NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 2006Older Readers
NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 2006Older Readers
NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 2006Older Readers
Armstrong, Jennifer. Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War. Ilus.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow.
Blumenthal, Karen. Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX, the Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America. Ilus.
Bolden, Tonya. Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl. Illus.
Broach, Elise. Shakespeare’s Secret.
Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two.
Canales, Viola. The Tequila Worm.
Carvell, Marlene. Sweetgrass Basket.
Dowell, Frances O’Roark. Chicken Boy.
Ellis, Deborah. Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS.
Fleming, Candace. Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt’s Remarkable Life. Illus.
Frank, Mitch. Understanding the Holy Land: Answering Questions about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Illus.
Freedman, Russell. Children of the Great Depression. Illus.
Fünke, Cornelia. Inkspell.
García, Laura Gallego. The Legend of the Wandering King.
Giblin, James Cross. Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth. Illus.
Gruber, Michael. The Witch’s Boy
Guys Write for Guys Read. Ed. by Jon Scieszka. Illus.
Hale, Shannon. Princess Academy.
Hiaasen, Carl. Flush.
Holub, Josef. An Innocent Soldier.
Howe, James. Totally Joe.
Armstrong, Jennifer. Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War. Ilus.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow.
Blumenthal, Karen. Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX, the Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America. Ilus.
Bolden, Tonya. Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl. Illus.
Broach, Elise. Shakespeare’s Secret.
Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two.
Canales, Viola. The Tequila Worm.
Carvell, Marlene. Sweetgrass Basket.
Dowell, Frances O’Roark. Chicken Boy.
Ellis, Deborah. Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS.
Fleming, Candace. Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt’s Remarkable Life. Illus.
Frank, Mitch. Understanding the Holy Land: Answering Questions about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Illus.
Freedman, Russell. Children of the Great Depression. Illus.
Fünke, Cornelia. Inkspell.
García, Laura Gallego. The Legend of the Wandering King.
Giblin, James Cross. Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth. Illus.
Gruber, Michael. The Witch’s Boy
Guys Write for Guys Read. Ed. by Jon Scieszka. Illus.
Hale, Shannon. Princess Academy.
Hiaasen, Carl. Flush.
Holub, Josef. An Innocent Soldier.
Howe, James. Totally Joe.
Armstrong, Jennifer. Photo by Brady: A Picture of the Civil War. Ilus.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow.
Blumenthal, Karen. Let Me Play: The Story of Title IX, the Law That Changed the Future of Girls in America. Ilus.
Bolden, Tonya. Maritcha: A Nineteenth-Century American Girl. Illus.
Broach, Elise. Shakespeare’s Secret.
Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two.
Canales, Viola. The Tequila Worm.
Carvell, Marlene. Sweetgrass Basket.
Dowell, Frances O’Roark. Chicken Boy.
Ellis, Deborah. Our Stories, Our Songs: African Children Talk about AIDS.
Fleming, Candace. Our Eleanor: A Scrapbook Look at Eleanor Roosevelt’s Remarkable Life. Illus.
Frank, Mitch. Understanding the Holy Land: Answering Questions about the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict. Illus.
Freedman, Russell. Children of the Great Depression. Illus.
Fünke, Cornelia. Inkspell.
García, Laura Gallego. The Legend of the Wandering King.
Giblin, James Cross. Good Brother, Bad Brother: The Story of Edwin Booth and John Wilkes Booth. Illus.
Gruber, Michael. The Witch’s Boy
Guys Write for Guys Read. Ed. by Jon Scieszka. Illus.
Hale, Shannon. Princess Academy.
Hiaasen, Carl. Flush.
Holub, Josef. An Innocent Soldier.
Howe, James. Totally Joe.
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Jurmain, Suzanne. The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students. Illus.
Krull, Kathleen. Leonardo da Vinci. Illus. by Boris Kulikov. The extraordinary life
and scientific investigations of the artist and
scientist are detailed in a readable, insight-
ful volume.
Lester, Julius. Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue.
Mwangi, Meja. The Mzungu Boy.
Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmett Till. Illus. by Philippe Lardy.
Nye, Naomi Shihab. A Maze Me: Poems for Girls. Illus. by Terre Maher
Perkins, Lynne Rae. Criss Cross. Illus.
Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief.
Salisbury, Graham. Eyes of the Emperor.
Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Under the Persimmon Tree.
Stauffacher, Sue. Harry Sue.
Varmer, Hjørdis. Hans Christian Andersen: His Fairy Tale Life. Illus.
by Lilian Brøgger
Walker, Sally M. Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley. Illus.
Wilson, Jacqueline. The Illustrated Mum.
Yee, Lisa. Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time.
Zenatti, Valérie. When I Was a Soldier: A Memoir.
Zevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere.
All AgesA Family of Poems: My Favorite
Poetry for Children. Ed. by Caroline Kennedy.
Jurmain, Suzanne. The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students. Illus.
Krull, Kathleen. Leonardo da Vinci. Illus. by Boris Kulikov. The extraordinary life
and scientific investigations of the artist and
scientist are detailed in a readable, insight-
ful volume.
Lester, Julius. Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue.
Mwangi, Meja. The Mzungu Boy.
Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmett Till. Illus. by Philippe Lardy.
Nye, Naomi Shihab. A Maze Me: Poems for Girls. Illus. by Terre Maher
Perkins, Lynne Rae. Criss Cross. Illus.
Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief.
Salisbury, Graham. Eyes of the Emperor.
Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Under the Persimmon Tree.
Stauffacher, Sue. Harry Sue.
Varmer, Hjørdis. Hans Christian Andersen: His Fairy Tale Life. Illus.
by Lilian Brøgger
Walker, Sally M. Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley. Illus.
Wilson, Jacqueline. The Illustrated Mum.
Yee, Lisa. Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time.
Zenatti, Valérie. When I Was a Soldier: A Memoir.
Zevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere.
All AgesA Family of Poems: My Favorite
Poetry for Children. Ed. by Caroline Kennedy.
Jurmain, Suzanne. The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students. Illus.
Krull, Kathleen. Leonardo da Vinci. Illus. by Boris Kulikov. The extraordinary life
and scientific investigations of the artist and
scientist are detailed in a readable, insight-
ful volume.
Lester, Julius. Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue.
Mwangi, Meja. The Mzungu Boy.
Nelson, Marilyn. A Wreath for Emmett Till. Illus. by Philippe Lardy.
Nye, Naomi Shihab. A Maze Me: Poems for Girls. Illus. by Terre Maher
Perkins, Lynne Rae. Criss Cross. Illus.
Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Thief.
Salisbury, Graham. Eyes of the Emperor.
Staples, Suzanne Fisher. Under the Persimmon Tree.
Stauffacher, Sue. Harry Sue.
Varmer, Hjørdis. Hans Christian Andersen: His Fairy Tale Life. Illus.
by Lilian Brøgger
Walker, Sally M. Secrets of a Civil War Submarine: Solving the Mysteries of the H. L. Hunley. Illus.
Wilson, Jacqueline. The Illustrated Mum.
Yee, Lisa. Stanford Wong Flunks Big-Time.
Zenatti, Valérie. When I Was a Soldier: A Memoir.
Zevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere.
All AgesA Family of Poems: My Favorite
Poetry for Children. Ed. by Caroline Kennedy.
NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 2006Middle Readers
NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 2006MIddle Readers
NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 2006Middle Readers
Alarcón, Francisco X. Poems to Dream Together / Poemas para soñar juntos. Illus. by Paula Barragán
Anderson, M. T. Whales on Stilts. Illus.
by Kurt Cyrus
Armstrong, Alan. Whittington. Illus. by
S. D. Schindler
Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Inte resting Boy.
Borden, Louise. The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. A. Rey. Illus. by Allan Drummond
Burleigh, Robert. Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light. Illus.
Collard, Sneed B. The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America’s Lost Grasslands. Illus.
Delano, Marfé Ferguson. Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein.
Erdrich, Louise. The Game of Silence. Illus.
Giovanni, Nikki. Rosa. Illus. by Bryan
Collier
Goscinny, René. Nicholas. Illus. by Jean-
Jacques Sempé
Greene, Stephanie. Queen Sophie Hartley.
Himelblau, Linda. The Trouble Begins.
Holm, Jennifer L. and Holm, Matthew. Babymouse: Queen of the World! Illus. by Matthew Holm.
Johnson-Davies, Denys. Goha the Wise Fool. Illus. by Hag Hamdy Mohamed
Fattouh and Hany El Saed Ahmed.
Kerrin, Jessica Scott. Martin Bridge, Ready for Takeoff! Illus. by Joseph Kelly.
A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms. Ed. by Paul B. Janecko. Illus. by Chris Raschka.
McKissack, Patricia C. and Moss, Onawumi Jean. Precious and the Boo Hag. Illus. by Kyrsten Brooker.
Menchú, Rigoberta and Liano, Dante. The Girl from Chimel. Illus. by Domi.
Alarcón, Francisco X. Poems to Dream Together / Poemas para soñar juntos. Illus. by Paula Barragán
Anderson, M. T. Whales on Stilts. Illus.
by Kurt Cyrus
Armstrong, Alan. Whittington. Illus. by
S. D. Schindler
Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Inte resting Boy.
Borden, Louise. The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. A. Rey. Illus. by Allan Drummond
Burleigh, Robert. Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light. Illus.
Collard, Sneed B. The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America’s Lost Grasslands. Illus.
Delano, Marfé Ferguson. Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein.
Erdrich, Louise. The Game of Silence. Illus.
Giovanni, Nikki. Rosa. Illus. by Bryan
Collier
Goscinny, René. Nicholas. Illus. by Jean-
Jacques Sempé
Greene, Stephanie. Queen Sophie Hartley.
Himelblau, Linda. The Trouble Begins.
Holm, Jennifer L. and Holm, Matthew. Babymouse: Queen of the World! Illus. by Matthew Holm.
Johnson-Davies, Denys. Goha the Wise Fool. Illus. by Hag Hamdy Mohamed
Fattouh and Hany El Saed Ahmed.
Kerrin, Jessica Scott. Martin Bridge, Ready for Takeoff! Illus. by Joseph Kelly.
A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms. Ed. by Paul B. Janecko. Illus. by Chris Raschka.
McKissack, Patricia C. and Moss, Onawumi Jean. Precious and the Boo Hag. Illus. by Kyrsten Brooker.
Menchú, Rigoberta and Liano, Dante. The Girl from Chimel. Illus. by Domi.
Alarcón, Francisco X. Poems to Dream Together / Poemas para soñar juntos. Illus. by Paula Barragán
Anderson, M. T. Whales on Stilts. Illus.
by Kurt Cyrus
Armstrong, Alan. Whittington. Illus. by
S. D. Schindler
Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Inte resting Boy.
Borden, Louise. The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H. A. Rey. Illus. by Allan Drummond
Burleigh, Robert. Toulouse-Lautrec: The Moulin Rouge and the City of Light. Illus.
Collard, Sneed B. The Prairie Builders: Reconstructing America’s Lost Grasslands. Illus.
Delano, Marfé Ferguson. Genius: A Photobiography of Albert Einstein.
Erdrich, Louise. The Game of Silence. Illus.
Giovanni, Nikki. Rosa. Illus. by Bryan
Collier
Goscinny, René. Nicholas. Illus. by Jean-
Jacques Sempé
Greene, Stephanie. Queen Sophie Hartley.
Himelblau, Linda. The Trouble Begins.
Holm, Jennifer L. and Holm, Matthew. Babymouse: Queen of the World! Illus. by Matthew Holm.
Johnson-Davies, Denys. Goha the Wise Fool. Illus. by Hag Hamdy Mohamed
Fattouh and Hany El Saed Ahmed.
Kerrin, Jessica Scott. Martin Bridge, Ready for Takeoff! Illus. by Joseph Kelly.
A Kick in the Head: An Everyday Guide to Poetic Forms. Ed. by Paul B. Janecko. Illus. by Chris Raschka.
McKissack, Patricia C. and Moss, Onawumi Jean. Precious and the Boo Hag. Illus. by Kyrsten Brooker.
Menchú, Rigoberta and Liano, Dante. The Girl from Chimel. Illus. by Domi.
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Napoli, Donna Jo. The King of Mulberry Street.
Russo, Marisabina. Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II. Illus.
Sabuda, Robert and Reinhart, Matthew. Encyclopedia Prehis-torica: Dinosaurs. Illus.
Say, Allen. Kamishibai Man. Illus.
Sidman, Joyce. Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems. Illus. by Beckie Prange.
Singer, Marilyn. Central Heating: Poems about Fire and Warmth. Illus. by Meilo So.
Taback, Simms. Kibitzers and Fools: Tales My Zayda Told Me. Illus.
Turner, Pamela S. Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes. Illus.
Williams, Mary. Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Illus. by R. Gregory Christie.
Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq. Illus.
Winter, Jonah. Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Illus. by Raúl Colón.
Woodson, Jacqueline. Show Way. Illus.
by Hudson Talbott.
All AgesA Family of Poems: My Favorite
Poetry for Children. Ed. by Caroline Kennedy.
Napoli, Donna Jo. The King of Mulberry Street.
Russo, Marisabina. Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II. Illus.
Sabuda, Robert and Reinhart, Matthew. Encyclopedia Prehis-torica: Dinosaurs. Illus.
Say, Allen. Kamishibai Man. Illus.
Sidman, Joyce. Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems. Illus. by Beckie Prange.
Singer, Marilyn. Central Heating: Poems about Fire and Warmth. Illus. by Meilo So.
Taback, Simms. Kibitzers and Fools: Tales My Zayda Told Me. Illus.
Turner, Pamela S. Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes. Illus.
Williams, Mary. Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Illus. by R. Gregory Christie.
Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq. Illus.
Winter, Jonah. Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Illus. by Raúl Colón.
Woodson, Jacqueline. Show Way. Illus.
by Hudson Talbott.
All AgesA Family of Poems: My Favorite
Poetry for Children. Ed. by Caroline Kennedy.
Napoli, Donna Jo. The King of Mulberry Street.
Russo, Marisabina. Always Remember Me: How One Family Survived World War II. Illus.
Sabuda, Robert and Reinhart, Matthew. Encyclopedia Prehis-torica: Dinosaurs. Illus.
Say, Allen. Kamishibai Man. Illus.
Sidman, Joyce. Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems. Illus. by Beckie Prange.
Singer, Marilyn. Central Heating: Poems about Fire and Warmth. Illus. by Meilo So.
Taback, Simms. Kibitzers and Fools: Tales My Zayda Told Me. Illus.
Turner, Pamela S. Gorilla Doctors: Saving Endangered Great Apes. Illus.
Williams, Mary. Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan. Illus. by R. Gregory Christie.
Winter, Jeanette. The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq. Illus.
Winter, Jonah. Roberto Clemente: Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Illus. by Raúl Colón.
Woodson, Jacqueline. Show Way. Illus.
by Hudson Talbott.
All AgesA Family of Poems: My Favorite
Poetry for Children. Ed. by Caroline Kennedy.
NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 2006Younger Readers
NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 2006Younger Readers
NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS, 2006Younger Readers
Agee, Jon. Terrific. Illus
Arnold, Katya. Elephants Can Paint Too! Illus.
Arnold, Tedd. Hi, Fly Guy! Illus.
Beaumont, Karen. I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! Illus. by David Catrow
Bloom, Suzanne. A Splendid Friend, Indeed. Illus.
Del Negro, Janice. Willa and the Wind. Illus. by Heather Solomon
DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson to the Rescue. Illus. by Chris Van Dusen.
Ehlert, Lois. Leaf Man. Illus.
Graham, Bob. Oscar’s Half Birthday. Illus.
Grey, Mini. Traction Man Is Here! Illus.
Guy, Ginger Foglesong. Siesta. Illus. by
René King Moreno.
Hicks, Barbara Jean. Jitterbug Jam: A Monster Tale. Illus by Alexis Deacon.
Juster, Norton. The Hello, Goodbye Window. Illus. by Chris Raschka
Karas, G. Brian. On Earth. Illus.
Kerley, Barbara. You and Me Together: Moms, Dads, and Kids around the World. IIllus.
Mora, Pat. Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart. Illus. by Raúl Colón.
Muth, Jon J. Zen Shorts. Illus.
Park, Linda Sue and Durango, Julia. Yum! Yuck! A Foldout Book of People Sounds. Illus by Sue Ramá
Priceman, Marjorie. Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride. Illus.
Richardson, Justin and Parnell, Peter. And Tango Makes Three. Illus. by
Henry Cole.
Agee, Jon. Terrific. Illus
Arnold, Katya. Elephants Can Paint Too! Illus.
Arnold, Tedd. Hi, Fly Guy! Illus.
Beaumont, Karen. I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! Illus. by David Catrow
Bloom, Suzanne. A Splendid Friend, Indeed. Illus.
Del Negro, Janice. Willa and the Wind. Illus. by Heather Solomon
DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson to the Rescue. Illus. by Chris Van Dusen.
Ehlert, Lois. Leaf Man. Illus.
Graham, Bob. Oscar’s Half Birthday. Illus.
Grey, Mini. Traction Man Is Here! Illus.
Guy, Ginger Foglesong. Siesta. Illus. by
René King Moreno.
Hicks, Barbara Jean. Jitterbug Jam: A Monster Tale. Illus by Alexis Deacon.
Juster, Norton. The Hello, Goodbye Window. Illus. by Chris Raschka
Karas, G. Brian. On Earth. Illus.
Kerley, Barbara. You and Me Together: Moms, Dads, and Kids around the World. IIllus.
Mora, Pat. Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart. Illus. by Raúl Colón.
Muth, Jon J. Zen Shorts. Illus.
Park, Linda Sue and Durango, Julia. Yum! Yuck! A Foldout Book of People Sounds. Illus by Sue Ramá
Priceman, Marjorie. Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride. Illus.
Richardson, Justin and Parnell, Peter. And Tango Makes Three. Illus. by
Henry Cole.
Agee, Jon. Terrific. Illus
Arnold, Katya. Elephants Can Paint Too! Illus.
Arnold, Tedd. Hi, Fly Guy! Illus.
Beaumont, Karen. I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! Illus. by David Catrow
Bloom, Suzanne. A Splendid Friend, Indeed. Illus.
Del Negro, Janice. Willa and the Wind. Illus. by Heather Solomon
DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson to the Rescue. Illus. by Chris Van Dusen.
Ehlert, Lois. Leaf Man. Illus.
Graham, Bob. Oscar’s Half Birthday. Illus.
Grey, Mini. Traction Man Is Here! Illus.
Guy, Ginger Foglesong. Siesta. Illus. by
René King Moreno.
Hicks, Barbara Jean. Jitterbug Jam: A Monster Tale. Illus by Alexis Deacon.
Juster, Norton. The Hello, Goodbye Window. Illus. by Chris Raschka
Karas, G. Brian. On Earth. Illus.
Kerley, Barbara. You and Me Together: Moms, Dads, and Kids around the World. IIllus.
Mora, Pat. Doña Flor: A Tall Tale about a Giant Woman with a Great Big Heart. Illus. by Raúl Colón.
Muth, Jon J. Zen Shorts. Illus.
Park, Linda Sue and Durango, Julia. Yum! Yuck! A Foldout Book of People Sounds. Illus by Sue Ramá
Priceman, Marjorie. Hot Air: The (Mostly) True Story of the First Hot-Air Balloon Ride. Illus.
Richardson, Justin and Parnell, Peter. And Tango Makes Three. Illus. by
Henry Cole.
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Rohmann, Eric. Clara and Asha. Illus.
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas. Illus. by
Suçie Stevenson.
Sayre, April Pulley. Stars beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust. Illus. by Ann Jonas.
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Walter Was Worried. Illus.
Shannon, George. White Is for Blueberry. Illus. by Laura Dronzek
Silverman, Erica. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa. Illus. by Betsy Lewin
Van Leeuwen, Jean. Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day. Illus. by Ann
Schweninger.
Willems, Mo. Leonardo, the Terrible Monster. Illus.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. Squashed in the Middle. Illus. by Pat Cummings.
All AgesKennedy, Caroline, ed. A Family of
Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children. Illus by Jon J Muth
Rohmann, Eric. Clara and Asha. Illus.
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas. Illus. by
Suçie Stevenson.
Sayre, April Pulley. Stars beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust. Illus. by Ann Jonas.
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Walter Was Worried. Illus.
Shannon, George. White Is for Blueberry. Illus. by Laura Dronzek
Silverman, Erica. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa. Illus. by Betsy Lewin
Van Leeuwen, Jean. Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day. Illus. by Ann
Schweninger.
Willems, Mo. Leonardo, the Terrible Monster. Illus.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. Squashed in the Middle. Illus. by Pat Cummings.
All AgesKennedy, Caroline, ed. A Family of
Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children. Illus by Jon J Muth
Rohmann, Eric. Clara and Asha. Illus.
Rylant, Cynthia. Henry and Mudge and the Great Grandpas. Illus. by
Suçie Stevenson.
Sayre, April Pulley. Stars beneath Your Bed: The Surprising Story of Dust. Illus. by Ann Jonas.
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Walter Was Worried. Illus.
Shannon, George. White Is for Blueberry. Illus. by Laura Dronzek
Silverman, Erica. Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa. Illus. by Betsy Lewin
Van Leeuwen, Jean. Amanda Pig and the Really Hot Day. Illus. by Ann
Schweninger.
Willems, Mo. Leonardo, the Terrible Monster. Illus.
Winthrop, Elizabeth. Squashed in the Middle. Illus. by Pat Cummings.
All AgesKennedy, Caroline, ed. A Family of
Poems: My Favorite Poetry for Children. Illus by Jon J Muth
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Adult FictionDoctorow, E. L. The March.
Adult NonfictionBird, Kai and Sherwin, Martin.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Youth FictionZevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere.
Youth NonfictionBartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler
Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow.
Youth Picture BookRosen, Michael. Michael Rosen’s
Sad Book. Illus. by Quentin Blake.
Reference SourceEncyclopedia of Religion. Ed. by
Lindsay Jones.
Adult FictionDoctorow, E. L. The March.
Adult NonfictionBird, Kai and Sherwin, Martin.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Youth FictionZevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere.
Youth NonfictionBartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler
Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow.
Youth Picture BookRosen, Michael. Michael Rosen’s
Sad Book. Illus. by Quentin Blake.
Reference SourceJones, Lindsay, ed. Encyclopedia of
Religion.
Adult FictionDoctorow, E. L. The March.
Adult NonfictionBird, Kai and Sherwin, Martin.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Youth FictionZevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere.
Youth NonfictionBartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler
Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow.
Youth Picture BookRosen, Michael. Michael Rosen’s
Sad Book. Illus. by Quentin Blake.
Reference SourceJones, Lindsay, ed. Encyclopedia of
Religion.
Adult FictionDoctorow, E. L. The March.
Adult NonfictionBird, Kai and Sherwin, Martin.
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer.
Youth FictionZevin, Gabrielle. Elsewhere.
Youth NonfictionBartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler
Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow.
Youth Picture BookRosen, Michael. Michael Rosen’s
Sad Book. Illus. by Quentin Blake.
Reference SourceJones, Lindsay, ed. Encyclopedia of
Religion.
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Notable Books, 2006
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Notable Books, 2006
Nonfiction
Notable Books, 2006
Nonfiction
Notable Books, 2006
Nonfiction
Alexievich, Svetlana. Voices from Chernobyl. Survivors of the 1986
Chernobyl nuclear disaster provide unfor-
gettable witness to official corruption,
incompetence, and indifference.
Anonymous. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City. This disturbing diary written after the
fall of Berlin recalls the mass rape perpe-
trated by Russian forces and the harrowing
choices a woman had to make to survive.
Bordewich, Fergus. Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America. Bordewich brings to
light the secret social movement in which
blacks and whites together led thousands
of runaway slaves to freedom.
Cathcart, Brian. The Fly in the Cathedral: How a Group of Cambridge Scientists Won the International Race to Split the Atom. Cambridge University physicists
John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton race
international rivals to achieve a landmark
scientific event—the splitting of the atom.
Diamond, Jared M. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Easter Island, Norse Greenland,
Rwanda, and other societies reveal the cat-
astrophic consequences of environmental
mismanagement.
Eichenwald, Kurt. Conspiracy of Fools. The meteoric rise and spectacular
downfall of Enron is detailed in this sus-
penseful blow-by-blow account of executive
greed, arrogance, and stupidity.
Alexievich, Svetlana. Voices from Chernobyl. Survivors of the 1986
Chernobyl nuclear disaster provide unfor-
gettable witness to official corruption,
incompetence, and indifference.
Anonymous. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City. This disturbing diary written after the
fall of Berlin recalls the mass rape perpe-
trated by Russian forces and the harrowing
choices a woman had to make to survive.
Bordewich, Fergus. Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America. Bordewich brings to
light the secret social movement in which
blacks and whites together led thousands
of runaway slaves to freedom.
Cathcart, Brian. The Fly in the Cathedral: How a Group of Cambridge Scientists Won the International Race to Split the Atom. Cambridge University physicists
John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton race
international rivals to achieve a landmark
scientific event—the splitting of the atom.
Diamond, Jared M. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Easter Island, Norse Greenland,
Rwanda, and other societies reveal the cat-
astrophic consequences of environmental
mismanagement.
Eichenwald, Kurt. Conspiracy of Fools. The meteoric rise and spectacular
downfall of Enron is detailed in this sus-
penseful blow-by-blow account of executive
greed, arrogance, and stupidity.
Alexievich, Svetlana. Voices from Chernobyl. Survivors of the 1986
Chernobyl nuclear disaster provide unfor-
gettable witness to official corruption,
incompetence, and indifference.
Anonymous. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City. This disturbing diary written after the
fall of Berlin recalls the mass rape perpe-
trated by Russian forces and the harrowing
choices a woman had to make to survive.
Bordewich, Fergus. Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America. Bordewich brings to
light the secret social movement in which
blacks and whites together led thousands
of runaway slaves to freedom.
Cathcart, Brian. The Fly in the Cathedral: How a Group of Cambridge Scientists Won the International Race to Split the Atom. Cambridge University physicists
John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton race
international rivals to achieve a landmark
scientific event—the splitting of the atom.
Diamond, Jared M. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Easter Island, Norse Greenland,
Rwanda, and other societies reveal the cat-
astrophic consequences of environmental
mismanagement.
Eichenwald, Kurt. Conspiracy of Fools. The meteoric rise and spectacular
downfall of Enron is detailed in this sus-
penseful blow-by-blow account of executive
greed, arrogance, and stupidity.
Alexievich, Svetlana. Voices from Chernobyl. Survivors of the 1986
Chernobyl nuclear disaster provide unfor-
gettable witness to official corruption,
incompetence, and indifference.
Anonymous. A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City. This disturbing diary written after the
fall of Berlin recalls the mass rape perpe-
trated by Russian forces and the harrowing
choices a woman had to make to survive.
Bordewich, Fergus. Bound for Canaan: The Underground Railroad and the War for the Soul of America. Bordewich brings to
light the secret social movement in which
blacks and whites together led thousands
of runaway slaves to freedom.
Cathcart, Brian. The Fly in the Cathedral: How a Group of Cambridge Scientists Won the International Race to Split the Atom. Cambridge University physicists
John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton race
international rivals to achieve a landmark
scientific event—the splitting of the atom.
Diamond, Jared M. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed. Easter Island, Norse Greenland,
Rwanda, and other societies reveal the cat-
astrophic consequences of environmental
mismanagement.
Eichenwald, Kurt. Conspiracy of Fools. The meteoric rise and spectacular
downfall of Enron is detailed in this sus-
penseful blow-by-blow account of executive
greed, arrogance, and stupidity.
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Lepore, Jill. New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan. Lepore masterfully reconstructs the events
surrounding the 1741 fires in lower
Manhattan, which led to the torture and
execution of slaves by whites who feared
rebellion.
Moorehead, Caroline. Human Cargo: A Journey among Refugees. Moorehead puts a human face on the tidal
wave of despair suffered by 20 million refu-
gees worldwide.
Packer, George. The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq. Packer skillfully navi-
gates the politics of the U.S. decision to
invade Iraq and the postwar reconstruction
that has betrayed all sides.
Reiss, Tom. The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life. The chameleon life
of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew turned Muslim
who became a best-selling author in Nazi
Germany.
Reynolds, David S. John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights. This cul-
tural biography shows John Brown’s pas-
sion for justice and commitment to equality
devolving into violent confrontations and
contributing to a nation divided.
Walker, Stephen. Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima. History is
brought dramatically alive in this moment-by-
moment account of the events immediately
surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima.
Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle. A
successful writer spots her mother digging
through trash on a New York City street,
sparking painful and affectionate memories
of an unusual childhood.
Lepore, Jill. New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan. Lepore masterfully reconstructs the events
surrounding the 1741 fires in lower
Manhattan, which led to the torture and
execution of slaves by whites who feared
rebellion.
Moorehead, Caroline. Human Cargo: A Journey among Refugees. Moorehead puts a human face on the tidal
wave of despair suffered by 20 million refu-
gees worldwide.
Packer, George. The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq. Packer skillfully navi-
gates the politics of the U.S. decision to
invade Iraq and the postwar reconstruction
that has betrayed all sides.
Reiss, Tom. The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life. The chameleon life
of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew turned Muslim
who became a best-selling author in Nazi
Germany.
Reynolds, David S. John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights. This cul-
tural biography shows John Brown’s pas-
sion for justice and commitment to equality
devolving into violent confrontations and
contributing to a nation divided.
Walker, Stephen. Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima. History is
brought dramatically alive in this moment-by-
moment account of the events immediately
surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima.
Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle. A
successful writer spots her mother digging
through trash on a New York City street,
sparking painful and affectionate memories
of an unusual childhood.
Lepore, Jill. New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan. Lepore masterfully reconstructs the events
surrounding the 1741 fires in lower
Manhattan, which led to the torture and
execution of slaves by whites who feared
rebellion.
Moorehead, Caroline. Human Cargo: A Journey among Refugees. Moorehead puts a human face on the tidal
wave of despair suffered by 20 million refu-
gees worldwide.
Packer, George. The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq. Packer skillfully navi-
gates the politics of the U.S. decision to
invade Iraq and the postwar reconstruction
that has betrayed all sides.
Reiss, Tom. The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life. The chameleon life
of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew turned Muslim
who became a best-selling author in Nazi
Germany.
Reynolds, David S. John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights. This cul-
tural biography shows John Brown’s pas-
sion for justice and commitment to equality
devolving into violent confrontations and
contributing to a nation divided.
Walker, Stephen. Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima. History is
brought dramatically alive in this moment-by-
moment account of the events immediately
surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima.
Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle. A
successful writer spots her mother digging
through trash on a New York City street,
sparking painful and affectionate memories
of an unusual childhood.
Lepore, Jill. New York Burning: Liberty, Slavery, and Conspiracy in Eighteenth-Century Manhattan. Lepore masterfully reconstructs the events
surrounding the 1741 fires in lower
Manhattan, which led to the torture and
execution of slaves by whites who feared
rebellion.
Moorehead, Caroline. Human Cargo: A Journey among Refugees. Moorehead puts a human face on the tidal
wave of despair suffered by 20 million refu-
gees worldwide.
Packer, George. The Assassins’ Gate: America in Iraq. Packer skillfully navi-
gates the politics of the U.S. decision to
invade Iraq and the postwar reconstruction
that has betrayed all sides.
Reiss, Tom. The Orientalist: Solving the Mystery of a Strange and Dangerous Life. The chameleon life
of Lev Nussimbaum, a Jew turned Muslim
who became a best-selling author in Nazi
Germany.
Reynolds, David S. John Brown, Abolitionist: The Man Who Killed Slavery, Sparked the Civil War, and Seeded Civil Rights. This cul-
tural biography shows John Brown’s pas-
sion for justice and commitment to equality
devolving into violent confrontations and
contributing to a nation divided.
Walker, Stephen. Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima. History is
brought dramatically alive in this moment-by-
moment account of the events immediately
surrounding the bombing of Hiroshima.
Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle. A
successful writer spots her mother digging
through trash on a New York City street,
sparking painful and affectionate memories
of an unusual childhood.
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Dragon Café. In this deeply moving
coming-of-age story, a young Chinese girl
and her family struggle to adapt to life in a
small Ontario town.
Foer, Jonathan Safran. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. For nine-
year-old Oskar, grief over the loss of his
father turns into a series of riddles in this
luminous and inventive post–-September
11, 2001, novel.
Gaitskill, Mary. Veronica. A former
model is haunted by the memory of an
AIDS-stricken friend in a story that pierces
the heart and illumines the excesses of
the 1980s.
Ghosh, Amitav. The Hungry Tide. An American biologist drawn to a remote
region of India to study river dolphins
experiences adventure, love, and a growing
social awareness.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. An English boarding school conceals a
shocking secret that only gradually dawns
on the reader of this finely observed,
thought-provoking novel.
Iweala, Uzodinma. Beasts of No Nation. In this chilling debut novel set
in West Africa, a captured boy tells how
he becomes a soldier and learns to kill
to survive.
FictionBates, Judy Fong. Midnight at the
Dragon Café. In this deeply moving
coming-of-age story, a young Chinese girl
and her family struggle to adapt to life in a
small Ontario town.
Foer, Jonathan Safran. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. For nine-
year-old Oskar, grief over the loss of his
father turns into a series of riddles in this
luminous and inventive post–-September
11, 2001, novel.
Gaitskill, Mary. Veronica. A former
model is haunted by the memory of an
AIDS-stricken friend in a story that pierces
the heart and illumines the excesses of
the 1980s.
Ghosh, Amitav. The Hungry Tide. An American biologist drawn to a remote
region of India to study river dolphins
experiences adventure, love, and a growing
social awareness.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. An English boarding school conceals a
shocking secret that only gradually dawns
on the reader of this finely observed,
thought-provoking novel.
Iweala, Uzodinma. Beasts of No Nation. In this chilling debut novel set
in West Africa, a captured boy tells how
he becomes a soldier and learns to kill
to survive.
FictionBates, Judy Fong. Midnight at the
Dragon Café. In this deeply moving
coming-of-age story, a young Chinese girl
and her family struggle to adapt to life in a
small Ontario town.
Foer, Jonathan Safran. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. For nine-
year-old Oskar, grief over the loss of his
father turns into a series of riddles in this
luminous and inventive post–-September
11, 2001, novel.
Gaitskill, Mary. Veronica. A former
model is haunted by the memory of an
AIDS-stricken friend in a story that pierces
the heart and illumines the excesses of
the 1980s.
Ghosh, Amitav. The Hungry Tide. An American biologist drawn to a remote
region of India to study river dolphins
experiences adventure, love, and a growing
social awareness.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. An English boarding school conceals a
shocking secret that only gradually dawns
on the reader of this finely observed,
thought-provoking novel.
Iweala, Uzodinma. Beasts of No Nation. In this chilling debut novel set
in West Africa, a captured boy tells how
he becomes a soldier and learns to kill
to survive.
FictionBates, Judy Fong. Midnight at the
Dragon Café. In this deeply moving
coming-of-age story, a young Chinese girl
and her family struggle to adapt to life in a
small Ontario town.
Foer, Jonathan Safran. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. For nine-
year-old Oskar, grief over the loss of his
father turns into a series of riddles in this
luminous and inventive post–-September
11, 2001, novel.
Gaitskill, Mary. Veronica. A former
model is haunted by the memory of an
AIDS-stricken friend in a story that pierces
the heart and illumines the excesses of
the 1980s.
Ghosh, Amitav. The Hungry Tide. An American biologist drawn to a remote
region of India to study river dolphins
experiences adventure, love, and a growing
social awareness.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. An English boarding school conceals a
shocking secret that only gradually dawns
on the reader of this finely observed,
thought-provoking novel.
Iweala, Uzodinma. Beasts of No Nation. In this chilling debut novel set
in West Africa, a captured boy tells how
he becomes a soldier and learns to kill
to survive.
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McCarthy, Cormac. No Country for Old Men. A veteran Texas sheriff reflects
on a troubled society and an increasingly
evil breed of criminal as he confronts the
fast-moving case of a botched drug deal.
McEwan, Ian. Saturday. In this subtly
crafted novel, a chance encounter during a
typical Saturday in the life of a successful
London neurosurgeon leads to a life-alter-
ing series of events.
Murakami, Haruki. Kafka on the Shore. In this imaginative novel, a fifteen-
year-old Japanese boy embarks on a surreal
odyssey after his father’s murder.
Robinson, Marilynne. Gilead. A small-
town Iowa minister weaves together issues
of conscience and commitment with family
secrets in a rich tapestry of American life.
Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Hummingbird’s Daughter. A family
legend becomes a finely spun epic reimag-
ining the life of a Mexican peasant girl who
has the ability to perform miracles.
PoetryAlexander, Elizabeth. American
Sublime. Sparkling with humanity and
unexpected grace, Alexander’s poems
reflect on art, dreams, history, and the
African American experience.
Dybeck, Stuart. Streets in Their Own Ink. Dybeck draws readers into big-city
dreams and hard realities through imagi-
native storytelling and striking imagery of
people and places.
McCarthy, Cormac. No Country for Old Men. A veteran Texas sheriff reflects
on a troubled society and an increasingly
evil breed of criminal as he confronts the
fast-moving case of a botched drug deal.
McEwan, Ian. Saturday. In this subtly
crafted novel, a chance encounter during a
typical Saturday in the life of a successful
London neurosurgeon leads to a life-alter-
ing series of events.
Murakami, Haruki. Kafka on the Shore. In this imaginative novel, a fifteen-
year-old Japanese boy embarks on a surreal
odyssey after his father’s murder.
Robinson, Marilynne. Gilead. A small-
town Iowa minister weaves together issues
of conscience and commitment with family
secrets in a rich tapestry of American life.
Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Hummingbird’s Daughter. A family
legend becomes a finely spun epic reimag-
ining the life of a Mexican peasant girl who
has the ability to perform miracles.
PoetryAlexander, Elizabeth. American
Sublime. Sparkling with humanity and
unexpected grace, Alexander’s poems
reflect on art, dreams, history, and the
African American experience.
Dybeck, Stuart. Streets in Their Own Ink. Dybeck draws readers into big-city
dreams and hard realities through imagi-
native storytelling and striking imagery of
people and places.
McCarthy, Cormac. No Country for Old Men. A veteran Texas sheriff reflects
on a troubled society and an increasingly
evil breed of criminal as he confronts the
fast-moving case of a botched drug deal.
McEwan, Ian. Saturday. In this subtly
crafted novel, a chance encounter during a
typical Saturday in the life of a successful
London neurosurgeon leads to a life-alter-
ing series of events.
Murakami, Haruki. Kafka on the Shore. In this imaginative novel, a fifteen-
year-old Japanese boy embarks on a surreal
odyssey after his father’s murder.
Robinson, Marilynne. Gilead. A small-
town Iowa minister weaves together issues
of conscience and commitment with family
secrets in a rich tapestry of American life.
Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Hummingbird’s Daughter. A family
legend becomes a finely spun epic reimag-
ining the life of a Mexican peasant girl who
has the ability to perform miracles.
PoetryAlexander, Elizabeth. American
Sublime. Sparkling with humanity and
unexpected grace, Alexander’s poems
reflect on art, dreams, history, and the
African American experience.
Dybeck, Stuart. Streets in Their Own Ink. Dybeck draws readers into big-city
dreams and hard realities through imagi-
native storytelling and striking imagery of
people and places.
McCarthy, Cormac. No Country for Old Men. A veteran Texas sheriff reflects
on a troubled society and an increasingly
evil breed of criminal as he confronts the
fast-moving case of a botched drug deal.
McEwan, Ian. Saturday. In this subtly
crafted novel, a chance encounter during a
typical Saturday in the life of a successful
London neurosurgeon leads to a life-alter-
ing series of events.
Murakami, Haruki. Kafka on the Shore. In this imaginative novel, a fifteen-
year-old Japanese boy embarks on a surreal
odyssey after his father’s murder.
Robinson, Marilynne. Gilead. A small-
town Iowa minister weaves together issues
of conscience and commitment with family
secrets in a rich tapestry of American life.
Urrea, Luis Alberto. The Hummingbird’s Daughter. A family
legend becomes a finely spun epic reimag-
ining the life of a Mexican peasant girl who
has the ability to perform miracles.
PoetryAlexander, Elizabeth. American
Sublime. Sparkling with humanity and
unexpected grace, Alexander’s poems
reflect on art, dreams, history, and the
African American experience.
Dybeck, Stuart. Streets in Their Own Ink. Dybeck draws readers into big-city
dreams and hard realities through imagi-
native storytelling and striking imagery of
people and places.
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. BAT
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19
72
• H
olt
, R
ine
ha
rt a
nd
Win
sto
n
Ric
hter,
Han
s P
ete
r. F
ried
rich
. Tr
. fr
om G
erm
an b
y Ed
ite K
roll.
19
70
. Tw
o yo
ung
frie
nds,
one
Jew
ish,
gro
w u
p in
Naz
i Ger
man
y.
19
71
• P
an
the
on
Bo
ok
s
Bau
man
n, H
ans.
In t
he L
and
of U
r, th
e D
isco
very
of A
ncie
nt M
esop
otam
ia. T
r. fr
om
Ger
man
by
Ste
lla H
umph
ries
. 1
96
9.
Thro
ugh
arch
aeol
ogic
al d
isco
verie
s, t
he a
utho
r re
cons
truc
ts t
he h
isto
ry o
f th
e la
nd b
etw
een
the
Tigr
is a
nd E
uphr
ates
riv
ers.
19
70
• H
olt
, R
ine
ha
rt a
nd
Win
sto
n
Zei,
Alk
i. W
ildca
t U
nder
Gla
ss. T
r. fr
om G
reek
by
Edw
ard
Fent
on. 1
96
8. S
et in
Gre
ece
just
prio
r to
Wor
ld W
ar I
I, th
is n
ovel
eff
ectiv
ely
port
rays
a c
hild
’s v
iew
of
the
Fasc
ist
gov-
ernm
ent.
19
69
• C
ha
rle
s S
crib
ne
r’s
So
ns
Frii
s-B
aast
ad,
Bab
bis.
Don
’t Ta
ke T
eddy
. Tr
. fr
om N
orw
egia
n by
Lis
e Søm
me
McK
inno
n. 1
96
7.
A yo
ung
boy
reco
unts
his
diff
icul
ties
in t
ryin
g to
pro
tect
an
olde
r, re
tard
ed b
roth
er.
19
68
• A
lfre
d A
. K
no
pf,
In
c.
Käs
tner,
Eri
ch.
The
Litt
le M
an.
Tr.
from
Ger
man
by
Jam
es K
irku
p. 1
96
6.
With
the
he
lp o
f hi
s gu
ardi
an, a
circ
us m
agic
ian,
a t
wo-
inch
tal
l or
phan
bec
omes
the
gre
ates
t ar
t-is
t in
the
wor
ld.
7
The
Mildr
ed
L. B
atch
eld
er
Aw
ard
The
Mild
red
L. B
atch
elde
r Aw
ard
is g
iven
eac
h ye
ar t
o an
Am
eric
an p
ublis
her
for
the
mos
t ou
tsta
ndin
g ch
ildre
n’s
book
orig
inal
ly p
ublis
hed
in a
for
eign
cou
ntry
and
tra
nsla
ted
into
En
glis
h. T
he A
ssoc
iatio
n fo
r Li
brar
y S
ervi
ce t
o C
hild
ren
(ALS
C),
a di
visi
on o
f th
e Am
eric
an
Libr
ary
Asso
ciat
ion,
giv
es t
he a
war
d to
enc
oura
ge A
mer
ican
pub
lishe
rs t
o se
ek o
ut s
uper
ior
child
ren’
s bo
oks
abro
ad a
nd t
o pr
omot
e co
mm
unic
atio
n be
twee
n th
e pe
ople
s of
the
wor
ld.
Esta
blis
hed
in 1
96
6,
the
awar
d is
nam
ed f
or M
ildre
d L.
Bat
chel
der,
a ch
ildre
n’s
libra
rian
who
se w
ork
for
mor
e th
an t
hree
dec
ades
has
con
tinue
d to
hav
e in
tern
atio
nal i
nflu
ence
.
20
06
• A
rth
ur
A.
Levi
ne
Ho
lub,
Jo
sef.
An
Inno
cent
Sol
dier
. Tr
. fr
om G
erm
an b
y M
icha
el H
ofm
ann.
20
05
.B
etra
yed
by h
is f
arm
er,
a yo
ung
farm
hand
is
cons
crip
ted
into
Nap
oleo
n’s
Gra
nde
Arm
ée
and
join
s an
ill-
fate
d m
arch
to
conq
uer
Mos
cow
. H
e be
com
es t
he p
erso
nal
serv
ant
of a
yo
ung
aris
tocr
at, a
life
-tran
sfor
min
g ex
perie
nce
for
both
of
them
.
20
06
Ho
no
r B
oo
k •
Ph
aid
on
Go
scin
ny, R
ené
. Nic
hola
s. Il
lus.
by
Jean
-Jac
ques
Sem
pé. T
r. fr
om F
renc
h by
Ant
hea
Bel
l. 2
00
5. A
favo
rite
amon
g Fr
ench
sch
ool c
hild
ren
for n
early
hal
f a c
entu
ry, t
he N
icho
las
stor
ies
rela
y th
e hi
lario
us e
scap
ades
of
a bo
y an
d hi
s cl
assm
ates
in a
n al
l-boy
s sc
hool
.
20
06
Ho
no
r B
oo
k •
Blo
om
sbu
ry C
hil
dre
n’s
Bo
ok
s
Ze
natt
i, V
aléri
e.
Whe
n I W
as a
Sol
dier
. Tr
. fr
om F
renc
h by
Adr
iana
Hun
ter.
20
05
.Ze
natt
i’s m
emoi
r re
coun
ts h
er f
irst
year
as
a so
ldie
r an
d ta
ckle
s th
e su
bjec
t of
com
pul-
sory
mili
tary
ser
vice
in Isr
ael,
reve
alin
g th
e co
mpl
ex f
abric
of
Isra
eli s
ocie
ty.
2005
• D
elac
orte
Pre
ss/R
ando
m H
ouse
Chi
ldre
n’s
Boo
ks
Sto
lz,
Joëlle. T
he S
hado
ws
of G
hada
mes
. Tr
. fr
om F
renc
h by
Cat
herine
Tem
erso
n.
20
04
. Th
e S
hado
ws
of G
hada
mes
pai
nts
a vi
vid
pict
ure
of a
you
ng w
oman
’s c
omin
g of
ag
e in
nin
etee
nth-
cent
ury
Liby
a, a
s el
even
-yea
r-old
Mal
ika
ques
tions
the
res
tric
tions
she
en
coun
ters
as
she
appr
oach
es m
arria
geab
le a
ge.
Whe
n th
e w
omen
of
her
fam
ily s
ecre
tly
aid
a yo
ung
outc
ast,
Mal
ika
gain
s a
new
und
erst
andi
ng o
f th
e st
reng
th o
f th
e w
omen
of
Gha
dam
es, w
hose
sec
lusi
on f
rom
the
str
eets
of
the
men
’s w
orld
has
cre
ated
a p
ower
ful
all-f
emal
e co
mm
unity
tha
t ex
tend
s ac
ross
the
roo
ftop
s of
the
city
.
20
04
• W
alt
er
Lorr
ain
e/
Ho
ug
hto
n M
iffl
in
Orl
ev, U
ri.
Run
, Boy
, Run
. Tr.
from
Heb
rew
by
Hill
el H
alki
n. 2
00
3. A
t th
e ag
e of
eig
ht,
Sru
lik i
s le
ft a
lone
in
the
War
saw
Ghe
tto
and
mus
t fe
nd f
or h
imse
lf, e
ven
forg
ettin
g hi
s na
me,
in o
rder
to
surv
ive
the
Hol
ocau
st.
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• TH
E M
ILDR
ED L
. BAT
CHEL
DER
AWAR
D
19
79
• T
wo
awar
ds g
iven
Ha
rco
urt
Bra
ce J
ova
no
vich
Ste
ine
r, Jö
rg.
Rab
bit
Isla
nd.
Tr.
from
Ger
man
by
Ann
Con
rad
Lam
mer
s. 1
97
8.
Rea
lism
and
fan
tasy
ble
nd in
a s
atire
abo
ut t
wo
rabb
its w
ho e
scap
e fr
om a
fac
tory
whe
re
they
are
hel
d ca
ptiv
e.
Fra
nk
lin
Wa
tts,
In
c.
Nö
stli
nge
r, C
hris
tine
. Kon
rad.
Tr.
from
Ger
man
by
Ant
hea
Bel
l. 1
97
7. I
n th
is in
ven-
tive
fant
asy, a
wom
an a
dopt
s a
boy
who
has
bee
n cr
eate
d pe
rfec
tly in
a f
acto
ry.
19
78
• N
o a
wa
rd g
ive
n
19
77
• A
the
ne
um
Bø
dke
r, C
eci
l. T
he L
eopa
rd. T
r. fr
om D
anis
h by
Gun
nar
Pou
lsen
. 19
75
. A y
oung
boy
in
Eth
iopi
a tr
ies
to o
utw
it an
evi
l cat
tle t
hief
.
19
76
• H
en
ry Z
. W
alc
k
Hü
rlim
ann,
Ru
th.
The
Cat
and
Mou
se W
ho S
hare
d a
Hou
se.
Tr.
from
Ger
man
by
Ant
hea
Bel
l. 1
97
3.
A cl
ever
ret
ellin
g of
the
Grim
m b
roth
ers’
tal
e w
ith t
he m
oral
to
be
war
y of
the
pro
mis
es o
f on
e’s
natu
ral e
nem
ies.
19
75
• C
row
n
Line
vski
i, A
. An
Old
Tal
e C
arve
d O
ut o
f St
one.
Tr.
from
Rus
sian
by
Mar
ia P
olus
hkin
. 1
97
3. S
even
teen
-yea
r-old
Lio
k is
nam
ed t
he s
ham
an o
f a
Sto
ne A
ge S
iber
ian
trib
e w
hen
the
old
heal
er s
udde
nly
dies
.
19
74
• E
. P.
Du
tto
n a
nd
Co
.
Ze
i, A
lki.
Pet
ros’
War
. Tr
. fr
om G
reek
by
Edw
ard
Fent
on.
19
72
. W
hen
the
Ger
man
ar
my
occu
pies
his
hom
elan
d du
ring
Wor
ld W
ar I
I, a
Gre
ek b
oy c
hang
es h
is i
deas
abo
ut
the
adve
ntur
e of
war
.
19
73
• W
illi
am
Mo
rro
w a
nd
Co
.
Van
Ite
rso
n, S
. R
. P
ulga
. Tr
. fr
om D
utch
by
Ale
xand
er a
nd A
lison
God
e. 1
97
1.
A C
olom
bian
wai
f ta
kes
a jo
b as
a t
ruck
er’s
hel
per
and
sees
wha
t lif
e ou
tsid
e of
Bog
ota
is li
ke.
6
20
03
• T
he
Ch
ick
en
Ho
use
/S
cho
last
ic I
nc.
Fünk
e,
Corn
eli
a. T
he T
hief
Lor
d. T
r. fr
om G
erm
an b
y O
liver
Lat
sch.
20
02
. Tw
o or
phan
ed b
roth
ers,
tw
elve
-yea
r-old
Pro
sper
and
fiv
e-ye
ar-o
ld B
o co
me
to V
enic
e, I
taly,
on
the
run
from
rel
ativ
es w
ho int
end
to s
epar
ate
them
. A
band
of
stre
et k
ids,
a m
yste
rious
Th
ief
Lord
, a
nosy
det
ectiv
e, a
nd a
mag
ical
car
ouse
l ar
e al
l pa
rt o
f an
enc
hant
ing
stor
y th
at c
ombi
nes
mys
tery
, adv
entu
re, a
nd f
anta
sy.
20
02
• C
rick
et
Bo
ok
s/C
aru
s P
ub
lish
ing
Günd
isch
, Kar
in.
How
I B
ecam
e an
Am
eric
an. T
r. fr
om G
erm
an b
y Ja
mes
Sko
field
. 2
00
1. T
en-y
ear-o
ld J
ohan
n re
calls
the
hard
ship
s an
d tr
ium
phs
of th
e im
mig
rant
exp
erie
nce
in 1
902 a
s hi
s G
erm
an f
amily
em
igra
tes
in s
earc
h of
the
“pa
radi
se”
said
to
be f
ound
in
Amer
ica.
20
01
• A
rth
ur
A.
Levi
ne
/S
cho
last
ic P
ress
Car
mi,
Dan
iell
a. S
amir
and
Yon
atan
. Tr
. fr
om H
ebre
w b
y Ya
el L
otan
. 2
00
0.
Whe
n S
amir,
a P
ales
tinia
n bo
y, e
nter
s an
Isr
aeli
hosp
ital f
or s
urge
ry, t
he in
itial
fea
r an
d an
tago
-ni
sm h
e fe
els
is m
itiga
ted
by h
is b
ond
with
Yon
atan
, an
Isr
aeli.
The
ir re
latio
nshi
p gr
ows
as t
hey
face
the
ir ow
n ph
ysic
al a
nd e
mot
iona
l tria
ls.
20
00
• W
alk
er
an
d C
om
pa
ny
Quin
tana
, Ant
on.
The
Bab
oon
Kin
g. T
r. fr
om D
utch
by
John
Nie
uwen
huiz
en. 1
99
9.
Set
in E
ast
Afric
a, a
rej
ecte
d hu
nter
bec
omes
the
rel
ucta
nt le
ader
of
a ba
boon
tro
op a
nd
lear
ns a
bout
the
diff
eren
ces
amon
g in
divi
dual
s, t
oler
ance
for
oth
ers,
the
bas
is o
f po
wer
, an
d hi
s pl
ace
in t
he w
orld
.
19
99
• D
ial
Bo
ok
s fo
r Yo
un
g R
ea
de
rs
Rab
inov
ici,
Sch
osc
hana
. Th
anks
to
M
y M
othe
r. Tr
. fr
om
Ger
man
by
Ja
mes
Sko
field
. 19
98
. In
this
acc
ount
of
harr
owin
g ch
ildho
od e
xper
ienc
es d
urin
g W
orld
War
II,
mot
her
and
daug
hter
are
sav
ed b
y st
reng
th o
f sp
irit.
19
98
• H
en
ry H
olt
an
d C
om
pa
ny,
Inc.
Holu
b, J
ose
f. T
he R
obbe
r an
d M
e. T
r. fr
om G
erm
an b
y El
izab
eth
D. C
raw
ford
. 19
97
. H
ere
begi
ns t
he s
tory
of
Bon
iface
, who
land
s in
a r
emot
e co
rner
of
the
fore
st, i
n th
e go
d-fo
rsak
en v
illag
e of
Gra
ab, w
here
he
mak
es t
he a
cqua
inta
nce
of R
obbe
r K
napp
.
19
97
• F
arr
ar,
Str
au
s &
Gir
ou
x
Yum
oto
, K
azum
i. T
he F
rien
ds.
Tr.
from
Jap
anes
e by
Cat
hy H
iran
o. 1
99
6.
Thre
e si
xth-
grad
ers
spy
on a
nei
ghbo
r w
ho t
hey
thin
k is
goi
ng t
o di
e. I
nste
ad,
he b
ecom
es a
go
od f
riend
.
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IDE
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EST
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• TH
E M
ILDR
ED L
. BAT
CHEL
DER
AWAR
D
19
96
• H
ou
gh
ton
Mif
flin
Orl
ev, U
ri. T
he L
ady
with
the
Hat
. Tr.
from
Heb
rew
by
Hill
el H
alki
n. 1
99
5. W
orld
War
II
surv
ivor
s se
arch
for
a h
omel
and,
for
rel
ativ
es, a
nd f
or t
heir
lives
.
19
95
• E
. P.
Du
tto
n a
nd
Co
.
Re
ute
r, B
jarn
e.
The
Boy
s fr
om S
t. P
etri
. Tr
. fr
om D
anis
h by
Ant
hea
Bel
l. 1
99
4.
It is
19
42
, an
d G
erm
any
has
occu
pied
Den
mar
k. A
gro
up o
f te
enag
e bo
ys d
are
to d
o w
hat
thei
r el
ders
hav
e no
t—sh
ow r
esis
tanc
e to
the
ir N
azi i
nvad
ers.
At
first
just
chi
ldis
h pr
anks
, th
e bo
ys’
tact
ics
beco
me
dead
ly e
arne
st a
nd in
crea
sing
ly d
ange
rous
.
19
94
• F
arr
ar,
Str
au
s a
nd
Gir
ou
x
Llo
rent
e, P
ilar
Mo
lina
. The
App
rent
ice.
Tr.
from
Spa
nish
by
Rob
in L
ongs
haw
. 19
93
. Th
irte
en-y
ear-o
ld A
rdui
no is
app
rent
iced
to
a cr
uel,
tale
nted
mas
ter
pain
ter
in t
his
stor
y of
m
yste
ry a
nd in
trig
ue s
et in
Ren
aiss
ance
Ita
ly.
19
93
• N
o a
wa
rd g
ive
n
19
92
• H
ou
gh
ton
Mif
flin
Orl
ev, U
ri. T
he M
an f
rom
the
Oth
er S
ide.
Tr.
from
Heb
rew
by
Hill
el H
alki
n. 1
99
1.
A gr
ippi
ng s
tory
of
a fo
urte
en-y
ear-o
ld b
oy’s
invo
lvem
ent
in t
he s
trug
gle
to s
ave
Jew
s in
the
W
arsa
w g
hett
o du
ring
Wor
ld W
ar II.
19
91
• E
.P.
Du
tto
n a
nd
Co
.
Sch
ami,
Raf
ik. A
Han
d Fu
ll of
Sta
rs. T
r. fr
om G
erm
an b
y R
ika
Less
er. 1
99
0. A
tee
n-ag
er w
ho w
ants
to
be a
jour
nalis
t de
scrib
es h
is d
aily
life
in
his
hom
etow
n of
Dam
ascu
s,
Syr
ia, i
n hi
s di
ary.
19
90
• E
.P.
Du
tto
n a
nd
Co
.
Re
ute
r, B
jarn
e.
Bus
ter’s
Wor
ld.
Tr.
from
Dan
ish
by A
nthe
a B
ell.
19
89
. W
ith r
obus
t hu
mor
, a w
ould
-be
mus
icia
n co
pes
with
tau
ntin
g cl
assm
ates
and
an
alco
holic
fat
her.
19
89
• L
oth
rop
, Le
e a
nd
Sh
ep
ard
Här
tlin
g,
Pe
ter.
Cru
tche
s. T
r. fr
om G
erm
an b
y El
izab
eth
D.
Cra
wfo
rd.
19
88
. In
w
ar-ra
vage
d Eu
rope
, a
boy
and
an e
mbi
tter
ed m
an g
radu
ally
bec
ome
frie
nds
as t
he l
ad
sear
ches
for
his
mot
her.
19
88
• M
cEld
err
y B
oo
ks
Nil
sso
n, U
lf.
If Y
ou D
idn’
t H
ave
Me.
Tr.
from
Sw
edis
h by
Geo
rge
Ble
cher
and
Lon
e Th
yges
en B
lech
er.
19
87
. A
boy
rela
tes
his
expe
rienc
es w
hile
liv
ing
on h
is g
rand
mot
h-er
’s f
arm
.
4
19
87
• L
oth
rop
, Le
e a
nd
Sh
ep
ard
Fran
k, R
udo
lph.
No
Her
o fo
r th
e K
aise
r. Tr
. fr
om G
erm
an b
y Pat
rici
a Cra
mpt
on.
19
86
. A
four
teen
-yea
r-old
Pol
ish
boy
adop
ted
by G
erm
an s
oldi
ers
durin
g W
orld
War
I
rela
tes
mili
tary
eve
nts
and
war
exp
erie
nces
.
