{"id":768,"date":"2010-04-19T09:15:15","date_gmt":"2010-04-19T14:15:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rbicmsblog.reedbusiness.com\/elogic_660000266\/2010\/04\/19\/2010-starred-review-update\/"},"modified":"2010-04-19T09:15:15","modified_gmt":"2010-04-19T14:15:15","slug":"2010-starred-review-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.publishersweekly.com\/blogs\/shelftalker\/?p=768","title":{"rendered":"2010 Starred Review Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here’s another installment of the 2010 children’s books that have received starred reviews from (in alphabetical order) Booklist<\/a><\/em>, The Bulletin of the Center for Children\u2019s Books<\/a><\/em>, The Horn Book<\/a><\/em>, Kirkus Reviews<\/a><\/em>, Publishers Weekly<\/a><\/em>, and School Library Journal<\/a><\/em>.
\nThe list below covers Booklist <\/em>through 4\/15\/2010, the Bulletin <\/em>through 4\/2010, Horn Book<\/em> through March-April 2010, Kirkus <\/em>through 4\/15\/10, PW <\/em>through 4\/12\/10, and SLJ <\/em>through April 2010.
\nIt’s helpful to us busy booksellers, librarians, and teachers, to be able to scan a list of books that have received stars. However, it would be a mistake to seek out only starred books. As usual, I want to add that hundreds, if not thousands, of wonderful books are published every year that don’t receive starred reviews but are wonderful, child-appealing, beautifully written books. Reading as many books as possible yourself, as well as a wide variety of review sources, will always uncover hidden gems that inform and delight.
\nOkay, since you asked for it — I created a LibraryThing collection of these books, with book covers, genre and general age range. The 2010 Starred Review Library<\/a> is divided into collections (1 Star, 2 Stars, etc.) and can be sorted in a variety of ways including by “tags” (e.g., MG, YA, Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, etc.). Note: This collection will be updated less frequently than the ShelfTalker blog, so please check it quarterly, not monthly.
\nI’m happy to see books from small presses recognized here as well as those from larger houses. In June and December, I’ll add a publisher tally to the update, as well as a count by genre if I get really ambitious.
\nThis list was happily (and painstakingly) collected by an independent bookseller. If you are using it as a purchasing guide, please consider supporting your local independent bookstore, or an online indie (find a store on IndieBound.org<\/a>). Thanks!
\nAny books you’re loving on these lists? Or not on these lists? (No author promo here, please, either direct or “disguised.” It is always obvious, and usually backfires on the book and author it’s intended to help.)
\n5 STARS<\/strong><\/em>
\nCONSPIRACY OF KINGS, A.<\/strong> Megan Whalen Turner. (Greenwillow, $16.99) ISBN 978-0061870934.
\nCOSMIC. <\/strong>Frank Cottrell Boyce. (HarperCollins\/Walden Pond, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-06-183683-1
\nDREAMER, THE.<\/strong> Pam Mu\u00f1oz Ryan. Illustrated by Peter S\u00eds. (Scholastic, $17.99) ISBN 978-0439269704
\nINCARCERON.<\/strong> Catherine Fisher. (Dial, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-8037-3396-1
\nMIRROR, MIRROR: A BOOK OF REVERSIBLE VERSE.<\/strong> Marilyn Singer. Illustrated by Jos\u00e9e Masse. (Dutton, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-525-47901-7
\n4 STARS <\/strong><\/em>
\nDEATH-DEFYING PEPPER ROUX, THE.<\/strong> Geraldine McCaughrean. (Harper, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-06-183665-7\u00a0<\/strong>
\nFINNIKIN OF THE ROCK. <\/strong>Melina Marchetta. (Candlewick, $18.99) ISBN: 978-0-7636-4361-4
\nHERE COMES THE GARBAGE BARGE! <\/strong>Jonah Winter. Illustrated by Red Nose Studio. (Random\/Schwartz & Wade, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-375-85218-3
\nMY GARDEN. <\/strong>Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-06-171517-4
