Notable Children’s Books

Younger Readers

Agee, Jon. Nothing. illus. by author. Hyperion. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7868-3694-9. Bang-Campbell, Monika. Little Rat Makes Music. illus. by Molly Bang. Harcourt. Tr $15. ISBN 978-0-15-205305-5. Broach, Elise. When Dinosaurs Came with Everything. illus. by David Small. S & S/Atheneum. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-689-86922-8. Brown, Monica. My Name Is Gabito: The Life of Gabriel García Márquez/Me llamo Gabito: La vida de Gabriel García Márquez. illus. by Raúl Colón. Luna Rising. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-0-8735-8908-6. Coffelt, Nancy. Fred Stays with Me! illus. by Tricia Tusa. Little, Brown. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-88269-9. Cole, Brock. Good Enough to Eat. illus. by author. Farrar. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-374-32737-8. Deedy, Carmen Agra. Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale. illus. by Michael Austin. Peachtree. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-56145-399-3. Dillon, Leo & Diane Dillon. Mother Goose Numbers on the Loose. illus. by authors. Harcourt. Tr $17. ISBN 978-0-15-205676-6. Floca, Brian. Lightship. illus. by author. S & S/A Richard Jackson Bk. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-2436-4. The Global Fund for Children. Global Babies. photos. Charlesbridge. BD $6.95. ISBN 978-1-58089-174-5. Gonzalez, Maya Christina. My Colors, My World/Mis colores, mi mundo. illus. Children’s Book Press. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-89239-221-6. Graham, Bob. Dimity Dumpty: The Story of Humpty’s Little Sister. illus. by author. Candlewick. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3078-2. Gravett, Emily. Orange Pear Apple Bear. illus. by author. S & S. RTE $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-3999-3. Harrington, Janice N. The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County. illus. by Shelley Jackson. Farrar/Melanie Kroupa Bks. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-374-31251-0. Henkes, Kevin. A Good Day. illus. by author. Greenwillow. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-114018-1. Isadora, Rachel. Yo, Jo! illus. by author. Harcourt. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-15-205783-1. Lunde, Darrin. Hello, Bumblebee Bat. illus. by Patricia J. Wynne. Charlesbridge. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-57091-374-7. McKissack, Patricia C. The All-I’ll-Ever-Want Christmas Doll. illus. by Jerry Pinkney. Random/Schwartz & Wade. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-83759-3. Montes, Marisa. Los Gatos Black on Halloween. illus. by Yuyi Morales. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-7429-1. Morales, Yuyi. Little Night. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-088-4. Perkins, Lynne Rae. Pictures from Our Vacation. illus. by author. Greenwillow. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-085097-5. Pinkney, Jerry. Little Red Riding Hood. illus. by author. Little, Brown. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-3160-1355-0. Sayre, April Pulley. Vulture View. illus. by Steve Jenkins. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-7557-1. Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Dog and Bear: Two Friends, Three Stories. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter. Tr $12.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-053-2. ––––. First the Egg. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk. Tr $14.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-272-7. Thompson, Lauren. Ballerina Dreams: A True Story. photos. by James Estrin. Feiwel & Friends. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-3123-7029-9. Wheeler, Lisa. Jazz Baby. illus. by R. Gregory Christie. Harcourt. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-15-202522-9. Willems, Mo. Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity. illus. by author. Hyperion. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-0299-1. ––––. There Is a Bird on Your Head! illus. by author. Hyperion. Tr $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-0686-9. Yolen, Jane & Andrew Fusek Peters, comps. Here’s a Little Poem: A Very First Book of Poetry. illus. by Polly Dunbar. Candlewick. Tr $21.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3141-3.