19
86
• C
rea
tive
Ed
uca
tio
n
Inno
cent
i, R
ober
to.
Ros
e B
lanc
he. T
r. fr
om It
alia
n by
Mar
tha
Cove
ntry
and
Ric
hard
Cr
aglia
. Ed.
by
Chris
toph
er G
alla
z. 1
985. T
his
pict
ure
book
for ol
der ch
ildre
n re
late
s th
e de
ath
of a
you
ng g
irl w
ho t
ries
to s
hare
foo
d w
ith J
ewis
h co
ncen
trat
ion-
cam
p pr
ison
ers.
19
85
• H
ou
gh
ton
Mif
flin
Orl
ev, U
ri. T
he Is
land
on
Bir
d St
reet
. Tr.
from
Heb
rew
by
Hill
el H
alki
n. 1
98
4. A
Jew
ish
boy
in a
n ab
ando
ned
War
saw
ghe
tto
build
ing
mus
t re
ly o
n hi
s ow
n w
its a
s he
wai
ts f
or
his
fath
er’s
ret
urn.
19
84
• V
ikin
g P
ress
Lind
gren,
A
stri
d. R
onia
, th
e R
obbe
r’s D
augh
ter.
Tr.
from
Sw
edis
h by
Pat
rici
a Cra
mpt
on. 1
98
3. W
hen
the
fear
less
dau
ghte
r of
a r
eneg
ade
robb
er m
eets
the
son
of
a riv
al c
hief
, she
get
s ca
ught
bet
wee
n th
e tw
o cl
ans.
19
83
• L
oth
rop
, Le
e a
nd
Sh
ep
ard
Mar
uki
, Tosh
i. H
iros
him
a N
o P
ika.
Tr.
from
Jap
anes
e th
roug
h K
urita
-Ban
do L
itera
ry
Age
ncy.
19
82
. S
tron
g te
xt a
nd s
trik
ing
pict
ures
tel
l th
e tr
aged
y of
Hiro
shim
a th
roug
h ev
ents
tha
t ha
ppen
to
a se
ven-
year
-old
girl
.
19
82
• B
rad
bu
ry P
ress
Kull
man
, H
arry
. Th
e B
attle
Hor
se.
Tr.
from
Sw
edis
h by
Geo
rge
Ble
cher
and
Lon
e Th
yges
en B
lech
er. 1
98
1. A
you
ng b
oy o
rgan
izes
a f
euda
l jou
stin
g to
urna
men
t be
twee
n th
e pr
eppi
es a
nd t
he p
ublic
sch
ool p
upils
with
tra
gic
cons
eque
nces
.
19
81
• W
illi
am
Mo
rro
w a
nd
Co
.
Pelg
rom
, Els
. Th
e W
inte
r W
hen
Tim
e W
as F
roze
n. T
r. fr
om D
utch
by
Mar
yka
and
Rap
hael
Rud
nik.
19
80
. In
1945, a
Dut
ch g
irl a
nd h
er fat
her
are
give
n re
fuge
on
a fa
rm,
whe
re s
he e
njoy
s he
r ne
w e
xper
ienc
es y
et f
eels
the
clo
sene
ss o
f w
ar.
19
80
• E
.P.
Du
tto
n a
nd
Co
.
Zei,
Alk
i. T
he S
ound
of
the
Dra
gon’
s Fe
et. T
r. fr
om G
reek
by
Edw
ard
Fent
on. 1
97
9.
The
ten-
year
-old
spo
iled
child
of
an int
elle
ctua
l fa
mily
enc
ount
ers
hard
ship
s in
pre
revo
lu-
tiona
ry R
ussi
a.
5
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oci
atio
n fo
r Li
brar
y S
erv
ice
to
Chi
ldre
n
The
Pu
ra B
elp
ré A
war
d
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02
Me
da
l B
oo
k
So
to, G
ary.
Cha
to a
nd t
he P
arty
Ani
mal
s. Il
lus.
by
Sus
an G
ueva
ra. 2
00
0. D
isco
verin
g th
at h
is b
est
frie
nd, N
ovio
Boy
, has
nev
er h
ad a
bir
thda
y pa
rty, C
hato
the
Cat
pla
ns a
sur
-pr
ise
pach
anga
. Ev
eryt
hing
is s
et e
xcep
t th
at C
hato
for
gets
to
invi
te t
he g
uest
of
hono
r.
20
00
Me
da
l B
oo
k
Lom
as G
arza
, Car
me
n. M
agic
Win
dow
s. Il
lus.
19
99
. Usi
ng the
tra
ditio
nal f
olk
art fo
rm
of p
apel
pic
ado,
cut
pap
er a
rt, G
arza
rev
eals
her
Mex
ican
her
itage
and
life
in T
exas
. Pa
st
and
pres
ent
cultu
res
and
gene
ratio
ns a
re c
onne
cted
thr
ough
fift
een
intr
icat
ely
craf
ted
cuto
uts,
eac
h fo
rmed
fro
m a
sin
gle
piec
e of
pap
er.
19
98
Me
da
l B
oo
k
So
to,
Gar
y. S
naps
hots
fro
m t
he W
eddi
ng.
Illus
. by
Ste
phan
ie G
arci
a. 1
99
7 M
aya,
th
e flo
wer
girl
, is
bus
y sn
appi
ng p
ictu
res
at t
his
livel
y M
exic
an A
mer
ican
wed
ding
. S
he
capt
ures
the
gro
om w
ith h
is a
rm in
a c
ast du
e to
a s
oftb
all a
ccid
ent,
the
brid
e w
ith g
ifts
of
mon
ey p
inne
d to
her
dre
ss, t
he m
aria
chis
with
the
ir in
stru
men
ts, a
nd t
he y
oung
er g
uest
s pl
ayin
g in
the
ir dr
ess-
up c
loth
es.
19
96
Me
da
l B
oo
k
So
to,
Gar
y. C
hato
’s K
itche
n. I
llus.
by
Sus
an G
ueva
ra.
19
95
. C
hato
, a
real
coo
l ca
t fr
om E
ast
Los
Ange
les,
invi
tes
his
new
mou
se n
eigh
bors
for
din
ner—
with
out
telli
ng t
hem
th
ey a
re t
he m
ain
cour
se.
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THE
PURA
BEL
PRÉ
AWAR
D3
The
Pu
ra B
elp
ré A
war
dTh
e B
elpr
é Aw
ard
is p
rese
nted
bie
nnia
lly t
o a
Latin
o/La
tina
writ
er a
nd il
lust
rato
r w
hose
wor
k be
st p
ortr
ays,
aff
irms,
and
cel
ebra
tes
the
Latin
o cu
ltura
l ex
perie
nce
in a
n ou
tsta
ndin
g w
ork
of lite
ratu
re f
or c
hild
ren
and
yout
h. I
t is
co-
spon
sore
d by
the
Ass
ocia
tion
for
Libr
ary
Ser
vice
to
Chi
ldre
n (A
LSC
) an
d th
e N
atio
nal A
ssoc
iatio
n to
Pro
mot
e Li
brar
y an
d In
form
atio
n S
ervi
ces
to L
atin
os a
nd t
he S
pani
sh-S
peak
ing
(REF
OR
MA)
, an
ALA
affili
ate.
Est
ablis
hed
in 1
996,
the
awar
d is
nam
ed f
or P
ura
Bel
pré,
sto
ryte
ller,
auth
or, an
d fir
st L
atin
a lib
raria
n at
the
New
Yor
k Pu
blic
Lib
rary
.
Au
tho
r A
wa
rd f
or
Ou
tsta
nd
ing
Te
xt
20
06
Me
da
l B
oo
k
Can
ale
s, V
iola
. Th
e Te
quila
Wor
m.
20
05
. H
ow d
oes
one
brid
ge t
he g
ap b
etw
een
two
cultu
res?
Can
ales
’ no
vel
prov
ides
a w
orth
y an
swer
: re
mai
n tr
ue t
o on
esel
f an
d on
e’s
root
s, a
nd b
ring
the
two
wor
lds
toge
ther
.
20
06
Ho
no
r B
oo
ks
Be
rnie
r-G
rand
, C
arm
en
T. C
ésar
: ¡S
í, Se
Pue
de! Ye
s, W
e Can
! Ill
us. by
Dav
id D
iaz.
2
00
4.
Ber
nier
-Gra
nd’s
poe
ms
abou
t C
ésar
Chá
vez
flaw
less
ly i
nter
twin
e S
pani
sh w
ords
in
to t
he E
nglis
h te
xt, w
hich
incl
udes
pra
yers
, fol
k sa
ying
s, a
nd C
háve
z’s
own
wor
ds.
Mo
ra, P
at. D
oña
Flor
: A T
all T
ale
abou
t a
Gia
nt W
oman
with
a G
reat
Big
Hea
rt. I
llus.
by
Raú
l Col
ón.
20
05
. Th
is c
aptiv
atin
g ta
ll ta
le b
rings
life
to
an e
ngag
ing,
orig
inal
cha
r-ac
ter,
who
se lo
ve a
nd c
once
rn f
or h
er n
eigh
bors
fill
s th
e st
ory
with
joy.
Muño
z R
yan,
Pam
. B
ecom
ing
Nao
mi L
eón.
20
04
. In
a st
ory
abou
t th
e lo
ve t
hat
bind
s an
ext
ende
d fa
mily
tog
ethe
r, w
ith w
ell-d
raw
n ch
arac
ters
and
hon
est
rela
tions
hips
, N
aom
i gr
ows
in h
er a
war
enes
s of
her
cul
tura
l her
itage
and
sen
se o
f se
lf.
20
04
Me
da
l B
oo
k
Alv
are
z, J
ulia.
Bef
ore
We
Wer
e Fr
ee.
20
02
. An
eng
ross
ing
acco
unt
of t
wel
ve-y
ear-
old
Anita
’s l
ife a
mid
st t
he f
ear
that
con
sum
es h
er f
amily
dur
ing
a tr
oubl
ed t
ime
in t
he
Dom
inic
an R
epub
lic’s
his
tory
.
20
02
Me
da
l B
oo
k
Muño
z R
yan,
Pam
. Esp
eran
za R
isin
g. 2
00
0. P
ampe
red
thir
teen
-yea
r-old
Esp
eran
za a
nd
her m
othe
r ar
e fo
rced
to
flee
Mex
ico
follo
win
g he
r fa
ther
’s s
udde
n de
ath
and
his
brot
hers
’ ta
keov
er o
f th
eir
land
. In
a C
alifo
rnia
mig
rant
-wor
ker
cam
p, t
hey
enco
unte
r po
vert
y an
d ra
cism
tha
t ar
e ea
sed
by t
he s
uppo
rt o
f fa
mily
and
frie
nds.
20
00
Me
da
l B
oo
k
Ada
, Alm
a Fl
or.
Und
er t
he R
oyal
Pal
ms:
A C
hild
hood
in C
uba.
19
98
. In
a he
artw
arm
-in
g an
d lo
ving
por
tray
al o
f he
r ch
ildho
od d
ays
in C
uba,
Ada
des
crib
es h
er d
eep
frie
ndsh
ip
with
a b
elov
ed d
ance
tea
cher
. R
eade
rs m
eet
rela
tives
and
sha
re t
he t
rage
dy o
f th
e lo
ss
of A
da’s
bel
oved
unc
le.
19
98
Me
da
l B
oo
k
Mar
tine
z, V
icto
r. P
arro
t in
the
Ove
n: M
i Vi
da.
19
96
. Po
etic
, m
ovin
g, a
nd h
arro
win
g,
thes
e vi
gnet
tes
pain
t a
real
istic
por
trai
t of
a C
hica
no b
oy’s
com
ing
of a
ge i
n Fr
esno
, C
alifo
rnia
. G
raph
ic r
ealis
m a
nd ly
rical
imag
ery
high
light
not
onl
y fa
mili
al a
nd s
ocie
tal t
en-
sion
s, b
ut a
lso
unex
pect
ed m
omen
ts o
f hu
mor
, ins
ight
, and
ten
dern
ess.
19
96
Me
da
l B
oo
k
Ort
iz C
ofe
r, Ju
dith
. A
n Is
land
Lik
e Yo
u: S
tori
es o
f th
e B
arri
o. 1
99
5.
A co
llect
ion
of
inte
rcon
nect
ed s
torie
s ab
out
Puer
to R
ican
Am
eric
an t
eena
gers
gro
win
g up
in N
ew J
erse
y,
who
str
uggl
e da
ily t
o m
ake
choi
ces
that
will
giv
e m
eani
ng t
o th
eir
lives
.
Illu
stra
tor
Aw
ard
fo
r O
uts
tan
din
g I
llu
stra
tio
n
20
06
Me
da
l B
oo
k
Mora
, Pat
. Doñ
a Fl
or: A
Tal
l Tal
e ab
out
a G
iant
Wom
an w
ith a
Gre
at B
ig H
eart
. Illu
s.
by R
aúl Col
ón.
20
05
. Th
is c
aptiv
atin
g ta
ll ta
le b
rings
life
to
an e
ngag
ing,
orig
inal
cha
r-ac
ter,
who
se lo
ve a
nd c
once
rn f
or h
er n
eigh
bors
fill
s th
e st
ory
with
joy.
20
06
Ho
no
r B
oo
ks
Arr
orr
ó, M
i Niñ
o: L
atin
o L
ull
abie
s an
d G
ent
le G
ame
s. E
d. b
y Lu
lu D
elac
re,2
00
4.
Illus
. Th
is b
iling
ual
colle
ctio
n of
tra
ditio
nal
Latin
o ga
mes
and
lul
labi
es i
s a
trib
ute
to
mot
herh
ood.
Bern
ier-
Gra
nd,
Car
me
n. C
ésar
: ¡S
í, Se
Pue
de!
Yes,
We
Can
! Ill
us.
by D
avid
Dia
z.
20
04
. B
erni
er-G
rand
’s p
oem
s on
Cés
ar C
háve
z fla
wle
ssly
int
ertw
ine
Spa
nish
wor
ds int
o th
e En
glis
h te
xt, w
hich
incl
udes
pra
yers
, fol
k sa
ying
s, a
nd C
háve
z’s
own
wor
ds.
Bro
wn,
Moni
ca. M
y N
ame
Is C
elia
/ M
e Ll
amo
Cel
ia: T
he L
ife o
f C
elia
Cru
z/ L
a Vi
da
de C
elia
Cru
z. I
llus.
by
Raf
ael
Lópe
z. 2
00
4.
Teem
ing
with
ene
rgy, t
his
book
brin
gs
sing
er C
elia
Cru
z to
life
with
det
ails
of
folk
lore
, fas
hion
, and
mus
ic.
20
04
Me
da
l B
oo
k
Mo
rale
s, Y
uyi
. Ju
st a
Min
ute:
A T
rick
ster
Tal
e an
d C
ount
ing
Boo
k. I
llus.
20
03
. En
erge
tic a
nd p
layf
ul i
llust
ratio
ns c
aptu
re t
he e
ssen
ce o
f M
exic
an c
ultu
re w
ith b
old
and
hum
orou
s m
otifs
tha
t ill
umin
ate
Gra
ndm
a B
eetle
’s e
nerg
y an
d S
eñor
Cal
aver
a’s
expr
essi
vene
ss.
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ary
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ice
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hild
ren
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ble
Child
ren’
s Bo
oks,
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E CH
ILDR
EN’S
BOO
KS, 2
006
No
tabl
e C
hild
ren’
s B
ooks
2006
This
2006
lis
t w
as c
ompi
led
by t
he N
otab
le C
hild
ren’
s B
ooks
Com
mitt
ee o
f th
e As
soci
atio
n fo
r Li
brar
y S
ervi
ce t
o C
hild
ren
(ALS
C). L
ibra
rians
thr
ough
out
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
help
ed s
elec
t th
e tit
les
from
the
sev
eral
tho
usan
d ch
ildre
n’s
book
s pu
blis
hed
durin
g 2005.
Incl
uded
are
bo
oks
of fi
ctio
n, in
form
atio
n, p
oetr
y, a
nd p
ictu
res—
all o
f spe
cial
inte
rest
and
val
ue to
chi
ldre
n th
roug
h ag
e fo
urte
en.
The
ALS
C N
ewbe
ry,
Cal
deco
tt,
Sib
ert,
Bat
chel
der,
Bel
pré,
and
Gei
sel
Awar
d an
d H
onor
Boo
ks a
re a
utom
atic
ally
incl
uded
on
the
list.
For
mor
e re
com
men
ded
book
s fo
r ch
ildre
n, v
isit
ww
w.a
la.o
rg/a
lsc.
You
ng
er
Re
ad
ers
Age
e,
Jon.
Ter
rific
. Ill
us.
In t
his
win
ning
-ly
ill
ustr
ated
pi
ctur
e bo
ok,
grum
py
Euge
ne
Mud
ge a
ntic
ipat
es t
he w
orst
abo
ut a
win
dfal
l tr
ip t
o B
erm
uda
and
utte
rs a
sar
cast
ic “
ter-
rific
.” A
fter
he
befr
iend
s a
talk
ing
parr
ot,
ter-
rific
tak
es o
n a
who
le n
ew m
eani
ng.
Arn
old
, K
atya
. El
epha
nts
Can
P
aint
To
o! I
llus.
Arn
old
uses
col
or p
hoto
grap
hs t
o co
mpa
re t
he a
rtis
tic p
roce
sses
of
stud
ents
in
ver
y di
ffer
ent
art
clas
ses—
one
for
child
ren
in N
ew Y
ork
City
, an
othe
r fo
r el
epha
nts
in
Thai
land
.
Arn
old
, Tedd
. Hi,
Fly
Guy
! Illu
s. A
bea
utifu
l fr
iend
ship
beg
ins
whe
n B
uzz
the
boy
prov
es a
fly
can
be a
sm
art pe
t. A
slim
, rea
der-f
riend
ly
tale
with
rob
ust
hum
or a
nd w
acky
car
toon
art
. A
2006 G
eise
l Hon
or B
ook.
Be
aum
ont
, K
are
n. I
Ain
’t G
onna
Pai
nt N
o M
ore!
Illu
s. b
y D
avid
Cat
row.
Bas
ed o
n th
e tu
ne “
It Ai
n’t
Gon
na R
ain
No
Mor
e,”
this
pic
ture
boo
k el
icits
gig
gles
and
aud
ienc
e pa
rtic
i-pa
tion
as t
he y
oung
nar
rato
r pa
ints
his
bod
y. C
atro
w’s
col
orfu
l ill
ustr
atio
ns a
re p
erfe
ctly
S
PLAT
-wor
thy.
Blo
om
, S
uza
nne
. A
Spl
endi
d Fr
iend
, In
deed
. Ill
us.
In a
pla
yful
tex
t an
d pi
ctur
e-bo
ok
form
at p
erfe
ct for
em
erge
nt r
eade
rs, a
per
sist
ent
goos
e w
ins
the
affe
ctio
n an
d fr
iend
ship
of
a b
ear.
A 2
00
6 G
eise
l Hon
or B
ook.
De
l N
egr
o,
Jani
ce.
Will
a an
d th
e W
ind.
Illu
s. b
y H
eath
er S
olom
on.
Will
a R
ose
Mar
iah
McV
ale
conf
ront
s a
mag
ical
win
d an
d ou
twits
a t
hiev
ing
innk
eepe
r in
a h
umor
ous
orig
inal
st
ory.
DiC
amillo
, Kat
e.
Mer
cy W
atso
n to
the
Res
cue.
Illu
s. b
y C
hris
Van
Dus
en.
Mee
t M
ercy
, fa
mily
pet
and
por
cine
won
der!
Rea
d an
d fin
d ou
t ho
w h
er l
ove
for
butt
ered
toa
st s
aves
th
e da
y du
ring
a fa
mily
em
erge
ncy.
Ehl
ert
, Lo
is.
Leaf
Man
. Ill
us.
Ehle
rt a
rran
ges
a va
riety
of
colo
rful
fal
l le
aves
on
die-
cut
page
s to
cre
ate
a st
unni
ng la
ndsc
ape
for
the
trav
els
of im
agin
ary
win
d-bl
own
char
acte
rs.
2
Ze
natt
i, V
aléri
e.
Whe
n I
Was
a
Sold
ier:
A
M
emoi
r. O
rigin
ally
pub
lishe
d as
Qua
nd j
’éta
is s
olda
te,
Zena
tti’s
mem
oir
of h
er f
irst
year
as
a so
ldie
r ta
ckle
s th
e un
usua
l to
pic
of c
om-
puls
ory
mili
tary
ser
vice
in Is
rael
, rev
ealin
g th
e co
mpl
ex f
abric
of
Isra
eli
soci
ety.
Tra
nsla
ted
from
the
Fre
nch.
A 2
006 B
atch
elde
r H
onor
Boo
k.
Zev
in,
Gab
rie
lle
. El
sew
here
. Th
is u
nusu
al,
wry
ly h
umor
ous
nove
l be
gins
aft
er f
iftee
n-ye
ar-o
ld L
iz c
omes
to
Else
whe
re,
the
isla
nd w
here
peo
ple
go a
fter
the
y di
e an
d be
gin
to r
egre
ss t
o ba
byho
od a
nd r
ebir
th.
All
Ag
es
A F
amil
y of
Poem
s: M
y Fa
vori
te P
oe
try
for
Chi
ldre
n. E
d. b
y C
arol
ine
Ken
nedy
. Ill
us. b
y Jo
n J
Mut
h. K
enne
dy’s
ric
h co
mpi
latio
n of
cla
ssic
and
con
tem
pora
ry p
oem
s va
ries
in t
opic
fro
m t
he s
illy
to t
he s
ublim
e an
d is
illu
stra
ted
with
lum
inou
s w
ater
colo
r ar
twor
k.
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Mw
angi
, M
eja
. Th
e M
zung
u B
oy.
In 1
95
0s
Ken
ya,
two
boys
—on
e th
e gr
andc
hild
of
an
Engl
ish
land
owne
r, th
e ot
her
the
son
of t
he l
ando
wne
r’s c
ook—
form
an
unlik
ely, q
uiet
ly
revo
lutio
nary
frie
ndsh
ip a
gain
st t
he b
ackd
rop
of t
he s
o-ca
lled
Mau
-Mau
insu
rrec
tion.
Ne
lso
n, M
arilyn
. A
Wre
ath
for
Emm
ett
Till.
Illu
s. b
y Ph
ilipp
e La
rdy.
An
intr
icat
e cy
cle
of f
iftee
n lin
ked
sonn
ets
eulo
gize
s fo
urte
en-y
ear-o
ld T
ill.
The
lang
uage
of
flow
ers
that
is
wov
en thr
ough
out co
nvey
s ra
ge, p
ain,
sor
row
, and
hop
e. A
20
06 C
oret
ta S
cott
Kin
g Au
thor
H
onor
Boo
k.
Nye
, Nao
mi S
hiha
b. A
Maz
e M
e: P
oem
s fo
r G
irls
. Illu
s. b
y Te
rre
Mah
er. A
frie
ndly
intr
o-du
ctio
n an
d en
ticin
g se
ctio
n tit
les
invi
te y
oung
girl
s to
dip
into
thi
s liv
ely, v
arie
d co
llect
ion
of o
rigin
al p
oem
s ab
out
scho
ol, h
ome,
fam
ily, a
nd, m
ost
of a
ll, t
hem
selv
es.
Pe
rkin
s, L
ynne
Rae
. C
riss
Cro
ss. I
llus.
In
a po
etic
, po
stm
oder
n no
vel th
at e
xper
imen
ts
with
a v
arie
ty o
f st
yles
—ha
iku,
son
g ly
rics,
que
stio
n-an
swer
dia
logu
e, s
plit-
scre
en s
ce-
nario
s—Pe
rkin
s fo
llow
s th
e liv
es o
f fo
ur f
ourt
een-
year
-old
s in
a s
mal
l to
wn,
eac
h at
a
cros
sroa
ds i
n lif
e. A
n in
nova
tive,
ris
k-ta
king
boo
k in
whi
ch n
othi
ng a
nd e
very
thin
g ha
p-pe
ns.
The
20
06
New
bery
Med
al B
ook.
Rio
rdan
, R
ick.
The
Lig
htni
ng T
hief
. Per
cy J
acks
on h
as b
een
in s
ix s
choo
ls in
six
year
s.
Off
icia
lly d
iagn
osed
with
AD
HD
, Per
cy la
cks
self-
cont
rol,
whi
ch g
ets
him
in t
roub
le.
Sal
isbu
ry, G
raha
m. E
yes
of t
he E
mpe
ror.
In thi
s riv
etin
g, o
ften
pai
nful
nov
el, a
four
teen
-ye
ar-o
ld J
apan
ese
Amer
ican
boy
fro
m H
awai
i enl
ists
in t
he a
rmy
befo
re P
earl
Har
bor
and
face
s m
any
race
-bas
ed h
umili
atio
ns.
Sta
ple
s, S
uza
nne
Fis
her.
Und
er t
he P
ersi
mm
on T
ree.
Alte
rnat
ing
betw
een
cont
em-
pora
ry A
fgha
nist
an a
nd P
akis
tan,
par
alle
l st
orie
s re
late
the
man
y ef
fect
s of
war
on
two
diff
eren
t yo
ung
wom
en—
an A
fgha
n re
fuge
e gi
rl an
d an
Am
eric
an t
each
er n
ewly
con
vert
ed
to Isl
am.
Sta
uff
ache
r, S
ue
. H
arry
Sue
. In
thi
s fu
nny, h
eart
brea
king
nov
el,
elev
en-y
ear-o
ld H
arry
S
ue C
lotk
in v
ows
to b
ecom
e a
conv
ict
so s
he c
an f
ind
her
mom
in p
rison
. Fi
rst,
how
ever
, sh
e ha
s to
res
cue
her
quad
riple
gic
frie
nd H
omer
and
the
kid
s in
her
mal
evol
ent
Gra
nny’s
day
care
.
Var
mer
, Hjø
rdis
. Han
s Chr
istia
n A
nder
sen:
His
Fai
ry Ta
le L
ife. I
llus.
by
Lilia
n B
røgg
er. T
his
pecu
liar,
tale
nted
sto
ryte
ller co
mes
to
life
in a
bio
grap
hy ric
h w
ith e
ngag
ing
anec
dote
s an
d ex
quis
itely
det
aile
d pa
per-a
nd-p
aint
col
lage
s th
at i
llust
rate
And
erse
n’s
emot
iona
l w
orld
. Tr
ansl
ated
fro
m t
he D
anis
h.
Wal
ker,
Sal
ly M
. Sec
rets
of a
Civ
il W
ar S
ubm
arin
e: S
olvi
ng th
e M
yste
ries
of t
he H
. L.
Hun
ley.
Illu
s. W
alke
r de
mon
stra
tes
the
inte
rdis
cipl
inar
y na
ture
of m
oder
n pr
oble
m s
olvi
ng
in a
sea
mle
ss, c
ompe
lling
acc
ount
of
the
hist
oric
al a
nd s
cien
tific
sle
uthi
ng t
hat
reve
aled
th
e se
cret
s of
the
H. L
. Hun
ley, w
hich
san
k an
ene
my
ship
in 1
864, t
hen
vani
shed
for 131
year
s. T
he 2
00
6 S
iber
t M
edal
Boo
k.
Wil
son,
Jac
que
line
. Th
e Ill
ustr
ated
Mum
. S
elf-s
uffic
ient
hal
f-sis
ters
Dol
phin
and
Sta
r co
pe w
ith the
incr
easi
ngly
unu
sual
beh
avio
r of
the
ir m
enta
lly il
l mot
her w
hile
sec
retly
long
-in
g to
fin
d th
eir
resp
ectiv
e fa
ther
s.
Yee
, Li
sa.
Stan
ford
Won
g Fl
unks
Big
-Tim
e. B
aske
tbal
l fa
natic
Sta
nfor
d W
ong
is f
orce
d to
for
go s
port
s ca
mp
for
a su
mm
er s
pent
mak
ing
up h
is fai
led
Engl
ish
clas
s w
ith t
he h
elp
of g
irl-g
eniu
s M
illic
ent
Min
.
10
Gra
ham
, B
ob.
Osc
ar’s
Hal
f B
irth
day.
Illu
s. O
scar
’s d
ad,
mom
, an
d fo
ur-y
ear-o
ld s
iste
r ca
n’t
wai
t fo
r hi
s fir
st b
irth
day, s
o th
ey c
eleb
rate
with
a p
icni
c at
six
mon
ths.
Am
usin
gly
deta
iled
wat
erco
lors
dep
ict
the
very
rea
l rel
atio
nshi
ps o
f a
mix
ed-ra
ce f
amily
in a
n ur
ban
envi
ronm
ent.
Gre
y, M
ini.
Tra
ctio
n M
an Is
Her
e! Il
lus.
Tra
ctio
n M
an c
omes
equ
ippe
d w
ith c
omba
t bo
ots,
ba
ttle
pan
ts,
a de
ep-s
ea d
ivin
g su
it, a
nd f
luor
esce
nt f
lippe
rs,
but
can
he o
verc
ome
the
igno
min
y of
a g
reen
kni
tted
rom
per
with
a m
atch
ing
bonn
et?
Guy,
Gin
ger
Fogl
eso
ng.
Sies
ta. I
llus.
by
Ren
é K
ing
Mor
eno.
Tw
o ch
ildre
n ga
ther
nec
es-
sitie
s fo
r th
eir
back
yard
sie
sta.
Brig
htly
hue
d ill
ustr
atio
ns b
y M
oren
o an
d a
narr
ativ
e in
S
pani
sh a
nd E
nglis
h re
itera
te c
olor
con
cept
s, e
ndin
g w
ith a
can
ción
(so
ng)
sung
und
er a
m
ultic
olor
ed c
arpa
(te
nt)
crea
ted
by a
man
ta (
blan
ket)
.
Hic
ks, B
arba
ra J
ean
. Ji
tter
bug
Jam
: A M
onst
er T
ale.
Illu
s. b
y Al
exis
Dea
con.
Alth
ough
th
e m
ixed
-up
mon
ster
-fear
s-bo
y th
eme
is f
amili
ar, th
is c
harm
ing
pict
ure
book
dis
tingu
ish-
es it
self
with
a f
olks
y, q
uirk
y-sw
eet
stor
y, e
xqui
site
art
wor
k by
Dea
con,
and
an
inno
vativ
e de
sign
tha
t in
clud
es c
omic
-str
ip e
lem
ents
.
Just
er,
Nort
on.
The
Hel
lo, G
oodb
ye W
indo
w. I
llus.
by
Chr
is R
asch
ka. In
a s
unny
por
trai
t of
fam
ilial
lov
e, a
litt
le g
irl t
alks
abo
ut h
er e
xper
ienc
es v
isiti
ng h
er g
rand
pare
nts’
hou
se.
Ras
chka
’s il
lust
ratio
ns, w
hich
res
embl
e th
e sp
onta
neou
s dr
awin
gs o
f yo
ung
child
ren,
per
-fe
ctly
mirr
or t
he g
uile
less
you
ng n
arra
tor’s
exu
bera
nt v
oice
whi
le c
reat
ing
a su
rpris
ingl
y so
phis
ticat
ed v
isua
l exp
erie
nce.
The
2006 C
alde
cott
Med
al B
ook.
Kar
as,
G.
Bri
an.
On
Eart
h. I
llus.
Thi
s la
rge-
form
at n
onfic
tion
pict
ure
book
use
s cl
ear,
sim
ple
term
s to
exp
lain
the
ear
th’s
rev
olut
ion
arou
nd t
he s
un, th
e til
t of
its
axi
s, a
nd its
gr
avita
tiona
l pul
l. S
tunn
ing
artw
ork
repr
esen
ts e
ach
conc
ept.
Kerl
ey,
Bar
bara
. Yo
u an
d M
e To
geth
er:
Mom
s, D
ads,
and
Kid
s ar
ound
the
Wor
ld.
Illus
. In
thi
s co
mpa
nion
to
A Coo
l Drink
of W
ater
, K
erle
y ta
kes
child
ren
on a
pho
togr
aphi
c jo
urne
y to
mee
t m
oms,
dad
s, a
nd k
ids
arou
nd t
he w
orld
.
Mora
, Pat
. D
oña
Flor
: A T
all T
ale
abou
t a
Gia
nt W
oman
with
a G
reat
Big
Hea
rt. I
llus.
by
Raú
l C
olón
. W
ritte
n in
poe
tic l
angu
age
and
satu
rate
d w
ith t
he f
lavo
rs,
smel
ls,
and
folk
way
s of
Am
eric
a’s
Sou
thw
est,
this
cap
tivat
ing
tall
tale
brin
gs li
fe t
o an
eng
agin
g, o
rigi-
nal ch
arac
ter,
who
se lov
e an
d co
ncer
n fo
r he
r ne
ighb
ors
fill th
e st
ory
with
joy.
The
2006
Bel
pré
Illus
trat
or M
edal
Boo
k (f
or C
olón
illu
stra
tions
) an
d a
Bel
pré
Auth
or H
onor
Boo
k.
Muth
, Jo
n J.
Zen
Sho
rts.
Illu
s. I
n M
uth’
s st
ory
of in
quis
itive
sib
lings
who
bef
riend
a w
ise
pand
a an
d le
arn
thre
e le
sson
s, l
umin
ous
wat
erco
lors
and
sta
rkly
con
tras
ting
Asia
n-in
spire
d br
ush
pain
tings
ele
gant
ly c
onve
y ge
ntle
, tim
eles
s m
essa
ges
abou
t se
lf-kn
owl-
edge
and
acc
epta
nce.
A 2
006 C
alde
cott
Hon
or B
ook.
Par
k, L
inda
Sue a
nd D
ura
ngo
, Ju
lia.
Yum
! Yuc
k! A
Fol
dout
Boo
k of
Peo
ple
Soun
ds.
Illus
. by
Sue
Ram
á Yu
m c
an b
e ge
shm
ak, le
ckah
, na
m-n
am o
r ba
h-ba
h, d
epen
ding
upo
n th
e sp
oken
lan
guag
e. I
mag
es o
f ch
ildre
n en
joyi
ng t
reat
s op
en a
nea
rly w
ordl
ess
stor
y co
ntai
ning
sam
ples
fro
m t
wen
ty-tw
o la
ngua
ges,
incl
udin
g w
ords
for
ha-
ha, y
ikes
, wow
, and
hu
rrah
.
Pri
cem
an, M
arjo
rie.
Hot
Air
: The
(Mos
tly) T
rue
Stor
y of
the
Fir
st H
ot-A
ir B
allo
on R
ide.
Illus
. En
erge
tic l
ines
and
ric
h w
ater
colo
rs a
nim
ate
this
adv
entu
re o
ver
eigh
teen
th-c
entu
ry
Fran
ce.
Spa
re t
ext,
dyna
mic
des
ign,
and
mas
terful
per
spec
tive
illum
inat
e th
e hi
ghjin
ks o
f th
ree
anim
als
swep
t up
in t
he w
inds
of
hist
ory.
A 2
006 C
alde
cott
Hon
or B
ook.
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Ric
hard
son,
Ju
stin
and
Par
nell,
Pete
r. A
nd T
ango
Mak
es T
hree
. Ill
us.
by H
enry
C
ole.
Whe
n tw
o m
ale
peng
uins
mak
e a
nest
tog
ethe
r in
the
Cen
tral
Par
k Zo
o, a
zoo
keep
er
prov
ides
the
m w
ith a
n eg
g, a
nd t
he p
engu
ins
rais
e ba
by T
ango
as
thei
r ow
n. T
his
win
ning
pi
ctur
e bo
ok, w
ith C
ole
illus
trat
ions
, is
base
d on
an
actu
al e
vent
.
Ro
hman
n, E
ric.
Cla
ra a
nd A
sha.
Illu
s. C
lara
sho
uld
be f
allin
g as
leep
, bu
t in
stea
d sh
e so
ars
thro
ugh
the
nigh
t w
ith h
er i
mag
inar
y fr
iend
, a f
ish
nam
ed A
sha.
Ryl
ant,
C
ynth
ia.
Hen
ry
and
Mud
ge
and
the
Gre
at G
rand
pas.
Illu
s. b
y S
uçie
S
teve
nson
. In
fou
r, si
mpl
e, j
oyfu
l ch
apte
rs,
Hen
ry a
nd h
is s
wee
t-nat
ured
dog
exp
erie
nce
a m
emor
able
vis
it w
ith g
reat
-gra
ndpa
Bill
and
hi
s bu
ddie
s at
th
e “g
rand
pa
hous
e.”
The
20
06
Gei
sel M
edal
Boo
k.
Say
re, A
pril P
ull
ey.
Star
s be
neat
h Yo
ur
Bed
: Th
e Su
rpri
sing
Sto
ry o
f D
ust.
Illus
. by
Ann
Jon
as. W
hat
coul
d be
mor
e su
rpris
ing
than
the
fac
t th
at o
rdin
ary
dust
is
mad
e up
of
bits
of
star
s, d
inos
aurs
, an
d se
als’
eye
lash
es?
This
bea
utifu
l pi
ctur
e bo
ok m
akes
the
m
ost
of t
he e
ssen
tial g
rand
eur
of d
ust.
Se
ege
r, La
ura
Vac
caro
. W
alte
r W
as W
orri
ed. I
llus.
Wat
chin
g a
stor
m d
evel
op,
Wal
ter
wor
ries
whi
le o
ther
cha
ract
ers
expr
ess
shoc
k an
d th
en d
elig
ht a
s th
e su
n co
mes
out
. In
a
grap
hica
lly s
trik
ing
wor
k, S
eege
r us
es t
he le
tter
s th
at s
pell
her
char
acte
rs’
reac
tions
to
shap
e th
eir
expr
essi
ve f
aces
.
Sha
nnon,
Ge
org
e. W
hite
Is f
or B
lueb
erry
. Illu
s. b
y La
ura
Dro
nzek
. In
a fre
sh, u
ncon
ven-
tiona
l, en
tert
aini
ng c
once
pt b
ook,
ful
l-col
or p
aint
ings
offer
an
intr
igui
ng in
trod
uctio
n to
ten
co
lors
whi
le e
ncou
ragi
ng a
clo
ser
look
at
natu
re.
Sil
verm
an,
Eri
ca.
Cow
girl
Kat
e an
d C
ocoa
. Ill
us.
by B
etsy
Lew
in.
Hum
orou
s re
part
ee
and
fluid
wat
erco
lor
pain
tings
don
e by
Lew
in s
et t
he t
one
and
moo
d fo
r ne
w r
eade
rs a
s th
ey f
ollo
w p
luck
y K
ate
and
her
belo
ved
hors
e al
ong
the
trai
l for
a d
ay f
ull o
f ad
vent
ures
. A
200
6 G
eise
l Hon
or B
ook.
Van
Lee
uw
en,
Je
an. A
man
da P
ig a
nd t
he R
eally
Hot
Day
. Illu
s. b
y An
n S
chw
enin
ger.
It’s
too
darn
hot
. H
ot a
s a
frie
d eg
g, h
ot a
s to
ast,
hot
as o
atm
eal.
In f
our
sim
ple,
lin
ked
tale
s, A
man
da P
ig t
ries
an a
ssor
tmen
t of
kid
-frie
ndly
str
ateg
ies
to c
ool
off. C
arto
ony
penc
il dr
awin
gs h
eigh
tene
d w
ith f
ruit-
tone
d w
ater
colo
rs m
ake
this
acc
essi
ble
stor
y as
re
fres
hing
as
a co
ol b
reez
e. A
20
06
Gei
sel H
onor
Boo
k.
Wil
lem
s, M
o.
Leon
ardo
, th
e Te
rrib
le M
onst
er.
Illus
. Tr
ying
ver
y ha
rd t
o be
sca
ry,
Litt
le
Mon
ster
look
s fo
r th
e m
ost
scar
edy-
cat
kid
to p
ract
ice
on.
Win
thro
p, E
liza
beth
. Sq
uash
ed i
n th
e M
iddl
e. I
llus.
by
Pat
Cum
min
gs.
Dai
sy,
the
mid
dle
child
in
a bo
iste
rous
Afr
ican
Am
eric
an f
amily
, ca
nnot
get
any
one’
s at
tent
ion
until
sh
e le
aves
the
hou
se.
Cle
ver
desi
gn a
nd b
oldl
y co
lorf
ul a
rtw
ork
by C
umm
ings
enh
ance
th
e liv
ely
stor
y.
4
Freedm
an,
Russ
ell.
Chi
ldre
n of
the
Gre
at D
epre
ssio
n. I
llus.
Fre
edm
an d
escr
ibes
the
im
pact
of
the
Dep
ress
ion
on c
hild
ren
thro
ugho
ut t
he c
ount
ry i
n a
hand
som
ely
desi
gned
bo
ok w
ith b
eaut
ifully
rep
rodu
ced
phot
ogra
phs.
Fünk
e,
Corn
eli
a. I
nksp
ell.
Dus
tfin
ger,
Farid
, an
d M
eggi
e an
d he
r fa
mily
ret
urn
to t
he
wor
ld o
f th
e fic
tiona
l Ink
hear
t to
dis
cove
r th
at t
he d
arkn
ess
unde
rnea
th t
he b
eaut
y of
the
In
kwor
ld is
bus
ily e
nfor
cing
its
own
real
ity o
n th
e te
xt t
hey
thou
ght
they
kne
w.
Tran
slat
ed
from
the
Ger
man
.
Gar
cía,
Lau
ra G
alle
go.
The
Lege
nd o
f th
e W
ande
ring
Kin
g. S
et i
n th
e de
sert
s of
Ar
abia
bef
ore
Isla
m, th
is w
onde
rful
, fa
ntas
tical
fai
ry t
ale
abou
t a
mag
nific
ent
poet
and
a
once
-nob
le p
rince
is a
t on
ce f
resh
and
fam
iliar
. Tr
ansl
ated
fro
m t
he S
pani
sh.
Gib
lin,
Jam
es
Cro
ss.
Goo
d B
roth
er,
Bad
Bro
ther
: Th
e St
ory
of E
dwin
Boo
th a
nd
John
Wilk
es B
ooth
. Ill
us.
The
twin
car
eers
of
acto
r-bro
ther
s Ed
win
Tho
mas
and
Joh
n W
ilkes
Boo
th p
lay
them
selv
es o
ut i
n a
stun
ning
wor
k th
at e
xplo
res
the
choi
ces
that
led
to
Joh
n’s
trag
ic d
ecis
ion
to k
ill L
inco
ln a
nd t
he r
eper
cuss
ions
his
act
ions
had
on
his
bew
ilder
ed f
amily
.
Guys
Wri
te f
or
Guys
Re
ad.
Ed. b
y Jo
n Sc
iesz
ka.
Sci
eszk
a ha
s co
mpi
led
an i
ntrig
u-in
g co
llect
ion
of s
torie
s, r
efle
ctio
ns,
rem
inis
cenc
es,
advi
ce,
poem
s, a
nd d
raw
ings
abo
ut
bein
g a
guy.
Gru
ber,
Mic
hael.
The
Witc
h’s
Boy
. In
a no
vel t
hat
play
s w
ith fam
iliar
fai
ry t
ales
, a s
ympa
-th
etic
witc
h w
oman
sac
rific
es e
very
thin
g to
rai
se a
n ug
ly, u
ngra
tefu
l fou
ndlin
g.
Hal
e, S
hann
on.
Pri
nces
s A
cade
my.
In a
fre
sh a
ppro
ach
to t
he p
rince
ss s
tory
, with
une
x-pe
cted
plo
t tw
ists
and
gre
at e
mot
iona
l res
onan
ce, M
iri b
ecom
es a
str
ong,
res
ilien
t, co
ura-
geou
s le
ader
of
the
Prin
cess
Aca
dem
y, t
he s
choo
l fr
om w
hich
the
prin
ce m
ust
choo
se a
br
ide.
A 2
006 N
ewbe
ry H
onor
Boo
k.
Hia
asen,
Car
l. F
lush
. In
a sa
tiric
look
at
envi
ronm
enta
l cor
rupt
ion,
Noa
h se
ts o
ut t
o pr
ove
his
fath
er’s
alle
gatio
n th
at a
loca
l cas
ino
boat
is d
umpi
ng s
ewag
e in
to t
he b
ay.
Holu
b, J
ose
f. A
n In
noce
nt S
oldi
er. P
ublis
hed
in 2
002 a
s D
er R
ussl
ände
r, th
is n
ovel
tel
ls
the
stor
y of
a y
oung
far
mha
nd c
onsc
ripte
d in
to t
he a
rmy
who
bec
omes
par
t of
Nap
oleo
n’s
ill-fa
ted
mar
ch t
o co
nque
r M
osco
w i
n 1811.
Tran
slat
ed f
rom
the
Ger
man
. Th
e 2006
Bat
chel
der
Awar
d B
ook.
How
e,
Jam
es.
Tot
ally
Joe
. Jo
e kn
ows
he i
s ga
y, a
nd d
urin
g hi
s ei
ghth
-gra
de y
ear,
an
Engl
ish
jour
nalin
g as
sign
men
t he
lps
him
exp
ress
his
gro
win
g se
lf-aw
aren
ess.
Jurm
ain,
Suza
nne.
The
Forb
idde
n Sc
hool
hous
e: T
he T
rue
and
Dra
mat
ic S
tory
of
Pru
denc
e C
rand
all an
d H
er S
tude
nts.
Illu
s. T
his
fasc
inat
ing,
ele
gant
ly d
esig
ned
book
te
lls t
he d
ram
atic
sto
ry o
f C
onne
ctic
ut s
choo
lteac
her
Prud
ence
Cra
ndal
l, w
ho o
pene
d a
cont
rove
rsia
l sch
ool f
or A
fric
an A
mer
ican
girl
s in
the
1830s
in a
clim
ate
of b
itter
rac
ism
.
Kru
ll, K
athl
een.
Leo
nard
o da
Vin
ci. I
llus.
by
Bor
is K
ulik
ov. Th
e ex
trao
rdin
ary
life
and
scie
n-tif
ic in
vest
igat
ions
of
the
artis
t an
d sc
ient
ist
are
deta
iled
in a
rea
dabl
e, in
sigh
tful
vol
ume.
Lest
er,
Juli
us.
Day
of
Tear
s: A
Nov
el i
n D
ialo
gue.
Les
ter
take
s re
ader
s to
Sav
anna
h,
Geo
rgia
, in
1859 i
n a
fictio
naliz
ed a
ccou
nt o
f th
e la
rges
t sl
ave
auct
ion
in A
mer
ican
his
-to
ry, w
hich
he
tells
in the
alte
rnat
ing
voic
es o
f sla
ves,
sla
ve o
wne
rs, a
nd a
bolit
ioni
sts.
The
2006 C
oret
ta S
cott
Kin
g Au
thor
Med
al B
ook.
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ILDR
EN’S
BOO
KS, 2
006
Bar
tole
tti,
Su
san
Cam
pbell.
Hitl
er Y
outh
: G
row
ing
Up
in H
itler
’s S
hado
w. B
y w
eavi
ng t
he s
torie
s of
tw
elve
yo
ung
Ger
man
s in
to t
he la
rger
fab
ric o
f N
azis
m a
nd W
orld
W
ar I
I, B
arto
lett
i ra
ises
aw
aren
ess
of H
itler
’s m
anip
ula-
tions
to
a ne
w l
evel
and
offer
s re
ader
s an
opp
ortu
nity
to
cons
ider
how
the
y m
ight
hav
e ac
ted
in the
sam
e si
tuat
ion.
A
20
06
New
bery
Hon
or B
ook
and
20
06
Sib
ert
Hon
or
Boo
k.
Blu
me
ntha
l, K
are
n. L
et M
e P
lay:
The
Sto
ry o
f Ti
tle I
X,
the
Law
Tha
t C
hang
ed t
he F
utur
e of
Gir
ls in
Am
eric
a.
Illus
. In
a c
ompe
lling
ly w
ritte
n, w
ell-d
ocum
ente
d hi
stor
y of
w
omen
in
spor
ts, th
e au
thor
des
crib
es t
he e
ffor
ts o
f m
any
to r
emov
e se
x di
scrim
inat
ion
in e
duca
tion
by b
ringi
ng T
itle
IX in
to la
w in
19
72
.
Bo
lde
n, T
ony
a. M
aritc
ha:
A N
inet
eent
h-C
entu
ry A
mer
ican
Gir
l. Ill
us.
Bas
ed o
n an
un
publ
ishe
d m
anus
crip
t, th
is a
ccou
nt int
rodu
ces
free
-bor
n M
aritc
ha R
émon
d Ly
ons,
who
gr
ew u
p in
New
Yor
k C
ity d
urin
g th
e m
id-n
inet
eent
h ce
ntur
y an
d w
ent
on t
o be
com
e an
ed
ucat
or d
edic
ated
to
bett
erin
g th
e liv
es o
f Af
rican
Am
eric
ans.
A 2
006 C
oret
ta S
cott
Kin
g Au
thor
Hon
or B
ook.
Bro
ach,
Elise
. Sh
akes
pear
e’s
Secr
et.
Whe
n si
xth-
grad
er H
ero
Net
herf
ield
mov
es i
nto
the
fam
ous
Mur
phy
Dia
mon
d H
ouse
, sh
e ob
sess
es o
ver
findi
ng t
he c
entu
ries-
old
dia-
mon
d sa
id t
o be
ins
ide.
A f
unny
his
toric
al m
yste
ry t
hat
illum
inat
es t
he d
ebat
e ov
er
Sha
kesp
eare
’s id
entit
y.
Bru
chac
, Jos
eph.
Cod
e Ta
lker
: A N
ovel
abo
ut t
he N
avaj
o M
arin
es o
f W
orld
War
Tw
o.
Bru
chac
’s a
bsor
bing
his
toric
al n
ovel
tel
ls t
he s
tory
of
a bo
y w
ho b
ecam
e on
e of
the
bra
ve
Nav
ajo
code
tal
kers
, w
hose
mes
sage
s he
lped
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
achi
eve
vict
ory
in W
orld
W
ar II
.
Can
ale
s, V
iola
. The
Teq
uila
Wor
m. H
ow d
oes
one
brid
ge t
he g
ap b
etw
een
two
cultu
res?
C
anal
es’ n
ovel
pro
vide
s a
wor
thy
answ
er: r
emai
n tr
ue to
one
self
and
one’
s ro
ots
and
brin
g th
e tw
o w
orld
s to
geth
er.
The
20
06
Bel
pré
Auth
or M
edal
Boo
k.
Car
vell,
Mar
lene
. Sw
eetg
rass
Bas
ket.
Moh
awk
sist
ers
Mat
tie a
nd S
arah
rel
ate
thei
r ex
perie
nces
at
the
Car
lisle
Ind
ian
Sch
ool,
with
the
ir vo
ices
alte
rnat
ing
in a
pie
rcin
gly
unde
rsta
ted
sequ
ence
of
pros
e po
ems.
Do
we
ll,
Fran
ces
O’R
oar
k. C
hick
en B
oy.
Sev
enth
-gra
der
Tobi
n, h
is f
amily
life
fal
ling
apar
t, fin
ds s
uppo
rt in
an
unlik
ely
frie
ndsh
ip a
nd s
olac
e in
the
com
pany
of
chic
kens
.
Ell
is, D
ebo
rah.
Our
Sto
ries
, Our
Son
gs: A
fric
an C
hild
ren
Talk
abo
ut A
IDS.
Int
ervi
ews
cond
ucte
d in
20
03
by
the
auth
or in
trod
uce
child
ren
and
teen
ager
s in
Mal
awi a
nd Z
ambi
a w
ho h
ave
been
dire
ctly
affec
ted
by A
IDS
.
Fle
min
g,
Can
dace
. O
ur
Elea
nor:
A
Sc
rapb
ook
Look
at
El
eano
r R
oose
velt’
s R
emar
kabl
e Li
fe.
Illus
. In
a w
ell-i
llust
rate
d sc
rapb
ook
form
at,
Flem
ing
trac
es E
lean
or
Roo
seve
lt’s
life
from
her
diff
icul
t ch
ildho
od t
o he
r ro
le a
s a
prec
eden
t-set
ting
Firs
t La
dy
and
a le
adin
g pr
opon
ent
of h
uman
rig
hts.
Fran
k, M
itch
. U
nder
stan
ding
the
Hol
y La
nd: A
nsw
erin
g Q
uest
ions
abo
ut t
he Isr
aeli-
Pal
estin
ian
Con
flict
. Illu
s. F
rank
suc
ceed
s in
his
am
bitio
us tas
k of
exp
lain
ing
the
hist
ory
of t
he Isr
aeli-
Pale
stin
ian
conf
lict
in t
his
clea
r, ev
enha
nded
, que
stio
n-an
d-an
swer
boo
k.
8
Mid
dle
Re
ad
ers
Ala
rcón,
Fra
ncis
co X
. P
oem
s to
Dre
am T
oget
her
/ P
oem
as p
ara
soña
r ju
ntos
. Ill
us.
by P
aula
Bar
ragá
n. V
ibra
nt m
ixed
-med
ia a
rtw
ork
by B
arra
gán
acco
mpa
nies
sev
en-
teen
poe
ms
writ
ten
in b
oth
Spa
nish
and
Eng
lish,
inc
ludi
ng a
ref
lect
ion
on h
isto
ric a
dobe
ho
mes
, an
ode
to C
ésar
Chá
vez,
and
dre
ams
of p
eace
.
And
ers
on,
M.
T. W
hale
s on
Stil
ts. I
llust
rate
d by
Kur
t C
yrus
. H
oly
Tole
do!
An in
trep
id t
rio
save
s th
e w
orld
fro
m a
pla
n to
lau
nch
stilt
-wal
king
wha
les
onto
lan
d.
Arm
stro
ng,
Ala
n. W
hitt
ingt
on.
Illus
trat
ed b
y S
. D
. S
chin
dler
. Ar
mst
rong
’s g
lorio
us b
arn-
yard
fan
tasy
sea
mle
ssly
wea
ves
toge
ther
thr
ee t
ales
: W
hitt
ingt
on t
he c
at’s
arr
ival
on
Ber
nie’
s fa
rm;
the
lege
nd o
f W
hitt
ingt
on’s
fou
rtee
nth-
cent
ury
nam
esak
e; a
nd o
ne b
oy’s
st
rugg
le t
o le
arn
to r
ead.
A c
eleb
ratio
n of
ora
l and
writ
ten
lang
uage
, frie
nds,
and
the
hea
l-in
g po
wer
of
hum
or.
A 2006 N
ewbe
ry H
onor
Boo
k.
Bir
dsal
l, Je
anne
. Th
e P
ende
rwic
ks:
A S
umm
er T
ale
of F
our
Sist
ers,
Tw
o R
abbi
ts,
and
a Ve
ry I
nter
estin
g B
oy. F
our
sist
ers
vaca
tioni
ng w
ith t
heir
fath
er in
a s
umm
er c
ot-
tage
wre
ak h
avoc
on
the
neig
hbor
ing
esta
te a
nd r
escu
e a
boy
in t
he p
roce
ss.
A fu
nny,
old-
fash
ione
d no
vel w
ith a
ll th
e ea
rmar
ks o
f a
clas
sic—
ende
arin
gly
quirk
y ch
arac
ters
, fin
e di
alog
ue, a
nd a
dog
tha
t ge
ts in
to e
very
thin
g.
Bord
en,
Louis
e. T
he J
ourn
ey T
hat
Save
d C
urio
us G
eorg
e: T
he T
rue
War
time
Esca
pe
of M
argr
et a
nd H
. A. R
ey. I
llus.
by
Alla
n D
rum
mon
d. T
he a
maz
ing
stor
y of
Mar
gret
and
H
. A.
Rey
, w
ho f
led
Ger
man
tro
ops
durin
g W
orld
War
II an
d en
tere
d Fr
ance
with
the
ir fir
st
Cur
ious
Geo
rge
man
uscr
ipt,
unfo
lds
in s
crap
book
sty
le,
with
pho
togr
aphs
, do
cum
ents
, an
d or
igin
al il
lust
ratio
ns b
y D
rum
mon
d.
Burl
eig
h, R
obe
rt. T
oulo
use-
Laut
rec:
The
Mou
lin R
ouge
and
the
City
of
Ligh
t. Ill
us.
A st
rikin
gly
desi
gned
pic
ture
-boo
k in
trod
uctio
n to
the
Fre
nch
artis
t is
abu
ndan
tly il
lust
rate
d w
ith p
hoto
grap
hs o
f To
ulou
se-L
autr
ec’s
sub
ject
s an
d re
prod
uctio
ns o
f hi
s w
ork.
Pub
lishe
d in
ass
ocia
tion
with
the
Art
Ins
titut
e of
Chi
cago
.
Co
llard
, S
ne
ed
B.
The
Pra
irie
B
uild
ers:
R
econ
stru
ctin
g A
mer
ica’
s Lo
st
Gra
ssla
nds.
Ill
us.
Col
labo
rativ
e ef
fort
s to
res
tore
a p
ortio
n of
th
e na
tive
tall-
gras
s pr
airie
in Iow
a ar
e de
taile
d in
a
dist
ingu
ishe
d pr
ose
narr
ativ
e an
d gl
orio
us f
ull-c
olor
ph
otog
raph
s ta
ken
by t
he a
utho
r.
Dela
no,
Mar
fé F
erg
uso
n. G
eniu
s: A
Pho
tobi
og-
raph
y of
Alb
ert
Eins
tein
. A s
uper
ior
phot
o bi
ogra
-ph
y of
the
gen
ius
who
rev
olut
ioni
zed
our
scie
ntifi
c un
ders
tand
ing
and
who
se w
ork
laid
the
fo
unda
tion
for
man
y m
oder
n te
chno
logi
cal m
arve
ls.
Erd
rich
, Louis
e. T
he G
ame
of S
ilenc
e. Il
lus.
Tra
ditio
nal s
easo
nal w
ork
and
cultu
ral o
cca-
sion
s m
ark
the
lives
of
nine
-yea
r-old
Om
akay
as a
nd h
er A
nish
inab
e fa
mily
unt
il 1850,
whe
n th
e co
mm
unity
mus
t le
ave
its b
elov
ed h
ome
on t
he L
ake
Sup
erio
r sh
ore.
A s
eque
l to
The
Birch
bark
Hou
se.
Gio
vann
i, N
ikki
. Ros
a. Il
lus.
by
Bry
an C
ollie
r. In
rad
iant
, ric
hly
colo
red,
icon
ic c
olla
ges
and
spar
e, e
lega
nt p
rose
, ill
ustr
ator
Col
lier
and
auth
or G
iova
nni
cele
brat
e th
e qu
iet
cour
age
of R
osa
Park
s. A
20
06 C
alde
cott
Hon
or B
ook
and
the
2006 C
oret
ta S
cott
Kin
g Ill
ustr
ator
M
edal
Boo
k.
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Go
scin
ny, R
ené
. N
icho
las.
Illu
s. b
y Je
an-J
acqu
es S
empé
. O
rigin
ally
pub
lishe
d as
Le
Petit
N
icol
as a
nd a
fav
orite
am
ong
Fren
ch s
choo
lchi
ldre
n fo
r ne
arly
hal
f a
cent
ury, t
his
tran
sla-
tion
intr
oduc
es A
mer
ican
rea
ders
to
the
hila
rious
esc
apad
es o
f a
boy
and
his
clas
smat
es
at a
n al
l-boy
s sc
hool
. Tr
ansl
ated
fro
m t
he F
renc
h. A
20
06
Bat
chel
der
Hon
or B
ook.
Gre
ene
, S
teph
anie
. Q
ueen
Sop
hie
Har
tley.