\nNOTHING.<\/strong> Janne Teller. Translated from the Danish by Martin Aitken. (S&S\/Atheneum, $16.99) ISBN 978-1-416-98579-2
\nONE CRAZY SUMMER.<\/strong> Rita Williams-Garcia. (HarperCollins\/Amistad, $15.99. ISBN 978-0060760885
\nREVOLVER.<\/strong> Marcus Sedgwick. (Roaring Brook, $16.99) ISBN 978-1596435926
\nUBIQUITOUS: CELEBRATING NATURE’S SURVIVORS.<\/strong> Joyce Sidman. Illustrated by Beckie Prange. (Harcourt, $17) ISBN 978-0-618-71719-4
\n3 STARS <\/strong><\/em>
\nALCHEMY AND MEGGY SWANN.<\/strong> Karen Cushman. (Clarion, $16) ISBN 978-0547231846
\nAMELIA EARHART: THIS BROAD OCEAN.<\/strong> Written and illustrated by Sarah Stewart Taylor and Ben Towle. Center for Cartoon Studies and Disney-Hyperion, $17.99) ISBN 978-1-4231-1337-9
\nBUNNY DAYS. <\/strong>Tao Nyeu. (Dial, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-8037-3330-5
\nEXTRAORDINARY MARK TWAIN, THE (ACCORDING TO SUSY).<\/strong> Barbara Kerley. Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham. (Scholastic, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-545-12508-6
\nFEVER CRUMB.<\/strong> Philip Reeve. (Scholastic, $17.99) ISBN 978-0545207195
\nLAST SUMMER OF THE DEATH WARRIORS, THE.<\/strong> Francisco X. Stork. (Scholastic\/Arthur A. Levine, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-545-15133-7
\nLMNO PEAS.<\/strong> Keith Baker. (S&S\/Beach Lane, $16.99) ISBN 978-1416991410
\nMERCURY.<\/strong> Hope Larson. (Atheneum, $17.99 hc; $9.99 pb) ISBN hc 978-1416935858; ISBN pb 978-1416935889
\nMYSTERIOUS HOWLING, THE (INCORRIGIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE, THE. BOOK 1).<\/strong> Wood, Maryrose. (HarperCollins\/Balzer+Bray\/, $15.99) ISBN 978-0-06-179105-5
\nOUT OF MY MIND.<\/strong> Sharon M. Draper. (S&S\/Atheneum, $16.99) ISBN 978-1416971702
\nSHARK VS. TRAIN.<\/strong> Chris Barton. Illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld. (Little, Brown, $16.99) ISBN 978-0316007627
\nSOME GIRLS ARE.<\/strong> Courtney Summers. (St. Martin\u2019s Griffin, $9.99) ISBN 978-0-312-57380-5
\nWHAT IF?<\/strong> Laura Vaccaro Seeger. (Roaring Brook\/Neal Porter, $15.99) ISBN 978-1596433984
\nWILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON.<\/strong> John Green and David Levithan. (Dutton, $17.99) ISBN 978-0525421580
\n2 STARS <\/strong><\/em>
\nAFTER EVER AFTER.<\/strong> Jordan Sonnenblick. (Scholastic, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-439-83706-4
\nALL STAR!: HONUS WAGNER AND THE MOST FAMOUS BASEBALL CARD EVER. <\/strong> Jane Yolen. Illustrated by Jim Burke. (Philomel, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-399-24661-6
\nALL THINGS BRIGHT AND BEAUTIFUL.<\/strong> Ashley Bryan. (S&S\/Atheneum, $16.99) ISBN 978-1-4169-8939-4
\nAS EASY AS FALLING OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH.<\/strong> Lynne Rae Perkins. (Greenwillow, $16.99) ISBN 978-0061870903
\nBEACH TAIL, A.<\/strong> Karen Lynn Williams. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. (Boyds Mills, $17.95) ISBN 978-1590787120
\nBIG RED LOLLIPOP.<\/strong> Rukhsana Khan. Illustrated by Sophie Blackall. (Viking, $16.99) ISBN 978-0670062874
\nBIRMINGHAM SUNDAY.<\/strong> Larry Dane Brimner. (Boyds Mills\/Calkins Creek, $17.95) ISBN 978-1590786130
\nBLACK ELK’S VISION: A LAKOTA STORY.<\/strong> S.D. Nelson. (Abrams, $19.95) ISBN 978-0810983991
\nBORDERLINE.<\/strong> Allan Stratton. (HarperTeen, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-06-145111-9
\nBORROWED NAMES: POEMS ABOUT LAURA INGALLS WILDER, MADAM C. J. WALKER, MARIE CURIE, AND THEIR DAUGHTERS.<\/strong> Jeannine Atkins. (Holt, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-8050-8934-9
\nBRIDGET’S BERET.<\/strong> Tom Lichtenfeld. (Holt\/Christy Ottaviano, $16.99) ISBN 978-0805087758
\nCHESTER\u2019S MASTERPIECE.<\/strong> Watt, Me\u0301lanie. (Kids Can, $18.95) ISBN 978-1554535668
\nCITY OF SPIES.<\/strong> Susan Kim and Laurence Klavan. Illustrated by Pascal Dizin. (Roaring Brook\/First Second, $16.99) ISBN 978-1596432628
