Librarians' Choices 2010

Librarians’ Choices 2010
Master List

1. Addasi, Maha. 2010. TIME TO PRAY. Ill. by Ned Gannon. Honesdale, PA: Boyd Mills Press. ISBN 9781590786116 [Suggested Grade Levels 2–4]

2. Atkins, Jeannine. 2010. BORROWED NAMES. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 9780805089349 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-10]

3. Avasthi, Swati. 2010. SPLIT. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375863400 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

4. Bacigalupi, Paolo. 2010. SHIP BREAKER. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316056212 [Suggested Grade Levels 8-12]

5. Barnett, Mac. 2010. OH NO! Ill. by Dan Santat. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 9781423123125 [Suggested Grade Levels 1-5]

6. Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. 2010. THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE KKK: THE BIRTH OF AN AMERICAN TERRORIST GROUP. New York: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780318440337 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

7. Barton, Chris. 2010. SHARK VS. TRAIN. Ill. by Tom Lichtenheld. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316007627 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-2]

8. Beaufrand, Mary Jane. 2010. THE RIVER. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316041683. [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

9. Bildner, Phil. 2010. THE HALLELUJAH FLIGHT. Ill. by John Holyfield. New York: Putnam. ISBN 9780399247897 [Suggested Grade Levels K–6]

10. Boyce, Frank Cottrell. 2010. COSMIC. New York. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061836831 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-8]

11. Brennan, Eileen. 2010. DIRTBALL PETE. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375834257 [Suggested Grade Levels K-2]

12. Brown, Calef. 2010. HALLOWILLOWEEN; NEFARIOUS SILLINESS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780547215402 [Suggested Grade Levels K-5]

13. Brown, Monica. 2010. SIDE BY SIDE: THE STORY OF DOLORES HUERTA AND CESAR CHAVEZ/LADO A LADO: LA HISTORIA DE DOLORES HUERTA Y CÉSAR CHÁVEZ. Ill. by Joe Cepeda. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061227813 [Suggested Grade Levels 1-5]

14. Chall, Marsha Wilson. 2010. ONE PUP’S UP. Ill. by Henry Cole. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416979609 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-1]

15. Cohn, Rachel and Levithan, David. 2010. DASH & LILY’S BOOK OF DARES. New York: Knopf. ISBN 9780375866593 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

16. Cooper, Elisha. 2010. FARM. New York: Orchard Books. ISBN 9780545070751 [Suggested Grade Levels K-5]

17. Cousins, Lucy. 2010. I’M THE BEST. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763646844 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-K]

18. Craig, Lindsey. 2010. DANCING FEET! Ill. by Marc Brown. New York: Knopf. ISBN 9780375861819 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-K]

19. Crum, Shutta. 2010. THOMAS AND THE DRAGON QUEEN. Ill. by Lee Wildish. New York. Knopf. ISBN 9780375857034 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

20. Davis, Eleanor. 2010. THE SECRET ALLIANCE AND THE COPYCAT CROOK. New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781599903965 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-7]

21. Davis, Jill. 2010. ORANGUTANS ARE TICKLISH. Ill. by Steve Grubman. New York: Schwartz & Wade. ISBN 9780375858864 [Suggested Grade Levels K-4]

22. Donnelley, Jennifer. 2010. REVOLUTION. New York: Delacorte. ISBN 9780385737630 [Suggested Grade Levels 8-12]

23. Draper, Sharon M. 2010. Out of My Mind. New York: Atheneum. ISBN 9781416971702 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-6]

24. Engle, Margarita. 2010. THE FIREFLY LETTERS; A SUFFRAGETTE'S JOURNEY TO CUBA. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 9780805090826 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-9]

25. Epstein, Adam Jay and Jacobson, Andrew. 2010. THE FAMILIARS. Ill. by Peter Chan and Ker Acedera. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061961083 [Suggested Grade Levels 4–6]

26. Erskine, Kathryn. 2010. MOCKINGBIRD (MOK’ING - B^URD). New York. Penguin. ISBN 9780399252648 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-8]

27. Fleischman, Sid. 2010. SIR CHARLIE: CHAPLIN, THE FUNNIEST MAN IN THE WORLD. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061896408 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

28. Fleming, Candace. 2010. CLEVER JACK TAKES THE CAKE. Ill. by G. Brian Karas. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375956973 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-2]

29. Frazier, Sundee T. 2010. OTHER HALF OF MY HEART. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780385734400 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-8]

30. Freedman, Russell. 2010. LAFAYETTE AND THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION. New York: Holiday House. ISBN 978-0823421824 [Suggested Grade Levels 6-12]

31. Gal, Susan. 2010. PLEASE TAKE ME FOR A WALK. New York: Knopf. ISBN 9780375858635 [Suggested Grade Level PreK-2]

32. Gherman, Beverly. 2010. SPARKY: THE LIFE AND ART OF CHARLES SCHULZ. San Francisco: Chronicle. ISBN 9780811867900 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-8]

