Curious about what books will be released in the months ahead? Then be sure to check out our Coming Soon section, where we currently have titles for January and February listed. Please note that we have not included every book coming out, but rather some that caught our eye --- and that we thought should catch yours as well.

January 2012

Chapter Books/Middle-Grade Titles

January 1st
GLORY BE by Augusta Scattergood (Scholastic Press)

Dear America
DEAR AMERICA: BEHIND THE MASK: The Diary of Angeline Reddy - Bodie, California, 1880 by Susan Patron (Scholastic Inc.)

Geronimo Stilton
GERONIMO STILTON #48: THE MYSTERY IN VENICE by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps Hall of Horrors
GOOSEBUMPS HALL OF HORRORS #5: DON’T SCREAM! by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Swindle
SHOWOFF by Gordon Korman (Scholastic Press)

January 2nd
DUMPLING DAYS by Grace Lin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Vampirates
VAMPIRATES 6: IMMORTAL WAR by Justin Somper (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

January 3rd
HOW TO BEAT THE BULLY WITHOUT REALLY TRYING by Scott Starkey (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books)

WINTERLING by Sarah Prineas (HarperCollins)

Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School
THE WHITES OF THEIR EYES: Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School, Book 3

Andrew Clements (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

January 5th
THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK by Kristin Levine (Putnam Juvenile)

January 10th
CROW by Barbara Wright (Random House Books for Young Readers)

MAY B. by Caroline Starr Rose (Schwartz & Wade/Random House)

THE MIGHTY MISS MALONE by Christopher Paul Curtis (Wendy Lamb Books/ Random House)

January 17th
THE BOOK OF WONDERS by Jasmine Richards (HarperCollins)

Maggie Brooklyn Mysteries
VANISHING ACTS: A Maggie Brooklyn Mystery, by Leslie Margolis (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

January 19th
LAST OF THE GULLIVERS by Carter Crocker (Philomel)

Robbie Forester
ROBBIE FORESTER AND THE OUTLAWS OF SHERWOOD ST. by Peter Abrahams (Philomel)

January 24th
THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF JOHN SMITH, JR. AKA HOUDINI by Peter Johnson (HarperCollins)

The Genius Files
THE GENIUS FILES #2: NEVER SAY GENIUS by Dan Gutman (HarperCollins)

Sixty-Eight Rooms
STEALING MAGIC: A Sixty-Eight Rooms Adventure, by Marianne Malone (Random House Books for Young Readers)

January 31st
EARWIG AND THE WITCH written by Diana Wynne Jones, illustrated by Paul O. Zelinsky (Greenwillow Books)

PRINCESS OF THE WILD SWANS by Diana Zahler (HarperCollins)

WARRIORS OF THE BLACK SHROUD by Peter Howe (HarperCollins)

Picture Books

January 1st
THOSE REBELS, JOHN & TOM written by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham (Scholastic Press)

January 3rd
FREEDOM’S A–CALLIN’ ME written by Ntozake Shange, illustrated by Rod Brown (Amistad/HarperCollins)

FREEDOM SONG: The Story of Henry “Box” Brown, written by Sally M. Walker, illustrated by Sean Qualls (HarperCollins)

I’M FAST! written by Kate McMullan, illustrated by Jim McMullan (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

JAZZ AGE JOSEPHINE written by Jonah Winter, illustrated by Marjorie Priceman (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

THE MARCH written and illustrated by Shane W. Evans (Roaring Brook Press)

WHEN GRANDMAMA SINGS written by Margaree King Mitchell, illustrated by James Ransome (Amistad/HarperCollins)

January 5th
ELLEN’S BROOM written by Kelly Starling Lyons, illustrated by Daniel Minter (Putnam Juvenile)

January 10th
A BOY CALLED DICKENS written by Deborah Hopkinson, illustrated by John Hendrix (Schwartz & Wade/Random House)

January 17th
LOUISE THE BIG CHEESE AND THE OOH-LA-LA CHARM SCHOOL written by Elise Primavera, illustrated by Diane Goode (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books)

January 19th
THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND written by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon (Dial Books for Young Readers)

January 24th
CHOPSTICKS written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Scott Magoon (Disney-Hyperion)

JUST AS GOOD: How Larry Doby Changed America’s Game, written by Chris Crowe, illustrated by Mike Benny (Candlewick Press)

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February 2012

Chapter Books/Middle-Grade Titles

February 1st
THE BOY ON CINNAMON STREET by Phoebe Stone (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

The Clone Codes
THE CLONE CODES #3: THE VISITORS by The McKissacks (Scholastic Press)

Creepella Von Cacklefur
CREEPELLA VON CACKLEFUR #3: GHOST PIRATE TREASURE by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

February 6th
Vincent Shadow
VINCENT SHADOW #2: THE TOP SECRET TOYS by Tim Kehoe (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

 February 7th
KINDRED SOULS by Patricia MacLachlan (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

The Cold Cereal Trilogy
COLD CEREAL by Adam Rex (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

Elephant and Piggie
LISTEN TO MY TRUMPET!: An Elephant and Piggie Book, by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)

The Fourth Stall
THE FOURTH STALL Part II by Chris Rylander (Walden Pond Press/HarperCollins)

Seekers: Return to the Wild
SEEKERS: RETURN TO THE WILD #1: ISLAND OF SHADOWS by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins)

February 14th
BLISS by Kathryn Littlewood (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

MR. AND MRS. BUNNY – DETECTIVES EXTRAORDINAIRE! written by Polly Horvath, illustrated by Sophie Blackall (Schwartz & Wade/Random House)

WONDER by R.J. Palacio (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Oracles of Delphi Keep
QUEST FOR THE SECRET KEEPER: Oracles of Delphi Keep, Book 3 by Victoria Laurie (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

February 16th
A DIAMOND IN THE DESERT by Kathryn Fizmaurice (Viking Juvenile)

Western Mysteries
THE CASE OF THE DEADLY DESPERADOS: Western Mysteries, Book One by Caroline Lawrence (Putnam Juvenile)

February 21st
KING OF THE MOUND: My Summer with Satchel Paige, by Wes Tooke (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

February 28th
THE HUMMING ROOM by Ellen Potter (Feiwel & Friends)

J. J. Tully Mysteries
THE LEGEND OF DIAMOND LIL: A J. J. Tully Mystery, written by Doreen Cronin, illustrated Kevin Cornell (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

Picture Books

February 2nd
ABCs OF BASEBALL written by Peter Golenbock, illustrated Dan Andreasen (Dial Books for Young Readers)

February 7th
FANCY NANCY AND THE MERMAID BALLET written by Jane O’Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins)

February 14th
RANDY REILLY'S REALLY BIG HIT written and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen (Candlewick Press)

THERE GOES TED WILLIAMS: The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived, written and illustrated by Matt Tavares (Candlewick Press)

February 28th
PENNY AND HER SONG by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books)

ZERO THE HERO written by Joan Holub, illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

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PAST MONTHS

December 2011

Chapter Books/Middle-Grade Titles

December 1st
Geronimo Stilton
THEA STILTON AND THE ICE TREASURE by Thea Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Wolves of the Beyond
WOLVES OF THE BEYOND #4: FROST WOLF by Kathryn Lasky (Scholastic Press)

December 6th
The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers
THE 39 CLUES: CAHILLS VS. VESPERS, Book Two: A KING’S RANSOM by Jude Watson (Scholastic Press)

December 13th
FRENCH DUCKS IN VENICE written by Garrett Freymann-Weyr, illustrated by Erin McGuire (Candlewick Press)

THE NEW KID by Mavis Jukes (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

December 20th
ZOMBIE TAG by Hannah Moskowitz (Roaring Brook Press)

December 27th
MAGIC TREE HOUSE #47: ABE LINCOLN AT LAST! written by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Picture Books

December 6th
THE PRINCE’S NEW PET written and illustrated by Brian Anderson (Roaring Brook Press)

December 13th
CROUCHING TIGER written by Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Yan Nascimbene (Candlewick Press)

December 22nd
A GIANT CRUSH written by Gennifer Choldenko, illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Putnam Juvenile)

December 27th
PLANT A KISS written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds (HarperCollins)

THE YIPPY, YAPPY YORKIE IN THE GREEN DOGGY SWEATER written by Debbie Macomber and Mary Lou Carney, illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert (HarperCollins)