Middle Readers

Bishop, Nic. Nic Bishop Spiders. photos. by author. Scholastic Nonfiction. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-439-87756-5. Dowson, Nick. Tracks of a Panda. illus. by Yu Rong. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3146-8. Giblin, James Cross. The Many Rides of Paul Revere. photos. Scholastic Press. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-439-57290-3. Goscinny, René. Nicholas and the Gang. illus. by Jean-Jacques Sempé. tr. from French by Anthea Bell. Phaidon. Tr $19.95. ISBN 978-0-7148-4788-7. Hest, Amy. Remembering Mrs. Rossi. illus. by Heather Maione. Candlewick. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-2163-6. Issa, Kobayashi. Today and Today. illus. by G. Brian Karas. Scholastic Press. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-439-59078-5. Judge, Lita. One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II. illus. by author. Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-0008-9. Lehman, Barbara. Rainstorm. illus. by author. Houghton. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-618-75639-1. Levine, Ellen. Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad. illus. by Kadir Nelson. Scholastic Press. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-439-77733-9. Lewin, Ted. At Gleason’s Gym. photos. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-231-4. Mora, Pat. Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué rico!: America’s Sproutings. illus. by Rafael López. Lee & Low. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-58430-271-1. Park, Linda Sue. Tap Dancing on the Roof. illus. by Istvan Banyai. Clarion. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-618-23483-7. Ray, Deborah Kogan. Down the Colorado: John Wesley Powell, the One-Armed Explorer. illus. by author. Farrar. Tr $17. ISBN 978-0-374-31838-3. Richter, Jutta. The Cat: Or, How I Lost Eternity. illus. by Rotraut Susanne Berner. tr. from German by Anna Brailovsky. Milkweed. Tr $14. ISBN 978-1-57131-676-9. Schlitz, Laura Amy, retel. The Bearskinner: A Tale of the Brothers Grimm. illus. by Max Grafe. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-2730-0. Selznick, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret. illus. by author. Scholastic Press. Tr $22.99. ISBN 978-0-439-81378-5. Stewart, Trenton Lee. The Mysterious Benedict Society. illus. by Carson Ellis. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley Bks. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-05777-6. Varon, Sara. Robot Dreams. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-108-9.

Older Readers

Alexander, Elizabeth & Marilyn Nelson. Miss Crandall’s School for Young Ladies and Little Misses of Color. illus. by Floyd Cooper. Boyds Mills/Wordsong. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-59078-456-3. Alexander, Lloyd. The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio. Holt. Tr $18.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-8333-0. Barakat, Ibtisam. Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood. Farrar/Melanie Kroupa Bks. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-374-35733-7. Bausum, Ann. Muckrakers: How Ida Tarbell, Upton Sinclair, and Lincoln Steffens Helped Expose Scandal, Inspire Reform, and Invent Investigative Journalism. photos. National Geographic. Tr $21.95. ISBN 978-1-42630-137-7. Bernier-Grand, Carmen T. Frida: ¡Viva la vida! Long Live Life! illus. Marshall Cavendish. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-7614-5336-9. Burns, Loree Griffin. Tracking Trash: Flotsam, Jetsam, and the Science of Ocean Motion. photos. Houghton. Tr $18. ISBN 978-0-618-58131-3. Compestine, Ying Chang. Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-8207-4. Curtis, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton. Scholastic Press. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-439-02344-3. Engle, Margarita. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano. illus. by Sean Qualls. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-7706-3. Freedman, Russell. Who Was First? Discovering the Americas. Clarion. Tr $19. ISBN 978-0-618-66391-0. Gore, Al. An Inconvenient Truth: The Crisis of Global Warming. Viking/Rodale. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-670-06272-0. Grandits, John. Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems. Clarion. Tr $15. ISBN 978-0-618-56860-4. Holm, Jennifer. Middle School Is Worse Than Meatloaf: A Year Told through Stuff. illus. by Elicia Castaldi. S & S/Ginee Seo Bks. RTE $12.99. ISBN 978-0-689-85281-7. Krull, Kathleen. Marie Curie. illus. by Boris Kulikov. (Giants of Science Series). Viking. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-670-05894-5. Miyabe, Miyuki. Brave Story. tr. from Japanese by Alexander O. Smith. VIZ Media. Tr $23.99. ISBN 978-1-42151-196-2. Neri. G. Chess Rumble. illus. by Jesse Joshua Watson. Lee & Low. Tr $18.95. ISBN 978-1-58430-279-7. Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. illus. by Mary GrandPré. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Tr $34.99. ISBN 978-0-545-01022-1. Schlitz, Laura Amy. Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village. illus. by Robert Byrd. Candlewick. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-1578-9. Schmidt, Gary. The Wednesday Wars. Clarion. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-618-72483-3. Sís, Peter. The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. illus. by author. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. Tr $18. ISBN 978-0-374-34701-7. Tan, Shaun. The Arrival. illus. by author. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-0-439-89529-3. Thompson, Kate. The New Policeman. Greenwillow. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-117427-8. Wells, Rosemary. Red Moon at Sharpsburg. Viking. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-03638-7. Williams, Marcia, retel. Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. illus. by author. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3197-0. Woodson, Jacqueline. Feathers. Putnam. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-399-23989-2. Wynne-Jones, Tim. Rex Zero and the End of the World. Farrar/Melanie Kroupa Bks. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-374-33467-3.

All Ages

Bryan, Ashley. Let It Shine: Three Favorite Spirituals. illus. by author. S & S/Atheneum. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-689-84732-5. Prelutsky, Jack. Good Sports: Rhymes about Running, Jumping, Throwing, and More. illus. by Chris Raschka. Knopf. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-83700-5. Prévert, Jacques. How to Paint the Portrait of a Bird. illus. and tr. by Mordicai Gerstein. Roaring Brook. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-215-4.