\nCOUNTRY ROAD ABC: AN ILLUSTRATED JOURNEY THROUGH AMERICA’S FARMLAND.<\/strong> Arthur Geisert. (Houghton Mifflin, $17) ISBN 978-0547194691
\nDARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN, THE.<\/strong> Josh Berk. (Knopf\/Borzoi, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-375-85699-0
\nEFRAIN’S SECRET.<\/strong> Sofia Quintero. (Knopf, $16.99) ISBN 978-0375847066
\nFALLING IN.<\/strong> Frances O\u2019Roark Dowell. (S&S\/Atheneum, $16.99) ISBN 978-1416950325
\nHAPPYFACE.<\/strong> Stephen Emond. (Little, Brown, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-316-04100-3
\nHATTIE THE BAD. <\/strong>Jane Devlin. Illustrated by Joe Berger. (Dial, $16.99) ISBN 978-0803734470
\nHEART AND THE BOTTLE, THE. <\/strong>Oliver Jeffers. (Philomel, $17.99) ISBN 978-0399254529
\nHENRY IN LOVE.<\/strong> Peter McCarty. (HarperCollins\/Balzer+Bray, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-06-114288-8
\nHOW TO CLEAN A HIPPOPOTAMUS: A LOOK AT UNUSUAL ANIMAL PARTNERSHIPS.<\/strong> Steve Jenkins and Robin Page. (Houghton, $16) ISBN 978-0547245157
\nI CAN BE ANYTHING! <\/strong>Jerry Spinelli. Illustrated by Jimmy Liao. (Little, Brown, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-316-16226-5
\nIF STONES COULD SPEAK: UNLOCKING THE SECRETS OF STONEHENGE. <\/strong>Marc Aronson. (National Geographic, $17.95) ISBN 978-1426305993
\nKAKAPO RESCUE: SAVING THE WORLD’S STRANGEST PARROT. <\/strong>Sy Montgomery. Illustrated by Nic Bishop. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $18) ISBN 978-0618494170
\nLINCOLN TELLS A JOKE: HOW LAUGHTER SAVED THE PRESIDENT (AND THE COUNTRY).<\/strong> Kathleen Krull and Paul Brewer. Illustrated by Stacy Innerst. (Harcourt, $16) ISBN 978-0152066390
\nLITTLE RED HEN AND THE PASSOVER MATZAH, THE.<\/strong> Leslie Kimmelman. Illustrated by Paul Meisel. (Holiday House, $16.95) ISBN 978-0-8234-1952-4
\nMAMA MITI: WANGARI MAATHAI AND THE TREES OF KENYA. <\/strong>Donna Jo Napoli. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. (S&S\/Paula Wiseman, $16.99) ISBN 978-1-4169-3505-6
\nMEANWHILE: PICK ANY PATH. 3,856 STORY POSSIBILITIES.<\/strong> Jason Shiga. (Abrams\/Amulet, $15.95) ISBN 978-0-81098-423-3
\nMOCKINGBIRD.<\/strong> Kathryn Erskine. (Philomel, $15.99) ISBN 978-0399252648
\nNEST FOR CELESTE, A: A STORY ABOUT ART, INSPIRATION, AND THE MEANING OF HOME.<\/strong> Henry Cole. (HarperCollins\/Katherine Tegen, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-06-170410-9
\nNIGHT FAIRY, THE.<\/strong> Laura Amy Schlitz. Illustrated by Angela Barrett. (Candlewick, $16.99) ISBN 978-0763636746
\nNUMBERS. <\/strong>Rachel Ward. (Scholastic\/Chicken House, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-545-14299-1
\nONCE.<\/strong> Morris Gleitzman. (Holt, $16.99) ISBN 978-0805090260
\nOSTRICH BOYS.<\/strong> Keith Gray. (Random, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-375-85843-7
\nPARIS IN THE SPRING WITH PICASSO.<\/strong> Joan Yolleck. Illustrated by Marjorie Priceman. (Random\/Schwartz & Wade, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-375-83756-2
\nSHARING THE SEASONS: A BOOK OF POEMS.<\/strong> Selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins. Illustrated by David Diaz. (S&S\/McElderry, $21.99) ISBN 978-1416902102
\nSIT-IN: HOW FOUR FRIENDS STOOD UP BY SITTING DOWN.<\/strong> Andrea Davis Pinkney. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. (Little, Brown, $16.99) ISBN 978-0316070164
\nSKY IS EVERYWHERE, THE. <\/strong>Jandy Nelson. (Dial, $17.99) ISBN 978-0803734951
\nSPIES OF MISSISSIPPI: THE TRUE STORY OF THE SPY NETWORK THAT TRIED TO DESTROY THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.<\/strong> Rick Bowers. (National Geographic, $16.95) ISBN 978-1426305955)
\nSUMMER BIRDS: THE BUTTERFLIES OF MARIA MERIAN.<\/strong> Margarita Engle. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. (Holt, $16.99) ISBN 978-0805089370.