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November 2011

Chapter Books/Middle-Grade Titles

November 1st
THE HUGO MOVIE COMPANION: A Behind the Scenes Look at How a Beloved Book Became a Major Motion Picture, by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press)

Brotherband Chronicles
BROTHERBAND CHRONICLES, Book 1: THE OUTCASTS by John Flanagan (Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group)

Children of the Lamp
THE GRAVE ROBBERS OF GENGHIS KHAN: Children of the Lamp, Book 7 by P.B. Kerr (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

Wolven
THE TWILIGHT CIRCUS: Wolven, Book 2 by Di Toft (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

November 7th
How to Train Your Dragon
HOW TO TRAIN YOUR DRAGON, Book 8: HOW TO BREAK A DRAGON’S HEART by Cressida Cowell (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

November 8th
THE DEAD GENTLEMAN by Matthew Cody (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

THE WINTER PONY by Iain Lawrence (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

November 15th
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: CABIN FEVER by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)

Picture Books

November 1st
BALLOONS OVER BROADWAY: The True Story of the Puppeteer of the Macy’s Parade, written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

MARY ENGELBREIT'S NUTCRACKER written and illustrated by Mary Engelbreit (HarperCollins)

November 8th

HOMER, THE LIBRARY CAT written by Reeve Lindbergh, illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf (Candlewick Press)

LALA SALAMA: A Tanzanian Lullaby written by Patricia MacLachlan, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon (Candlewick Press)

TOM’S TWEET written by Jill Esbaum, illustrated by Dan Santat (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

November 15th
THE THIRD GIFT written by Linda Sue Park, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Clarion Books)

November 22nd
HENRY’S HEART: A Boy, His Heart, and a New Best Friend, by Charise Mericle Harper (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

SNOWY VALENTINE written and illustrated by David Petersen (HarperCollins)

YOU: A Story of Love and Friendship, written and illustrated by Stephen Michael King (Greenwillow Books)

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October 2011

Chapter Books/Middle-Grade Titles

October 1st
CIRCLE OF SECRETS by Kimberley Griffiths Little (Scholastic Press)

FLYAWAY by Lucy Christopher (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

ICEFALL by Matthew J. Kirby (Scholastic Press)

PIE by Sarah Weeks (Scholastic Press)

SERIOUSLY, NORMAN! by Chris Raschka (Michael di Capua Books/Scholastic)

Geronimo Stilton
RUN FOR THE HILLS, GERONIMO! by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps: Hall of Horrors
GOOSEBUMPS: HALL OF HORRORS #4: WHY I QUIT ZOMBIE SCHOOL by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

October 4th
THE APOTHECARY by Maile Meloy (Putnam Juvenile)

THE INQUISITOR’S APPRENTICE by Chris Moriarty (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

LIESEL & PO by Lauren Oliver (HarperCollins)

Elephant and Piggie
HAPPY PIG DAY!: An Elephant and Piggie Book, written and illustrated by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)

The Guardians of Childhood
NICHOLAS ST. NORTH AND THE BATTLE OF THE NIGHTMARE KING written by William Joyce and Laura Geringer, illustrated by William Joyce (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

Ranger’s Apprentice
RANGER’S APPRENTICE: THE LOST STORIES by John Flanagan (Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group)

October 11th
ALWAYS NEVERLAND by Zoe Barton (HarperCollins)

AROUND THE WORLD: Remarkable Journeys, written and illustrated by Matt Phelan (Candlewick Press)

A MONTH OF SUNDAYS by Ruth White (Margaret Ferguson Books/Farrar Straus Giroux)

MY LIFE AS A STUNTBOY written by Janet Tashjian, illustrated by Jake Tashjian (Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt)

TUESDAYS AT THE CASTLE by Jessica Day George (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

A YEAR WITHOUT AUTUMN by Liz Kessler (Candlewick Press)

Madison Kincaid Mysteries
VANISHING ACTS by Phillip Margolin and Ami Margolin Rome (HarperCollins)

The Mysterious Benedict Society
MR. BENEDICT’S BOOK OF PERPLEXING PUZZLES, ELUSIVE ENIGMAS, AND CURIOUS CONUNDRUMS by Trenton Lee Stewart (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Sammy Keyes
SAMMY KEYES AND THE NIGHT OF SKULLS by Wendelin Van Draanen (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Prequel to SKELLIG
MY NAME IS MINA by David Almond (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

October 13th
SECRETS AT SEA by Richard Peck (Dial Books for Young Readers)

October 25th
THE CHRONICLES OF HARRIS BURDICK: 14 Amazing Authors Tell the Tale, by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

AN ELEPHANT IN THE GARDEN by Michael Morpurgo (Feiwel & Friends)

The Kronos Chronicles
THE JEWEL OF THE KALDERASH: The Kronos Chronicles, Book III by Marie Rutkoski (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers)

Pals in Peril
ZOMBIE MOMMY written by M.T. Anderson, illustrated by Kurt Cyrus (Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster)

Picture Books

October 4th

IF YOU GIVE A DOG A DONUT written by Laura Numeroff, illustrated by Felicia Bond (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

MAKING A FRIEND written by Alison McGhee, illustrated by Marc Rosenthal (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

M.O.M. (MOM OPERATING MANUAL) written by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Laura Cornell (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

THE WIZARD MOUSE written and illustrated by Dean Morrissey (HarperCollins)

October 11th
CORAL REEFS by Jason Chin (Flash Point/Roaring Brook Press)

NEVER FORGOTTEN written by Patricia C. McKissack, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon (Schwartz & Wade/Random House)

October 25th
THE MAGICAL CHRISTMAS HORSE written by Mary Higgins Clark, illustrated by Wendell Minor (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster)

THE PERFECT CHRISTMAS written by Eileen Spinelli, illustrated by JoAnn Adinolfi (Christy Ottaviano Books/Henry Holt)

THE PIED PIPER OF HAMELIN written by Michael Morpurgo, illustrated by Emma Chichester Clark (Candlewick Press)

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September 2011

Chapter Books/Middle-Grade Titles

September 1st
13 GIFTS by Wendy Mass (Scholastic Press)

FLOORS by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Press)

3:15
3:15 SEASON ONE: THINGS THAT GO BUMP IN THE NIGHT by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Inc.)

Dear America
WITH THE MIGHT OF ANGELS: The Diary of Dawn Rae Johnson, Hadley, Virgina, 1954 by Andrea Davis Pinkney (Scholastic Inc.)

Geronimo Stilton Special Edition
THE AMAZING VOYAGE by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Inc.)

BIG TROUBLE IN THE BIG APPLE by Thea Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Storm Runners
STORM RUNNERS #2: THE SURGE by Roland Smith (Scholastic Press)

September 6th
CITY OF ORPHANS written by Avi, illustrated by Greg Ruth (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

THE PRINCESS CURSE by Merrie Haskell (HarperCollins)

The Hunter Chronicles
RETURN TO EXILE: The Hunter Chronicles, Book 1 by E.J. Patten (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

September 13th
THE AVIARY by Kathleen O'Dell (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

DEAD END IN NORVELT by Jack Gantos (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers)

THE ONLY ONES by Aaron Starmer (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

PAINTINGS FROM THE CAVE: Three Novellas, by Gary Paulsen (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

PLANET MIDDLE SCHOOL by Nikki Grimes (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

THE UNFORGOTTEN COAT by Frank Cottrell Boyce (Candlewick Press)

WAITING FOR THE MAGIC written by Patricia MacLachlan, illustrated by Amy June Bates (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

WONDERSTRUCK by Brian Selznick (Scholastic Press)

Calvin Coconut
CALVIN COCONUT: KUNG FOOEY written by Graham Salisbury, illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers  (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

Clementine
CLEMENTINE AND THE FAMILY MEETING written by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee (Disney-Hyperion)

Lunch Lady
LUNCH LADY AND THE FIELD TRIP FIASCO by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Riley Bloom
DREAMLAND by Alyson Noël (Square Fish)

September 20th
THE FINGERTIPS OF DUNCAN DORFMAN by Meg Wolitzer (Dutton Juvenile)

HOUND DOG TRUE by Linda Urban (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

LIGHTS ON THE NILE by Donna Jo Napoli (HarperCollins)

THE UNDERDOGS by Mike Lupica (Philomel)

Guys Read
GUYS READ: THRILLER edited by Jon Scieszka (Walden Pond Press/HarperCollins)