Sop
hie,
the
mid
dle
child
in a
fam
ily o
f fiv
e ta
lent
ed s
iblin
gs, l
earn
s ho
w t
o as
sert
her
self
and
to a
ppre
ciat
e he
r ow
n ta
lent
s.
Him
elb
lau
, Li
nda.
The
Tro
uble
Beg
ins.
In
an e
nter
tain
ing,
orig
inal
nov
el,
fifth
-gra
der
Du
reco
unts
his
diff
icul
t ad
just
men
t to
life
in
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
follo
win
g hi
s em
igra
tion
from
a V
ietn
ames
e re
fu-
gee
cam
p an
d a
ten-
year
sep
arat
ion
from
his
fam
ily.
Ho
lm, J
enn
ife
r L.
and
Holm
, Mat
thew
. Bab
ymou
se:
Que
en o
f the
Wor
ld! I
llus.
by
Mat
thew
Hol
m. I
n a
funn
y gr
aphi
c no
vel f
or y
oung
rea
ders
, Bab
ymou
se le
arns
tha
t a
frie
nd w
ho t
reat
s he
r lik
e a
quee
n is
wor
th m
ore
than
an
invi
tatio
n to
a p
opul
ar b
ut c
ruel
sch
oolm
ate’
s sl
eepo
ver.
John
son-
Dav
ies,
De
nys.
Goh
a th
e W
ise
Fool
. Ill
us.
by H
ag H
amdy
Moh
amed
Fat
touh
and
Han
y El
Sae
d Ah
med
. G
oha,
a c
hara
cter
in
Mid
dle
East
ern
folk
lore
, im
part
s w
isdo
m, tr
icks
foo
ls, an
d ex
pose
s hu
man
foi
bles
in f
iftee
n am
usin
g st
orie
s. T
he
tale
s ar
e be
autif
ully
illu
stra
ted
with
khi
yam
iyas
, tra
ditio
nal E
gypt
ian
embr
oide
ries.
Ke
rrin
, Je
ssic
a S
cott
. M
artin
Bri
dge,
Rea
dy f
or T
akeo
ff! I
llus.
by
Jose
ph K
elly.
Mar
tin
Brid
ge l
earn
s ab
out
frie
ndsh
ip a
nd k
indn
ess
as h
e en
coun
ters
tw
o ve
ry d
iffer
ent
scho
ol
bus
driv
ers,
str
uggl
es w
ith t
he d
eath
of
a ne
ighb
or’s
pet
, an
d re
conc
iles
with
a f
riend
as
they
dec
orat
e m
odel
roc
kets
.
A K
ick
in t
he H
ead
: A
n Eve
ryda
y G
uid
e t
o P
oeti
c Fo
rms.
Ed.
by
Pau
l B
. Ja
neck
o. Il
lus.
by
Chr
is R
asch
ka.
Mor
e th
an ju
st a
noth
er c
olle
ctio
n of
poe
try, t
his
anth
ol-
ogy
cele
brat
es t
he i
ntric
acy
of v
ario
us p
oetic
for
ms
and
the
free
dom
the
y in
spire
, w
hile
C
hris
Ras
chka
’s w
itty
art
give
s ch
ildre
n a
clea
r se
nse
of e
ach.
McK
issa
ck,
Pat
rici
a C
. an
d M
oss
, O
naw
um
i Je
an.
Pre
ciou
s an
d th
e B
oo H
ag.
Illus
. by
Kyr
sten
Bro
oker
. S
cary
, tr
icky
Boo
Hag
Pru
ella
is
right
out
side
the
win
dow,
but
smar
t, br
ave
Prec
ious
is d
eter
min
ed t
o m
ind
her
mam
a an
d no
t le
t Pr
uella
in.
Me
nchú
, R
igo
bert
a an
d Li
ano,
Dan
te.
The
Gir
l fr
om C
him
el.
Illus
. by
Dom
i. In
an
enga
ging
mem
oir
acco
mpa
nied
by
whi
msi
cal fu
ll-co
lor
artw
ork,
Nob
el P
eace
Priz
e w
inne
r M
ench
ú re
calls
fam
ily a
necd
otes
and
sto
ries
from
whi
ch s
he le
arne
d M
ayan
val
ues
durin
g he
r ch
ildho
od in
Gua
tem
ala.
Tra
nsla
ted
from
the
Spa
nish
.
Nap
oli
, D
onn
a Jo
. Th
e K
ing
of M
ulbe
rry
Stre
et.
In a
won
derf
ully
im
med
iate
his
toric
al
nove
l se
t in
18
92
, ni
ne-y
ear-o
ld J
ewis
h Ita
lian
Dom
sto
ws
away
on
a sh
ip b
ound
fro
m
Nap
oli
to N
ew Y
ork,
lea
rns
to s
urvi
ve a
lone
on
the
stre
et,
and
chal
leng
es t
he r
uthl
ess
padr
oni w
ho p
rey
on y
oung
imm
igra
nts.
Russ
o, M
aris
abin
a. A
lway
s R
emem
ber
Me:
How
One
Fam
ily S
urvi
ved
Wor
ld W
ar II.
Illus
. A
youn
g gi
rl is
fin
ally
dee
med
old
eno
ugh
to s
ee a
ll th
e pi
ctur
es in
her
gra
ndm
othe
r’s
“bef
ore”
pho
to a
lbum
—th
e on
e th
at in
clud
es p
hoto
s fr
om b
efor
e W
orld
War
II.
6
Sab
uda
, R
obe
rt a
nd R
ein
hart
, M
atth
ew.
Ency
clop
edia
Pre
hist
oric
a: D
inos
aurs
. Ill
us. A
fact
-cra
mm
ed t
ext
acco
mpa
nies
thr
ee-d
imen
sion
al p
op-u
p sc
ulpt
ures
of di
nosa
urs
that
see
m t
o le
ap o
ff t
he p
age.
Say
, Alle
n. K
amis
hiba
i Man
. Illu
s. A
n el
derly
, ret
ired
Japa
nese
sto
ryte
ller
reliv
es t
he d
ays
befo
re tel
evis
ion,
whe
n ch
ildre
n flo
cked
to
hear
his
sto
ries
and
sam
ple
his
swee
ts. T
he a
rt
of k
amis
hiba
i, st
oryt
ellin
g w
ith il
lust
rate
d ca
rds,
is t
he p
recu
rsor
to
man
ga a
nd a
nim
e.
Sid
man
, Joy
ce.
Song
of
the
Wat
er B
oatm
an a
nd O
ther
Pon
d P
oem
s. Il
lus.
by
Bec
kie
Pran
ge. El
even
joyf
ul s
ongs
cel
ebra
te p
ond
life
thro
ugh
the
seas
ons
in t
his
eleg
ant,
satis
-fy
ing
com
bina
tion
of v
isua
l dra
ma,
poe
try, a
nd s
cien
tific
fac
t. B
ecki
e Pr
ange
’s e
xcep
tiona
l, ha
nd-c
olor
ed w
oodb
lock
art
wor
k en
larg
es u
pon
the
expr
essi
ve p
oetr
y. A
2006 C
alde
cott
H
onor
Boo
k.
Sin
ger,
Mar
ilyn.
Cen
tral
Hea
ting:
Poe
ms
abou
t Fi
re a
nd W
arm
th.
Illus
. by
Mei
lo S
o.
Nin
etee
n po
ems,
rhy
med
and
fre
e ve
rse,
des
crib
e w
ith h
umor
, w
onde
r, an
d a
sens
e of
ad
vent
ure
the
man
y as
pect
s of
fire
—fr
om a
coz
y ca
ndle
to
a ra
ging
fore
st fi
re. T
he fi
re-re
d pe
ncil,
was
h, a
nd li
nocu
t ill
ustr
atio
ns b
y S
o en
liven
the
tex
t.
Taba
ck,
Sim
ms.
Kib
itzer
s an
d Fo
ols:
Tal
es M
y Za
yda
Told
Me.
Illu
s. T
abac
k re
vels
in
his
herit
age
with
the
se t
hirt
een
amus
ing
tale
s fr
om t
he E
aste
rn E
urop
ean
Jew
ish
trad
ition
; ea
ch t
ale
is f
ollo
wed
by
an a
ppro
pria
te s
ayin
g th
at s
ums
up it
s co
mic
al y
et w
ise
less
on.
Turn
er,
Pam
ela
S.
Gor
illa
Doc
tors
: Sa
ving
End
ange
red
Gre
at A
pes.
Illu
s. T
eam
s of
ve
terin
aria
ns t
ake
to t
he m
ount
ains
of
Rw
anda
to
safe
guar
d th
e he
alth
of
wild
gor
illas
. Ill
ustr
ated
with
glo
rious
pho
togr
aphs
.
Wil
liam
s, M
ary.
Bro
ther
s in
Hop
e: T
he S
tory
of
the
Lost
Boy
s of
Sud
an. I
llus.
by
R.
Gre
gory
Chr
istie
. In
a p
ower
ful p
ictu
re b
ook
illus
trat
ed w
ith u
nusu
al, e
xpre
ssiv
e pa
intin
gs
by C
hris
tie,
read
ers
mee
t a
boy, w
ho,
alon
g w
ith m
any
othe
r yo
ung
peop
le,
surv
ives
the
ci
vil w
ar t
hat
rava
ged
Sud
an in
the
1980s.
A C
oret
ta S
cott
Kin
g Ill
ustr
ator
Hon
or B
ook.
Win
ter,
Jean
ett
e. T
he L
ibra
rian
of
Bas
ra: A
Tru
e St
ory
from
Ira
q. Illu
s. F
earin
g im
mi-
nent
war
, Al
ia M
uham
mad
Bak
er t
akes
mat
ters
int
o he
r ow
n ha
nds
to s
ave
the
book
s in
he
r lib
rary
. Vib
rant
ly c
olor
ed p
aste
l acr
ylic
pai
ntin
gs c
reat
e a
sens
e of
dis
tanc
e fr
om t
he
mos
t br
utal
hor
rors
of
war
whi
le c
eleb
ratin
g th
e co
urag
e of
a b
rave
wom
an.
Win
ter,
Jona
h. R
ober
to C
lem
ente
: P
ride
of
the
Pitt
sbur
gh P
irat
es.
Illus
. by
Raú
l C
olón
. B
lack
-and
-whi
te d
raw
ings
inte
rspe
rsed
with
ful
l-col
or p
aint
ings
by
Col
ón d
epic
t th
e lif
e an
d ca
reer
of
Puer
to R
ican
bas
ebal
l pl
ayer
Cle
men
te a
nd t
he s
trug
gles
he
brav
ely
face
d on
and
off t
he f
ield
.
Woods
on,
Jac
queli
ne. S
how
Way
. Illu
s. b
y H
udso
n Ta
lbot
t. “
And
the
child
ren
lean
ed in
/
And
liste
ned
real
har
d.”
In a
mag
nific
ent
poem
, Woo
dson
dra
ws
on t
he e
xper
ienc
es o
f he
r m
ater
nal a
nces
tors
to
tell
the
stor
y of
sla
very
, em
anci
patio
n, a
nd t
rium
ph, pa
ying
trib
ute
to t
he c
reat
ive
wom
en w
ho u
sed
quilt
s, s
torie
s, p
oem
s, a
nd s
ongs
to
shar
e th
e st
reng
th
to c
arry
on.
A 2
006 N
ewbe
ry H
onor
Boo
k.
Old
er
Re
ad
ers
Arm
stro
ng,
Jenn
ife
r. P
hoto
by
Bra
dy:
A P
ictu
re o
f th
e C
ivil
War
. Ill
us.
Arm
stro
ng
trac
ks t
he i
nflu
ence
of
Mat
thew
Bra
dy,
who
cha
nged
the
cou
rse
of w
ar p
hoto
grap
hy a
nd
who
se s
tabl
e of
pho
togr
aphe
rs s
hape
d ou
r vi
sion
of
the
Civ
il W
ar.
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Lis
t
Ad
ult
Fic
tio
n
Do
cto
row
, E.
L. T
he M
arch
.
Ad
ult
No
nfi
ctio
n
Bir
d, K
ai a
nd S
herw
in,
Mar
tin.
Am
eric
an P
rom
ethe
us: T
he T
rium
ph a
nd T
rage
dy
of J
. Rob
ert
Opp
enhe
imer
.
You
th F
icti
on
Zev
in, G
abri
elle
. El
sew
here
.
You
th N
on
fict
ion
Bar
tole
tti,
Su
san
Cam
pbell.
Hitl
er Y
outh
: Gro
win
g U
p in
Hitl
er’s
Sha
dow
.
You
th P
ictu
re B
oo
k
Ro
sen,
Mic
hae
l. M
icha
el R
osen
’s S
ad B
ook.
Illu
s. b
y Q
uent
in B
lake
.
Re
fere
nce
So
urc
e
Enc
yclo
pedi
a o
f R
eligi
on.
Ed.
by
Lind
say
Jone
s.
BOOKLIST
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etr
y
Ale
xand
er, E
lizab
eth.
Am
eric
an S
ublim
e. S
park
ling
with
hum
anity
and
une
xpec
ted
grac
e,
Alex
ande
r’s p
oem
s re
flect
on
art,
drea
ms,
his
tory
, and
the
Afr
ican
Am
eric
an e
xper
ienc
e.
Dyb
eck
, Stu
art.
Str
eets
in T
heir
Ow
n In
k. D
ybec
k dr
aws
read
ers
into
big
-city
dre
ams
and
hard
rea
litie
s th
roug
h im
agin
ativ
e st
oryt
ellin
g an
d st
rikin
g im
ager
y of
peo
ple
and
plac
es.
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BLE
BOOK
S, 2
006
3
No
tabl
e B
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006
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lis
t ha
s be
en c
ompi
led
for
use
by t
he g
ener
al r
eade
r an
d by
lib
raria
ns w
ho w
ork
with
ad
ults
. Th
e N
otab
le B
ooks
Cou
ncil,
ALA
Ref
eren
ce a
nd U
ser
Ser
vice
s As
soci
atio
n (R
US
A),
has
sele
cted
the
titl
es f
or t
heir
sign
ifica
nt c
ontr
ibut
ion
to t
he e
xpan
sion
of
know
ledg
e or
for
th
e pl
easu
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hey
can
prov
ide
to a
dult
read
ers.
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cted
fro
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ooks
pub
lishe
d fr
om N
ovem
ber
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thr
ough
Nov
embe
r 2
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5.
No
nfi
ctio
n
Ale
xiev
ich,
Sve
tlan
a. V
oice
s fr
om C
hern
obyl
. Sur
vivo
rs o
f the
1986 C
hern
obyl
nuc
lear
di
sast
er p
rovi
de u
nfor
gett
able
witn
ess
to o
ffic
ial
corr
uptio
n, i
ncom
pete
nce,
and
ind
iffer
-en
ce.
Ano
nym
ou
s. A
Wom
an in
Ber
lin: E
ight
Wee
ks in
the
Con
quer
ed C
ity. T
his
dist
urbi
ng
diar
y w
ritte
n af
ter
the
fall
of B
erlin
rec
alls
the
mas
s ra
pe p
erpe
trat
ed b
y R
ussi
an f
orce
s an
d th
e ha
rrow
ing
choi
ces
a w
oman
had
to
mak
e to
sur
vive
.
Bo
rdew
ich,
Fe
rgu
s. B
ound
for
Can
aan:
The
Und
ergr
ound
Rai
lroa
d an
d th
e W
ar f
or
the
Soul
of
Am
eric
a. B
orde
wic
h br
ings
to
light
the
sec
ret
soci
al m
ovem
ent
in w
hich
bl
acks
and
whi
tes
toge
ther
led
thou
sand
s of
run
away
sla
ves
to f
reed
om.
Cat
hcar
t, B
rian
. Th
e Fl
y in
the
Cat
hedr
al:
How
a G
roup
of
Cam
brid
ge S
cien
tists
W
on t
he I
nter
natio
nal
Rac
e to
Spl
it th
e A
tom
. C
ambr
idge
Uni
vers
ity p
hysi
cist
s Jo
hn
Coc
kcro
ft a
nd E
rnes
t W
alto
n ra
ce i
nter
natio
nal
rival
s to
ach
ieve
a l
andm
ark
scie
ntifi
c ev
ent—
the
split
ting
of t
he a
tom
.
Dia
mo
nd, J
are
d M
. Col
laps
e: H
ow S
ocie
ties
Cho
ose
to F
ail o
r Su
ccee
d. E
aste
r Isl
and,
N
orse
Gre
enla
nd,
Rw
anda
, an
d ot
her
soci
etie
s re
veal
the
cat
astr
ophi
c co
nseq
uenc
es o
f en
viro
nmen
tal m
ism
anag
emen
t.
Eic
henw
ald,
Ku
rt.
Con
spir
acy
of F
ools
. Th
e m
eteo
ric r
ise
and
spec
tacu
lar
dow
nfal
l of
En
ron
is d
etai
led
in t
his
susp
ense
ful b
low
-by-
blow
acc
ount
of
exec
utiv
e gr
eed,
arr
ogan
ce,
and
stup
idity
.
Lepo
re,
Jill.
New
Yor
k B
urni
ng:
Libe
rty,
Sla
very
, an
d C
onsp
irac
y in
Eig
htee
nth-
Cen
tury
Man
hatt
an.
Lepo
re m
aste
rful
ly r
econ
stru
cts
the
even
ts s
urro
undi
ng t
he 1
741
fires
in
low
er M
anha
ttan
, w
hich
led
to
the
tort
ure
and
exec
utio
n of
sla
ves
by w
hite
s w
ho
fear
ed r
ebel
lion.
Mo
ore
head
, Car
oline
. Hum
an C
argo
: A J
ourn
ey a
mon
g R
efug
ees.
Moo
rehe
ad p
uts
a hu
man
fac
e on
the
tid
al w
ave
of d
espa
ir su
ffer
ed b
y 2
0 m
illio
n re
fuge
es w
orld
wid
e.
Pac
ker,
Ge
org
e.
The
Ass
assi
ns’
Gat
e: A
mer
ica
in I
raq.
Pac
ker
skill
fully
nav
igat
es
the
polit
ics
of t
he U
.S.
deci
sion
to
inva
de I
raq
and
the
post
war
rec
onst
ruct
ion
that
has
be
tray
ed a
ll si
des.
Reis
s, T
om
. Th
e O
rien
talis
t: So
lvin
g th
e M
yste
ry o
f a
Stra
nge
and
Dan
gero
us L
ife.
The
cham
eleo
n lif
e of
Lev
Nus
sim
baum
, a J
ew t
urne
d M
uslim
who
bec
ame
a be
st-s
ellin
g au
thor
in N
azi G
erm
any.
Rey
nold
s, D
avid
S.
John
Bro
wn,
Abo
litio
nist
: The
Man
Who
Kill
ed S
lave
ry, S
park
ed
the
Civ
il W
ar,
and
Seed
ed C
ivil
Rig
hts.
Thi
s cu
ltura
l bi
ogra
phy
show
s Jo
hn B
row
n’s
pass
ion
for
just
ice
and
com
mitm
ent
to e
qual
ity d
evol
ving
int
o vi
olen
t co
nfro
ntat
ions
and
co
ntrib
utin
g to
a n
atio
n di
vide
d.
Wal
ker,
Ste
phen.
Sho
ckw
ave:
Cou
ntdo
wn
to H
iros
him
a. H
isto
ry i
s br
ough
t dr
amat
i-ca
lly a
live
in t
his
mom
ent-b
y-m
omen
t ac
coun
t of
the
eve
nts
imm
edia
tely
sur
roun
ding
the
bo
mbi
ng o
f H
irosh
ima.
Wal
ls,
Jean
nett
e.
The
Gla
ss C
astle
. A
succ
essf
ul w
riter
spo
ts h
er m
othe
r di
ggin
g th
roug
h tr
ash
on a
New
Yor
k C
ity s
tree
t, sp
arki
ng p
ainf
ul a
nd a
ffec
tiona
te m
emor
ies
of
an u
nusu
al c
hild
hood
.
Fict
ion
Bat
es,
Judy
Fon
g. M
idni
ght
at t
he D
rago
n C
afé.
In
this
dee
ply
mov
ing
com
ing-
of-a
ge
stor
y, a
youn
g C
hine
se g
irl a
nd h
er f
amily
str
uggl
e to
ada
pt t
o lif
e in
a s
mal
l Ont
ario
tow
n.
Foer,
Jona
than
Saf
ran.
Ext
rem
ely
Loud
& I
ncre
dibl
y C
lose
. Fo
r ni
ne-y
ear-o
ld O
skar
, gr
ief o
ver th
e lo
ss o
f his
fath
er tur
ns in
to a
ser
ies
of rid
dles
in thi
s lu
min
ous
and
inve
ntiv
e po
st–S
epte
mbe
r 11, 2
001, n
ovel
.
Gai
tski
ll, M
ary.
Ver
onic
a. A
for
mer
mod
el is
hau
nted
by
the
mem
ory
of a
n AI
DS
-str
icke
n fr
iend
in a
sto
ry t
hat
pier
ces
the
hear
t an
d ill
umin
es t
he e
xces
ses
of t
he 1
980s.
Gho
sh, A
mit
av. T
he H
ungr
y Ti
de. A
n Am
eric
an b
iolo
gist
dra
wn
to a
rem
ote
regi
on o
f Ind
ia
to s
tudy
riv
er d
olph
ins
expe
rienc
es a
dven
ture
, lov
e, a
nd a
gro
win
g so
cial
aw
aren
ess.
Ishi
guro
, Kaz
uo. N
ever
Let
Me
Go.
An
Engl
ish
boar
ding
sch
ool c
once
als
a sh
ocki
ng s
ecre
t th
at o
nly
grad
ually
daw
ns o
n th
e re
ader
of
this
fin
ely
obse
rved
, tho
ught
-pro
voki
ng n
ovel
.
Iweal
a, U
zodi
nma.
Bea
sts
of N
o N
atio
n. In
thi
s ch
illin
g de
but
nove
l set
in W
est
Afric
a,
a ca
ptur
ed b
oy t
ells
how
he
beco
mes
a s
oldi
er a
nd le
arns
to
kill
to s
urvi
ve.
McC
arth
y, C
orm
ac.
No
Cou
ntry
for
Old
Men
. A
vete
ran
Texa
s sh
eriff
ref
lect
s on
a
trou
bled
soc
iety
and
an
incr
easi
ngly
evi
l bre
ed o
f cr
imin
al a
s he
con
fron
ts t
he fas
t-mov
ing
case
of
a bo
tche
d dr
ug d
eal.
McE
wan
, Ia
n. S
atur
day.
In
this
sub
tly c
raft
ed n
ovel
, a
chan
ce e
ncou
nter
dur
ing
a ty
pica
l S
atur
day
in t
he l
ife o
f a
succ
essf
ul L
ondo
n ne
uros
urge
on l
eads
to
a lif
e-al
terin
g se
ries
of e
vent
s.
Mura
kam
i, H
aruki
. K
afka
on
the
Shor
e. I
n th
is i
mag
inat
ive
nove
l, a
fifte
en-y
ear-o
ld
Japa
nese
boy
em
bark
s on
a s
urre
al o
dyss
ey a
fter
his
fat
her’s
mur
der.
Robi
nson,
Mar
ilyn
ne.
Gile
ad.
A sm
all-t
own
Iow
a m
inis
ter
wea
ves
toge
ther
iss
ues
of
cons
cien
ce a
nd c
omm
itmen
t w
ith f
amily
sec
rets
in a
ric
h ta
pest
ry o
f Am
eric
an li
fe.
Urr
ea, L
uis
Alb
erto
. The
Hum
min
gbird
’s D
augh
ter.
A fa
mily
lege
nd b
ecom
es a
fine
ly s
pun
epic
rei
mag
inin
g th
e lif
e of
a M
exic
an p
easa
nt g
irl w
ho h
as t
he a
bilit
y to
per
form
mira
cles
.
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irth
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t. Th
e or
igin
s of
Sup
erm
an is
upd
ated
in
this
gra
phic
nov
el.
We
ave
r, W
ill.
Ful
l Se
rvic
e. I
t’s 1
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9 a
nd d
evou
t fa
rm b
oy P
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finds
tha
t hi
s jo
b at
the
S
hell
stat
ion
chan
ges
the
way
tha
t he
see
s th
e w
orld
.
*W
est
erf
eld
, Sco
tt.
Pee
ps. A
one
-nig
ht s
tand
lead
s C
al d
eep
into
the
und
erbe
lly o
f N
ew
York
City
, whe
re h
e fin
ds t
hat
para
site
-pos
itive
pre
dato
rs a
re t
he le
ast
of h
is w
orrie
s.
We
ste
rfe
ld,
Sco
tt.
Ugl
ies.
Tal
ly c
an’t w
ait
for
her
sixt
eent
h bi
rthd
ay a
nd t
he s
urge
ry
that
will
tra
nsfo
rm h
er i
nto
a “P
rett
y,” b
ecau
se i
f ev
eryo
ne i
s be
autif
ul,
ever
ythi
ng i
s pe
rfec
t—rig
ht?
Whi
tcom
b, L
aura
. A
Cer
tain
Sla
nt o
f Li
ght.
For
13
0 y
ears
, gh
ost
Hel
en h
as a
ttac
hed
hers
elf
to v
ario
us h
osts
unt
il Ja
mes
let
s he
r kn
ow t
hat
he c
an s
ee h
er i
n th
is g
entle
, as
toni
shin
g no
vel.
Wit
tlin
ger,
Elle
n. S
andp
iper
. Tw
o lo
nely
tee
ns m
anag
e to
ove
rcom
e da
rk s
ecre
ts b
y sh
ar-
ing
them
with
eac
h ot
her.
*W
oo
ding
, Chr
is. P
oiso
n. A
fter
her
bab
y si
ster
is k
idna
pped
by
Phae
ries,
Poi
son
is d
eter
-m
ined
to
get
her
back
, no
t re
aliz
ing
that
she
and
her
sis
ter
are
part
of
a m
uch
larg
er,
dark
er s
tory
.
Wyn
ne-J
one
s, T
im. A
Thi
ef in
the
Hou
se o
f M
emor
y. W
hen
a de
ad m
an is
fou
nd in
his
ho
use,
Dec
lan
begi
ns a
jour
ney
into
his
ow
n pa
st a
nd t
owar
d th
e tr
uth
abou
t hi
s fa
mily
.
*Z
usa
k, M
arku
s. I
Am
the
Mes
seng
er. A
fter
Ed,
an
aim
less
nin
etee
n-ye
ar-o
ld c
ab d
river
, fo
ils a
ban
k ro
bber
, he
begi
ns t
o re
ceiv
e m
yste
rious
mes
sage
s as
sign
ing
him
to
inte
rven
e in
the
live
s of
str
ange
rs.
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rintz
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or B
ook.
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le t
hese
boo
ks w
ere
sele
cted
for
tee
ns f
rom
tw
elve
to
eigh
teen
yea
rs o
f ag
e, t
he t
itles
on
thi
s lis
t sp
an a
bro
ad r
ange
of
read
ing
and
mat
urity
lev
els.
We
enco
urag
e ad
ults
to
take
an
act
ive
role
in
help
ing
indi
vidu
al t
eens
cho
ose
thos
e bo
oks
that
are
the
bes
t fit
for
the
m
and
thei
r fa
mili
es.
No
nfi
ctio
n*
Akb
ar, S
aid
Hyd
er
and
Burt
on,
Susa
n. C
ome
Bac
k to
Afg
hani
stan
: A C
alifo
rnia
Te
enag
er’s
Sto
ry. I
n th
is t
hrill
ing
mem
oir
reco
rded
dur
ing
the
sum
mer
s of
2002 t
hrou
gh
2004, a
Cal
iforn
ia t
een
retu
rns
to h
is f
athe
r’s h
omel
and
to h
elp
rebu
ild A
fgha
nist
an.
*B
arto
lett
i, S
usa
n C
ampb
ell.
Hitl
er Y
outh
: Gro
win
g U
p in
Hitl
er’s
Sha
dow
. “I b
egin
w
ith t
he y
oung
. .
. .
Wha
t m
ater
ial!
With
the
m I
can
mak
e a
new
wor
ld.”
Ado
lf H
itler
ex
ploi
ted
the
idea
lism
of
mill
ions
of
Ger
man
y’s
youn
g pe
ople
to
fuel
his
evi
l mas
ter
plan
fo
r gl
obal
dom
inat
ion.
Blu
me
ntha
l, K
are
n. L
et M
e P
lay:
The
Sto
ry o
f Ti
tle I
X, t
he L
aw T
hat
Cha
nged
the
Fu
ture
of
Gir
ls i
n A
mer
ica.
In
19
72
, C
ongr
ess
pass
ed T
itle
IX,
a m
omen
tous
law
tha
t ch
ange
d op
port
uniti
es f
or A
mer
ican
wom
en.
Blu
men
thal
int
rodu
ces
the
hist
oric
al e
vent
s th
at le
d to
the
law.
Bo
lde
n, T
ony
a. M
aritc
ha: A
Nin
etee
nth-
Cen
tury
Am
eric
an G
irl.
Mar
itcha
Lyo
ns,
born
of
a f
ree
blac
k fa
mily
in
18
43
New
Yor
k, l
ed a
life
dire
ctly
inf
luen
ced
by f
amou
s pe
ople
an
d im
port
ant
even
ts in
Am
eric
an h
isto
ry.
De
em
, Ja
me
s M
. B
odie
s fr
om t
he A
sh:
Life
and
Dea
th i
n A
ncie
nt P
ompe
ii. V
ivid
pi
ctur
es a
nd w
ords
offer
a c
lear
, co
ncis
e, a
nd g
rues
ome
expl
anat
ion
of t
he e
rupt
ion
of
Vesu
vius
tha
t de
stro
yed
Pom
peii
in 7
9 C
.E.
De
lisl
e, G
uy.
Pyo
ngya
ng: A
Jou
rney
in N
orth
Kor
ea. A
Fre
nch
Can
adia
n an
imat
or is
sen
t to
Nor
th K
orea
to
over
see
an o
utso
urce
d an
imat
ion
proj
ect.
He
desc
ribes
his
exp
erie
nces
as
a f
orei
gner
in c
omm
unis
t N
orth
Kor
ea in
thi
s gr
aphi
c no
vel.
De
ndy,
Le
slie
and
Bo
ring
, M
el.
Gui
nea
Pig
Sci
entis
ts:
Bol
d Se
lf-Ex
peri
men
ters
in
Sci
ence
and
Med
icin
e. A
n ex
trao
rdin
ary
and
ofte
n di
stur
bing
sto
ry i
ntro
duce
s te
n pe
ople
who
car
ed s
o m
uch
abou
t sc
ient
ific
expl
orat
ion
that
the
y ex
perim
ente
d up
on
them
selv
es t
o te
st t
heir
theo
ries.
Eis
ner,
Will.
The
Plo
t: Th
e Se
cret
Sto
ry o
f th
e P
roto
cols
of
the
Elde
rs o
f Zi
on. T
his
grap
hic
nove
l re
coun
ts t
he h
isto
ry o
f a
fals
e tw
entie
th-c
entu
ry p
amph
let,
“The
Pro
toco
ls
of t
he E
lder
s of
Zio
n,”
whi
ch s
park
ed a
nti-S
emiti
sm w
orld
wid
e.
2
Perk
ins,
Lyn
ne R
ae.
Cri
ss C
ross
. M
aybe
you
fin
d a
neck
lace
. M
aybe
it
chan
ges
your
lif
e. D
ebbi
e, H
ecto
r, an
d cr
ew t
ake
a jo
urne
y in
whi
ch n
othi
ng h
appe
ns a
nd t
hat
mak
es a
w
orld
of
differ
ence
.
Qual
ey, M
arsh
a. J
ust L
ike
That
. Cou
ld e
ight
een-
year
-old
Han
na h
ave
prev
ente
d th
e de
aths
of
tw
o te
ens?
Her
gui
lty s
ecre
t fo
rces
her
to
reev
alua
te h
er li
fe a
nd r
elat
ions
hips
.
Rio
rdan
, Ric
k. T
he L
ight
ning
Thi
ef. A
fter
dys
lexi
c te
en P
ercy
Jac
kson
vap
oriz
es h
is a
lge-
bra
teac
her
and
is a
ttac
ked
by t
he m
inot
aur,
he d
isco
vers
tha
t he
is
not
who
he
thou
ght
he w
as!
Row
ling
, J.
K.
Har
ry P
otte
r an
d th
e H
alf-B
lood
Pri
nce.
At
sixt
een,
Har
ry h
as b
ecom
e m
ore
som
ber
and
cont
rary
and
les
s tr
ustin
g as
ter
rifyi
ng f
orce
s co
ntin
ue t
o co
nfro
nt
him
.
Sal
isbu
ry,
Gra
ham
. Ey
es o
f th
e Em
pero
r. S
ixte
en-y
ear-o
ld E
ddy
Oku
bo j
oins
the
U.S
. Ar
my
just
bef
ore
the
bom
bing
of
Pear
l H
arbo
r. Am
idst
thi
ck r
acis
m,
he a
nd o
ther
you
ng
Japa
nese
Am
eric
an m
en t
rain
exp
erim
enta
l K-9
uni
ts.
Spi
llebe
en,
Geert
. K
iplin
g’s
Cho
ice.
Joh
n K
iplin
g, s
on o
f fa
mou
s w
riter
Rud
yard
Kip
ling,
jo
ins
the
Brit
ish
Arm
y in
Wor
ld W
ar I w
ith h
elp
from
his
fat
her.
Sta
ples,
Suza
nne F
ishe
r. U
nder
the
Per
sim
mon
Tre
e. N
ajm
ah,
an A
fgha
n gi
rl, w
it-ne
sses
the
dea
th o
f he
r m
othe
r an
d br
othe
r as
wel
l as
her
fat
her’s
and
old
er b
roth
er’s
co
nscr
iptio
n by
th
e Ta
liban
be
fore
sh
e fin
ds
refu
ge
in
Paki
stan
w
ith
an
Amer
ican
M
uslim
.
Ste
in,
Tam
mar
. Li
ght
Year
s. A
fter
her
boy
frie
nd’s
dea
th,
May
a fle
es I
srae
l fo
r a
Virg
inia
un
iver
sity
, but
she
can
’t e
scap
e he
r gu
ilt.
Thal
, Li
lli.
Mim
us. I
n a
med
ieva
l w
orld
tha
t ne
ver
was
, a
prin
ce m
ust
obey
a h
arsh
jest
er
in o
rder
to
resc
ue h
is im
pris
oned
fat
her.
Tiff
any,
Gra
ce. A
riel
. Beh
ind
Sha
kepe
are’
s Te
mpe
st is
the
mys
terio
us f
igur
e of
Arie
l. Th
is
is h
er s
tory
of
drea
ms,
lies
, and
mad
ness
.
Ting
le, R
ebe
cca.
Far
Tra
vele
r. Fo
llow
ing
the
sudd
en d
eath
of he
r m
othe
r, si
xtee
n-ye
ar-o
ld
Aelfw
yn d
isgu
ises
her
self
as a
bar
d to
esc
ape
mar
riage
to
a m
uch
olde
r m
an,
an a
lly o
f he
r un
cle,
the
kin
g.
Tull
son,
Dia
ne. R
ed S
ea. A
fter
Med
iterr
anea
n pi
rate
s st
orm
the
ir bo
at a
nd k
ill h
er s
tepf
a-th
er, L
ibby
mus
t fig
ure
out
how
to
help
her
ser
ious
ly in
jure
d m
othe
r an
d na
viga
te t
hrou
gh
a st
orm
to
safe
ty.
*Vau
ghan
, Bri
an K
. R
unaw
ays,
v.1
. Six
tee
nage
rs d
isco
ver
that
the
ir pa
rent
s ar
e su
perv
il-la
ins
and
go in
to h
idin
g to
try
to
disr
upt
the
adul
ts’ ev
il pl
ans
in t
his
full-
colo
r gr
aphi
c no
vel.
Vau
ght,
Susa
n. S
torm
witc
h. R
uba,
a t
eena
ger
in c
ivil-
right
s-er
a M
issi
ssip
pi,
uses
the
vo
odoo
ski
lls h
er H
aitia
n gr
andm
othe
r ta
ught
her
to
fight
the
dev
asta
tion
of H
urric
ane
Cam
ille.
Volp
oni
, Pau
l. B
lack
and
Whi
te. L
ife lo
oks
good
for
bes
t fr
iend
s an
d hi
gh-s
choo
l bas
ket-
ball
team
mat
es B
lack
and
Whi
te u
ntil
a ba
d de
cisi
on c
hang
es e
very
thin
g. A
2006 Q
uick
Pi
cks
title
.
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LTS,
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6
Lana
gan,
Mar
go. B
lack
Jui
ce. T
en s
torie
s ex
plor
e su
ch s
tart
ling
subj
ects
as
tar-p
it ex
ecu-
tions
and
a h
erd
of e
leph
ants
’ re
scue
mis
sion
in t
his
colle
ctio
n fr
om D
own
Und
er. A
2006
Prin
tz H
onor
Boo
k.
Larb
alest
ier,
Just
ine
. M
agic
or
Mad
ness
. U
se i
t or
los
e yo
ur m
ind.
Whe
n R
easo
n di
scov
ers
that
she
has
gen
etic
ally
inh
erite
d m
agic
, sh
e re
aliz
es t
hat
her
life
depe
nds
on
whe
ther
or
not
she
embr
aces
her
gift
.
Laro
che
lle
, D
avid
. A
bsol
utel
y, P
ositi
vely
Not
. S
teph
en n
otic
es t
hat
his
new
hea
lth
teac
her,
Mr.
Bow
man
, is
ext
rem
ely
hand
som
e, b
ut h
e st
ill t
ries
to c
onvi
nce
him
self
that
he
’s n
ot g
ay in
thi
s hi
lario
us c
omin
g-ou
t st
ory.
Lest
er,
Juliu
s. D
ay o
f Te
ars:
A N
ovel
in
Dia
logu
e. A
fter
bei
ng s
old
in t
he lar
gest
sla
ve
auct
ion
in A
mer
ican
his
tory
, Em
ma
and
Joe
agon
ize
over
whe
ther
to
esca
pe o
r re
mai
n sl
aves
in t
his
fact
-bas
ed n
ovel
tol
d al
mos
t en
tirel
y in
dia
logu
e.
Levi
than
, D
avid
. A
re W
e Th
ere
Yet?
Bro
ther
s El
ijah
and
Dan
ny h
ave
little
in
com
mon
. Af
ter
thei
r pa
rent
s tr
ick
them
into
goi
ng t
o Ita
ly, a
bea
utifu
l girl
for
ces
them
to
reco
nsid
er
thei
r re
latio
nshi
p.
Luba
r, D
avid
. Sle
epin
g Fr
eshm
en N
ever
Lie
. In
a se
ries
of h
umor
ous
diar
y en
trie
s, n
inth
-gr
ader
Sco
tt o
ffer
s a
list
of d
o’s
and
don’
ts t
o hi
s un
born
sib
ling
on s
urvi
ving
fre
shm
an
year
of
high
sch
ool.
*Ly
nch,
Chr
is.
Inex
cusa
ble.
Hig
h-sc
hool
sen
ior
and
foot
ball
star
Kei
r ca
n al
way
s fin
d an
ex
cuse
for
his
bad
beh
avio
r, ev
en a
fter
he
is a
ccus
ed o
f da
te r
ape.
Lync
h, J
im. T
he H
ighe
st T
ide.
Mile
s ta
kes
an in
tros
pect
ive
jour
ney
durin
g w
hich
he
disc
ov-
ers
pecu
liar
sea
life
in a
cov
e in
Pug
et S
ound
.
Mar
tine
z, A
. Le
e.
Gil’
s A
ll Fr
ight
Din
er.
A va
mpi
re a
nd a
wer
ewol
f fin
d a
port
al t
o he
ll w
ith h
umor
ous
cons
eque
nces
. A
20
06
Ale
x Aw
ards
Win
ner.
McG
hee
, A
liso
n. A
ll R
iver
s Fl
ow t
o th
e Se
a. I
t’s a
lway
s be
en R
ose
and
Ivy, u
ntil
the
fate
ful n
ight
a b
lue
truc
k sl
ides
into
the
ir ca
r an
d fo
reve
r su
spen
ds t
he s
iste
rs o
n ei
ther
si
de o
f th
e th
resh
old
betw
een
life
and
deat
h.
*M
eyer,
Ste
phe
nie
. Tw
iligh
t. B
ella
exp
ects
to
be b
ored
aft
er s
he m
oves
to
drea
ry F
orks
, W
ashi
ngto
n. T
hen
she
mee
ts t
he m
yste
rious
Edw
ard,
who
se o
ther
wor
ldly
cha
rm a
ttra
cts
and
terr
ifies
her
. A
20
06
Qui
ck P
icks
titl
e.
Mye
rs,
Wal
ter
De
an.
Aut
obio
grap
hy o
f M
y D
ead
Bro
ther
. In
thi
s gr
itty
dram
a se
t in
H
arle
m, J
esse
exa
min
es h
is li
fe a
nd t
he li
ves
of t
hose
clo
se t
o hi
m in
wor
ds a
nd a
rt.
Opp
el,
Ke
nne
th.
Skyb
reak
er. M
att
Cru
ise
is f
ollo
win
g hi
s dr
eam
at
the
Airs
hip
Acad
emy
whe
n hi
s cr
ew s
ight
s a
lege
ndar
y sh
ip, s
ettin
g of
f a
fierc
e co
mpe
titio
n to
rea
ch t
he v
esse
l an
d se
ize
her
trea
sure
.
Pe
arso
n, M
ary
E. A
Roo
m o
n Lo
rele
i Str
eet.
Whe
n he
r al
coho
lic m
othe
r ne
glec
ts p
ayin
g re
nt,
Zoe
finds
a n
ew h
ome,
and
it
feel
s lik
e he
aven
—un
til h
er p
robl
ems
reap
pear
lik
e fo
und
lugg
age.
Pe
et,
Mal
. K
eepe
r. El
Gat
o, t
he g
reat
soc
cer
goal
ie,
desc
ribes
his
ear
ly l
ife i
n a
rem
ote
Sou
th A
mer
ican
vill
age,
whe
re h
e w
as t
rain
ed b
y a
mys
terio
us a
ppar
ition
cal
led
The
Kee
per.
6
Farr
ell
, Je
anett
e.
Invi
sibl
e A
llies
: M
icro
bes
That
Sha
pe O
ur L
ives
. Fa
rrel
l’s l
ivel
y ex
amin
atio
n of
mic
robe
s tr
aces
the
pat
h of
a s
andw
ich-
and-
choc
olat
e-ba
r lu
nch
thro
ugh
the
hum
an b
ody, f
rom
beg
inni
ng t
o en
d.
Flem
ing
, C
anda
ce.
Our
El
eano
r:
A
Scra
pboo
k Lo
ok
at
Elea
nor
Roo
seve
lt’s
Rem
arka
ble
Life
. An
aw
kwar
d ug
ly d
uckl
ing
who
str
uggl
ed w
ith s
hyne
ss a
nd s
elf-c
on-
scio
usne
ss t
hrou
ghou
t he
r lif
e be
com
es t
he c
onsc
ienc
e of
the
nat
ion.
Fran
k, M
itch
. U
nder
stan
ding
the
Hol
y La
nd: A
nsw
erin
g Q
uest
ions
abo
ut t
he Isr
aeli-
Pal
estin
ian
Con
flict
. U
sing
a q
uest
ion-
and-
answ
er f
orm
at,
this
grip
ping
int
rodu
ctio
n ex
amin
es t
he c
ompl
exiti
es o
f th
e Is
rael
i-Pal
estin
ian
conf
lict.
Gib
lin,
Jam
es
Cro
ss.
Goo
d B
roth
er,
Bad
Bro
ther
: Th
e St
ory
of E
dwin
Boo
th a
nd
John
Wilk
es B
ooth
. Fam
ily r
elat
ions
hips
tak
e on
a w
hole
new
mea
ning
whe
n on
e br
othe
r is
the
fam
ous
acto
r Ed
win
Boo
th a
nd t
he o
ther
is J
ohn
Wilk
es B
ooth
, for
ever
infa
mou
s as
th
e ki
ller
of P
resi
dent
Lin
coln
.
Gro
win
g U
p in
Sla
very
: S
tori
es
of
You
ng S
lave
s as
To
ld b
y Th
em
selv
es.
Ed.
by
Yuv
al T
aylo
r. Th
is in
tens
e an
d so
berin
g co
llect
ion
of A
mer
ican
sla
ve n
arra
tives
spe
aks
to t
he d
eter
min
atio
n of
the
hum
an s
pirit
to
be f
ree.
Jurm
ain,
Suza
nne.
The
Forb
idde
n Sc
hool
hous
e: T
he T
rue
and
Dra
mat
ic S
tory
of
Pru
denc
e C
rand
all
and
Her
Stu
dent
s. T
his
insp
iring
acc
ount
tel
ls t
he t
rue
stor
y of
Pr
uden
ce C
rand
all,
a w
hite
wom
an w
ho o
pene
d a
scho
ol f
or A
fric
an A
mer
ican
girl
s in
C
onne
ctic
ut in
1833 d
espi
te v
icio
us o
ppos
ition
.
Lave
nder,
Bee.
Less
ons
in T
axid
erm
y. P
ushe
d ar
ound
“lik
e pu
tty”
by
legi
ons
of d
octo
rs,
Lave
nder
sur
vive
d ca
ncer
and
oth
er d
isea
ses
by r
elyi
ng o
n he
r m
orbi
d se
nse
of h
umor
an
d he
r fa
mily
, in
whi
ch “
the
wom
en h
it ba
ck.”
Nels
on,
Mar
ilyn
. Fo
rtun
e’s
Bon
es:
The
Man
umis
sion
Req
uiem
. A
stun
ning
mix
of
poet
ry a
nd h
isto
ry h
onor
s Fo
rtun
e, a
sla
ve w
hose
ske
leta
l re
mai
ns w
ere
used
for
stu
dy
and
then
dis
play
ed f
or y
ears
in a
pub
lic m
useu
m.
Nels
on,
Mar
ilyn
. A W
reat
h fo
r Em
met
t Ti
ll. T
his
haun
ting
colle
ctio
n of
int
erlin
ked
son-
nets
pla
ces
the
mur
der
of f
ourt
een-
year
-old
Em
met
t Ti
ll in
his
toric
and
poe
tic c
onte
xt.
A 2006 P
rintz
Hon
or B
ook.
O’D
onn
ell
, Jo
e.
Japa
n, 1
94
5:
A U
.S.
Mar
ine’
s P
hoto
grap
hs f
rom
Gro
und
Zero
. Ph
otog
raph
s ta
ken
shor
tly a
fter
the
bom
bing
of
Hiro
shim
a an
d N
agas
aki s
how
the
abs
o-lu
te d
evas
tatio
n of
Gro
und
Zero
in J
apan
thr
ough
the
cam
era’
s un
flinc
hing
eye
.
Par
trid
ge, E
liza
beth
. Joh
n Le
nnon
: All
I Wan
t Is
the
Tru
th. T
his
telli
ng p
hoto
-bio
grap
hi-
cal a
ccou
nt o
f Joh
n Le
nnon
intr
oduc
es the
man
beh
ind
the
myt
h w
ho s
ough
t tr
uth
thro
ugh
mus
ic.
A 2006 P
rintz
Hon
or B
ook.
Zena
tti,
Val
éri
e.
Whe
n I
Was
a S
oldi
er:
A M
emoi
r. In
thi
s co
mpe
lling
mem
oir,
the
auth
or, a
Fre
nch
imm
igra
nt a
nd Isr
aeli
citiz
en, c
omes
of
age
in t
he Isr
aeli
arm
y.
Fict
ion
Adl
ingt
on,
L.
J. T
he D
iary
of
Pel
ly D
. Wor
king
on
a de
mol
ition
cre
w in
a f
utur
istic
wor
ld,
Toni
V.
finds
the
bur
ied
war
dia
ry o
f Pe
lly D
. an
d be
gins
to
ques
tion
wha
t he
has
bee
n to
ld h
is w
hole
life
.
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6
Be
char
d, M
arga
ret.
Spa
cer
and
Rat
. Ja
ck i
s al
l se
t to
lea
ve F
reed
om S
tatio
n fo
r a
new
job
on
Libe
rty
whe
n an
Ear
thie
Rat
, K
it, a
nd h
er B
ot,W
aldo
, th
reat
en h
is p
lans
and
en
dang
er h
is li
fe.
Bla
ck, H
olly.
Val
iant
: A M
oder
n Ta
le o
f Fa
erie
. Bet
raye
d by
her
mot
her,
Vale
rie r
uns
away
an
d sl
ides
into
a s
educ
tive,
grit
ty o
ther
wor
ld f
ull o
f ad
dict
ion,
mag
ic, b
etra
yal,
and
hono
r.
Bra
y, L
ibba
. Reb
el A
ngel
s. A
fter
Gem
ma
brea
ks the
run
es, s
he m
ust fin
d th
e st
reng
th a
nd
pow
er t
o bi
nd t
he r
elea
sed
mag
ic a
nd r
esto
re it
to
its r
ight
ful p
osse
ssor
, The
Ord
er.
Bru
chac
, Jos
eph.
Cod
e Ta
lker
: A N
ovel
abo
ut t
he N
avaj
o M
arin
es o
f Wor
ld W
ar T
wo.
W
hen
an u
nbre
akab
le c
ode
was
nee
ded
durin
g W
orld
War
II,
the
U.S
. Ar
my
enlis
ted
Ned
B
egay
and
oth
er N
avaj
os t
o us
e th
eir
spec
ial
tale
nts
to d
evel
op u
nbre
akab
le c
ode
in
Wor
ld W
ar II.
*B
uck
hano
n, K
alis
ha.
Ups
tate
. N
atas
ha a
nd A
nton
io,
youn
g H
arle
m l
over
s, c
omm
u-ni
cate
via
let
ters
for
nin
e ye
ars
afte
r An
toni
o is
inc
arce
rate
d fo
r m
urde
ring
his
fath
er.
A 2006 A
lex
Awar
ds w
inne
r.
Cas
tellu
cci,
Ce
cil.
Boy
Pro
of. V
icto
ria “
Egg”
Den
ton
hide
s be
hind
her
out
side
r pe
rson
a un
til a
n in
tere
stin
g bo
y pe
rsua
des
her
to o
pen
up a
nd s
hare
her
life
, tal
ents
, and
love
of
the
cine
ma.
A 2
00
6 Q
uick
Pic
ks t
itle.
Co
burn
, Ja
ke.
Love
Sick
. Af
ter
losi
ng h
is b
aske
tbal
l sc
hola
rshi
p in
a d
runk
-driv
ing
acci
-de
nt, T
ed r
ecei
ves
a lu
crat
ive
offe
r to
spy
on
a bu
limic
Man
hatt
an p
rince
ss.
Cu
mm
ings
, P
risc
illa
. R
ed K
ayak
. B
rady
, J.
T.,
and
Dig
ger
don’
t ca
ll ou
t to
the
peo
ple
in t
he r
ed k
ayak
as
it he
ads
out
on a
sto
rmy
mor
ning
—a
deci
sion
tha
t br
ings
tra
gic,
life
-ch
angi
ng c
onse
quen
ces.
de l
a P
eña
, M
att.
Bal
l D
on’t
Lie.
Stic
ky,
seve
ntee
n, a
fos
ter-c
are
vict
im,
and
tale
nted
w
hite
bas
ketb
all p
laye
r, ov
erco
mes
his
tou
gh u
pbrin
ging
with
the
sup
port
of
his
girlf
riend
an
d th
e ol
der
hoop
ster
s at
the
loca
l gym
. A
20
06
Qui
ck P
icks
titl
e.
De
lane
y, J
ose
ph.
Rev
enge
of
the
Witc
h. T
hom
as b
ecom
es a
n ap
pren
tice
to t
he S
pook
, w
ho h
as t
he i
mpo
rtan
t, if
fear
ed,
job
of r
iddi
ng t
he c
ount
rysi
de a
nd v
illag
es o
f pe
sky
“gho
uls,
bog
gart
s, a
nd a
ll m
anne
r of
wic
ked
beas
ties.
”
Eve
ry M
an f
or
Him
self
: Te
n S
hort
Sto
ries
about
Bein
g a
Guy.
Ed.
by
Nan
cy
E. M
erca
do. W
hat
does
it m
ean
to b
e a
man
? Te
n sh
ort
stor
ies
and
grap
hic
art
expl
ore
the
ques
tion.
Flak
e,
Sha
ron
G.
Ban
g! M
ann,
who
se f
amily
is
still
mou
rnin
g th
e se
nsel
ess
shoo
ting
of
Man
n’s
youn
ger
brot
her,
endu
res
his
fath
er’s
ritu
alis
tic r
ite-o
f-pas
sage
whe
n he
is
aban
-do
ned
in t
he w
ilder
ness
. A
20
06
Qui
ck P
icks
titl
e.
Fle
isch
man
, Pau
l. Z
ap. D
ead
bodi
es, a
tee
n pe
rfor
man
ce a
rtis
t, bo
red
Rus
sian
s, R
icha
rd
III,
and
an a
rtifi
cial
but
tock
sha
re t
he s
tage
in
thes
e se
ven
hila
rious
, co
nnec
ted
min
i-pl
ays.
Fran
k, E
. R
. W
reck
ed. A
nna,
six
teen
, de
velo
ps p
ost-t
raum
atic
str
ess
diso
rder
aft
er a
car
ac
cide
nt,
in w
hich
she
is
the
driv
er,
kills
her
bro
ther
’s g
irlfr
iend
and
ser
ious
ly inj
ures
her
be
st f
riend
.
Gai
man
, N
eil.
Ana
nsi
Boy
s. T
hink
you
’ve
got
prob
lem
s? F
at C
harli
e’s
fath
er w
as A
nans
i, an
d no
w h
e’s
disc
over
ed a
tho
roug
hly
impo
ssib
le h
alf-g
od b
roth
er.
A 2006 A
lex
Awar
ds
win
ner.
4
Gal
low
ay,
Gre
gory
. A
s Si
mpl
e as
Sno
w.
Hig
h-sc
hool
er An
asta
sia
Cay
ne va
nish
es,
and
her
neat
ly l
aid-
out
dres
s is
fou
nd n
ear
a ja
gged
hol
e in
the
ice
. Th
en h
er b
oyfr
iend
se
arch
es f
or m
ore
clue
s to
her
dis
appe
aran
ce.
A 2006 A
lex
Awar
ds w
inne
r.
*G
reen,
John
. Lo
okin
g fo
r A
lask
a. M
iles
is l
ooki
ng f
or t
he G
reat
Per
haps
, an
d an
Al
abam
a bo
ardi
ng s
choo
l off
ers
the
poss
ibili
ty o
f fin
ding
it, e
spec
ially
aft
er h
e m
eets
the
ca
ptiv
atin
g an
d un
pred
icta
ble
Alas
ka.
The
2006 P
rintz
Aw
ard
Boo
k an
d a
2006 Q
uick
Pi
cks
title
.
Gri
ffin
, Ade
le. W
here
I W
ant
to B
e. S
iste
rs L
ily a
nd J
ane,
one
livi
ng a
nd o
ne d
ead,
mus
t fin
d a
way
to
let
go o
f th
e pa
st a
nd m
ove
on.
Gri
mes,
Nik
ki.
Dar
k So
ns.
In t
his
free
-ver
se n
ovel
, S
am e
ndur
es h
is p
aren
ts’
brea
kup,
w
hile
a p
aral
lel n
arra
tive
expl
ores
the
bib
lical
sto
ry o
f Is
hmae
l and
his
des
pair
afte
r be
ing
disp
lace
d by
his
bro
ther
, Isa
ac.
Gru
ber,
Mic
hael.
The
Witc
h’s
Boy
. Can
a m
issh
apen
boy
rai
sed
by a
for
getf
ul w
itch
set
asid
e hi
s an
ger
long
eno
ugh
to f
ind
a ha
ppy
endi
ng in
thi
s da
rk, f
ract
ured
fai
ry t
ale?
Hal
am,
Ann
. Si
beri
a. S
loe,
thi
rtee
n, t
reks
thr
ough
a d
ange
rous
, dy
stop
ian
wild
erne
ss a
s sh
e se
arch
es f
or a
saf
e ha
ven
for
the
DN
A of
the
gen
etic
ally
eng
inee
red
anim
al s
peci
es
that
she
is s
mug
glin
g.
Har
tnett
, S
ony
a. S
trip
es o
f th
e Si
dest
ep W
olf.
Sat
chel
fig
hts
to r
emai
n in
his
dyi
ng
Aust
ralia
n to
wn
at t
he s
ame
time
a Ta
sman
ian
tiger
, th
ough
t to
be
extin
ct,
mak
es a
n un
expe
cted
app
eara
nce.
Hau
tman
, P
ete
. In
visi
ble.
Dou
g’s
teac
hers
, pa
rent
s, a
nd k
ids
at s
choo
l th
ink
he i
s di
s-tu
rbed
and
cre
epy.
Onl
y hi
s be
st f
riend
, An
dy, un
ders
tand
s hi
m, an
d to
geth
er t
hey
harb
or
dark
sec
rets
.
Hear
n, J
uli
e.
The
Min
iste
r’s D
augh
ter.
In a
mag
ical
sev
ente
enth
-cen
tury
Eng
land
, th
e fa
tes
of N
ell,
a he
aler
’s d
augh
ter,
and
Gra
ce a
nd P
atie
nce,
a m
inis
ter’s
dau
ghte
rs,
are
inte
rtw
ined
whe
n G
race
acc
uses
Nel
l and
her
gra
ndm
othe
r of
witc
hcra
ft.
Hia
asen,
Car
l. Fl
ush.
Aft
er h
is d
ad s
inks
the
Cor
al Q
ueen
shi
p an
d ge
ts a
rres
ted,
Noa
h an
d hi
s fa
mily
are
for
ced
to in
vest
igat
e lo
cal e
nviro
nmen
tal i
ssue
s. A
2006 Q
uick
Pic
ks t
itle.
Holu
b, J
ose
f. A
n In
noce
nt S
oldi
er.
Tr.
by M
icha
el H
ofm
ann.
Ada
m,
tric
ked
into
joi
ning
N
apol
eon’
s m
arch
on
Rus
sia
in 1
811,
beco
mes
frie
nds
with
a h
igh-
born
lie
uten
ant
who
he
lps
him
sur
vive
.
Jaco
bson,
Jenn
ifer
Ric
hard
. St
aine
d. A
fter
her
boy
frie
nd,
Gab
e, d
isap
pear
s, J
ocel
yn
join
s in
the
sea
rch
and
unco
vers
the
pai
nful
sec
rets
he
had
hidd
en.
John
son,
Mau
reen.
13
Litt
le B
lue
Enve
lope
s. T
he t
hirt
een
enve
lope
s G
inny
rec
eive
s fr
om h
er d
ead
aunt
will
tak
e he
r th
roug
h Eu
rope
and
grie
f, an
d in
to a
dven
ture
.
Kas
s, P
nina
Moed.
Rea
l Ti
me.
Tho
mas
fei
gns
inte
rest
in
gard
enin
g on
the
kib
butz
to
mas
k hi
s re
al in
tere
st in
tra
velin
g to
Isr
ael:
Is h
is g
rand
fath
er a
Naz
i war
crim
inal
?
Kib
uis
hi,
Kaz
u.
Dai
sy K
utte
r: T
he L
ast
Trai
n. I
n th
is g
raph
ic n
ovel
, D
aisy
Kut
ter,
a re
form
ed c
owgi
rl ba
ndit,
join
s a
team
of
robo
ts in
ord
er t
o pu
ll of
f on
e la
st t
rain
rob
bery
.
Kro
vati
n, C
hris
toph
er.