\nTHREE RIVERS RISING: A NOVEL OF THE JOHNSTOWN FLOOD. <\/strong>James Richards. (Knopf, $16.99) ISBN 978-0375858857
\nTURTLE IN PARADISE.<\/strong> Jennifer L. Holm. (Random, $16.99) ISBN 978-0375836886
\nUNDER A RED SKY: MEMOIR OF A CHILDHOOD IN COMMUNIST ROMANIA.<\/strong> Haya Leah Molnar. FSG\/Foster, $17.99 (288p) ISBN 978-0-374-31840-6
\nWHITE CAT.<\/strong> Holly Black. S&S\/McElderry, $17.99) ISBN 978-1416963967
\nWOODS RUNNER.<\/strong> Gary Paulsen. (Random\/Wendy Lamb, $15.99) ISBN 978-0-385-73884-2
\nYEAR OF GOODBYES, THE: A TRUE STORY OF FRIENDSHIP, FAMILY, AND FAREWELLS. <\/strong>Debbie Levy. (Disney-Hyperion, $16.99) ISBN 978-1-4231-2901-1
\n1 STAR <\/strong><\/em>
\n13 TREASURES.<\/strong> Michelle Harrison. (Little, Brown, $15.99) ISBN 978-0316041485
\nADDICTED TO HER.<\/strong> Janet Nichols Lynch. (Holiday House, $17.95) EAN 9780823421862
\nADVENTURES OF JACK LIME, THE.<\/strong> James Leck. (Kids Can, $16.95) ISBN 978-1554533640
\nANIMAL CRACKERS FLY THE COOP.<\/strong> Kevin O’Malley. (Walker, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-8027-9837-4
\nASHES.<\/strong> Kathryn Lasky. (Viking, $16.99) ISBN 978-0670011575
\nBABY SHOWER.<\/strong> Jane Breskin Zalben. (Roaring Brook\/Neal Porter, $16.99) ISBN 978-1596434653
\nBACK OF THE BUS.<\/strong> Aaron Reynolds. Illustrated by Floyd Cooper. (Philomel, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-399-25091-0
\nBACK TO BED, ED! <\/strong>Sebastien Braun. (Peachtree, $15.95) ISBN: 978-1561455188
\nBAG IN THE WIND.<\/strong> Ted Kooser. Illustrated by Barry Root. (Candlewick, $17.99) ISBN 978-0763630010
\nBANDIT’S SURPRISE.<\/strong> Karen Rostoker-Gruber. Illustrated by Vincent Nguyen. (Marshall Cavendish, $16.99) ISBN 978-0761456230
\nBEAR IN THE AIR.<\/strong> Susan Meyers. Illustrated by Amy Bates. (Abrams, $15.95) ISBN 978-0810983984
\nBEFORE I FALL.<\/strong> Lauren Oliver. (HarperTeen, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-06-172680-4
\nBEST FRIENDS FOREVER: A WORLD WAR II SCRAPBOOK.<\/strong> Beverly Patt. Illustrated by Shula Klinger. (Marshall Cavendish, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-7614-5577-6
\nBIRTHDAY BALL, THE.<\/strong> Lois Lowry. Illustrated by Jules Feiffer. (Houghton, $16) ISBN 978-0547238692
\nBLACK JACK: THE BALLAD OF JACK JOHNSON. <\/strong>Charles R. Smith. Illustrated by Shane W. Evans. (Roaring Brook\/Neal Porter, $16.99) ISBN 978-1596434738
\nBLACK MAGIC. <\/strong>Dinah Johnson. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. (Holt\/Christy Ottaviano, $15.99) ISBN 978-0805078336
\nBLEEDING VIOLET.<\/strong> Dia Reeves. (Simon Pulse, $16.99) ISBN 978-1-4169-8618-8
\nBLOCKHEAD: THE LIFE OF FIBONACCI.<\/strong> Joseph D’Agnese. Illustrated by John O’Brien, Jr. (Holt, $16.99) ISBN 9780805063059
\nBORN YESTERDAY: THE DIARY OF A YOUNG JOURNALIST.<\/strong> James Solheim. Illustrated by Simon James. (Philomel, $15.99) ISBN 978-0399251559
\nBOY WHO CLIMBED INTO THE MOON, THE.<\/strong> David Almond. Illustrated by Polly Dunbar. (Candlewick, $15.99) ISBN 978-0763642174
\nBOYS, THE. <\/strong>Jeff Newman. (Simon & Schuster, $15.99) ISBN 978-1416950127
\nBRAND-NEW BABY BLUES.<\/strong> Kathi Appelt. Illustrated by Kelly Murphy. (HarperCollins, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-06-053233-8
\nCAPTAIN SMALL PIG.<\/strong> Martin Waddell. Illustrated by Susan Varley. (Peachtree, $15.95) ISBN 978-1561455195
\nCARBON DIARIES 2017.<\/strong> THE. Saci Lloyd. (Holiday House, $17.95) ISBN 978-0823422609
\nCARDTURNER, THE.<\/strong> Louis Sachar. (Delacorte, $17.99) ISBN 978-0385736626
\nCAT THE CAT, WHO IS THAT? <\/strong>Mo Willems. (HarperCollins\/Balzer+Bray, $12.99) ISBN 978-0-06-172840-2
\nCELESTIAL GLOBE, THE.<\/strong> Marie Rutkoski. (FSG, $16.99) ISBN 978-0374310271
\nCHALK.<\/strong> Bill Thomson. (Marshall Cavendish, $15.99) ISBN 978-0761455264
\nCHAMPION OF CHILDREN, THE: THE STORY OF JANUSZ KORCZAK. <\/strong> Tomek Bogacki. (FSG, $17.99) ISBN 978-0374341367
\nCHASING ORION.<\/strong> Kathryn Lasky. (Candlewick, $17.99) ISBN 978-0763639822
\nCINCO DE MOUSE-O!<\/strong> Judy Cox. Illustrated by Jeffrey Ebbeler. (Holiday House, $16.95) ISBN 978-0823421947
\nCITY DOG, COUNTRY FROG.<\/strong> Mo Willems. Illustrated by Jon J Muth. (Hyperion, $17.99) ISBN 978-1423103004
\nCLOUD TEA MONKEYS.<\/strong> Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham. Illustrated by Juan Wijngaard. (Candlewick, $15.99) ISBN 978-0763644536
\nCONSTELLATIONS.<\/strong> F. S. Kim (Children’s Press, hc $26; pb $6.95) hc EAN: 978-0531168950; pb EAN: 978-0531228029
