Librarians Choices 2007

Librarians’ Choices 2007
Master List

1. Abdel-Fattah, Randa. 2007. DOES MY HEAD LOOK BIG IN THIS? New York: Orchard. ISBN 0439919479 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

2. Alexie, Sherman. 2007. THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316013680 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-10]

3. Anderson, Laurie Halse. 2007. TWISTED. New York: Viking. ISBN 9780670061013 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

4. Banks, Kate. 2007. LENNY’S SPACE. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 9780374345754 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

5. Barasch, Lynne. 2007. HIROMI’S HANDS. New York: Lee & Low Books Inc. ISBN 9781584302759 [Suggested Grade Levels K – 3]

6. Bateman, Donna M. 2007. DEEP IN THE SWAMP. Ill. by Brian Lies. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. ISBN 9781570915963 [Suggested Grade Levels K – 2]

7. Bingham, Kelly. 2007. SHARK GIRL. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 0763632074 [Suggested Grade Levels 6-12]

8. Bishop, Nic. 2007. SPIDERS. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 0439877563 [Suggested Grade Levels K-5]

9. Brande, Robin. 2007. EVOLUTION, ME AND OTHER FREAKS OF NATURE. New York: Knopf. ISBN 9780375843495 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

10. Castellucci, Cecil. 2007. THE PLAIN JANES. Ill. By Jim Rugg, Lettering by Jared K. Fletcher. New York: DC Comics. ISBN 978-14012-115-8 [Suggested Grade Levels 6-12]

11. Choldenko, Gennifer. 2007. LOUDER, LILI. Ill. By S. D. Schindler. New York: Putnam. ISBN 978-0-399-24252-6 [Suggested Grade Levels K-3]

12. Clements, Andrew. 2007. NO TALKING. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416909835 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

13. Coffelt, Nancy. 2007. FRED STAYS WITH ME! Ill. By Tricia Tusa. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316882699 [Suggested Grade Levels K-3]

14. Crowe, Ellie. 2007. SURFER OF THE CENTURY: THE LIFE OF DUKE KAHANAMOKU. Ill. by Richard Waldrep. New York: Lee & Low. ISBN 1584302763 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-6]

15. Crutcher, Chris. 2007. DEADLINE. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780060850890 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

16. Curtis, Christopher Paul. 2007. ELIJAH OF BUXTON. New York: Scholastic: ISBN 0439023440 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-9]

17. Day, Karen. 2007. TALL TALES. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375837739. [Suggested Grade Levels 5-8]

18. Downham, Jenny. 2007. BEFORE I DIE. New York: David Fickling Books. ISBN 9780385751551 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

19. Draper, Sharon. 2007. FIRE FROM THE ROCK. New York: Dutton. ISBN 9780525477204 [Suggested Grade Levels 6-12]

20. Ellis, Ann Dee. 2007. THIS IS WHAT I DID. New York: Little Brown & Co. ISBN 0316013633. [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

21. Fletcher, Susan. 2007. DADBLAMED UNION ARMY COW. Kimberly Bulcken Root. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 076362263X [Suggested Grade Levels K-4]

22. Florian, Douglas. 2007. COMETS, STARS, THE MOON, AND MARS: SPACE POEMS AND PAINTINGS. San Diego: Harcourt. ISBN 9780152053727 [Suggested Grade Levels K-3]

23. Frank, John. 2007. HOW TO CATCH A FISH. Ill. by Peter Sylvada. New Milford, CT: Roaring Brook Press. ISBN 9781596431638. [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

24. Freedman, Russell. 2007. WHO WAS FIRST?: DISCOVERING THE AMERICAS. New York: Clarion Books. ISBN 9780618663910 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-9]

25. Freymann, Saxton, et. al. 2007. KNOCK, KNOCK! New York: Dial. ISBN 9780803731523 [Suggested Grade Levels K-3]

26. Gifford, Peggy. 2007. MOXY MAXWELL DOES NOT LOVE STUART LITTLE. Photographs by Valorie Fisher. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375839153 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-4]