Hea
vy M
etal
and
You
. MET
AL H
EAD
NO
T G
OTH
! S
am l
ikes
his
lif
e loud
unt
il a
very
diff
eren
t st
raig
ht-e
dge
girl
star
ts w
hisp
erin
g to
him
. W
ill M
elis
sa t
urn
dow
n S
am’s
vol
ume?
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uick
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ks t
itle.
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artin
ez e
xplo
res
the
pow
erfu
l fo
rces
tha
t dr
ive
men
, w
omen
and
eve
n ch
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ris
k th
eir
lives
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g th
e bo
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ille
gally
fro
m M
exic
o to
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
to f
ind
wor
k.
Pip
he
r, M
ary
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e M
iddl
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Eve
ryw
here
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e W
orld
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efug
ees
Com
e to
Our
To
wn.
20
02
An
expl
orat
ion
of t
he d
iffic
ultie
s an
d st
rugg
les
of r
efug
ees
sett
led
by t
he
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
gove
rnm
ent
in L
inco
ln,
Neb
rask
a as
the
y tr
y to
adj
ust
and
build
a l
ife i
n Am
eric
a.
Sal
zman
, Mar
k. T
rue
Not
eboo
ks. 2
00
3. W
hen
Sal
zman
agr
eed
to t
each
a w
ritin
g cl
ass
at C
entr
al J
uven
ile H
all
in L
os A
ngel
es,
he h
ad n
o id
ea h
ow m
oved
he
wou
ld b
e by
the
liv
es a
nd t
he e
loqu
ence
of
his
stud
ents
, all
high
-risk
vio
lent
offen
ders
.
Sch
loss
er,
Eri
c. F
ast
Food
Nat
ion:
The
Dar
k Si
de o
f th
e A
ll-A
mer
ican
Mea
l. 2
00
1.
The
grow
th o
f th
e fa
st f
ood
indu
stry
has
cha
nged
Am
eric
a’s
eatin
g ha
bits
and
gre
atly
im
pact
ed a
gric
ultu
re,
the
mea
tpac
king
ind
ustr
y, t
he m
inim
um w
age,
and
oth
er a
spec
ts
of A
mer
ican
life
.
Se
nna,
Dan
zy. C
auca
sia.
19
98
. Sep
arat
ed w
hen
thei
r pa
rent
s’ in
terr
acia
l mar
riage
end
s in
div
orce
, lig
ht-s
kinn
ed B
irdie
and
her
dar
k-sk
inne
d si
ster
Col
e le
ad v
ery
differ
ent
lives
w
hile
hop
ing
for
a re
unio
n w
ith o
ne a
noth
er.
Sim
on,
Rac
hel.
Rid
ing
the
Bus
with
My
Sist
er:
A T
rue
Life
Jou
rney
. 2
00
2.
Rac
hel
Sim
on’s
si
ster
, w
ho
has
men
tal
reta
rdat
ion,
sp
ends
he
r da
ys
ridin
g bu
ses
in
the
Penn
sylv
ania
city
whe
re s
he l
ives
. W
hen
Rac
hel
begi
ns t
o ac
com
pany
her
sis
ter
on t
he
bus,
she
lear
ns a
lot
abou
t he
r si
ster
and
her
dis
abili
ty, a
nd a
bout
her
ow
n lim
itatio
ns.
Sm
ith,
Zad
ie.
Whi
te T
eeth
. 2
00
0.
Arch
ie a
nd S
amad
, tw
o un
likel
y fr
iend
s, a
re b
roug
ht
toge
ther
by
biza
rre
twis
ts o
f fa
te a
nd n
ear-d
eath
exp
erie
nces
in
this
epi
c no
vel of
fam
ily,
cultu
re, l
ove,
and
loss
set
in p
ost
Wor
ld W
ar II Lo
ndon
.
Ste
inbe
rg, J
acqu
es.
The
Gat
ekee
pers
: Ins
ide
the
Adm
issi
ons
Pro
cess
of
a P
rem
ier
Col
lege
. 20
02
. Get
ting
in—
who
and
wha
t dr
ives
the
col
lege
adm
issi
ons
cycl
e? F
ind
out
in a
beh
ind
the
scen
es l
ook
at W
esle
yan
Uni
vers
ity t
hrou
gh t
he e
yes
of a
n ad
mis
sion
s of
ficer
see
king
mem
bers
for
the
cla
ss o
f 2
00
4.
Turn
er,
Su
gar
and
Ehl
ers
, Tra
cy B
achr
ach.
Sug
ar’s
Life
in t
he H
ood:
The
Sto
ry o
f a
Form
er W
elfa
re M
othe
r. 2
00
3.
An a
nthr
opol
ogis
t w
ho b
efrie
nds
a w
elfa
re m
othe
r le
arns
abo
ut h
er w
orld
and
the
str
ateg
ies
she
uses
to
get
off
wel
fare
and
into
col
lege
.
Whe
ela
n,
Cha
rle
s.
Nak
ed
Econ
omic
s:
Und
ress
ing
the
Dis
mal
Sc
ienc
e.
20
02
. W
ithou
t us
ing
char
ts, g
raph
s or
jarg
on, W
heel
an m
akes
eco
nom
ics
unde
rsta
ndab
le, e
ven
inte
rest
ing,
as
he d
emys
tifie
s ba
sic
conc
epts
and
app
lies
them
to
ever
yday
life
.
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ING
BOO
KS F
OR T
HE
COLL
EGE
BOU
ND A
ND L
IFEL
ONG
LEA
RNER
S
Ou
tsta
ndin
g B
ooks
for
the C
ollege
Bound
and
Li
felo
ng L
ear
ners
Th
e bo
oks
on thi
s lis
t of
fer op
port
uniti
es to
disc
over
new
idea
s, a
nd p
rovi
de a
n in
trod
uctio
n to
th
e fa
scin
atin
g va
riety
of
subj
ects
with
in a
n ac
adem
ic d
isci
plin
e. R
eade
rs w
ill g
ain
an u
nder
-st
andi
ng o
f ou
r di
vers
e w
orld
and
bui
ld a
fou
ndat
ion
to d
eepe
n th
eir
resp
onse
to
that
wor
ld.
The
list
is o
rgan
ized
int
o fiv
e ac
adem
ic d
isci
plin
es:
hist
ory, h
uman
ities
, lit
erat
ure
and
lan-
guag
e ar
ts,
scie
nce
and
tech
nolo
gy,
and
soci
al s
cien
ces
and
incl
udes
fic
tion,
non
fictio
n,
poet
ry, b
iogr
aphy
and
dra
ma.
The
com
mitt
ee s
elec
ted
wor
ks u
sing
a v
arie
ty o
f cr
iteria
: re
ad-
abili
ty,
cultu
ral
and
ethn
ic d
iver
sity
, ba
lanc
e of
vie
w p
oint
s, a
nd v
arie
ty o
f ge
nres
and
titl
e av
aila
bilit
y, w
ith a
foc
us o
n tit
les
that
hav
e be
en p
ublis
hed
over
the
pas
t fiv
e ye
ars.
A YA
LSA
Com
mitt
ee o
f pu
blic
, se
cond
ary
scho
ol,
and
acad
emic
lib
raria
ns,
in c
olla
bora
tion
with
the
Ass
ocia
tion
of C
olle
ge a
nd R
esea
rch
Libr
arie
s, s
elec
ted
the
list.
Rev
ised
eve
ry f
ive
year
s as
a t
ool fo
r se
vera
l au
dien
ces—
stud
ents
pre
parin
g fo
r co
llege
, ed
ucat
ors,
lib
raria
ns,
and
pare
nts—
it of
fers
opp
ortu
nitie
s fo
r in
depe
nden
t re
adin
g an
d lif
elon
g le
arni
ng.
Use
it
to
roun
d ou
t yo
ur rea
ding
as
you
prep
are
for co
llege
ent
ranc
e ex
ams
and
cour
ses,
to
stre
ngth
en
your
kno
wle
dge
in a
var
iety
of
subj
ect
area
s an
d en
hanc
e ap
prec
iatio
n fo
r di
ffer
ent
cultu
res
and
times
.
The
Out
stan
ding
Boo
ks fo
r th
e C
olle
ge B
ound
list
is o
ne rec
omm
ende
d ch
eckl
ist fo
r ex
celle
nt
read
ing.
Loo
k at
the
se a
dditi
onal
res
ourc
es f
or a
war
d-w
inni
ng a
nd c
lass
ic t
itles
:
ALA
Rea
ding
Lis
ts @
you
r lib
rary
ww
w.a
la.o
rg/y
alsa
/boo
klis
ts, w
ww.a
la.o
rg/r
usa
Inte
rnat
iona
l Rea
ding
Ass
ocia
tion
Cho
ices
Lis
t w
ww
.rea
ding
.org
/res
ourc
es/t
ools
/cho
ices
Lite
rary
Aw
ards
Lis
ts (
Pul
itze
r, N
obel
, N
atio
nal
Boo
k A
war
d, I
nter
nati
onal
Aw
ards
and
m
ore)
ww
w.li
tera
ture
-aw
ards
.com
Mod
ern
Libr
ary:
One
Hun
dred
Bes
t N
ovel
s of
the
20
th C
entu
ry w
ww.r
ando
mho
use.
com
/m
oder
nlib
rary
Nat
iona
l Cou
ncil
of T
each
ers
of E
nglis
h R
eadi
ng L
ists
(S
econ
dary
Lev
el)
ww
w.n
cte.
org
Rea
ding
Lis
ts f
or C
olle
ge B
ound
Stu
dent
s, 3
rd e
d. 2
00
0.
His
tory
Ale
xand
er,
Car
oline
. The
End
uran
ce: S
hack
leto
n’s
Lege
ndar
y A
ntar
ctic
Exp
editi
on.
19
98
. It’
s m
an a
gain
st n
atur
e at
the
daw
n of
Wor
ld W
ar I
, as
the
lur
e of
the
las
t un
clai
med
land
on
eart
h da
zzle
s w
ith it
s be
auty
and
dan
ger
in t
his
adve
ntur
e of
dis
cove
ry
and
surv
ival
.
2
Corw
in, M
iles.
And
Stil
l We
Ris
e: T
he T
rial
s an
d Tr
ium
phs
of T
wel
ve G
ifted
Inne
r-C
ity
Hig
h Sc
hool
Stu
dent
s. 2
00
0.
Twel
ve s
enio
rs f
rom
Cre
nsha
w H
igh
Sch
ool’s
Adv
ance
d Pl
acem
ent
Engl
ish
clas
s in
Los
Ang
eles
dre
am o
f go
ing
to c
olle
ge, b
ut t
he h
arsh
rea
litie
s of
the
ir liv
es t
hrea
ten
to d
erai
l the
ir pl
ans.
Cuom
o, K
err
y K
enn
edy
. Sp
eak
Trut
h to
Pow
er: H
uman
Rig
hts
Def
ende
rs W
ho A
re
Cha
ngin
g O
ur W
orld
. 2
00
0.
A co
llect
ion
of b
iogr
aphi
cal sk
etch
es a
nd h
aunt
ing
phot
o-gr
aphs
of
ordi
nary
peo
ple
from
35 c
ount
ries
who
are
lea
ding
the
fig
ht t
o en
sure
bas
ic
hum
an r
ight
s fo
r ev
eryo
ne.
Dav
is,
Wad
e.
Ligh
t at
the
Edg
e of
the
Wor
ld:
A J
ourn
ey T
hrou
gh t
he R
ealm
of
Vani
shin
g C
ultu
res.
20
01
. Th
roug
h ph
otog
raph
s an
d el
oque
nt t
ext,
the
auth
or u
nvei
ls
the
dive
rsity
and
uni
que
qual
ity o
f hu
man
cul
ture
aro
und
the
wor
ld.
Ders
how
itz,
Ala
n M
. Why
Ter
rori
sm W
orks
: Und
erst
andi
ng t
he T
hrea
t, R
espo
ndin
g to
the
Cha
lleng
e. 2
00
2.
Focu
sing
on
the
idea
tha
t te
rror
ism
is
caus
ed l
arge
ly b
y th
e ac
tions
of W
este
rn g
over
nmen
ts, D
ersh
owitz
sug
gest
s st
eps
to r
educ
e th
e fr
eque
ncy
and
seve
rity
of t
hese
att
acks
.
Dia
mond
, Jar
ed.
Gun
s, G
erm
s an
d St
eel:
The
Fate
s of
Hum
an S
ocie
ties.
19
97
. Why
do
som
e so
ciet
ies
beco
me
rich
and
pow
erfu
l w
hile
oth
ers
rem
ain
poor
and
pow
erle
ss?
Dia
mon
d co
nten
ds t
hat
thre
e el
emen
ts,
guns
, ge
rms
and
stee
l, de
term
ined
the
cou
rse
of h
isto
ry.
Doy
le, W
illi
am. A
n A
mer
ican
Ins
urre
ctio
n: T
he B
attle
of
Oxf
ord,
Mis
siss
ippi
, 19
62
. 2
00
1. W
hen
Jam
es M
ered
ith d
ecid
ed t
o in
tegr
ate
the
Uni
vers
ity o
f M
issi
ssip
pi, i
t ca
used
th
e w
orst
cris
is in
Am
eric
an h
isto
ry s
ince
the
Civ
il W
ar.
Ehr
enr
eic
h, B
arba
ra. N
icke
l and
Dim
ed: O
n (N
ot) G
ettin
g B
y in
Am
eric
a. 2
00
1. C
an
you
real
ly s
urvi
ve o
n m
inim
um w
age?
To
find
out,
the
auth
or le
ft h
er m
iddl
e-cl
ass
life
for
a ye
ar t
o se
e w
hat
life
is r
eally
like
for
Am
eric
a’s
wor
king
poo
r.
Had
don,
Mar
k. T
he C
urio
us In
cide
nt o
f th
e D
og in
the
Nig
ht-T
ime.
20
03
. Chr
isto
pher
ha
s tw
o m
yste
ries
to s
olve
: w
ho k
illed
Wel
lingt
on t
he d
og,
and
wha
t ha
ppen
ed t
o hi
s m
othe
r. B
ut C
hris
toph
er, w
ho is
aut
istic
, app
roac
hes
thes
e m
yste
ries
and
the
wor
ld it
self
in a
uni
que
and
spec
ial w
ay.
Har
t, E
lva
Trev
ino. T
he B
aref
oot
Hea
rt: S
tori
es o
f a
Mig
rant
Chi
ld. 1
99
9.
This
hon
-es
t an
d m
ovin
g m
emoi
r fo
llow
s a
mig
rant
chi
ld a
nd h
er f
amily
as
they
tra
vel
from
the
ir ho
me
in N
ew M
exic
o to
the
far
m f
ield
s of
Min
neso
ta a
nd W
isco
nsin
in s
earc
h of
wor
k.
Hoss
ein
i, K
hale
d. T
he K
ite R
unne
r. 2
00
3.
Year
s af
ter
he f
lees
Afg
hani
stan
, Am
ir, n
ow
an A
mer
ican
citi
zen,
ret
urns
to
his
nativ
e la
nd a
nd a
ttem
pts
to a
tone
for
the
bet
raya
l of
hi
s be
st f
riend
bef
ore
he f
led
Kab
ul a
nd t
he T
alib
an.
Kat
z, J
on.
Gee
ks: H
ow T
wo
Lost
Boy
s R
ode
the
Inte
rnet
Out
of
Idah
o. 2
00
1. E
ric a
nd
Jess
e, p
oor
stud
ents
and
onl
ine
geek
s, f
ind
thei
r ob
sess
ion
with
com
pute
rs a
nd t
echn
ol-
ogy
is t
heir
ticke
t to
col
lege
and
suc
cess
.
Lati
fa
[pse
ud.
].
My
Forb
idde
n Fa
ce:
Gro
win
g U
p U
nder
th
e Ta
liban
; A
You
ng
Wom
an’s
Sto
ry. 2
00
2.
Six
ten-
year
-old
Lat
ifa d
ream
ed o
f be
com
ing
a pr
ofes
sion
al jo
ur-
nalis
t un
til t
he T
alib
an’s
rep
ress
ion
of w
omen
cha
nged
her
life
.
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KS F
OR T
HE
COLL
EGE
BOU
ND A
ND L
IFEL
ONG
LEA
RNER
S
Aro
nson,
Mar
c. W
itch
Hun
t: M
yste
ries
of
the
Sale
m W
itch
Tria
ls.
20
03
. R
evis
it a
time
of n
ight
mar
e, f
ear,
hyst
eria
--bey
ond
The
Cru
cibl
e, s
ift t
hrou
gh t
he m
yths
, ha
lf-tr
uths
an
d m
isin
form
atio
n to
mak
e up
you
r ow
n m
ind
abou
t w
hat
real
ly h
appe
ned
in S
alem
Vill
age
and
why
.
Berg
, A.
Sco
tt.
Lind
berg
h. 1
99
8. D
arin
g, m
yste
rious
, and
one
of
the
20th
cen
tury
’s f
irst
supe
rsta
rs—
who
was
the
man
beh
ind
the
myt
h an
d ho
w d
id h
is h
isto
ric f
light
acr
oss
the
Atla
ntic
rem
ake
the
wor
ld?
Dan
tica
t, E
dwid
ge.
The
Farm
ing
of B
ones
. 1
99
8.
A C
arib
bean
hol
ocau
st s
tory
, w
hen
natio
nalis
t m
adne
ss a
nd e
thni
c ha
tred
tur
n is
land
nei
ghbo
rs in
to e
xecu
tione
rs.
Amid
the
ru
mor
s of
ter
ror,
Anna
belle
and
Seb
astie
n ho
ld o
n to
lov
e, t
o di
gnity
—an
d st
rugg
le t
o su
rviv
e.
Ell
is,
Jose
ph E
. Fo
undi
ng B
roth
ers:
The
Rev
olut
iona
ry G
ener
atio
n. 2
00
0.
Wha
t se
ems
like
a fo
rego
ne c
oncl
usio
n w
as a
nyth
ing
but—
six
dram
atic
vig
nett
es r
evea
l th
e m
en b
ehin
d th
e ev
ents
of
the
mos
t de
cisi
ve d
ecad
e in
Am
eric
an h
isto
ry.
Fran
k, M
itch
. Und
erst
andi
ng S
epte
mbe
r 1
1: A
nsw
erin
g Q
uest
ions
abo
ut th
e A
ttac
ks
on A
mer
ica.
20
02
. The
se e
vent
s ar
e bu
rned
into
imag
es w
e ca
n ne
ver
forg
et—
but
afte
r th
e pa
in o
f Sep
tem
ber
11 w
e as
k “w
hy”
and
“wha
t” d
o w
e ne
ed t
o le
arn
abou
t th
e hi
stor
i-ca
l, re
ligio
us a
nd c
ultu
ral i
ssue
s th
at s
park
ed t
he a
ttac
ks.
Gera
s, A
dele
. Tro
y. 2
00
1. A
city
und
er s
iege
, epi
c ba
ttle
s an
d he
roes
, pow
erfu
l sup
erna
tu-
ral f
orce
s—it’
s th
e st
ory
of t
he T
roja
n w
ar s
een
thro
ugh
the
eyes
of
its w
omen
in o
ne o
ur
olde
st s
torie
s of
the
cru
elty
of
war
.
Gla
ncy,
Dia
ne.
Ston
e H
eart
: A N
ovel
of
Saca
jaw
ea.
20
03
. Yo
u ar
e th
ere
on t
he e
pic
jour
ney
of L
ewis
and
Cla
rk t
hat
open
ed t
he w
est
to t
he c
all o
f m
anife
st d
estin
y. C
ontr
asts
be
twee
n th
e ex
plor
ers’
act
ual
jour
nals
and
the
you
ng S
hosh
one
wom
an’s
ow
n re
cord
s re
veal
the
inhe
rent
cla
sh o
f cu
lture
s in
thi
s va
st n
ew la
nd.
Han
sen,
Dre
w D
. The
Dre
am: M
artin
Lut
her
Kin
g Jr
. and
the
Spe
ech
That
Insp
ired
a
Nat
ion.
20
03
. Th
is g
reat
hum
anita
rian
and
lead
er d
id ind
eed
have
a d
ream
, an
d it
has
reso
nate
d th
roug
h th
e ye
ars
to e
xpan
d al
l of
our
hope
s fo
r a
futu
re b
uilt
on t
oler
ance
.
Har
per,
Kenn
. G
ive
Me
My
Fath
er’s
Bod
y: T
he L
ife o
f M
inik
, the
New
Yor
k Es
kim
o.
20
00
. Im
agin
e th
e ho
rror
as
Min
ik v
isits
the
Mus
eum
of
Nat
ural
His
tory
and
lea
rns
the
true
fat
e of
his
fat
her.
The
next
tim
e yo
u vi
sit
a m
useu
m,
will
you
won
der
abou
t th
e ex
hibi
ts,
and
the
dark
pric
e so
met
imes
pai
d to
ext
end
our
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
our
selv
es
and
our
wor
ld?
Lani
er,
Sha
nnon.
Jef
fers
on’s
Chi
ldre
n: T
he S
tory
of
One
Am
eric
an F
amily
. 2
00
0.
Thom
as J
effe
rson
fat
here
d tw
o fa
mili
es—
one
blac
k, o
ne w
hite
, br
ough
t to
geth
er b
y hi
s de
term
ined
you
ng d
esce
nden
t—a
stor
y ab
out
fam
ily, a
sto
ry a
bout
iden
tity, a
sto
ry a
bout
se
cret
s re
veal
ed a
nd h
isto
ry m
ade
com
plet
e.
Leas
t H
eat
-Moon,
Wil
liam
. C
olum
bus
in t
he A
mer
icas
. 2
00
3.
Was
he
a vi
sion
ary
and
darin
g ex
plor
er, o
r a
ruth
less
con
quis
tado
r w
ith d
ream
s of
ric
hes
and
glor
y? D
isco
ver
the
trut
h be
hind
the
myt
h of
a m
an w
hose
im
pact
stil
l re
sona
tes
thro
ugh
the
cont
inen
ts
he s
tum
bled
acr
oss.
3
No
len,
Ste
phan
ie. P
rom
ised
the
Moo
n: T
he U
ntol
d St
ory
of t
he F
irst
Wom
en in
the
Sp
ace
Rac
e. 2
00
2.
The
hist
ory
of w
omen
in
avia
tion
and
as a
stro
naut
s is
rev
eale
d in
th
is c
ompe
lling
sto
ry.
Po
rte
r, R
oy.
Mad
ness
: A B
rief
His
tory
. 20
02
. Wha
t is
mea
nt w
hen
we
say, “
mad
ness
?”
Exam
ine
the
wid
e ra
nge
of p
ossi
bilit
ies
this
que
stio
n co
vers
, fr
om w
itche
s to
ele
ctric
sh
ock
ther
apy
to P
roza
c.
Pre
sto
n, R
icha
rd.
The
Dem
on i
n th
e Fr
eeze
r: A
Tru
e St
ory.
20
02
. A
strik
ing
port
rait
of s
mal
lpox
mak
es r
eade
rs u
ncom
fort
ably
aw
are
that
it
coul
d ris
e ag
ain
as a
bio
logi
cal
wea
pon
of m
ass
dest
ruct
ion.
Rig
den,
Jo
hn S
. H
ydro
gen:
The
Ess
entia
l El
emen
t. 2
00
2.
A fa
scin
atin
g hi
stor
y is
re
veal
ed in
thi
s pr
obe
of a
sci
entif
ic g
iant
, the
hyd
roge
n at
om.
Ro
ach,
Mar
y. S
tiff:
The
Cur
ious
Liv
es o
f H
uman
Cad
aver
s. 2
00
3. D
isco
ver
the
amaz
-in
g lif
e-af
ter-d
eath
adv
entu
res
of h
uman
bod
ies
in t
his
exam
inat
ion
of h
ow m
edic
al a
nd
rese
arch
sci
entis
ts u
se c
adav
ers
to m
ake
our
lives
bet
ter.
So
bel,
Dav
a. L
ongi
tude
: The
Tru
e St
ory
of a
Lon
e G
eniu
s W
ho S
olve
d th
e G
reat
est
Scie
ntifi
c P
robl
em o
f H
is T
ime.
19
95
. Th
e lit
tle k
now
n st
ory
behi
nd t
he g
reat
est
inno
vatio
n in
nav
igat
iona
l sci
ence
; an
eig
htee
nth
cent
ury
vers
ion
of t
he g
loba
l pos
ition
ing
syst
em (
GPS
).
Sta
rk,
Pe
ter.
Las
t B
reat
h: C
autio
nary
Tal
es f
rom
the
Lim
its o
f H
uman
End
uran
ce.
20
01
. W
heth
er t
he d
ange
r is
hyp
othe
rmia
, m
ount
ain
sick
ness
, or
cer
ebra
l m
alar
ia,
this
bl
end
of a
dven
ture
and
sci
ence
tak
es y
ou t
o th
e ab
solu
te e
dges
of
hum
an e
ndur
ance
.
Str
auch
, Bar
bara
. Pri
mal
Tee
n: W
hat
the
New
Dis
cove
ries
abo
ut t
he T
eena
ge B
rain
H
elp
Us
Abo
ut O
ur K
ids.
20
03
. Eve
r w
onde
r w
hat
mak
es t
eens
tic
k? A
tou
r of
the
tee
n-ag
e br
ain
reve
als
star
tling
new
res
earc
h ab
out
this
piv
otal
and
exc
iting
tim
e of
life
.
Syk
es,
Bry
an. T
he S
even
Dau
ghte
rs o
f Ev
e: T
he S
cien
ce t
hat
Rev
eals
Our
Gen
etic
A
nces
try.
20
01
. Fas
cina
ting
mito
chon
dria
l DN
A ev
iden
ce s
uppo
rts
the
idea
tha
t al
mos
t al
l mod
ern
Euro
pean
s ar
e de
scen
ded
from
just
sev
en w
omen
.
Tobi
n, J
ame
s. G
reat
Pro
ject
s: T
he E
pic
Stor
y of
the
Bui
ldin
g of
Am
eric
a fr
om t
he
Tam
ing
of t
he M
issi
ssip
pi t
o th
e In
vent
ion
of t
he I
nter
net.
20
01
. M
ilest
ones
of
engi
neer
ing
and
visi
on t
hat
conn
ecte
d us
and
mov
ed a
nat
ion
forw
ard.
So
cia
l S
cie
nce
s
Alb
om
, Mit
ch. T
uesd
ays
with
Mor
rie:
An
Old
Man
, A Y
oung
Man
, and
Life
’s G
reat
est
Less
on.
19
97
. M
itch
Albo
m’s
Tue
sday
nig
ht v
isits
with
his
dyi
ng s
ocio
logy
pro
fess
or,
Mor
rie, o
ffer
val
uabl
e le
sson
s ab
out
the
art
of li
ving
and
dyi
ng w
ith d
igni
ty.
Be
st,
Joe
l. D
amne
d Li
es a
nd S
tatis
tics:
Unt
angl
ing
Num
bers
Fro
m t
he M
edia
, P
oliti
cian
s, a
nd A
ctiv
ists
. 20
01
. Do
you
know
the
diff
eren
ce b
etw
een
“goo
d” a
nd “
bad”
st
atis
tics
or h
ow s
tatis
tics
and
publ
ic p
olic
y ar
e co
nnec
ted?
Co
nove
r, Te
d. N
ewja
ck, G
uard
ing
Sing
Sin
g. 2
00
0. G
rippi
ng a
nd s
omet
imes
hum
orou
s in
side
r’s loo
k at
Sin
g S
ing
pris
on,
thro
ugh
the
eyes
of
a w
riter
who
wor
ked
for
a ye
ar a
s a
corr
ectio
ns o
ffic
er.
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ONG
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S
Mar
rin,
Alb
ert
. Ter
ror
of t
he S
pani
sh M
ain,
Sir
Hen
ry M
orga
n an
d H
is B
ucca
neer
s.
19
99
. Wha
t lie
s be
hind
the
dar
k an
d ro
man
tic im
age
of the
pira
te, a
nd w
hat is
the
lega
cy
of t
his
brut
al a
nd b
lood
y tim
e?
McC
ull
ou
gh,
Dav
id.
John
Ada
ms.
20
01
. H
e w
as a
man
of
his
times
who
tra
nsce
nded
hi
s tim
es, a
nd o
ne o
f th
e le
ast
unde
rsto
od o
f th
e Fo
undi
ng F
athe
rs.
Po
ets
of
Wo
rld
War
II.
Ed.
by
Har
vey
Shap
iro,
et
al.
20
03
. Th
ey h
ave
been
cal
led
the
Gre
ates
t G
ener
atio
n, a
nd i
n th
eir
own
voic
es t
hey
reve
al t
he t
rue
pric
e of
the
ir ca
ll to
arm
s.
Ro
gask
y, B
arba
ra.
Smok
e an
d A
shes
: The
Sto
ry o
f th
e H
oloc
aust
. 2
00
2.
(rev
ised
, ex
pand
ed e
ditio
n) S
ome
of h
isto
ry’s
dar
kest
day
s ar
e ex
amin
ed in
thi
s ne
w lo
ok a
t th
e ho
rror
and
hum
anity
of
the
Hol
ocau
st a
nd it
s af
term
ath.
Sag
as o
f Ic
ela
nde
rs: A
Sele
ctio
n. P
refa
ce b
y Ja
ne S
mile
y. In
trod
uctio
n by
Rob
ert
Kel
logg
. 2
00
1.
Nor
dic
epic
s op
en u
p a
wor
ld o
f w
onde
r an
d po
wer
, a
Vik
ing
wor
ld o
f he
roic
adv
entu
re a
nd d
isco
very
at
the
turn
of
the
first
mill
enni
um.
Sta
rkey
, D
avid
. Si
x W
ives
: Th
e Q
ueen
s of
Hen
ry V
III.
20
03
. H
ow o
ne m
an’s
mat
ri-m
onia
l w
oes
elev
ated
a v
ery
disp
arat
e gr
oup
of w
omen
to
tem
pora
ry p
ositi
ons
of p
ower
ch
ange
d th
e w
ay a
nat
ion
was
rul
ed, a
nd s
hook
the
fou
ndat
ions
of
the
Cat
holic
Chu
rch.
Tuch
man
, B
arba
ra.
A D
ista
nt M
irro
r: T
he C
alam
itous
14
th C
entu
ry.
New
Yor
k,
20
02
. (r
eiss
ue)
Cas
tles
and
crus
ades
, pl
ague
and
fam
ine,
the
glit
terin
g ex
cite
men
t of
ne
w id
eas
and
disc
over
ies
and
the
agon
y an
d di
spla
cem
ent
of w
ar—
a tim
e no
t un
like
our
own
in it
s rh
ythm
s an
d di
men
sion
.
Ung
, Lo
ung
. Fi
rst
They
Kill
ed M
y Fa
ther
: A
Dau
ghte
r of
Cam
bodi
a R
emem
bers
. 2
00
1.
The
peril
s of
life
und
er t
he b
ruta
l Po
l Po
t re
gim
e ch
ange
a y
oung
wom
an’s
life
fo
reve
r, as
she
and
her
fam
ily f
ind
them
selv
es f
ugiti
ves
of w
ar, w
ithou
t ev
en t
heir
nam
es
to r
emin
d th
em o
f w
hat
they
lost
.
Vo
n D
rehl
e, D
avid
. Tri
angl
e: T
he F
ire
That
Cha
nged
Am
eric
a. 2
00
3. B
eyon
d th
e te
rror
, de
stru
ctio
n an
d lo
ss o
f lif
e, t
his
even
t ch
ange
d th
e la
ndsc
ape
of o
ur c
ities
and
the
live
s of
wor
king
peo
ple
ever
ywhe
re.
War
Le
tte
rs:
Ext
rao
rdin
ary
Corr
esp
ond
enc
e f
rom
Am
eri
can
War
s. E
d. b
y A
ndre
w C
arro
ll. 2
00
1. T
he L
egac
y Pr
ojec
t pr
eser
ves
the
voic
es o
f so
ldie
rs a
nd s
tate
s-m
en w
ho l
ived
thr
ough
vio
lent
tim
es t
hat
chan
ged
the
cour
se o
f na
tions
. Li
sten
to
thei
r st
orie
s in
the
ir w
ords
—th
ey w
ill in
form
and
insp
ire y
ou.
Wat
son,
Pe
ter.
The
Mod
ern
Min
d: A
n In
telle
ctua
l H
isto
ry o
f th
e 2
0th
Cen
tury
. 2
00
1. I
t w
as a
tim
e of
mar
velo
us o
ptim
ism
and
bel
ief in
the
per
fect
ibili
ty o
f m
an t
hrou
gh
scie
nce
and
new
idea
s. E
xplo
re t
he t
houg
hts
of t
he m
ajor
pla
yers
fro
m F
reud
to
Eins
tein
, an
d ev
ents
fro
m K
itty
Haw
k to
the
dis
tant
rea
ches
of
the
univ
erse
.
We
athe
rfo
rd,
Jack
. In
dian
Giv
ers:
How
the
Ind
ians
of
the
Am
eric
as T
rans
form
ed
the
Wor
ld.
19
90
. D
isco
ver
how
pro
foun
dly
the
nativ
e pe
ople
s of
Nor
th a
nd S
outh
Am
eric
a in
fluen
ced
wha
t w
e ea
t, ho
w w
e tr
ade,
and
our
sys
tem
of
gove
rnm
ent.
4
Enz
ens
berg
er,
Han
s. T
he N
umbe
r D
evil:
A M
athe
mat
ical
Adv
entu
re.
19
98
. A
boy
drea
ms
of a
dev
il w
ho g
uide
s hi
m t
hrou
gh a
col
orfu
l, Al
ice
in W
onde
rland
-like
wor
ld o
f m
athe
mat
ical
con
cept
s.
Faga
n, B
ryan
. Th
e Li
ttle
Ice
Age
: H
ow C
limat
e M
ade
His
tory
, 1
30
0–1
85
0.
20
02
. Fa
gan
prov
ides
a f
asci
natin
g lo
ok a
t ho
w c
limat
e ch
ange
inf
luen
ced
the
cour
se o
f th
e la
st t
hous
and
year
s of
Wes
tern
his
tory
. H
e hi
ghlig
hts
clim
ate’
s pr
ofou
nd in
fluen
ce o
n th
e Vik
ing
disc
over
y of
Nor
th A
mer
ica,
the
Ind
ustr
ial
and
Fren
ch R
evol
utio
ns,
and
the
Irish
Po
tato
Fam
ine.
Feyn
man
, R
icha
rd.
Wha
t D
o Yo
u C
are
Wha
t P
eopl
e Th
ink?
Fur
ther
Adv
entu
res
of
a C
urio
us C
hara
cter
. 20
01
. Qui
rky, h
ilario
us, a
nd f
asci
natin
g m
emoi
rs f
rom
one
of
the
last
cen
tury
’s g
reat
est
phys
icis
ts c
over
eve
ryth
ing
from
his
ear
ly c
hild
hood
to
his
wor
k on
th
e at
omic
bom
b an
d hi
s in
vest
igat
ion
into
the
Cha
lleng
er e
xplo
sion
.
Flan
nery
, Sar
ah.
In C
ode:
A M
athe
mat
ical
Jou
rney
. 20
01
. One
tee
nage
r’s d
isco
verie
s in
the
sci
ence
of
cryp
togr
aphy
dra
mat
ical
ly im
pact
the
mod
ern
wor
ld.
Haw
king
, S
teve
n. T
he U
nive
rse
in a
Nut
shel
l. 2
00
1.
The
phys
ics
guru
illu
min
ates
st
artli
ng n
ew t
heor
ies
abou
t ou
r w
orld
in
a la
vish
ly i
llust
rate
d se
quel
to
A B
rief
His
tory
of
Tim
e.
Horv
itz,
Lesl
ie A
. Eu
reka
!: Sc
ient
ific
Bre
akth
roug
hs T
hat
Cha
nged
the
Wor
ld.
20
02
. Hor
vitz
exp
lore
s th
e dr
amat
ic e
vent
s an
d th
ough
t pr
oces
ses
of t
wel
ve g
reat
min
ds
that
lea
d to
pro
foun
d sc
ient
ific
disc
over
ies.
The
aut
hor
exam
ines
the
im
pact
of
thes
e di
scov
erie
s on
the
way
we
live,
thi
nk, a
nd v
iew
the
wor
ld a
roun
d us
.
Inse
ct L
ives.
Ed.
by
Eric
h H
oyt
and
Ted
Schu
lz.
19
99
. H
oyt
and
Sch
ultz
com
pile
d a
dive
rse
colle
ctio
n of
brie
f es
says
and
illu
stra
tions
tha
t en
tice
read
ers
to e
xplo
re t
he f
as-
cina
ting
and
mys
terio
us w
orld
of
inse
cts.
Juds
on,
Oli
via.
Dr.
Tatia
na’s
Sex
Adv
ice
to A
ll C
reat
ion:
The
Def
initi
ve G
uide
to
the
Evol
utio
nary
Bio
logy
of
Sex.
20
02
. A
“Dea
r Ab
by”
styl
e sc
ienc
e co
lum
n th
at a
nsw
ers
the
who
, wha
t, w
hen,
whe
re, w
hy, a
nd h
ow o
f a
fasc
inat
ing
varie
ty o
f se
xual
act
ivity
for
all
crea
ture
s, g
reat
and
sm
all.
Kra
uss
, La
wre
nce.
Ato
m: A
n O
dyss
ey f
rom
the
Big
Ban
g to
life
on
the
Eart
h an
d B
eyon
d. 2
00
1. F
ollo
w a
sin
gle
oxyg
en a
tom
on
a fa
ntas
tic v
oyag
e fr
om t
he b
egin
ning
of
the
univ
erse
and
far
into
the
fut
ure.
Lam
brech
t,
Bil
l.
Din
ner
at
the
New
G
ene
Caf
é:
How
G
enet
ic
Engi
neer
ing
Is
Cha
ngin
g W
hat
We
Eat,
How
We
Live
, an
d th
e G
loba
l P
oliti
cs o
f Fo
od.
20
01
. La
mbr
echt
tra
ces
the
scie
ntifi
c an
d po
litic
al c
ontr
over
sies
sur
roun
ding
the
use
of
gene
ti-ca
lly m
odifi
ed o
rgan
ism
s an
d th
e fo
od w
e ea
t.
Livi
o,
Mar
io.
The
Gol
den
Rat
io:
The
Stor
y of
Phi
, th
e W
orld
’s M
ost
Ast
onis
hing
N
umbe
r. 2
00
2.
A ca
ptiv
atin
g jo
urne
y th
roug
h ar
t an
d ar
chite
ctur
e, b
otan
y an
d bi
olog
y,
phys
ics
and
mat
hem
atic
s; t
his
ratio
, 1.6
180339887 .
. .
impa
cts
so m
any
face
ts o
f ou
r liv
es t
hat
it ha
s fa
scin
ated
us
thro
ugh
the
ages
.
Nas
h, M
adel
ine.
El N
ino:
Unl
ocki
ng t
he S
ecre
ts o
f th
e M
aste
r W
eath
er M
aker
. 200
2.
Har
d w
ork
and
chan
ce l
ead
to t
he d
isco
very
of
El N
ino
and
La N
ina,
pow
erfu
l cl
imac
tic
syst
ems
that
we
still
str
uggl
e to
und
erst
and.
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YALS
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UTS
TAND
ING
BOO
KS F
OR T
HE
COLL
EGE
BOU
ND A
ND L
IFEL
ONG
LEA
RNER
S
Win
chest
er,
Sim
on.
Kra
kato
a: T
he D
ay t
he W
orld
Exp
lode
d: A
ugus
t 2
7,
18
83
. 2
00
3. W
hen
the
eart
h’s
mos
t da
nger
ous
volc
ano
expl
oded
off
the
coa
st o
f Ja
va, h
undr
ed
foot
wav
es f
lung
shi
ps inl
and,
a r
ain
of h
ot a
sh m
ade
tem
pera
ture
s pl
umm
et,
the
shoc
k w
ave
trav
eled
aro
und
the
wor
ld s
even
tim
es,
and
40,0
00 p
eopl
e di
ed.
The
afte
rmat
h of
th
is d
isas
ter
saw
the
ris
e of
rad
ical
Isl
am,
civi
l un
rest
and
a l
egac
y of
ant
i-Wes
tern
mili
-ta
ncy
that
con
tinue
s to
day.
Hu
ma
nit
ies
Adl
er,
Sab
ine.
Love
rs i
n A
rt.
20
02
. R
oman
ce a
nd a
rt a
re n
atur
al c
ompa
nion
s in
thi
s go
rgeo
us b
ook
that
spa
ns f
ive
cent
urie
s of
Wes
tern
Eur
opea
n ar
t.
Bell
oli
, And
rea
P. E
xplo
ring
Wor
ld A
rt. 1
99
9. T
ake
a fr
esh
look
at W
este
rn E
urop
ean
art
in a
glo
bal c
onte
xt a
nd d
isco
ver
the
way
s in
whi
ch a
rtis
ts o
f di
ffer
ent
times
and
cul
ture
s ex
pres
s un
iver
sal t
hem
es.
Bis
sing
er,
H.G
. Fr
iday
Nig
ht L
ight
s: A
Tow
n, a
Tea
m, a
nd a
Dre
am. 2
00
3 (
repr
int)
In
Ode
ssa,
Tex
as,
high
sch
ool
foot
ball
is m
ore
than
a r
ecre
atio
nal
inte
rest
, it
is t
he w
hole
to
wn’
s pa
ssio
n.
Bla
ckst
one
, H
arry
Jr.
The
Bla
ckst
one
Boo
k of
Mag
ic &
Illu
sion
. 2
00
2 (
repr
int)
.Th
e cl
assi
c of
leg
erde
mai
n de
scrib
es t
he r
ich
hist
ory
of m
agic
and
rev
eals
a f
ew “
tric
ks
of t
he t
rade
.”
Bra
ssai
. B
rass
ai: L
ette
rs t
o M
y Par
ents
. 19
98
. Eur
opea
n ph
otog
raph
er B
rass
ai d
etai
ls
his
life’
s ex
perie
nces
in h
is le
tter
s ho
me,
des
crib
ing
both
his
ow
n de
velo
pmen
t as
an
art-
ist
and
the
fasc
inat
ing
wor
ld o
f Pa
ris f
rom
1920 t
o 1940.
Car
d, O
rson
Sco
tt.
Sara
h. 2
00
1.
The
char
acte
r of
Sar
ah,
Abra
ham
’s b
elov
ed w
ife,
illu-
min
ates
thi
s re
nder
ing
of a
piv
otal
sto
ry f
rom
the
Old
Tes
tam
ent.
Che
vali
er,
Trac
y. G
irl W
ith a
Pea
rl E
arri
ng.
19
99
. S
ixte
en y
ear-o
ld G
riet
is h
ired
as a
m
aid
in t
he h
ouse
hold
of
Del
ft p
aint
er J
ohan
nes
Verm
eer,
whe
re s
he b
ecom
es a
n as
sis-
tant
and
mus
e to
the
fam
ous
artis
t.
Cori
o,
Dav
id.
The
Bla
ck C
hord
. 1
99
9.
The
ofte
n-pa
infu
l ev
olut
ion
of A
fric
an A
mer
ican
m
usic
is e
xplo
red
with
a f
unky
tex
t an
d liv
ely
phot
ogra
phs.
Coult
on,
Lar
ry.
Cou
ntin
g C
oup:
A T
rue
Stor
y of
Bas
ketb
all
and
Hon
or o
n th
e Li
ttle
B
ig H
orn.
20
00
. W
orki
ng t
hrou
gh r
acis
m,
alco
holis
m,
and
dom
estic
vio
lenc
e, t
he p
lay-
ers
on H
ardi
n H
igh
Sch
ool’s
girl
s’ b
aske
tbal
l te
am c
ome
out
win
ners
in
life
as w
ell
as
on t
he c
ourt
.
Cru
tche
r, C
hris
. Wha
le T
alk.
20
01
. W
hat
does
a g
uy d
o w
hen
he h
as a
ll th
e ta
lent
s to
be
a s
tar
athl
ete,
but
hat
es h
is h
igh
scho
ol a
thle
tic p
rogr
am?
Wha
t D
oes
It
Mean
to
be
H
um
an?
R
eve
renc
e
for
Life
R
eaf
firm
ed
by
Resp
ons
es
From
Aro
und
the
Wo
rld.
Ed
by. F
rede
rick
Fra
nck.
20
00
. Th
ough
t-pr
ovok
ing
essa
ys o
n on
e of
the
mos
t es
sent
ial q
uest
ions
one
can
ask
.
Gar
funk
el,
Trudy
. O
n W
ings
of
Joy:
The
Sto
ry o
f B
alle
t fr
om t
he 1
6th
Cen
tury
to
Toda
y. 2
00
2.
Imm
erse
you
rsel
f in
the
wor
ld o
f ba
llet,
from
its
ear
liest
cho
reog
raph
y to
th
e lif
e of
a m
oder
n ba
llerin
a.
5
Mye
rs, W
alte
r D
ean
. M
onst
er. 1
99
9. S
teve
Har
mon
is a
ccus
ed o
f be
ing
an a
ccom
plic
e to
mur
der.
He
crea
tes
a sc
reen
play
of
his
wre
nchi
ng e
xper
ienc
es a
t th
e cr
ime
scen
e, i
n ja
il, a
nd o
n tr
ial.
Nye
, N
aom
i S
hiha
b. 1
9 V
arie
ties
of G
azel
le:
Poe
ms
of t
he M
iddl
e Ea
st.
20
02
. An
othe
r w
orld
, ano
ther
cul
ture
—po
ems
that
per
sona
lize
the
conf
licts
and
peo
ple,
dee
pen-
ing
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
impa
ct o
f S
epte
mbe
r 1
1th
.
O’C
onn
or,
Pat
rici
a. W
oe i
s I:
The
Gra
mm
arph
obe’
s G
uide
to
Bet
ter
Engl
ish
in
Pla
in E
nglis
h. 1
99
6.
Whe
n th
ere’
s so
met
hing
im
port
ant
to s
ay,
how
you
say
it
coun
ts.
Pron
ouns
, ant
eced
ents
and
mor
e gr
amm
ar-o
logy
mad
e fu
n an
d pa
inle
ss.
Pu
llm
an,
Phi
lip.
The
Gol
den
Com
pass
. 1
99
6.
Lyra
Bel
acqu
a, a
you
ng g
irl l
ivin
g in
an
alte
rnat
e O
xfor
d, a
nd h
er d
aim
on,
Pant
alai
mon
, se
t ou
t to
fin
d he
r ki
dnap
ped
play
mat
e an
d un
cove
r a
sini
ster
plo
t. N
ow L
yra
mus
t us
e he
r sp
ecia
l po
wer
s to
thw
art
evil
and
rede
em t
he w
orld
.
Rey
nold
s, S
heri
. A
Gra
ciou
s P
lent
y. 1
99
7.
Wha
t ha
ppen
s to
us
whe
n w
e di
e? F
inch
N
oble
s, a
cem
eter
y ke
eper
with
hor
rible
bur
n sc
ars,
tal
ks t
o th
e de
ad,
and
help
s th
em
exam
ine
wha
t ke
eps
them
tie
d to
the
ear
th.
Sap
phir
e.
Pus
h. 1
99
6. P
reci
ous
Jone
s is
a s
urvi
vor.
She
had
her
fat
her’s
bab
y at
12 a
nd
now, a
t 1
6, s
he is
pre
gnan
t by
him
aga
in.
But
an
alte
rnat
ive
scho
ol, a
ded
icat
ed t
each
er,
and
clas
smat
es w
ho u
nder
stan
d he
lp h
er f
ight
bac
k.
Sat
rapi
, M
arja
ne.
Per
sepo
lis.
20
02
. G
row
ing
up i
n Ira
n w
asn’
t al
l th
at b
ad,
or a
ll th
at
diff
eren
t, ex
cept
tha
t M
arja
ne w
ante
d to
be
a pr
ophe
t w
hen
she
grew
up.
Dra
mat
ic b
lack
-an
d-w
hite
illu
stra
tions
tel
l her
sto
ry.
Se
bold
, A
lice
. Lu
cky.
19
99
. “Y
ou s
ave
your
self
or y
ou r
emai
n un
save
d.”
With
the
se
wor
ds, S
ebol
d re
coun
ts t
he b
ruta
l rap
e th
at s
he w
as “
luck
y” t
o su
rviv
e. T
rage
dy a
nd h
ope
com
bine
as
she
mak
es h
er w
ay t
hrou
gh a
sur
vivo
r’s m
aze
of e
mot
ions
.
Sha
kur,
Tupa
c. A
Ros
e th
at G
rew
fro
m C
oncr
ete.
19
99
. W
ritte
n w
hen
Tupa
c w
as 1
9
and
not
yet
a st
ar,
thes
e po
ems
brin
g em
otio
n, p
ower
and
pas
sion
to
the
expe
rienc
e of
be
com
ing
your
self.
Sm
ith,
Ann
a D
evea
re. F
ires
in th
e M
irro
r: C
row
n H
eigh
ts a
nd O
ther
Iden
titie
s. 1
999.
A
dram
atic
look
at
the
Cro
wn
Hei
ghts
rio
ts a
nd r
ace
in t
he U
nite
d S
tate
s th
roug
h th
e vo
ices
of
23
fas
cina
ting
and
uniq
ue c
hara
cter
s, b
ased
on
inte
rvie
ws
with
rea
l peo
ple.
Sci
en
ce a
nd
Te
chn
olo
gy
Bra
dsha
w,
Gillian
. Th
e Sa
nd-R
ecko
ner.
20
00
. A
yout
hful
Arc
him
edes
com
es i
nto
his
own
as a
mat
hem
atic
ian,
an
engi
neer
, an
d a
fasc
inat
ing
hum
an b
eing
in
this
eng
agin
g no
vel.
Bro
wn,
Dav
id. I
nven
ting
Mod
ern
Am
eric
a: F
rom
the
Mic
row
ave
to t
he M
ouse
. 20
02
. W
hose
idea
was
it?
The
hum
an s
torie
s an
d fa
ces
behi
nd A
mer
ican
sci
entif
ic a
nd t
echn
o-lo
gica
l inn
ovat
ions
and
ach
ieve
men
ts.
Bry
son,
Bill.
A S
hort
His
tory
of
Nea
rly
Ever
ythi
ng.
20
03
. A
reno
wne
d tr
avel
writ
er
brin
gs c
ompl
ex s
cien
tific
con
cept
s to
life
by
desc
ribin
g ho
w t
he u
nive
rse
and
life
as w
e kn
ow it
cam
e to
be.
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HE
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EGE
BOU
ND A
ND L
IFEL
ONG
LEA
RNER
S
Go
ldbe
rg,
Myl
a. B
ee S
easo
n. 2
00
0.
Eliz
a’s
extr
aord
inar
y gi
ft f
or s
pelli
ng l
eads
her
to
unde
rsta
nd t
he s
ound
s of
the
alp
habe
t, in
a w
ay t
hat
echo
es t
he t
each
ings
of
the
mys
ti-ca
l Kab
bal.
He
art
to H
ear
t: N
ew P
oem
s In
spir
ed
by T
went
ieth
Cent
ury
Am
eri
can
Art
. Ed
. by
Jan
Gre
enbe
rg. 2
00
1. C
an a
pai
ntin
g sp
eak?
Thi
s co
llect
ion
of ly
rical
res
pons
es
to f
amou
s Am
eric
an w
orks
of
art
will
mak
e yo
u a
belie
ver.
He
dge
s, C
hris
. War
is
a Fo
rce
That
Giv
es U
s M
eani
ng. 2
00
2 A
Pul
itzer
Priz
e w
inni
ng
auth
or p
rese
nts
a pa
ssio
nate
, th
ough
t-pro
voki
ng l
ook
at w
ars
thro
ugh
the
ages
, an
d ex
pose
s th
e m
yths
of
the
cultu
re o
f co
mba
t.
Ho
we
, P
ete
r. S
hoot
ing
Und
er F
ire:
The
Wor
ld o
f th
e W
ar P
hoto
grap
her.
20
02
. W
ar
phot
ogra
pher
s se
ek o
ut t
he m
ost
horr
ifyin
g an
d da
nger
ous
plac
es in
the
wor
ld t
o pr
actic
e th
eir
craf
t. W
hat
com
pels
the
m t
o do
it?
Kin
g,
Ro
ss.
Bru
nelle
schi
’s
Dom
e:
How
a
Ren
aiss
ance
G
eniu
s R
einv
ente
d A
rchi
tect
ure.
20
00
. In
thi
s vi
vid
recr
eatio
n of
the
pol
itica
l an
d ar
tistic
mili
eu o
f 15th
ce
ntur
y Fl
oren
ce,
an a
udac
ious
arc
hite
ct a
chie
ves
the
impo
ssib
le,
and
mak
es p
ossi
ble
mod
ern
build
ing.
Ligh
t, A
lan.
The
Vib
e H
isto
ry o
f H
ip H
op.
19
99
. VI
BE
mag
azin
e lo
oks
at t
he m
usic
, da
nce,
and
fas
hion
tha
t ha
ve e
volv
ed in
to h
ip h
op c
ultu
re.
Livi
ngst
one
, Li
li
Co
ckerv
ille
. A
mer
ican
In
dian
B
alle
rina
s.
19
99
. Fo
ur
Nat
ive
Amer
ican
wom
en fro
m O
klah
oma
shar
e th
e st
rugg
les
and
triu
mph
s of
the
ir da
nce
care
ers
and
pers
onal
live
s in
sto
ries
that
insp
ire w
ith c
oura
ge a
nd b
eaut
y.
McG
reev
ey, T
om
and
Yeck
, Joan
ne. O
ur M
ovie
Her
itage
. 19
97
. Eve
ryon
e lo
ves
mov
-ie
s. B
ut f
ilm m
ust
be p
rese
rved
or
thes
e ci
nem
atic
tre
asur
es w
ill b
e lo
st.
Pe
rry,
Jo
hn.
Ency
clop
edia
of
Act
ing
Tech
niqu
es.
19
97
. Th
e ac
tor’s
life
—se
e ho
w i
t’s
done
by
the
pros
in t
his
extr
avag
antly
illu
stra
ted
prim
er o
n dr
amat
ic p
erfo
rman
ce.
San
dle
r, M
arti
n W
. Pho
togr
aphy
: An
Illus
trat
ed H
isto
ry. 2
00
2. E
very
thin
g yo
u w
ant
to
know
abo
ut p
hoto
grap
hy a
nd t
he p
eopl
e be
hind
the
cam
eras
is b
eaut
ifully
pre
sent
ed in
a
book
for
rea
ders
and
bro
wse
rs o
f al
l age
s.
Sm
ith,
Hu
sto
n. I
llust
rate
d W
orld
Rel
igio
ns.
19
95
. Th
e in
terc
onne
ctiv
ity o
f th
e w
orld
’s
grea
t re
ligio
us m
ovem
ents
, with
the
ir pa
ralle
l and
dis
para
te b
elie
fs, i
s ly
rical
ly e
xplo
red.
Vre
ela
nd, S
usa
n. T
he P
assi
on o
f Art
emis
ia. 2
00
2. T
his
eloq
uent
ren
derin
g of
the
sto
ry
of A
rtem
isia
Gen
tiles
chi e
voke
s ap
prec
iatio
n of
bot
h he
r m
agni
ficen
t ar
t an
d he
r st
rugg
les
to s
ucce
ed a
s an
art
ist,
a st
ory
that
mirr
ors
the
expe
rienc
es o
f yo
ung
wom
en t
oday
.
Lite
ratu
re a
nd
La
ng
ua
ge
Art
s
Abe
love
, Jo
an.
Go
and
Com
e B
ack.
20
02
. In
a s
tory
of
mut
ual c
ultu
re s
hock
, Al
icia
, a
youn
g Is
abo
girl
in a
rem
ote
area
of P
eru,
is ju
st a
s fa
scin
ated
by
the
Amer
ican
ant
hrop
olo-
gist
s, J
oann
a an
d M
arga
rita,
as
they
are
with
the
way
s of
her
peo
ple.
All
iso
n, D
oro
thy.
Bas
tard
out
of
Car
olin
a. 1
99
2.
Bon
e co
nfro
nts
illeg
itim
acy, p
over
ty,
the
trou
bled
mar
riage
of
her
mot
her
and
step
fath
er,
and
the
stig
ma
of b
eing
con
side
red
“whi
te t
rash
” as
she
com
es o
f ag
e in
Sou
th C
arol
ina.
6
Alv
arez,
Juli
a. I
n th
e Ti
me
of B
utte
rflie
s. 1
99
4.
The
four
Mira
bel
sist
ers
wer
e ca
lled
the
Mar
ipos
as, o
r bu
tter
flies
. D
ede,
the
onl
y su
rviv
or, t
ells
the
sto
ry o
f co
urag
e th
at h
elps
lib
erat
e th
e D
omin
ican
Rep
ublic
fro
m t
he d
icta
tor
Truj
illo.
And
ers
on,
Lau
rie H
alse
. Sp
eak.
19
99
. Cal
ling
the
polic
e to
a p
arty
is a
tou
gh c
hoic
e,
but
wha
t m
ade
Mel
inda
cal
l is
the
deva
stat
ing
secr
et t
hat
keep
s he
r lo
cked
in s
ilenc
e.
And
ers
on,
M.
T. F
eed.
20
02
. In
thi
s so
ciet
y yo
ur b
rain
cyb
erfe
ed p
rovi
des
an e
ndle
ss
stre
am o
f in
form
atio
n, e
nter
tain
men
t, an
d ad
vert
isin
g. W
hen
Vio
let’s
fee
d is
dis
rupt
ed,
she’
s ca
st a
drift
and
eve
ryon
e is
for
ced
to e
xam
ine
the
pow
er o
f th
e fe
ed i
n hi
s or
her
lif
e.
Bag
dasa
rian
, A
dam
. Fo
rgot
ten
Fire
. 2
00
0.
Bas
ed o
n a
true
sto
ry f
rom
the
Arm
enia
n H
oloc
aust
, thi
s is
an
eloq
uent
, tou
chin
g an
d he
art-w
renc
hing
por
trai
t of
pai
n an
d tr
ium
ph
durin
g a
time
of t
rage
dy.
Cha
mbe
rs,
Aid
an.
Pos
tcar
ds f
rom
No
Man
’s L
and.
20
02
. S
even
teen
is
an a
ge o
f se
lf-di
scov
ery, a
nd J
acob
has
gon
e to
Am
ster
dam
to
expl
ore
his
life.
His
que
st s
tran
gely
pa
ralle
ls d
isco
verie
s ab
out
his
gran
dfat
her’s
life
the
re d
urin
g W
orld
War
II.
Cis
nero
s, S
andr
a. C
aram
elo.
20
02
. La
La l
earn
s th
e st
orie
s of
her
Aw
ful
Gra
ndm
othe
r an
d w
eave
s th
em in
to a
col
orfu
l fam
ily h
isto
ry.
The
“car
amel
o,”
a st
riped
sha
wl b
egun
by
her
Gre
at-G
rand
mot
her,
sym
boliz
es t
heir
trad
ition
s.
Fran
k, E
. R
. Li
fe i
s Fu
nny.
20
00
. G
row
ing
up i
n N
ew Y
ork
can
be a
goni
zing
, hu
mor
ous,
an
d al
way
s a
chal
leng
e fo
r th
e te
ens
who
tel
l the
ir st
orie
s.
Frey
man
n-W
eyr,
Gar
ret.
My
Hea
rtbe
at.
20
02
. C
an E
llen
get
the
boy
who
lov
es h
er
brot
her?
Fost
er,
Thom
as. H
ow t
o R
ead
Lite
ratu
re L
ike
a P
rofe
ssor
: a L
ivel
y an
d En
tert
aini
ng
Gui
de to
Rea
ding
bet
wee
n th
e Li
nes.
