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| Books | Keeper of the Night | |
| Girl's story following mother's suicide. | ||
| By Kimberly Willis Holt |
| Books | Unison Spark | |
| Sci-fi thriller puts a futuristic spin on social networking. | ||
| By Andy Marino |
| Books | Breaking Stalin's Nose | |
| Newbery Honor-winning tale of growing up in Stalinist USSR. | ||
| By Eugene Yelchin |
| Books | Part of Me: Stories of a Louisiana Family | |
| Gentle, slow-paced but sweet multigeneration saga. | ||
| By Kimberly Willis Holt |
| Books | No Choirboy: Murder, Violence, and Teenagers on Death Row | |
| Raw stories from teens on death row; read along with teens. | ||
| By Susan Kuklin |
| Books | The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano | |
| Disturbing, moving bio told in verse. Too violent for kids. | ||
| By Margarita Engle |
| Books | Mister Gumpy's Outing | |
| A picture-perfect scene of peace and contentment. | ||
| By John Burningham |
| Books | The Perfect Thanksgiving | |
| Thanksgiving isn't about having the "perfect" day. | ||
| By Eileen Spinelli |
| Books | The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba's Struggle for Freedom | |
| Cuban independence in informative but flat poetry. | ||
| By Margarita Engle |
| Books | The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate | |
| Newbery Honor-ed story of a smart southern tomboy in 1899. | ||
| By Jacqueline Kelly |
| Books | Whirligig | |
| A car crash ends one life and begins another. | ||
| By Paul Fleischman |
| Books | Moon Plane | |
| Soft, nostalgic artwork for dreamers of all ages. | ||
| By Peter McCarty |
| Books | I Never Promised You a Rose Garden | |
| Schizophrenia classic still engages. | ||
| By Joanne Greenberg |
| Books | The Scrambled States of America Talent Show | |
| Wacky intro to the 50 states and their talents. | ||
| By Laurie Keller |
| Books | The Adoration of Jenna Fox | |
| Amnesia's just the half of it for post-coma teen. | ||
| By Mary E. Pearson |
| Books | Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith | |
| Award-winning bio of Darwin as a family man is a bit dry. | ||
| By Deborah Heiligman |
| Books | Revolution Is Not a Dinner Party | |
| Gripping story, great intro to China's Cultural Revolution. | ||
| By Ying Chang Compestine |
| Books | The Golden Dream of Carlo Chuchio | |
| Author's last is a rousing, delightful adventure. | ||
| By Lloyd Alexander |
| Books | Romeo's Ex | |
| Tis a clever update on a classic romance. | ||
| By Lisa Fielder |
| Books | Los Gatos Black on Halloween | |
| Haunting rhymes create ghoulish treat. | ||
| By Marisa Montes |
| Books | Headlock | |
| Solid wrestling read for teen boys has heart. | ||
| By Joyce Sweeney |
| Books | Great Estimations | |
| Learn the tricks up every mathematician's sleeve. | ||
| By Bruce Goldstone |
| Books | A Certain Small Shepherd | |
| Mute boy's Christmas play becomes strangely real. | ||
| By Rebecca Caudill |
| Books | Time Cat: The Remarkable Journeys of Jason and Gareth | |
| A cat takes a boy back through time. | ||
| By Lloyd Alexander |
| Books | Uptown | |
| Harlem is home in this jazzy award-winner. | ||
| By Bryan Collier |