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Best Books for Young Adults

Starred items denote Top 10 selections

Fiction

*Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian. illus. by Ellen Forney. Little, Brown. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-01368-0. ––––.Flight. Grove/Black Cat. pap. $13. ISBN 978-0-8021-7037-8. Anderson, Laurie Halse. Twisted. Viking. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-06101-3. Asher, Jay. Thirteen Reasons Why. Penguin/Razorbill. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59514-171-2. Brande, Robin. Evolution, Me, and Other Freaks of Nature. Knopf. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-94349-2. Brooks, Martha. Mistik Lake. Farrar/Melanie Kroupa Bks. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-374-34985-1. Burgess, Melvin. Bloodsong. S & S/Pulse. pap. $7.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-3616-9. Cameron, Peter. Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-374-30989-3. Carey, Janet Lee. Dragon’s Keep. Harcourt. $17. ISBN 978-0-15-205926-2. Carey, Mike. The Re-Gifters. illus. by Sonny Liew & Mark Hempel. DC Comics/Minx. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0371-9. Cassidy, Anne. Looking for JJ. Harcourt. Tr $17. ISBN 978-0-15-206190-6. Castellucci, Cecil. Beige.Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3066-9. Clarke, Judith. One Whole and Perfect Day. Front St. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-932425-95-6. Compestine, Ying Chang. Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-8207-4. Cross, Shauna. Derby Girl. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-8023-0. Cullen, Lynn. I Am Rembrandt’s Daughter. Bloomsbury. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59990-046-9. Dowd, Siobhan. A Swift Pure Cry.Random/David Fickling Bks. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-385-75108-7. *Downham, Jenny. Before I Die. Random/David Fickling Bks. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-75155-1. Doyle, Larry. I Love You, Beth Cooper.illus. by Evan Dorkin. HarperCollins/Ecco. Tr $19.95. ISBN 978-0-06-123617-4. Ellis, Ann Dee. This Is What I Did. Little, Brown. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-01363-5. Felin, M. Sindy. Touching Snow. S & S/Atheneum. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-1795-3. Friesen, Gayle. For Now. Kids Can. pap. $7.95. ISBN 978-1-55453-133-2. Gipi. Notes for a War Story. tr. from Italian by Spectrum. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-261-1. Grey, Christopher. Leonardo’s Shadow: Or, My Astonishing Life as Leonardo da Vinci’s Servant. S & S/Atheneum. 2006. RTE $16.95. ISBN 978-1-4169-0543-1. Hale, Shannon. Book of a Thousand Days. illus. by James Noel Smith. Bloomsbury. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-59990-051-3. *Hemphill, Stephanie. Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath.Knopf. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-83799-9. Hinds, Gareth. Beowulf. Candlewick. Tr $21.95. ISBN 978-0-7636-3022-5. Hornby, Nick. Slam. Putnam. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25048-4. Hosseini, Khaled. A Thousand Splendid Suns. Riverhead. Tr $25.95. ISBN 978-1-59448-950-1. Jenkins, A.M. Repossessed. HarperCollins/HarperTeen. Tr 15.99. ISBN 978-0-06-083568-2. Jocelyn, Marthe. How It Happened in Peach Hill. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-83701-2. Johnston, Tony. Bone by Bone by Bone.Roaring Brook/A Deborah Brodie Bk. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-113-3. *Jones, Lloyd. Mister Pip. Dial. Tr $20. ISBN 978-0-385-34106-6. Key, Watt. Alabama Moon.Farrar. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-374-30184-2. Klass, David. Firestorm. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. 2006. Tr $17. ISBN 978-0-374-32307-3. Knox, Elizabeth. Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. Tr $19. ISBN 978-0-374-31854-3. Koertge, Ron. Strays. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-2705-8. Lanagan, Margo. Red Spikes. Knopf. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-84320-4. *Landy, Derek. Skulduggery Pleasant. HarperCollins. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-123115-5. Lat. Town Boy. Roaring Brook/First Second. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-331-1. Lockhart, E. Dramarama. Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7868-3815-8. Lyga, Barry. The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl. Houghton. 2006. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-618-72392-8. ––––.Boy Toy. Houghton. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-618-72393-5. MacCready, Robin Merrow. Buried. Dutton. 2006. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-525-47724-2. Marillier, Juliet. Wildwood Dancing. Knopf. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-83364-9. McCaughrean, Geraldine. The White Darkness. HarperCollins/HarperTeen. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-089035-3. Miéville, China. Un Lun Dun. Del Rey. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-0-345-49516-7. Miller, Sarah. Miss Spitfire: Reaching Helen Keller. S & S/Atheneum. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-2542-2. Moore, Perry. Hero. Hyperion. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-0195-6. Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. The Off Season. Houghton. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-618-68695-7. Myers, Walter Dean. What They Found: Love on 145th Street. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-32138-9. Noyes, Deborah, ed. The Restless Dead: Ten Original Stories of the Supernatural. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-2906-9. Olmstead, Robert. Coal Black Horse. Algonquin. Tr $23.95. ISBN 978-1-56512-521-6. *Peet, Mal. Tamar: A Novel of Espionage, Passion, and Betrayal. Candlewick. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3488-9. Resau, Laura. Red Glass. Delacorte. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73466-0. ––––.What the Moon Saw. Delacorte. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-0-385-73343-4. Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. illus. by Mary GrandPré. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Tr $34.99. ISBN 978-0-545-01022-1. Schmidt, Gary D. The Wednesday Wars. Clarion. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-618-72483-3. Sedgwick, Marcus. My Swordhand Is Singing. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-84689-2. *Selznick, Brian. The Invention of Hugo Cabret: A Novel. illus. by author. Scholastic. Tr $22.99. ISBN 978-0-439-81378-5. Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. adapt. by Richard Appignanesi. illus. by Sonia Leong. (Manga Shakespeare Series). Abrams/Amulet. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-9325-9. Sharenow, Robert. My Mother the Cheerleader. HarperCollins/A Laura Geringer Bk. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-114896-5. Shusterman, Neal. Unwind. S & S. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-1204-0. Smith, Roland. Peak. Harcourt. Tr $17. ISBN 978-0-15-202417-8. Sonnenblick, Jordan. Notes from the Midnight Driver. Scholastic. 2006. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-439-75779-9. St. James, James. Freak Show. Dutton. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-525-47799-0. *Tan, Shaun. The Arrival. illus. by author. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-0-439-89529-3. Thompson, Kate. The New Policeman. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-117427-8. Wallace, Rich. One Good Punch. Knopf. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-81352-8. Weinheimer, Beckie. Converting Kate. Viking. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-06152-5. Wiess, Laura. Such a Pretty Girl. S & S/MTV. pap. $12. ISBN 978-1-4165-2183-9. Wizner, Jake. Spanking Shakespeare. Random. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-84086-9. Zarr, Sara. Story of a Girl. Little, Brown. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-01453-3. Zevin, Gabrielle. Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac. Farrar. Tr $17. ISBN 978-0-374-34946-2.