33. Gidwitz, Adam. 2010. A TALE DARK AND GRIMM. New York: Penguin. ISBN 0525423346 [Suggested Grade Levels 6-9]

34. Golio, Gary. 2010. SOUNDS LIKE A RAINBOW: A STORY OF THE YOUNG JIMI HENDRIX. Ill. by Javaka Steptoe. New York: Clarion. ISBN 9780618852796 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-5]

35. Gonzales, Christina. 2010. THE RED UMBRELLA. New York: Knopf. ISBN 9780375861901 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

36. Guiberson, Brenda Z. 2010. DISASTERS. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 9780805081701 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-8]

37. Haas, Robert B. 2010. I DREAMED OF FLYING LIKE A BIRD. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic. ISBN 9781426306938 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-7]

38. Harper, Jamie. 2010. MILES TO GO. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763635985 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-1]

39. Hemphill, Stephanie. 2010. WICKED GIRLS: A NOVEL OF THE SALEM WITCH TRIALS. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061853289 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

40. Henkes, Kevin. 2010. MY GARDEN. New York: Greenwillow. ISBN 9780061715174 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK–2]

41. Hill, Laban Carrick. 2010. Dave the Potter; ARTIST, POET, SLAVE. Ill. by Bryan Collier. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316107310 [Suggested Grade Levels K-5]

42. Hinds, Gareth. 2010. THE ODYSSEY. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763642686 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

43. Hoffman, Alice. 2010. GREEN WITCH. New York, NY: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545141956 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

44. Holm, Jennifer L. 2010. TURTLE IN PARADISE. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375836886 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-8]

45. Hopkins, Lee. Bennett. (Ed.) 2010. SHARING THE SEASONS. New York: Margaret McElderry. ISBN 9781416902102 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

46. Jarrow, Gail. 2010. LINCOLN’S FLYING SPIES: THADDEUS LOWE AND THE CIVIL WAR BALLOON CORPS. Honesdale, PA: Boyd Mills Press. ISBN 9781590787199 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-12]

47. Jenkins, Steve. 2010. BONES: SKELETONS AND HOW THEY WORK. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545046510 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK–3]

48. Kerley, Barbara. 2010. THE EXTRAORDINARY MARK TWAIN (ACCORDING TO SUSY). Ill. by Edwin Fotheringham. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545125086 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

49. Kimmelman, Leslie. 2010. THE LITTLE RED HEN AND THE PASSOVER MATZAH. Ill. by Paul Meisel. New York: Holiday House. ISBN 9780823419524 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-2]

50. King, A. S. 2010. PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375865862 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

51. Kontis, Alethea. 2010. ALPHA OOPS! H IS FOR HALLOWEEN. Ill. by Bob Kolar. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763639662 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK–2]

52. Leedy, Loren. THE SHOCKING TRUTH ABOUT ENERGY. New York: Holiday House. ISBN 9780823422203 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-5]

53. Lin, Grace. 2010. LING & TING: NOT EXACTLY THE SAME! New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316024525 [Suggested Grade Levels K-2]

54. Lyga, Barry. 2010. ARCHVILLAIN. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545196499 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

55. Marchetta, Melina. 2010. FINNIKIN OF THE ROCK. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 978-0763643614 [Suggested Grade Levels 8–12]

56. Marino, Gianna. 2010. ONE TOO MANY: A SEEK & FIND COUNTING BOOK. San Francisco: Chronicle. ISBN 9780811869089 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-2]

57. Martinez, Rueben. 2010. ONCE UPON A TIME: TRADITIONAL LATIN AMERICAN TALES. Ill. by Raul Colon. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061468957 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-5]

58. McCahan, Erin. 2010. I NOW PRONOUNCE YOU SOMEONE ELSE. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545088183 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

59. McCarthy, Meghan. 2010. POP! THE INVENTION OF BUBBLE GUM. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416979708 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-3]

60. McElligott, Matthew and Tuxbury, Larry. 2010. Benjamin Franklinstein Lives! New York: Putman. ISBN 9780399252297 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

61. McGowan, Michael. 2010. SUNDAY IS FOR GOD. Ill. by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375841880 [Suggested Grade Levels 1-4]

62. Milford, Kate. 2010. THE BONESHAKER. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0547241879 [Suggested Grade Levels 6-9]

63. Montgomery, Sy. 2010. KAKAPO RESCUE: SAVING THE WORLD’S STRANGEST PARROT. Photographs by Nic Bishop. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780618494170 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-8]

64. Mora, Pat. 2010. DIZZY IN YOUR EYES; POEMS ABOUT LOVE. New York: Knopf. ISBN 978-0375843754 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

65. Nolan, Han. 2010. CRAZY. New York: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 9780152051099 [Suggested Grade Levels 8-12]

66. Oliver, Lauren. 2010. BEFORE I FALL. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061726804 [Suggested Grade Levels 10-12]

