Librarians' Choices 2009

Librarians’ Choices 2009
Master List

1. Auch, Mary Jane. 2009. THE PLOT CHICKENS. Ill. by Herm Auch. New York: Holiday House. ISBN 9780823420872 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 3]

2. Barasch, Lynne. 2009. FIRST COME THE ZEBRA. Ill. by Lynne Barasch. New York: Lee & Low. ISBN 9781600603655 [Suggested Grade Levels 1- 5]

3. Barton, Chris. 2009. THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS THE TRUE STORY OF BOB AND JOE SWITZER’S BRIGHT IDEAS AND BRAND-NEW COLORS. Ill. by Tony Persiani. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. ISBN 9781570916731 [Suggested Grade Levels 2- 6]

4. Baskin, Nora Raleigh. 2009. ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416963783 [Suggested Grade Levels 6- 9]

5. Black, Michael Ian. 2009. CHICKEN CHEEKS: (THE BEGINNING OF THE ENDS). Ill. by Kevin Hawkes. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416948643 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 2]

6. Bloom, Suzanne. 2009. A MIGHTY FINE TIME MACHINE. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press. ISBN 9781590785270 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 2]

7. Bray, Libba. 2009. GOING BOVINE. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780385733977 [Suggested Grade Levels 9- 12]

8. Breathed, Berkeley. 2009. FLAWED DOGS: THE NOVEL: THE SHOCKING RAID ON WESTMINSTER. Ill. by Berkeley Breathed. New York: Philomel. ISBN 9780399252181 [Suggested Grade Levels 5 & up]

9. Burd, Nick. 2009. THE VAST FIELDS OF ORDINARY. New York: Dial. ISBN 9780803733404 [Suggested Grade Levels 10- 12]

10. Burg, Ann. 2009. ALL THE BROKEN PIECES. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545080924 [Suggested Grade Levels 6- 10]

11. Cashore, Kristin. 2009. FIRE. New York: Dial. ISBN9780803734616 [Suggested Grade Levels 7- 12]

12. Cerullo, Mary M. 2009. SHIPWRECKS: EXPLORING SUNKEN CITIES BENEATH THE SEA. New York: Dutton. ISBN 9780525479680 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 8]

13. Clayton, Emma. 2009. THE ROAR. New York, NY: Scholastic. ISBN 9780439925938 [Suggested Grade Levels 6- 10]

14. Collins, Suzanne. 2009. CATCHING FIRE. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780439023498 [Suggested Grade Levels 7- 12]

15. Cooper, Michelle. 2009. A BRIEF HISTORY OF MONTMARAY. New York: Knopf. ISBN 9780375858642 [Suggested Grade Levels 7- 12]

16. Cousins, Lucy. 2009. YUMMY: EIGHT FAVORITE FAIRY TALES. Ill. by Lucy Cousins. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763644741 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 2]

17. Crum, Shutta. THUNDER-BOOMER! Ill. by Carol Thompson. Clarion. ISBN 9780618618651 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 3]

18. Daly, Niki. 2009. BETTINA VALENTINO AND THE PICASSO CLUB. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 9780374307530 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 6]

19. Dashner, James. 2009. THE MAZE RUNNER. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780385737944 [Suggested Grade Levels 7- 12]

20. Deedy, Carmen Agra. 2009. 14 COWS FOR AMERICA. Ill. by Thomas Gonzalez. Atlanta, GA: Peachtree. ISBN 9781561454907 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 7]

21. deGroat, Diane and Shelly Rotner. 2009. DOGS DON’T BRUSH THEIR TEETH! New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545080644 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 3]

22. Dodd, Emma. 2009. I DON’T WANT A POSH DOG! New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316033909 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 2]

23. Edwardson, Debby Dahl. 2009. BLESSING’S BEAD. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 9780374308056 [Suggested Grade Levels 6- 8]

24. Efaw, Amy. 2009. AFTER. New York: Viking. ISBN 9780670011834 [Suggested Grade Levels 8- 12]

25. Floca, Brian. 2009. MOONSHOT: THE FLIGHT OF APOLLO 11. New York: Atheneum. ISBN 9781416950462 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 5]

