BOY’S STRUGGLE UNDER CASTRO<\/strong>. Eduardo F. Calcines.( Farrar. $17.95. ISBN 978-0374343941)<\/p>\n

LET’S DO NOTHING!<\/strong> Tony Fucile. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763634407)<\/p>\n

LIFE IN THE BOREAL FOREST<\/strong>. Brenda Z. Guiberson. Illustrated by Gennady Spirin. (Holt. $16.99. ISBN 978-0805077186)<\/p>\n

LINCOLN AND HIS BOYS<\/strong>. Rosemary Wells. Illustrated by P.J. Lynch. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763637231)<\/p>\n

LINCOLN SHOT: A PRESIDENT’S LIFE REMEMBERED<\/strong>. Barry Denenberg. Illustrated by Christopher Bing. (Feiwel.

LITTLE PANDA<\/strong>. Renata Liwska. (Houghton. $12.95. ISBN 978-0618966271)<\/p>\n

LIVING SUNLIGHT: HOW PLANTS BRING THE EARTH TO LIFE<\/strong>. Molly Bang and Penny Chrisholm. (Scholastic\/Blue Sky. $16.99. ISBN 978-0545044226)<\/p>\n

LOUSY ROTTEN STINKIN’ GRAPES<\/strong>. Margie Palatini. Illustrated by Barry Moser. (S&S. $15.99. ISBN 978-0689802461)<\/p>\n

LOVE, AUBREY.<\/strong> Suzanne LaFleur. (Random\/Wendy Lamb. $15.99. ISBN 978-0385737746)<\/p>\n

LOVEY AND DOVEY<\/strong>. Elle van Lieshout, Mies Van Hout, & Erik van Os. (Lemniscaat. $16.95. ISBN 978-1590786604)<\/p>\n

LYONESSE: THE WELL BETWEEN THE WORLDS<\/strong>. Sam Llewellyn. (Orchard. $17.99. ISBN 978-0439934695)<\/p>\n

MAGIC AND MISERY<\/strong>. Peter Marino. (Holiday. $17.95. ISBN 978-0823421336)<\/p>\n

MAMA SAYS: A BOOK OF LOVE FOR MOTHERS AND SONS<\/strong>. Rob D. Walker. Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon. (Scholastic\/Blue Sky. $16.99. ISBN 978-0439932084)<\/p>\n

A MAP OF THE KNOWN WORLD<\/strong>. Lisa Ann Sandell. (Scholastic. $16.99. ISBN 978-0545069700)<\/p>\n

MARCHING FOR FREEDOM: WALK TOGETHER, CHILDREN, AND DON’T YOU GROW WEARY<\/strong>. Elizabeth Partridge. (Viking. $19.99. ISBN 978-0670011896)<\/p>\n

MARE’S WAR.<\/strong> Tanita S. Davis. (Knopf. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375857140)<\/p>\n

MARTHA DOESN’T SAY SORRY!<\/strong> Samantha Berger. Illustrated by Bruce Whatley. (Little, Brown. $15.99. ISBN 978-0316066822)<\/p>\n

ME AND YOU<\/strong>. Geneviève Côté. (Kids Can. $16.95. ISBN 978-1554534463)<\/p>\n

ME AND YOU<\/strong>. Janet A. Holmes. Illustrated by Judith Rossell. (NorthSouth. $14.95. ISBN 978-0735822504)<\/p>\n

MELONHEAD<\/strong>. Katy Kelly. Illustrated by Gillian Johnson. (Delacorte. $12.99. ISBN 978-0385734097)<\/p>\n

MERMAID QUEEN: THE SPECTACULAR TRUE STORY OF ANNETTE KELLERMAN, WHO SWAM HER WAY TO FAME, FORTUNE & SWIMSUIT HISTORY!<\/strong> Shana Corey. (Scholastic. $17.99. ISBN 978-0439698351)<\/p>\n

MILES BETWEEN<\/strong>. Mary Pearson. (Holt. $16.99. ISBN 978-0805088281)

A MIRROR TO NATURE: POEMS ABOUT REFLECTION<\/strong>. Jane Yolen. Photos by Jason Stemple. (Boyds Mills\/Wordsong. $17.95. ISBN 978-1590786246)<\/p>\n

MORIBITO II: GUARDIAN OF THE DARKNESS<\/strong>. Nahoko Uehashi. Translated by Cathy Hirano. (Scholastic\/Levine. $17.99. ISBN 978-0545102957)<\/p>\n

THE MORGUE AND ME<\/strong>. John C. Ford. (Viking. $17.99. ISBN 978-0670010967)

MOST LOVED IN ALL THE WORLD: A STORY OF FREEDOM<\/strong>. Tonya Hegamin. Illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera. (Houghton Mifflin. $17. ISBN 978-0618419036)

THE MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P. FIGG<\/strong>. Rodman Philbrick. (Scholastic\/Blue Sky. $16.99. ISBN 978-0439668187)

THE MOUNT RUSHMORE CALAMITY (FLAT STANLEY’S WORLDWIDE ADVENTURES 01)<\/strong>. Sara Pennypacker. Illustrated by Macky Pamintuan. (Harper. hardcover, $15.99. ISBN 978-0061429910. paperback, $4.99. ISBN 978-0061429903)<\/p>\n

MOUSE WAS MAD<\/strong>. Linda Urban. Illustrated by Henry Cole. (Harcourt. $16. ISBN 978-0152053376)

MOXY MAXWELL DOES NOT LOVE PRACTICING THE PIANO: BUT SHE DOES LOVE BEING IN RECITALS<\/strong>. Peggy Elizabeth Gifford. Photos by Valorie Fisher. (Schwartz & Wade\/Random House. $12.99. ISBN 978-0375844881)<\/p>\n