20
03
. Eve
ry a
utho
r le
aves
clu
es to
lead
rea
ders
de
eper
into
the
inne
r m
eani
ngs
of t
heir
writ
ings
. Le
arn
how
to
follo
w li
tera
ry b
read
crum
bs
in a
ny s
tory
.
Kap
low
, Robe
rt.
Me
and
Ors
on W
elle
s. 2
00
3.
Wha
t w
ould
it b
e lik
e to
spe
nd a
wee
k w
ith t
he g
reat
Ors
on W
elle
s, e
ven
slee
ping
in
his
paja
mas
? R
icha
rd S
amue
ls, a
budd
ing
teen
aged
act
or,
gets
the
opp
ortu
nity
to
see
wha
t lif
e on
sta
ge,
and
behi
nd t
he s
tage
, is
re
ally
like
on
Bro
adw
ay in
1937.
Kin
gsolv
er,
Bar
bara
. Th
e B
ean
Tree
s. 1
99
8.
Tayl
or G
reer
lea
ves
Ken
tuck
y an
d he
ads
wes
t to
fin
d a
new
life
. W
hen
a ba
by is
aba
ndon
ed in
her
car
, she
lear
ns t
hat
resp
onsi
bili-
ties
and
inde
pend
ence
are
not
mut
ually
exc
lusi
ve in
thi
s st
ory
of f
amily
and
com
mun
ity.
Lam
ott
, A
nne
. B
ird
by B
ird:
Som
e In
stru
ctio
ns o
n W
riti
ng a
nd L
ife.
19
95
. Ad
vice
to
the
fle
dglin
g w
rite
r: “
Just
tak
e it b
ird
by b
ird.
” A
gent
le,
anec
dota
l gu
ide
for
begi
n-ni
ng a
utho
rs.
Mah
, Ade
line
. C
hine
se C
inde
rella
: the
Tru
e St
ory
of a
n U
nwan
ted
Dau
ghte
r. 1
99
9.
Wu
Mei
, al
so c
alle
d Ad
elin
e, i
s th
e Fi
fth
Youn
ger
Sis
ter
of h
er f
amily
, an
d th
e on
e w
ho
bear
s th
e bl
ame
for
all
thei
r ba
d fo
rtun
e. I
n he
r in
spira
tiona
l ta
le o
f su
rviv
al i
n 1940s
Chi
na, s
he t
rium
phs
agai
nst
all o
dds.
7
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A • P
OPU
LAR
PAPE
RBAC
KS F
OR Y
OUNG
ADU
LTS,
200
6
Po
pula
r P
ape
rbac
ks f
or
Young
Adu
lts,
2006
The
purp
ose
of t
hese
list
s is
to
enco
urag
e te
ens
to r
ead
for
plea
sure
by
pres
entin
g to
the
m
lists
of
popu
lar
or t
opic
al t
itles
tha
t ar
e w
idel
y av
aila
ble
in p
aper
back
and
rep
rese
nt a
bro
ad
varie
ty o
f ac
cess
ible
the
mes
and
gen
res.
Thi
s lis
t is
pro
duce
d an
nual
ly b
y th
e Yo
ung
Adul
t Li
brar
y S
ervi
ces
Asso
ciat
ion.
Whi
le t
hese
boo
ks w
ere
sele
cted
for
tee
ns f
rom
tw
elve
to
eigh
teen
yea
rs o
f ag
e, t
he t
itles
on
thi
s lis
t sp
an a
bro
ad r
ange
of
read
ing
and
mat
urity
lev
els.
We
enco
urag
e ad
ults
to
take
an
act
ive
role
in
help
ing
indi
vidu
al t
eens
cho
ose
thos
e bo
oks
that
are
the
bes
t fit
for
the
m
and
thei
r fa
mili
es.
Bo
ok
s Th
at
Do
n’t
Ma
ke
Yo
u B
lush
Abb
ott
, Hai
ley.
The
Bri
desm
aid.
20
05
. C
an A
bby
trai
n th
e dr
eade
d B
ridez
illa?
Bau
er,
Joan
. B
ackw
ater
. 2
00
0.
Ivy
batt
les
the
fam
ily l
egal
tra
ditio
n an
d a
trea
cher
ous
bliz
zard
.
Bru
chac
, Jo
seph
. Th
e W
arri
ors.
20
03
. Ja
ke,
a st
ar l
acro
sse
play
er,
ente
rs a
boa
rdin
g sc
hool
onl
y to
fin
d th
at h
is Iro
quoi
s he
ritag
e is
mis
unde
rsto
od.
Cab
ot,
Me
g. A
ll-A
mer
ican
Gir
l. 2
00
3.
Bei
ng a
her
o is
n’t
all i
t’s c
rack
ed u
p to
be.
Cap
po,
Nan
Willa
rd.
Che
atin
g Le
sson
s. 2
00
3.
Even
if
you’
re s
mar
t, yo
u do
n’t
have
all
the
answ
ers.
Car
lso
n, M
elo
dy. I
t’s M
y Li
fe: D
iary
of
a Te
enag
e G
irl.
20
00. C
aitli
n O
’Con
nor’s
jour
nal
tells
abo
ut t
he w
ays
her
Chr
istia
n fa
ith is
affec
ted
by e
very
day
happ
enin
gs.
Ferr
is,
Jean
. Lo
ve A
mon
g th
e W
alnu
ts.
19
98
. Tw
o pa
rent
s, a
girl
frie
nd,
and
a ch
icke
n fa
ll in
to c
omas
aft
er b
eing
poi
sone
d.
Hil
gart
ner,
Be
th.
Mur
der
for
Her
Maj
esty
. 1
99
2.
The
new
est
star
of
the
York
shire
C
athe
dral
’s b
oys’
cho
ir ha
s a
secr
et—
she’
s a
girl.
Ho
bbs,
Will.
Lea
ving
Pro
tect
ion.
20
05
. Fi
shin
g fo
r sa
lmon
off t
he c
oast
of
Alas
ka a
nd
hook
ed b
y da
nger
.
Kar
r, K
athl
ee
n. T
he B
oxer
. 20
04
. W
ill c
hasi
ng t
he A
mer
ican
dre
am m
ake
the
Cho
pper
a
cham
pion
or
a ch
ump?
Luba
r, D
avid
. D
unk.
200
2.
Ste
p rig
ht u
p an
d ta
ke y
our
best
sho
t at
dun
king
Cha
d th
e B
ozo!
Exp
erie
nce
a su
mm
er o
n th
e Je
rsey
sho
re a
s C
had
lear
ns t
here
’s m
ore
to h
umor
th
an b
eing
fun
ny.
Opp
el, K
enne
th. A
irbo
rn. 2
005.
Pira
tes
of t
he C
arib
bean
mee
ts W
here
the
Wild
Thi
ngs
Are.
Rab
b, M
. E
. The
Ros
e Q
ueen
. 20
04
. Lo
st a
nd f
ound
: Tw
o or
phan
ed s
iste
rs f
lee
New
Yor
k to
bec
ome
Mid
wes
tern
crim
e so
lver
s.
2
Louke
s, K
eit
h. A
sk D
r. K
eith
: Can
did
Ans
wer
s to
Que
er Q
uest
ions
. 2004.
All k
inds
of
gay
sex
ques
tions
are
ans
wer
ed f
rank
ly, e
xplic
itly, a
nd in
a p
ositi
ve m
anne
r.
Moore
, Te
rry.
Str
ange
rs i
n Par
adis
e: P
ocke
t B
ook
1.
2005.
Kat
choo
is
in l
ove
with
Fr
anci
ne.
Dav
id is
in lo
ve w
ith K
atch
oo.
Fran
cine
is .
. .
con
fuse
d!
Pete
rs,
Juli
e A
nne.
Kee
ping
You
a S
ecre
t. 2005.
Hol
land
fin
ds f
allin
g in
lov
e co
mpl
i-ca
ted
beca
use
her
true
love
is a
lesb
ian.
Pete
rs, J
uli
e A
nne.
Luna
. 2005.
Not
eve
ryon
e is
bor
n in
the
rig
ht b
ody.
Rev
oyr,
Nin
a. T
he N
eces
sary
Hun
ger:
A N
ovel
. 1998.
Nan
cy’s
cru
sh o
n R
aina
, a
fel-
low
bas
ketb
all
play
er,
acce
lera
tes
whe
n he
r Ja
pane
se A
mer
ican
fat
her
falls
in
love
with
R
aina
’s A
fric
an A
mer
ican
mot
her.
Ruck
a, G
reg.
Got
ham
Cen
tral
Vol
2: H
alf
a Li
fe. I
llus.
by
Mic
hael
Lar
k. 2
005.
Got
ham
D
etec
tive
Ren
ee M
onto
ya i
s ou
ted
and
mus
t de
al w
ith t
he f
allo
ut w
hile
fig
htin
g su
per
villa
ins.
San
chez,
Ale
x. R
ainb
ow B
oys.
2003.
The
mis
adve
ntur
es o
f th
ree
guys
com
ing
out
in
thei
r se
nior
yea
r.
Whe
n I
Kne
w.
Ed. b
y R
ober
t Tr
acht
enbe
rg. I
llus.
by
Tom
Bac
htel
l. 2005.
Whe
n di
d yo
u fir
st r
ealiz
e th
at y
ou w
ere
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Win
ick,
Judd
. G
reen
Lan
tern
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roth
er’s
Kee
per.
2003.
Whe
n hi
s be
st f
riend
is b
ruta
lly
gay-
bash
ed, Ky
le R
ayne
r, a.
k.a.
the
Gre
en L
ante
rn, co
mes
to
term
s w
ith t
he f
act
that
his
po
wer
s ca
n’t
chan
ge a
nyth
ing.
Woods
on,
Jac
queline
. The
Hou
se Y
ou P
ass
on t
he W
ay. 2
003.
Sta
gger
lee
won
ders
if
she
coul
d be
a le
sbia
n af
ter
her
cous
in c
omes
to
visi
t.
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Ral
liso
n, J
anett
e.
All’
s Fa
ir i
n Lo
ve, W
ar,
and
Hig
h Sc
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. 2005.
Can
hea
d ch
eer-
lead
er S
aman
tha
tam
e he
r to
ngue
dur
ing
a st
uden
t bo
dy e
lect
ion?
Sch
indl
er,
Nin
a. A
n O
rder
of A
mel
ie, H
old
the
Frie
s. T
r. by
Rob
Bar
rett
. 2004. D
o u
like
me?
Plz
rite
bac
k so
on.
Sha
w,
Tuck
er.
Fla
vor
of t
he W
eek.
2005.
If fo
od i
s th
e w
ay t
o a
wom
an’s
hea
rt,
then
C
yril
shou
ld b
e Pr
ince
Cha
rmin
g.
She
ldon,
Dya
n. C
onfe
ssio
ns o
f a T
eena
ge D
ram
a Q
ueen
. 2005. A
ll th
e w
orld
’s a
sta
ge,
and
all L
ola’
s fr
iend
s an
d en
emie
s ar
e m
erel
y pl
ayer
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Sm
ith,
Gre
g Le
itic
h. N
inja
s, P
iran
has,
and
Gal
ileo.
2005.
Who
kne
w a
sci
ence
exp
eri-
men
t co
uld
caus
e so
muc
h he
arta
che?
Taka
ya,
Nat
suki
. Fr
uits
Bas
ket
Vol.
1.
2004.
Tohr
u H
onda
fin
ds a
hom
e w
ith a
fam
ily
who
has
a m
ost
unus
ual s
ecre
t.
Trott
ier,
Max
ine.
Sist
er t
o th
e W
olf.
2004.
Lesh
aro,
a P
awne
e sl
ave,
sw
ears
to
prot
ect
a yo
ung
wom
an a
nd h
er f
athe
r on
a d
ange
rous
jour
ney.
Van
Dra
anen,
Wend
eli
n. F
lippe
d. 2
003.
She
lov
es h
im,
he lov
es h
er n
ot.
Wai
t! I
sn’t it
the
othe
r w
ay a
roun
d?
Vau
ghan
, B
rian
K.
Run
away
s Vo
l. 1
: P
ride
& J
oy.
Illus
. by
Adr
ian
Alph
ona.
2004.
Six
te
ens
find
out
that
the
ir pa
rent
s ar
e ev
il. N
o, r
eally
evi
l.
Weav
er,
Wil
l. M
emor
y B
oy.
2003.
Mile
s in
vent
s a
fant
astic
veh
icle
to
esca
pe w
ith h
is
fam
ily f
rom
a w
orld
wid
e ec
olog
ical
dis
aste
r.
West
erf
eld
, Sco
tt.
Ugl
ies.
2005.
In T
ally
’s w
orld
eve
ryon
e is
an
Ugl
y, u
ntil
they
’re t
urne
d in
to a
Pre
tty
on t
heir
sixt
eent
h bi
rthd
ay.
Cri
min
al
Ele
me
nts
Bro
oks
, Kev
in.
Mar
tyn
Pig
. 2003.
Whe
n hi
s fa
ther
die
s ac
cide
ntal
ly, M
arty
n ge
ts d
eepe
r an
d de
eper
in t
roub
le a
s he
trie
s to
cov
er it
up.
Corm
ier,
Robe
rt.
Rag
and
Bon
e Sh
op. 2
003.
Soc
iopa
th, o
r co
erce
d vi
ctim
?
Ew
ing
, Lyn
ne. D
rive
-By.
1998. W
hen
Tito
’s o
lder
bro
ther
is k
illed
in a
gan
g-re
late
d dr
ive-
by,
Tito
mus
t ke
ep h
is f
amily
saf
e—no
mat
ter
wha
t it
take
s.
Ferr
is, J
ean
. B
ad. 2
001.
Life
beh
ind
bars
cha
nges
tou
gh D
alla
s’s
life
and
her
attit
ude.
Flin
n, A
lex.
Not
hing
to
Lose
. 2004.
The
Tilt-
a-w
hirl
coul
d ne
ver
be h
alf
as t
hrill
ing
as
Mic
hael
’s d
ark
secr
et.
Foon,
Denn
is.
Skud
. 2004.
Hid
den
lives
of
bulli
es.
Gan
tos,
Jac
k. H
ole
in M
y Li
fe. 2
004.
Bre
akin
g th
e la
w is
a b
ad id
ea, b
ut it
doe
sn’t h
ave
to r
uin
your
life
.
Har
ting
er,
Bre
nt. L
ast C
hanc
e Te
xaco
. 2005. L
ucy’s
last
cha
nce
befo
re p
rison
is a
gro
up
hom
e th
at c
ould
brin
g he
r a
futu
re, r
oman
ce, m
yste
ry—
or t
otal
dis
aste
r.
Hin
ton,
S.
E. T
he O
utsi
ders
. 1997.
It’s
the
rich
kids
vs.
the
gre
aser
s.
3
Pic
ou
lt,
Jodi.
My
Sist
er’s
Kee
per.
20
05
. W
hat
if yo
u w
ere
born
jus
t to
sav
e yo
ur
sist
er’s
life
?
Pre
sto
n, R
icha
rd.
The
Hot
Zon
e. 1
99
5.
Ebol
a. T
here
is
no c
ure.
Nin
ety
perc
ent
of i
ts
vict
ims
die.
Wel
com
e to
the
Hot
Zon
e.
Vau
ghn,
Bri
an K
. Y the
Las
t M
an: U
nman
ned.
20
03
. Yor
ick
disc
over
s th
at b
eing
the
last
m
an le
ft in
a w
orld
ful
l of
wom
en is
not
exa
ctly
a d
ream
com
e tr
ue.
We
rlin
, Nan
cy.
Dou
ble
Hel
ix. 2
00
5.
Eli n
eeds
to
esca
pe h
is o
wn
gene
s.
GLB
TQA
cito
, M
arc.
How
I P
aid
for
Col
lege
: A N
ovel
of
Sex,
The
ft, F
rien
dshi
p, a
nd M
usic
al
Thea
ter.
20
05
. Po
or E
dwar
d—he
’s j
uggl
ing
a gi
rlfrie
nd,
a jo
ck b
oy c
rush
, an
d ne
ed f
or
fund
s fo
r Ju
lliar
d. W
hat’s
a c
onfu
sed
teen
to
do?
Be
nd,
Do
n’t
Sha
tte
r: P
oets
on
the B
egi
nnin
g of
Desi
re.
Ed. b
y T.
Col
e R
ache
l an
d R
ita C
oste
llo. 2
00
4.
Poem
s by
gay
, le
sbia
n, b
isex
ual,
tran
sgen
dere
d an
d qu
estio
n-in
g te
ens.
Boy
er,
Dav
id.
Kin
gs a
nd Q
ueen
s: Q
ueer
s at
the
Pro
m. 2
004.
Prom
s, lo
ve ’
em o
r ha
te
’em
, are
rem
embe
red
here
. C
hees
y pr
om p
hoto
s in
clud
ed!
Boy
lan,
Je
nnif
er
Finn
ey.
She’
s N
ot T
here
: A
Life
in
Two
Gen
ders
. 2004.
Funn
y ac
coun
t of
bei
ng t
rans
gend
ered
bef
ore,
dur
ing,
and
after
gen
der
reas
sign
men
t su
rger
y.
De
Oli
veir
a, E
ddie
. Luc
ky. 2
00
4. It’
s no
t ju
st T
oby’s
fast
fee
t th
at k
eep
Sam
com
ing
back
to
the
soc
cer
field
.
Frey
man
n-W
eyr,
Gar
ret.
My
Hea
rtbe
at.
20
03
. A
sist
er,
a br
othe
r—an
d th
e bo
y th
ey
both
love
.
He
ar M
e O
ut:
Tru
e S
tori
es
of
Teens
Edu
cati
ng a
nd C
onf
ront
ing
Hom
oph
obi
a.
Ed. b
y P
lann
ed P
aren
thoo
d of
Tor
onto
. 2
00
4.
Rea
l-life
sto
ries
in m
any
voic
es a
bout
te
ens
conf
ront
ing
narr
ow-m
inde
dnes
s an
d fin
ding
the
mse
lves
alo
ng t
he w
ay.
Hu
ege
l, K
elly.
GLB
TQ*:
The
Sur
viva
l Gui
de f
or Q
ueer
and
Que
stio
ning
Tee
ns *
(Gay
, Le
sbia
n, B
isex
ual,
Tran
sgen
der,
Que
stio
ning
). 2
00
4.
A ve
ry h
elpf
ul lo
ok a
t ch
alle
nges
an
d is
sues
fac
ing
GLB
TQ t
eens
.
John
son,
Mau
ree
n. T
he B
erm
udez
Tri
angl
e. 2
00
5.
Nin
a, M
el,
and
Aver
y ar
e be
st g
irl-
frie
nds,
but
a r
oman
ce b
etw
een
two
of t
hem
thr
eate
ns t
o sh
atte
r th
e tr
iang
le.
Kan
nagi
, S
ato
ru a
nd O
dagi
ri,
Hota
ru.
Onl
y th
e R
ing
Fing
er K
now
s. 2
004.
You’
ll re
cogn
ize
your
sou
l m
ate
beca
use
you
wea
r m
atch
ing
rings
. B
ut w
hat
if yo
ur m
atch
is
anot
her
boy?
Lack
ey, M
erc
ede
s. M
agic
’s P
awn:
Las
t H
eral
d M
age
Trilo
gy B
ook
1. 1
994.
A yo
ung
exile
alm
ost
lose
s hi
s lif
e w
hile
fin
ding
his
des
tiny
as o
ne o
f th
e le
gend
ary
Her
ald-
Mag
es
of V
alde
mar
.
Levi
than
, D
avid
. B
oy M
eets
Boy
. 20
05
. Pa
ul’s
hig
h sc
hool
may
onl
y ex
ist
over
the
rai
n-bo
w.
Why
, the
n, o
h w
hy c
an’t it
be
ever
ywhe
re?
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Jaco
bs,
Tho
mas
A.
They
Bro
ke t
he L
aw,
You
Be
the
Judg
e: T
rue
Cas
es o
f Te
en
Cri
me.
20
03
. W
hat’s
it li
ke t
o be
arr
este
d an
d go
thr
ough
the
lega
l sys
tem
?
Ko
ert
ge,
Ro
n. T
he B
rim
ston
e Jo
urna
ls. 2
00
1.
Boy
d’s
list
of h
is c
lass
mat
es i
s on
e lis
t yo
u ne
ver
wan
t to
see
you
r na
me
on.
Kyi
, Tan
ya L
loyd
. Tru
th. 2
00
3. Je
n le
arns
qui
ckly
tha
t, w
hen
it co
mes
to
solv
ing
a m
urde
r, yo
u’re
eith
er p
art
of t
he s
olut
ion
or p
art
of t
he p
robl
em.
McC
lint
ock
, No
rah.
Sni
tch.
20
05
. A
dog
teac
hes
obed
ienc
e to
an
angr
y bo
y.
Mik
aels
en,
Be
n. T
ouch
ing
Spir
it B
ear.
20
02
. Pris
on, o
r a y
ear o
n a
rem
ote
isla
nd?
Whi
ch
will
Col
e ch
oose
? W
hich
wou
ld y
ou?
Mye
rs, W
alte
r D
ean
. Mon
ster
. 20
01
. S
teve
’s m
ovie
will
be
a su
refir
e su
cces
s, if
he
isn’
t se
nten
ced
to li
fe in
pris
on f
irst.
Pic
ou
lt,
Jodi
. Th
e Pac
t: A
Lov
e St
ory.
19
98
. It
was
the
per
fect
rel
atio
nshi
p—bu
t di
d it
end
in m
urde
r?
Sac
har,
Lou
is.
Hol
es. 2
00
3.
Wel
com
e to
Cam
p G
reen
Lak
e! D
id w
e m
entio
n th
at it
’s n
ot
a ca
mp,
it’s
not
gre
en, a
nd t
here
’s n
o la
ke?
San
chez,
Rey
mu
ndo
. M
y B
lood
y Li
fe: T
he M
akin
g of
a L
atin
Kin
g. 2
001.
Insi
de t
he
life
of a
Lat
in K
ing
gang
ster
.
Sha
kur,
San
yika
. M
onst
er:
The
Aut
obio
grap
hy o
f an
L.A
. G
ang
Mem
ber.
2004.
“Mon
ster
” Kod
y sh
ares
his
sto
ry o
f si
xtee
n ye
ars
spen
t gr
owin
g up
as
a ga
ngba
nger
in
Sou
th C
entr
al.
She
pard
, Jim
. P
roje
ct X
: A N
ovel
. 20
05
. Ev
en g
uys
next
doo
r ca
n be
com
e ki
llers
.
Sik
es,
Gin
i. 8
Bal
l Chi
cks:
A Y
ear
in t
he V
iole
nt W
orld
of
Gir
l Gan
gste
rs. 1
998. I
nsid
e th
e liv
es o
f gi
rl ga
ngba
nger
s.
Str
asse
r, To
dd.
Giv
e A
Boy
A G
un. 2
00
0.
Beh
ind
the
scen
es o
f a
high
sch
ool sh
ootin
g ra
mpa
ge.
We
ber,
Lori
. K
lept
o. 2
00
4.
Han
nah
is t
he b
ad s
iste
r, bu
t K
at s
eem
s to
be
follo
win
g in
he
r fo
otst
eps.
Whi
tney
, Kim
Abl
on.
See
You
Dow
n th
e R
oad.
20
05
. Brid
get’s
fam
ily w
as g
ood
at b
eing
lik
e ev
eryo
ne e
lse
exce
pt w
hen
it ca
me
to o
ne t
hing
: ob
eyin
g th
e la
w.
Wil
liam
s, S
tanl
ey “
Too
kie”
wit
h B
arba
ra C
ott
man
Becn
el.
Life
in P
riso
n. Illu
s.
by D
. S
teve
ns a
nd o
ther
s. 2
00
1.
Crip
s fo
unde
r To
okie
Will
iam
s te
lls it
like
it is
abo
ut li
fe
on D
eath
Row
.
Wh
at
Ail
s Yo
u?
And
ers
on,
Lau
rie
Hal
se. F
ever
17
93
. 20
02
. Whe
n Ye
llow
Fev
er c
onsu
mes
Phi
lade
lphi
a,
Mat
ilda
stru
ggle
s to
sur
vive
.
Arm
stro
ng, L
ance
and
Jenk
ins,
Sal
ly. I
t’s N
ot A
bout
the
Bik
e: M
y Jo
urne
y B
ack
to
Life
. 20
01
. La
nce
Arm
stro
ng is
goi
ng t
o ki
ck c
ance
r’s b
utt!
4
Bens
on,
Ann
. The
Pla
gue
Tale
s. 1
997.
Whe
n th
e B
lack
Dea
th b
reak
s ou
t in
the
mod
ern
Lond
on, t
he p
ast
hold
s th
e cu
re.
Bull
, Em
ma.
Fin
der:
A N
ovel
of
the
Bor
derl
ands
. Ed
. by
Nic
ola
Grif
fith
and
Ste
phen
Pa
gel.
Illus
. by
Elm
er D
amas
o. 2
003. Is
it a
dru
g? Is
it a
dis
ease
? C
an O
rient
fin
d ou
t th
e tr
uth
befo
re it
’s t
oo la
te?
Cook,
Kar
in.
Wha
t G
irls
Lea
rn:
A N
ovel
. 1998.
Bre
ast
canc
er w
ill c
hang
e th
eir
lives
fo
reve
r, bu
t lo
ve w
ill p
ull t
hem
thr
ough
.
Ehr
enh
aft,
Dan
iel.
The
Las
t D
og o
n Ea
rth.
2003. A
goo
d do
g is
the
bes
t fr
iend
a p
erso
n co
uld
have
, rig
ht?
Not
any
mor
e.
Gold
en,
Chr
isto
phe
r an
d H
auta
la, R
ick.
Thr
oat
Cul
ture
. 2005.
Ever
yone
on
cam
pus
is g
ettin
g si
ck.
Don
’t e
at t
he c
rab
cake
s!
Gott
lieb,
Lori
. St
ick
Figu
re: A
Dia
ry o
f M
y Fo
rmer
Sel
f. 2000.
Lori
belie
ves
you
can
neve
r be
too
ric
h or
too
thi
n.
Gre
gory
, Juli
a. S
icke
ned:
The
Mem
oir
of a
Mun
chau
sen
by P
roxy
Chi
ldho
od. 2
004.
Julie
is a
lway
s at
the
doc
tor,
but
it’s
her
mom
who
rea
lly n
eeds
one
.
Had
don,
Mar
k. T
he C
urio
us In
cide
nt o
f the
Dog
in th
e N
ight
-Tim
e. 2
004. A
utis
tic m
ath
geni
us C
hris
toph
er B
oone
mus
t so
lve
the
mys
tery
of
his
neig
hbor
’s m
urde
red
pood
le.
Har
rar,
Georg
e.
Not
as
Cra
zy a
s I S
eem
. 2003.
Dev
on h
as o
bses
sive
-com
puls
ive
diso
r-de
r. D
evon
has
obs
essi
ve-c
ompu
lsiv
e di
sord
er. D
evon
has
obs
essi
ve-c
ompu
lsiv
e di
sord
er.
Dev
on h
as o
bses
sive
-com
puls
ive
diso
rder
.
Har
t,
Tony
. M
icro
terr
ors:
Th
e C
ompl
ete
Gui
de
to
Bac
teri
al,
Vira
l an
d Fu
ngal
In
fect
ions
. 2004.
Wor
ried
abou
t ca
tchi
ng s
omet
hing
? W
ait
till y
ou r
ead
this
!
Hau
tman
, Pete
. H
ole
in t
he S
ky. 2
005.
Cee
j and
his
fam
ily b
attle
a m
utan
t flu
viru
s an
d a
cult
of v
iole
nt s
urvi
vors
.
Hau
tman
, Pete
. Sw
eetb
lood
. 2005.
Whe
re t
he f
irst
vam
pire
s di
abet
ics?
Hess
er,
Terr
y S
penc
er.
Kis
sing
Doo
rkno
bs. 1
998.
Tara
just
can
’t s
top.
Hoope
r, M
ary.
At th
e Si
gn o
f the
Sug
ared
Plu
m. 2
005. C
andy
, her
bs, d
ried
flow
ers—
can
anyt
hing
pro
tect
Han
nah
from
the
Bla
ck D
eath
as
it w
orm
s its
way
thr
ough
the
str
eets
of
Lon
don?
It H
appe
ned
to N
ancy
: B
y an
Ano
nym
ou
s Te
ena
ger,
A T
rue
Sto
ry f
rom
He
r D
iary
. Ed
. by
Bea
tric
e Sp
arks
. 1994.
In t
his
retr
o vi
ew o
f AI
DS
, N
ancy
is
a ha
ppy-
go-
luck
y te
en u
ntil
one
horr
ible
nig
ht r
uins
her
life
.
Kin
g, S
teph
en.
The
Sta
nd. 1
980.
A flu
like
no
othe
r ha
s ar
rived
.
Mas
s, W
end
y. A
Man
go-S
hape
d Sp
ace.
2003.
Mia
is s
tunn
ed t
o le
arn
her
frie
nds
don’
t se
e w
ords
and
num
bers
in c
olor
.
McD
anie
l, Lu
rlene
. Si
x M
onth
s to
Liv
e. 2
003.
Daw
n le
aves
her
ted
dy b
ear
colle
ctio
n,
chee
rlead
ing,
and
her
frie
nds
behi
nd in
ord
er t
o be
at c
ance
r.
Nap
oli
, Donn
a Jo
. B
reat
h. 2
005.
Sal
z ha
s al
way
s be
en t
he s
ick
one,
unt
il a
stra
nge
dis-
ease
bre
aks
out
in h
is m
edie
val v
illag
e an
d it’
s up
to
him
to
save
the
day
.
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RELU
CTAN
T YO
UNG
ADU
LT R
EADE
RS, 2
006
Qu
ick
Pic
ks f
or
Relu
ctan
t Yo
ung
Adu
lt
Re
ade
rs 2
00
6Th
is lis
t co
mpr
ises
boo
ks t
hat
will
att
ract
tee
ns w
ho,
for
wha
teve
r re
ason
, ha
ve b
een
relu
c-ta
nt t
o re
ad.
The
nine
ty-o
ne s
elec
tions
, al
l pu
blis
hed
from
lat
e 2004 t
hrou
gh 2
005,
wer
e ch
osen
by
the
elev
en-m
embe
r co
mm
ittee
with
inva
luab
le in
put
from
you
ng r
eluc
tant
rea
ders
ac
ross
the
cou
ntry
. Ea
ch y
ear
the
com
mitt
ee s
elec
ts t
he t
op t
en f
rom
the
fin
al l
ist;
the
se
title
s ar
e id
entif
ied
with
a s
tar
(*)
in t
he li
st b
elow
.
Whi
le t
hese
boo
ks w
ere
sele
cted
for
tee
ns f
rom
tw
elve
to
eigh
teen
yea
rs o
f ag
e, t
he t
itles
on
thi
s lis
t sp
an a
bro
ad r
ange
of
read
ing
and
mat
urity
lev
els.
We
enco
urag
e ad
ults
to
take
an
act
ive
role
in
help
ing
indi
vidu
al t
eens
cho
ose
thos
e bo
oks
that
are
the
bes
t fit
for
the
m
and
thei
r fa
mili
es.
No
nfi
ctio
n*
50
Ce
nt.
From
Pie
ces
to W
eigh
t: O
nce
upon
a T
ime
in S
outh
side
Que
ens.
Get
ting
rich,
dea
ling
drug
s, a
nd t
ryin
g no
t to
die
. S
tree
t lif
e in
50
Cen
t’s w
ords
.
And
1 a
nd P
alm
er,
Chr
is.
Stre
etba
ll: A
ll th
e B
alle
rs,
Mov
es,
Slam
s, a
nd S
hine
. B
alle
rs f
or li
fe, t
akin
’ it
to t
he r
im.
*A
raka
wa,
Hir
om
u.
Fullm
etal
Alc
hem
ist
seri
es. V
olum
es 1
–4.
Fullm
etal
tro
uble
: m
eet
Car
toon
Net
wor
k st
ars
Edw
ard
and
Alph
onse
, pi
ecin
g th
eir
lives
and
the
ir bo
dies
bac
k to
geth
er.
Bal
tin,
Ste
ve.
From
the
Ins
ide:
Lin
kin
Par
k’s
Met
eora
. All-
acce
ss p
ass
to L
inki
n Pa
rk,
with
lots
of
over
size
pic
ture
s of
the
ban
d on
the
Met
eora
tou
r.
*B
ent
on,
Jim
. It
’s H
appy
Bun
ny:
Life
. G
et O
ne.
“Alw
ays
rem
embe
r, yo
ur e
nem
ies
are
just
frie
nds
that
rea
lly,
real
ly b
ite.”
Mor
e sn
arky
phi
loso
phy
from
the
pop
ular
It’s
Hap
py
Bun
ny s
erie
s.
Be
nto
n, J
im. I
t’s H
appy
Bun
ny: L
ove
Bite
s. L
ove
hurt
s; s
hare
the
pai
n w
ith H
appy
Bun
ny.
Anot
her
win
ner
from
the
It’s
Hap
py B
unny
ser
ies.
Bu
ckle
y, J
ame
s. S
chol
astic
Boo
k of
Fir
sts:
Mor
e Th
an 1
,00
0 o
f th
e C
oole
st, B
igge
st
and
Mos
t Ex
citin
g Fi
rst
Fact
s Yo
u’ll
Ever
Rea
d. G
uinn
ess
Wor
ld R
ecor
ds m
eets
Triv
ial
Purs
uit.
Cal
dwell, B
en.
Fan
tasy
! Car
toon
ing.
Dra
w h
eroe
s, v
illai
ns, f
airie
s, b
east
s, a
nd m
ore.
Cap
rio
, R
obe
rt.
Are
We
Ther
e Ye
t? T
ales
fro
m t
he N
ever
-End
ing
Trav
els
of W
WE
Supe
rsta
rs.
Rea
l-life
sto
ries
abou
t ro
ad t
rips
that
mak
e ge
ttin
g hi
t on
the
hea
d w
ith a
fo
ldin
g ch
air
seem
pai
nles
s.
Car
lso
n, L
ori
. R
ed H
ot S
alsa
: B
iling
ual
Poe
ms
on B
eing
You
ng a
nd L
atin
o in
the
U
nite
d St
ates
. “Ta
co B
ell i
s N
OT
Mex
ican
foo
d!”
2
Slo
an, B
rian
. A R
eally
Nic
e P
rom
Mes
s. D
runk
dat
es, b
urne
d ha
ir, g
o-go
dan
cers
, and
a
hot
Rus
sian
dru
g de
aler
. It’
s th
e pe
rfec
t re
cipe
for
a h
ilario
us p
rom
dis
aste
r.
Sorr
ell
s, W
alte
r. F
ake
I.D.
Cha
ss h
as s
ix d
ays
to f
igur
e ou
t w
hat
her
real
nam
e is
, w
hy
her
mom
has
dis
appe
ared
, and
wha
t an
old
mur
der
has
to d
o w
ith it
all.
Sta
ndif
ord,
Nat
alie
. Th
e D
atin
g G
ame
serie
s: T
he D
atin
g G
ame
and
Bre
akin
g U
p Is
R
eally
, Rea
lly H
ard
to D
o. T
een
mat
chm
aker
s he
lp t
heir
frie
nds
find
a lo
ve c
onne
ctio
n.
Sto
ne,
Jeff
. Th
e Fi
ve A
nces
tors
ser
ies:
Mon
key
and
Tige
r. Fi
ve w
arrio
r m
onks
. Fi
ve
anim
als.
Fiv
e fig
htin
g st
yles
. O
ne b
ig m
artia
l-art
s ad
vent
ure.
Tiern
an, C
ate. B
alef
ire
series
: A C
halic
e of
Win
d an
d A
Cir
cle
of A
shes
. Tw
in w
itche
s,
toge
ther
at
last
, fig
htin
g an
cien
t ev
il.
*Volp
oni
, P
aul.
Bla
ck a
nd W
hite
. M
arcu
s an
d Ed
die,
aka
Bla
ck a
nd W
hite
: W
ho t
akes
th
e ra
p w
hen
your
bes
t fr
iend
pul
ls t
he t
rigge
r? A
2006 B
BYA
titl
e.
*W
hym
an, M
att.
Boy
Kill
s M
an. T
wel
ve-y
ear-o
ld a
ssas
sins
tra
pped
in
a C
olom
bian
dru
g lo
rd’s
war
.
Wil
liam
s, L
ori
Aure
lia.
Bro
ken
Chi
na. A
fter
her
dau
ghte
r di
es,
four
teen
-yea
r-old
Chi
na
wor
ks in
a s
trip
clu
b to
rep
ay h
er d
ebts
.
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Gre
en,
Jo
hn.
Look
ing
for
Ala
ska.
A y
ear
of f
irsts
: dr
inks
, pr
anks
, lo
ve,
lust
, lo
ss.
The
2006 P
rintz
Aw
ard
Boo
k an
d a
20
06
BB
YA t
itle.
Hia
ase
n, C
arl.
Flu
sh. T
he p
oo h
its t
he f
an w
hen
Noa
h an
d hi
s si
ster
set
out
to
prov
e th
e ow
ner
of a
flo
atin
g ca
sino
is d
umpi
ng s
ewag
e. A
20
06
BB
YA t
itle.
Ho
row
itz,
Ant
hony
. R
aven
’s G
ate.
Out
of
the
dete
ntio
n ce
nter
. .
. t
o th
e ga
tes
of h
ell?
Al
ex R
ider
’s c
reat
or h
as a
new
ser
ies
that
is s
carie
r th
an e
ver.
Ho
row
itz,
Ant
hony
. Sc
orpi
a. R
ider
. Al
ex R
ider
. H
e’s
back
in t
he m
ost
susp
ense
ful a
dven
-tu
re y
et, b
attli
ng h
is c
onsc
ienc
e as
wel
l as
the
bad
guys
—or
are
the
y th
e go
od g
uys?
Kla
ss,
Dav
id.
Dar
k A
ngel
. R
elea
sed
on a
tech
nica
lity, Je
ff’s
ex
-con
br
othe
r w
reak
s ha
voc.
Kro
vati
n, C
hris
toph
er.
Hea
vy M
etal
and
You
. H
is m
usic
or
his
girl?
A 2
006 B
BYA
tit
le.
Lock
hart
, E. T
he B
oyfr
iend
Lis
t. R
uby’s
life
is a
dis
aste
r af
ter
her
brea
kup
with
boy
frie
nd
num
ber
thir
teen
.
Mac
, Car
rie
. Cha
rmed
. How
can
it b
e ca
lled
The
Gam
e if
the
girl
alw
ays
lose
s—es
peci
ally
w
hen
the
gam
e is
tee
n pr
ostit
utio
n?
May
er,
Me
lody
. The
Nan
nies
. The
mis
sion
ary, t
he c
onte
stan
t, an
d th
e ba
rrio
girl
: ho
w w
ill
the
mat
eria
l wor
ld o
f L.
A. c
hang
e th
em?
Mey
er,
Ada
m. T
he L
ast
Dom
ino.
Tw
o gu
ys p
lus
one
gun
equa
ls h
ell o
n ea
rth.
*M
eyer,
Ste
phe
nie
. Tw
iligh
t. B
ella
’s a
ttra
ctio
n to
Edw
ard
does
not
dim
inis
h ev
en w
hen
he a
dmits
to
bein
g a
vam
pire
. A
20
06
BB
YA t
itle.
New
man
, Le
sle
a. J
ailb
ait.
From
lose
r to
sex
pot,
Andi
bec
omes
jailb
ait.
Oli
n, S
ean
. K
illin
g B
ritn
ey. S
licin
g, d
icin
g, a
nd g
ore
pave
the
way
to
Brit
ney’s
mur
der.
No,
no
t th
at B
ritne
y!
Pat
ters
on,
Jam
es.
Max
imum
Rid
e: T
he A
ngel
Exp
erim
ent.
Can
Max
sav
e he
r ba
nd o
f w
inge
d m
utan
ts f
rom
the
Era
sers
? C
an s
he s
ave
the
wor
ld?
Ro
se, M
alco
lm. T
race
s se
ries
: Fra
med
!, Lo
st B
ulle
t, an
d R
oll C
all.
Luke
Har
ding
, tee
n fo
rens
ic in
vest
igat
or, s
olve
s cr
ime
with
his
rob
ot s
idek
ick,
MAL
C.
*S
han,
Dar
ren.
Lor
d Lo
ss.
Blo
od a
nd g
ore,
we
wan
t m
ore!
Wer
ewol
ves,
dem
ons,
and
a
deat
h-de
fyin
g ch
ess
mat
ch.
Sha
w,
Su
san.
The
Boy
fro
m t
he B
asem
ent.
Esca
ping
the
dar
k co
nfin
es o
f hi
s ab
usiv
e fa
ther
, C
harli
e co
mes
int
o th
e lig
ht.
For
thos
e w
ho c
rave
mor
e lik
e D
ave
Pelz
er’s
A C
hild
C
alle
d It.
Shu
sterm
an,
Ne
al.
Dre
ad L
ocks
. Th
ere
once
was
a g
irl w
ith s
nake
s in
her
cur
ls—
and
whe
n sh
e w
as b
ad s
he w
as h
orrid
. B
ook
1 in
the
Dar
k Fu
sion
ser
ies.
Shu
sterm
an, N
eal
. Red
Rid
er’s
Hoo
d. In
Red
’s n
eigh
borh
ood,
the
gan
gs w
ill e
at y
ou—
lit-
eral
ly. B
ook
2 in
the
Dar
k Fu
sion
ser
ies.
6
Cha
rles
S.
And
ers
on
De
sign
Co
mpa
ny a
nd M
icha
el
J. N
els
on.
Hap
py K
itty
Bun
ny P
ony:
A S
acch
arin
e M
outh
ful
of S
uper
Cut
e. S
light
ly s
ick,
mor
e th
an a
litt
le
twis
ted:
sup
er-c
ute
pics
pai
red
with
sar
cast
ic w
it.
Clu
gsto
n, C
hynn
a. Q
ueen
Bee
. Hal
ey a
nd A
lexa
due
l for
que
en-b
ee s
tatu
s in
thi
s gr
aphi
c no
vel.
Will
the
y us
e th
eir
psyc
hoki
netic
pow
ers
to h
elp
them
?
CO
SM
Ogi
rl!
Quiz
Bo
ok:
Dis
cove
r Yo
ur
Pe
rso
nali
ty.
Ed.
by C
osm
oGIR
L! A
re
you
obse
ssed
with
tak
ing
quiz
zes
abou
t yo
urse
lf an
d yo
ur l
ife?
Her
e is
a c
olle
ctio
n pu
t to
geth
er b
y th
e ed
itors
of
Cos
moG
IRL!
mag
azin
e.
Dav
is,
Jam
es.
Ska
tebo
ardi
ng I
s N
ot a
Cri
me:
50
Yea
rs o
f St
reet
Cul
ture
. C
ultu
re,
tric
ks, a
nd h
ot c
olor
pic
s.
Edg
ar, J
im. B
ad C
at. C
augh
t re
d-pa
wed
! The
live
s of
bad
cat
s in
funn
y pi
ctur
es a
nd n
augh
ty
capt
ions
.
Fink
el,
Jon.
Gre
ates
t St
ars
of t
he N
BA
: Ja
son
Kid
d. T
riple
the
hoo
p, d
oubl
e th
e sc
oop
in C
ine-
Man
ga s
tyle
. Ja
son
Kid
d dr
ops
all t
hose
sw
eet
dim
es!
Fink
el,
Jon.
Gre
ates
t St
ars
of t
he N
BA
: K
evin
Gar
nett
. Tr
iple
the
hoo
p, d
oubl
e th
e sc
oop
in C
ine-
Man
ga s
tyle
. Fr
om h
igh
scho
ol s
trai
ght
to t
he N
BA,
he’
s th
e bi
g tic
ket.
Fink
el,
Jon.
Gre
ates
t St
ars
of t
he N
BA
: Sh
aqui
lle O
’Nea
l. Tr
iple
the
hoo
p, d
oubl
e th
e sc
oop
in C
ine-
Man
ga s
tyle
. C
an y
ou f
ill S
haq’
s sh
oes?
Fink
el,
Jon.
Gre
ates
t St
ars
of t
he N
BA
: Tim
Dun
can.
Trip
le t
he h
oop,
dou
ble
the
scoo
p in
Cin
e-M
anga
sty
le.
Dun
can
dom
inat
es t
he lo
w p
ost.
Flah
ert
y, M
ike a
nd E
rick
son,
Lar
ry.
Am
eric
an C
hopp
er: A
t Fu
ll Th
rott
le. M
eet
the
Dis
cove
ry C
hann
el’s
Teu
tels
. Th
is is
who
the
y ar
e. T
his
is w
hat
they
do.
Foxw
ort
hy,
Jeff
. Je
ff F
oxw
orth
y’s
Red
neck
Dic
tiona
ry:
Wor
ds Y
ou T
houg
ht Y
ou
Kne
w t
he M
eani
ng O
f. If
you
laug
h at
thi
s bo
ok,
you
mig
ht b
e a
redn
eck.
Fox
wor
thy
brin
gs u
s th
e fu
nny
defin
ition
s fa
mili
ar t
o fa
ns o
f B
lue
Col
lar
Com
edy.
Gan
z, N
icho
las.
Gra
ffiti
Wor
ld: St
reet
Art
fro
m F
ive
Con
tinen
ts. I
s it
art?
Gra
ffiti
art
-is
ts f
rom
aro
und
the
wor
ld t
ake
over
.
Gra
ndbe
rry,
Om
ari.
O.
He
got
serv
ed!
The
life
and
times
of
Om
ario
n in
his
ow
n w
ords
an
d pi
ctur
es.
Haa
b, S
herr
i. T
he H
ip H
andb
ag B
ook:
25
Eas
y-to
-Mak
e To
tes,
Pur
ses,
and
Bag
s. D
IY:
pret
ty p
urse
s an
d cu
te c
arry
-alls
.
Har
t, C
hris
toph
er.
Man
hwa
Man
ia:
How
to
Dra
w K
orea
n C
omic
s. E
xpan
d yo
ur c
om-
ics
horiz
ons.
Hee-J
oon,
Son.
PH
D:
Pha
ntas
y D
egre
e se
ries
. Vo
lum
es 1
–2.
In t
he m
anga
wor
ld o
f D
emon
Sch
ool H
ades
, girl
s ju
st w
anna
be
mon
ster
s.
Hess
, Ja
red
and
Hess
, Je
rush
a. N
apol
eon
Dyn
amite
: The
Com
plet
e Q
uote
Boo
k.
Sw
eeee
eeet
! Fa
vorit
e qu
otes
fro
m t
he n
ew c
ult
clas
sic.
Keys
, A
lici
a.
Tear
s fo
r W
ater
: So
ngbo
ok o
f P
oem
s an
d Ly
rics
. Po
ems
in t
he k
ey
of A
licia
.
3
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CKS
FOR
RELU
CTAN
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EADE
RS, 2
006
Kil
patr
ick,
Nan
cy.
The
Got
h B
ible
: A
Com
pend
ium
for
the
Dar
kly
Incl
ined
. D
eath
, D
oc M
arte
ns, a
nd t
he d
arke
r si
de o
f go
th.
Kir
kman
, R
obe
rt.
Invi
ncib
le:
The
Ulti
mat
e C
olle
ctio
n, v
.1.
Mar
k’s
new
sup
erpo
wer
s br
ing
a w
orld
of
trou
ble
to h
is li
fe a
nd h
is f
amily
in t
his
grap
hic
nove
l.
Lane
, B
illy
. C
hop
Fict
ion:
It’s
Not
a M
otor
cycl
e, B
aby,
It’s
a C
hopp
er.
Easy
Rid
er o
n th
e D
isco
very
Cha
nnel
. B
illy
Lane
is
all
abou
t ch
oppe
rs a
nd h
is b
ad-a
ss r
ep,
and
so i
s th
is b
ook.
Lee
, Le
la.
Ang
ry L
ittle
Gir
ls.
Wha
t ki
nd o
f an
gry
are
you?
Com
ics
that
are
sho
rt,
bitt
er,
and
swee
t.
Loe
b, J
eph
. Su
perm
an/B
atm
an:
Pub
lic E
nem
ies,
v.1
. Th
e tw
o m
ost
fam
ous
supe
rhe-
roes
uni
te t
o cl
ear
Sup
erm
an’s
nam
e.
MAD
abo
ut
the
’90
s: T
he B
est
of
the D
eca
de. E
d. b
y G
rant
Gei
ssm
an. M
ad fun
ny
from
MAD
mag
azin
e.
Mil
ler,
Ste
ve a
nd B
augh
, B
ryan
. Sc
ared
! H
ow t
o D
raw
Fan
tast
ic H
orro
r C
omic
C
hara
cter
s. T
ruly
hor
rifyi
ng c
reat
ures
hau
nt t
his
colo
rful
dra
win
g bo
ok.
*O
h, M
inya
. B
ling
Blin
g: H
ip H
op’s
Cro
wn
Jew
els.
Dia
mon
ds (
and
gold
and
pla
tinum
) ar
e a
rapp
er’s
bes
t fr
iend
. H
undr
eds
of c
olor
pic
ture
s an
d un
cens
ored
int
ervi
ews
that
sh
ow s
urpr
isin
g de
pth.
Ohb
a, T
sugu
mi.
Dea
th N
ote,
v.1
: Bor
edom
. Li
ght
kills
who
he
wan
ts, w
hen
he w
ants
. Th
e da
rker
sid
e of
man
ga.
*P
ere
l, D
avid
. B
at B
oy L
ives
! Th
e W
eekl
y W
orld
New
s G
uide
to
Pol
itics
, C
ultu
re,
Cel
ebri
ties,
Alie
n A
bduc
tions
, and
the
Mut
ant
Frea
ks T
hat
Shap
e O
ur W
orld
. Th
e tw
iste
d w
orld
of
tabl
oid
new
s, f
rom
the
che
ckou
t lin
e to
you
.
Po
lhe
mu
s, T
ed.
Hot
Bod
ies,
Coo
l St
yles
. Tat
s, b
ody
pier
cing
, ha
ir, a
nd p
aint
. M
axim
um
body
ado
rnm
ent
in f
ull l
ivin
g co
lor.
Po
we
ll, M
icha
el.
Sup
erhe
ro H
andb
ook.
Be
the
supe
rher
o yo
u w
ere
born
to
be.
It ta
kes
mor
e th
an a
fla
shy
cost
ume.
Ril
ey,
And
y. R
etur
n of
the
Bun
ny S
uici
des.
In
this
dar
kly
funn
y co
mic
, th
e bu
nnie
s ar
e ba
ck a
nd e
ven
mor
e de
term
ined
to
die.
The
RZ
A a
nd N
orr
is, C
hris
. The
Wu-
Tang
Man
ual.
Dru
gs, m
oney
, and
mus
ic: m
yste
ries,
hi
stor
ies,
and
myt
holo
gies
of
the
Wu-
Tang
.
Seventeen M
agaz
ine
’s Tr
aum
aram
a! R
eal
Gir
ls S
hare
The
ir M
ost
Em
barr
assi
ng
Mo
me
nts.
Soo
oooo
o fu
nny
. .
. yo
u’ll
pee
your
pan
ts!
Ste
ffan
s, K
arin
e.
Con
fess
ions
of
a Vi
deo
Vixe
n. G
o un
der
the
cove
rs t
o di
scov
er t
he
ups,
dow
ns, i
ns, a
nd o
uts
of m
akin
g it
in h
ip-h
op v
ideo
sta
rdom
. S
teffan
s re
veal
s al
l.
Su
giya
ma,
Rik
a. C
omic
s A
rtis
ts—
Asi
a: M
anga
Man
hwa
Man
hua.
The
who
, wha
t, an
d ho
w o
f tw
elve
new
Asi
an a
rtis
ts.
4
Teen
Peopl
e
Cele
brit
y B
eau
ty
Gu
ide
: S
tar
Se
cre
ts
for
Go
rge
ou
s H
air,
Mak
eup,
Ski
n, a
nd M
ore
! Ed
. by
Tee
n Peo
ple
Mag
azin
e. L
ook
like
a st
ar.
The
beau
ty b
uzz
from
Brit
ney, B
eyon
cé, a
nd m
ore.
Wils
on, D
anie
l H. H
ow to
Sur
vive
a R
obot
Upr
isin
g: T
ips
on D
efen
ding
You
rsel
f aga
inst
th
e Com
ing
Reb
ellio
n. F
irst
rule
of
robo
tics:
kno
w w
here
the
off
switc
h is
loca
ted.
Fict
ion
Ado
ff, J
aim
e.
Jim
i and
Me.
Kei
th, b
etra
yed.
The
mus
ic li
ves
on in
thi
s no
vel i
n ve
rse.
Bla
ck, H
oll
y. V
alia
nt: A
Mod
ern
Tale
of
Faer
ie. S
hoot
ing
up w
ith the
faer
ies.
Run
away
Val
en
ters
the
dar
k an
d fa
ntas
tic w
orld
of
unde
rgro
und
New
Yor
k. A
2006 B
BYA
titl
e.
Bra
dley
, Ale
x. 2
4 G
irls
in 7
Day
s. T
he B
ache
lor
goes
to
high
sch
ool!
One
dor
k, t
wo
best
fr
iend
s, a
nd t
wen
ty-fo
ur h
ilario
us d
ates
.
Bro
wn,
Tra
cy.
Cri
min
al M
inde
d. L
amin
and
Zio
n m
eet
in c
hurc
h, b
ut i
t’s t
he d
rug
gam
e th
at r
eally
sea
ls t
heir
frie
ndsh
ip.
Raw
, vio
lent
, sex
ed-u
p, a
nd r
eal.
Burk
e, M
org
an. T
he P
arty
Roo
m T
rilo
gy: G
et I
t St
arte
d, A
fter
Hou
rs, L
ast
Cal
l. R
ich
part
y gi
rls v
s. a
ser
ial k
iller
.
Car
y, K
ate.
Blo
odlin
e. F
rom
the
hor
rifyi
ng c
arna
ge o
f th
e W
orld
War
I t
renc
hes,
the
blo
od-
line
of C
ount
Dra
cula
will
aris
e.
Cas
tell
ucc
i, C
eci
l. B
oy P
roof
. S
cien
ce f
ictio
n fr
eak
Vic
toria
has
her
tou
gh,
boy-
proo
f pe
rson
a ch
alle
nged
by
Max
. A
2006 B
BYA
titl
e.
Coy
, John
. C
rack
back
. Ya
wan
na b
e fo
otba
ll ch
ampi
ons
or f
irst
lose
rs?
*de
la P
eña
, Mat
t. B
all D
on’t
Lie.
Whe
n pl
ayin
g th
e ga
me,
com
e st
rong
or
don’
t co
me
at
all.
Stic
ky R
eich
ard
rule
s th
e ba
sket
ball
cour
t in
thi
s gr
itty
nove
l. A
2006 B
BYA
titl
e.
Dean
, Zoey
. B
lond
e A
mbi
tion.
Ann
a st
arts
wor
king
on
a te
en s
oap,
but
it’s
her
life
tha
t’s
the
real
soa
p op
era.
The
thi
rd in
the
pop
ular
A-L
ist
serie
s.
Dela
ney,
Jose
ph.
The
Last
App
rent
ice:
Rev
enge
of
the
Witc
h. T
he s
even
th s
on o
f a
seve
nth
son
batt
les
an e
vil w
itch.
Deuke
r, C
arl.
Run
ner.
Cha
nce’
s lo
ve o
f ru
nnin
g an
d de
sper
ate
need
for
mon
ey d
raw
him
in
to t
he d
ange
rous
und
erw
orld
of
terr
oris
m.
Flak
e, S
haro
n. B
ang!
Man
n’s
life
has
neve
r be
en e
asy, a
nd t
he b
ad ju
st k
eeps
on
com
ing.
A
2006 B
BYA
titl
e.
Flan
agan
, Jo
hn.
The
Rui
ns o
f G
orla
n. I
n th
e fir
st v
olum
e of
the
Ran
ger’s
App
rent
ice
serie
s, W
ill jo
ins
the
stea
lthy
Ran
gers
on
reco
n to
pro
tect
the
ir w
orld
.
Frie
dman
, A
imee.
Sout
h B
each
. H
ot b
oys,
hoo
chie
girl
s; r
oman
ce l
ost
and
foun
d in
su
nny
Sou
th B
each
.
Goobi
e,
Beth
. So
met
hing
Gir
l. S
ophi
e ha
s a
terr
ible
sec
ret
and
an e
ven
mor
e te
rrib
le
fath
er.
Gra
nt, V
icki
. D
ead-
End
Job.
Fra
nces
’ st
alke
r m
akes
the
gra
veya
rd s
hift
eve
n cr
eepi
er.
5
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IntroductionWelcome to the 2006 edition of the American Library Association’s Guide to Best Reading. We hope you find the new electronic, downloadable format convenient and easy to use.
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PurposeThe American Library Association’s (ALA) Guide to Best Reading in 2006 makes it easy to distribute booklists in large quantities at an affordable price. These annual reading lists for everyone—birth through seniors—may be downloaded and photocopied in any quantity and distributed as brochures and bookmarks. The following lists are available in this publication:
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The Mildred L. Batchelder Award
BackgroundThe Mildred L. Batchelder Award was established in 1966 to encourage international exchange of quality children’s books by recognizing U.S. publishers of such books in translation. It honors Mildred L. Batchelder, whose work for children’s librarianship and literature at the national level for more than three decades has had international and lasting effects.
Criteria1. Focus of attention: Primary attention must be direct-
ed to the text. Picture books should be considered only if the text is substantial and at least as impor-tant as the pictures.
2. Relationship to original work:
A. The translation should be true to the substance (e.g., plot, characterization, setting) and flavor of the original work and should retain the view-point of the author.
B. Reflection of the style of the author and of the original language are assets unless in the trans-lation these reflections result in awkwardness in style or lack of clarity for children.
C. The book should not be unduly Americanized. The book’s reader should be able to sense that the book came from another country.
D. Folk literature is not eligible.
Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC)Background and Criteria
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3. Quality of the United States Book:
A. The textual qualities to be evaluated will vary depending on the content and type of the book being considered. Each book should be evalu-ated only on the elements pertinent to it. These include: interpretation of the theme or concept; presentation of information including accuracy, clarity, and organization; development of plot; delineation of characters; and appropriateness of style
B. In all cases, committee members must consider the book’s manner of presentation for and the potential appeal to a child audience.
C. Aspects of the overall design of the book should be considered when they significantly enhance or detract from the text, thus making the book more or less effective as a children’s book. Such aspects might include illustration, typeface, layout, book jacket, and so on.
D. In some children’s books, illustrations are important. In considering such a book, consid-eration should be given to the retention of the original illustrator’s work in the U.S. edition.
The Pura Belpré Award
BackgroundThe Pura Belpré Award, given biennially, was estab-lished in 1996 by ALSC and the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking (REFORMA). It is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best por-trays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experi-ence in an outstanding work of literature for children. It is named for Pura Belpré, storyteller, author, and the first Latina librarian from the New York Public Library.
Criteria for Text1. In identifying the author of an outstanding book for
children, in addition to looking for an accurate and positive portrayal of the Latino culture, the com-mittee members need to consider the following: interpretation of the theme or concept; presentation of information including accuracy, clarity, and orga-nization; development of a plot; delineation of char-acters; delineation of setting; and appropriateness
of style. Note: Committee members must consider excellence of presentation for a child audience.
2. In considering a book, the committee is to make its decision primarily on the text. Other aspects of a book are to be considered only if they distract from the text. Such other aspects might include illustra-tions, overall design of the book, and so on.