26. Florian, Douglas. 2009. DINOTHESAURUS. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416979784 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 8]

27. Frost, Helen. 2009. CROSSING STONES. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 9780374316532 [Suggested Grade Levels 5- 12]

28. Gall, Chris. 2009. DINOTRUX. Ill. by Chris Gall. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316027779 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 2]

29. Graff, Lisa. 2009. UMBRELLA SUMMER. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061431876 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 6]

30. Green, Tim. 2009. FOOTBALL CHAMP. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061626890 [Suggested Grade Levels 5- 8]

31. Heide, Florence Parry. 2009. THE ONE AND ONLY MARIGOLD. Ill. by Jill McElmurry. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375940514 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 2]

32. Heide, Florence Parry. 2009. PRINCESS HYACINTH (THE SURPRISING TALE OF A GIRL WHO FLOATED). Ill. by Lane Smith. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375845017 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 3]

33. Heiligman, Deborah. 2009. CHARLES AND EMMA: THE DARWIN’S LEAP OF FAITH. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 9780805087215 [Suggested Grade Levels 8- 12]

34. Henkes, Kevin. 2009. BIRDS. Ill. by Laura Dronzek. New York: Greenwillow. ISBN 9780805079401 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 1]

35. Hoberman, Mary Ann. 2009. STRAWBERRY HILL. Ill. by Wendy Anderson Halperin. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316041362 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 6]

36. Hoberman, Mary Ann and Linda Winston, ed. 2009. THE TREE THAT TIME BUILT. Naperville, Illinois: Sourcebooks. ISBN 9781402225178 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 6]

37. Hoose, Phillip. 2009. CLAUDETTE COLVIN: TWICE TOWARD JUSTICE. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux. ISBN 9780374313227 [Suggested Grade Levels 7- 12]

38. Hopkins, Lee Bennett. 2009. CITY I LOVE. Ill. by Marcellus Hall. New York: Abrams. ISBN 9780810983274 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 5]

39. Hopkinson, Deborah. 2009. HOME ON THE RANGE: JOHN A. LOMAX AND HIS COWBOY SONGS. Ill. by S.D. Schindler. New York: Putnam. ISBN 9780399239960 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 6]

40. Hughes, Langston. 2009. MY PEOPLE. Ill. by Charles R Smith Jr. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416935407 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 9]

41. Huntley, Amy. 2009. THE EVERAFTER. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061776793 [Suggested Grade Levels 7- 10]

42. Kajikawa, Kimiko. 2009. TSUNAMI. Ill. by Ed Young. New York: Philomel. ISBN 9780399250064 [Suggested Grade Levels 1- 3]

43. Katcher, Brian. 2009. ALMOST PERFECT. New York: Delacorte Press. ISBN 9780385736640 [Suggested Grade Levels 9- 12]

44. Katz, Bobbi. 2009. THE MONSTEROLOGIST: A MEMOIR IN RHYME. Ill. by Adam McCauley. New York: Sterling. ISBN 9781402744174 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 6]

45. Kelly, Jacqueline. 2009. THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 9780805088410 [Suggested Grade Levels 5- 9]

46. Kerley, Barbara. 2009. ONE WORLD, ONE DAY. National Geographic. ISBN 9781426304606 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 3]

47. Kirby, Pamela. 2009. WHAT BLUEBIRDS DO. Boyds Mills Press. ISBN 9781590786147 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK - 4]

48. Knudsen, Michelle. 2009. THE DRAGON OF TRELIAN. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763634551 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 8]

49. Kramer, Clara. 2009. CLARA’S WAR: ONE GIRL’S STORY OF SURVIVAL. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061728600 [Suggested Grade Levels 9- 12]

50. Lafleur, Suzanne. 2009. LOVE, AUBREY. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780385906869 [Suggested Grade Levels 4- 8]

51. Lee, Tony. 2009. OUTLAW: THE LEGEND OF ROBIN HOOD. Ill. by Sam Hart. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763643997 [Suggested Grade Levels 7- 12]