\nCOUNTDOWN.<\/strong> Deborah Wiles. (Scholastic, $17.99) EAN 978-0545106054
\nCRUNCH.<\/strong> Leslie Connor. (HarperCollins\/Katherine Tegen, $16.99) ISBN 978-0061692291
\nDANCING FEET!<\/strong> Lindsey Craig. Illustrated by Marc Brown. (Knopf, $16.99) ISBN 978-0375861819
\nDJANGO, THE.<\/strong> Levi Pinfold. (Candlewick\/Templar, $16.99) ISBN 978-0763627889
\nDOGS.<\/strong> Emily Gravett. (Simon & Schuster, $15.99) ISBN 978-1416987031
\nDON’T SPILL THE BEANS! <\/strong>Ian Schoenherr. (Greenwillow, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-06-172457-2
\nDRAGONBREATH: ATTACK OF THE NINJA FROGS.<\/strong> Ursula Vernon. (Dial, $12.99) ISBN 978-0803733657
\nDRAGONS OF DARKNESS.<\/strong> Antonia Michaelis. Translated by Anthea Bell. (Abrams, $18.95) ISBN 978-0810940741
\nDRIVEN: A PHOTOBIOGRAPHY OF HENRY FORD.<\/strong> Don Mitchell. (National Geographic, $18.95) 978-1426301551
\nDRIZZLE.<\/strong> Kathleen Van Cleve. (Dial, $16.99) ISBN 978-0803733626
\nEASTER EGG, THE.<\/strong> Jan Brett. Putnam, $17.99 (32p) ISBN 978-0-399-25238-9
\nEGRET’S DAY, AN.<\/strong> Jane Yolen. Photography by Jason Stemple. (Boyds Mills\/Wordsong, $17.95) ISBN 978-1590786505
\nEIGHTH-GRADE SUPERZERO.<\/strong> Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich. Scholastic\/Arthur A. Levine, $16.99 (336p) ISBN 978-0-545-09676-8
\nENCHANTED GLASS. <\/strong>Diana Wynne Jones. (Greenwillow, $16.99) ISBN 978-0061866845.
\nENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHOLOGICA: GODS AND HEROES.<\/strong> Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda. (Candlewick, $29.99) ISBN 978-0763631710
\nEVERY LITTLE THING IN THE WORLD.<\/strong> Nina de Gramont. (Atheneum, $16.95) ISBN 978-1426305955
\nEVERYDAY LIFE IN THE ROMAN EMPIRE. <\/strong>Kathryn Hinds. (Marshall Cavendish\/Benchmark, $42.79 ISBN 978-0761444848
\nEYE FOR COLOR, AN: THE STORY OF JOSEF ALBERS.<\/strong> Natasha Wing. Illustrated by Julia Breckenreid (Holt, $16.99) ISBN 978-0805080728
\nFARAWAY ISLAND, A.<\/strong> Annika Thor. Translated by Linda Schenck. (Delacorte, $16.99) ISBN 978-0385736176
\nFARM.<\/strong> Elisha Cooper. (Scholastic\/Orchard, $17.99) ISBN 978-0545070751
\nFDR’S ALPHABET SOUP: NEW DEAL AMERICA, 1932-1939. <\/strong>Tonya Bolden. (Knopf, $19.99) ISBN 978-0375852145
\nFIRE WILL FALL.<\/strong> Carol Plum-Ucci. (Harcourt, $18) ISBN 978-0152165628
\nFIREFLY LETTERS, THE: A SUFFRAGETTE’S JOURNEY TO CUBA.<\/strong> Margarita Engle. (Holt, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-8050-9082-6
\nFOLLY. <\/strong>Marthe Jocelyn. (Random House\/Wendy Lamb, $15.99) ISBN 978-0385738460
\nFOREVER FRIENDS.<\/strong> Carin Berger. (Greenwillow, $16.99) ISBN 978-0061915284
\nFOX AND THE HEN, THE.<\/strong> Eric Battut. (Boxer Books, $16.95) ISBN 978-1907152023
\nFRANKIE PICKLE AND THE PINE RUN 3000.<\/strong> Eric Wight. (Simon & Schuster, $9.99) ISBN 978-1416964858
\nGARMANN’S STREET.<\/strong> Stian Hole. (Eerdmans, $16.99) ISBN 978-0802853578
\nGIRL WITH THE MERMAID HAIR, THE.<\/strong> Delia Ephron. (HarperTeen, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-06-154260-2
\nGREEN WITCH.<\/strong> Alice Hoffman. (Scholastic Press, $17.99) ISBN 978-0545141956
\nGRIFF CARVER, HALLWAY PATROL.<\/strong> Jim Krieg. Razorbill, $15.99 (272p) ISBN 978-1-59514-276-4
\nHALF-MINUTE HORRORS. <\/strong>Edited by Susan Rich (HarperCollins, $12.99) ISBN 978-0061833793
\nHALLELUJAH FLIGHT, THE. <\/strong>Phil Bildner. Illustrated by John Holyfield. (Putnam, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-399-24789-7
\nHENRIETTA HORNBUCKLE’S CIRCUS OF LIFE.<\/strong> Michael de Guzman. (FSG, $16.99) ISBN 978-0374335137
\nHENRY AARON’S DREAM.<\/strong> Matt Tavares. (Candlewick, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-7636-3224-3
\nHEY, RABBIT! <\/strong>Sergio Ruzzier. (Roaring Brook\/Neal Porter, $16.99.) ISBN 978-1-59643-502-5
\nHIP HOP DOG.<\/strong> Raschka, Chris. (HarperCollins, $16.99) ISBN 978-0061239632
\nHIVE DETECTIVES, THE: CHRONICLE OF A HONEY BEE CATASTROPHE.<\/strong> Loree Griffin Burns. Illustrated by Ellen Harasimowicz. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $18) ISBN 978-0547152318
\nHOUSE OF DOLLS.<\/strong> Francesca Lia Block. Illustrated by Barbara McClintock. (Harper, $15.99) ISBN 978-0061130946
\nHOW TO SURVIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL.<\/strong> Donna Gephart. (Delacorte, $15.99) ISBN 978-0385737937
\nI AM A BACKHOE. <\/strong>Hines, Anna Grossnickle. (Tricycle, $12.99) ISBN 978-1582463063.