3. The book must be a self-contained entity, not depen-dent on other media, such as digital, sound, or film equipment, for its enjoyment.
4. The committee should keep in mind that the award is for both literary quality and presentation for chil-dren, as well as for its portrayal of the Latino cul-tural experience.
5. Particular attention will be paid to cultural authenticity.
Criteria for Illustrations1. In identifying the illustrator of an outstanding picture
book for children, committee members need to con-sider the following: excellence of execution in the artistic technique employed; excellence of pictorial interpretation of story, theme, or concept; appropri-ateness of style of illustration to the story, theme, or concept; delineation of plot, theme, characters, setting, mood, or information through the pictures; positive and authentic portrayal of Latino culture; and excellence of presentation for a child audience.
2. The only limitation to graphic form is that the form must be one that may be used in a picture book. The book must be a self-contained entity, not depen-dent on other media, such as digital, sound, or film equipment, for its enjoyment.
3. Each book is to be considered as a picture book. The committee is to make its decision primarily on the illustration. Other components of a book are to be considered, especially when they make a book less effective as a children’s picture book. Such other components might include the written text, the overall design of the book, and so on.
4. The committee should keep in mind that the award is for distinguished illustrations in a picture book, for excellence of pictorial presentation for children, and for the positive portrayal of the Latino cultural heritage.
5. Particular attention will be paid to cultural authenticity.
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Notable Children’s Books, 2006
BackgroundThis 2006 list was compiled and annotated by ALSC’s Notable Children’s Books Committee. Librarians throughout the United States helped select these titles from the several thousand children’s books published during 2005.
CriteriaNotable is defined as “worthy of note or notice, impor-tant, distinguished, outstanding.” As applied to children’s books, notable should be thought to include books of especially commendable quality, books that exhibit venturesome creativity, and books of fiction, informa-tion, poetry, and pictures for all age levels (through age 14) that reflect and encourage children’s interests in exemplary ways. The list includes the annual Newbery,
Caldecott, Geisel, Belpré, Sibert, and Batchelder Award and Honor Books. The evaluative criteria are:
● Literary quality
● Originality of text and illustration
● Clarity and style of language
● Excellence of illustration
● Excellence of design and format
● Subject matter of interest and value to children
● The likelihood of acceptance by children
Editors’ Choice
BackgroundThe Booklist editorial staff began choosing the best books of the year in 1980. Originally called Reviewers’ Choice, the title changed to Editors’ Choice in the mid-1980s.
CriteriaADULT BOOKSThe titles selected by the Booklist Adult Books staff as Editors’ Choice represent the year’s outstanding adult books, published in 2005, for public library collections.
The scope is intentionally broad, seeking to include books of outstanding literary, aesthetic, and intellectual appeal as well as notable titles reflecting popular inter-ests and recreational functions.
ADULT BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTSSelected by Booklist’s Books for Youth editorial staff, the adult books for young adults Editors’ Choice list contains the year’s best adult trade books, published in 2005, for teenagers’ personal reading. Selections are evaluated on the basis of outstanding literary criteria but also reflect the wide disparity of maturity levels, interests, and reading abilities among high-school- age youth.
BooklistBackground and Criteria
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BOOKS FOR YOUTHThe Books for Youth Editors’ Choice list includes titles published in 2005 for young people from preschool through high school. The selections, made by the Booklist Books for Youth editorial staff, are arranged in three groups:
● Older Readers encompasses the junior-high and high-school ages
● Middle Readers extends from grades four to six (including first chapter books for younger readers)
● The Young covers preschool through grade three
The titles appearing on this list reflect what the edi-tors believe are the previous year’s best fiction, nonfic-tion, and picture books for youth. Criteria include plot, characterization, pace, style, theme, setting, tone, and point of view for fiction and picture-book stories; color, line, shape, texture, composition, format, and graphic harmony with the story for picture-book art; and clarity, accuracy, organization, currency, style, and authority for nonfiction. Even more important than these structural qualities is the elusive but dynamic impact that can elevate even a flawed book to a place of distinction because it has grabbed and shaken the reader with its energy and originality.
REFERENCE SOURCESThe titles on the Reference Sources Editors’ Choice list are chosen by the editor of Reference Books Bulletin
(RBB), with suggestions from the RBB Editorial Board and contributing reviewers. All of the picks exemplify some of the qualities of an outstanding reference work. Some are major additions to scholarship in their field. Others fill a gap, offer a fresh perspective, or open up a topic to a new audience. All do well what reference sources do best—gathering and organizing information and presenting it in an attractive as well as useful way. Titles were reviewed in RBB from February 2005 through January 2006.
Top of the List
BackgroundTop of the List, in which Booklist editors choose the best single book or media product in eight catego-ries, was added to Editors’ Choice in 1991. Six Top of the List categories are included in ALA’s Guide to Best Reading. They are Adult Fiction, Adult Nonfiction, Youth Fiction, Youth Nonfiction, Youth Picture Book, and Reference Source.
CriteriaThe same criteria used to pick the Editors’ Choice list are applied to Top of the List, though the field must be narrowed to one title in each of the six categories that appear in this publication.
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Notable Books, 2006
BackgroundThe Notable Books lists evolved from an activity spon-sored by ALA’s Lending Round Table in 1944. Since then the selection of a list of notable or outstanding books of the year has been carried out in a variety of ways and under various auspices. Currently the titles are selected by RUSA’s Notable Books Council.
CriteriaThe annual list of Notable Books is compiled for use by the general reader and librarians who work with adult readers. The titles have been selected for their signifi-
cant contribution to the expansion of knowledge or for the pleasure they can provide to readers.
● A book may be selected as notable for at least one, and preferably more than one, of the following reasons: it possesses exceptional literary merit; it expands the horizons of human knowledge; it makes a specialized body of knowledge accessible to the non-specialist; it promises to contribute significantly to the solution of a contemporary problem; and it presents a unique concept.
● Each book will be considered in relation to the gen-eral adult reader. Books of limited interest and books requiring highly specialized knowledge for their use
Reference and User Services Association (RUSA)Background and Criteria
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will not be eligible. Books will not be excluded on the basis of their unsuitability for younger readers.
● Each book shall have been published between December 1 of the preceding year and November 30 of the current year. In case of doubt, the actual date of publication shall be verified by a letter from the publisher indicating the exact date of publication or some other reliable bibliographic source. Forecast date for publication will not be accepted.
● The books selected will be limited to titles published in the United States, but may include translations from other languages or editions previously pub-lished in a foreign country.
● Materials previously published in periodical form, revised or extended editions, or anthologies that have drawn together from portions of previous publi-cations may be included.
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Alex Awards, 2006
BackgroundThe Alex Awards have been given annually, beginning in 1998, to ten adult books that will be enjoyed by young adults ages twelve through eighteen. The titles are selected by YALSA’s Alex Awards Committee from the previous year’s publishing. The awards honor Margaret Alexander “Alex” Edwards, a pioneer in library services to young adults.
Criteria● Published in previous calendar year
● Marketed primarily to adults
● Can come from genres that have special appeal to young adults
● Have strong potential for teen appeal
Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)Background and Criteria
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● Are well-written and highly readable
● Can be either fiction or fact
Best Books for Young Adults, 2006
BackgroundThis list started in 1930 under the auspices of the School Libraries Section of ALA. The responsibility for producing the list has changed several times as has the title. At this time the list is the responsibility of YALSA.
CriteriaThe purpose of the list is to select from the year’s pub-lications significant adult and young adult books and to annotate the selected titles. It is a general list of fiction and nonfiction titles selected for their proven or potential appeal to the personal reading tastes of the young adult.
● Titles should incorporate acceptable literary quality and effectiveness of presentation
● Standard selection criteria consistent with the ALA Library Bill of Rights are applied
● The fiction should have characterization and dialogue believable within the context of the story
● Nonfiction should have an appealing format and a readable text
● Although the list attempts to present a variety of reading tastes and levels, no effort will be made to balance the list according to subject or area of interest
Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners
BackgroundOutstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners (OBCB) lists are a set of genre-focused lists produced by YALSA since 1959. Each of the lists was selected by a different committee, and each committee
used different criteria. The criteria continues to evolve, and throughout the years, committee members have wrestled with these three basic questions: What makes a book outstanding? Who can say it is outstanding? Who are the college bound? A revised version of the OBCB list is published approximately every five years.
Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults, 2006
BackgroundPopular Paperbacks has evolved from an earlier attempt to identify and recommend paperback editions of books that appeal to young adults. This list is produced by YALSA.
CriteriaThe purpose of these lists is to encourage young adults to read for pleasure by presenting to them lists of popu-lar or topical titles that are widely available in paperback and represent a broad variety of accessible themes and genres. Each year the committee will determine the number of lists (up to five) and the genre for each list. The selected genres may have additional criteria to guide selection.
● Titles must be in print and available in paperback
● Both young adult and adult titles may be considered
● Popularity is more important than literary quality
● Both fiction and nonfiction may be considered
● Copyright dates are not a consideration
● A book that has appeared on a previous Popular Paperbacks Reading list can be selected after five years have passed since it last appeared on this list.
● Standard selection criteria consistent with the ALA Library Bill of Rights shall be applied
Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, 2006
BackgroundIn 1980, the Young Adult Services Division published the High-Interest Low-Reading Level Booklist. The books
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on the list were for the reluctant teenage reader and had been given the designation Hi/Lo by their publish-ers. In 1987, the name of the list was changed to Recommended Books for the Reluctant Young Adult Reader and again, in 1993, to Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. This list is produced by YALSA.
CriteriaThe list is for young adults who, for whatever reason, do not like to read. Its purpose is to identify titles for recre-ational reading, not for curricular or remedial use.
PHYSICAL APPEARANCE
● Cover (catchy, action-oriented, attractive, appealing, good blurb)
● Print style (sufficiently large for enjoyable reading)
● Format (appropriate and appealing balance of text and white space)
● Artwork and illustrations (enticing, realistic, demon-strating diversity)
FICTION
● High-interest “hook” in the first ten pages
● Well-defined characters
● Sufficient plot to sustain interest
● Plot lines developed through dialog and action
● Familiar themes with emotional appeal for teenagers
● Believable treatment
● Single point of view
● Touches of humor when appropriate
● Chronological order
STYLE
● Clear writing that easily communicates without long, convoluted sentences or sophisticated vocabulary
● Acceptable literary quality and effectiveness of presentation
● Simple vocabulary but not noticeably controlled
INFORMATIONAL BOOKS
● Technical language acceptable if defined in context
● Accuracy
● Objectivity
Top 10 Lists, 2006
BackgroundThe Top 10 lists appeared for the first time in 1996 and are the top ten vote-getters from Best Books and Quick Picks. These lists are produced by YALSA.
CriteriaThe criteria for Best Books for Young Adults and Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers are used for the Top 10 lists.
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ALSCALSC develops and supports the profession of chil-dren’s librarianship by enabling and encouraging its practitioners to provide the best library service to our nation’s children, birth to age fourteen.
BOOKLISTThe primary purpose of Booklist is to provide a guide to current print, audiovisual, and electronic materials worthy of consideration for purchase by small- and medium-sized public libraries and school library media centers. A review in Booklist constitutes a recommendation for library purchase. Booklist also provides readers’-advisory material—retrospective bibliographies as well as other features—for use with and by library patrons.
RUSARUSA is responsible for stimulating and supporting excellence in the delivery of general library services and materials to adults, and the provision of reference and information services, collection development, and resource-sharing for all ages, in every type of library.
YALSAThe goal of YALSA is to advocate, promote, and strengthen service to young adults, ages 12 through 18, as part of the continuum of total library service, and to support those who provide service to this population. For more information, please visit www.ala.org/yalsa.
How to Assemble and Customize the Lists
Add Your Library IdentityThere are several ways you can customize brochures with your library’s information.
● Place your library name, contact information, or logo (using sticker, label, rubber stamp, or other such methods) on the front or back page (or wherever else space allows) of a brochure before making copies.
● The PDF of each brochure has text on its front page that you can customize with your library’s informa-tion using Adobe Reader 6.0. If you do not wish to customize, you can simply delete the default text information that appears on each brochure. While you will be able to edit the text within the brochure using Adobe Reader and print brochures with your customized information, Adobe Reader 6.0 does not allow you to save those changes to the PDF.
Printing and Copying Brochures and Bookmarks
All brochures and bookmarks are contained in one PDF file. For the brochures, each 8.5" by 11" page of the PDF contains two pages of a brochure. Each brochure is paginated separately, and the pages will print off on your computer’s printer in the proper order for assem-bling and copying. Please be sure to keep the pages of each brochure in the exact order and facing in the direc-tion that they are in when coming out of the printer. No cutting or pasting is required. Using a photocopier that can make two-sided copies, choose the option of one-sided originals copying to two-sided copies and start the job. Fold the copies together.
If you do not plan to make copies of all the bookmarks and brochures contained in the PDF, you can choose to print only a select number of the PDF pages by using the Print menu that falls under “File” on the pull-down menu at the top of the computer screen (when you have the PDF open).
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by
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upd
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whi
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visi
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ver
twic
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s as
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orig
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wel
l as
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defin
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loba
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Ency
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Sta
tes.
The
re
is r
oom
on
the
refe
renc
e sh
elf
for
both
, es
peci
ally
whe
n on
e of
the
m i
s ba
cked
by
the
auth
ority
and
pre
stig
e of
Oxf
ord
Uni
vers
ity P
ress
.
Uni
vers
e: T
he D
efin
itive
Vis
ual
Gui
de. E
d. b
y M
artin
Ree
s. W
ritte
n by
a t
eam
of
astr
ono-
mer
s an
d sc
ienc
e w
riter
s in
lang
uage
acc
essi
ble
to h
igh-
scho
ol s
tude
nts
and
the
gene
ral
read
er,
this
boo
k sh
ould
be
of i
nter
est
to a
nyon
e w
ho a
ppre
ciat
es t
he w
onde
rs o
f th
e un
iver
se a
nd w
ould
enj
oy a
bea
utifu
lly i
llust
rate
d gu
ided
tou
r by
exp
erts
. Th
e st
unni
ng
illus
trat
ions
alo
ne m
ake
it w
ell w
orth
the
mod
est
cost
.
Wor
ld C
ultu
res
Toda
y: E
xplo
ring
Eve
ryda
y Li
fe a
roun
d th
e G
lobe
[In
tern
et d
atab
ase]
. H
ere
is a
dat
abas
e th
at i
s eq
ually
use
ful
for
chec
king
qui
ck f
acts
, co
mpi
ling
intr
oduc
-to
ry m
ater
ial,
or c
ondu
ctin
g in
-dep
th r
esea
rch.
Com
bini
ng b
read
th o
f in
form
atio
n w
ith a
n ex
cept
iona
lly a
cces
sibl
e in
terf
ace,
it c
ompl
emen
ts G
reen
woo
d’s
Dai
ly L
ife thr
ough
His
tory
, an
d bo
th a
re c
ompo
nent
s of
the
pub
lishe
r’s D
aily
Life
Onl
ine.
18
Bio
gra
phy
Abu
-Jab
er,
Dia
na.
The
Lang
uage
of
Bak
lava
. N
ovel
ist
Abu-
Jabe
r tu
rns
to n
onfic
tion
with
thi
s ch
roni
cle
of g
row
ing
up a
s th
e ol
dest
dau
ghte
r of
an
Amer
ican
mot
her
and
an
exub
eran
t Jo
rdan
ian
fath
er.
With
pen
etra
ting
insi
ght
and
perf
ectly
tim
ed c
omic
sel
f-dep
-re
catio
n, s
he w
rites
abo
ut t
he p
rofo
und
diso
rient
atio
n of
the
im
mig
rant
exp
erie
nce
and
of c
hild
hood
itse
lf.
Am
iry,
Suad
. Sh
aron
and
My
Mot
her-
in-L
aw:
Ram
alla
h D
iari
es.
Dra
win
g on
her
per
-so
nal
diar
y en
trie
s an
d e-
mai
ls,
Amir
y ca
ptur
es t
he f
ace
and
sorr
ow o
f da
ily l
ife i
n th
e W
est
Ban
k to
wn
of R
amal
lah
durin
g th
e la
st 2
0 y
ears
. Th
is is
no
polit
ical
ran
t: t
he s
uffe
r-in
g is
om
nipr
esen
t, bu
t so
, to
o, is
a w
onde
rful
sen
se o
f irr
ever
ence
and
a f
eelin
g fo
r th
e so
ap-o
pera
asp
ects
of
ever
yday
livi
ng.
Bir
d, K
ai a
nd S
herw
in, M
arti
n J.
Am
eric
an P
rom
ethe
us: T
he T
rium
ph a
nd T
rage
dy
of J
. R
ober
t O
ppen
heim
er.
Bird
and
She
rwin
exp
lore
the
ful
l ra
nge
of O
ppen
heim
er’s
re
mar
kabl
e lif
e, f
rom
his
you
th a
s a
child
pro
digy
thr
ough
his
rad
ical
pol
itica
l ac
tiviti
es
in t
he 1
930s
and
on t
o th
e M
anha
ttan
Pro
ject
and
its
pol
itica
l fa
llout
. Th
e hu
man
ity o
f th
e tr
oubl
ed m
an b
ehin
d th
e po
rkpi
e ha
t em
erge
s on
eve
ry p
age
of t
his
unqu
estio
nabl
y de
finiti
ve a
ccou
nt.
(Top
of
the
List
win
ner—
Adul
t N
onfic
tion.
)
Cha
ng,
Jung
and
Hal
lida
y, J
on.
Mao
: Th
e U
nkno
wn
Stor
y. T
his
biog
raph
y of
the
gi
ant
of t
wen
tieth
-cen
tury
Chi
nese
his
tory
boa
sts
a m
onum
enta
l mar
shal
ing
of d
etai
l and
hi
stor
iogr
aphi
cally
ove
rtur
ning
rev
elat
ions
tha
t cl
ear
up s
ever
al m
yths
—ac
tual
ly o
utrig
ht
dece
ptio
ns—
perp
etua
ted
abou
t M
ao.
Delb
anco
, A
ndre
w.
Mel
ville
: H
is W
orld
and
Wor
k. A
void
ing
exte
nsiv
e ps
ycho
logi
cal
anal
ysis
, D
elba
nco
limns
the
his
toric
al-li
tera
ry c
onne
ctio
ns b
ehin
d H
erm
an M
elvi
lle’s
gr
eate
st w
orks
(in
Sen
ator
Joh
n C
. C
alho
un, M
elvi
lle f
ound
a m
odel
for
Cap
tain
Aha
b).
An
enlig
hten
ing
cros
s-di
scip
linar
y ap
proa
ch t
o th
e lif
e of
an
Amer
ican
lite
rary
gia
nt.
Gor
don,
Cha
rlot
te.
Mis
tres
s B
rads
tree
t: Th
e U
ntol
d Li
fe o
f A
mer
ica’
s Fi
rst
Poe
t. To
te
ll th
e st
ory
of A
mer
ica’
s fir
st b
est-s
ellin
g au
thor
, Gor
don
delv
ed d
eepl
y in
to th
e fa
scin
atin
g,
too-
little
-kno
wn
anna
ls o
f se
vent
eent
h-ce
ntur
y do
mes
ticity
as
wel
l as
Pur
itan
polit
ics
and
soci
ety.
Lim
ning
Ann
e B
rads
tree
t, sh
e br
ings
ear
ly c
olon
ial M
assa
chus
etts
to
vibr
ant
life.
Lesl
ey,
Cra
ig.
Bur
ning
Fen
ce: A
Wes
tern
Mem
oir
of F
athe
rhoo
d. I
n hi
s fir
st m
emoi
r, no
velis
t Le
sley
com
es t
o te
rms
with
his
lar
ger-t
han-
life,
lar
gely
abs
ent
fath
er—
and
how
th
at t
roub
led
bloo
dlin
e in
fluen
ced
his
own
diff
icul
t jo
urne
y as
a d
ad.
The
evoc
atio
n of
ea
ster
n O
rego
n in
the
1950s
is a
s ra
w a
nd r
eal a
s a
Spr
ings
teen
son
g.
Mar
rs, S
uza
nne. E
udor
a W
elty
. The
nee
d fo
r a
com
preh
ensi
ve, c
ompa
ssio
nate
bio
grap
hy
of m
uch-
love
d so
uthe
rn s
hort
-sto
ry w
riter
and
nov
elis
t Wel
ty is
fille
d by
this
str
aigh
tfor
war
d an
d un
embe
llish
ed t
itle,
whi
ch s
olid
ly e
stab
lishe
s th
e lif
e re
cord
of
a m
ajor
writ
er.
Mar
tins
on,
Debo
rah.
Lill
ian
Hel
lman
: A L
ife w
ith F
oxes
and
Sco
undr
els.
Pla
ywrig
ht
and
mem
oiris
t H
ellm
an w
as a
s co
ntro
vers
ial
as s
he w
as a
ccom
plis
hed,
and
Mar
tinso
n is
th
e fir
st t
o te
ll th
e w
hole
sto
ry o
f H
ellm
an’s
com
plex
and
rad
ical
life
, from
her
dem
andi
ng
tem
pera
men
t to
her
gut
sy p
oliti
cs a
nd le
gend
ary
rela
tions
hip
with
Das
hiel
l Ham
met
t.
Moehr
inge
r, J.
R.
The
Tend
er B
ar.
Moe
hrin
ger,
rais
ed p
oor
by h
is m
elan
chol
y m
othe
r, lo
oked
for
mal
e ro
le m
odel
s w
here
ver
he c
ould
fin
d th
em—
ofte
n am
ong
the
regu
lars
at
a M
anha
sset
, Lo
ng I
slan
d, b
ar t
hat
soun
ds a
bit
like
Che
ers
with
sw
earin
g. F
unny
, ho
nest
, an
d in
sigh
tful
.
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S’ C
HOI
CE
O’T
oo
le, P
atri
cia.
Whe
n Tr
umpe
ts C
all:
Theo
dore
Roo
seve
lt af
ter
the
Whi
te H
ouse
.W
hat
Tedd
y R
oose
velt
did
afte
r he
left
the
Whi
te H
ouse
, whi
ch h
e di
d at
a r
elat
ivel
y yo
ung
age,
is g
iven
a w
ell-r
esea
rche
d an
d ex
citin
gly
writ
ten
answ
er in
thi
s ac
coun
t of
a m
an w
ho
poss
esse
d to
o m
uch
ener
gy, a
ttitu
de, a
nd e
go t
o be
a t
ruly
effec
tive
ex-p
resi
dent
.
Ro
dge
rs,
Mar
ion.
Men
cken
: The
Am
eric
an I
cono
clas
t. W
ith o
bvio
us a
ffec
tion
for
her
subj
ect,
acce
ss t
o un
tapp
ed s
ourc
es,
and
inte
rvie
ws
with
H.
L. M
enck
en’s
frie
nds
and
enem
ies,
Rod
gers
off
ers
a co
mpl
etel
y ab
sorb
ing
look
at
the
“bad
boy
of
Bal
timor
e,”
who
gr
ew t
o in
tern
atio
nal f
ame
and
influ
ence
.
Se
th,
Vik
ram
. Tw
o Li
ves.
Ind
ian
auth
or S
eth
brin
gs t
he a
tten
tion
to a
tmos
pher
ic d
etai
l an
d nu
ance
of
char
acte
r pr
esen
t in
his
hug
ely
popu
lar
nove
l Sui
tabl
e B
oy (
1993)
to t
his
deep
ly e
ngag
ing
dual
bio
grap
hy o
f hi
s gr
eat-u
ncle
and
gre
at-a
unt.
Sha
piro
, Ja
me
s. A
Yea
r in
the
Life
of
Will
iam
Sha
kesp
eare
. In
1599 E
ngla
nd s
aw
rebe
llion
in
Irela
nd,
anot
her
Spa
nish
inv
asio
n sc
are,
sev
ere
pres
s ce
nsor
ship
, fo
rmat
ion
of t
he E
ast
Indi
a C
ompa
ny,
and
Hen
ry V
, Ju
lius
Cae
sar, a
nd A
s Yo
u Li
ke I
t by
the
Glo
be
Thea
ter’s
res
iden
t pl
ayw
right
, w
ho w
as w
ritin
g H
amle
t fo
r ne
xt y
ear.
A w
onde
rful
boo
k ab
out
a w
onde
r-fill
ed y
ear.
Wo
rthe
n, J
ohn
. D
. H
. La
wre
nce:
The
Life
of
an O
utsi
der.
Usi
ng a
s a
unify
ing
them
e La
wre
nce’
s pe
rpet
ual s
tatu
s as
an
outs
ider
, bot
h in
wor
king
-cla
ss N
ottin
gham
shire
and
in
the
Engl
ish
liter
ary
wor
ld, W
orth
en g
ives
us
the
full
swee
p of
thi
s gr
ound
brea
king
writ
er’s
ut
terly
unc
onve
ntio
nal,
ofte
n to
rtur
ous,
and
occ
asio
nally
rha
psod
ic li
fe.
His
tory
Bu
ck,
Rin
ker.
Sha
ne C
omes
Hom
e. M
arin
e Fi
rst
Lieu
tena
nt S
hane
Chi
lder
s, s
o de
di-
cate
d an
d in
tens
e th
at h
e co
uld
be a
larm
ing,
bec
ame
the
first
Am
eric
an c
omba
t fa
talit
y of
the
pre
sent
war
in
Iraq.
Gift
ed w
ith a
gen
ius
for
char
acte
rizat
ion,
Buc
k m
akes
Sha
ne
just
one
of
the
man
y ex
trao
rdin
ary
peop
le in
volv
ed in
his
his
toric
hom
ecom
ing.
Feld
man
, N
oah
. D
ivid
ed b
y G
od:
Am
eric
a’s
Chu
rch-
Stat
e P
robl
em a
nd W
hat
We
Shou
ld D
o ab
out
It. B
efor
e su
gges
ting
that
the
Firs
t Am
endm
ent’s
rel
igio
n cl
ause
s be
en
forc
ed u
tter
ly s
trai
ghtf
orw
ardl
y—no
pub
lic f
undi
ng o
f ch
urch
-rela
ted
activ
ities
and
no
hind
erin
g of
rel
igio
us e
xpre
ssio
n in
pub
lic—
Feld
man
inv
alua
bly
surv
eys
the
reci
proc
al
wav
es o
f re
ligio
us r
eviv
al a
nd s
ecul
aris
m d
urin
g 2
16
yea
rs o
f U
.S.
hist
ory.
Flo
od,
Charl
es
Bra
cele
n.
Gra
nt a
nd S
herm
an:
The
Frie
ndsh
ip T
hat
Won
the
C
ivil
War
. Tw
o m
en w
ho w
ere
rem
arka
ble
failu
res
as c
ivili
ans
used
the
ir W
est
Poin
t ba
ckgr
ound
s to
rej
oin
the
arm
y du
ring
the
Civ
il W
ar.
In t
his
win
ning
boo
k, t
he a
utho
r un
ders
core
s th
e po
wer
ful b
ond
betw
een
Gen
eral
s G
rant
and
She
rman
and
tel
ls t
he s
tory
of
a f
riend
ship
tha
t in
fluen
ced
the
oper
atio
ns o
f th
e w
ar.
Go
odw
in, D
ori
s K
ear
ns. T
eam
of
Riv
als:
The
Pol
itica
l G
eniu
s of
Abr
aham
Lin
coln
. Li
ncol
n, “
com
ing
from
now
here
,” b
eat
his
chie
f co
nten
ders
for
the
Dem
ocra
tic n
omin
atio
n in
186
0, a
nd t
hen,
whe
n he
wen
t on
to
win
the
pre
side
ncy, b
uilt
an e
ffec
tive
cabi
net
from
th
ese
form
er r
ival
s.
Lepo
re,
Jill.
New
Yor
k B
urni
ng:
Libe
rty,
Sla
very
, an
d C
onsp
irac
y in
Eig
htee
nth-
Cen
tury
Man
hatt
an. F
ear
of a
sla
ve r
evol
t co
nvul
sed
New
Yor
k C
ity in
1741, a
nd L
epor
e an
alyz
es t
he c
ours
e of
eve
nts
in a
ste
llar
narr
ativ
e th
at e
xpla
ins
lega
l int
ricac
ies
even
as
it vi
vifie
s th
e an
xiet
y rip
plin
g ac
ross
the
city
. A
sear
ing
wor
k of
his
toric
al s
chol
arsh
ip.
4
Ency
clop
edia
of
Rac
ism
in
the
Uni
ted
Stat
es. 3
v. E
d. b
y Py
ong
Gap
Min
. N
o ot
her
refe
r-en
ce s
ourc
e de
als
with
rac
ism
as
com
preh
ensi
vely
as
this
one
, w
hich
cov
ers
the
topi
c fr
om t
he la
te e
ight
eent
h ce
ntur
y to
the
pre
sent
. In
add
ition
to
clea
rly w
ritte
n en
trie
s, t
his
mul
tidis
cipl
inar
y se
t co
ntai
ns a
var
iety
of
prim
ary
docu
men
ts.
Ency
clop
edia
of
Rel
igio
n. 2
d ed
. 15v.
Ed.
by
Lind
say
Jone
s. W
hen
the
Ency
clop
edia
of
Rel
igio
n w
as p
ublis
hed
in 1
987 u
nder
the
edi
tors
hip
of M
ircea
Elia
de, it
was
hai
led
as a
br
eakt
hrou
gh.
Whi
le n
ot d
epar
ting
sign
ifica
ntly
fro
m i
ts p
rede
cess
or,
the
seco
nd e
ditio
n co
ntai
ns a
dded
top
ics,
upd
ates
, an
d re
visi
ons
that
ref
lect
bot
h re
cent
eve
nts
and
rece
nt
tren
ds in
sch
olar
ship
. A fi
ne e
xam
ple
of k
eepi
ng a
land
mar
k re
fere
nce
sour
ce a
live,
rat
her
than
allo
win
g it
to b
e ov
erta
ken
by n
ew d
evel
opm
ents
and
new
ins
ight
s. (
Top
of t
he L
ist
win
ner—
Ref
eren
ce S
ourc
e.)
Ency
clop
edia
of
Scie
nce,
Tec
hnol
ogy,
and
Eth
ics.
4v.
Ed.
by
Car
l M
itcha
m.
A re
fres
hing
sy
nthe
sis
of i
ssue
s sp
anni
ng m
ore
disc
iplin
es t
han
the
title
wou
ld a
t fir
st i
ndic
ate,
thi
s tim
ely
wor
k pr
ovid
es a
sup
erb
intr
oduc
tion
to a
var
iety
of
topi
cs r
elat
ed t
o th
e m
oral
di
men
sion
s of
alm
ost
ever
y co
ncei
vabl
e ar
ea o
f et
hics
in
scie
nce
and
tech
nolo
gy—
and
beyo
nd.
Ency
clop
edia
of T
elev
isio
n. 2
d ed
. 4v.
Ed.
by
Hor
ace
New
com
b. W
hen
the
first
edi
tion
was
pu
blis
hed
in 1
997,
it w
as g
reet
ed b
y hi
ghly
fav
orab
le r
evie
ws.
With
a s
igni
fican
t am
ount
of
new
mat
eria
l as
wel
l as
subs
tant
ial r
evis
ion
and
upda
ting,
the
sec
ond
editi
on u
phol
ds
its c
laim
to
be t
he m
ost
com
preh
ensi
ve a
nd u
p-to
-dat
e co
mpe
ndiu
m o
n te
levi
sion
bro
ad-
cast
ing.
The
Ency
clop
edia
of
Wor
ld W
ar I
I: A
Pol
itica
l, So
cial
, and
Mili
tary
His
tory
. 5v.
Ed.
by
Spe
ncer
C.
Tuck
er.
Ove
rsee
n by
Tuc
ker,
edito
r of
the
aw
ard-
win
ning
Enc
yclo
pedi
a of
the
Vi
etna
m W
ar (
1998)
amon
g ot
her
title
s, t
his
wor
k pr
ovid
es a
n in
tern
atio
nal
pers
pect
ive
on p
eopl
e; k
ey b
attle
s, c
ampa
igns
, an
d ev
ents
; m
ilita
ry e
quip
men
t an
d st
rate
gy;
and
othe
r to
pics
rel
ated
to
Wor
ld W
ar II,
and
also
she
ds li
ght
on t
he w
ar’s
impa
ct o
n po
stw
ar
soci
ety.
The
Fift
ies
in A
mer
ica.
3v.
Ed.
by
John
Sup
er.
For
an a
udie
nce
of g
ener
al r
eade
rs a
nd
stud
ents
, th
is s
et s
eeks
to
surv
ey t
he e
vent
s an
d pe
ople
in
both
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
and
Can
ada
durin
g th
e ye
ars
1950–5
9.
Info
rmat
ion
is p
rese
nted
in t
he p
ublis
her’s
tra
dem
ark
acce
ssib
le a
nd e
asily
dig
este
d st
yle,
com
bini
ng q
uick
fac
t su
mm
arie
s w
ith i
n-de
pth
essa
ys.
The
Gal
e En
cycl
oped
ia o
f C
hild
ren’
s H
ealth
: In
fanc
y th
roug
h A
dole
scen
ce. 4
v. E
d. b
y K
ristin
e K
rapp
and
Jef
frey
Wils
on.
A cu
rren
t, co
mpr
ehen
sive
res
ourc
e w
ritte
n sp
ecifi
cally
ab
out
dise
ases
, con
ditio
ns, a
nd o
ther
hea
lth is
sues
aff
ectin
g ch
ildre
n is
a w
elco
me
addi
-tio
n to
libr
ary
colle
ctio
ns.
The
Gre
enw
ood
Libr
ary
of A
mer
ican
War
Rep
ortin
g. 8
v. E
d. b
y D
avid
A.
Cop
elan
d.
Beg
inni
ng i
n 1753 a
nd e
ndin
g in
Apr
il 2004 w
ith p
hoto
grap
hs d
epic
ting
the
mis
trea
t-m
ent
of I
raqi
pris
oner
s at
Abu
Ghr
aib,
the
se v
olum
es o
ffer
prim
ary
docu
men
ts,
mai
nly
new
spap
er a
nd m
agaz
ine
artic
les
and
radi
o an
d te
levi
sion
tra
nscr
ipts
. In
disp
ensa
ble
to
the
stud
y of
war
rep
ortin
g an
d th
e m
ost
defin
itive
, up-
to-d
ate
refe
renc
e w
ork
avai
labl
e on
th
e su
bjec
t.
His
tori
cal
Fict
ion:
A G
uide
to
the
Gen
re.
By
Sar
ah L
. Jo
hnso
n. T
his
new
ent
ry i
n th
e pu
blis
her’s
Gen
refle
ctin
g Ad
viso
ry s
erie
s co
vers
his
toric
al f
ictio
n in
all
its m
any
form
s,
defin
ing
the
genr
e an
d an
alyz
ing
its a
ppea
l to
hel
p lib
raria
ns b
ette
r un
ders
tand
wha
t dr
aws
read
ers.
An
esse
ntia
l too
l for
dev
elop
ing
colle
ctio
ns a
nd a
dvis
ing
patr
ons.
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IDE
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EST
READ
ING
IN 2
006
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• ED
ITOR
S’ C
HOI
CE
Bio
grap
hica
l Enc
yclo
pedi
a of
Art
ists
. 4v.
Ed.
by
Law
renc
e G
owin
g.
Fact
s O
n Fi
le E
ncyc
lope
dia
of A
rt. 5
v. E
d. b
y La
wre
nce
Gow
ing.
The
se fin
e co
mpa
nion
set
s fil
l a g
ap in
the
art
ref
eren
ce c
olle
ctio
n by
pro
vidi
ng A
–Z a
cces
s no
t fo
und
in s
tand
ard
art
hist
ory
surv
eys,
and
use
r-frie
ndly
feat
ures
, inc
ludi
ng a
wea
lth o
f col
or il
lust
ratio
ns, m
issi
ng
from
the
mag
iste
rial G
rove
Dic
tiona
ry o
f Art
.
Bla
ck W
omen
in A
mer
ica.
2d
ed.
3v.
Ed.
by
Dar
lene
Cla
rk H
ine.
The
re h
as b
een
an e
xplo
-si
on in
sch
olar
ship
abo
ut b
lack
wom
en s
ince
the
firs
t ed
ition
of
this
land
mar
k re
fere
nce
wor
k w
as p
ublis
hed
in 1
99
3.
In t
he s
econ
d ed
ition
, cov
erag
e ha
s be
en e
xten
ded
thro
ugh
2004, a
nd n
ew k
now
ledg
e is
ref
lect
ed in
the
man
y en
trie
s th
at h
ave
been
add
ed, r
estr
uc-
ture
d, o
r re
vise
d.
Ency
clop
edia
Lat
ina:
His
tory
, C
ultu
re,
and
Soci
ety
in t
he U
nite
d St
ates
. 4v.
Ed.
by
Ilan
Sta
vans
. As
the
nam
e im
plie
s, t
his
impr
essi
ve e
ncyc
lope
dia
expl
ores
the
man
y ro
les
Latin
os h
ave
play
ed in
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes.
Its
broa
d hi
stor
ical
sw
eep
and
mul
tidis
cipl
inar
y co
vera
ge m
ake
it an
ind
ispe
nsab
le r
efer
ence
res
ourc
e fo
r co
llect
ions
ser
ving
Lat
ino
popu
latio
ns.
Ency
clop
edia
of
Afr
ican
His
tory
. 3
v. E
d. b
y K
evin
Shi
lling
ton.
In
the
mos
t in
-dep
th r
efer
-en
ce w
ork
on t
he h
isto
ry o
f th
e co
ntin
ent
as a
who
le, a
third
of
the
mat
ter
is d
evot
ed t
o an
cien
t Af
rica
thro
ugh
the
eigh
teen
th c
entu
ry,
whi
le t
he r
emai
nder
det
ails
the
his
tory
of
each
reg
ion
and
mod
ern
stat
e fr
om t
he n
inet
eent
h ce
ntur
y to
the
rec
ent
past
.
Ency
clop
edia
of
Dis
abili
ty. 5
v. E
d. b
y G
ary
L. A
lbre
cht.
A b
road
ran
ge o
f in
terd
isci
plin
ary
cove
rage
dis
tingu
ishe
s th
is s
et, w
hich
was
des
igne
d to
pre
sent
to
both
the
gen
eral
rea
der
and
spec
ialis
t “c
urre
nt k
now
ledg
e an
d ex
perie
nce
with
dis
abili
ty a
cros
s a
wid
e va
riety
of
plac
es,
cond
ition
s, a
nd c
ultu
res.
” Th
e co
llect
ion
of d
ocum
ents
in
volu
me
5 i
s th
e fir
st
com
pila
tion
of d
isab
ility
-rela
ted
prim
ary-
sour
ce m
ater
ial.
Ency
clop
edia
of
Gen
ocid
e an
d C
rim
es a
gain
st H
uman
ity. 3
v. E
d. b
y D
inah
L.
She
lton.
Ev
ery
cont
inen
t an
d lik
ely
ever
y pe
ople
hav
e ha
d th
eir
shar
e of
crim
es a
gain
st h
uman
ity,
and
whi
le t
he i
mpa
ct o
f th
e N
azi
Hol
ocau
st d
rives
muc
h of
thi
s w
ork,
the
edi
toria
l te
am
has
cast
its
net
wid
e to
cre
ate
an o
utst
andi
ng c
ompr
ehen
sive
sou
rceb
ook
that
will
be
the
stan
dard
res
ourc
e fo
r m
any
year
s.
The
Ency
clop
edia
of N
ew E
ngla
nd. E
d. b
y B
urt Fe
intu
ch a
nd D
avid
H. W
atte
rs. T
he s
ix N
ew
Engl
and
stat
es s
hare
a s
tron
g re
gion
al c
hara
cter
, and
thi
s en
cycl
oped
ia u
ses
a th
emat
ic
appr
oach
to
expl
ore
both
the
ir si
mila
ritie
s an
d th
eir
differ
ence
s. A
s w
ith m
any
othe
r st
ate
and
regi
onal
enc
yclo
pedi
as, t
he v
olum
e w
as h
eavi
ly u
nder
writ
ten,
mak
ing
it a
subs
tant
ial
wor
k th
at c
omes
at
a ba
rgai
n pr
ice.
The
Ency
clop
edia
of
New
Yor
k St
ate.
Ed.
by
Pete
r Ei
sens
tadt
and
Lau
ra-E
ve M
oss.
Sev
en
year
s fr
om id
ea t
o fr
uitio
n an
d su
ppor
ted
with
maj
or g
rant
s fr
om t
he N
atio
nal E
ndow
men
t fo
r th
e H
uman
ities
and
the
New
Yor
k S
tate
Leg
isla
ture
, thi
s am
bitio
us p
roje
ct is
a d
efin
ite
succ
ess.
In
addi
tion
to t
he b
read
th o
f co
vera
ge,
ther
e is
a s
peci
ficity
and
dep
th t
o th
e w
ritin
g th
at a
re n
ot o
ften
fou
nd in
a s
ubje
ct e
ncyc
lope
dia.
Ency
clop
edia
of
Nor
th A
mer
ican
Im
mig
ratio
n. B
y Jo
hn P
owel
l. Fi
ve h
undr
ed y
ears
of
imm
igra
tion
hist
ory
is a
big
sub
ject
to
cove
r in
one
vol
ume,
mad
e ev
en b
igge
r he
re b
y th
e in
clus
ion
of C
anad
a. B
ut t
he C
anad
a-re
late
d co
nten
t re
ally
add
s va
lue,
sup
port
ing
a m
ore
glob
al p
ersp
ectiv
e an
d m
akin
g th
e vo
lum
e eq
ually
use
ful
in l
ibra
ries
in C
anad
a an
d th
e U
nite
d S
tate
s—a
stat
emen
t th
at c
an b
e m
ade
abou
t fe
w r
efer
ence
boo
ks.
16
Man
n, C
harl
es
C.
14
91
: N
ew R
evel
atio
ns o
f th
e A
mer
icas
bef
ore
Col
umbu
s.
Sci
ence
jour
nalis
t M
ann
prov
es a
udac
ious
as
a su
rvey
or o
f pr
e-C
olum
bian
his
tory
. H
e ha
d to
mas
ter
an i
mpr
essi
ve b
read
th o
f m
ater
ial
but
bett
er y
et i
s hi
s cl
arity
and
jud
gmen
t, w
hich
mel
d in
to a
com
pelli
ng a
nd b
alan
ced
intr
oduc
tion
for
gene
ral r
eade
rs.
McC
ull
ough
, D
avid
. 1
77
6.
From
a g
ifted
writ
er w
ho h
as p
rove
n hi
mse
lf an
exp
ert
at
com
posi
ng s
tirrin
g ac
coun
ts, a
fre
sh lo
ok a
t a
pivo
tal y
ear
in t
he R
evol
utio
nary
War
, whi
ch
bega
n w
ith t
he B
ritis
h ab
ando
nmen
t of
Bos
ton
and
ende
d w
ith W
ashi
ngto
n’s
smal
l bu
t sy
mbo
lical
ly im
port
ant
triu
mph
at
Tren
ton,
New
Jer
sey;
McC
ullo
ugh’
s po
rtra
yals
of th
e tw
o pr
otag
onis
ts, W
ashi
ngto
n an
d G
eorg
e III
, are
eng
ross
ing
and
poig
nant
.
Tougi
as,
Mic
hael
J. T
en H
ours
unt
il D
awn:
The
Tru
e St
ory
of H
eroi
sm a
nd T
rage
dy
aboa
rd t
he C
an D
o. In
this
whi
te-k
nuck
le r
ead
abou
t th
e at
tem
pt t
o re
scue
the
orig
inal
re
scue
rs a
s w
ell
as t
he r
escu
ed w
hen
a ta
nker
ran
agr
ound
off
Sal
em,
Mas
sach
uset
ts,
in t
he b
lizza
rd o
f 1978,
Toug
ias
bala
nces
hum
an a
nd t
echn
ical
det
ail to
cre
ate
the
best
bo
ok o
f its
kin
d si
nce
Seb
astia
n Ju
nger
’s T
he P
erfe
ct S
torm
(1997).
Po
etr
yG
raha
m,
Jori
e.
Ove
rlor
d. I
n a
dist
inct
ly f
orth
right
and
em
path
ic c
olle
ctio
n, G
raha
m h
as
cons
truc
ted
poem
s of
lyr
ical
ste
elin
ess
and
caut
eriz
ing
beau
ty i
n w
hich
she
con
side
rs
the
repe
rcus
sion
s of
war
, en
viro
nmen
tal
deci
mat
ion,
and
the
pol
ariz
ing
conf
licts
of
the
post
–Sep
tem
ber
11
, 2001, w
orld
.
Peri
llo, L
uci
a. L
uck
Is L
uck.
Per
illo
is fu
nny,
toug
h, a
nd rig
orou
s, tra
nsfo
rmin
g th
e in
timac
y of
can
did
auto
biog
raph
y in
to e
lect
rifyi
ng l
yric
s ab
out
aban
done
d dr
eam
s an
d m
akin
g do
, ill
ness
and
a b
light
ed e
arth
, age
and
dea
th.
With
bird
s as
her
tot
em a
nim
al, i
t’s f
ittin
g th
at
Peril
lo m
atch
es p
ower
with
gra
ce.
Sci
en
ceD
eG
root,
Gera
rd.
The
Bom
b. “
Not
hing
man
has
mad
e is
big
ger
than
the
Bom
b,”
writ
es
DeG
root
in t
his
com
preh
ensi
ve y
et w
ell-p
aced
his
tory
of
the
atom
ic b
omb
from
its
ince
p-tio
n at
Los
Ala
mos
, New
Mex
ico,
to
Hiro
shim
a, t
he m
adne
ss o
f th
e co
ld w
ar–e
ra h
ydro
gen
bom
b te
sts,
and
the
pre
cario
us b
alan
cing
act
we
call
dete
rren
ce.
Ligh
tman
, A
lan.
The
Dis
cove
ries
: G
reat
Bre
akth
roug
hs i
n 2
0th
Cen
tury
Sci
ence
. Ev
en tho
ugh
the
disc
over
y pa
pers
of s
uch
scie
ntis
ts a
s Ei
nste
in, B
ohr,
Kre
bs, W
atso
n, a
nd
Cric
k ar
e cr
ucia
l to
our
und
erst
andi
ng o
f th
e un
iver
se,
thes
e la
ndm
ark
wor
ks a
re r
arel
y se
en, an
om
issi
on p
hysi
cist
and
nov
elis
t Li
ghtm
an r
edre
sses
in t
his
inva
luab
le c
ombi
na-
tion
of o
rigin
al d
ocum
ents
and
illu
min
atin
g co
mm
enta
ry.
Weid
ens
aul,
Sco
tt.
Ret
urn
to W
ild A
mer
ica:
A Y
earl
ong
Sear
ch f
or t
he C
ontin
ent’s
N
atur
al S
oul.
Nat
ure
writ
er W
eide
nsau
l ch
roni
cles
a c
ross
-cou
ntry
jou
rney
tha
t re
veal
s bo
th t
he e
xtra
ordi
nary
div
ersi
ty a
nd b
eaut
y of
the
Am
eric
an l
ands
cape
and
the
ina
dver
-te
ntly
del
eter
ious
impa
ct h
uman
act
iviti
es a
re h
avin
g on
the
bio
sphe
re.
Wils
on,
Dia
ne.
An
Unr
easo
nabl
e W
oman
: A
Tru
e St
ory
of S
hrim
pers
, P
oliti
cos,
P
ollu
ters
, and
the
Fig
ht f
or S
eadr
ift, T
exas
. Wils
on, a
shr
imp-
boat
cap
tain
and
mot
her
of f
ive
who
too
k on
the
mul
tibill
ion-
dolla
r in
tern
atio
nal
chem
ical
com
pany
res
pons
ible
for
po
llutin
g Te
xas’
s La
vaca
Bay
, tel
ls h
er D
iane
-ver
sus-
Gol
iath
tal
e w
ith c
ando
r an
d w
isdo
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ITOR
S’ C
HOI
CE
So
cia
l S
cie
nce
sB
err
y, M
ary
Fran
ces.
My
Face
Is
Bla
ck I
s Tr
ue:
Cal
lie H
ouse
and
the
Str
uggl
e fo
r Ex
-Sla
ve R
epar
atio
ns. B
erry
brin
gs a
her
oic
but
little
-kno
wn
wom
an t
o lif
e by
tel
ling
the
dram
atic
sto
ry o
f C
allie
Hou
se.
Bor
n in
to s
lave
ry in
18
61
, sh
e de
fied
the
conv
entio
ns o
f ra
ce, c
lass
, and
sex
to
lead
a 3
0-y
ear
cam
paig
n to
sec
ure
pens
ions
for
form
er s
lave
s, b
ut
her
extr
aord
inar
y ef
fort
s le
d to
her
eve
ntua
l im
pris
onm
ent.
Co
ne,
Mar
la.
Sile
nt S
now
: Th
e Sl
ow P
oiso
ning
of
the
Arc
tic.
Awar
d-w
inni
ng e
nviro
n-m
enta
l re
port
er C
one
trav
els
to t
he A
rctic
to
inve
stig
ate
trou
blin
g fin
ding
s re
gard
ing
the
toxi
c ch
emic
als
that
hav
e co
llect
ed i
n th
e bo
dies
of
pola
r pe
ople
and
the
ani
mal
s th
ey
eat,
crea
ting
a cr
isis
with
glo
bal i
mpl
icat
ions
.
de W
aal,
Fran
s. O
ur In
ner A
pe: A
Lea
ding
Pri
mat
olog
ist
Expl
ains
Why
We
Are
Who
W
e A
re. F
or a
qua
rter
-cen
tury
, de
Waa
l has
urg
ed le
arni
ng m
ore
abou
t hu
man
ity fro
m t
he
beha
vior
of
the
grea
t ap
es,
espe
cial
ly c
him
panz
ees
and
bono
bos.
Nev
er h
as h
e w
ritte
n be
tter
on
his
grea
t th
eme
than
in
this
abs
orbi
ng o
verv
iew
of
pow
er,
sex,
vio
lenc
e, a
nd
kind
ness
am
ong
apes
—an
d hu
man
s.
Loew
en,
Jam
es.
Sun
dow
n To
wns
: A H
idde
n D
imen
sion
of
Segr
egat
ion
in A
mer
ica.
O
ne f
airly
hid
den
and
unst
udie
d pr
actic
e in
the
his
tory
of
race
rel
atio
ns i
n th
e U
nite
d S
tate
s ha
s be
en the
bla
tant
exc
lusi
on o
f rac
ial m
inor
ities
in tow
ns thr
ough
vio
lenc
e, la
ws,
an
d tr
aditi
on. Lo
ewen
exp
lore
s th
e hi
stor
y of
pla
ces
whe
re b
lack
s w
ere
war
ned,
“do
n’t
let
the
sun
go d
own
on y
ou in
thi
s to
wn.
”
Ro
gers
, H
eat
her.
Gon
e To
mor
row
: The
Hid
den
Life
of
Gar
bage
. R
oger
s’ g
alva
nizi
ng
expo
sé a
naly
zes
the
cont
ents
of
Amer
ica’
s ga
rbag
e an
d its
dis
posa
l whi
le a
lso
reve
alin
g th
e co
rpor
ate
stra
tegi
es b
ehin
d th
e di
spos
able
-goo
ds e
xplo
sion
and
ass
essi
ng t
he e
co-
logi
cal t
oll o
f ou
r co
nsum
er h
abits
.
Fict
ion
All
end
e,
Isab
el.
Zor
ro.
Alle
nde
imag
inat
ivel
y cr
eate
s “t
he o
rigin
s of
the
leg
end”
—th
e le
gend
bei
ng n
one
othe
r tha
n Zo
rro,
the
fam
ous
Rob
in H
ood
of e
ight
eent
h-ce
ntur
y co
loni
al
Cal
iforn
ia.
This
exc
iting
nov
el’s
con
ceit
is t
hat
the
test
imon
y of
fere
d he
re i
s a
bird
’s-e
ye
view
of
the
prov
enan
ce o
f Zo
rro
as r
ecor
ded
by s
omeo
ne w
ho k
new
him
wel
l.
Ban
vill
e, J
ohn
. The
Sea
. Thi
s sp
lend
idly
pro
foun
d, b
eaut
ifully
writ
ten
nove
l offer
s le
sson
s ap
lent
y ab
out
how
the
sha
dow
of
the
past
doe
s no
t ne
cess
arily
cas
t da
rkne
ss o
ver
the
pres
ent
but
cert
ainl
y le
aves
its
im
prin
t. M
iddl
e-ag
ed M
ax, af
ter
losi
ng h
is w
ife t
o ca
ncer
, an
swer
s an
inne
r ca
ll to
ret
urn
to a
sea
side
res
ort,
the
site
of
his
child
hood
vac
atio
ns.
Cha
dwic
k, C
harl
es.
It’s
All
Rig
ht N
ow. W
ritte
n by
a 7
2-y
ear-o
ld B
ritis
h ci
vil s
erva
nt, t
his
nove
l is
tol
d in
the
firs
t pe
rson
by
an u
npre
poss
essi
ng,
ordi
nary
bus
ines
sman
, w
hose
st
ory
grad
ually
bui
lds
a po
wer
ful
mom
entu
m,
taki
ng r
eade
rs o
n on
e m
an’s
inc
redi
ble,
tr
ansf
orm
ativ
e jo
urne
y.
Cha
o,
Pat
rici
a. M
ambo
Pel
igro
so. C
hao
take
s re
ader
s on
a f
loor
-sco
rchi
ng s
pin
in t
his
high
-vol
tage
nov
el s
et in
the
sen
suou
s w
orld
of sa
lsa
danc
ing.
Fill
ed w
ith b
elie
vabl
e, c
om-
plex
cha
ract
ers
and
thro
bbin
g to
its
insi
sten
t be
at, t
his
is a
toe
-tapp
ing
delig
ht.
6
McN
ult
y, F
aith
. If
You
Dec
ide
to G
o to
the
Moo
n. K
–Gr.
3.
Dis
tingu
ishe
d by
a y
ou-a
re-
ther
e to
ne,
a sp
right
ly b
lend
of
fact
and
whi
msy
, an
d S
teve
n K
ello
gg’s
dra
mat
ic m
ixed
-m
edia
pai
ntin
gs, th
is a
cces
sibl
e m
ock
trav
el m
anua
l ca
ptur
es b
oth
the
won
der
of s
pace
tr
avel
and
the
sta
rk g
rand
eur
of t
he lu
nar
land
scap
e.
Ogb
urn
, Ja
cqueli
ne.
The
Bak
e Sh
op G
host
. G
r. 1–3
. D
eter
min
atio
n, c
ompa
ssio
n, a
nd
coop
erat
ion
are
the
nour
ishi
ng in
gred
ient
s in
Ogb
urn’
s ca
ke-th
emed
sto
ry, i
n w
hich
a fea
r-le
ss b
aker
ref
uses
to
be d
riven
aw
ay b
y th
e re
stle
ss s
pirit
hau
ntin
g he
r sh
op.
Cal
deco
tt
Hon
or B
ook
illus
trat
or M
arjo
rie P
ricem
an’s
sw
irlin
g, li
ght-a
s-m
erin
gue
artw
ork
emph
asiz
es
swee
tnes
s ov
er s
carin
ess.
Rose
n, M
icha
el.
Mic
hael
Ros
en’s
Sad
Boo
k. G
r. 2–4
. R
osen
and
Que
ntin
Bla
ke c
om-
bine
the
ir co
nsid
erab
le t
alen
ts i
n a
uniq
ue b
ook
that
loo
ks s
adne
ss s
quar
e in
the
fac
e.
Its p
ower
is
in i
ts u
tter
hon
esty
. Th
ere’
s no
cou
chin
g, n
o pr
etty
ing
up.
It’s
as i
f th
ey a
re
taki
ng u
s by
the
han
d an
d sa
ying
, “C
’mon
, le
t’s l
ook
at t
his
now
. S
adne
ss,
yes.
Her
e it
is.”
But
the
y pu
ll us
just
pas
t th
e he
artb
reak
, too
, and
the
jour
ney
thro
ugh
grie
f en
ds w
ith
the
brig
ht li
ght
of h
ope.
(To
p of
the
Lis
t w
inne
r—Yo
uth
Pict
ure
Boo
k.)
Val
ckx,
Cat
hari
na.
Lize
tte’
s G
reen
Soc
k. P
reS
–K.
Afte
r fin
ding
and
don
ning
a s
trik
ing,
lo
ne g
reen
soc
k, c
harm
ing
bird
Liz
ette
enc
ount
ers
bulli
es w
ho m
ock
her
fash
ion
sens
e an
d ev
apor
ate
her
conf
iden
ce—
until
a c
reat
ive
frie
nd a
nd a
sup
port
ive
pare
nt e
ncou
rage
he
r to
wea
r he
r fin
d w
ith p
ride.
A s
atis
fyin
g, s
prin
gtim
e-fr
esh
Fren
ch im
port
tha
t ce
lebr
ates
m
arch
ing
to t
he b
eat
of a
diff
eren
t dr
umm
er.
Whi
te,
Lind
a A
rms.
I C
ould
Do
That
! Es
ther
Mor
ris
Get
s W
omen
the
Vot
e. G
r. 2–4
. M
orris
was
inst
rum
enta
l in
gett
ing
the
vote
for
wom
en in
Wyo
min
g, t
he f
irst
stat
e to
pas
s su
ch a
law
—an
d sh
e w
as t
he f
irst
wom
an in
the
Uni
ted
Sta
tes
to h
old
publ
ic o
ffic
e. T
his
sple
ndid
ly illu
stra
ted
biog
raph
y dr
aws
her
gum
ptio
n in
str
okes
as
brig
ht a
nd b
old
as t
he
wom
an h
erse
lf, s
ecur
ing
her
a de
serv
ed p
lace
in t
he s
oror
ity o
f re
doub
tabl
e pi
ctur
e-bo
ok
hero
ines
.
Re
fere
nce
So
urc
es
Title
s w
ere
revi
ewed
in R
efer
ence
Boo
ks B
ulle
tin f
rom
Feb
ruar
y 2005 t
hrou
gh J
anua
ry 2
006.
All
the
title
s ar
e in
tend
ed f
or s
tude
nts
at t
he h
igh-
scho
ol l
evel
and
up
and
a ge
nera
l ad
ult
audi
ence
.
Afr
ican
a: T
he E
ncyc
lope
dia
of t
he A
fric
an a
nd A
fric
an A
mer
ican
Exp
erie
nce.
2d
ed.
5v.
Ed.
by
Kw
ame
Anth
ony
Appi
ah a
nd H
enry
Lou
is G
ates
Jr.
Chr
onic
ling
the
hist
ory
and
cultu
re o
f pe
ople
of
Afric
an d
esce
nt,
Africa
na i
s up
date
d an
d gr
eatly
exp
ande
d fr
om t
he
one-
volu
me
1999 e
ditio
n. O
ther
ref
eren
ce s
ourc
es g
ener
ally
foc
us o
n ei
ther
Afr
ica
or t
he
U.S
, but
Afr
ican
a is
not
able
for
its
glob
al c
over
age
beyo
nd ju
st t
he W
este
rn p
ersp
ectiv
e.
Ant
isem
itism
: A H
isto
rica
l Enc
yclo
pedi
a of
Pre
judi
ce a
nd P
erse
cutio
n. E
d. b
y R
icha
rd
S. Le
vy. W
hile
the
his
tory
of an
ti-S
emiti
sm is
long
and
the
lite
ratu
re v
olum
inou
s, t
here
are
su
rpris
ingl
y fe
w r
efer
ence
wor
ks p
rovi
ding
an
over
view
. Th
is s
peci
aliz
ed h
isto
rical
enc
yclo
-pe
dia
is n
otab
le f
or r
emar
kabl
y ec
lect
ic c
over
age
and
scru
pulo
us o
bjec
tivity
.