Nonfiction

*Beah, Ishmael. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier. Farrar/Sarah Crichton Bks. Tr $22. ISBN 978-0-374-10523-5. Crisler, Curtis L. Tough Boy Sonatas. illus. by Floyd Cooper. Boyds Mills/Wordsong. Tr $19.95. ISBN 978-1-932425-77-2. Fradin, Judith Bloom & Dennis Brindell Fradin. Jane Addams: Champion of Democracy. Clarion. 2006. Tr $21. ISBN 978-0-618-50436-7. Helfer, Andrew. Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography. illus. by Randy Duburke. Farrar/Hill & Wang. 2006. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-0-8090-9504-9. Marrin, Albert. The Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America. Dutton. Tr $30. ISBN 978-0-525-47659-7. Nouvian, Claire, ed. The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss. Univ. of Chicago. Tr $45. ISBN 978-0-226-59566-5. *Polly, Matthew. American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China. Penguin/Gotham. Tr $26. ISBN 978-1-59240-262-5. Raddatz, Martha. The Long Road Home A Story of War and Family. Putnam. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-399-15382-2. Reef, Catherine. e.e. cummings: a poet’s life. Clarion. 2006. Tr $21. ISBN 978-0-618-56849-9. Sís, Peter. The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. illus. by author. Farrar/tFrances Foster Bks. Tr $18. ISBN 978-0-374-34701-7. Tammet, Daniel.Born on a Blue Day: A Memoir: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant. Free Pr. Tr $24. ISBN 978-1-4165-3507-2.

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Great Graphic Novels for Teens