MRS. LINCOLN’S DRESSMAKER: THE UNLIKELY FRIENDSHIP OF ELIZABETH KECKLEY AND MARY TODD LINCOLN<\/strong>. Lynda Jones. (National Geographic. $18.95. ISBN 978-1426303777)<\/p>\n

MY BROTHER BERT<\/strong>. Ted Hughes. Illustrated by Tracey Campbell Pearson. (Farrar. $16.95. ISBN 978-0374399825)

THE MUSEUM OF MARY CHILD<\/strong>. Cassandra Golds. (Kane\/Miller. $16.99. ISBN 978-1935279136)<\/p>\n

MY LIFE IN PINK AND GREEN<\/strong>. Lisa Greenwald. (Amulet\/dist. by Abrams. $16.95. ISBN 978-0810983526)<\/p>\n

MY MOM IS TRYING TO RUIN MY LIFE<\/strong>. Kate Feiffer. Illustrated by Diane Goode. (S&S\/Wiseman. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416941002)<\/p>\n

NEVERMORE: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY OF EDGAR ALLAN POE<\/strong>. Karen E. Lange. (National Geographic. $17.95. ISBN 978-1426303982)

NEW YEAR AT THE PIER: A ROSH HASHANAH STORY<\/strong>. April Halprin Wayland. Illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch. (Dial. $16.99. ISBN 978-0803732797)<\/p>\n

THE NINE LIVES OF ROTTEN RALPH<\/strong>. Jack Gantos. Illustrated by Nicole Rubel. (Houghton Mifflin. $16. ISBN 978-0618-800469)<\/p>\n

NO MORE US FOR YOU<\/strong>. David Hernandez . (HarperTeen. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061173332)<\/p>\n

NOT ALL ANIMALS ARE BLUE: A BIG BOOK OF LITTLE DIFFERENCES<\/strong>. Béatrice Boutignon. (Kane\/Miller. $15.95. ISBN 978-1933605968)<\/p>\n

NOTHING BUT GHOSTS<\/strong>. Beth Kephart. HarperTeen. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061667961)<\/p>\n

THE ODD EGG<\/strong>. Emily Gravett. (S&S. $15.99. ISBN 978-1416968726)<\/p>\n

ODDLY.<\/strong> Joyce Dunbar. Illustrated by Patrick Benson. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763642747)<\/p>\n

OK GO<\/strong>. Carin Berger. (HarperCollins\/Greenwillow. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061576669)<\/p>\n

ON THE FARM<\/strong>. David Elliott. Illustrated by Holly Meade. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763633226)<\/p>\n

ONCE WAS LOST<\/strong>. Sara Zarr. (Little, Brown. $16.99. ISBN 978-0316036047)<\/p>\n

THE ONE AND ONLY MARIGOLD<\/strong>. Florence Parry Heide. Illustrated by Jill McElmurry. (Schwartz & Wade\/Random House. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375840319)<\/p>\n

ONE LONELY DEGREE<\/strong>. C.K. Kelly Martin. (Random House. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375851636)<\/p>\n

ONE WORLD, ONE DAY<\/strong>. Barbara Kerley. (National Geographic. $17.95. ISBN 978-1426304606)<\/p>\n

ONLY A WITCH CAN FLY<\/strong>. Alison McGhee. Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo. (Feiwel & Friends\/dist. by St. Martin’s. $16.99. ISBN 978-0312375034)<\/p>\n

OPEN THE DOOR TO LIBERTY!: A BIOGRAPHY OF TOUSSAINT L’OUVERTURE<\/strong>. Anne Rockwell. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. (Houghton. $18. ISBN 978-0618605705)<\/p>\n

ORANGE<\/strong>. Benjamin. (Tokyopop. paperback. $14.99. ISBN 978-1427814630)<\/p>\n

OSCAR AND ARABELLA AND ORMSBY<\/strong>. Neal Layton. (Hodder (IPG. dist). $14.95. ISBN 978-0340884546)

OTTER MOON<\/strong>. Tudor Humphries. (Boxer\/dist. by Sterling. $16.95. ISBN 978-1906250693)<\/p>\n

OUR CORNER GROCERY STORE<\/strong>. Joanne F. Schwartz. Illustrated by Laura Beingessner. (Tundra. $19.95. ISBN 978-0887768682)<\/p>\n

OUTLAW<\/strong>. Tony Lee. Illustrated by Sam Hart and Artur Fujita. (Candlewick. hardcover, $21.99. ISBN 978-0763643997. paperback, $11.99. ISBN 978-0763644000)<\/p>\n

PANORAMA: A FOLDOUT BOOK<\/strong>. Fani Marceau. Illustrated by Joelle Jolivet. (Abrams. $19.95. ISBN 978-0810983328)<\/p>\n

PEARL AND WAGNER: ONE FUNNY DAY<\/strong>. Kate McMullan. Illustrated by R. W. Alley. (Dial. $14.99. ISBN 978-0803730854)<\/p>\n

PEARL HARBOR: A PRIMARY SOURCE HISTORY.<\/strong> Jacqueline Laks Gorman. (Gareth Stevens. $31.00. ISBN 978-1433900471)

PEEP!: A LITTLE BOOK ABOUT TAKING A LEAP<\/strong>. Maria Van Lieshout. (Feiwel & Friends. $12.99. ISBN 978-0312369156)

PELÉ. KING OF SOCCER\/PELÉ. EL REY DEL FUTBOL<\/strong>. Monica Brown. Illustrated by Rudy Gutierrez. (Rayo\/HarperCollins. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061227790)

A PENGUIN STORY<\/strong>. Antoinette Portis. (HarperCollins. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061456886)<\/p>\n