27. Giles, Gail. 2007. RIGHT BEHIND YOU. Boston: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316166362 [Suggested Grade Levels 8-12]

28. Gravett, Emily. 2007. ORANGE PEAR APPLE BEAR. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 139781416939993 [Suggested Grade Levels Pre-K – 2]

29. Gutman, Dan. 2007. CASEY BACK AT BAT. Ill. by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN: 978-0060560256 [Suggested Grade Levels 2 – up]

30. Hale, Shannon. 2007. BOOK OF A THOUSAND DAYS. New York: Bloomsbury. ISBN 1599900513 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-9]

31. Harrington, Janice. 2007. THE CHICKEN-CHASING QUEEN OF LAMAR COUNTY. Ill. by Shelley Jackson. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 9780374312510. [Suggested Grade Levels K-3]

32. Harrison, Mette Ivie. 2007. THE PRINCESS AND THE HOUND. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 0061131873 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-9]

33. Hemphill, Stephanie. 2007. YOUR OWN, SYLVIA; A VERSE PORTRAIT OF SYLVIA PLATH. Knopf. ISBN 9780375837999 [Suggested Grade Levels 8-12]

34. High, Linda Oatman. 2007. THE CEMETERY KEEPERS OF GETTYSBURG. Ill. by Laura Francesca Filippucci. New York: Walker. ISBN 0802780946 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-6]

35. Holm, Jennifer L. 2007. MIDDLE SCHOOL IS WORSE THAN MEATLOAF: A YEAR TOLD THROUGH STUFF. New York: Atheneum. ISBN 9780689852817 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-7]

36. Holt, Kimberly Willis. 2007. PIPER REED: NAVY BRAT. Ill. by Christine Davenier. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 0805081976 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-8]

37. Jenkins, Steve. 2007. DOGS AND CATS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780618507672. [Suggested Grade Levels 1-4]

38. Johnson, Tony. 2007. BONE BY BONE BY BONE. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills. ISBN 9781596431133 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

39. Jolin, Paula. 2007. IN THE NAME OF GOD. New Milford, CT: Roaring Brook Press. ISBN 159643211X [Suggested Grade Levels 9- 12]

40. Keenan, Shelia. 2007. ANIMALS IN THE HOUSE: A HISTORY OF PETS AND PEOPLE. New York: Scholastic. ISBN: 9780439692861 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

41. Kerley, Barbara. 2007. GREETINGS FROM PLANET EARTH. Ill. by Banyai, Istan. New York, NY: Scholastic. ISBN 9780439802031 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-8]

42. Kimmel, Elizabeth Cody. 2007. THE TOP JOB. Ill. by Robert Neubecker. New York: Dutton. ISBN 9780525477891 [Suggested Grade Levels K-3]

43. Kinney, Jeff. 2007. THE DIARY OF A WIMPY KID. New York: Abrams. ISBN 0810993139 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

44. Kirkpatrick, Katherine. 2007. THE SNOW BABY: THE ARCTIC CHILDHOOD OF ROBERT E. PEARY'S DARING DAUGHTER. New York: Holiday House. ISBN 0823419738. [Suggested Grade Levels 4-6]

45. Kwon, Yoon-duck. 2007. MY CAT COPIES ME. La Jolla, CA: Kane/Miller. ISBN 9781933605265 [Suggested Grade Levels Pre-K - 2]

46. LaFevers, R.L. 2007. THEODOSIA AND THE SERPENTS OF CHAOS. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780618756384 [Suggested Grade Levels 3 – 6]

47. Lester, Julius. 2007. CUPID. San Diego: Harcourt. ISBN 015202056X [Suggested Grade Levels 10-12]

48. Levine, Ellen. 2007. HENRY’S FREEDOM BOX. Ill. by Nelson, Kadir. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780439777339 [Suggested Grade Levels Pre-K - 5]

49. Lurie, April. 2007. BROTHERS, BOYFRIENDS, & OTHER CRIMINAL MINDS. New York: Delacorte Press. ISBN 9780385731249 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-9]