\nI AM GOING (ELEPHANT & PIGGIE).<\/strong> Mo Willems. (Hyperion, $8.99) ISBN 978-1423119906
\nI AM NOT A SERIAL KILLER (JOHN CLEAVER). <\/strong>Dan Wells. (Tor, $9.99) ISBN 978-0765327826
\nINCREDIBLE VOYAGE OF ULYSSES.<\/strong> Bimba Landmann. (Getty, $19.95) ISBN 978-1606060124
\nIS IT NIGHT OR DAY? <\/strong>Fern Schumer Chapman. (FSG, $16.99) ISBN 978-0374177447
\nJUSTIN CASE: SCHOOL, DROOL, AND OTHER DAILY DISASTERS.<\/strong> Rachel Vail. Illustrated by Matthew Cordell. (Feiwel & Friends, $16.99) EAN 978-0312532901
\nKNIFE THAT KILLED ME, THE.<\/strong> Anthony McGowan. (Delacorte, $16.99) ISBN 978-0385738224
\nLAST BEST DAYS OF SUMMER, THE.<\/strong> Valerie Hobbs. (FSG\/Frances Foster, $16.99) ISBN 978-0374346706
\nLAWN TO LAWN. <\/strong>Dan Yaccarino. (Knopf, $17.99) ISBN 978-0375855740
\nLIBERTY OR DEATH: THE SURPRISING STORY OF RUNAWAY SLAVES WHO SIDED WITH THE BRITISH DURING THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.<\/strong> Margaret Whitman Blair. (National Geographic, $18.95) ISBN 978-1426305900
\nLIFE AND TIMES OF SCROOGE MCDUCK, THE. VOL. 1.<\/strong> Don Rosa. (Boom! Kids, $24.99) ISBN 978-1608865383
\nLIGHTER SIDE OF LIFE AND DEATH, THE.<\/strong> C.K. Kelly Marton. (Random, $16.99) ISBN 978-0375845888
\nLITTLE DIVA.<\/strong> LaChanze. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. (Feiwel & Friends, $16.99) ISBN 978-0312370107
\nLOCKDOWN.<\/strong> Walter Dean Myers. (HarperTeen, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-06-121480-6
\nMAGIC UNDER GLASS.<\/strong> Jaclyn Dolamore. (Bloomsbury, $16.99) ISBN 978-1599904306
\nMAMA, IS IT SUMMER YET?<\/strong> Nikki McClure. (Abrams, $17.95) ISBN 978-0810984684
\nMEETING, THE. <\/strong>Brigitte Luciani. Illustrated by Eve Tharlet. Translated by Carol Klio Burrell. (Lerner\/Graphic Universe, $6.95) ISBN 978-0761356318
\nMILLION SHADES OF GRAY, A.<\/strong> Cynthia Kadohata. (S&S\/Atheneum, $16.99) ISBN 978-1-4169-1883-7
\nMIMI’S DADA CATIFESTO.<\/strong> Shelley Jackson. (Clarion, $17) ISBN 978-0547126814
\nMISS BROOKS LOVES BOOKS! (AND I DON’T).<\/strong> Barbara Bottner. Illustrated by Michael Emberley. (Knopf\/Borzoi, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-375-84682-3
\nMISTWOOD.<\/strong> Leah Cypress. (Greenwillow\/Harper, $16.99) ISBN 978-0061956997
\nMOON BEAR.<\/strong> Brenda Z. Guiberson. Illustrated by Ed Young. (Holt, $16.99) ISBN 978-0805089776
\nMR. MENDOZA’S PAINTBRUSH: A GRAPHIC NOVEL.<\/strong> Luis Alberto Urrea. Illustrated Christopher Cardinale. (Cinco Puntos Press, $16.95) EAN 978-1933693231
\nNABEEL’S NEW PANTS.<\/strong> Fawzia Gilani-Williams. Illustrated by Proiti Roy. (Marshall Cavendish, $15.99) ISBN 9780761456292
\nNO MOON.<\/strong> Irene N. Watts. (Tundra, $12.95) ISBN 978-0887769719
\nNORTHWARD TO THE MOON.<\/strong> Polly Horvath. (Random\/Schwartz & Wade, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-375-86110-9
\nODYSSEY, THE.<\/strong> Homer and Tim Mucci. Illustrated by Ben Caldwell. (Sterling, $7.95) ISBN 978-1402731556
\nOH, DADDY!<\/strong> Bob Shea. (HarperCollins\/Balzer & Bray, $16.99) ISBN 978-0061730801
\nOLDER THAN THE STARS.<\/strong> Karen C. Fox. (Charlesbridge, $15.95) ISBN: 978-1-57091-787-5