PERSEPHONE<\/strong>. Sally Pomme Clayton. Illustrated by Virginia Lee. (Eerdmans. $18. ISBN 978-0802853493)<\/p>\n

POP<\/strong>. Gordon Korman. (HarperTeen. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061742287)<\/p>\n

POSY<\/strong>. Linda Newbery. Illustrated by Catherine Rayner. (S&S\/Atheneum. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416971122)<\/p>\n

PRETTY DEAD<\/strong>. Francesca Lia Block. (HarperTeen. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061547850)<\/p>\n

THE PRINCESS AND THE BEAR<\/strong>. Mette Ivie Harrison. (HarperTeen. $17.99. ISBN 978-006155314X)

THE PROBLEM WITH THE PUDDLES<\/strong>. Kate Feiffer. Illustrated by Tricia Tusa. (S&S\/Wiseman. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416949619)<\/p>\n

PROPHECY OF THE SISTERS<\/strong>. Michelle Zink. (Little, Brown. $17.99. ISBN 978-0316027427)<\/p>\n

PUNKZILLA<\/strong>. Adam Rapp. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763630317)<\/p>\n

PUPPET<\/strong>. Eva Wiseman. (Tundra. $17.95. ISBN 978-0887768288)<\/p>\n

PUT IT ON THE LIST!<\/strong> Kristen Darbyshire. (Dutton. $16.99. ISBN 978-0525479062)

QUINITO’S NEIGHBORHOOD \/EL VECINDARIO DE QUINITO<\/strong>. Ina Cumpiano. Illustrated by José Ramírez. (Children’s Book Press. $7.95. ISBN 978-0892392292)<\/p>\n

RACHAEL RAY: FOOD ENTREPRENEUR.<\/strong> Dennis Abrams. (Chelsea House. library edition. $30. ISBN 978-1604130782)<\/p>\n

READ IT, DON’T EAT IT!<\/strong> Ian Schoenherr. (HarperCollins\/Greenwillow. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061724558)<\/p>\n

RECYCLE THIS BOOK: 100 TOP CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHORS TELL YOU HOW TO GO GREEN<\/strong>. Dan Gutman, ed. (Random House\/Yearling. pap. $5.99. ISBN 978-0385737210)

THE RED BLAZER GIRLS: THE RING OF ROCAMADOUR<\/strong>. Michael D. Beil. (Knopf. $15.99. ISBN 978-0375848148)<\/p>\n

THE REFORMED VAMPIRE SUPPORT GROUP<\/strong>. Catherine Jinks. (Harcourt. $17. ISBN 978-0152066093)<\/p>\n

RIVER OF DREAMS: THE STORY OF THE HUDSON RIVER<\/strong>. Hudson Talbott. (Putnam. $17.99. ISBN 978-0399245213)<\/p>\n

ROAWR!<\/strong> Barbara Joosse. Illustrated by Jan Jutte. (Philomel. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399247774)<\/p>\n

ROBOT ZOT!<\/strong> Jon Scieszka. Illustrated by David Shannon. (S&S. $17.99. ISBN 978-1416963944)<\/p>\n

THE ROCK AND THE RIVER<\/strong>. Kekla Magoon. (Aladdin. $15.99. ISBN 978-1416975829)<\/p>\n

ROSIE AND SKATE<\/strong>. Beth Ann Bauman. (Wendy Lamb\/Random House. $15.99. ISBN 978-0385737357)<\/p>\n

RUINED: A NOVEL<\/strong>. Paula Morris. (Scholastic\/Point. $16.99. ISBN 978-0545042154)<\/p>\n

SAME DIFFERENCE<\/strong>. Siobhan Vivian. (Push\/Scholastic. $17.99. 978-0545004077)<\/p>\n

SAME SAME.<\/strong> Marthe Jocelyn. Illustrated by Tom Slaughter. (Tundra. $15.95. ISBN 978-0887768859)<\/p>\n

SAY THE WORD<\/strong>. Jeannine Garsee. (Bloomsbury. $16.99. ISBN 978-1599903330)<\/p>\n

SCAT<\/strong>. Carl Hiaasen. (Knopf\/Borzoi. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375834868)

THE SECRET LIFE OF PRINCE CHARMING<\/strong>. Deb Caletti. (Simon & Schuster. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416959403)<\/p>\n

THE SECRET WORLD OF WALTER ANDERSON<\/strong>. Hester Bass. Illustrated by E.B. Lewis. (Candlewick. $17.99. ISBN 978-0763635831)<\/p>\n

SECRETS OF TRUTH AND BEAUTY<\/strong>. Megan Frazer. (Disney-Hyperion. $15.99. ISBN 978-1423117117)<\/p>\n

SEPTEMBER 11: A PRIMARY SOURCE HISTORY<\/strong>. Alan Wachtel. (Gareth Stevens. $31.00. ISBN 978-1433900488)<\/p>\n

SERENDIPITY MARKET<\/strong>. Penny Blubaugh. (HarperTeen. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061468754)<\/p>\n

SHIVER<\/strong>. Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic Press. $17.99. ISBN 978-0545123266)<\/p>\n

SHOOTING STAR<\/strong>. Fredrick McKissack, Jr. (Atheneum. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416947450)<\/p>\n

SIGNING THEIR LIVES AWAY: THE FAME AND MISFORTUNE OF THE MEN WHO SIGNED THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE<\/strong>. Denise Kiernan & Joseph D’Agnese. (Quirk. $19.95. ISBN 978-1594743306)<\/p>\n

SILKSINGER (DREAMDARK 02)<\/strong>. Laini Taylor. (Putnam. $18.99. ISBN 978-0399246319)<\/p>\n