52. Levine, Kristin. 2009. BEST BAD LUCK I EVER HAD. New York: Penguin. ISBN 9780399250903 [Suggested Grade Levels 5- 8]

53. Lewis, J. Patrick. 2009. COUNTDOWN TO SUMMER: A POEM FOR EVERY DAY OF THE SCHOOL YEAR. Ill. by Ethan Long. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316020893 [Suggested Grade Levels 1- 8]

54. Lewis, J. Patrick. 2009. THE HOUSE. Ill. by Roberto Innocenti. Minneapolis, MN: Creative Editions. ISBN 978-1568462011 [Suggested Grade Levels 3-10]

55. Libby, Alisa. 2009. THE KING’S ROSE. New York: Penguin. ISBN 9780525479703 [Suggested Grade Levels 9- 12]

56. Lin, Grace. 2009. WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316114271 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 6]

57. Littman, Sarah Darer. 2009. PURGE. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545052351 [Suggested Grade Levels 9- 12]

58. Martin, Russell & Nibley, Lydia. 2009. THE MYSTERIES OF BEETHOVEN’S HAIR. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge. ISBN 9781570917141 [Suggested Grade Levels 4- 10]

59. McCormick, Patricia. PURPLE HEART. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061730900 [Suggested Grade Levels 6- 10]

60. McElligott, Matthew. 2009. THE LION’S SHARE. Ill. by Matthew McElligott. New York: Walker. ISBN 9780802797681 [Suggested Grade Levels 1- 3]

61. McKernan, Victoria. 2009. THE DEVIL’S PAINTBOX. New York: Knopf. ISBN 9780375837500 [Suggested Grade Levels 9- 12]

62. Meschenmoser, Sebastian. 2009. WAITING FOR WINTER. Tulsa, OK: Kane/Miller. ISBN 9781935279044 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 2]

63. Mora, Pat. 2009. BOOK FIESTA!: CELEBRATE CHILDREN’S DAY/BOOK DAY; CELEBREMOS EL DÍA DE LOS NIÑOS/EL DÍA DE LOS LIBROS. Ill. by Rafael López. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061288777 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 5]

64. Myers, Walter Dean. 2009. DOPESICK. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 978061214776 [Suggested Grade Levels 8- 12]

65. November, Sharyn, Ed. 2009. FIREBIRDS SOARING: AN ANTHOLOGY OF ORIGINAL SPECULATIVE FICTION. Ill. by Mike Dringenberg. New York: Penguin. ISBN 0142405523 [Suggested Grade Levels 9- 12]

66. O’Connor, Barbara. 2009. THE SMALL ADVENTURE OF POPEYE AND ELVIS. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 9780374370558 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 6]

67. Parry, Rosanne. 2009. HEART OF A SHEPHERD. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375848025 [Suggested Grade Levels 5- 7]

68. Partridge, Elizabeth. 2009. MARCHING FOR FREEDOM: WALK TOGETHER, CHILDREN, AND DON’T YOU GROW WEARY. New York: Viking. ISBN 9780670011896 [Suggested Grade Levels 4- 8]

69. Patricelli, Leslie. 2009. HIGHER! HIGHER! Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763632410 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 2]

70. Paulsen, Gary. 2009. NOTES FROM THE DOG. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375894503 [Suggested Grade Levels 5- 9]

71. Pinkney, Jerry. 2009. THE LION AND THE MOUSE. New York: Little, Brown. ISBN 9780316013567 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 3]

72. Portis, Antoinette. 2009. A PENGUIN STORY. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061456893 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 2]

73. Rappaport, Doreen. 2009. ELEANOR, QUIET NO MORE: THE LIFE OF ELEANOR ROOSEVELT. Ill. by Gary Kelley. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 9780786851416 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 7]

74. Reuda, Claudia. 2009. MY LITTLE POLAR BEAR. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545146005 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 1]

75. Rosen, Michael J. 2009. THE CUCKOO’S HAIKU AND OTHER BIRDING POEMS. Ill. by Stan Fellows. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763630492 [Suggested Grade Levels 3- 8]

76. Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. 2009. DUCK! RABBIT! Ill. by Tom Lichtenheld. San Fransisco, CA: Chronicle Books. ISBN 9780811868655 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 2]