Secret Series
YOU HAVE TO STOP THIS by Pseudonymous Bosch (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Spaceheadz
SPHDZ Book #3! written by Jon Scieszka, illustrated by Shane Prigmore (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

September 27th
BIGGER THAN A BREAD BOX by Laurel Snyder (Random House Books for Young Readers)

BREAKING STALIN'S NOSE by Eugene Yelchin (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

THE DEATH OF YORIK MORTWELL written by Stephen Messer, illustrated by Gris Grimly (Random House Books for Young Readers)

THE FLINT HEART written by Katherine Paterson and John Paterson, illustrated by John Rocco (Candlewick Press)

HEART AND SOUL: The Story of America and African Americans, by Kadir Nelson (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

STARFIELDS by Carolyn Marsden (Candlewick Press)

TEN RULES FOR LIVING WITH MY SISTER by Ann M. Martin (Feiwel & Friends)

TRUE BLUE by Jane Smiley (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Picture Books

September 6th
BUMBLE-ARDY written and illustrated by Maurice Sendak (HarperCollins)

THE MAN IN THE MOON written and illustrated by William Joyce (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

OTIS AND THE TORNADO written and illustrated by Loren Long (Philomel)

SUPERHERO JOE written by Jacqueline Preiss Weitzman, illustrated by Ron Barrett (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster)

September 13th
BELLE, THE LAST MULE AT GEE'S BEND: A Civil Rights Story, written by Calvin Alexander Ramsey and Bettye Stroud, illustrated by John Holyfield (Candlewick Press)

FRANKLIN AND WINSTON: A Christmas that Changed the World, written by Douglas Wood, illustrated by Barry Moser (Candlewick Press)

FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY: BEST FRIENDS FOREVER written by Julianne Moore, illustrated by LeUyen Pham (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

THE MIDNIGHT ZOO written by Sonya Hartnett, illustrated by Andrea Offermann (Candlewick Press)

September 27th
THE CARPENTER'S GIFT: A Christmas Tale about the Rockefeller Center Tree, written by David Rubel, illustrated by Jim LaMarche (Random House Books for Young Readers)

HOW THE LEOPARD GOT HIS CLAWS written by Chinua Achebe with John Iroaganachi, illustrated by Mary GrandPre (Candlewick Press)

I WANT MY HAT BACK written and illustrated by Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press)

I WILL COME BACK FOR YOU: A Family in Hiding During World War II, written and illustrated by Marisabina Russo (Schwartz & Wade/Random House)

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August 2011

Chapter Books/Middle-Grade Titles:

August 1st
RAVENWOOD by Andrew Peters (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

STIR IT UP by Ramin Ganeshram (Scholastic Press)

Creepella Von Cacklefur
CREEPELLA VON CACKLEFUR #1: THE THIRTEEN GHOSTS by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

CREEPELLA VON CACKLEFUR #2: MEET ME IN HORRORWOOD by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

The Cruisers
THE CRUISERS #2: CHECKMATE by Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic Press)

Dark Life
DARK LIFE #2: RIP TIDE by Kat Falls (Scholastic Press)

August 2nd
THE MOSTLY TRUE STORY OF JACK by Kelly Barnhill (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

August 9th
EIGHT KEYS by Suzanne LaFleur (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

THE GIRL BEHIND THE GLASS by Jane Kelley (Random House Books for Young Readers)

R MY NAME IS RACHEL by Patricia Reilly Giff (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

The Hard Pan Trilogy
LUCKY FOR GOOD written by Susan Patron, illustrated by Erin McGuire (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

The Joy of Spooking
SINISTER SCENES: The Joy of Spooking, Book Two by P.J. Bracegirdle (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

Peter and the Starcatchers
THE BRIDGE TO NEVER LAND by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (Disney-Hyperion)

August 18th
THE CLUELESS GIRL’S GUIDE TO BEING A GENIUS by Janice Repka (Dutton Children’s Books)

THE OGRE OF OGLEFORT by Eva Ibbotson (Dutton Children’s Books)

August 23rd
THE EXQUISITE CORPSE ADVENTURE: An Episodic Story Game, by The National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance (Candlewick Press)

THE FAMILY HITCHCOCK by Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

Ashtown Burials
ASHTOWN BURIALS #1: THE DRAGON’S TOOTH byN. D. Wilson (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Football Genius
DEEP ZONE by Tim Green (HarperCollins)

The Magnificent 12
THE MAGNIFICENT 12: THE TRAP by Michael Grant (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

The Missing
TORN: The Missing, Book 4 by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

August 30th
THE UNWANTEDS by Lisa McMann (Aladdin)

The 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers
THE 39 CLUES: CAHILLS VS. VESPERS, Book One: THE MEDUSA PLOT by Gordon Korman (Scholastic Inc.)

The Wildwood Chronicles
WILDWOOD: The Wildwood Chronicles, Book I written by Colin Meloy and illustrated by Carson Ellis (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

Picture Books:

August 1st
BIG WIG: A Little History of Hair, written by Kathleen Krull and illustrated by Peter Malone (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

August 9th
ZOOZICAL written by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Marc Brown (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

August 16th
I’M HERE written and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

YOUR MOON, MY MOON: A Grandmother's Words to a Faraway Child, written by Patricia MacLachan and illustrated by Bryan Collier (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

August 18th
DREAM SOMETHING BIG: The Story of the Watts Towers, written by Dianna Hutts Aston and illustrated by Susan L. Roth (Dial Books for Young Readers)

THE HAUNTED HAMBURGER AND OTHER GHOSTLY TALES written by David LaRochelle and illustrated by Paul Meisel (Dutton Children’s Books)

NIGHT OF THE PUMPKINHEADS written by Michael J. Rosen, pumpkin carvings by High McMahon (Dial Books for Young Readers)

August 23rd
JIM HENSON: THE GUY WHO PLAYED WITH PUPPETS written by Kathleen Krull, pictures by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (Random House Books for Young Readers)

WHITE WATER written by Michael S. Bandy and Eric Stein, illustrated by Shadra Strickland (Candlewick Press)

August 30th
DESERT ELEPHANTS written and illustrated by Helen Cowcher (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers)

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July 2011

Chapter Books/Middle-Grade Titles:

July 1st
THE SPAGHETTI DETECTIVES by Andreas Steinhofel (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

The Deadlies
THE DEADLIES: SPIDERS ON THE CASE written by Kathryn Lasky, illustrated by Stephen Gilpin (Scholastic Press)

Geronimo Stilton
THE HAUNTED CASTLE by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps Horrorland: Hall of Horrors
GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND: HALL OF HORRORS #3: THE FIVE MASKS OF DR. SCREEM by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Sophie
SOPHIE THE DAREDEVIL by Laura Bergen (Scholastic Paperbacks)

The Wedding Planner’s Daughter
FROM WILLA, WITH LOVE by Coleen Murtagh Paratore (Scholastic Press)

July 5th
IT’S THE FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL… FOREVER! by R.L. Stine (Feiwel & Friends)

July 7th
Friends for Keeps
MY FOREVER FRIENDS by Julie Bowe (Dial Books for Young Readers)

July 12th
The Books of Elsewhere
SPELLBOUND: The Books of Elsewhere, Book 2 by Jacqueline West (Dial Books for Young Readers)

Dragonology Chronicles
THE DRAGON’S APPRENTICE: Dragonology Chronicles, Volume Three by Dugald A. Steer (Candlewick Press)

Sequel to LIAR, LIAR
FLAT BROKE: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Greed, by Gary Paulsen (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

July 19th
LUNCH-BOX DREAM by Tony Abbott (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers)

MAGICAL MISCHIEF by Anna Dale (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

SILHOUETTED BY THE BLUE by Traci L. Jones (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers)

July 26th
TROUBLEMAKER by Andrew Clements (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

VANISHED by Sheela Chari (Disney-Hyperion)

Picture Books:

July 7th
THE GINGERBREAD MAN LOOSE IN THE SCHOOL written by Laura Murray, illustrated by Mike Lowery (Putnam Juvenile)

PEANUT BUTTER AND HOMEWORK SANDWICHES written by Lisa Broadie Cook, illustrated by Jack E. Davis (Putnam Juvenile)

July 19th
ORANI: MY FATHER’S VILLAGE by Claire A. Nivola (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers)

July 26th
THE 13 NIGHTS OF HALLOWEEN written and illustrated by Guy Vasilovich (HarperCollins)

HAMPIRE! written by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, illustrated by Howard Fine (HarperCollins)