SILVER PHOENIX: BEYOND THE KINGDOM OF XIA<\/strong>. Cindy Pon. (Greenwillow. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061730214)<\/p>\n

THE SINGING (BOOKS OF PELLINOR 04).<\/strong> Alison Croggon. (Candlewick. $18.99. ISBN 978-0763636657)<\/p>\n

SKY HIGH: THE TRUE STORY OF MAGGIE GEE<\/strong>. Maris
\nsa Moss. Illustrated by Carl Angel. (Tricycle. $16.99. ISBN 978-1582462806)<\/p>\n

SKY MAGIC<\/strong>. Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Illustrated by Mariusz Stawarski. (Dutton. $17.99. ISBN 978-0525478621)<\/p>\n

SLEEPSONG<\/strong>. George Ella Lyon. Illustrated by Peter Catalanotto. (Atheneum. $16.99. ISBN 978-0689869738)<\/p>\n

THE SLEEPY LITTLE ALPHABET: A BEDTIME STORY FROM ALPHABET TOWN<\/strong>. Judy Sierra. Illustrated by Melissa Sweet. (Knopf. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375840029)<\/p>\n

SLITHER AND CRAWL: EYE TO EYE WITH REPTILES<\/strong>. Jim Arnosky. (Sterling. $14.95. ISBN 978-1402739866)<\/p>\n

SLOB<\/strong>. Ellen Potter. (Philomel. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399247057)

THE SMALL ADVENTURE OF POPEYE AND ELVIS<\/strong>. Barbara O’Connor. (FSG. $16.99. ISBN 978-0374370558)

SO PUNK ROCK (AND OTHER WAYS TO DISAPPOINT YOUR MOTHER)<\/strong>. Micol Ostow. Illustrated by David Ostow. (Flux. paperback. $9.95. ISBN 978-0738714714)<\/p>\n

SOLDIER’S SECRET: THE STORY OF DEBORAH SAMPSON<\/strong>. Sheila Solomon Klass. (Holt\/Christy Ottaviano. $17.95. ISBN 978-0805082005)

THE SONG OF FRANCIS<\/strong>. Tomie DePaola. (Putnam. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399252105)

SOPHOMORE SWITCH<\/strong>. Abby McDonald. (Candlewick. $17.99. ISBN 978-0763639362)

SOUL ENCHILADA<\/strong>. David Macinnis Gill. (HarperTeen. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061673016)<\/p>\n

SPIDERS<\/strong>. Nic Bishop. (Scholastic. $17.99. ISBN 978-0439877565)<\/p>\n

STAGECOACH SAL<\/strong>. Deborah Hopkinson. Illustrated by Carson Ellis. (Disney-Hyperion. $16.99. ISBN 978-1423111498)

STARCLIMBER<\/strong>. Kenneth Oppel. (HarperCollins\/Eos. $17.99. ISBN 978-0060850579)<\/p>\n

STEADY HANDS: POEMS ABOUT WORK<\/strong>. Tracie Vaughn Zimmer. Illustrated by Megan Halsey and Sean Addy. Clarion. $16. ISBN 978-0618903511)<\/p>\n

STORIES FROM THE BILLABONG<\/strong>. James Vance Marshall. Illustrated by Francis Firebrace. (Frances Lincoln. $19.95. ISBN 978-1845077044)<\/p>\n

THE STORY BEHIND TOILETS<\/strong>. Elizabeth Raum. (Heinemann. $28.21. ISBN 978-1432923501)

STRAWBERRY HILL<\/strong>. Mary Ann Hoberman. Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. (Little, Brown. $15.99. ISBN 978-0316041362)<\/p>\n

THE SUPER HUNGRY DINOSAUR<\/strong>. Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Leonie Lord. (Dial. $16.99. ISBN 978-0803734463)<\/p>\n

SUPERHERO SCHOOL<\/strong>. Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Andy Rash. (Bloomsbury. $16.99. ISBN 978-1599901664)<\/p>\n

SWIM THE FLY<\/strong>. Don Calame. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763641573)<\/p>\n

SWOON<\/strong>. Nina Malkin. (Simon Pulse. $17.99. ISBN 978-1416974345)<\/p>\n

T-MINUS: THE RACE TO THE MOON<\/strong>. Jim Ottaviani. Illustrated by Zander Cannon and Kevin Cannon. (Aladdin\/Simon. hardcover, $21.99. ISBN 978-1416986829. paperback, $12.99. ISBN 978-1416949602)<\/p>\n

TACKY GOES TO CAMP<\/strong>. Helen Lester. Illustrated by Lynn Munsinger. (Houghton. $16. ISBN 978-0618988129)

TAKEN BY STORM<\/strong>. Angela Morrison. (Razorbill. $16.99. ISBN 978-1595142382)<\/p>\n

TEEDIE: THE STORY OF YOUNG TEDDY ROOSEVELT.<\/strong> Don Brown. (Houghton. $16. ISBN 978-0618179992)<\/p>\n

THE TERRIBLE PLOP<\/strong>. Ursula Dubosarsky. Illustrated by Andrew Joyner. (FSG. $15.99. ISBN 978-0374374280)

THANK YOU, GOD, FOR EVERYTHING<\/strong>. August Gold. Illustrated by Wendy Anderson Halperin. (Putnam. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399240492)<\/p>\n

THERE<\/strong>. Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick. (Roaring Brook\/Neal Porter. $17.95. ISBN 978-
1596430877)<\/p>\n

THIRTEENTH CHILD (FRONTIER MAGIC 01)<\/strong>. Patricia C. Wrede. (Scholastic. $16.99. ISBN 978-0545033428)<\/p>\n