Ber
kshi
re E
ncyc
lope
dia
of W
orld
Spo
rt. 4
v. E
d. b
y D
avid
Lev
inso
n an
d K
aren
Chr
iste
nsen
. En
trie
s to
uchi
ng a
wid
e sp
ort
spec
trum
illu
min
ate
the
larg
er c
onte
xt w
ithin
whi
ch s
port
ta
kes
plac
e in
stea
d of
foc
usin
g on
sta
tistic
s, r
ules
of th
e ga
me,
and
bio
grap
hica
l pro
files
. Th
e ai
m is
to
hook
stu
dent
s w
ith s
port
s an
d si
mul
tane
ousl
y in
form
the
m a
bout
suc
h to
p-ic
s as
his
tory
, cul
ture
, eth
nici
ty, a
nd in
tern
atio
nal r
elat
ions
.
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ITOR
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Bu
tle
r, D
ori
Hille
stad
. M
y M
om’s
Hav
ing
a B
aby!
Gr.
2–4
. Th
e af
fect
iona
te f
amily
dy
nam
ics;
an
ener
getic
, ing
enuo
us c
hild
nar
rato
r; a
nd jo
yous
, spl
ashy
wat
erco
lors
dis
tin-
guis
h th
is f
rank
, lo
ving
ly r
elay
ed b
ook
abou
t hu
man
rep
rodu
ctio
n. P
erfe
ct f
or s
oon-
to-b
e si
blin
gs a
nd p
aren
ts t
o sh
are.
Cow
ley,
Joy
. C
ham
eleo
n, C
ham
eleo
n. K
–Gr.
2.
From
the
aut
hor
of R
ed-E
yed
Tree
Fro
g co
mes
an
equa
lly s
tunn
ing
phot
o-es
say
abou
t a
cham
eleo
n in
sea
rch
of a
new
hom
e. T
he
gorg
eous
col
or p
hoto
s w
ill d
raw
kid
s as
the
crit
ter’s
brie
f, si
mpl
y w
ritte
n jo
urne
y sp
ins
out.
Cro
nin,
Do
ree
n. W
iggl
e. P
reS
–K.
It w
ill b
e ha
rd t
o st
op litt
le o
nes
from
wig
glin
g as
the
y lis
ten
to t
his
infe
ctio
us t
ext.
A d
og v
igor
ousl
y w
orki
ng a
hul
a ho
op le
ads
child
ren
thro
ugh
a w
iggl
ing
wor
ld:
“Do
you
wak
e up
with
a w
iggl
e? /
Do
you
wig
gle
out
of b
ed?
/ If
you
wig
gle
with
you
r br
eakf
ast
/ it
may
win
d up
on
your
bed
.” K
ids
won
’t k
now
wha
t to
do
first
: w
iggl
e or
gig
gle.
Ge
rste
in,
Mo
rdic
ai.
Car
olin
da C
latt
er!
PreS
–Gr.
2.
In t
his
win
ning
tal
l ta
le,
a lo
nely
gi
ant
suff
ers
from
an
unre
quite
d lo
ve o
f th
e m
oon,
unt
il a
high
-spi
rited
litt
le g
irl h
eals
hi
s he
art
with
her
exu
bera
nt n
oise
. Lo
vely
pai
nt-a
nd-in
k ill
ustr
atio
ns e
xten
d th
e st
ory’s
com
edy
and
joy.
Gre
y, M
ini.
Tra
ctio
n M
an I
s H
ere!
Pre
S–G
r. 2
. O
peni
ng a
pre
sent
on
Chr
istm
as m
orni
ng,
a bo
y fin
ds t
he l
ates
t Tr
actio
n M
an a
ctio
n fig
ure,
whi
ch t
akes
on
an a
dven
turo
us l
ife o
f its
ow
n. D
etai
led,
witt
y, c
omic
-boo
k-in
spire
d ill
ustr
atio
ns d
ram
atiz
e th
e na
rrat
ive
play
tha
t br
ings
thi
s to
y to
life
.
Hin
es,
Ann
a G
ross
snic
kle.
Win
ter
Ligh
ts.
Gr.
1–3
. W
inte
r is
the
tim
e of
lig
hts,
and
H
ines
cel
ebra
tes
the
seas
on in
thou
ghtf
ul p
oem
s an
d pi
ctur
es o
f go
rgeo
us q
uilts
ful
l of
br
ight
, bea
utifu
l col
ors.
Jenk
ins,
Ste
ve.
Pre
hist
oric
Act
ual
Size
. Gr.
1–3
. A
drag
onfly
with
a t
wo-
foot
win
gspa
n.
A si
x-fo
ot m
illip
ede.
An
eigh
t-foo
t-tal
l bird
. U
sing
intr
igui
ngly
pai
nted
and
tex
ture
d pa
pers
, Je
nkin
s gi
ves
wei
ght
and
subs
tanc
e to
an
amaz
ing
arra
y of
pre
hist
oric
cre
atur
es t
hat
at
once
fas
cina
te a
nd d
efy
belie
f.
Jurm
ain,
Su
zann
e T
ripp
. G
eorg
e D
id I
t. G
r. 2
–4.
Putt
ing
a hu
man
fac
e on
one
of
the
mos
t fa
mou
sly
woo
den
figur
es i
n Am
eric
an h
isto
ry,
this
liv
ely
pict
ure
book
pre
sent
s G
eorg
e W
ashi
ngto
n as
he
relu
ctan
tly a
ccep
ts t
he p
resi
denc
y. J
aunt
y dr
awin
gs w
ashe
d w
ith w
ater
colo
rs r
efle
ct t
he e
nerg
etic
ton
e of
the
writ
ing,
whi
ch is
stu
dded
with
intr
igui
ng
fact
s th
at h
uman
ize
the
first
pre
side
nt.
Just
er,
No
rto
n. T
he H
ello
, Goo
dbye
Win
dow
. Pre
S–G
r. 2
. Tw
o w
ell-k
now
n na
mes
com
e to
geth
er in
a b
ook
that
spe
aks
to t
he r
eal l
ives
of ch
ildre
n an
d th
eir
expe
rienc
es. Ju
ster
’s
hone
st p
ortr
ayal
of a
child
’s p
erce
ptio
ns is
mat
ched
by
Chr
is R
asch
ka’s
sw
irlin
g lin
es a
nd
dabs
of
frui
ty c
olor
. Th
e bo
ok c
aptu
res
tend
er m
omen
ts b
etw
een
mem
bers
of
the
inte
r-ra
cial
fam
ily a
s w
ell
as t
he e
xube
ranc
e of
spe
ndin
g tim
e in
the
pul
satin
g ou
tdoo
rs—
all
flow
ers,
gra
ss, a
nd s
ky.
Mar
kes,
Ju
lie
. Sh
hhhh
! Ev
eryb
ody’
s Sl
eepi
ng.
PreS
–Gr.
1.
Glo
win
g w
ith w
arm
col
ors
in s
ubdu
ed h
ues,
thi
s ex
cept
iona
lly p
leas
ing
book
, w
ith w
ry,
funn
y pi
ctur
es,
take
s ch
il-dr
en o
n a
nigh
ttim
e to
ur t
hat
reve
als
com
mun
ity h
elpe
rs a
slee
p at
the
ir w
orkp
lace
s in
od
d, a
mus
ing
beds
tead
s in
spire
d by
the
ir jo
bs.
Gre
at f
un f
or b
oth
clas
sroo
m u
nits
and
be
dtim
e re
adin
g.
14
Doct
oro
w,
E.
L. T
he M
arch
. D
octo
row
dra
mat
izes
the
fur
y an
d ch
aos
of t
he C
ivil
War
w
ith e
xcep
tiona
l ly
ricis
m,
deep
psy
chol
ogic
al i
nsig
ht,
and
pepp
ery
hum
or,
tran
sfor
min
g th
e in
fam
ous
mar
ch t
hrou
gh G
eorg
ia a
nd t
he C
arol
inas
orc
hest
rate
d by
Gen
eral
Will
iam
Te
cum
seh
She
rman
into
a p
oetic
vis
ion
of t
he s
pan
of h
uman
kind
’s c
ruel
ty a
nd g
lory
, and
th
e gr
and
mar
ch o
f tim
e. (
Top
of t
he L
ist
win
ner—
Adul
t Fi
ctio
n.)
Dunc
an, G
len.
Dea
th o
f an
Ord
inar
y M
an. T
his
cere
bral
nov
el is
nar
rate
d by
a d
ead
man
w
ith a
clo
udy
mem
ory
who
fun
ctio
ns lik
e “a
rad
ical
am
pute
e. N
o bo
dy,
but
a m
adde
ning
im
post
ure
of s
ensa
tion.
” A
pow
erfu
l, un
flinc
hing
, and
freq
uent
ly d
azzl
ing
med
itatio
n on
the
ki
nd o
f co
urag
e it
take
s to
end
ure
the
unth
inka
ble.
Eco
, U
mbe
rto.
Mys
teri
ous
Flam
e of
Que
en L
oana
. Th
is d
eepl
y ce
rebr
al n
ovel
tee
ms
with
eru
ditio
n; i
ts p
lotli
ne i
s w
oven
thr
ough
with
lea
rned
dis
cuss
ions
of
hist
ory, r
elig
ion,
an
d ph
iloso
phy.
But
, as
is t
ypic
al o
f Ec
o, it
als
o of
fers
com
pelli
ng s
tory
telli
ng a
nd g
reat
ly
sym
path
etic
cha
ract
ers—
in t
his
inst
ance
, an
Ita
lian
rare
-boo
k de
aler
with
am
nesi
a, w
ho
mus
t co
nstr
uct
his
life
anew
.
Eph
ron,
Am
y. O
ne S
unda
y M
orni
ng.
The
sett
ing
is N
ew Y
ork
and
Paris
in
the
1920s;
th
roug
h th
e pr
ism
of
the
lives
of
four
wel
l-hee
led,
soc
ially
con
nect
ed f
emal
e fr
iend
s,
Ephr
on,
in l
angu
age
mes
mer
izin
g fo
r its
pun
ch a
nd b
revi
ty,
cast
s a
subt
le d
ram
a ar
isin
g fr
om t
he c
onfli
ct b
etw
een
the
old
soci
al b
ehav
ior
and
the
new
pos
t–W
orld
War
I a
ttitu
de,
with
muc
h le
ss s
tric
t id
eas
of c
ondu
ct.
Erd
rich
, Louis
e. T
he P
aint
ed D
rum
. The
late
st t
itle
in E
rdric
h’s
cycl
e of
nov
els
revo
lvin
g ar
ound
an
Ojib
we
rese
rvat
ion
in N
orth
Dak
ota
hom
es i
n on
the
rol
e of
a s
acre
d dr
um
that
ser
ves
to c
onne
ct a
dis
affe
cted
Nat
ive
Amer
ican
to
her
herit
age
and
to h
er d
eepe
st
emot
ions
.
Evan
s, D
iana
. 26a.
Tug
s-of
-war
bet
wee
n du
elin
g id
entit
ies
(geo
grap
hica
l, cu
ltura
l, m
arita
l) de
fine
the
Hun
ters
, a
bira
cial
fam
ily i
n su
burb
an L
ondo
n. E
vans
’ tr
ench
ant
debu
t sp
eaks
el
oque
ntly
abo
ut id
entit
y, di
spla
cem
ent,
the
mos
t an
guis
hed
of lo
sses
, and
bon
e-de
ep lo
ve.
Gar
cía-
Már
quez,
Gab
rie
l. M
emor
ies
of M
y M
elan
chol
y W
hore
s. T
he C
olom
bian
mas
-te
r st
oryt
elle
r’s la
test
lyric
al n
ovel
brie
fly b
ut p
iqua
ntly
cap
ture
s a
sing
le y
ear
in t
he li
fe o
f a
nona
gena
rian
who
pro
ves
him
self
capa
ble
of u
nder
goin
g a
sign
ifica
nt li
fe a
ltera
tion.
Horn
by, N
ick.
A L
ong
Way
Dow
n. In
his
trad
emar
k w
arm
and
witt
y pr
ose,
Hor
nby
follo
ws
four
dep
ress
ed p
eopl
e fr
om t
heir
abor
ted
suic
ide
atte
mpt
s on
New
Yea
r’s E
ve t
hrou
gh t
he
surp
risin
g de
velo
pmen
ts t
hat
occu
r ov
er t
he f
ollo
win
g th
ree
mon
ths.
Fun
ny a
nd m
ovin
g.
McN
ally
, T.
M.
The
Goa
t B
ridg
e. I
n M
cNal
ly’s
lac
erat
ing
and
exqu
isite
nov
el o
f lo
ss a
nd
mou
rnin
g, a
pho
togr
aphe
r w
hose
you
ng s
on h
as d
isap
pear
ed p
row
ls t
he d
ange
rous
st
reet
s of
bes
iege
d S
araj
evo,
foc
usin
g hi
s le
ns n
ot o
n im
ages
of
deat
h bu
t on
vis
ions
of
life’
s pe
rsis
tenc
e un
der
even
the
mos
t br
utal
circ
umst
ance
s.
Mil
let,
Lyd
ia.
Oh
Pur
e an
d R
adia
nt H
eart
. M
illet
tim
e-tr
avel
s pi
onee
ring
atom
ic p
hysi
-ci
sts
Opp
enhe
imer
, Fer
mi,
and
Szi
lard
to
pres
ent-d
ay S
anta
Fe,
New
Mex
ico,
the
n se
ts in
m
otio
n ev
ents
of
cata
stro
phic
pro
port
ions
and
cos
mic
dim
ensi
ons.
A r
emar
kabl
e m
ix o
f ly
rical
rea
lism
, bril
liant
ly e
ngin
eere
d fa
ntas
y, a
nd m
adca
p ye
t ke
en s
atire
.
Mil
ler,
Sue. L
ost in
the
For
est.
Mill
er, i
n a
rivet
ing
nove
l abo
ut a
grie
ving
fam
ily, o
nce
agai
n de
mon
stra
tes
her
sing
ular
gift
for
cap
turin
g th
e rh
ythm
s of
dai
ly f
amily
life
with
las
erlik
e cl
arity
whi
le a
lso
sum
mon
ing
the
turb
ulen
t em
otio
ns s
wirl
ing
just
ben
eath
the
sur
face
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A’S
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IDE
TO B
EST
READ
ING
IN 2
006
BOOKLIST
• ED
ITOR
S’ C
HOI
CE
Mo
ody
, R
ick.
The
Div
iner
s. I
n a
dizz
ying
, ex
hila
ratin
g co
mic
nar
rativ
e, M
oody
fol
low
s th
e do
ings
of
Mov
e O
n Pr
oduc
tions
and
the
ir fe
veris
h at
tem
pts
to la
unch
the
min
iser
ies
The
Div
iner
s, a
mul
tigen
erat
iona
l sa
ga a
bout
dow
sing
. A
wild
and
woo
lly t
ake
on o
ur m
edia
-sa
tura
ted
cultu
re.
Pro
se,
Fran
cine
. A
Cha
nged
Man
. The
cha
nged
man
in
Pros
e’s
rioto
usly
fun
ny n
ovel
is
Vin
cent
Nol
an, a
neo
-Naz
i who
wal
ks in
to a
hum
an r
ight
s fo
unda
tion
and
anno
unce
s th
at
he w
ishe
s to
ren
ounc
e hi
s pr
evio
us w
ay o
f lif
e. I
n w
hat
may
wel
l be
her
bes
t no
vel
to
date
, Pro
se u
ses
hum
or t
o lig
ht u
p ke
y so
cial
issu
es, t
o sk
ewer
sm
ugne
ss, a
nd t
o cr
eate
ch
arac
ters
who
se f
law
s on
ly a
dd t
o th
eir
dept
h an
d ric
hnes
s.
Ru
shdi
e, S
alm
on.
Sha
limar
the
Clo
wn.
Bef
ore
the
eyes
of
his
grow
n da
ught
er, a
for
mer
Am
eric
an a
mba
ssad
or t
o In
dia
is s
tabb
ed t
o de
ath
by h
is e
nigm
atic
cha
uffe
ur.
Wha
t co
ntem
pora
ry n
ovel
ist
know
s m
ore
than
Rus
hdie
abo
ut t
he p
oliti
cal-r
elig
ious
ten
sion
s be
sett
ing
the
glob
e? I
n th
is c
ompl
ex a
nd b
eaut
iful no
vel,
he p
rove
s hi
s kn
owle
dge
once
ag
ain.
Sal
ter,
Jam
es.
Las
t N
ight
. In
thes
e 1
0 s
him
mer
ing
shor
t st
orie
s, t
he a
utho
r de
als
in t
he
broa
d su
bjec
t of
rel
atio
nshi
ps, b
ut w
ithin
eac
h re
latio
nshi
p, w
hich
may
see
m s
o or
dina
ry
on t
he o
utsi
de, h
e fin
ds c
orne
rs o
f pe
culia
rity
to il
lum
inat
e.
Sch
neid
er,
Bar
t. B
eaut
iful
Inez
. S
chne
ider
ret
urns
to
the
sett
ing,
San
Fra
ncis
co i
n th
e ea
rly 1
96
0s,
and
sev
eral
of
the
mai
n ch
arac
ters
fro
m S
ecre
t Lo
ve (
2001),
focu
sing
thi
s tim
e on
Ine
z R
osem
an,
a de
eply
mel
anch
olic
vio
linis
t w
ho f
inds
her
self
draw
n in
to a
n in
tens
e af
fair
with
ano
ther
wom
an.
Sch
neid
er e
xplo
res
with
gre
at s
ensi
tivity
the
way
tha
t co
nfro
ntin
g ou
r in
herit
ed s
ense
of
the
forb
idde
n ca
n un
lock
us,
at
leas
t te
mpo
raril
y, f
rom
ou
rsel
ves.
Tan,
Am
y. S
avin
g Fi
sh f
rom
Dro
wni
ng. I
n Ta
n’s
mos
t po
litic
ally
ast
ute
and
shre
wdl
y sa
tiri-
cal
nove
l to
dat
e, 1
2 A
mer
ican
tou
rists
fin
d th
emse
lves
in
over
the
ir he
ads
in M
yanm
ar
(for
mer
ly B
urm
a) i
n a
piqu
antly
hum
orou
s sh
ip-o
f-foo
ls t
ale
of c
ultu
ral
colli
sion
, op
pres
-si
on, m
edia
spi
n, t
rage
dy, a
nd f
olly.
Vo
llm
an,
William
. Eu
rope
Cen
tral
. Vo
llman
pre
sent
s an
epi
c in
quir
y in
to t
he n
atur
e of
con
scie
nce
and
the
cost
of
surv
ival
dur
ing
the
horr
ific
Wor
ld W
ar I
I co
nflic
t be
twee
n R
ussi
a an
d G
erm
any, c
reat
ing
a m
any-
face
ted
stor
y an
chor
ed b
y a
fictio
naliz
ed p
ortr
ait
of
the
grea
t co
mpo
ser
Dm
itri S
host
akov
ich.
Adu
lt B
oo
ks f
or
Young
Adu
lts
Sel
ecte
d by
the
Boo
ks fo
r Yo
uth
edito
rs, t
he fo
llow
ing
title
s co
mpr
ise
the
year
’s b
est pe
rson
al
read
ing
for
teen
ager
s am
ong
adul
t bo
oks
publ
ishe
d in
20
05
.
No
nfi
ctio
nB
oda
nis,
Dav
id. E
lect
ric
Uni
vers
e: T
he S
hock
ing
True
Sto
ry o
f El
ectr
icity
. In
this
live
ly
hist
ory, B
odan
is i
ntro
duce
s m
any
of t
he p
rinci
pal
figur
es w
ho d
isco
vere
d an
d de
velo
ped
elec
tric
ity.
The
reve
alin
g hu
man
sto
ries
mak
e th
e te
chno
logy
fas
cina
ting
and
acce
ssib
le.
Cro
ke, V
icki
Co
nsta
ntin
e. T
he L
ady
and
the
Pan
da. R
uth
Har
knes
s, a
dre
ss-d
esig
n-in
g so
cial
ite, c
aptu
red
the
first
gia
nt p
anda
to
be s
een
in t
he W
est.
The
adv
entu
re, s
tron
g w
ritin
g, a
nd f
asci
natin
g pe
rson
aliti
es m
ake
a th
rillin
g, d
eepl
y sa
tisfy
ing
stor
y.
8
John
son,
Dolo
res.
Onw
ard:
A P
hoto
biog
raph
y of
Afr
ican
Am
eric
an P
olar
Exp
lore
r M
atth
ew H
enso
n. G
r. 5–8
. H
isto
ry a
nd b
iogr
aphy
are
def
tly c
ombi
ned
in t
his
fasc
inat
ing
stor
y of
an
Afric
an A
mer
ican
sha
recr
oppe
r’s s
on w
ho g
rew
up
to e
xplo
re t
he w
orld
. Th
e am
azin
g si
lver
-tone
illu
stra
tions
tak
e re
ader
s al
ong
for
the
adve
ntur
e.
Jurm
ain,
Suza
nne.
The
Forb
idde
n Sc
hool
hous
e: T
he T
rue
and
Dra
mat
ic S
tory
of
Pru
denc
e C
rand
all
and
Her
Stu
dent
s. G
r. 5–8
. Ju
rmai
n pl
ucke
d an
alm
ost
forg
otte
n in
cide
nt f
rom
his
tory
and
sha
ped
a co
mpe
lling
, hi
ghly
rea
dabl
e, h
ands
omel
y de
sign
ed
book
aro
und
it. In
1831, P
rude
nce
Cra
ndal
l ope
ned
a sc
hool
for yo
ung
whi
te la
dies
. Whe
n as
ked
by a
n Af
rican
Am
eric
an t
eena
ger
if sh
e m
ight
join
the
cla
ss, C
rand
all a
gree
d—an
d th
e tr
oubl
e be
gan.
A K
ick
in t
he H
ead
: A
n E
very
day
Gu
ide
to
Po
eti
c Fo
rms.
Ed.
by
Pau
l B
. Ja
necz
ko. G
r. 4–6
. Ea
ch p
oem
rep
rese
nts
a di
ffer
ent
poet
ic for
m in
thi
s liv
ely, a
cces
sibl
e pi
ctur
e-bo
ok c
olle
ctio
n fr
om t
he c
reat
ors
of A
Pok
e in
the
Eye
. S
pare
tor
n-pa
per-a
nd-p
aint
co
llage
s us
e sm
all,
inge
niou
s de
tails
to
ampl
ify t
he m
eani
ng i
n th
e cl
assi
c an
d co
ntem
-po
rary
poe
ms.
Mil
lman
, Is
aac.
Hid
den
Chi
ld.
Gr.
4–7
. In
a b
eaut
iful
pict
ure-
book
bio
grap
hy,
illus
trat
ed
with
occ
asio
nal b
lack
-and
-whi
te p
hoto
s an
d ha
untin
g lin
e-an
d-w
ater
colo
r pi
ctur
es, M
illm
an
tells
of
surv
ivin
g th
e H
oloc
aust
aft
er h
is p
aren
ts w
ere
take
n aw
ay.
Fram
ed b
y th
e ge
nera
l hi
stor
y of
per
secu
tion,
the
fac
ts o
f hi
s pe
rson
al o
dyss
ey a
re a
ston
ishi
ng.
Pull
man
, Phi
lip.
The
Sca
recr
ow a
nd H
is S
erva
nt. G
r. 4–6
. Th
e ta
lent
ed P
ullm
an m
oves
in
to fa
iry-
tale
mod
e he
re, c
reat
ing
two
mem
orab
le c
hara
cter
s—a
scar
ecro
w a
nd a
n or
phan
bo
y, J
ack.
The
pai
r co
nten
d w
ith “
dang
er .
. .
fol
low
ed b
y gl
ory
. .
. le
adin
g to
sor
row
,”
just
as
a fo
rtun
e-te
ller
prom
ises
, but
a h
appy
end
ing
awai
ts t
he li
kabl
e fe
llow
s—w
ho m
ay
seem
fam
iliar
but
are
utt
erly
uni
que.
Sid
man
, Joy
ce. S
ong
of t
he W
ater
boat
man
and
Oth
er P
ond
Poe
ms.
Gr.
3–5
. S
cien
ce
fact
s co
mbi
ne w
ith v
ibra
nt p
oem
s in
thi
s pi
ctur
e-bo
ok c
olle
ctio
n ab
out
pond
life
. Pl
ants
an
d an
imal
s co
me
aliv
e in
the
bol
d w
oodc
ut p
rints
, and
the
wor
ds s
ing
with
joyf
ul s
ound
s an
d ha
untin
g im
ages
.
Sonn
enb
lick
, Jo
rdan
. D
rum
s, G
irls
& D
ange
rous
Pie
. G
r. 5–8
. W
hen
Ste
ven’
s yo
ung
brot
her is
dia
gnos
ed w
ith le
ukem
ia, a
ll he
ll br
eaks
loos
e. A
sto
ry tha
t co
uld
have
mor
phed
in
to m
elod
ram
a is
sav
ed b
y th
e re
ality
, raw
ness
, and
wit
Son
nenb
lick
infu
ses
into
Ste
ven’
s fir
st-p
erso
n vo
ice.
All
the
bad
part
s of
can
cer
are
here
, ye
t th
ere
is a
lso
solid
arity
, lo
ve,
and
hope
.
Woods
on,
Jac
queli
ne.
Show
Way
. Gr.
3–5
. A
Sho
w W
ay is
a q
uilt
with
sec
ret
mea
ning
s,
and
the
imag
e w
orks
as
both
his
tory
and
hau
ntin
g m
etap
hor i
n th
is e
xqui
site
pic
ture
boo
k,
base
d on
Woo
dson
’s o
wn
fam
ily h
isto
ry o
f Afr
ican
Am
eric
an w
omen
—fr
om s
lave
ry a
nd the
ci
vil r
ight
s m
ovem
ent
to t
he p
rese
nt.
The
Yo
un
gB
ert
rand
, Lyn
ne. G
rani
te B
aby.
K–G
r. 2. T
he s
uper
hum
an ta
lent
s of
five
gia
ntes
s si
blin
gs
are
perf
ect
for
runn
ing
thei
r N
ew H
amps
hire
sto
ne q
uarr
y, b
ut it
tak
es a
wis
e lit
tle g
irl t
o sh
ow t
hese
tou
gh m
ount
ain
wom
en h
ow t
o so
othe
a w
ailin
g ba
by.
A fo
lksy
, sp
irite
d te
xt
and
ener
getic
acr
ylic
pai
ntin
gs m
ake
this
rol
licki
ng t
all t
ale
a su
re b
et f
or s
tory
time.
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Wil
son,
Dia
ne L
ee
. B
lack
Sto
rm C
omin
’. G
r. 7
–10
. W
ith t
he C
ivil
War
com
ing,
Col
ton,
a
mix
ed-ra
ce t
een,
joi
ns t
he P
ony
Expr
ess.
His
adv
entu
res
are
the
stuf
f of
an
engr
oss-
ing
hist
oric
al n
ovel
tha
t co
mbi
nes
gallo
ping
act
ion
with
the
bea
uty
and
terr
or o
f a
boy’s
jour
ney
to m
anho
od.
Zev
in,
Gab
rie
lle
. El
sew
here
. G
r. 7
–10
. In
the
tra
ditio
n of
The
Lov
ely
Bon
es (
2002)
but
deci
dedl
y its
ow
n cr
eatio
n, t
his
exqu
isite
ly w
ritte
n no
vel
unfo
lds
in a
n el
abor
atel
y co
n-ce
ived
aft
erlif
e. F
ocus
ing
on a
dec
ease
d te
enag
er’s
adj
ustm
ent
to h
er n
ew e
xist
ence
, Ze
vin
tack
les
prov
ocat
ive
idea
s w
ith h
uman
ity a
nd h
umili
ty,
bala
ncin
g ch
arac
ter,
voic
e,
and
reso
nant
em
otio
nal c
onfli
cts
with
in a
n un
forg
etta
ble
philo
soph
ical
fra
mew
ork.
(To
p of
th
e Li
st w
inne
r—Yo
uth
Fict
ion.
)
Mid
dle
Re
ad
ers
Bir
dsal
l, Je
anne
. Th
e P
ende
rwic
ks:
A S
umm
er T
ale
of F
our
Sist
ers,
Tw
o R
abbi
ts,
and
a Ve
ry I
nter
estin
g B
oy. G
r. 3
–6.
Adul
ts w
ho h
ave
sear
ched
for
boo
ks t
hat
rem
ind
them
of
thei
r ow
n ch
ildho
od f
avor
ites
need
loo
k no
fur
ther
. Th
is c
omfo
rtin
g fa
mily
sto
ry
offe
rs fou
r m
arve
lous
ly a
ppea
ling
sist
ers,
tru
e ch
ildho
od b
ehav
ior,
and
a w
ritin
g st
yle
that
w
ill d
raw
rea
ders
clo
se.
Co
llar
d, S
nee
d B
. The
Pra
irie
Bui
lder
s: R
econ
stru
ctin
g A
mer
ica’
s Lo
st G
rass
land
s.
Gr.
5–8
. Whe
n th
ousa
nds
of a
cres
of I
owa
corn
field
s w
ere
set
asid
e as
a N
atio
nal W
ildlif
e R
efug
e in
19
89
, na
tura
lists
and
vol
unte
ers
bega
n th
e lo
ng p
roce
ss o
f br
ingi
ng b
ack
the
plan
ts a
nd a
nim
als
that
wer
e na
tive
to t
he a
rea.
Illu
stra
ted
with
exc
elle
nt c
olor
pho
tos,
th
is c
lear
ly w
ritte
n, e
xcep
tiona
l boo
k do
cum
ents
the
res
tora
tion
proc
ess.
De
lane
y, J
ose
ph.
Rev
enge
of
the
Witc
h. G
r. 5
–8.
Twel
ve-y
ear-o
ld T
hom
as i
s ta
ken
on
by t
he S
pook
, who
kee
ps t
he c
ount
rysi
de f
ree
of w
itche
s an
d ot
her
scar
y th
ings
. D
elan
ey
grab
s re
ader
s by
the
thr
oat
and
give
s th
em a
goo
d sh
ake
in t
his
smar
tly c
raft
ed s
tory
, w
hich
set
s th
e ho
rror
with
in t
he p
aram
eter
s of
a b
oy’s
new
job.
Hee
d th
e w
arni
ng o
n th
e co
ver:
thi
s is
“no
t to
be
read
aft
er d
ark.
”
Erd
rich
, Lo
uis
e. T
he G
ame
of S
ilenc
e. G
r. 5
–8.
An o
verw
helm
ing
sens
e of
los
s pe
rme-
ates
thi
s he
artr
endi
ng s
eque
l to
The
Birch
bark
Hou
se (1
99
9),
in w
hich
whi
te s
ettle
rs w
ant
to o
ust
nine
-yea
r-old
Om
akay
as a
nd h
er O
jibw
e pe
ople
fro
m t
heir
beau
tiful
isl
and
hom
e.
Ric
hly
draw
n, n
onre
vere
ntia
l cha
ract
ers
are
an in
tegr
al p
art
of E
rdric
h’s
reco
untin
g of
her
an
cest
ors’
hor
rifyi
ng h
isto
ry a
nd p
ortr
ayal
of
a cu
lture
tha
t is
ric
h, f
unny
, and
war
m.
Fre
edm
an, R
uss
ell.
Chi
ldre
n of
the
Gre
at D
epre
ssio
n. G
r. 5–8
. W
ritte
n in
Fre
edm
an’s
si
gnat
ure
plai
nspo
ken
pros
e, thi
s st
irrin
g ph
oto
essa
y us
es u
nfor
gett
able
per
sona
l det
ails
to
brin
g ho
me
wha
t it
was
lik
e to
be
youn
g an
d po
or i
n D
epre
ssio
n Am
eric
a. B
lack
-and
-w
hite
pho
tos
by D
orot
hea
Lang
e, W
alke
r Ev
ans,
and
man
y ot
hers
vis
ualiz
e th
e hi
stor
y.
Gif
f, P
atri
cia
Re
illy
. W
illow
Run
. G
r. 4
–6.
Toug
h an
d te
nder
, th
is e
xcel
lent
add
ition
to
Wor
ld W
ar II
she
lves
follo
ws
Meg
gie
Dill
on to
Mic
higa
n, w
here
her
fath
er h
as a
job
build
ing
plan
es. G
iff a
rtfu
lly c
arve
s th
e fe
elin
gs s
o pr
eval
ent
in w
ar—
anxi
ety, h
ope,
bor
edom
—in
to
shar
p re
lief.
Gra
ff, N
ancy
Pri
ce. T
akin
g W
ing.
Gr.
5–8
. In
an
affe
ctin
g bo
ok t
hat
take
s re
ader
s ba
ck
to a
tim
e w
hen
child
ren
wer
e ex
pect
ed t
o liv
e up
to
fam
ily v
alue
s an
d ha
rd w
ork
was
pa
rt o
f th
e na
tura
l or
der,
Gus
, 1
3,
spen
ds a
piv
otal
sev
eral
mon
ths
durin
g 1942 a
t hi
s gr
andp
aren
ts’
Verm
ont
farm
. G
raff c
aptu
res
wha
t w
as d
iffer
ent
abou
t a
time
gone
by
and
illum
inat
es w
hat
rem
ains
the
sam
e.
12
Hat
ch,
Robe
rt a
nd H
atch
, W
illi
am.
The
Her
o P
roje
ct:
How
We
Met
Our
Gre
ates
t H
eroe
s an
d W
hat W
e Le
arne
d fr
om T
hem
. Tw
o te
en b
roth
ers
inte
rvie
wed
the
ir he
roes
, in
clud
ing
Jim
my
Car
ter
and
Jack
ie C
han.
Exc
erpt
s fr
om t
he b
oys’
con
vers
atio
ns a
ppea
r in
th
is m
ovin
g, in
sigh
tful
col
lect
ion.
O’C
onn
or,
Ian.
The
Jum
p: S
ebas
tian
Telfa
ir a
nd t
he H
igh
Stak
es B
usin
ess
of H
igh
Scho
ol B
all.
A ve
tera
n sp
orts
rep
orte
r ch
roni
cles
a y
oung
Bro
okly
n ba
sket
ball
star
’s
harr
owin
g le
ap t
o N
BA
star
dom
in
this
raw
vie
w o
f th
e co
mpl
ex,
cont
radi
ctor
y w
orld
of
big-
stak
es h
igh-
scho
ol b
aske
tbal
l.
Riv
erb
end
. B
aghd
ad B
urni
ng:
Gir
l B
log
from
Ira
q. T
his
colle
ctio
n of
mat
eria
l cu
lled
from
a y
oung
Ira
qi’s
blo
g re
veal
s a
little
-see
n vi
ew o
f a
youn
g pe
rson
’s life
in
Iraq
befo
re
the
curr
ent
conf
lict.
Wal
ls,
Jean
nett
e.
The
Gla
ss C
astle
. Wal
ls’
extr
aord
inar
y m
emoi
r re
coun
ts h
er itin
eran
t ch
ildho
od w
ith t
wo
ecce
ntric
par
ents
and
the
pov
erty
and
bul
lyin
g th
at s
he e
ndur
ed.
A gr
acef
ul, c
andi
d, a
nd s
omet
imes
sho
ckin
g st
ory.
Wak
ing
Up
Am
eri
can:
Co
min
g o
f A
ge B
icu
ltu
rall
y; F
irst
-Ge
nera
tio
n W
om
en
Refl
ect
on
Ident
ity.
Ed.
by
Ang
ela
Jane
Fou
ntas
. I
n th
is e
xcel
lent
ant
holo
gy b
y ne
w im
mig
rant
s, y
oung
wom
en w
riter
s sp
eak
with
irre
vere
nce
and
hone
sty
abou
t co
mpl
ex
iden
titie
s, lo
ve, a
nd t
he p
reju
dice
at
hom
e an
d ou
tsid
e.
Fict
ion
Bat
es,
Judy
Fong
. M
idni
ght
at t
he D
rago
n C
afé.
Su-
Jen
Cho
u an
d he
r pa
rent
s ar
e th
e on
ly C
hine
se f
amily
in
thei
r sm
all
Ont
ario
tow
n in
the
1950s.
Aft
er h
er h
ands
ome
half-
brot
her
arriv
es, S
u-Je
n no
tices
new
fam
ily t
ensi
on a
nd it
s hi
dden
cau
se.
The
secr
ets
and
the
sim
ple,
bea
utifu
l wor
ds m
ake
this
nov
el a
bre
athl
ess
read
.
Derm
ansk
y, M
arcy
. Tw
ins.
Thr
ough
out
high
sch
ool,
iden
tical
tw
ins
Chl
oe a
nd S
ue f
orge
ve
ry d
issi
mila
r id
entit
ies
as t
hey
stru
ggle
with
bul
imia
, firs
t lo
ve, a
nd t
he s
hift
ing
inte
nsity
of
the
ir ow
n bo
nd.
The
twin
s’ a
ltern
atin
g vi
ewpo
ints
nar
rate
thi
s da
rkly
hum
orou
s, a
ffec
t-in
g de
but.
Dev
oto
, P
at C
unn
ingh
am.
The
Sum
mer
We
Got
Sav
ed.
In 1
960s
Alab
ama,
you
ng
Tab
and
her
sist
er a
re i
ntro
duce
d to
non
viol
ent
prot
ests
and
the
lie
s to
ld b
y bo
th w
hite
an
d bl
ack.
Rea
listic
, fla
wed
cha
ract
ers,
poi
gnan
t hu
mor
, and
pro
voca
tive
ques
tions
abo
ut
soci
al in
just
ice
com
bine
in t
his
com
pelli
ng h
isto
rical
nov
el.
Eva
ns,
Dia
na.
26
a. I
n su
burb
an L
ondo
n, t
he m
embe
rs o
f a
bira
cial
, bi
cultu
ral fa
mily
fee
l pu
lled
betw
een
duel
ing
iden
titie
s. E
vans
’ ly
rical
tel
ling
focu
ses
on t
he y
oung
cha
ract
ers
and
fluid
ly ju
xtap
oses
dis
para
te w
orld
s.
Gal
low
ay,
Gre
gory
. A
s Si
mpl
e as
Sno
w.
An a
vera
ge h
igh-
scho
ol b
oy d
escr
ibes
his
se
arch
for
an
allu
ring
Got
h st
uden
t w
ho d
isap
pear
ed.
Sus
pens
e bu
ilds
as t
he y
oung
, af
fect
ing
narr
ator
sift
s th
roug
h cl
ues
and
cryp
tic s
igns
for
ans
wer
s.
Hem
ingw
ay,
Am
anda
. Th
e G
reen
ston
e G
rail.
In
this
lyr
ical
, in
trig
uing
var
iatio
n on
the
ar
chet
ypal
que
st s
tory
, you
ng N
atha
n fin
ds h
imse
lf re
spon
sibl
e fo
r re
scui
ng the
gra
il w
hen
it fa
lls i
nto
the
wro
ng h
ands
. An
cien
t, m
oder
n, a
nd m
ystic
al e
lem
ents
ble
nd t
oget
her
smoo
thly
in t
his
rous
ing
adve
ntur
e.
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S’ C
HOI
CE
John
son,
R.
Kik
uo
. N
ight
Fis
her.
Lore
n, a
hig
h-sc
hool
sen
ior
in M
aui,
Haw
aii,
and
a fo
rmer
str
aigh
t-A s
tude
nt,
falls
int
o a
circ
le o
f fr
iend
s w
ho u
se d
rugs
and
com
mit
pett
y cr
imes
. Jo
hnso
n’s
first
gra
phic
nov
el o
ffer
s a
visc
eral
sen
se o
f th
e H
awai
ian
sett
ing
and
a co
nvin
cing
por
trai
t of
mild
ly d
isaf
fect
ed t
eens
at
a tu
rnin
g po
int.
Lee
, M
arie
Myu
ng-O
k. S
omeb
ody’
s D
augh
ter.
Afte
r K
orea
n-bo
rn a
dopt
ee L
ee S
oon-
Min
lear
ns t
hat
her
biol
ogic
al p
aren
ts w
ere
not
kille
d, a
s sh
e’d
alw
ays
thou
ght,
the
youn
g w
oman
tra
vels
fro
m M
inne
sota
to
Kor
ea in
sear
ch o
f th
e tr
uth.
Alte
rnat
ing
narr
ator
s te
ll th
e bi
tter
swee
t st
ory.
Raw
les,
Nan
cy.
My
Jim
. In
thi
s tr
ench
ant
nove
l, R
awle
s re
visi
ts J
im,
the
slav
e w
ho
esca
pes
dow
n th
e M
issi
ssip
pi R
iver
with
Huc
k Fi
nn, an
d im
agin
es t
he li
fe o
f th
e w
ife h
e le
ft b
ehin
d. A
n un
forg
etta
ble
view
of
Amer
ican
sla
very
and
end
urin
g lo
ve.
Sit
tenf
eld
, C
urt
is.
Pre
p. S
even
teen
-yea
r-old
Lee
, a
scho
lars
hip
stud
ent,
feel
s lik
e an
ou
tsid
er a
t he
r N
ew E
ngla
nd p
rep
scho
ol.
Sitt
enfe
ld in
clud
es s
hrew
d, s
ubtle
insi
ghts
into
ad
oles
cenc
e an
d th
e sc
hool
’s p
rivile
ged
wor
ld.
Ste
mpl
e, A
dam
. Sin
ger
of S
ouls
. Dou
glas
trie
s to
qui
t dr
ugs
by m
ovin
g in
with
his
gra
nd-
mot
her
in E
dinb
urgh
. Th
en h
e m
eets
a b
eaut
iful
mus
icia
n w
ho l
ures
him
int
o a
chill
ing
alte
rnat
e st
ate.
A g
rim, p
ower
ful f
anta
sy f
or o
lder
rea
ders
.
Bo
oks
fo
r Yo
uth
Sel
ecte
d by
the
Boo
ks f
or Y
outh
edi
toria
l st
aff,
thes
e tit
les
repr
esen
t ou
r be
st-o
f-the
-yea
r se
lect
ions
in
fictio
n, n
onfic
tion,
and
pic
ture
boo
ks f
or o
lder
and
mid
dle
read
ers
and
youn
g ch
ildre
n. O
ur g
oal
is t
o pr
ovid
e a
broa
d se
lect
ion
of o
utst
andi
ng b
ooks
tha
t m
ixes
pop
ular
ap
peal
with
lite
rary
exc
elle
nce.
Old
er
Re
ad
ers
Abr
aham
s, P
ete
r. D
own
the
Rab
bit
Hol
e. G
r. 7
–10
. Th
irte
en-y
ear-o
ld I
ngrid
Lev
in-H
ill
feel
s lik
e Al
ice
plun
ging
dow
n th
e ra
bbit
hole
as
her
curio
sity
abo
ut t
he m
urde
r of
a lo
cal
ecce
ntric
tak
es h
er in
to u
nkno
wn,
eve
n da
nger
ous
plac
es. G
reat
cha
ract
ers,
ple
nty
of s
us-
pens
e, a
nd a
n au
then
tic r
eal-w
orld
bac
kdro
p ra
ise
this
wel
l abo
ve m
ost
yout
h m
yste
ries.
Bar
tole
tti,
Su
san
Cam
pbell. H
itler
You
th: G
row
ing
Up
in H
itler
’s S
hado
w. G
r. 7–1
0.
In a
grip
ping
na
rrat
ive
acco
mpa
nied
by
nu
mer
ous
blac
k-an
d-w
hite
hi
stor
ical
ph
otos
, B
arto
lett
i dra
ws
on o
ral h
isto
ries,
dia
ries,
lett
ers,
and
her
ow
n ex
tens
ive
inte
rvie
ws
to t
ell
wha
t it
was
like
to
be a
tee
nage
r du
ring
Hitl
er’s
tim
e. T
he h
aunt
ing
pers
onal
acc
ount
s w
ill
spar
k de
ep d
iscu
ssio
ns t
hat
will
ext
end
beyo
nd t
he H
oloc
aust
cur
ricul
um. (T
op o
f th
e Li
st
win
ner—
Yout
h N
onfic
tion.
)
Farr
ell
, Je
ane
tte
. In
visi
ble
Alli
es:
Mic
robe
s Th
at S
hape
Our
Liv
es.
Gr.
6–9
. Fa
rrel
l w
rites
a f
asci
natin
g an
d so
met
imes
sur
pris
ing
acco
unt
of h
ow low
ly m
icro
bes
cont
ribut
e to
hum
an life
in
area
s as
var
ied
as t
he p
rodu
ctio
n of
cho
cola
te,
the
deve
lopm
ent
of t
he
hum
an d
iges
tive
syst
em, a
nd t
he d
isin
tegr
atio
n of
env
ironm
enta
l tox
ins.
Fran
k, M
itch
. U
nder
stan
ding
the
Hol
y La
nd: A
nsw
erin
g Q
uest
ions
abo
ut t
he Is
rael
i-Pal
estin
ian
Con
flict
. Gr.
6–9
. U
sing
a w
onde
rful
ly e
ffec
tive
ques
tion-
and-
answ
er f
orm
at,
Fran
k’s
even
hand
ed,
hone
st b
ook
tack
les
the
com
plex
sub
ject
of
the
Isra
eli-P
ales
tinia
n co
nflic
t, m
akin
g it
com
preh
ensi
ble
if no
t an
y le
ss h
orrif
ic.
10
Gre
en,
John
. Loo
king
for
Ala
ska.
Gr.
9–1
2. In
Gre
en’s
stu
nnin
g de
but
nove
l, M
iles
Hal
ter,
a lo
ver
of l
ast
wor
ds,
goes
to
boar
ding
sch
ool
look
ing
for
the
Gre
at P
erha
ps.
He
finds
fr
iend
s, f
un,
and
a tr
oubl
ed g
irl n
amed
Ala
ska,
who
cha
nges
his
life
. W
ritte
n w
ith f
rank
-ne
ss, g
race
, and
hum
or.
Laro
chell
e, D
avid
. Abs
olut
ely,
Pos
itive
ly N
ot. G
r. 7–1
0. T
his
touc
hing
, som
etim
es h
ilari-
ous
com
ing-
out
stor
y st
ars
Ste
ven
DeN
arsk
i, 16,
who
trie
s to
den
y th
at h
e is
gay
. Th
e ch
arac
ters
are
dra
wn
with
sur
pris
ing
dept
h, a
nd t
he w
ry firs
t-per
son
narr
ativ
e m
oves
fro
m
angs
t to
far
ce a
s S
teve
n fin
ds s
uppo
rt a
nd b
etra
yal i
n un
expe
cted
pla
ces.
Lest
er,
Juli
us.
Day
of T
ears
. Gr.
6–9
. In
unf
orge
ttab
le p
erso
nal a
ccou
nts,
Les
ter
fictio
nal-
izes
the
big
gest
sla
ve a
uctio
n in
Am
eric
an h
isto
ry t
hrou
gh t
he s
tirrin
g vo
ices
of m
any
who
w
ere
ther
e, i
nclu
ding
the
sla
ves
up f
or s
ale,
the
auc
tione
er,
and
the
whi
te m
aste
rs a
nd
thei
r ch
ildre
n.
Lync
h, C
hris
. In
excu
sabl
e. G
r. 9–1
2.
Kei
r, a
high
-sch
ool
seni
or a
ccus
ed o
f da
te r
ape,
re
coun
ts h
is v
ersi
on o
f ev
ents
in
this
bon
e-ch
illin
g no
vel
that
ask
s po
wer
ful
ques
tions
ab
out
athl
etic
cul
ture
, per
sona
l res
pons
ibili
ty, a
nd w
hat
defin
es a
goo
d gu
y.
Mell
ing
, O.
R. T
he H
unte
r’s M
oon.
Gr.
8–1
1.
Teen
cou
sins
Gw
en a
nd F
inda
bhai
r em
bark
on
a t
hrill
ing
adve
ntur
e th
at l
eads
the
m t
hrou
gh t
he s
hift
ing
wor
lds
of c
onte
mpo
rary
Ire
land
and
the
opu
lent
, mys
tical
rea
lm o
f fa
erie
s. W
ell d
raw
n an
d ric
hly
satis
fyin
g, t
his
is
the
first
boo
k in
the
Chr
onic
les
of F
aerie
ser
ies.
Nels
on,
Mar
ilyn
. A W
reat
h fo
r Em
met
t Till
. Gr.
9–1
2. N
elso
n di
still
s ov
erw
helm
ing
emo-
tion
into
pot
ent,
hear
t-sto
ppin
g lin
es i
n th
is c
olle
ctio
n of
poe
ms,
org
aniz
ed i
nto
a he
roic
cr
own
of s
onne
ts,
abou
t th
e br
utal
, ra
cial
ly m
otiv
ated
mur
der
of E
mm
ett
Till.
Phi
lippe
La
rdy’s
spar
e, s
ymbo
lic p
aint
ings
illu
stra
te t
he m
aste
rful
poe
try.
Nil
sson,
Per.
You
& Y
ou &
You
. Gr.
9–1
2.
Sw
edis
h no
velis
t N
ilsso
n br
ings
tog
ethe
r th
ree
disp
arat
e ch
arac
ters
, An
on,
12;
Zara
h, 1
7;
and
Nils
, 20,
in a
qui
rky, e
xcep
tiona
l no
vel
abou
t re
latio
nshi
ps a
nd t
he h
uman
con
ditio
n. S
tron
g la
ngua
ge a
nd s
exua
l situ
atio
ns a
re
fold
ed n
atur
ally
into
the
bea
utifu
lly w
ritte
n st
ory.
Par
trid
ge, E
liza
beth
. Joh
n Le
nnon
: All
I Wan
t Is
the
Tru
th. G
r. 9–1
2. T
he m
ystiq
ue s
ur-
roun
ding
Joh
n Le
nnon
has
onl
y in
tens
ified
in th
e de
cade
s si
nce
his
mur
der,
and
Part
ridge
’s
stel
lar bi
ogra
phy
fills
in the
intim
ate
deta
ils—
char
min
g an
d gr
itty—
in a
car
eful
ly d
esig
ned,
w
ell-r
esea
rche
d pa
ckag
e th
at w
ill d
raw
bro
wse
rs a
nd r
ock-
hist
ory
buff
s al
ike.
Perk
ins,
Lyn
ne R
ae.
Cri
ss C
ross
. Gr.
6–9
. In
thi
s w
ry, p
erce
ptiv
e fo
llow
-up
to A
ll Al
one
in
the
Uni
vers
e, a
1999
Boo
klis
t Edi
tors
’ Cho
ice
sele
ctio
n, 1
4-y
ear-o
ld D
ebbi
e an
d he
r frie
nds
sear
ch fo
r si
gns
of w
ho the
y ar
e an
d w
ho the
y’ll
beco
me.
Per
kins
find
s po
etry
in a
uthe
ntic
, un
ders
tate
d m
omen
ts, t
he 1
970s
sett
ing,
and
the
wel
l-dra
wn,
lika
ble
char
acte
rs.
Row
ling
, J. K
. Har
ry P
otte
r an
d th
e H
alf-B
lood
Pri
nce.
Gr.
6–9
. In
the
penu
ltim
ate
book
of
the
ser
ies,
the
wiz
ard
com
mun
ity i
s no
w f
ully
aw
are
that
evi
l ha
s re
turn
ed.
Har
ry h
as
been
left
ber
eft
by t
he d
eath
of S
irius
Bla
ck, a
nd t
here
are
mor
e ki
lling
s to
com
e. R
owlin
g is
at
the
top
of h
er g
ame
here
, ble
ndin
g ba
ckst
ory
and
fres
h in
sigh
ts.
Ste
inho
fel,
And
reas
. Th
e C
ente
r of
the
Wor
ld.
Gr.
10–1
2.
Phil,
17,
know
s th
at h
e is
ga
y an
d th
at h
is f
ree-
spiri
ted
mot
her
acce
pts
him
, bu
t he
has
alw
ays
drea
med
of
findi
ng
his
Amer
ican
fat
her.
A pr
izew
inne
r in
Ger
man
y, t
his
funn
y, a
chin
g fir
st-p
erso
n na
rrat
ive
tells
a s
tory
of
secr
ets
and
betr
ayal
as
Phil
conf
ront
s tr
uth
and
lies
abou
t fa
mily
, frie
nds,
an
d lo
vers
.
11
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her mother, Su-Jen enjoys her comfort-
able new life in Canada, but dark secrets
threaten her family’s stability.
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate. Teens
Antonio and Natasha try to keep their love
alive through letters after Antonio goes
to prison. As Natasha excels in school,
Antonio fights for survival. A 2006 BBYA
title.
Gaiman, Neil. Anansi Boys. After Fat
Charlie Nancy’s father drops dead on a
karaoke stage, Charlie meets Spider, a
brother he never knew he had and isn’t sure
he wants. A 2006 BBYA title.
Gallaway, Gregory. As Simple as Snow. After Anna mysteriously disap-
pears, her boyfriend looks for clues in her
cryptic behavior during their five months
together. A 2006 BBYA title.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. There’s a dark secret at the Hailsham
School, where the students live in carefully
planned, idyllic isolation, ignorant of the
future that’s been planned for them.
Martinez, A. Lee. Gil’s All Fright Diner. In this gruesome and wacky tale,
can two travelers (one vampire, one were-
wolf) save a roadside diner, besieged by
zombies and ghouls, from dark forces and
find true love? A 2006 BBYA title.
Palwick, Susan. The Necessary Beggar. A young merchant accused of
murder and his family are banished from
their otherworld home to begin a strange
life of exile in an internment camp in the
Nevada desert.
Bates, Judy Fong. Midnight at the Dragon Café. After leaving China with
her mother, Su-Jen enjoys her comfort-
able new life in Canada, but dark secrets
threaten her family’s stability.
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate. Teens
Antonio and Natasha try to keep their love
alive through letters after Antonio goes
to prison. As Natasha excels in school,
Antonio fights for survival. A 2006 BBYA
title.
Gaiman, Neil. Anansi Boys. After Fat
Charlie Nancy’s father drops dead on a
karaoke stage, Charlie meets Spider, a
brother he never knew he had and isn’t sure
he wants. A 2006 BBYA title.
Gallaway, Gregory. As Simple as Snow. After Anna mysteriously disap-
pears, her boyfriend looks for clues in her
cryptic behavior during their five months
together. A 2006 BBYA title.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. There’s a dark secret at the Hailsham
School, where the students live in carefully
planned, idyllic isolation, ignorant of the
future that’s been planned for them.
Martinez, A. Lee. Gil’s All Fright Diner. In this gruesome and wacky tale,
can two travelers (one vampire, one were-
wolf) save a roadside diner, besieged by
zombies and ghouls, from dark forces and
find true love? A 2006 BBYA title.
Palwick, Susan. The Necessary Beggar. A young merchant accused of
murder and his family are banished from
their otherworld home to begin a strange
life of exile in an internment camp in the
Nevada desert.
Bates, Judy Fong. Midnight at the Dragon Café. After leaving China with
her mother, Su-Jen enjoys her comfort-
able new life in Canada, but dark secrets
threaten her family’s stability.
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate. Teens
Antonio and Natasha try to keep their love
alive through letters after Antonio goes
to prison. As Natasha excels in school,
Antonio fights for survival. A 2006 BBYA
title.
Gaiman, Neil. Anansi Boys. After Fat
Charlie Nancy’s father drops dead on a
karaoke stage, Charlie meets Spider, a
brother he never knew he had and isn’t sure
he wants. A 2006 BBYA title.
Gallaway, Gregory. As Simple as Snow. After Anna mysteriously disap-
pears, her boyfriend looks for clues in her
cryptic behavior during their five months
together. A 2006 BBYA title.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. There’s a dark secret at the Hailsham
School, where the students live in carefully
planned, idyllic isolation, ignorant of the
future that’s been planned for them.
Martinez, A. Lee. Gil’s All Fright Diner. In this gruesome and wacky tale,
can two travelers (one vampire, one were-
wolf) save a roadside diner, besieged by
zombies and ghouls, from dark forces and
find true love? A 2006 BBYA title.
Palwick, Susan. The Necessary Beggar. A young merchant accused of
murder and his family are banished from
their otherworld home to begin a strange
life of exile in an internment camp in the
Nevada desert.
Bates, Judy Fong. Midnight at the Dragon Café. After leaving China with
her mother, Su-Jen enjoys her comfort-
able new life in Canada, but dark secrets
threaten her family’s stability.
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate. Teens
Antonio and Natasha try to keep their love
alive through letters after Antonio goes
to prison. As Natasha excels in school,
Antonio fights for survival. A 2006 BBYA
title.
Gaiman, Neil. Anansi Boys. After Fat
Charlie Nancy’s father drops dead on a
karaoke stage, Charlie meets Spider, a
brother he never knew he had and isn’t sure
he wants. A 2006 BBYA title.
Gallaway, Gregory. As Simple as Snow. After Anna mysteriously disap-
pears, her boyfriend looks for clues in her
cryptic behavior during their five months
together. A 2006 BBYA title.
Ishiguro, Kazuo. Never Let Me Go. There’s a dark secret at the Hailsham
School, where the students live in carefully
planned, idyllic isolation, ignorant of the
future that’s been planned for them.
Martinez, A. Lee. Gil’s All Fright Diner. In this gruesome and wacky tale,
can two travelers (one vampire, one were-
wolf) save a roadside diner, besieged by
zombies and ghouls, from dark forces and
find true love? A 2006 BBYA title.
Palwick, Susan. The Necessary Beggar. A young merchant accused of
murder and his family are banished from
their otherworld home to begin a strange
life of exile in an internment camp in the
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upon them.
Rawles, Nancy. My Jim. Sadie Watson’s
love and courage carry her through the cru-
elties of slavery into life as a free woman.
Scheeres, Julia. Jesus Land. Scheeres’
unflinching memoir chronicles life in rural
Indiana with her disciplinarian father, fun-
damentalist mother, and adopted African
American brother. Each child finds a way to
survive, with very different endings.
Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle. This empowering memoir recounts the
strength and creativity of the Walls chil-
dren as they overcome the poverty and
social challenges their parents brought
upon them.
Rawles, Nancy. My Jim. Sadie Watson’s
love and courage carry her through the cru-
elties of slavery into life as a free woman.
Scheeres, Julia. Jesus Land. Scheeres’
unflinching memoir chronicles life in rural
Indiana with her disciplinarian father, fun-
damentalist mother, and adopted African
American brother. Each child finds a way to
survive, with very different endings.
Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle. This empowering memoir recounts the
strength and creativity of the Walls chil-
dren as they overcome the poverty and
social challenges their parents brought
upon them.
Rawles, Nancy. My Jim. Sadie Watson’s
love and courage carry her through the cru-
elties of slavery into life as a free woman.
Scheeres, Julia. Jesus Land. Scheeres’
unflinching memoir chronicles life in rural
Indiana with her disciplinarian father, fun-
damentalist mother, and adopted African
American brother. Each child finds a way to
survive, with very different endings.
Walls, Jeannette. The Glass Castle. This empowering memoir recounts the
strength and creativity of the Walls chil-
dren as they overcome the poverty and
social challenges their parents brought
upon them.
TOP 10 BEST BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
2006
TOP 10 BEST BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
2006
TOP 10 BEST BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
2006
TOP 10 BEST BOOKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS
2006
Akbar, Said Hyder and Burton, Susan. Come Back to Afghan-istan: A California Teenager’s Story. In this thrilling memoir recorded
during the summers of 2002 through 2004,
a California teen returns to his father’s
homeland to help rebuild Afghanistan.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow. “I begin with the young. . . .