TRICK OR TREAT, MARLEY! written by John Grogan, illustrated by Richard Cowdrey (HarperCollins)

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June 2011

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

ALL THE THINGS YOU ARE by Courtney Sheinmel (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

BEYOND LUCKY by Sarah Aronson (Dial Books for Young Readers)

ESCAPE BY NIGHT: A Civil War Adventure, written by Laurie Myers and illustrated by Amy June Bates (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

THE LOVELY SHOES by Susan Shreve (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

MIDDLE SCHOOL, THE WORST YEARS OF MY LIFE by James Patterson and Chris Tebbetts (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

MISTRESS OF THE STORM by M.L. Welsh (David Fickling Books/Random House)

THE SCHOOL FOR THE INSANELY GIFTED by Dan Elish (HarperCollins)

YOU’LL LIKE IT HERE (EVERYBODY DOES) by Ruth White (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

13 Treasures
13 CURSES by Michelle Harrison (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Chronicles of the Red King
CHRONICLES OF THE RED KING: THE SECRET KINGDOM by Jenny Nimmo (Scholastic Press)

Dear Dumb Diary
ME (JUST LIKE YOU, ONLY BETTER) by Jim Benton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Dork Diaries
DORK DIARIES 3: TALES FROM A NOT-SO-TALENTED POP STAR written and illustrated by Rachel Renee Russell (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster)

Geronimo Stilton
THEA STILTON AND THE STAR CASTAWAYS: Geronimo Special Edition, by Thea Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Knightley Academy
THE SECRET PRINCE: A Knightley Academy Book, by Violet Haberdasher (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster)

Missing on Superstition Mountain
MISSING ON SUPERSTITION MOUNTAIN by Elise Broach (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

The Norumbegan Quartet
THE EMPIRE OF GUT AND BONE by M.T. Anderson (Scholastic Press)

Raiders’ Ransom
FLOOD AND FIRE by Emily Diamand (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

The Red Blazer Girls
THE RED BLAZER GIRLS: THE MISTAKEN MASTERPIECE by Michael D. Beil (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Scary School
SCARY SCHOOL written by Derek The Ghost and illustrated by Scott M. Fischer (HarperCollins)

Septimus Heap
SEPTIMUS HEAP, Book Six: DARKE by Angie Sage (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

Theodore Boone
THEODORE BOONE: THE ABDUCTION by John Grisham (Dutton Juvenile)

Wolves of the Beyond
WOLVES OF THE BEYOND #3: WATCH WOLF by Kathryn Lasky (Scholastic Press)

Sequel to WILLIAM S. AND THE GREAT ESCAPE
WILLIAM’S MIDSUMMER DREAMS by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

Picture Books:

AMELIA BEDELIA’S FIRST FIELD TRIP written by Herman Parish and illustrated by Lynne Avril (Greenwillow Books)

BECAUSE written and illustrated by Richard Torrey (HarperCollins)

THE BERENSTAIN BEARS SAY PLEASE AND THANK YOU written and illustrated by Jan and Mike Berenstain (HarperCollins)

THE CROSSING written by Donna Jo Napoli and illustrated by Jim Madsen (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

THE NEXT DOOR BEAR written and illustrated by Mary Kuryla and Eugene Yelchin (HarperCollins)

SHOULD I SHARE MY ICE CREAM?: An Elephant and Piggie Book, by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)

TIA ISA WANTS A CAR written by Meg Medina and illustrated by Claudio Munoz (Candlewick Press)

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May 2011

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

FLUTTER: The Story of Four Sisters and an Incredible Journey, by Erin E. Moulton (Philomel Books)

THE FRIENDSHIP DOLL by Kirby Larson (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE GIRL WHO CIRCUMNAVIGATED FAIRYLAND IN A SHIP OF HER OWN MAKING by Catherynne M. Valente (Feiwel & Friends)

THE GLORIOUS ADVENTURES OF THE SUNSHINE QUEEN by Geraldine McCaughrean (HarperCollins)

THE GREAT HAMSTER MASSACRE written by Katie Davies and illustrated by Hannah Shaw (Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster)

HIDDEN by Helen Frost (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers)

JUNONIA written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books)

NOAH BARLEYWATER RUNS AWAY by John Boyne (David Fickling Books/Random House)

RACING IN THE RAIN: My Life as a Dog, by Garth Stein (HarperCollins)

SEVEN SORCERERS by Caro King (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster)

THE SUMMER BEFORE BOYS by Nora Raleigh Raskin (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

A TALE OF TWO CASTLES by Gail Carson Levine (HarperCollins)

WILD LIFE by Cynthia DeFelice (Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

43 Cemetery Road
TILL DEATH DO US BARK: 43 Old Cemetery Road, Book 3 by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

The Archer Legacy
THE EMERALD CASKET by Richard Newsome (Walden Pond Press/HarperCollins)

Dear America
DEAR AMERICA: CANNONS AT DAWN: The Second Diary of Abigail Jane Stewart: Valley Forge, Pennsylvania, 1779 by Kristiana Gregory (Scholastic Inc.)

The Fairy Godmother Academy
THE FAIRY GODMOTHER ACADEMY #4: LILU’S BOOK by Jan Bozarth (Yearling/Random House)

Grey Griffins: The Clockwork Chronicles
THE RELIC HUNTERS: Grey Griffins: The Clockwork Chronicles, Book 2 by Jon S. Lewis and Derek Benz (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Goosebumps Horrorland: Hall of Horrors
NIGHT OF THE GIANT EVERYTHING: Goosebumps Horrorland: Hall of Horrors #2 by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Heck
FIBBLE: The Fourth Circle of Heck, written by Dale E. Basye and illustrated by Bob Dob (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Jake Ransom
JAKE RANSOM AND THE HOWLING SPHINX by James Rollins (HarperCollins)

Jacob Wonderbar
JACOB WONDERBAR AND THE COSMIC SPACE KAPOW by Nathan Bransford (Dial Books for Young Readers)

The Kane Chronicles
THE THRONE OF FIRE: The Kane Chronicles, Book 2 by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion)

The Penderwicks
THE PENDERWICKS AT POINT MOUETTE by Jeanne Birdsall (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Redwall
THE ROGUE CREW: A Tale of Redwall, by Brian Jacques (Philomel Books)

Skeleton Creek
SKELETON CREEK #4: THE RAVEN by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Press)

Troubletwisters
TROUBLETWISTERS by Garth Nix and Sean Williams (Scholastic Press)

Winnie Years
TEN by Lauren Myracle (Dutton Juvenile)

Sequel to FLY BY NIGHT
FLY TRAP by Frances Hardinge (HarperCollins)

Picture Books:

THE DAY TIGER ROSE SAID GOODBYE written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Jim LaMarche (Random House Books for Young Readers)

EARTH TO CLUNK written by Pam Smallcomb and illustrated by Joe Berger (Dial Books for Young Readers)

FABULOUS!: A Portrait of Andy Warhol, written and illustrated by Bonnie Christensen (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

GOYANGI MEANS CAT written by Christine McDonnell, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (Viking Juvenile)

THE VERY FAIRY PRINCESS TAKES THE STAGE written by Julie Andrews and Emma Walton Hamilton, illustrated by Christine Davenier (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

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April 2011

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

BIRD IN A BOX written by Andrea Pinkney, illustrated by Sean Qualls (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

CINDERELLA SMITH written by Stephanie Barden, illustrated by Diane Goode (HarperCollins)

GRIFF CARVER, HALLWAY PATROL by Jim Krieg (Razorbill/Penguin Young Readers Group)

JUNIPER BERRY written by M. P. Kozlowsky, illustrated by Erwin Madrid (Walden Pond Press/HarperCollins)

LABRACADABRA written by Jessie Nelson and Karen Leigh Hopkins, illustrated by Deborah Melmon (Viking Juvenile)

THE LOSER LIST by H.N. Kowitt (Scholastic Paperbacks)

THE LUCK OF THE BUTTONS by Anne Ylvisaker (Candlewick Press)

A MILLION MILES FROM BOSTON by Karen Day (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

THE SILVER BOWL by Diane Stanley (HarperCollins)

THE SUMMER OF MAY written by Cecilia Galante, illustrated by Tad Carpenter (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster)

TRUE (…SORT OF) by Katherine Hannigan (Greenwillow Books)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
THE 39 CLUES, Book Eleven: VESPERS RISING by Rick Riordan, Peter Lerangis, Gordon Korman and Jude Watson (Scholastic Press)