\nPADDLING OF DUCKS, A: ANIMALS IN GROUPS FROM A TO Z. <\/strong>Marjorie Blain Parker. Illustrated by Joseph Kelly. (Kids Can, $16.95) ISBN 978-1553376828
\nPALACE BEAUTIFUL.<\/strong> Sarah DeFord Williams. (Putnam, $16.99) ISBN 978-0399252983
\nPIGS TO THE RESCUE.<\/strong> John Himmelman. (Holt, $16.99) ISBN 978-0805086836
\nPINGPONG PERRY EXPERIENCES HOW A BOOK IS MADE.<\/strong> Sandy Donovan. Illustrated by James Christoph. (Capstone, $25.32) ISBN 978-1404857599
\nPLANET HUNTER: GEOFF MARCY AND THE SEARCH FOR OTHER EARTHS. <\/strong>Vicki O. Wittenstein. (Boyds Mills Press, $17.95) ISBN 978-1590785928
\nPOD.<\/strong> Stephen Wallenfels. (namelos, $18.95 hc; $9.95 pb) ISBN hc 9781608980109; pb 9781608980116
\nPOISON EATERS AND OTHER STORIES.<\/strong> Holly Black. Illustrated by Theo Black. (Big Mouth House, $17.99) ISBN 978-1931520631
\nPOISONED HONEY: A STORY OF MARY MAGDALENE.<\/strong> Beatrice Gormley. (Knopf, $16.99) ISBN 978-0375852077
\nPRIME BABY.<\/strong> Gene Luen Yang. (First Second, $6.99) ISBN 978-1596436121
\nPRINCE OF MIST, THE. <\/strong>Carlos Ruiz Zaf\u00f3n, trans. from the Spanish by Lucia Graves. (Little, Brown, $17.99) ISBN 978-0316044776
\nPRIVATE THOUGHTS OF AMELIA E. RYE.<\/strong> Bonnie Shimko. (FSG, $16.99) ISBN 978-0374361310
\nPUSH BUTTON.<\/strong> Aliki. (Greenwillow, $16.99.) ISBN 978-0061673085.
\nQUIET BOOK, THE.<\/strong> Deborah Underwood. Illustrated by Renata Liwska. (Houghton, $12.95) ISBN 978-0547215679
\nRATFINK.<\/strong> Marcia Thornton Jones. Illustrated by C. B. Decker. (Dutton, $16.99) ISBN 978-0525420668
\nREMEMBERING CRYSTAL. <\/strong>Sebastian Loth. (NorthSouth, $14.95) ISBN 978-0735823006
\nRESISTANCE.<\/strong> Carla Jablonski. Illustrated by Leland Purvis. (Roaring Brook\/First Second, $16.99) ISBN 978-1596432918
\nRIVER, THE.<\/strong> Mary Jane Beaufrand. (Little, Brown, $16.99) ISBN 978-0316041683
\nSALT.<\/strong> Maurice Gee. (Orca, $18) ISBN 978-1554692095
\nSAY HELLO! <\/strong>Rachel Isadora. (Putnam, $16.99) ISBN 978-0399252303
\nSEEDS OF CHANGE: WANGARI’S GIFT TO THE WORLD.<\/strong> Jen Cullerton Johnson. Illustrated by Sonia Lynn Sadler. (Lee & Low, $18.95) ISBN 978-1600603679
\nSHAKESPEARE MAKES THE PLAY-OFFS.<\/strong> Ron Koertge (Candlewick, $15.99) ISBN 978-0763644352
\nSICK DAY FOR AMOS MCGEE, A.<\/strong> Philip C. Stead. Illustrated by Erin Stead. (Roaring Brook\/Neal Porter, $16.99) EAN 978-1596434028
\nSIGNED, ABIAH ROSE.<\/strong> Diane Browning. (Tricycle, $15.99) ISBN 978-1582463117
\nSMALL FREE KISS IN THE DARK, A. <\/strong>Glenda Millard. (Holiday House, $16.95) ISBN 978-0823422647
\nSMELLS LIKE DOG.<\/strong> Suzanne Selfors. (Little, Brown, $15.99) ISBN 978-0316043984
\nSMILE! <\/strong>Leigh Hodgkinson. (HarperTeen\/Balzer+Bray\/, $16.99) ISBN 978-0061852695
\nSNOWBALL EFFECT, THE. <\/strong>Holly Nicole Hoxter. (HarperTeen, $16.99) ISBN 978-0061755712
\nSOLAR SYSTEM, THE.<\/strong> Howard K. Trammel. (Children\u2019s Press, $6.95) ISBN 978-0531228029
\nSONG OF THE WHALES, THE.<\/strong> Uri Orlev. Translated by Hillel Halkin. (Houghton, $16) ISBN 978-0547257525
\nSPELLS.<\/strong> Aprilynne Pike. (Harper, $16.99) ISBN 978-0061668067
\nSTAR CRUSHER, THE: MISSILE MOUSE.<\/strong> Jake Parker. (Graphix. $10.99) ISBN 978-0545117159