THREE LITTLE KITTENS AND OTHER FAVORITE NURSERY RHYMES<\/strong>. Comp. and Illustrated by Tony Ross. (Holt. $16.95. ISBN 978-0805088854)<\/p>\n

THUMB AND THE BAD GUYS<\/strong>. Ken Roberts. Illustrated by Leanne Franson. (Groundwood. $17.95. ISBN 978-0888999160)<\/p>\n

TILLIE LAYS AN EGG<\/strong>. Terry Golson. photos by Ben Fink. (Scholastic. $16.99. ISBN 978-0545005371)<\/p>\n

TOBY ALONE<\/strong>. Timothée de Fombelle. Illustrated by Francois Place. Translated by Sarah Ardizzone. (Candlewick. $17.99. ISBN 978-0763641818)<\/p>\n

THE TOLL BRIDGE<\/strong>. Aidan Chambers. (Abrams\/Amulet. $8.95. ISBN 978-0810983588)<\/p>\n

TOUCH<\/strong>. Francine Prose. (HarperTeen. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061375170)<\/p>\n

TRICKING THE TALLYMAN<\/strong>. Jacqueline Davies. Illustrated by S. D. Schindler. (Knopf. $17.99. ISBN 978-0375839092)<\/p>\n

TROPICAL SECRETS: HOLOCAUST REFUGEES IN CUBA<\/strong>. Margarita Engle. (Holt. $16.95. ISBN 978-0805089363)

TRUCKS GO<\/strong>. Steve Light.<\/p>\n

TUMTUM & NUTMEG: ADVENTURES BEYOND NUTMOUSE HALL<\/strong>. Emily Bearn. Illustrated by Nick Price. (Little, Brown. $16.99. ISBN 978-0316027038)<\/p>\n

THE TWILIGHT PRISONER<\/strong>. Katherine Marsh. (Disney-Hyperion. $17.99. ISBN 978-1423106937)

UNDER SIEGE: THREE CHILDREN AT THE CIVIL WAR BATTLE FOR VICKSBURG<\/strong>. Andrea Warren. (Farrar\/Melanie Kroupa. $17.95. ISBN 978-0374312558)<\/p>\n

THE UNINVITED<\/strong>. Tim Wynne-Jones . (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763639846)<\/p>\n

THE UNKNOWNS<\/strong>. Benedict Carey. (Amulet. $16.95. ISBN 978-0810979918)<\/p>\n

UP CLOSE: BILL GATES<\/strong>. Marc Aronson. (Viking. $16.99. ISBN 978-0670063487)<\/p>\n

UP CLOSE: HARPER LEE<\/strong>. Kerry Madden. (Viking. $16.99. ISBN 978-0670010950)<\/p>\n

UP CLOSE: THEODORE ROOSEVELT<\/strong>. Michael L. Cooper. (Viking. $16.99. ISBN 978-0670011346)

A WALK IN NEW YORK<\/strong>. Salvatore Rubbino. (Candlewick.$16.99. ISBN 978-0763638559)<\/p>\n

THE WATERS & THE WILD<\/strong>. Francesca Lia Block. (HarperTeen. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061452444)

WE’RE ALL IN THE SAME BOAT<\/strong>. Zachary Shapiro. Illustrated by Jack E. Davis.
(Putnam. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399243936)<\/p>\n

WHAT BLUEBIRDS DO<\/strong>. Pamela F. Kirby. (Boyds Mills. $16.95. ISBN 978-159078-6147)<\/p>\n

WHAT IS THIS?<\/strong> Antje Damm. (Frances Lincoln \/PGW. dist.. $15.95. ISBN 978-1845078997)<\/p>\n

WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO HUMPTY: FROM THE FILES OF A HARD-BOILED DETECTIVE<\/strong>. Jeanie Franz Ransom and Joe Dumpty. Illustrated by Stephen Axelsen. (Charlesbridge. $15.95. ISBN 978-1580891097)<\/p>\n

WHAT TO DO ABOUT ALICE?: HOW ALICE ROOSEVELT BROKE THE RULES, CHARMED THE WORLD, AND DROVE HER FATHER TEDDY CRAZY<\/strong>. Barbara Kerley. Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. (Scholastic.

WHAT WOULD EMMA DO?<\/strong> Eileen Cook. Simon Pulse. paperback, $7.99. ISBN 978-1416974321)<\/p>\n

WHEN ROYALS WORE RUFFLES: A FUNNY & FASHIONABLE ALPHABET!<\/strong> Chesley McLaren and Pamela Jaber. Illustrated by McLaren. (Schwartz & Wade. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375851667)<\/p>\n

THE WHITE WITCH<\/strong>. Janet Graber. (Roaring Brook. $17.95. ISBN 978-159643373)<\/p>\n

WHITEFOOT: A STORY FROM THE CENTER OF THE WORLD<\/strong>. Wendell Berry. Illustrated by Davis Te Selle. (Counterpoint. $22. ISBN 978-1582434322)<\/p>\n

WHY IS SNOT GREEN? AND OTHER EXTREMELY IMPORTANT QUESTIONS (AND ANSWERS)<\/strong>. Glenn Murphy. (Flash Point. $9.95. ISBN 978-1596435001)<\/p>\n

WILD GIRL<\/strong>. Patricia Reilly Giff. (Wendy Lamb\/Random House. $15.99. ISBN 978-0375838903)<\/p>\n

WILD THINGS<\/strong>. Clay Carmichael. (Front Street\/ dist. by Boyds Mills. $18.95. ISBN 978-1590786277)<\/p>\n

WILLOUGHBY AND
\n THE LION<\/strong>. Greg Foley. (HarperCollins\/Bowen. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061547508)<\/p>\n