67. Parkhurst, Carolyn. 2010. COOKING WITH HENRY AND ELLIEBELLY. Ill. by Dan Yaccarino. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 9780312548483 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-2]

68. Paschen, Elise and Raccah, Dominique. (Comp.) 2010. POETRY SPEAKS; WHO I AM. Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks Jabberwocky. ISBN 9781402210747 [Suggested Grade Levels 6-12]

69. Paulsen, Gary. 2010. WOODS RUNNER. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375859083 [Suggested Grade Levels 6–12]

70. Portis, Antoinette. 2010. KINDERGARTEN DIARY. New York. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061456916 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-K]

71. Potter, Ellen. 2010. KNEEBONE BOY. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 9780312377724 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

72. Raczka, Bob. 2010. GUYKU: A Year of Haiku for Boys. Ill. by Peter Reynolds. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780547240039 [Suggested Grade Levels 2–6]

73. Reinhardt, Dana. 2010. THE THINGS A BROTHER KNOWS. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375844553 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

74. Ritz, Karen. 2010. WINDOWS WITH BIRDS. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press. ISBN 9781590786567 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-2]

75. Scott, Grace. 2010. GRACE. New York: Penguin. ISBN 0525422064 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

76. Sedgwick, Marcus. 2010. REVOLVER. New York: Roaring Brook Press. ISBN 9781596435926 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

77. Shulman, Polly. 2010. THE GRIMM LEGACY. New York: Putnam. ISBN 9780399250965 [Suggested Grade Levels 6-12]

78. Sidman, Joyce. 2010. DARK EMPEROR AND OTHER POEMS OF THE NIGHT. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780547152288 [Suggested Grade Levels K-4]

79. Sidman, Joyce. 2010. UBIQUITOUS: CELBRATING NATURE’S SURVIVORS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780618717194 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-12]

80. Singer, Marilyn. 2010. MIRROR, MIRROR: A BOOK OF REVERSIBLE VERSE. Ill. by Josée Masse. New York: Dutton. ISBN 9780525479017 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-6]

81. Soup, Dr. Cuthbert. 2010. A WHOLE NOTHER STORY. Ill. by Jeffery Stewart Timmins. New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN 9781599905181 [Suggested Grade Levels 4–7]

82. Springstubb, Tricia. 2010. WHAT HAPPENED ON FOX STREET. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061986352 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

83. Stead, Philip C. 2010. A Sick Day for Amos McGee. Ill. by Erin Stead. New York: Roaring Brook. ISBN 9781596434028 [Suggested Grade Levels K-3]

84. Stork, Francisco X. 2010. LAST SUMMER OF THE DEATH WARRIORS. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545151337 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

85. TenNapel, Doug. 2010. GHOSTOPOLIS. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545210270 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

86. Tolman, Marije & Ronald. 2010. THE TREE HOUSE. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press. ISBN 9781590788066 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-6]

87. Tomlinson, Heather. 2010. TOADS AND DIAMONDS. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 9780805089684 [Suggested Grade Levels 8-12]

88. Vail, Rachel. 2010. JUSTIN CASE: SCHOOL, DROOL, AND OTHER DAILY DISASTERS. Ill. by Matthew Cordell. New York: Macmillan. ISBN 9780312532901 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-5]

89. Vanderpool, Clare. 2010. MOON OVER MANIFEST. New York: Random House. ISBN 0385738838 [Suggest Grade Levels 5-8]

90. Vande Velde, Vivian. 2010. CLOAKED IN RED. Tarrytown, NY: Marshall Cavendish. ISBN 9780761457930 [Suggested Grade Levels 6-12]

91. Voake, Steve. 2010. INSECT DETECTIVE. Ill. by Charlotte Voake. Cambridge: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763644475 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 3]

92. Weinstock, Robert. 2010. CAN YOU DIG IT? New York: Hyperion. ISBN 9781423122081 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-4]

93. Weisner, David. 2010. ART & MAX. New York: Clarion. ISBN 9780618756636 [Suggested Grade Levels K-4]

94. Werlin, Nancy. 2010. EXTRAORDINARY. New York: Dial. ISBN 9780803733725 [Suggested Grade Levels 8-12]

95. Wiles, Deborah. 2010. COUNTDOWN. New York. Scholastic. ISBN 9780545106054 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-8]

96. Willems, Mo. 2010. CITY DOG, COUNTRY FROG. Ill. by Jon J. Muth. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 9781423103004 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-3]

97. Williams-Garcia, Rita. 2010. ONE CRAZY SUMMER. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780060760885 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-7]

98. Wilson, Karma. THE COW LOVES COOKIES. Ill. by Marcellus Hall. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 1416942068 [Suggested Grade Levels Pre-K-1]

99. Winter, Jonathan. 2010. HERE COMES THE GARBAGE BARGE! Ill. by Red Nose Studio. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375952180 [Suggested Grade Levels 1-3]

100. Wood, Maryrose. 2010. THE MYSTERIOUS HOWLING. Ill. by Jon Klassen. New York. HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061791055 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-8]