Starred items denote Top 10 selections *Abadzis, Nick. Laika. Roaring Brook/First Second. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-101-0. Anderson, Eric & Manny Trembley. PX! Book One: A Girl and Her Panda. Image Comics. pap. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-58240-820-0. Azuma, Kiyohiko. Yotsuba&! vol. 4. ADV Manga. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4139-0345-4. Brubaker, Ed. Fantastic Four: Books of Doom. illus. by Pablo Raimondi & Mark Farmer. Marvel Enterprises. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-2271-5. *Carey, Mike. Re-Gifters. illus. by Sonny Liew & Marc Hempel. DC Comics/Minx. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0371-9. ––––.Crossing Midnight. vol. 1. illus. by Jim Fern & Jose Villarrubia. DC Comics/Vertigo. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-1341-1. Castellucci, Cecil. The Plain Janes. illus. by Jim Rugg. DC Comics/Minx. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-1115-8. Crilley, Mark. Miki Falls—Autumn. ISBN 978-0-06-084618-3. ––––.Miki Falls—Spring. ISBN 978-0-06-084616-9. ––––.Miki Falls—Summer. ISBN 978-0-06-084617-6. ea vol: illus. by author. HarperTempest. pap. $7.99. Fialkov, Joshua Hale. Elk’s Run. illus. by Noel Tuazon & Scott A. Keating. Villard. pap. $19.95. ISBN 978-0-345-49511-2. *Fleming, Ann Marie. The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam. illus. by author. Penguin. pap. $14. ISBN 978-1-59448-264-9. Geary, Rick. The Saga of the Bloody Benders: The Infamous Homicidal Family of Labette County, Kansas. illus. by author. NBM/ComicsLit. $15.95. ISBN 978-1-56163-498-9. *Giffen, Keith. Blue Beetle: Shellshocked. Bk. #1. ISBN 978-1-4012-0965-0. ––––.Blue Beetle: Road Trip. Bk. #2. ISBN 978-1-4012-1361-9. ea vol: illus. by Cully Hammer. DC Comics. pap. $12.99. Gipi. Notes for a War Story. tr. from Italian by Spectrum. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-261-1. Helfer, Andrew. Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography. illus. by Randy DuBurke. Hill & Wang. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-0-8090-9504-9. Hinds, Gareth, adapt. Beowulf. illus. by adapt. Candlewick. Tr $21.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3022-5. *Iwahara, Yuji. King of Thorn, vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-59816-235-6. ––––.King of Thorn, vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-59816-236-3. ea vol: TokyoPop. pap. $9.99. Iwanaga, Ryotaro. Pumpkin Scissors, vol. 1. Del Rey. pap. $10.95. ISBN 978-0-345-50119-6. Kapur, Shekhar & Siddharth Kotian. Namaha: Shekhar Kapur’s Devi. vol. 1. Virgin Comics. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-1-93441-300-5. Kawashima, Tadashi. Alive, vol. 1: The Final Evolution. ISBN 978-0-345-49746-8. ––––.Alive, vol. 2: The Final Evolution. ISBN 978-0-345-49922-6. ea vol: illus. by Adachitoka. Del Rey. pap. $10.95. Keith, Sam, et al. Batman: Secrets. DC Comics. pap. $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-1212-4. Kouno, Fumiyo. Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms. illus. by author. Last Gasp. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-86719-665-8. Kurata, Hideyuki. Train + Train, vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-933617-18-3. ––––.Train + Train, vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-933617-19-0. ––––.Train + Train, vol. 3. ISBN 978-1-933617-37-4. ea vol: illus. by author. Go Comi! pap. $10.99. *Loux, Matthew. SideScrollers. illus. by author. Oni Pr. pap. $11.95. ISBN 978-1-932664-50-8. Lutes, Jason. Houdini: The Handcuff King. illus. by Nick Bertozzi. Hyperion. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7868-3902-5. *Mizushiro, Setona. After School Nightmare, vol. 1. 2006. ISBN 978-1-933617-16-9. ––––.After School Nightmare, vol. 2. 2006. ISBN 978-1-933617-17-6. ––––.After School Nightmare, vol. 3. ISBN 978-1-933617-24-4. ––––.After School Nightmare, vol. 4. ISBN 978-1-933617-33-6. ––––.After School Nightmare, vol. 5. ISBN 978-1-933617-48-0. ea vol: illus. by author. Go Comi! pap. $10.99. *Mori, Kaoru. Emma, vol. 1. 2006. ISBN 978-1-4012-1132-5. ––––.Emma, vol. 2. 2006. ISBN 978-1-4012-1133-2. ––––.Emma, vol. 3. ISBN 978-1-4012-1134-9. ––––.Emma, vol. 4. ISBN 978-1-4012-1135-6. ––––.Emma, vol. 5. ISBN 978-1-4012-1136-3. ea vol: illus. by author. CMX. pap. $9.99. Morrison, Grant. All Star Superman. vol. 1. illus. by Frank Quitely. DC Comics. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0914-8. Nakahara, Aya. Love Com. vol. 1. VIZ Media/Shojo Beat. pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4215-1343-0. Okamoto, Kazuhiro. Translucent. vol. 1. Dark Horse. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-59307-647-4. Park, SoHee. Goong. vol. 1. ICE Kunion. pap. $10.95. ISBN 978-89-527-4487-6. Peterson, David. Mouse Guard: Fall 1152. vol. 1. illus. by author. Archaia Studios. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-1-932386-57-8. Pierce, Tamora & Timothy Liebe. White Tiger: A Hero’s Compulsion. illus. by Phil Briones. Marvel Enterprises. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-2273-9. Schrag, Ariel, ed. Stuck in the Middle: 17 Comics from an Unpleasant Age. Viking. pap. $18.99. ISBN 978-0-670-06221-8. *Sís, Peter. The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. Tr $18. ISBN 978-0-374-34701-7. Smith, Jeff. SHAZAM! The Monster Society of Evil. DC Comics. Tr $29.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-1446-1. Takemiya, Keiko. To Terra, vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-93223-467-1. ––––.To Terra, vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-932234-70-1. ––––.To Terra, vol. 3. ISBN 978-1-932234-71-8. ea vol: illus. by author. tr. by Dawn Laabs. Vertical. pap. $13.95. *Tan, Shaun. The Arrival. illus. by author. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-0-439-89529-3. Tanabe, Yellow. Kekkaishi, vol. 7. ISBN 978-1-4215-0488-9. ––––.Kekkaishi, vol. 8. ISBN 978-1-4215-0828-3. ––––.Kekkaishi, vol. 9. ISBN 978-1-4215-0829-0. ea vol: illus. by author. VIZ Media. pap. $9.99. Urushibara, Yuki. Mushishi, vol. 1. ISBN 978-0-345-49621-8. ––––.Mushishi, vol. 2. ISBN 978-0-345-49644-7. ea vol: Del Rey. pap. $12.95. Varon, Sara. Robot Dreams. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-108-9. Velez, Ivan, et al. Dead High Yearbook. Dutton. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-525-47783-9. Whitta, Gary & Ted Naifeh. Death, Jr. vol. 2. Image Comics. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-1-58240-682-4. Yoshinaga, Fumi. Flower of Life, vol. 1. ISBN 978-1-56970-874-3. ––––.Flower of Life, vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-56970-873-6. ––––.Flower of Life, vol. 3. ISBN 978-1-56970-829-3. ea vol: illus. by author. Digital Manga. pap. $12.95.