WILSON AND MISS LOVELY: A BACK-TO-SCHOOL MYSTERY<\/strong>. John Stadler. (Random\/Corey. $9.99. ISBN 978-037584478-2)<\/p>\n

WINK: THE NINJA WHO WANTED TO BE NOTICED<\/strong>. J. C. Phillipps. (Viking. $15.99. ISBN 978-0670010929)<\/p>\n

WINTER WOOD (TOUCHSTONE TRILOGY 03)<\/strong>. Steve Augarde. (David Fickling\/Random House. $17.99. ISBN 978-0385750749)<\/p>\n

WOMBAT WALKABOUT<\/strong>. Carol Diggory Shields. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. (Dutton. $16.99. ISBN 978-0525478652)<\/p>\n

WONDERLAND<\/strong>. Tommy Kovac. Illustrated by Sonny Liew. (Disney. $19.99. ISBN 978-1423104513)<\/p>\n

THE YANKEE AT THE SEDER<\/strong>. Elka Weber. Illustrated by Adam Gustavson. (Tricycle. $16.99. ISBN 978-1582462561)<\/p>\n

THE YEAR THE SWALLOWS CAME EARLY<\/strong>. Kathryn Fitzmaurice . (Harper. $16.99. ISBN 978-006124971)<\/p>\n

YOU ARE THE FIRST KID ON MARS<\/strong>. Patrick O’Brien. Illustrated by Patrick O’Brien. (Putnam. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399246340)<\/p>\n

THE YOUNG INFERNO<\/strong>. John Agard. Illustrated by Satoshi Kitamura. (Frances Lincoln. $19.95. ISBN 978-1845077693)

YOUNG SAMURAI: THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR<\/strong>. Chris Bradford. (Disney-Hyperion. $16.99. ISBN 978-1423118718)<\/p>\n

YUM YUM! WHAT FUN!<\/strong> Mara Bergman. Illustrated by Nick Maland. (Greenwillow. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061688607)<\/p>\n

ZENITH<\/strong>. Julie Bertagna. (Walker. $16.99. ISBN 978-0802798039)<\/p>\n

ZERO IS THE LEAVES ON THE TREE<\/strong>. Betsy Franco. Illustrated by Shino Arihara. (Tricycle. $15.99. ISBN 978-1582462496)<\/p>\n


** 2 STARS **<\/strong><\/p>\n

11 BIRTHDAYS<\/strong>. Wendy Mass. (Scholastic. $16.99. ISBN 978-0545052399)<\/p>\n

14 COWS FOR AMERICA<\/strong>. Carmen Agra, with Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah. Illustrated by Thomas Gonzalez. (Peachtree. $17.95. ISBN 978-1561454907)<\/p>\n

1968<\/strong>. Michael T. Kaufman. (Roaring Brook\/Flash Point. $22.95. ISBN 978-1596434288)

ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING: HOW TO TURN YOUR DOODLES INTO COMICS<\/strong>. James Sturm and Andrew Arnold et al. (Roaring Brook\/First Second. $12.95. ISBN 978-1596433694)<\/p>\n

AFRICAN ACROSTICS: A WORD IN EDGEWAYS<\/strong>. Poems by Avis Harley. Illustrated with photos by Deborah Noyes. (Candlewick. $17.99. ISBN 978-0763636210)<\/p>\n

AFTER THE MOMENT<\/strong>. Garret Freymann-Weyr. (Houghton. $16. ISBN 978-0618605729)<\/p>\n

ALL GOD’S CRITTERS<\/strong>. Bill Staines. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. (Simon & Schuster. $16.99. ISBN 978-0689869594)<\/p>\n

ALL IN A DAY<\/strong>. Cynthia Rylant. Illustrated by Nikki McClure. (Abrams. $17.95. ISBN 978-0810983212)<\/p>\n

ALL OF BABY, NOSE TO TOES<\/strong>. Victoria Adler. Illustrated by Hiroe Nakata. (Dial. $14.99. ISBN 978-0803732179)<\/p>\n

ALONG FOR THE RIDE<\/strong>. Sarah Dessen. (Viking. $19.99. ISBN 978-0670011940)<\/p>\n

ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL<\/strong>. Nora Raleigh Baskin. (Simon & Schuster. $15.99. 978-1416963783)<\/p>\n

BILLY AND MILLY, SHORT AND SILLY<\/strong>. Eve B. Feldman. Illustrated by Tuesday Mourning. (Putnam. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399246517)<\/p>\n

BLOODLINE<\/strong>. Katy Moran. (Candlewick. $16.99. ISBN 978-0763640835)<\/p>\n

A BOOK<\/strong>. Mordicai Gerstein. (Roaring Brook. $16.95. ISBN 978-1596432512)<\/p>\n

BRING ME SOME APPLES AND I’LL MAKE YOU A PIE: A STORY ABOUT EDNA LEWIS<\/strong>. Robbin Gourley. (Clarion. $16. ISBN 978-0618158362)<\/p>\n

BROKEN SOUP<\/strong>. Jenny Valentine. (HarperTeen. $16.99. ISBN 978-0060850715)<\/p>\n

CARS ON MARS: ROVING THE RED PLANET<\/strong>. Alexandra Siy. (Charlesbridge. $18.95. ISBN 978-1570914621)<\/p>\n

A CHAIR FOR ALWAYS<\/strong>. Vera B. Williams (Greenwillow. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061722790)<\/p>\n

CHASING LINCOLN’S KILLER: THE SEARCH FOR JOHN WILKES BOOTH<\/strong>. James L. Swanson. (Scholastic Press, $16.99. ISBN 978-0439903547)<\/p>\n