What material! With them I can make a new
world.” Adolf Hitler exploited the idealism of
millions of Germany’s young people to fuel
his evil master plan for global domination.
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate. Natasha
and Antonio, young Harlem lovers, com-
municate via letters for nine years after
Antonio is incarcerated for murdering his
father. A 2006 Alex Awards winner.
Green, John. Looking for Alaska. Miles is looking for the Great Perhaps, and
an Alabama boarding school offers the
possibility of finding it, especially after he
meets the captivating and unpredictable
Alaska. The 2006 Printz Award Book and a
2006 Quick Picks title.
Lynch, Chris. Inexcusable. High-school
senior and football star Keir can always find
an excuse for his bad behavior, even after
he is accused of date rape.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Bella
expects to be bored after she moves to
dreary Forks, Washington. Then she meets
the mysterious Edward, whose otherworldly
charm attracts and terrifies her. A 2006
Quick Picks title.
Akbar, Said Hyder and Burton, Susan. Come Back to Afghan-istan: A California Teenager’s Story. In this thrilling memoir recorded
during the summers of 2002 through 2004,
a California teen returns to his father’s
homeland to help rebuild Afghanistan.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow. “I begin with the young. . . .
What material! With them I can make a new
world.” Adolf Hitler exploited the idealism of
millions of Germany’s young people to fuel
his evil master plan for global domination.
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate. Natasha
and Antonio, young Harlem lovers, com-
municate via letters for nine years after
Antonio is incarcerated for murdering his
father. A 2006 Alex Awards winner.
Green, John. Looking for Alaska. Miles is looking for the Great Perhaps, and
an Alabama boarding school offers the
possibility of finding it, especially after he
meets the captivating and unpredictable
Alaska. The 2006 Printz Award Book and a
2006 Quick Picks title.
Lynch, Chris. Inexcusable. High-school
senior and football star Keir can always find
an excuse for his bad behavior, even after
he is accused of date rape.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Bella
expects to be bored after she moves to
dreary Forks, Washington. Then she meets
the mysterious Edward, whose otherworldly
charm attracts and terrifies her. A 2006
Quick Picks title.
Akbar, Said Hyder and Burton, Susan. Come Back to Afghan-istan: A California Teenager’s Story. In this thrilling memoir recorded
during the summers of 2002 through 2004,
a California teen returns to his father’s
homeland to help rebuild Afghanistan.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow. “I begin with the young. . . .
What material! With them I can make a new
world.” Adolf Hitler exploited the idealism of
millions of Germany’s young people to fuel
his evil master plan for global domination.
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate. Natasha
and Antonio, young Harlem lovers, com-
municate via letters for nine years after
Antonio is incarcerated for murdering his
father. A 2006 Alex Awards winner.
Green, John. Looking for Alaska. Miles is looking for the Great Perhaps, and
an Alabama boarding school offers the
possibility of finding it, especially after he
meets the captivating and unpredictable
Alaska. The 2006 Printz Award Book and a
2006 Quick Picks title.
Lynch, Chris. Inexcusable. High-school
senior and football star Keir can always find
an excuse for his bad behavior, even after
he is accused of date rape.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Bella
expects to be bored after she moves to
dreary Forks, Washington. Then she meets
the mysterious Edward, whose otherworldly
charm attracts and terrifies her. A 2006
Quick Picks title.
Akbar, Said Hyder and Burton, Susan. Come Back to Afghan-istan: A California Teenager’s Story. In this thrilling memoir recorded
during the summers of 2002 through 2004,
a California teen returns to his father’s
homeland to help rebuild Afghanistan.
Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow. “I begin with the young. . . .
What material! With them I can make a new
world.” Adolf Hitler exploited the idealism of
millions of Germany’s young people to fuel
his evil master plan for global domination.
Buckhanon, Kalisha. Upstate. Natasha
and Antonio, young Harlem lovers, com-
municate via letters for nine years after
Antonio is incarcerated for murdering his
father. A 2006 Alex Awards winner.
Green, John. Looking for Alaska. Miles is looking for the Great Perhaps, and
an Alabama boarding school offers the
possibility of finding it, especially after he
meets the captivating and unpredictable
Alaska. The 2006 Printz Award Book and a
2006 Quick Picks title.
Lynch, Chris. Inexcusable. High-school
senior and football star Keir can always find
an excuse for his bad behavior, even after
he is accused of date rape.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Bella
expects to be bored after she moves to
dreary Forks, Washington. Then she meets
the mysterious Edward, whose otherworldly
charm attracts and terrifies her. A 2006
Quick Picks title.
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Vaughan, Brian K. Runaways, v.1. Six teenagers discover that their parents
are supervillains and go into hiding to try
to disrupt the adults’ evil plans in this full-
color graphic novel.
Westerfeld, Scott. Peeps. A one-night
stand leads Cal deep into the underbelly
of New York City, where he finds that
parasite-positive predators are the least
of his worries.
Wooding, Chris. Poison. After her baby
sister is kidnapped by Phaeries, Poison is
determined to get her back, not realizing
that she and her sister are part of a much
larger, darker story.
Zusak, Markus. I Am the Messenger. After Ed, an aimless nineteen-year-old cab
driver, foils a bank robber, he begins to
receive mysterious messages assigning
him to intervene in the lives of strangers. A
2006 Printz Honor Book.
Vaughan, Brian K. Runaways, v.1. Six teenagers discover that their parents
are supervillains and go into hiding to try
to disrupt the adults’ evil plans in this full-
color graphic novel.
Westerfeld, Scott. Peeps. A one-night
stand leads Cal deep into the underbelly
of New York City, where he finds that
parasite-positive predators are the least
of his worries.
Wooding, Chris. Poison. After her baby
sister is kidnapped by Phaeries, Poison is
determined to get her back, not realizing
that she and her sister are part of a much
larger, darker story.
Zusak, Markus. I Am the Messenger. After Ed, an aimless nineteen-year-old cab
driver, foils a bank robber, he begins to
receive mysterious messages assigning
him to intervene in the lives of strangers. A
2006 Printz Honor Book.
Vaughan, Brian K. Runaways, v.1. Six teenagers discover that their parents
are supervillains and go into hiding to try
to disrupt the adults’ evil plans in this full-
color graphic novel.
Westerfeld, Scott. Peeps. A one-night
stand leads Cal deep into the underbelly
of New York City, where he finds that
parasite-positive predators are the least
of his worries.
Wooding, Chris. Poison. After her baby
sister is kidnapped by Phaeries, Poison is
determined to get her back, not realizing
that she and her sister are part of a much
larger, darker story.
Zusak, Markus. I Am the Messenger. After Ed, an aimless nineteen-year-old cab
driver, foils a bank robber, he begins to
receive mysterious messages assigning
him to intervene in the lives of strangers. A
2006 Printz Honor Book.
Vaughan, Brian K. Runaways, v.1. Six teenagers discover that their parents
are supervillains and go into hiding to try
to disrupt the adults’ evil plans in this full-
color graphic novel.
Westerfeld, Scott. Peeps. A one-night
stand leads Cal deep into the underbelly
of New York City, where he finds that
parasite-positive predators are the least
of his worries.
Wooding, Chris. Poison. After her baby
sister is kidnapped by Phaeries, Poison is
determined to get her back, not realizing
that she and her sister are part of a much
larger, darker story.
Zusak, Markus. I Am the Messenger. After Ed, an aimless nineteen-year-old cab
driver, foils a bank robber, he begins to
receive mysterious messages assigning
him to intervene in the lives of strangers. A
2006 Printz Honor Book.
TOP 10 QUICK PICKS FOR RELUCTANT YOUNG ADULT READERS, 2006
TOP 10 QUICK PICKS FOR RELUCTANT YOUNG ADULT READERS, 2006
TOP 10 QUICK PICKS FOR RELUCTANT YOUNG ADULT READERS, 2006
TOP 10 QUICK PICKS FOR RELUCTANT YOUNG ADULT READERS, 2006
50 Cent. From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens. Getting rich, dealing drugs,
and trying not to die. Street life in 50
Cent’s words.
Arakawa, Hiromu. Fullmetal Alchemist series. Volumes 1–4
Fullmetal trouble: meet Cartoon Network
stars Edward and Alphonse, piecing their
lives and their bodies back together.
Benton, Jim. Happy Bunny: Life. Get One. “Always remember, your ene-
mies are just friends that really, really bite.”
More snarky philosophy from the popular
It’s Happy Bunny series.
de la Peña, Matt. Ball Don’t Lie. When playing the game, come strong or
don’t come at all. Sticky Reichard rules the
basketball court in this gritty novel.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Bella’s
attraction to Edward does not diminish even
when he admits to being a vampire.
Oh, Minya. Bling Bling: Hip Hop’s Crown Jewels. Diamonds (and gold
and platinum) are a rapper’s best friend.
Hundreds of color pictures and uncensored
interviews that show surprising depth.
Perel, David. Bat Boy Lives! The Weekly World News Guide to Politics, Culture, Celebrities, Alien Abductions, and the Mutant Freaks That Shape Our World. The
twisted world of tabloid news, from the
checkout line to you.
50 Cent. From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens. Getting rich, dealing drugs,
and trying not to die. Street life in 50
Cent’s words.
Arakawa, Hiromu. Fullmetal Alchemist series. Volumes 1–4
Fullmetal trouble: meet Cartoon Network
stars Edward and Alphonse, piecing their
lives and their bodies back together.
Benton, Jim. Happy Bunny: Life. Get One. “Always remember, your ene-
mies are just friends that really, really bite.”
More snarky philosophy from the popular
It’s Happy Bunny series.
de la Peña, Matt. Ball Don’t Lie. When playing the game, come strong or
don’t come at all. Sticky Reichard rules the
basketball court in this gritty novel.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Bella’s
attraction to Edward does not diminish even
when he admits to being a vampire.
Oh, Minya. Bling Bling: Hip Hop’s Crown Jewels. Diamonds (and gold
and platinum) are a rapper’s best friend.
Hundreds of color pictures and uncensored
interviews that show surprising depth.
Perel, David. Bat Boy Lives! The Weekly World News Guide to Politics, Culture, Celebrities, Alien Abductions, and the Mutant Freaks That Shape Our World. The
twisted world of tabloid news, from the
checkout line to you.
50 Cent. From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens. Getting rich, dealing drugs,
and trying not to die. Street life in 50
Cent’s words.
Arakawa, Hiromu. Fullmetal Alchemist series. Volumes 1–4
Fullmetal trouble: meet Cartoon Network
stars Edward and Alphonse, piecing their
lives and their bodies back together.
Benton, Jim. Happy Bunny: Life. Get One. “Always remember, your ene-
mies are just friends that really, really bite.”
More snarky philosophy from the popular
It’s Happy Bunny series.
de la Peña, Matt. Ball Don’t Lie. When playing the game, come strong or
don’t come at all. Sticky Reichard rules the
basketball court in this gritty novel.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Bella’s
attraction to Edward does not diminish even
when he admits to being a vampire.
Oh, Minya. Bling Bling: Hip Hop’s Crown Jewels. Diamonds (and gold
and platinum) are a rapper’s best friend.
Hundreds of color pictures and uncensored
interviews that show surprising depth.
Perel, David. Bat Boy Lives! The Weekly World News Guide to Politics, Culture, Celebrities, Alien Abductions, and the Mutant Freaks That Shape Our World. The
twisted world of tabloid news, from the
checkout line to you.
50 Cent. From Pieces to Weight: Once upon a Time in Southside Queens. Getting rich, dealing drugs,
and trying not to die. Street life in 50
Cent’s words.
Arakawa, Hiromu. Fullmetal Alchemist series. Volumes 1–4
Fullmetal trouble: meet Cartoon Network
stars Edward and Alphonse, piecing their
lives and their bodies back together.
Benton, Jim. Happy Bunny: Life. Get One. “Always remember, your ene-
mies are just friends that really, really bite.”
More snarky philosophy from the popular
It’s Happy Bunny series.
de la Peña, Matt. Ball Don’t Lie. When playing the game, come strong or
don’t come at all. Sticky Reichard rules the
basketball court in this gritty novel.
Meyer, Stephenie. Twilight. Bella’s
attraction to Edward does not diminish even
when he admits to being a vampire.
Oh, Minya. Bling Bling: Hip Hop’s Crown Jewels. Diamonds (and gold
and platinum) are a rapper’s best friend.
Hundreds of color pictures and uncensored
interviews that show surprising depth.
Perel, David. Bat Boy Lives! The Weekly World News Guide to Politics, Culture, Celebrities, Alien Abductions, and the Mutant Freaks That Shape Our World. The
twisted world of tabloid news, from the
checkout line to you.
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Shan, Darren. Lord Loss. Blood and
gore, we want more! Werewolves, demons,
and a death-defying chess match.
Volponi, Paul. Black and White. Marcus and Eddie, aka Black and White:
Who takes the rap when your best friend
pulls the trigger?
Whyman, Matt. Boy Kills Man. Twelve-year-old assassins trapped in a
Colombian drug lord’s war.
Shan, Darren. Lord Loss. Blood and
gore, we want more! Werewolves, demons,
and a death-defying chess match.
Volponi, Paul. Black and White. Marcus and Eddie, aka Black and White:
Who takes the rap when your best friend
pulls the trigger?
Whyman, Matt. Boy Kills Man. Twelve-year-old assassins trapped in a
Colombian drug lord’s war.
Shan, Darren. Lord Loss. Blood and
gore, we want more! Werewolves, demons,
and a death-defying chess match.
Volponi, Paul. Black and White. Marcus and Eddie, aka Black and White:
Who takes the rap when your best friend
pulls the trigger?
Whyman, Matt. Boy Kills Man. Twelve-year-old assassins trapped in a
Colombian drug lord’s war.
Shan, Darren. Lord Loss. Blood and
gore, we want more! Werewolves, demons,
and a death-defying chess match.
Volponi, Paul. Black and White. Marcus and Eddie, aka Black and White:
Who takes the rap when your best friend
pulls the trigger?
Whyman, Matt. Boy Kills Man. Twelve-year-old assassins trapped in a
Colombian drug lord’s war.
POPULAR PAPERBACKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2006
POPULAR PAPERBACKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2006
POPULAR PAPERBACKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2006
GLBTQAcito, Marc. How I Paid for College: A Novel of
Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theater. 2005. Poor Edward—he’s juggling a girlfriend, a jock boy
crush, and need for funds for Julliard. What’s a confused
teen to do?
Boyer, David. Kings and Queens: Queers at the Prom. 2004. Proms, love ’em or hate ’em, are remem-
bered here. Cheesy prom photos included!
Boylan, Jennifer Finney. She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders. 2004. Funny account of being transgen-
dered before, during, and after gender-reassignment surgery.
De Oliveira, Eddie. Lucky. 2004. It’s not just Toby’s
fast feet that keep Sam coming back to the soccer field.
Freymann-Weyr, Garret. My Heartbeat. 2003. A
sister, a brother—and the boy they both love.
Hear Me Out: True Stories of Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia. Ed. by Planned Parenthood of Toronto. 2004. Real-life
stories in many voices about teens confronting narrow-
mindedness and finding themselves along the way.
Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ*: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens *(Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning). 2004. A
very helpful look at challenges and issues facing GLBTQ
teens.
Johnson, Maureen. The Bermudez Triangle. 2005. Nina, Mel, and Avery are best girlfriends, but a romance
between two of them threatens to shatter the triangle.
Kannagi, Satoru and Odagiri, Hotaru. Only the Ring Finger Knows. 2004. You’ll recognize your
soul mate because you wear matching rings. But what if
your match is another boy?
Lackey, Mercedes. Magic’s Pawn: Last Herald Mage Trilogy Book 1. 1994. A young exile almost
loses his life while finding his destiny as one of the legend-
ary Herald-Mages of Valdemar.
Acito, Marc. How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theater. 2005. Poor Edward—he’s juggling a girlfriend, a jock boy
crush, and need for funds for Julliard. What’s a confused
teen to do?
Boyer, David. Kings and Queens: Queers at the Prom. 2004. Proms, love ’em or hate ’em, are remem-
bered here. Cheesy prom photos included!
Boylan, Jennifer Finney. She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders. 2004. Funny account of being transgen-
dered before, during, and after gender-reassignment surgery.
De Oliveira, Eddie. Lucky. 2004. It’s not just Toby’s
fast feet that keep Sam coming back to the soccer field.
Freymann-Weyr, Garret. My Heartbeat. 2003. A
sister, a brother—and the boy they both love.
Hear Me Out: True Stories of Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia. Ed. by Planned Parenthood of Toronto. 2004. Real-life
stories in many voices about teens confronting narrow-
mindedness and finding themselves along the way.
Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ*: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens *(Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning). 2004. A
very helpful look at challenges and issues facing GLBTQ
teens.
Johnson, Maureen. The Bermudez Triangle. 2005. Nina, Mel, and Avery are best girlfriends, but a romance
between two of them threatens to shatter the triangle.
Kannagi, Satoru and Odagiri, Hotaru. Only the Ring Finger Knows. 2004. You’ll recognize your
soul mate because you wear matching rings. But what if
your match is another boy?
Lackey, Mercedes. Magic’s Pawn: Last Herald Mage Trilogy Book 1. 1994. A young exile almost
loses his life while finding his destiny as one of the legend-
ary Herald-Mages of Valdemar.
Acito, Marc. How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theater. 2005. Poor Edward—he’s juggling a girlfriend, a jock boy
crush, and need for funds for Julliard. What’s a confused
teen to do?
Boyer, David. Kings and Queens: Queers at the Prom. 2004. Proms, love ’em or hate ’em, are remem-
bered here. Cheesy prom photos included!
Boylan, Jennifer Finney. She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders. 2004. Funny account of being transgen-
dered before, during, and after gender-reassignment surgery.
De Oliveira, Eddie. Lucky. 2004. It’s not just Toby’s
fast feet that keep Sam coming back to the soccer field.
Freymann-Weyr, Garret. My Heartbeat. 2003. A
sister, a brother—and the boy they both love.
Hear Me Out: True Stories of Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia. Ed. by Planned Parenthood of Toronto. 2004. Real-life
stories in many voices about teens confronting narrow-
mindedness and finding themselves along the way.
Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ*: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens *(Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning). 2004. A
very helpful look at challenges and issues facing GLBTQ
teens.
Johnson, Maureen. The Bermudez Triangle. 2005. Nina, Mel, and Avery are best girlfriends, but a romance
between two of them threatens to shatter the triangle.
Kannagi, Satoru and Odagiri, Hotaru. Only the Ring Finger Knows. 2004. You’ll recognize your
soul mate because you wear matching rings. But what if
your match is another boy?
Lackey, Mercedes. Magic’s Pawn: Last Herald Mage Trilogy Book 1. 1994. A young exile almost
loses his life while finding his destiny as one of the legend-
ary Herald-Mages of Valdemar.
Acito, Marc. How I Paid for College: A Novel of Sex, Theft, Friendship, and Musical Theater. 2005. Poor Edward—he’s juggling a girlfriend, a jock boy
crush, and need for funds for Julliard. What’s a confused
teen to do?
Boyer, David. Kings and Queens: Queers at the Prom. 2004. Proms, love ’em or hate ’em, are remem-
bered here. Cheesy prom photos included!
Boylan, Jennifer Finney. She’s Not There: A Life in Two Genders. 2004. Funny account of being transgen-
dered before, during, and after gender-reassignment surgery.
De Oliveira, Eddie. Lucky. 2004. It’s not just Toby’s
fast feet that keep Sam coming back to the soccer field.
Freymann-Weyr, Garret. My Heartbeat. 2003. A
sister, a brother—and the boy they both love.
Hear Me Out: True Stories of Teens Educating and Confronting Homophobia. Ed. by Planned Parenthood of Toronto. 2004. Real-life
stories in many voices about teens confronting narrow-
mindedness and finding themselves along the way.
Huegel, Kelly. GLBTQ*: The Survival Guide for Queer and Questioning Teens *(Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning). 2004. A
very helpful look at challenges and issues facing GLBTQ
teens.
Johnson, Maureen. The Bermudez Triangle. 2005. Nina, Mel, and Avery are best girlfriends, but a romance
between two of them threatens to shatter the triangle.
Kannagi, Satoru and Odagiri, Hotaru. Only the Ring Finger Knows. 2004. You’ll recognize your
soul mate because you wear matching rings. But what if
your match is another boy?
Lackey, Mercedes. Magic’s Pawn: Last Herald Mage Trilogy Book 1. 1994. A young exile almost
loses his life while finding his destiny as one of the legend-
ary Herald-Mages of Valdemar.
GLBTQ
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Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy. 2005. Paul’s high
school may only exist over the rainbow. Why, then, oh why
can’t it be everywhere?
Loukes, Keith. Ask Dr. Keith: Candid Answers to Queer Questions. 2004. All kinds of gay sex
questions are answered frankly, explicitly, and in a posi-
tive manner.
Moore, Terry. Strangers in Paradise: Pocket Book 1. 2005. Katchoo is in love with Francine. David
is in love with Katchoo. Francine is . . . confused!
Peters, Julie Anne. Keeping You a Secret. 2005. Holland finds falling in love complicated because her true
love is a lesbian.
Peters, Julie Anne. Luna. 2005. Not everyone is born
in the right body.
Rachel, T. Cole and Rita Costello, eds. Bend, Don’t Shatter: Poets on the Beginning of Desire. 2004. Poems by gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-
gendered and questioning teens.
Revoyr, Nina. The Necessary Hunger: A Novel. 1998. Nancy’s crush on Raina, a fellow basketball player,
accelerates when her Japanese American father falls in
love with Raina’s African American mother.
Rucka, Greg. Gotham Central Vol 2: Half a Life. Illus. by Michael Lark. 2005. Gotham Detective
Renee Montoya is outed and must deal with the fallout
while fighting super villains.
Sanchez, Alex. Rainbow Boys. 2003. The misadven-
tures of three guys coming out in their senior year.
Trachtenberg, Robert, ed. When I Knew. Illus. by Tom Bachtell. 2005. When did you first realize
that you were gay?
Winick, Judd. Green Lantern: Brother’s Keeper. 2003. When his best friend is brutally gay-bashed, Kyle
Rayner, a.k.a. the Green Lantern, comes to terms with the
fact that his powers can’t change anything.
Woodson, Jacqueline. The House You Pass on the Way. 2003. Staggerlee wonders if she could be a
lesbian after her cousin comes to visit.
Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy. 2005. Paul’s high
school may only exist over the rainbow. Why, then, oh why
can’t it be everywhere?
Loukes, Keith. Ask Dr. Keith: Candid Answers to Queer Questions. 2004. All kinds of gay sex
questions are answered frankly, explicitly, and in a posi-
tive manner.
Moore, Terry. Strangers in Paradise: Pocket Book 1. 2005. Katchoo is in love with Francine. David
is in love with Katchoo. Francine is . . . confused!
Peters, Julie Anne. Keeping You a Secret. 2005. Holland finds falling in love complicated because her true
love is a lesbian.
Peters, Julie Anne. Luna. 2005. Not everyone is born
in the right body.
Rachel, T. Cole and Rita Costello, eds. Bend, Don’t Shatter: Poets on the Beginning of Desire. 2004. Poems by gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-
gendered and questioning teens.
Revoyr, Nina. The Necessary Hunger: A Novel. 1998. Nancy’s crush on Raina, a fellow basketball player,
accelerates when her Japanese American father falls in
love with Raina’s African American mother.
Rucka, Greg. Gotham Central Vol 2: Half a Life. Illus. by Michael Lark. 2005. Gotham Detective
Renee Montoya is outed and must deal with the fallout
while fighting super villains.
Sanchez, Alex. Rainbow Boys. 2003. The misadven-
tures of three guys coming out in their senior year.
Trachtenberg, Robert, ed. When I Knew. Illus. by Tom Bachtell. 2005. When did you first realize
that you were gay?
Winick, Judd. Green Lantern: Brother’s Keeper. 2003. When his best friend is brutally gay-bashed, Kyle
Rayner, a.k.a. the Green Lantern, comes to terms with the
fact that his powers can’t change anything.
Woodson, Jacqueline. The House You Pass on the Way. 2003. Staggerlee wonders if she could be a
lesbian after her cousin comes to visit.
Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy. 2005. Paul’s high
school may only exist over the rainbow. Why, then, oh why
can’t it be everywhere?
Loukes, Keith. Ask Dr. Keith: Candid Answers to Queer Questions. 2004. All kinds of gay sex
questions are answered frankly, explicitly, and in a posi-
tive manner.
Moore, Terry. Strangers in Paradise: Pocket Book 1. 2005. Katchoo is in love with Francine. David
is in love with Katchoo. Francine is . . . confused!
Peters, Julie Anne. Keeping You a Secret. 2005. Holland finds falling in love complicated because her true
love is a lesbian.
Peters, Julie Anne. Luna. 2005. Not everyone is born
in the right body.
Rachel, T. Cole and Rita Costello, eds. Bend, Don’t Shatter: Poets on the Beginning of Desire. 2004. Poems by gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-
gendered and questioning teens.
Revoyr, Nina. The Necessary Hunger: A Novel. 1998. Nancy’s crush on Raina, a fellow basketball player,
accelerates when her Japanese American father falls in
love with Raina’s African American mother.
Rucka, Greg. Gotham Central Vol 2: Half a Life. Illus. by Michael Lark. 2005. Gotham Detective
Renee Montoya is outed and must deal with the fallout
while fighting super villains.
Sanchez, Alex. Rainbow Boys. 2003. The misadven-
tures of three guys coming out in their senior year.
Trachtenberg, Robert, ed. When I Knew. Illus. by Tom Bachtell. 2005. When did you first realize
that you were gay?
Winick, Judd. Green Lantern: Brother’s Keeper. 2003. When his best friend is brutally gay-bashed, Kyle
Rayner, a.k.a. the Green Lantern, comes to terms with the
fact that his powers can’t change anything.
Woodson, Jacqueline. The House You Pass on the Way. 2003. Staggerlee wonders if she could be a
lesbian after her cousin comes to visit.
Levithan, David. Boy Meets Boy. 2005. Paul’s high
school may only exist over the rainbow. Why, then, oh why
can’t it be everywhere?
Loukes, Keith. Ask Dr. Keith: Candid Answers to Queer Questions. 2004. All kinds of gay sex
questions are answered frankly, explicitly, and in a posi-
tive manner.
Moore, Terry. Strangers in Paradise: Pocket Book 1. 2005. Katchoo is in love with Francine. David
is in love with Katchoo. Francine is . . . confused!
Peters, Julie Anne. Keeping You a Secret. 2005. Holland finds falling in love complicated because her true
love is a lesbian.
Peters, Julie Anne. Luna. 2005. Not everyone is born
in the right body.
Rachel, T. Cole and Rita Costello, eds. Bend, Don’t Shatter: Poets on the Beginning of Desire. 2004. Poems by gay, lesbian, bisexual, trans-
gendered and questioning teens.
Revoyr, Nina. The Necessary Hunger: A Novel. 1998. Nancy’s crush on Raina, a fellow basketball player,
accelerates when her Japanese American father falls in
love with Raina’s African American mother.
Rucka, Greg. Gotham Central Vol 2: Half a Life. Illus. by Michael Lark. 2005. Gotham Detective
Renee Montoya is outed and must deal with the fallout
while fighting super villains.
Sanchez, Alex. Rainbow Boys. 2003. The misadven-
tures of three guys coming out in their senior year.
Trachtenberg, Robert, ed. When I Knew. Illus. by Tom Bachtell. 2005. When did you first realize
that you were gay?
Winick, Judd. Green Lantern: Brother’s Keeper. 2003. When his best friend is brutally gay-bashed, Kyle
Rayner, a.k.a. the Green Lantern, comes to terms with the
fact that his powers can’t change anything.
Woodson, Jacqueline. The House You Pass on the Way. 2003. Staggerlee wonders if she could be a
lesbian after her cousin comes to visit.
POPULAR PAPERBACKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2006
POPULAR PAPERBACKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2006
POPULAR PAPERBACKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2006
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793. 2002. When Yellow Fever consumes Philadelphia, Matilda strug-
gles to survive.
Armstrong, Lance and Jenkins, Sally. It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life. 2001. Lance Armstrong is going to kick cancer’s butt!
Benson, Ann. The Plague Tales. 1997. When the
Black Death breaks out in the modern London, the past
holds the cure.
Bull, Emma. Finder: A Novel of the Borderlands. Ed. by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel. Illus. by Elmer Damaso. 2003. Is it a drug? Is it a
disease? Can Orient find out the truth before it’s too late?
Cook, Karin. What Girls Learn: A Novel. 1998. Breast cancer will change their lives forever, but love will
pull them through.
Ehrenhaft, Daniel. The Last Dog on Earth. 2003. A good dog is the best friend a person could have, right?
Not anymore.
Golden, Christopher and Hautala, Rick. Throat Culture. 2005. Everyone on campus is getting sick.
Don’t eat the crab cakes!
Gottlieb, Lori. Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self. 2000. Lori believes you can never be too rich or
too thin.
Gregory, Julia. Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood. 2004. Julie is
always at the doctor, but it’s her mom who really needs one.
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. 2004. Autistic math genius
Christopher Boone must solve the mystery of his neighbor’s
murdered poodle.
Harrar, George. Not as Crazy as I Seem. 2003. Devon has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Devon has obses-
sive-compulsive disorder. Devon has obsessive-compulsive
disorder. Devon has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793. 2002. When Yellow Fever consumes Philadelphia, Matilda strug-
gles to survive.
Armstrong, Lance and Jenkins, Sally. It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life. 2001. Lance Armstrong is going to kick cancer’s butt!
Benson, Ann. The Plague Tales. 1997. When the
Black Death breaks out in the modern London, the past
holds the cure.
Bull, Emma. Finder: A Novel of the Borderlands. Ed. by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel. Illus. by Elmer Damaso. 2003. Is it a drug? Is it a
disease? Can Orient find out the truth before it’s too late?
Cook, Karin. What Girls Learn: A Novel. 1998. Breast cancer will change their lives forever, but love will
pull them through.
Ehrenhaft, Daniel. The Last Dog on Earth. 2003. A good dog is the best friend a person could have, right?
Not anymore.
Golden, Christopher and Hautala, Rick. Throat Culture. 2005. Everyone on campus is getting sick.
Don’t eat the crab cakes!
Gottlieb, Lori. Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self. 2000. Lori believes you can never be too rich or
too thin.
Gregory, Julia. Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood. 2004. Julie is
always at the doctor, but it’s her mom who really needs one.
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. 2004. Autistic math genius
Christopher Boone must solve the mystery of his neighbor’s
murdered poodle.
Harrar, George. Not as Crazy as I Seem. 2003. Devon has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Devon has obses-
sive-compulsive disorder. Devon has obsessive-compulsive
disorder. Devon has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793. 2002. When Yellow Fever consumes Philadelphia, Matilda strug-
gles to survive.
Armstrong, Lance and Jenkins, Sally. It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life. 2001. Lance Armstrong is going to kick cancer’s butt!
Benson, Ann. The Plague Tales. 1997. When the
Black Death breaks out in the modern London, the past
holds the cure.
Bull, Emma. Finder: A Novel of the Borderlands. Ed. by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel. Illus. by Elmer Damaso. 2003. Is it a drug? Is it a
disease? Can Orient find out the truth before it’s too late?
Cook, Karin. What Girls Learn: A Novel. 1998. Breast cancer will change their lives forever, but love will
pull them through.
Ehrenhaft, Daniel. The Last Dog on Earth. 2003. A good dog is the best friend a person could have, right?
Not anymore.
Golden, Christopher and Hautala, Rick. Throat Culture. 2005. Everyone on campus is getting sick.
Don’t eat the crab cakes!
Gottlieb, Lori. Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self. 2000. Lori believes you can never be too rich or
too thin.
Gregory, Julia. Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood. 2004. Julie is
always at the doctor, but it’s her mom who really needs one.
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. 2004. Autistic math genius
Christopher Boone must solve the mystery of his neighbor’s
murdered poodle.
Harrar, George. Not as Crazy as I Seem. 2003. Devon has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Devon has obses-
sive-compulsive disorder. Devon has obsessive-compulsive
disorder. Devon has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever 1793. 2002. When Yellow Fever consumes Philadelphia, Matilda strug-
gles to survive.
Armstrong, Lance and Jenkins, Sally. It’s Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life. 2001. Lance Armstrong is going to kick cancer’s butt!
Benson, Ann. The Plague Tales. 1997. When the
Black Death breaks out in the modern London, the past
holds the cure.
Bull, Emma. Finder: A Novel of the Borderlands. Ed. by Nicola Griffith and Stephen Pagel. Illus. by Elmer Damaso. 2003. Is it a drug? Is it a
disease? Can Orient find out the truth before it’s too late?
Cook, Karin. What Girls Learn: A Novel. 1998. Breast cancer will change their lives forever, but love will
pull them through.
Ehrenhaft, Daniel. The Last Dog on Earth. 2003. A good dog is the best friend a person could have, right?
Not anymore.
Golden, Christopher and Hautala, Rick. Throat Culture. 2005. Everyone on campus is getting sick.
Don’t eat the crab cakes!
Gottlieb, Lori. Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self. 2000. Lori believes you can never be too rich or
too thin.
Gregory, Julia. Sickened: The Memoir of a Munchausen by Proxy Childhood. 2004. Julie is
always at the doctor, but it’s her mom who really needs one.
Haddon, Mark. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. 2004. Autistic math genius
Christopher Boone must solve the mystery of his neighbor’s
murdered poodle.
Harrar, George. Not as Crazy as I Seem. 2003. Devon has obsessive-compulsive disorder. Devon has obses-
sive-compulsive disorder. Devon has obsessive-compulsive
disorder. Devon has obsessive-compulsive disorder.
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Hautman, Pete. Hole in the Sky. 2005. Ceej and
his family battle a mutant flu virus and a cult of violent
survivors.
Hautman, Pete. Sweetblood. 2005. Were the first
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It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, A True Story from Her Diary. Ed. by Beatrice Sparks 1994. In this retro view of
AIDS, Nancy is a happy-go-lucky teen until one horrible
night ruins her life.
King, Stephen. The Stand. 1980. A flu like no other
has arrived.
Mass, Wendy. A Mango-Shaped Space. 2003. Mia is stunned to learn her friends don’t see words and
numbers in color.
McDaniel, Lurlene. Six Months to Live. 2003. Dawn leaves her teddy bear collection, cheerleading, and
her friends behind in order to beat cancer.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Breath. 2005. Salz has always
been the sick one, until a strange disease breaks out in his
medieval village and it’s up to him to save the day.
Picoult, Jodi. My Sister’s Keeper. 2005. What if you
were born just to save your sister’s life?
Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone. 1995. Ebola.
There is no cure. Ninety percent of its victims die. Welcome
to the Hot Zone.
Vaughn, Brian K. Y The Last Man: Unmanned. 2003. Yorick discovers that being the last man left in a
world full of women is not exactly a dream come true.
Werlin, Nancy. Double Helix. 2005. Eli needs to
escape his own genes.
Hart, Tony. Microterrors: The Complete Guide to Bacterial, Viral and Fungal Infections. 2004. Worried about catching something? Wait till you read this!
Hautman, Pete. Hole in the Sky. 2005. Ceej and
his family battle a mutant flu virus and a cult of violent
survivors.
Hautman, Pete. Sweetblood. 2005. Were the first
vampires diabetics?
Hesser, Terry Spencer. Kissing Doorknobs. 1998. Tara just can’t stop.
Hooper, Mary. At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. 2005. Candy, herbs, dried flowers—can anything protect
Hannah from the Black Death as it worms its way through
the streets of London?
It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, A True Story from Her Diary. Ed. by Beatrice Sparks 1994. In this retro view of
AIDS, Nancy is a happy-go-lucky teen until one horrible
night ruins her life.
King, Stephen. The Stand. 1980. A flu like no other
has arrived.
Mass, Wendy. A Mango-Shaped Space. 2003. Mia is stunned to learn her friends don’t see words and
numbers in color.
McDaniel, Lurlene. Six Months to Live. 2003. Dawn leaves her teddy bear collection, cheerleading, and
her friends behind in order to beat cancer.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Breath. 2005. Salz has always
been the sick one, until a strange disease breaks out in his
medieval village and it’s up to him to save the day.
Picoult, Jodi. My Sister’s Keeper. 2005. What if you
were born just to save your sister’s life?
Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone. 1995. Ebola.
There is no cure. Ninety percent of its victims die. Welcome
to the Hot Zone.
Vaughn, Brian K. Y The Last Man: Unmanned. 2003. Yorick discovers that being the last man left in a
world full of women is not exactly a dream come true.
Werlin, Nancy. Double Helix. 2005. Eli needs to
escape his own genes.
Hart, Tony. Microterrors: The Complete Guide to Bacterial, Viral and Fungal Infections. 2004. Worried about catching something? Wait till you read this!
Hautman, Pete. Hole in the Sky. 2005. Ceej and
his family battle a mutant flu virus and a cult of violent
survivors.
Hautman, Pete. Sweetblood. 2005. Were the first
vampires diabetics?
Hesser, Terry Spencer. Kissing Doorknobs. 1998. Tara just can’t stop.
Hooper, Mary. At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. 2005. Candy, herbs, dried flowers—can anything protect
Hannah from the Black Death as it worms its way through
the streets of London?
It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, A True Story from Her Diary. Ed. by Beatrice Sparks 1994. In this retro view of
AIDS, Nancy is a happy-go-lucky teen until one horrible
night ruins her life.
King, Stephen. The Stand. 1980. A flu like no other
has arrived.
Mass, Wendy. A Mango-Shaped Space. 2003. Mia is stunned to learn her friends don’t see words and
numbers in color.
McDaniel, Lurlene. Six Months to Live. 2003. Dawn leaves her teddy bear collection, cheerleading, and
her friends behind in order to beat cancer.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Breath. 2005. Salz has always
been the sick one, until a strange disease breaks out in his
medieval village and it’s up to him to save the day.
Picoult, Jodi. My Sister’s Keeper. 2005. What if you
were born just to save your sister’s life?
Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone. 1995. Ebola.
There is no cure. Ninety percent of its victims die. Welcome
to the Hot Zone.
Vaughn, Brian K. Y The Last Man: Unmanned. 2003. Yorick discovers that being the last man left in a
world full of women is not exactly a dream come true.
Werlin, Nancy. Double Helix. 2005. Eli needs to
escape his own genes.
Hart, Tony. Microterrors: The Complete Guide to Bacterial, Viral and Fungal Infections. 2004. Worried about catching something? Wait till you read this!
Hautman, Pete. Hole in the Sky. 2005. Ceej and
his family battle a mutant flu virus and a cult of violent
survivors.
Hautman, Pete. Sweetblood. 2005. Were the first
vampires diabetics?
Hesser, Terry Spencer. Kissing Doorknobs. 1998. Tara just can’t stop.
Hooper, Mary. At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. 2005. Candy, herbs, dried flowers—can anything protect
Hannah from the Black Death as it worms its way through
the streets of London?
It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, A True Story from Her Diary. Ed. by Beatrice Sparks 1994. In this retro view of
AIDS, Nancy is a happy-go-lucky teen until one horrible
night ruins her life.
King, Stephen. The Stand. 1980. A flu like no other
has arrived.
Mass, Wendy. A Mango-Shaped Space. 2003. Mia is stunned to learn her friends don’t see words and
numbers in color.
McDaniel, Lurlene. Six Months to Live. 2003. Dawn leaves her teddy bear collection, cheerleading, and
her friends behind in order to beat cancer.
Napoli, Donna Jo. Breath. 2005. Salz has always
been the sick one, until a strange disease breaks out in his
medieval village and it’s up to him to save the day.
Picoult, Jodi. My Sister’s Keeper. 2005. What if you
were born just to save your sister’s life?
Preston, Richard. The Hot Zone. 1995. Ebola.
There is no cure. Ninety percent of its victims die. Welcome
to the Hot Zone.
Vaughn, Brian K. Y The Last Man: Unmanned. 2003. Yorick discovers that being the last man left in a
world full of women is not exactly a dream come true.
Werlin, Nancy. Double Helix. 2005. Eli needs to
escape his own genes.
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POPULAR PAPERBACKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2006
POPULAR PAPERBACKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2006
POPULAR PAPERBACKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2006
Abbott, Hailey. The Bridesmaid. 2005. Can Abby
train the dreaded Bridezilla?
Bauer, Joan. Backwater. 2000. Ivy battles the family
legal tradition and a treacherous blizzard.
Bruchac, Joseph. The Warriors. 2003. Jake, a star
lacrosse player, enters a boarding school only to find that
his Iroquois heritage is misunderstood.
Cabot, Meg. All-American Girl. 2003. Being a hero
isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Cappo, Nan Willard. Cheating Lessons. 2003. Even if you’re smart, you don’t have all the answers.
Carlson, Melody. It’s My Life: Diary of a Teenage Girl. 2000. Caitlin O’Connor’s journal tells about the ways
her Christian faith is affected by everyday happenings.
Ferris, Jean. Love Among the Walnuts. 1998. Two
parents, a girlfriend, and a chicken fall into comas after
being poisoned.
Hilgartner, Beth. Murder for Her Majesty. 1992. The newest star of the Yorkshire Cathedral’s boys’ choir
has a secret—she’s a girl.
Hobbs, Will. Leaving Protection. 2005. Fishing for
salmon off the coast of Alaska and hooked by danger.
Karr, Kathleen. The Boxer. 2004. Will chasing the
American dream make the Chopper a champion or a chump?
Lubar, David. Dunk. 2002. Step right up and take your
best shot at dunking Chad the Bozo! Experience a summer
on the Jersey shore as Chad learns there’s more to humor
than being funny.
Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn. 2005. Pirates of the
Caribbean meets Where the Wild Things Are.
Rabb, M. E. The Rose Queen. 2004. Lost and found:
Two orphaned sisters flee New York to become Midwestern
crime solvers.
Abbott, Hailey. The Bridesmaid. 2005. Can Abby
train the dreaded Bridezilla?
Bauer, Joan. Backwater. 2000. Ivy battles the family
legal tradition and a treacherous blizzard.
Bruchac, Joseph. The Warriors. 2003. Jake, a star
lacrosse player, enters a boarding school only to find that
his Iroquois heritage is misunderstood.
Cabot, Meg. All-American Girl. 2003. Being a hero
isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Cappo, Nan Willard. Cheating Lessons. 2003. Even if you’re smart, you don’t have all the answers.
Carlson, Melody. It’s My Life: Diary of a Teenage Girl. 2000. Caitlin O’Connor’s journal tells about the ways
her Christian faith is affected by everyday happenings.
Ferris, Jean. Love Among the Walnuts. 1998. Two
parents, a girlfriend, and a chicken fall into comas after
being poisoned.
Hilgartner, Beth. Murder for Her Majesty. 1992. The newest star of the Yorkshire Cathedral’s boys’ choir
has a secret—she’s a girl.
Hobbs, Will. Leaving Protection. 2005. Fishing for
salmon off the coast of Alaska and hooked by danger.
Karr, Kathleen. The Boxer. 2004. Will chasing the
American dream make the Chopper a champion or a chump?
Lubar, David. Dunk. 2002. Step right up and take your
best shot at dunking Chad the Bozo! Experience a summer
on the Jersey shore as Chad learns there’s more to humor
than being funny.
Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn. 2005. Pirates of the
Caribbean meets Where the Wild Things Are.
Rabb, M. E. The Rose Queen. 2004. Lost and found:
Two orphaned sisters flee New York to become Midwestern
crime solvers.
Abbott, Hailey. The Bridesmaid. 2005. Can Abby
train the dreaded Bridezilla?
Bauer, Joan. Backwater. 2000. Ivy battles the family
legal tradition and a treacherous blizzard.
Bruchac, Joseph. The Warriors. 2003. Jake, a star
lacrosse player, enters a boarding school only to find that
his Iroquois heritage is misunderstood.
Cabot, Meg. All-American Girl. 2003. Being a hero
isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Cappo, Nan Willard. Cheating Lessons. 2003. Even if you’re smart, you don’t have all the answers.
Carlson, Melody. It’s My Life: Diary of a Teenage Girl. 2000. Caitlin O’Connor’s journal tells about the ways
her Christian faith is affected by everyday happenings.
Ferris, Jean. Love Among the Walnuts. 1998. Two
parents, a girlfriend, and a chicken fall into comas after
being poisoned.
Hilgartner, Beth. Murder for Her Majesty. 1992. The newest star of the Yorkshire Cathedral’s boys’ choir
has a secret—she’s a girl.
Hobbs, Will. Leaving Protection. 2005. Fishing for
salmon off the coast of Alaska and hooked by danger.
Karr, Kathleen. The Boxer. 2004. Will chasing the
American dream make the Chopper a champion or a chump?
Lubar, David. Dunk. 2002. Step right up and take your
best shot at dunking Chad the Bozo! Experience a summer
on the Jersey shore as Chad learns there’s more to humor
than being funny.
Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn. 2005. Pirates of the
Caribbean meets Where the Wild Things Are.
Rabb, M. E. The Rose Queen. 2004. Lost and found:
Two orphaned sisters flee New York to become Midwestern
crime solvers.
Abbott, Hailey. The Bridesmaid. 2005. Can Abby
train the dreaded Bridezilla?
Bauer, Joan. Backwater. 2000. Ivy battles the family
legal tradition and a treacherous blizzard.
Bruchac, Joseph. The Warriors. 2003. Jake, a star
lacrosse player, enters a boarding school only to find that
his Iroquois heritage is misunderstood.
Cabot, Meg. All-American Girl. 2003. Being a hero
isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Cappo, Nan Willard. Cheating Lessons. 2003. Even if you’re smart, you don’t have all the answers.
Carlson, Melody. It’s My Life: Diary of a Teenage Girl. 2000. Caitlin O’Connor’s journal tells about the ways
her Christian faith is affected by everyday happenings.
Ferris, Jean. Love Among the Walnuts. 1998. Two
parents, a girlfriend, and a chicken fall into comas after
being poisoned.
Hilgartner, Beth. Murder for Her Majesty. 1992. The newest star of the Yorkshire Cathedral’s boys’ choir
has a secret—she’s a girl.
Hobbs, Will. Leaving Protection. 2005. Fishing for
salmon off the coast of Alaska and hooked by danger.
Karr, Kathleen. The Boxer. 2004. Will chasing the
American dream make the Chopper a champion or a chump?
Lubar, David. Dunk. 2002. Step right up and take your
best shot at dunking Chad the Bozo! Experience a summer
on the Jersey shore as Chad learns there’s more to humor
than being funny.
Oppel, Kenneth. Airborn. 2005. Pirates of the
Caribbean meets Where the Wild Things Are.
Rabb, M. E. The Rose Queen. 2004. Lost and found:
Two orphaned sisters flee New York to become Midwestern
crime solvers.
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Rallison, Janette. All’s Fair in Love, War, and High School. 2005. Can head cheerleader Samantha
tame her tongue during a student body election?
Schindler, Nina. An Order of Amelie, Hold the Fries. Tr. by Rob Barrett. 2004. Do u like me?
Plz rite back soon.
Shaw, Tucker. Flavor of the Week. 2005. If food
is the way to a woman’s heart, then Cyril should be Prince
Charming.
Sheldon, Dyan. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. 2005. All the world’s a stage, and all Lola’s
friends and enemies are merely players.
Smith, Greg Leitich. Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo. 2005. Who knew a science experiment could
cause so much heartache?
Takaya, Natsuki. Fruits Basket Vol. 1. 2004.
Tohru Honda finds a home with a family who has a most
unusual secret.
Trottier, Maxine. Sister to the Wolf. 2004. Lesharo, a Pawnee slave, swears to protect a young woman
and her father on a dangerous journey.
Van Draanen, Wendelin. Flipped. 2003. She loves
him, he loves her not. Wait! Isn’t it the other way around?
Vaughan, Brian K. Runaways Vol. 1: Pride & Joy. Illus. by Adrian Alphona. 2004. Six teens find out
that their parents are evil. No, really, evil.
Weaver, Will. Memory Boy. 2003. Miles invents a
fantastic vehicle to escape with his family from a worldwide
ecological disaster.
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies. 2005. In Tally’s world
everyone is an Ugly, until they’re turned into a Pretty on
their sixteenth birthday.
Rallison, Janette. All’s Fair in Love, War, and High School. 2005. Can head cheerleader Samantha
tame her tongue during a student body election?
Schindler, Nina. An Order of Amelie, Hold the Fries. Tr. by Rob Barrett. 2004. Do u like me?
Plz rite back soon.
Shaw, Tucker. Flavor of the Week. 2005. If food
is the way to a woman’s heart, then Cyril should be Prince
Charming.
Sheldon, Dyan. Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. 2005. All the world’s a stage, and all Lola’s
friends and enemies are merely players.
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Van Draanen, Wendelin. Flipped. 2003. She loves
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fantastic vehicle to escape with his family from a worldwide
ecological disaster.
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies. 2005. In Tally’s world
everyone is an Ugly, until they’re turned into a Pretty on
their sixteenth birthday.
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Shaw, Tucker. Flavor of the Week. 2005. If food
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friends and enemies are merely players.
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cause so much heartache?
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Tohru Honda finds a home with a family who has a most
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and her father on a dangerous journey.
Van Draanen, Wendelin. Flipped. 2003. She loves
him, he loves her not. Wait! Isn’t it the other way around?
Vaughan, Brian K. Runaways Vol. 1: Pride & Joy. Illus. by Adrian Alphona. 2004. Six teens find out
that their parents are evil. No, really, evil.
Weaver, Will. Memory Boy. 2003. Miles invents a
fantastic vehicle to escape with his family from a worldwide
ecological disaster.
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies. 2005. In Tally’s world
everyone is an Ugly, until they’re turned into a Pretty on
their sixteenth birthday.
Rallison, Janette. All’s Fair in Love, War, and High School. 2005. Can head cheerleader Samantha
tame her tongue during a student body election?
Schindler, Nina. An Order of Amelie, Hold the Fries. Tr. by Rob Barrett. 2004. Do u like me?
Plz rite back soon.
Shaw, Tucker. Flavor of the Week. 2005. If food
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friends and enemies are merely players.
Smith, Greg Leitich. Ninjas, Piranhas, and Galileo. 2005. Who knew a science experiment could
cause so much heartache?
Takaya, Natsuki. Fruits Basket Vol. 1. 2004.
Tohru Honda finds a home with a family who has a most
unusual secret.
Trottier, Maxine. Sister to the Wolf. 2004. Lesharo, a Pawnee slave, swears to protect a young woman
and her father on a dangerous journey.
Van Draanen, Wendelin. Flipped. 2003. She loves
him, he loves her not. Wait! Isn’t it the other way around?
Vaughan, Brian K. Runaways Vol. 1: Pride & Joy. Illus. by Adrian Alphona. 2004. Six teens find out
that their parents are evil. No, really, evil.
Weaver, Will. Memory Boy. 2003. Miles invents a
fantastic vehicle to escape with his family from a worldwide
ecological disaster.
Westerfeld, Scott. Uglies. 2005. In Tally’s world
everyone is an Ugly, until they’re turned into a Pretty on
their sixteenth birthday.
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POPULAR PAPERBACKS FOR YOUNG ADULTS, 2006
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dies accidentally, Martyn gets deeper and deeper in trouble
as he tries to cover it up.
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brother is killed in a gang-related drive-by, Tito must keep
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Ferris, Jean. Bad. 2001. Life behind bars changes
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dies accidentally, Martyn gets deeper and deeper in trouble
as he tries to cover it up.
Cormier, Robert. Rag and Bone Shop. 2003. Sociopath, or coerced victim?
Ewing, Lynne. Drive-By. 1998. When Tito’s older
brother is killed in a gang-related drive-by, Tito must keep
his family safe—no matter what it takes.
Ferris, Jean. Bad. 2001. Life behind bars changes
tough Dallas’s life and her attitude.
Flinn, Alex. Nothing to Lose. 2004. The Tilt-a-whirl
could never be half as thrilling as Michael’s dark secret.
Foon, Dennis. Skud. 2004. Hidden lives of bullies.
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law is a bad idea, but it doesn’t have to ruin your life.
Hartinger, Brent. Last Chance Texaco. 2005. Lucy’s last chance before prison is a group home that could
bring her a future, romance, mystery—or total disaster.
Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders. 1997. It’s the rich kids
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system?
Koertge, Ron. The Brimstone Journals. 2001. Boyd’s list of his classmates is one list you never want to
see your name on.
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when it comes to solving a murder, you’re either part of the
solution or part of the problem.
McClintock, Norah. Snitch. 2005. A dog teaches
obedience to an angry boy.
Mikaelsen, Ben. Touching Spirit Bear. 2002. Prison or a year on a remote island? Which will Cole
choose? Which would you?
Brooks, Kevin. Martyn Pig. 2003. When his father
dies accidentally, Martyn gets deeper and deeper in trouble
as he tries to cover it up.
Cormier, Robert. Rag and Bone Shop. 2003. Sociopath, or coerced victim?
Ewing, Lynne. Drive-By. 1998. When Tito’s older
brother is killed in a gang-related drive-by, Tito must keep
his family safe—no matter what it takes.
Ferris, Jean. Bad. 2001. Life behind bars changes
tough Dallas’s life and her attitude.
Flinn, Alex. Nothing to Lose. 2004. The Tilt-a-whirl
could never be half as thrilling as Michael’s dark secret.
Foon, Dennis. Skud. 2004. Hidden lives of bullies.
Gantos, Jack. Hole in My Life. 2004. Breaking the
law is a bad idea, but it doesn’t have to ruin your life.
Hartinger, Brent. Last Chance Texaco. 2005. Lucy’s last chance before prison is a group home that could
bring her a future, romance, mystery—or total disaster.
Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders. 1997. It’s the rich kids
vs. the greasers.
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system?
Koertge, Ron. The Brimstone Journals. 2001. Boyd’s list of his classmates is one list you never want to
see your name on.
Kyi, Tanya Lloyd. Truth. 2003. Jen learns quickly that
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solution or part of the problem.
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obedience to an angry boy.
Mikaelsen, Ben. Touching Spirit Bear. 2002. Prison or a year on a remote island? Which will Cole
choose? Which would you?
Brooks, Kevin. Martyn Pig. 2003. When his father
dies accidentally, Martyn gets deeper and deeper in trouble
as he tries to cover it up.
Cormier, Robert. Rag and Bone Shop. 2003. Sociopath, or coerced victim?
Ewing, Lynne. Drive-By. 1998. When Tito’s older
brother is killed in a gang-related drive-by, Tito must keep
his family safe—no matter what it takes.
Ferris, Jean. Bad. 2001. Life behind bars changes
tough Dallas’s life and her attitude.
Flinn, Alex. Nothing to Lose. 2004. The Tilt-a-whirl
could never be half as thrilling as Michael’s dark secret.
Foon, Dennis. Skud. 2004. Hidden lives of bullies.
Gantos, Jack. Hole in My Life. 2004. Breaking the
law is a bad idea, but it doesn’t have to ruin your life.
Hartinger, Brent. Last Chance Texaco. 2005. Lucy’s last chance before prison is a group home that could
bring her a future, romance, mystery—or total disaster.
Hinton, S. E. The Outsiders. 1997. It’s the rich kids
vs. the greasers.
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system?
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see your name on.
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when it comes to solving a murder, you’re either part of the
solution or part of the problem.
McClintock, Norah. Snitch. 2005. A dog teaches
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choose? Which would you?
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Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. 2001. Steve’s movie
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Williams tells it like it is about life on Death Row.
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. 2001. Steve’s movie
will be a surefire success, if he isn’t sentenced to life in
prison first.
Picoult, Jodi. The Pact: A Love Story. 1998. It was
the perfect relationship—but did it end in murder?
Sachar, Louis. Holes. 2003. Welcome to Camp Green
Lake! Did we mention that it’s not a camp, it’s not green,
and there’s no lake?
Sanchez, Reymundo. My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King. 2001. Inside the life of a
Latin King gangster.
Shakur, Sanyika. Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. 2004. “Monster” Kody
shares his story of sixteen years spent growing up as a
gangbanger in South Central.
Shepard, Jim. Project X: A Novel. 2005. Even guys
next door can become killers.
Sikes, Gini. 8 Ball Chicks: A Year in the Violent World of Girl Gangsters. 1998. Inside the lives
of girl gangbangers.
Strasser, Todd. Give a Boy a Gun. 2000. Behind
the scenes of a high school shooting rampage.
Weber, Lori. Klepto. 2004. Hannah is the bad sister,
but Kat seems to be following in her footsteps.
Whitney, Kim Ablon. See You Down the Road. 2005. Bridget’s family was good at being like everyone
else except when it came to one thing: obeying the law.
Williams, Stanley “Tookie” with Barbara Cottman Becnel. Life in Prison. Illus. by D. Stevens and others. 2001. Crips founder Tookie
Williams tells it like it is about life on Death Row.
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. 2001. Steve’s movie
will be a surefire success, if he isn’t sentenced to life in
prison first.
Picoult, Jodi. The Pact: A Love Story. 1998. It was
the perfect relationship—but did it end in murder?
Sachar, Louis. Holes. 2003. Welcome to Camp Green
Lake! Did we mention that it’s not a camp, it’s not green,
and there’s no lake?
Sanchez, Reymundo. My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King. 2001. Inside the life of a
Latin King gangster.
Shakur, Sanyika. Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. 2004. “Monster” Kody
shares his story of sixteen years spent growing up as a
gangbanger in South Central.
Shepard, Jim. Project X: A Novel. 2005. Even guys
next door can become killers.
Sikes, Gini. 8 Ball Chicks: A Year in the Violent World of Girl Gangsters. 1998. Inside the lives
of girl gangbangers.
Strasser, Todd. Give a Boy a Gun. 2000. Behind
the scenes of a high school shooting rampage.
Weber, Lori. Klepto. 2004. Hannah is the bad sister,
but Kat seems to be following in her footsteps.
Whitney, Kim Ablon. See You Down the Road. 2005. Bridget’s family was good at being like everyone
else except when it came to one thing: obeying the law.
Williams, Stanley “Tookie” with Barbara Cottman Becnel. Life in Prison. Illus. by D. Stevens and others. 2001. Crips founder Tookie
Williams tells it like it is about life on Death Row.
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster. 2001. Steve’s movie
will be a surefire success, if he isn’t sentenced to life in
prison first.
Picoult, Jodi. The Pact: A Love Story. 1998. It was
the perfect relationship—but did it end in murder?
Sachar, Louis. Holes. 2003. Welcome to Camp Green
Lake! Did we mention that it’s not a camp, it’s not green,
and there’s no lake?
Sanchez, Reymundo. My Bloody Life: The Making of a Latin King. 2001. Inside the life of a
Latin King gangster.
Shakur, Sanyika. Monster: The Autobiography of an L.A. Gang Member. 2004. “Monster” Kody
shares his story of sixteen years spent growing up as a
gangbanger in South Central.
Shepard, Jim. Project X: A Novel. 2005. Even guys
next door can become killers.
Sikes, Gini. 8 Ball Chicks: A Year in the Violent World of Girl Gangsters. 1998. Inside the lives
of girl gangbangers.
Strasser, Todd. Give a Boy a Gun. 2000. Behind
the scenes of a high school shooting rampage.
Weber, Lori. Klepto. 2004. Hannah is the bad sister,
but Kat seems to be following in her footsteps.
Whitney, Kim Ablon. See You Down the Road. 2005. Bridget’s family was good at being like everyone
else except when it came to one thing: obeying the law.
Williams, Stanley “Tookie” with Barbara Cottman Becnel. Life in Prison. Illus. by D. Stevens and others. 2001. Crips founder Tookie
Williams tells it like it is about life on Death Row.