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Adams, Leonora. Baby Girl. S & S/Pulse. pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-2512-5. Anderson, Laurie Halse. Twisted. Viking. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-06101-3. Aronson, Sarah. Head Case. Roaring Brook/A Deborah Brodie Bk. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-214-7. Asher, Jay. Thirteen Reasons Why. Penguin/Razorbill. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59514-171-2. Barnes, Jennifer Lynn. Tattoo. Delacorte. pap. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73347-2. Blank, Jessica. Almost Home. Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-0642-5. Brewer, Heather. The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod: Eighth Grade Bites. Dutton. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-525-47811-9. Cast, P.C. & Kristen Cast. Marked. Bk. #1. ISBN 978-0-312-36026-9. ––––.Betrayed. Bk. #2. ISBN 978-0-312-36028-3. ea vol: (A House of Night Novel). Griffin. pap. $8.95. Castellucci, Cecil. Beige. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3066-9. Cooney, Caroline B. Diamonds in the Shadow. Delacorte. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4000-7423-5. Cross, Shauna. Derby Girl. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-8023-0. Crutcher, Chris. Deadline. HarperCollins. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-085089-0. Davis, Mark, Mike Davis & Brandon Schultz. Blokhedz: Genesis. Bk. #1. S & S/Pocket. pap. $12.95. ISBN 978-1-4165-4073-1. de la Cruz, Melissa. Masquerade: A Blue Bloods Novel. Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7868-3893-6. *Erskine, Kathryn. Quaking. Philomel. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-24774-3. Fields, Terri. Holdup. Roaring Brook. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-219-2. Flinn, Alex. Beastly. HarperTempest. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-087416-2. Fullerton, Alma. Walking on Glass. HarperTempest. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-06-077851-4. Gonzalez, Julie. Ricochet. Delacorte. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73228-4. Grant, Vicki. I.D. Orca. pap. $8.95. ISBN 978-1-55143-694-4. Gratz, Alan. Something Rotten: A Horatio Wilkes Mystery. Dial. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8037-3216-2. Halpern, Julie. Get Well Soon. Fiewel & Friends. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-312-36795-4. Harazin, S. A. Blood Brothers. Delacorte. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73364-9. Harmon, Micheal. Skate. Knopf. 2006. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-97516-5. Harvey, Sarah N. Bull’s Eye. Orca. pap. $8.95. ISBN 978-1-55143-679-1. Henderson, J. A. Bunker 10. Harcourt. Tr $17. ISBN 978-0-15-206240-8. *Hopkins, Ellen. Glass. ISBN 978-1-4169-4090-6. ––––.Impulse. ISBN 978-1-4169-0356-7. ea vol: S & S/Margaret K. McElderry Bks. RTE $16.99. Jacobs, Deborah Lynn. Choices. Roaring Brook. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-217-8. Johnston, Jeffrey W. Fragments. S & S/Pulse. pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-2486-9. Knowles, Jo. Lessons from a Dead Girl. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3279-3. Koertge, Ron. Strays. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-2705-8. Lane, Dakota. The Secret Life of It Girls. S & S/Ginee Seo Bks. RTE $14.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-1492-1. Lubar, David. True Talents. Tom Doherty/Starscape. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-0-7653-0977-8. Lynn, Erin. Demon Envy. Berkley. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-425-21737-5. Mackler, Carolyn. Guyaholic: The Story of Finding, Flirting, Forgetting…and the Boy Who Changes Everything. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-2537-5. McClintock, Norah. Bang! ISBN 978-1-55143-654-8. ––––. Down. ISBN 978-1-55143-766-8. ea vol: Orca. pap. $8.95. McKayhan, Monica. Indigo Summer. Harlequin/Kimani Tru. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-373-83075-6. McNab, Andy & Robert Rigby. Avenger. Putnam. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-24685-2. Mead, Richelle. Vampire Academy. Penguin/Razorbill. pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-1-59514-174-3. Myers, Walter Dean. What They Found: Love on 145th Street. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-32138-9. Nance, Andrew. Daemon Hall. illus. by Coleman Polhemus. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-8171-8. Plummer, Louise. Finding Daddy. Delacorte. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73092-1. Pow, Tom. Captives. Roaring Brook. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-201-7. Reinhardt, Dana. Harmless. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-74699-1. Ryan, Darlene. Responsible. Orca. pap. $8.95. ISBN 978-1-55143-685-2. Schreiber, Mark. Starcrossed. Llewellyn/Flux. pap. $8.95. ISBN 978-0-7387-1001-3. Sewell, Earl. Keysha’s Drama. arlequin/Kimani Tru. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-373-83079-4. Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. adapt. by Richard Appignanesi. illus. by Sonia Leong. (Manga Shakespeare Series). Abrams/Amulet. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-9325-9. *Shaw, Susan. Safe. Dutton. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-525-47829-4. Showalter, Gena. Oh My Goth. S & S/MTV Bks. 2006. pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-4165-2474-8. *Shusterman, Neal. Unwind. S & S. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-1204-0. *Sitomer, Alan L. Homeboyz. Hyperion/Jump at the Sun. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-0030-0. Smith, Roland. Peak. Harcourt. Tr $17. ISBN 978-0-15-202417-8. Sones, Sonya. What My Girlfriend Doesn’t Know. S & S. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-689-87602-8. St. James, James. Freak Show. Dutton. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-525-47799-0. Stone, Jeff. Crane. (The Five Ancestors Series). Random. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-375-83077-8. Strasser, Todd. Boot Camp. S & S. RTE $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-0848-7. Sweeney, Joyce. Headlock. Holt. 2006. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-8018-6. Tullson, Diane. The Darwin Expedition. Orca. pap. $8.95. ISBN 978-1-55143-676-0. Van Diepen, Allison. Snitch. S & S/Pulse. pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-5030-1. Vande Velde, Vivian. Remembering Raquel. Harcourt. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-15-205976-7. Velez, Ivan, et al. Dead High Yearbook. Dutton. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-525-47783-9. Volponi, Paul. Rucker Park Setup. Viking. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-670-06130-3. Vrettos, Adrienne Maria. Sight. S & S/Margaret K. McElderry Bks. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-0657-5. Wasserman, Robin. Awakening. (Chasing Yesterday Series, Bk. #1). Scholastic. pap. $5.99. ISBN 978-0-439-93338-4. Watson, C.G. Quad. Penguin/Razorbill. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59514-138-5. Wiess, Laura. Such a Pretty Girl. S & S/MTV Bks. pap. $12. ISBN 978-1-4165-2183-9. Zarr, Sara. Story of a Girl. Little, Brown. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-01453-3.