77. Ruddell, Deborah. 2009. A WHIFF OF PINE, A HINT OF SKUNK: A FOREST OF POEMS. Ill. by Joan Rankin. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416942115 [Suggested Grade Levels 1- 5]

78. Ryan, Carrie. 2009. FOREST OF HANDS AND TEETH. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780385736817 [Suggested Grade Levels 10- 12]

79. Sakai, Komako. 2009. THE SNOW DAY. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545013215 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 1]

80. Sandler, Martin W. 2009. DUST BOWL THROUGH THE LENS: HOW PHOTOGRAPHY REVEALED AND HELPED A NATIONAL DISASTER. New York: Walker. ISBN 978080279548 [Suggested Grade Levels 4- 8]

81. Scanlon, Liz Garton. 2009. ALL THE WORLD. Ill. by Marla Frazee. New York: Simon & Schuster. ISBN 9781416985808 [Suggested Grade Levels Pre-K- 1]

82. Sidman, Joyce. 2009. RED SINGS FROM TREETOPS: A YEAR IN COLORS. Ill. by Pamela Zagarenski. New York: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780547014944 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 3]

83. Simner, Janni Lee. 2009. BONES OF FAERIE. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375845635 [Suggested Grade Levels 7- 10]

84. Sloat, Teri. 2009. THERE WAS AN OLD MAN WHO PAINTED THE SKY. Ill. by Stefano Vitale. New York: Henry Holt. ISBN 9780805067514 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 3]

85. Small, David. 2009. STITCHES: A MEMOIR. New York: W.W. Norton. ISBN 9780393068573 [Suggested Grade Levels 9- 12]

86. Smithson, Ryan. 2009. GHOSTS OF WAR. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061664687 [Suggested Grade Levels 9- 12]

87. Stead, Rebecca. 2009. WHEN YOU REACH ME. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780385737425 [Suggested Grade Levels 5- 8]

88. Stein, David Ezra. 2009. POUCH. New York: Penguin. ISBN 9780399250514 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 1]

89. Stone, Tanya Lee. 2009. ALMOST ASTRONAUTS: 13 WOMEN WHO DARED TO DREAM. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763636111 [Suggested Grade Levels 5- 9]

90. Stork, Francisco X. 2009. MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545054744 [Suggested Grade Levels 9- 12]

91. Stroud, Jonathan. 2009. HEROES OF THE VALLEY. New York: Hyperion. ISBN 9781423109662 [Suggested Grade Levels 5- 8]

92. Teague, Mark. 2009. THE DOOM MACHINE. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545151429 [Suggested Grade Levels 5- 8]

93. Turner, Pamela S. 2009. THE FROG SCIENTIST. Photos by Andy Comins. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 9780618717163 [Suggested Grade Levels 6- 12]

94. Van Camp, Katie. 2009. HARRY AND HORSIE. Ill. by Lincoln Agnew. New York: HarperCollins. ISBN 9780061755989 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 1]

95. Warren, Andrea. 2009. UNDER SIEGE!: THREE CHILDREN AT THE CIVIL WAR BATTLE FOR VICKSBURG. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. ISBN 9780374312558 [Suggested Grade Levels 5- 9]

96. Wells, Rosemary. 2009. LINCOLN AND HIS BOYS. Ill. by P.J. Lynch. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick. ISBN 9780763637231[Suggested Grade Levels 3- 7]

97. Williams, Carol Lynch. 2009. THE CHOSEN ONE. New York: St. Martin’s. ISBN 9780312555115 [Suggested Grade Levels 7- 12]

98. Winter, Jonah. 2009. YOU NEVER HEARD OF SANDY KOUFAX?! Ill. by Andre Carrilho. New York: Random House. ISBN 9780375837388 [Suggested Grade Levels K- 3]

99. Wrede, Patricia C. 2009. THIRTEENTH CHILD. New York: Scholastic. ISBN 9780545033428 [Suggested Grade Levels 7- 9]

100. Zuckerman, Andrew. 2009. CREATURE ABC. San Francisco, CA: Chronicle Books. ISBN 9780811869782 [Suggested Grade Levels PreK- 1]