50. Lyga, Barry. 2007. BOY TOY. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780618723935 [Suggested Grade Levels 10-12]

51. Marcus, Leonard. S. 2007. PASS IT DOWN: FIVE PICTURE BOOK FAMILIES MAKE THEIR MARK. New York: Walker. ISBN 9780802796004 [Suggested Grade Levels 2 – adult]

52. McCaughrean, Geraldine. 2007. THE WHITE DARKNESS. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780060890353 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

53. McG, Shane. 2007. TENNIS, ANYONE? Minneapolis, MN: Carolrhoda Books. ISBN 0822569019 [Suggested Grade Levels K-3]

54. Miller, Sarah. 2007. MISS SPITFIRE: REACHING HELEN KELLER. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 1416925422 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-9]

55. Moses, Sheila P. 2007. SALLIE GAL AND THE WALL-A-KEE MAN. Ill. by Niki Daly. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780439908900 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-6]

56. Murdock, Catherine. 2007. THE OFF SEASON. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0618686959 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

57. Noyes, Deborah. 2007. RED BUTTERFLY. Ill. by Sophie Blackall. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763624002 [Suggested Grade Levels K – 3]

58. Park, Linda Sue. 2007. TAP DANCING ON THE ROOF; SIJO (POEMS). Ill. by Istvan Banyai. New York: Clarion. ISBN 9780618234837 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-6]

59. Paulsen, Gary. 2007. LAWN BOY. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780385746861 [Suggested Grade Levels 4 – 7]

60. Peet, Mal. 2007. TAMAR. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763634889 [Suggested Grade Levels 8-12]

61. Pendziwol, Jean E. 2007. MARJA’S SKIS. Ill. by Jirina Marton. Toronto: Groundwood Books. ISBN 9780888996749 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-5]

62. Pennypacker, Sara. 2007. THE TALENTED CLEMENTINE. Ill. by Marla Frazee. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 9780786838707 [Suggested Reading Levels 2-5]

63. Perkins, Mitali. 2007. RICKSHAW GIRL. Ill. by Jamie Hogan. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. ISBN 9781580893084 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-5]

64. Peterson, Cris. 2007. CLARABELLE: MAKING MILK AND SO MUCH MORE. Photos by David R. Lundquist. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills. ISBN 9781590783108 [Suggested Grade Levels 1-4]

65. Prelutsky, Jack. 2007. GOOD SPORTS: RHYMES ABOUT RUNNING, JUMPING, THROWING, AND MORE. Ill. by Chris Raschka. New York: Knopf. ISBN 0375837000 [Suggested Grade Levels K-5]

66. Resau, Laura. 2007. RED GLASS. New York: Random House. ISBN 
9780385734660 [Suggested Grade Levels 6 - 12]

67. Rosenthal, Amy Krouse & Tom Lichtenheld. 2007. THE OK BOOK. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780067752559 [Suggested Grade Levels K-3]

68. Sabuda, Robert and Matthew Reinhart. 2007. MEGA-BEASTS. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 978763622305 [All ages]

69. Sandell, Lisa Ann. 2007. SONG OF THE SPARROW. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 0439918480 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-10]

70. Schlitz, Laura Amy. 2007. GOOD MASTERS! SWEET LADIES! Ill. by Robert Byrd. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 0763615781 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-9]

71. Schmidt, Gary D. 2007. THE WEDNESDAY WARS. New York: Clarion. ISBN 0618724834 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

72. Schrag, Ariel, ed. 2007. STUCK IN THE MIDDLE: SEVENTEEN COMICS FROM AN UNPLEASANT AGE. New York: Viking. ISBN 978067062218 [Suggested Grade Levels 6-9]

73. Scott, Elaine. 2007. WHEN IS A PLANET NOT A PLANET? New York: Clarion. ISBN 9780618898329 [Suggested Grade Levels 3 – 6]

74. Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. 2007. FIRST THE EGG. New Milford, CT: Roaring Brook. ISBN 9781596432727 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-1]