CHILDREN OF WAR: VOICES OF IRAQI REFUGEES<\/strong>. Deborah Ellis. (Groundwood. $15.95. ISBN 978-0888999078)<\/p>\n

CITY I LOVE<\/strong>. Lee Bennett Hopkins. Illustrated by Marcellus Hall. (Abrams. $16.95. ISBN 978-0810983274)<\/p>\n

THE COLOR OF EARTH<\/strong>. Kim Dong Hwa, trans. from the Korean by Lauren Na. (Roaring Brook\/First Second. ISBN 978-1596434585) <\/p>\n

THE CUCKOO’S HAIKU AND OTHER BIRDING POEMS<\/strong>. Michael J. Rosen. Illustrated by Stan Fellows. (Candlewick. $17.99. ISBN 978-0763630492)<\/p>\n

DENIED, DETAINED, DEPORTED: STORIES FROM THE DARK SIDE OF AMERICAN IMMIGRATION<\/strong>. Ann Bausum. (National Geographic. $21.95. ISBN 978-1426303326)<\/p>\n

THE DEVIL’S PAINTBOX<\/strong>. Victoria McKernan. (Knopf. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375837500)

DOG AND BEAR: TWO’S COMPANY<\/strong>. Laura Vaccaro Seeger. (Roaring Brook\/Neal Porter. $12.95. ISBN 978-1596432734)<\/p>\n

DOPE SICK<\/strong>. Walter Dean Myers. (HarperTeen\/Amistad. $16.99. ISBN 978-0061214776)<\/p>\n

DUCK! RABBIT!<\/strong> Amy Krouse Rosenthal. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. (Chronicle. $16.99. ISBN 978-0811868655)<\/p>\n

EVERYTHING FOR A DOG<\/strong>. Ann M. Martin. (Feiwel and Friends. $16.99. ISBN 978-0312386511)<\/p>\n

THE FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH<\/strong>. Carrie Ryan. (Delacorte. $16.99. ISBN 978-0385736817)<\/p>\n

THE FROG SCIENTIST<\/strong>. Pamela S. Turner. Illustrated with photos by Andy Comins. (Houghton. $18. ISBN 978-0618717163)<\/p>\n

GENTLEMEN<\/strong>. Michael Northrop. (Scholastic Press. $16.99. ISBN 978-0545097499)<\/p>\n

GHOSTS OF WAR: MY TOUR OF DUTY<\/strong>. Ryan Smithson. (HarperTeen\/Collins. $16.99. ISBN 978-006166468-7)<\/p>\n

GOING BOVINE<\/strong>. Libba Bray. (Delacorte. $17.99. ISBN 978-0385733977)<\/p>\n

THE GREAT AND ONLY BARNUM: THE TREMENDOUS, STUPENDOUS LIFE OF SHOWMAN P. T. BARNUM<\/strong>. Candace Fleming. Illustrated by Ray Fenwick. (Random House\/Schwartz & Wade. $18.99. ISBN 978-0375841972)<\/p>\n

HANNAH’S WINTER<\/strong>. Kierin Meehan. (Kane\/Miller. $15.95. ISBN 978-1933605982)<\/p>\n

HEART OF A SHEPHERD<\/strong>. Rosanne Parry. (Random House, $15.99. ISBN 978-0375848025)<\/p>\n

HEARTSINGER<\/strong>. Karlijn Stoffels, trans. from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson. (Scholastic\/Levine. $16.99. ISBN 978-0545069298)<\/p>\n

HELLO BABY!<\/strong> Mem Fox. Illustrated by Steve Jenkins. (S&S\/Beach Lane. $15.99. ISBN 978-1416985136)<\/p>\n

HIGHWAY ROBBERY<\/strong>. Kate Thompson. Illustrated by Johnny Duddle and Robert Dress. (Greenwillow. $15.99. ISBN 978-0061730344)<\/p>\n

HOME ON THE RANGE: JOHN A. LOMAX AND HIS COWBOY SONGS<\/strong>. Deborah Hopkinson. Illustrated by S.D. Schindler. (Putnam. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399239960)<\/p>\n

HONK, HONK, GOOSE! CANADA GEESE START A FAMILY<\/strong>. April Pulley Sayre. Illustrated by Huy Voun Lee. (Holt. $16.95. 978-0805071030)<\/p>\n

JUMPED<\/strong>. Rita Williams-Garcia. (HarperTeen\/Amistad. $16.99. ISBN 978-0060760915)<\/p>\n

KALEIDOSCOPE EYES<\/strong>. Jen Bryant. (Knopf. $15.99. ISBN 978-0375840487)<\/p>\n

KING OF THE SCREWUPS<\/strong>. K.L. Going. (Harcourt. $17. ISBN 978-0152062583)<\/p>\n

THE LAST OLYMPIAN<\/strong>. Rick Riordan. (Hyperion. $17.99. ISBN 978-1423101475) <\/p>\n

THE LION’S SHARE: A TALE OF HALVING CAKE AND EATING IT, TOO<\/strong>. Matthew McElligott. (Walker. $16.99. ISBN 978-0802797681)<\/p>\n

LISTEN TO THE WIND: THE STORY OF DR. GREG & THREE CUPS OF TEA<\/strong>. Greg Mortenson and Su
\nsan L. Roth. (Dial. $16.99. ISBN 978-0803730588)<\/p>\n

LUCY LONG AGO: UNCOVERING THE MYSTERY OF WHERE WE CAME FROM<\/strong>. Catherine Thimmesh. (Houghton. $18. ISBN 978-0547051994.<\/p>\n

MACHINES GO TO WORK<\/strong>. William Low. (Holt. $14.95. ISBN 978-0805087598)<\/p>\n