Alice-Miranda
ALICE-MIRANDA AT SCHOOL by Jacqueline Harvey (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

Amelia Bedelia
GO WEST, AMELIA BEDELIA! written by Herman Parish, illustrated by Lynn Sweat (Greenwillow Books)

Books of Beginning
THE EMERLAD ATLAS by John Stephens (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Encyclopedia Mythologica
ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHOLOGICA: DRAGONS & MONSTERS written and illustrated by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda (Candlewick Press)

Geronimo Stilton
SAVE THE WHITE WHALE! by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Kingdom Keepers
KINGDOM KEEPERS IV: POWER PLAY written by Ridley Pearson (Disney-Hyperion)

Morpheus Road
MORPHEUS ROAD: THE BLACK by D.J. MacHale (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster) 

Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist
THE UNICORN’S TALE: Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist, Book Four written by R.L. LaFevers, illustrated by Kelly Murphy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Ranger’s Apprentice
RANGER’S APPRENTICE, Book 10: THE EMPEROR OF NIHON-JA by John Flanagan (Philomel Books)

The Resisters
THE RESISTERS by Eric Nylund (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Theodosia
THEODOSIA AND THE LAST PHARAOH written by R.L. LaFevers, illustrated by Yoko Tanaka (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

The Unseen World of Poppy Malone
THE UNSEEN WORLD OF POPPY MALONE #1: A GAGGLE OF GOBLINS by Suzanne Harper (Greenwillow Books)

Warriors: Omen of the Stars
WARRIORS: OMEN OF THE STARS #4: SIGN OF THE MOON by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins)

Picture Books:

ARTHUR TURNS GREEN by Marc Brown (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

FOLLOW ME written and illustrated by Tricia Tusa (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

HOORAY FOR AMANDA & HER ALLIGATOR! written and illustrated by Mo Willems (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

IF I NEVER FOREVER ENDEAVOR written and illustrated by Holly Meade (Candlewick Press)

LADDER TO THE MOON written by Maya Soetoro-Ng and illustrated by Yuyi Morales (Candlewick Press)

THE LITTLE RED PEN written by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel, illustrated by Janet Stevens (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

MEET THE DOGS OF BEDLAM FARM by Jon Katz (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

MISS SMITH UNDER THE OCEAN written and illustrated by Michael Garland (Dutton Juvenile)

MONDAY IS ONE DAY written by Arthur Levine and illustrated by Julian Hector (Scholastic Press)

MY SIDE OF THE CAR written by Kate Feiffer, illustrated by Jules Feiffer (Candlewick Press)

THIS PLUS THAT: Life’s Little Equations, written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal, illustrated by Jen Corace (HarperCollins)

QUEEN OF THE FALLS written and illustrated by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

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March 2011

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

BLESS THIS MOUSE written by Lois Lowry, illustrated by Eric Rohmann (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

THE DOOR IN THE FOREST by Roderick Townley (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

FANTASY BASEBALL by Alan Gratz (Dial Books for Young Readers)

HOTHEAD by Cal Ripken, Jr. with Kevin Cowherd (Disney-Hyperion)

JOHNNY SWANSON by Eleanor Updale (David Fickling Books/Random House)

LIAR, LIAR: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Deception by Gary Paulsen (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

LOST & FOUND: THREE by Shaun Tan (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

SECOND FIDDLE by Rosanne Parry (Random House Books for Young Readers)

THE TROUBLE WITH CHICKENS: A J.J. Tully Mystery, written by Doreen Cronin, illustrated by Kevin Cornell (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

WARP SPEED by Lisa Yee (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

Series Books/Sequels:

Alex Rider
SCORPIA RISING: The Final Mission, by Anthony Horowitz (Philomel Books)

Baseball Great
BEST OF THE BEST: A Baseball Great Novel, by Tim Green (HarperCollins)

Beyonders
BEYONDERS: A WORLD WITHOUT HEROES by Brandon Mull (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster)

Calvin Coconut
CALVIN COCONUT: HERO OF HAWAII written by Graham Salisbury, illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

Geronimo Stilton
THEA STILTON AND THE CHERRY BLOSSOM ADVENTURE by Thea Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps Horrorland: Hall of Horrors
GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND: HALL OF HORRORS #1: CLAWS by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Radiance
SHIMMER: A Riley Bloom Book, by Alyson Noël (Square Fish)

The Six Crowns
THE SIX CROWNS: TRUNDLE’S QUEST written by Allan Jones, illustrated by Gary Chalk (Greenwillow Books)

Stink
STINK: THE ULTIMATE THUMB-WRESTLING SMACKDOWN written by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds (Candlewick Press)

Storm Runners Trilogy
STORM RUNNERS by Roland Smith (Scholastic Press)

Suzanna Snow Mysteries
THE MIDNIGHT TUNNEL: A Suzanna Snow Mystery, by Angie Frazier (Scholastic Press)

Picture Books:

THE ADVENTURES OF MARK TWAIN BY HUCKLEBERRY FINN written by Robert Burleigh and illustrated by Barry Blitt (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

ALL THE WAY TO AMERICA: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel, written and illustrated by Dan Yaccarino (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

FANCY NANCY: ASPIRING ARTIST written by Jane O’Connor, illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins)

LARUE ACROSS AMERICA: POSTCARDS FROM THE VACATION written and illustrated by Mark Teague (The Blue Sky Press/Scholastic)

LOON BABY written by Molly Beth Griffin, illustrated by Anne Hunter (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

NO SLEEP FOR THE SHEEP! written by Karen Beaumont, illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

PIRATE VS. PIRATE: The Terrific Tale of a Big, Blustery Maritime Match, written by Mary Quattlebaum, illustrated by Alexandra Boiger (Disney-Hyperion)

SAY HELLO TO ZORRO! written and illustrated by Carter Goodrich (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

THE SECRET BOX written and illustrated by Barbara Lehman (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

THESE HANDS written by Margaret H. Mason, illustrated by Floyd Cooper (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

THE UNFORGETTABLE SEASON: The Story of Joe DiMaggio, Ted Williams, and the Record-Setting Summer of ’41, written by Phil Bildner, illustrated by S.D. Schindler (Putnam Juvenile)

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February 2011

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

AMELIA LOST: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart, by Candace Fleming (Schwartz & Wade/Random House)

BONGO FISHING by Thacher Hurd (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

A DOG’S WAY HOME by Bobbie Pyron (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

THE FOURTH STALL by Chris Rylander (Walden Pond Press/HarperCollins)

HOW LAMAR’S BAD PRANK WON A BUBBA-SIZED TROPHY by Crystal Allen (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN by Thanhha Lai (HarperCollins)

NO PASSENGERS BEYOND THIS POINT by Gennifer Choldenko (Dial Books for Young Readers)

A TRUE PRINCESS by Diane Zahler (HarperCollins)

WHAT’S BUGGING BAILEY BLECKER? by Gail Donovan (Dutton Juvenile)

Series Books:

Animal Rescue Team
ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM: SHOW TIME by Sue Stauffacher (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place
THE INCORRIGIBLE CHILDREN OF ASHTON PLACE, Book II: THE HIDDEN GALLERY by Maryrose Wood (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

Seekers
SEEKERS #6: SPIRITS IN THE STARS by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins)

Tunnels
CLOSER by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

Picture Books:

BEFORE YOU CAME written by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest, illustrated by David Diaz (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

DEAR TABBY written by Carolyn Crimi, illustrated by David Roberts (HarperCollins)

I BROKE MY TRUNK!: An Elephant & Piggie Book, written and illustrated by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)

LIBERTY’S VOICE: The Emma Lazarus Story, written by Erica Silverman, illustrated by Stacey Schuett (Dutton Juvenile)

LOOKING FOR THE EASY LIFE written by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Lee Harper (HarperCollins)

QUACKY BASEBALL written by Peter Abrahams, illustrated by Frank Morrison (HarperCollins)

STRANGE CREATURES: The Story of Walter Rothschild and His Museum, written and illustrated by Lita Judge (Disney-Hyperion)

THIS IS THE GAME written by Diane Z. Shore and Jessica Alexander, illustrated by Owen Smith (HarperCollins)

WHAT’S SPECIAL ABOUT ME, MAMA? written by Kristina Evans, illustrated by Javaka Steptoe (Disney-Hyperion)  