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Alvarado, Melissa, Hope Meng & Melissa Rannels. Subversive Seamster: Transform Thrift Store Threads into Street Couture. photos. by Matthew Carden. Taunton. pap. $14.95. ISBN 978-1-56158-925-8. Aranzi Aronzo. The Bad Book. Vertical. Tr $12.95. ISBN 978-1-93223469-5. Ash, Russell. Firefly’s World of Facts. Firefly. Tr $29.95. ISBN 978-1-55407-313-9. *Bey, Dawoud. Class Pictures. photos. by author. Aperture. Tr $45. ISBN 978-1-59711-043-3. Blakeney, Faith, Justina Blakeney, & Ellen Schultz. 99 Ways to Cut, Sew and Deck Out Your Denim. Crown/Potter Craft. $19.95. ISBN 978-0-307-35170-8. Carlowicz, Michael. Moon. Abrams. Tr $19.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-9307-5. Chryssicas, Mary Kaye. Breathe: Yoga for Teens. DK. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-0-756-62661-7. Cooper, Robbie. Alter Ego: Avatars and Their Creators. Chris Boot. Tr $29.95. ISBN 978-1-905712-02-1. Dingle, Adrian. The Periodic Table: Elements with Style! illus. by Simon Basher. Kingfisher. pap. $8.95. ISBN 978-0-7534-6085-6. Editors of CosmoGirl! CosmoGirl! Make It Yourself: 50 Fun and Funky Projects. Sterling/Hearst. pap. $7.95. ISBN 978-1-58816-624-1. Editors of Inside Cheerleading. Cheerleading: From Tryouts to Championships. Rizzoli/Universe. pap. $29.95. ISBN 978-0-7893-1565-6. Editors of Seventeen Magazine. Seventeen Real Girl, Real-Life Stories: True Crime. Sterling/Hearst. pap. $4.95. ISBN 978-1-58816-648-7. Everhart, Mike. Sea Monsters: Prehistoric Creatures of the Deep. National Geographic. Tr $29.95. ISBN 978-1-4262-0085-4. 50 Cent. 50 x 50: 50 Cent in His Own Words. S & S/Pocket. Tr $35. ISBN 978-1-4165-4471-5. Gee, Joshua. Encyclopedia Horrifica. Scholastic. Tr $14.95. ISBN 978-0-439-92255-5. Golus, Carrie. Tupac Shakur. Lerner. PLB $27.93. ISBN 978-0-8225-6609-0. Grahame-Smith, Seth. How to Survive a Horror Movie: All the Skills to Dodge the Kills. Chronicle/Quirk. pap. $14.95. ISBN 978-1-59474-179-1. Grandits, John. Blue Lipstick: Concrete Poems. Clarion. Tr $15. ISBN 978-0-618-56860-4. *Greenfield, Lauren. Thin. Chronicle. 2006. Tr $35. ISBN 978-0-8118-5633-1. *Grody, Steve & James Prigoff. Graffiti L.A.: Street Styles and Art. Abrams. Tr $35. ISBN 978-0-8109-9298-6. Handy, Roger & Karin Elsener. Rear Ends: Found Photos. Abrams Image. Tr $14.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-0926-7. Harrington, Jane. Extreme Pets Handbook. Scholastic/Tangerine. spiral $12.99. ISBN 978-0-439-82948-9. Hess, Nina. A Practical Guide to Monsters. Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone. Tr $12.95. ISBN 978-0-7869-4809-3. Joseph, Jamal. Tupac Shakur Legacy. S & S/Atria. 2006. Tr $45. ISBN 978-0-7432-9260-3. Lee, John. Street Scene. Impact Bks. pap. $19.99. ISBN 978-1-58180-847-6. Lewry, Fraser & Tom Ryan. Kittenwar. Chronicle. Tr $14.95. ISBN 978-0-8118-5980-6. Pardes, Bronwen. Doing It Right: Making Smart, Safe, and Satisfying Choices about Sex. S & S/Pulse. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-1823-3. Pearce, Fred. Earth: Then and Now. Firefly. Tr $39.95. ISBN 978-1-55407-298-9. Pearson, Felicia “Snoop” & David Ritz. Grace After Midnight: A Memoir. Grand Central. Tr $22. ISBN 978-0-446-19518-8. Rogge, Hannah. Save This Shirt! photos. by Adrian Buckmaster. Stewart, Tabori & Chang. spiral $19.95. ISBN 978-1-58479-584-1. Salant, James. Leaving Dirty Jersey: A Crystal Meth Memoir. S & S/Simon Spotlight. Tr $21. ISBN 978-1-4169-3629-9. Shivack, Nadia. Inside Out: Portrait of an Eating Disorder. S & S/Atheneum. RTE $17.99. ISBN 978-0-689-85216-9. Simonson, Louise. DC Comics Covergirls. Rizzoli/Universe. Tr $39.95. ISBN 978-0-7893-1544-1. Smedman, Lisa. From Boneshakers to Choppers: The Rip-Roaring History of Motorcycles. Annick. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-1-55451-016-0. *Thalia. Thalia: ¡Belleza!: Lessons in Lipgloss and Happiness. Chronicle. pap. $19.95. ISBN 978-0-8118-5829-8. Warren, Frank. A Lifetime of Secrets: A PostSecret Book. HarperCollins/Morrow. Tr $27.95. ISBN 978-0-06-123860-4. Willett, Edward. Jimi Hendrix: Kiss the Sky. Enslow. 2006. PLB $27.93. ISBN 978-0-7660-2449-6. Yoshinaga, Masayuki & Katsuhiko Ishikawa. Gothic and Lolita. photos. by Masayuki Yoshinaga. Phaidon. pap. $29.95. ISBN 978-0-7148-4785-6.