THE MAN WHO LIVED IN A HOLLOW TREE<\/strong>. Anne Shelby. Illustrated by Cor Hazelaar. (Atheneum. $17.99. ISBN 978-0689861697)

MOON RABBIT<\/strong>. Natalie Russell. (Viking. $16.99. ISBN 978-0670011704)<\/p>\n

MY UNCLE EMILY<\/strong>. Jane Yolen. Illustrated by Nancy Carpenter. (Philomel. $17.99. ISBN 978-0399240058)<\/p>\n

NAKED MOLE RAT GETS DRESSED<\/strong>. Mo Willems. (Hyperion. $16.99. ISBN 978-1423114376)<\/p>\n

NEIL ARMSTRONG IS MY UNCLE AND OTHER LIES MUSCLE MAN MCGINTY TOLD ME<\/strong>. Nan Marino. (Roaring Brook. $16.95. ISBN 978-1596434998)<\/p>\n

NIC BISHOP BUTTERFLIES AND MOTHS<\/strong>. Nic Bishop. (Scholastic. $17.99. ISBN 978-0439877572)<\/p>\n

ONCE UPON A TWICE<\/strong>. Denise Doyen. Illustrated by Barry Moser. (Random. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375856129)<\/p>\n

ONE BEETLE TOO MANY: THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF CHARLES DARWIN<\/strong>. Kathryn Lasky. Illustrated by Matthew Trueman. (Candlewick. $17.99. ISBN 978-0763614362)<\/p>\n

THE ORANGE HOUSES<\/strong>. Paul Griffin. (Dial. $16.99. ISBN 978-0803733466)<\/p>\n

OUR ABE LINCOLN<\/strong>. Jim Aylesworth. Illustrated by Barbara McClintock. (Scholastic. $16.99. ISBN 978-0439925488)
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OUR CHILDREN CAN SOAR: A CELEBRATION OF ROSA, BARACK, AND THE PIONEERS OF CHANGE<\/strong>. Michelle Cook. Illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera, R. Gregory Christie, Bryan Collier et al. (Bloomsbury. $16.99. ISBN 978-1599904184)<\/p>\n

PEACE, LOCOMOTION<\/strong>. Jacqueline Woodson. (Putnam. $15.99. ISBN 978-039924655)<\/p>\n

PIPPO THE FOOL<\/strong>. Tracey E. Fern. Illustrated by Pau Estrada. (Charlesbridge. $15.95. ISBN 978-1570916557)<\/p>\n

PRINCESS HYACINTH: THE SURPRISING TALE OF A GIRL WHO FLOATED,<\/strong> by Florence Parry Heide. Illustrated by Lane Smith. (Random House\/Schwartz & Wade. $17.99. ISBN 978-0375937538)<\/p>\n

RATTLE AND RAP<\/strong>. Susan Steggall. (Frances Lincoln (PGW, dist). $15.95. ISBN 978-1845077037)<\/p>\n

RIOT<\/strong>. Walter Dean Myers. (Egmont USA. $16.99. ISBN 978-1606840009)<\/p>\n

THE SECRET SCIENCE ALLIANCE AND THE COPYCAT CROOK<\/strong>. Eleanor Davis. (Bloomsbury. $18.99. hardcover ISBN 978-1599901428; paperback, $10.99. 978-1599903965)<\/p>\n

SNEAKY WEASEL<\/strong>. Hannah Shaw. (Knopf. $15.99. ISBN 978-0375856259)<\/p>\n

THE STORM IN THE BARN<\/strong>. Matt Phelan. (Candlewick. $24.99. ISBN 978-0763636180)<\/p>\n

THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY<\/strong>. Jenny Han. (Simon & Schuster. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416968238)<\/p>\n

SURFACE TENSION: A NOVEL IN FOUR SUMMERS<\/strong>. Brent Runyon. (Knopf. $16.99. ISBN 978-0375844461)<\/p>\n

SURPRISE SOUP<\/strong>. Mary Ann Rodman. Illustrated by G. Brian Karas. (Viking. $15.99. ISBN 978-0670062744)<\/p>\n

SYLVIE AND THE SONGMAN<\/strong>. Tim Binding. Illustrated by Angela Barrett. (Random House\/David Fickling. $15.99. ISBN 978-0385751575)<\/p>\n

TALES OF THE MADMAN UNDERGROUND: AN HISTORICAL ROMANCE 1973<\/strong>. John Barnes. (Viking. $18.99. ISBN 978-0670060818)<\/p>\n

THIS FULL HOUSE<\/strong>. Virginia Euwer Wolff. (HarperTeen\/Bowen. $17.99. ISBN 978-0061583049)<\/p>\n

TRAVELING THE FREEDOM ROAD: FROM SLAVERY AND THE CIVIL WAR THROUGH RECONSTRUCTION<\/strong>. Linda Barrett Osborne (Abrams. $24.95. ISBN 978-0810983380)

A VOICE OF HER OWN: BECOMING EMILY DICKINSON<\/strong>. Barbara Dana. (HarperTeen. $16.99. ISBN 978-0060287047)<\/p>\n

WHEN STELLA WAS VERY, VERY SMALL<\/strong>. Marie-Louise Gay. (Groundwood. $16.95. ISBN 978-0888999061)<\/p>\n

WHEN THE WHISTLE BLOWS<\/strong>. Fran Cannon Slayton. (Philomel. $16.99. ISBN 978-0399251894)<\/p>\n

WHY I FIGHT<\/strong>. J. Adams Oaks. (Atheneum. $16.99. ISBN 978-1416911777)<\/p>\n

YUMMY: EIGHT FAVORITE FAIRY TALES<\/strong>. Lucy Cousins. (Candlewick. $18.99. ISBN 978-076364474)<\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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