WHEN I GROW UP written by Al Yankovic, illustrated by Wes Hargis (HarperCollins)

WHERE’S WALRUS? written and illustrated by Stephen Savage (Scholastic Press)

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January 2011

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

ALEXANDER HAMILTON: THE OUTSIDER by Jean Fritz (Putnam Juvenile)

CLARA LEE AND THE APPLE PIE DREAM written by Jenny Han, illustrated by Julia Kuo (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

ELIZA’S FREEDOM ROAD: An Underground Railroad Diary, by Jerdine Nolen (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster)

FREEDOM STONE by Jeffrey Kluger (Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group)

THE REINVENTION OF BESSICA LEFTER by Kristen Tracy (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE ROMEO AND JULIET CODE by Phoebe Stone (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

SEASON OF SECRETS by Sally Nicholls (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

WORDS IN THE DUST by Trent Reedy (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

YOUNG FREDLE written by Cynthia Voigt, illustrated by Louise Yates (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School
FEAR ITSELF: Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School, Book 2 written by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Adam Stower (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

Dear America
LIKE THE WILLOW TREE: THE DIARY OF LYDIA AMELIA PIERCE: Portland, Maine, 1918 by Lois Lowry (Scholastic Press)

The Genius Files
THE GENIUS FILES: MISSION UNSTOPPABLE by Dan Gutman (HarperCollins)

Geronimo Stilton
THE GIANT DIAMOND ROBBERY by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
THE HORROR AT CHILLER HOUSE by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Trackers
TRACKERS, Book Two: SHANTORIAN by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Press)

Picture Books:

BEFORE THERE WAS MOZART: The Story of Joseph Boulogne, Chevalier de Saint-George, written by Lesa Cline-Ransome, illustrated by James E. Ransome (Schwartz & Wade/Random House)

GIANT STEPS TO CHANGE THE WORLD written by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee, illustrated by Sean Qualls (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

GOLDIE AND THE THREE HARES written by Margie Palatini, illustrated by Jack E. Davis (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

THE INVISIBLE MAN written by Arthur Yorinks, illustrated by Doug Cushman (HarperCollins)

JUST IN TIME, ABRAHAM LINCOLN written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco (Putnam Juvenile)

LITTLE WHITE RABBIT written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books)

MADELINE AT THE WHITE HOUSE written and illustrated by John Bemelmans Marciano (Viking Juvenile)

MISS DOROTHY AND HER BOOKMOBILE written by Gloria M. Houston, illustrated by Susan Condie Lamb (HarperCollins)

MR. DUCK MEANS BUSINESS written by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Jeff Mack (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster)

A NATION’S HOPE: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, written by Matt de la Pena, illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Dial Books for Young Readers)

A PET FOR PETUNIA written and illustrated by Paul Schmid (HarperCollins)

PENNY LOVES PINK written and illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

PONYELLA written by Laura Numeroff and Nate Evans, illustrated by Lynn Munsinger (Disney-Hyperion)

THE RUNAWAY WOK: A Chinese New Year Tale, written by Ying Chang Compestine, illustrated by Sebastia Serra (Dutton Juvenile)

THE SECRET RIVER written by Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

STORY COUNTY: HERE WE COME! written and illustrated by Derek Anderson (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

THE STORY OF THE LEPRECHAUN written by Katherine Tegen, illustrated by Sally Anne Lambert (HarperCollins)

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December 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

THE RISE AND FALL OF MOUNT MAJESTIC written by Jennifer Trafton and illustrated by Brett Helquist (Dial Books for Young Readers)

THE STAR MAKER by Laurence Yep (HarperCollins)

THE STORM BEFORE ATLANTA by Karen Schwabach (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

Alcatraz
ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SHATTERED LENS by Brandon Sanderson (Scholastic Press)

Lunch Lady
LUNCH LADY AND THE BAKE SALE BANDIT by Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Shadow Project
THE DOOMSDAY BOX: A Shadow Project Adventure, by Herbie Brennan (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

Spaceheadz
SPHDZ #2! written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by Shane Prigmore (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

Sequel to A WHOLE NOTHER STORY
ANOTHER WHOLE NOTHER STORY by Dr. Cuthbert Soup (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

Picture Books:

A BOY NAMED FDR: How Franklin D. Roosevelt Grew Up to Change America, written by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

I’M NOT. written by Pam Smallcomb, illustrated by Robert Weinstock (Schwartz & Wade/Random House)

ODETTA: THE QUEEN OF FOLK written and illustrated by Stephen Alcorn (Scholastic Press)

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November 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

AMAZING COWS: Udder Absurdity for Children, by Sandra Boynton

BLACK RADISHES by Susan Lynn Meyer (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

GROUNDED by Kate Klise (Feiwel and Friends)

HERO by Mike Lupica (Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group)

A LONG WALK TO WATER by Linda Sue Park (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

LUCY AND THE GREEN MAN by Linda Newbery (David Fickling Books/Random House)

WHERE THE STREETS HAD A NAME by Randa Abdel-Fattah (Scholastic Press)

Series Books/Sequels:

Book of Dormia
WORLD’S END: The Second Book of Dormia, by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Children of the Lamp
THE FIVE FAKIRS OF FAIZABAD: Children of the Lamp, Book 6 by P.B. Kerr (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE UGLY TRUTH by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)

Mackenzie Blue
MACKENZIE BLUE: MIXED MESSAGES by Tina Wells (HarperCollins)

The Tapestry
THE FIEND AND THE FORGE: Book Three of The Tapestry, by Henry H. Neff (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Warriors: Omen of the Stars
NIGHT WHISPERS: Warriors: Omen of the Stars#3 by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins)

Sequel to THE KING IN THE WINDOW
THE STEPS ACROSS THE WATER written by Adam Gopnik and illustrated by Bruce McCall (Disney-Hyperion)

 
Picture Books:

MIRROR written and illustrated by Jeannie Baker (Candlewick Press)

SWEET MOON BABY: An Adoption Tale, written by Karen Henry Clark and illustrated by Patrice Barton (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

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October 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

THE CANDYMAKERS by Wendy Mass (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

THE CLOCKWORK THREE by Matthew J. Kirby (Scholastic Press)

DAUGHTER OF WINTER by Pat Lowery Collins (Candlewick Press)

A GOOD HORSE by Jane Smiley (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

THE MEMORY BANK written by Carolyn Coman and illustrated by Rob Shepperson (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

ZORA AND ME by Victoria Bond and T. R. Simon (Candlewick Press)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
THE 39 CLUES: THE BLACK BOOK OF BURIED SECRETS by Rick Riordan (Scholastic Inc.)

Archvillain
ARCHVILLAIN by Barry Lyga (Scholastic Press)

Dyamonde Daniel
ALMOST ZERO: A Dyamonde Daniel Book, written by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (Putnam Juvenile)

The Heroes of Olympus
LOST HERO: The Heroes of Olympus, Book One by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion)

Maggie Brooklyn Mysteries
GIRL’S BEST FRIEND: A Maggie Brooklyn Mystery, by Leslie Margolis (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist
THE WYVERNS’ TREASURE: Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist, Book 3 written by R.L. LaFevers and illustrated by Kelly Murphy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Pals in Peril
AGENT Q, OR THE SMELL OF DANGER!: A Pals in Peril Tale, by M.T. Anderson (Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster)

Philippa Fisher
PHILIPPA FISHER AND THE FAIRY’S PROMISE by Liz Kessler (Candlewick Press)

Ranger’s Apprentice
RANGER’S APPRENTICE, Book 9: HALT’S PERIL by John Flanagan (Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group)

Sammy Keyes
SAMMY KEYES AND THE WEDDING CRASHER by Wendelin Van Draanen (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Sassy
SASSY: THE DAZZLE DISASTER DINNER PARTY by Sharon M. Draper (Scholastic Press)

Tumtum & Nutmeg
TUMTUM & NUTMEG: THE ROSE COTTAGE TALES written by Emily Bearn and illustrated by Nick Price (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Wolves of the Beyond
WOLVES OF THE BEYOND: SHADOW WOLF by Kathryn Lasky (Scholastic Press)

Sequel to CHAINS
FORGE by Laurie Halse Anderson (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

Picture Books:

13 WORDS written by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Maira Kalman (HarperCollins)

THE BOY IN THE GARDEN written and illustrated by Allen Say (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

DEWEY’S CHRISTMAS AT THE LIBRARY written by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter, illustrated by Steve James (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