\nSTAR IN THE FOREST.<\/strong> Laura Resau. (Delacorte, $14.99) ISBN 978-0385737920
\nSTARS.<\/strong> Ker Than. (Children\u2019s Press, $6.95) ISBN 978-0531228067
\nSTOLEN.<\/strong> Lucy Christopher. (Scholastic\/Chicken House, $17.99) ISBN 978-0545170932
\nSTUCK ON EARTH.<\/strong> David Klass. (FSG\/Foster, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-374-39951-1
\nSUNDAY IS FOR GOD.<\/strong> Michael McGowan. Illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. (Random\/Schwartz & Wade, $17.99) ISBN 978-0375841880
\nSWEET HEREAFTER.<\/strong> Angela Johnson. (Simon & Schuster, $16.99) ISBN 978-0689873850
\nTAKE ME WITH YOU.<\/strong> Carolyn Marsden. (Candlewick, $14.99) ISBN 978-0763637392
\nTELL US WE’RE HOME.<\/strong> Maria Budhos. (S&S\/Atheneum, $16.99) ISBN 978-1416903529
\nTHIS WORLD WE LIVE IN.<\/strong> Susan Beth Pfeffer. (Harcourt, $17) ISBN 978-0547248042
\nTIME YOU LET ME IN: 25 POETS UNDER 25.<\/strong> Selected by Naomi Shihab Nye. (Greenwillow, $16.99) ISBN 978-0-06-189637-8
\nTOADS AND DIAMONDS. <\/strong>Heather Tomlinson. (Holt, $16.99) ISBN 978-0805089684
\nTREE HOUSE, THE.<\/strong> Marjorie Tolman and Ronald Tilman. (Boyds Mills\/Lemniscaat, $17.95) ISBN 978-1590788066
\nTYRANNY.<\/strong> Lesley Fairfield. (Tundra, $10.95) ISBN 978-0887769030
\nUGLY DUCKLING, THE.<\/strong> Adapted by Sebastien Braun. (Boxer Books, $16.95) ISBN 978-1907152047
\nWAITING OUT THE STORM. <\/strong>JoAnn Early Macken. Illustrated by Susan Gaber. (Candlewick, $15.99) ISBN 978-0763633783
\nWANTED: THE PERFECT PET. <\/strong>Fiona Roberton. (Putnam, $16.99) ISBN 978-0399254611
\nWAR TO END ALL WARS, THE.<\/strong> Russell Freedman. (Clarion, $22) ISBN 9780547026862
\nWARRIORS IN THE CROSSFIRE. <\/strong>Nancy Bo Flood. (Front Street, $17.95) ISBN 978-1590786611
\nWATER SEEKER, THE.<\/strong> Kimberly Willis Holt. (Holt, $16.99) ISBN 978-0805080209
\nWE THE CHILDREN (BENJAMIN PRATT AND THE KEEPERS OF THE SCHOOL 01).<\/strong> Andrew Clements. Illustrated by Adam Stower. (S&S\/Atheneum, $14.99) ISBN 978-1416938866
\nWHEN JACK GOES OUT. <\/strong>Pat Schories. (Boyds Mills, $13.95) ISBN 978-1-59078-652-9
\nWISHING FOR TOMORROW: THE SEQUEL TO A LITTLE PRINCESS.<\/strong> Hilary McKay. Illustrated by Nick Maland. (S&S\/McElderry, $16.99) ISBN 978-1442401693
\nWIZARD FROM THE START, A: THE INCREDIBLE BOYHOOD & AMAZING INVENTIONS OF THOMAS EDISON. <\/strong>Don Brown. (Houghton Harcourt Mifflin, $16) ISBN 978-0547194875
\nWONDER HORSE: THE TRUE STORY OF THE WORLD’S SMARTEST HORSE.<\/strong> Emily Arnold McCully. (Holt, $16.99) ISBN 978-0805087932
\nWORD AFTER WORD AFTER WORD. <\/strong>Patricia MacLachlan. (HarperCollins\/Katherine Tegen, $14.99.) ISBN 978-0060279714
\nYOUNG ZEUS.<\/strong> G. Brian Karas. (Scholastic, $17.99) ISBN 978-0-439-72806-5
\nZEN & XANDER UNDONE.<\/strong> Amy Kathleen Ryan. (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $16) EAN 978-0547062488
\nZEUS: KING OF THE GODS. <\/strong>Adapted and illustrated by George O’Connor. (Roaring Brook\/Neal Porter\/First Second, $16.99 hc, $9.99 pb) ISBN 978-1-59643-431-8 hc; ISBN 978-1-59643-625-1 pb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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