75. Selznick, Brian. 2007. THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780439813785 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-9]

76. Sharenow, Robert. 2007. MY MOTHER, THE CHEERLEADER. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061148965 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

77. Shaskan, Kathy. 2007. HOW UNDERWEAR GOT UNDER THERE: A BRIEF HISTORY. Ill. By Regan Dunnick. New York: Dutton. ISBN 9780525471783 [Suggested Grade Levels 4 – 7]

78. Shea, Bob. 2007. NEW SOCKS. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316013574. [Suggested Grade Levels K-2]

79. Shusterman, Neal. 2007. UNWIND. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 1416912045 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

80. Sidman, Joyce. 2007. THIS IS JUST TO SAY: POEMS OF APOLOGY AND FORGIVENESS. Ill. by Pamela Zagarenski. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780618616800 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-7]

81. Sís, Peter. 2007. THE WALL: GROWING UP BEHIND THE IRON CURTAIN. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 9780374347017 [Suggested Grade Levels 4 – 12]

82. Sitarski, Anita. 2007. COLD LIGHT: CREATURES, DISCOVERIES AND INVENTIONS THAT GLOW. Ill. by Kwon, Yoon-duck. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills. ISBN 9781590784686 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-12]

83. Siy, Alexandra. 2007. SNEEZE. Ill. by Dennis Kunkel. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. ISBN 9781570916533 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-5]

84. Sonnenblick, Jordan. 2007. ZEN AND THE ART OF FAKING IT. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780439837071 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-8]

85. Stead, Rebecca. 2007. FIRST LIGHT. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375840173 [Suggested Grade Levels 4 – 8]

86. Sullivan, George. 2007. HELEN KELLER: HER LIFE IN PICTURES. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780439918152 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-8]

87. Tan, Shaun. 2007. THE ARRIVAL. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 0439895294 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-12]

88. Tarshis, Lauren. 2007. EMMA-JEAN LAZARUS FELL OUT OF A TREE. New York: Penguin. ISBN 9780803731646 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-8]

89. Taylor, Peter Lane and Charles Nicola. 2007. THE SECRET OF THE PRIEST’S GROTTO: A HOLOCAUST SURVIVAL STORY. Minneapolis: Kar-Ben. ISBN 9781580132602 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-12]

90. Urban, Linda. 2007. A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT. San Diego: Harcourt. ISBN 0152060077 [Suggested Grade Levels 4-7]

91. Watson, C.G. 2007. QUAD. New York: Penguin. ISBN 1595141383 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

92. Weatherford, Carole Boston. 2007. BIRMINGHAM, 1963. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills. ISBN 9781590784402 [Suggested Grade Levels 4 – 7]

93. Wells, Rosemary. 2007. MAX COUNTS HIS CHICKENS. New York: Penguin. ISBN 9780670062225 [Suggested grade level PreK – 2]

94. White, Ruth. 2007. WAY DOWN DEEP. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 9780374382513 [Suggested Grade Levels 5-8]

95. Willems, Mo. 2007. KNUFFLE BUNNY TOO: A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 9781423102991 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-2]

96. Willems, Mo. 2007. THERE IS A BIRD ON YOUR HEAD. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 9781423106869 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-2].

97. Worth, Valerie. 2007. ANIMAL POEMS. Ill. by Steve Jenkins. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 0374380570 [Suggested Grade Levels 2-6]

98. Yaccarino, Dan. 2007. EVERY FRIDAY. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 0805077243 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK-2]

99. Zarr, Sara. 2007. STORY OF A GIRL. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 0316014532 [Suggested Grade Levels 9-12]

100. Zevin, Gabriel. 2007. MEMOIRS OF A TEENAGE AMNESIAC. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 9780374349462 [Suggested Grade Levels 7-12]

PARTICIPATING REVIEWERS: Julie Brinker, Mary D. Buckalo, Jane Claes, Susie Demarest, Cay Geisler, Janet Hilbun, Tammy Korns, Becky Laney, Rebecca McKee , Sylvia M. Vardell, Donna Woody