EVERYTHING BUT THE HORSE: A Childhood Memory, written and illustrated by Holly Hobbie (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

FANCY NANCY AND THE FABULOUS FASHION BOUTIQUE written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins)

I DIDN’T DO IT written by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest, illustrated by Katy Schneider (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

JEANNETTE CLAUS SAVES CHRISTMAS written by Douglas Rees and illustrated by Olivier Latyk (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

THUMB LOVE written and illustrated by Elise Primavera (Robin Corey Books/Random House)

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September 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

BLOODY HOROWITZ by Anthony Horowitz (Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group)

THE DANGER BOX by Blue Balliett (Scholastic Press)

THE DEAD BOYS by Royce Buckingham (Putnam Juvenile)

GHOST DOG SECRETS by Peg Kehret (Dutton Juvenile)

GHOUL STRIKE! by Andrew Newbound (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

GUYS READ: FUNNY BUSINESS edited by Jon Scieszka (Walden Pond Press/HarperCollins)

THE LAST PHOENIX by Linda Chapman and Steve Cole (HarperCollins)

LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE 75th ANNIVERSARY EDITION written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and illustrated by Garth Williams (HarperCollins)

LULU AND THE BRONTOSAURUS written by Judith Viorst and illustrated by Lane Smith (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

MILO: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze, written and illustrated by Alan Silberberg (Aladdin)

MODERN FAIRIES, DWARVES, GOBLINS, & OTHER NASTIES: A Practical Guide by Miss Edythe McFate, written by Lesley M. M. Blume and illustrated by David Foote (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

NO SUCH THING AS DRAGONS by Philip Reeve (Scholastic Press)

ON THE BLUE COMET written by Rosemary Wells and illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Candlewick Press)

PENNY DREADFUL written by Laurel Snyder and illustrated by Abigail Halpin (Random House Books for Young Readers)

THE SECRET LIFE OF MS. FINKLEMAN by Ben H. Winters (HarperCollins)

STORYTELLER by Patricia Reilly Giff (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

WALLS WITHIN WALLS written by Maureen Sherry and illustrated by Adam Stower (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

Series Books/Sequels:

Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls

ALLIE FINKLE’S RULES FOR GIRLS: Book Six – Blast from the Past, by Meg Cabot (Scholastic Press)

Animal Rescue Team

ANIMAL RESCUE TEAM: HIDE AND SEEK by Sue Stauffacher (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Bink and Gollie 

BINK AND GOLLIE written by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile (Candlewick Press)

Bobby vs. Girls

BOBBY THE BRAVE (SOMETIMES) written by Lisa See and illustrated by Dan Santat (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

Calvin Coconut

CALVIN COCONUT: ZOO BREATH written by Graham Salisbury and illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

Dear America

DEAR AMERICA: THE FENCES BETWEEN US: The Diary of Piper Davis - Seattle, Washington, 1941 by Kirby Larson (Scholastic Press)

The Edge Chronicles

THE EDGE CHRONICLES #10: THE IMMORTALS by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell (David Fickling Books/Random House)

The Familiars

THE FAMILIARS by Adam Jay Epstein and Andrew Jacobson (HarperCollins) 

John Feinstein’s Sports Mysteries

THE RIVALRY: Mystery at the Army-Navy Game, by John Feinstein (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

’Ologies

ALIENOLOGY written by Professor Alan Grey, illustrated by Helen Ward, Gary Blythe, Jonny Duddle, Douglas Carrel and Fred Gambino (Candlewick Press)

Reckless

RECKLESS by Cornelia Funke (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

School of Fear

SCHOOL OF FEAR: CLASS IS NOT DISMISSED! by Gitty Daneshvari (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

The Search for WondLa

THE SEARCH FOR WONDLA written and illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

Secrets Series

THIS ISN’T WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE by Pseudonymous Bosch (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Skeleton Creek

SKELETON CREEK #3: THE CROSSBONES by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Inc.)

Follow-up to SWINDLE and ZOOBREAK

FRAMED by Gordon Korman (Scholastic Press)

Picture Books:

BATS AT THE BALLGAME written and illustrated by Brian Lies (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

BETSY RED HOODIE written by Gail Carson Levine and illustrated by Scott Nash (HarperCollins)

CHICK ‘N’ PUG written and illustrated by Jennifer Sattler (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

CHILDREN MAKE TERRIBLE PETS written and illustrated by Peter Brown (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

CHRISTMAS IN THE TIME OF BILLY LEE written by Jerdine Nolen and illustrated by Barry Moser (Disney-Hyperion)

ELSIE’S BIRD written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by David Small (Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group)

I AM THE DOG written by Daniel Pinkwater and illustrated by Jack E. Davis (HarperCollins)

IT’S CHRISTMAS, DAVID by David Shannon (The Blue Sky Press/Scholastic)

LATE FOR SCHOOL written by Steve Martin and illustrated by C. F. Payne (Grand Central Publishing)

MY MOMMY HUNG THE MOON: A Love Story, written by Jamie Lee Curtis and illustrated by Laura Cornell (HarperCollins)

MY PENGUIN OSBERT written by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel and illustrated by H. B. Lewis (Candlewick Press)

THE ODIOUS OGRE written by Norton Juster and illustrated by Jules Feiffer (Michael Di Capua Books/Scholastic)

OLIVIA GOES TO VENICE written and illustrated by Ian Falconer (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

A PIG PARADE IS A TERRIBLE IDEA written by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

PRESENTING…TALLULAH written by Tori Spelling and illustrated by Vanessa Brantley Newton (Aladdin)

THANKING THE MOON: Celebrating the Mid-Autumn Moon Festival, written and illustrated by Grace Lin (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE TORTOISE OR THE HARE written by Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison, illustrated by Joe Cepeda (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster)

THE TWELVE BOTS OF CHRISTMAS written and illustrated by Nathan Hale (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

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August 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

THE ADVENTURES OF NANNY PIGGINS written by R.A. Spratt and illustrated by Dan Santat (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

FINDING FAMILY by Tonya Bolden (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

MASTERS OF DISASTER by Gary Paulsen (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

NINTH WARD by Jewell Parker Rhodes (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

RADIANCE by Alyson Noël (Square Fish)

SAVING SKY by Diane Stanley (HarperCollins)

THE TOYMAKER by Jeremy de Quidt (David Fickling Books/Random House)

WHAT HAPPENED ON FOX STREET written by Tricia Springstubb and illustrated by Heather Ross (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

THE WONDER OF CHARLIE ANNE by Kimberly Fusco (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
INTO THE GAUNTLET: The 39 Clues, Book Ten, by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Scholastic Inc.)

Artemis Fowl
THE ATLANTIS COMPLEX: Artemis Fowl, Book 7 by Eoin Colfer (Disney-Hyperion)

The Cruisers
THE CRUISERS by Walter Dean Myers (Scholastic Press)

The Fairy Godmother Academy
THE FAIRY GODMOTHER ACADEMY #3: ZALLY’S BOOK by Jan Bozarth (Yearling/Random House)

Football Genius
THE BIG TIME: A Football Genius Novel, by Tim Green (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Haunted Places
THE SMOKY CORRIDOR by Chris Grabenstein (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Judy Moody
JUDY MOODY, GIRL DETECTIVE written by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds (Candlewick Press)

The Magnificent 12
THE MAGNIFICENT 12: THE CALL by Michael Grant (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

The Missing
SABOTAGED: The Missing, Book 3 by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Oracles of Delphi Keep
THE CURSE OF DEADMAN’S FOREST: Oracles of Delphi Keep, Book 2 by Victoria Laurie (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

The Red Blazer Girls
THE RED BLAZER GIRLS: THE VANISHING VIOLIN by Michael D. Beil (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Vampirates
VAMPIRATES: EMPIRE OF NIGHT by Justin Somper (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Companion to SAVVY
SCUMBLE by Ingrid Law (Dial Books for Young Readers)

Sequel to TOBY ALONE
TOBY AND THE SECRETS OF THE TREE by Timothee de Fombelle (Candlewick Press)

Picture Books:

BALLET FOR MARTHA: Making Appalachian Spring, written by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan, illustrated by Brian Floca (Flash Point/Roaring Brook Press)

FLORA’S VERY WINDY DAY written by Jeanne Birdsall and illustrated by Matt Phelan (Clarion Books)

IT'S A BOOK written and illustrated by Lane Smith (Roaring Brook Press)

LOST BOY: The Story of the Man Who Created Peter Pan, written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Steve Adams (Dutton Juvenile)

THE MONSTER PRINCESS written by D.J. MacHale and illustrated by Alexandra Boiger (Aladdin)

PAJAMA PIRATES written by Andrew Kramer and illustrated by Leslie Lammle (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

RESCUE BUNNIES written by Doreen Cronin and illustrated by Scott Menchin (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

THE RIDE: The Legend of Betsy Dowdy, written by Kitty Griffin and illustrated by Marjorie Priceman (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

WHO STOLE MONA LISA? written by Ruthie Knapp and illustrated by Jill McElmurry (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

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July 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

BETTI ON THE HIGH WIRE by Lisa Railsback (Dial Books for Young Readers)

COME FALL by A.C.E. Bauer (Random House Books for Young Readers)

THE HEALING SPELL by Kimberley Griffiths Little (Scholastic Press)

LING & TING: NOT EXACTLY THE SAME! by Grace Lin (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

MAMBA POINT by Kurtis Scaletta (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

MY LIFE AS A BOOK written by Janet Tashjian and illustrated by Jake Tashjian (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

WOLVEN by Di Toft (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

Series Books/Sequels:

Clementine
CLEMENTINE, FRIEND OF THE WEEK written by Sara Pennypacker and illustrated by Marla Frazee (Disney-Hyperion)

Elvis & Olive
ELVIS & OLIVE: SUPER DETECTIVES by Stephanie Watson (Scholastic Press)

Geronimo Stilton
THE PECULIAR PUMPKIN THIEF by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
GOOSBUMPS HORRORLAND #16: WEIRDO HALLOWEEN by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Monty
AMAZING MONTY: More First-Grade Adventures, written by Johanna Hurwitz and illustrated by Anik McGrory (Candlewick Press)

’Ologies
THE OCEANOLOGY HANDBOOK: A Course for Underwater Explorers, written by Professor Aronnax, edited by Emily Hawkins and Clint Twist (Candlewick Press)

Picture Books:

AMELIA BEDELIA’S FIRST APPLE PIE written by Herman Parish and illustrated by Lynne Avril (Greenwillow Books)

BUZZ written by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Vincent Nguyen (Simon and Schuster Children’s Publishing)

DOG LOVES BOOKS written and illustrated by Louise Yates (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

THE SHADOW by Donna Diamond (Candlewick Press)

THE STORY OF THE JACK O’LANTERN written by Katherine Tegen and illustrated in full color by Brandon Dorman (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

VAMPIRE BOY’S GOOD NIGHT written and illustrated by Lisa Brown (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

WHICH WAY TO WITCH SCHOOL? written and illustrated by Scott Santoro (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

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June 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

AS SIMPLE AS IT SEEMS by Sarah Weeks (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

EMILY’S FORTUNE by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

HOUSE OF DOLLS written by Francesca Lia Block and illustrated by Barbara McClintock (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

IMAGINALIS by J. M. DeMatteis (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

THE OTHER HALF OF MY HEART by Sundee T. Frazier (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE REINVENTION OF MOXIE ROOSEVELT by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel (Dial Books for Young Readers)

THE SHADOW HUNT by Katherine Langrish (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

SHOOTING KABUL by N. H. Senzai (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster)

THE STORYTELLER’S SECRETS written by Tony Milton and illustrated by Peter Bailey (David Fickling Books/Random House)

Series Books/Sequels:

Amelia Bedelia
AMELIA BEDELIA BAKES OFF written by Herman Parish and illustrated by Lynn Sweat (Greenwillow Books)

The Books of Elsewhere
THE SHADOWS: The Books of Elsewhere, Volume 1 by Jacqueline West (Dial Books for Young Readers)

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
GHOST HUNTER: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #6 by Michelle Paver (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

Disney Fairies
FAIRIES AND THE QUEST FOR NEVER LAND written by Gail Carson Levine and illustrated by David Christiana (Disney-Hyperion)

Fancy Nancy
FANCY NANCY: OOH LA LA! IT’S A BEAUTY DAY written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

The Gecko and Sticky
THE GECKO AND STICKY: THE POWER POTION written by Wendelin Van Draanen and illustrated by Stephen Gilpin (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Geronimo Stilton Special Edition
THEA STILTON AND THE SECRET CITY by Thea Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Grey Griffins: The Clockwork Chronicles
THE BRIMSTONE KEY: Grey Griffins: The Clockwork Chronicles, Book 1 by Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Mackenzie Blue
MACKENZIE BLUE: FRIENDS FOREVER? by Tina Wells (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Moonshadow
MOONSHADOW: RISE OF THE NINJA by Simon Higgins (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist
THE BASILISK’S LAIR: Nathaniel Fludd: Beastologist, Book 2 written by R. L. LaFevers and illustrated by Kelly Murphy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Spaceheadz
SPHDZ #1! written by Jon Scieszka with Francesco Sedita, illustrated by Shane Prigmore (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

Follow-up to THE NEDDIAD and THE YGGYSSEY
ADVENTURES OF A CAT-WHISKERED GIRL by Daniel Pinkwater (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Sequel to THE GAME OF SUNKEN PLACES
THE SUBURB BEYOND THE STARS by M. T. Anderson (Scholastic Press)

Sequel to HOTEL FOR DOGS and NEWS FOR DOGS
MOVIE FOR DOGS by Lois Duncan (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Picture Books:

CAN I PLAY TOO? An Elephant & Piggie Book, written and illustrated by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)

CITY DOG, COUNTRY FROG written by Mo Willems and illustrated by Jon J Muth (Disney-Hyperion)

FIRST GRADE JITTERS written by Robert Quackenbush and illustrated by Yan Nascimbene (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

NICO & LOLA: Kindness Shared Between a Boy and a Dog, written by Meggan Hill and photography by Susan M. Graunke (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

ONE SMART COOKIE: Bite-Size Lessons for the School Years and Beyond, written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Jane Dyer and Brooke Dyer (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

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May 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

THE ADVENTURES OF HOTSY TOTSY by Clive Cussler (Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group)

BOOM! by Mark Haddon (David Fickling Books/Random House)

CHASING ORION by Kathryn Lasky (Candlewick Press)

THE DANCING PANCAKE written by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

DEWEY THE CAT: A True Story, by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

HAWKSMAID: The Untold Story of Robin Hood and Maid Marian, by Kathryn Lasky (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

KEEPER written by Kathi Appelt and illustrated by August Hall (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

SMELLS LIKE DOG by Suzanne Selfors (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

WORD AFTER WORD AFTER WORD by Patricia MacLachlan (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
THE 39 CLUES, Book 9: STORM WARNING by Linda Sue Park (Scholastic Inc.)

Barnaby Grimes
BARNABY GRIMES: PHANTOM OF BLOOD ALLEY by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell (David Fickling Books/Random House)

Children of the Red King
CHARLIE BONE AND THE RED KNIGHT by Jenny Nimmo (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

The Deadlies
FELIX TAKES THE STAGE: The Deadlies, Book 1 written by Kathryn Lasky and illustrated by Stephen Gilpin (Scholastic Press)

Enola Holmes
THE CASE OF THE GYPSY GOOD-BYE: An Enola Holmes Mystery, by Nancy Springer (Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group)

The Fairy Godmother Academy
THE FAIRY GODMOTHER’S ACADEMY #2: KERKA’S BOOK by Jan Bozarth (Yearling/Random House Children’s Books)

Gods of Manhattan
GODS OF MANHATTAN #3: THE SORCERER’S SECRET by Scott Mebus (Dutton Juvenile)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
HEADS, YOU LOSE!: Goosebumps HorrorLand #15 by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Heck
BLIMPO: The Third Circle of Heck, by Dale E. Basye (Random House Books for Young Readers)

The Kane Chronicles
THE RED PYRAMID: The Kane Chronicles, Book 1 by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion)

The Magic Thief
THE MAGIC THIEF: FOUND by Sarah Prineas and illustrated by Antonio Javier Caparo (HarperCollins Children's Books)

Molly Moon
MOLLY MOON & THE MORPHING MYSTERY by Georgia Byng (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

’Ologies
VAMPIREOLOGY: The True History of the Fallen (Candlewick Press)

Ranger’s Apprentice
THE KINGS OF CLONMEL: Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 8 by John Flanagan (Philomel/Penguin Young Readers Group)

The Ring of Five Trilogy
THE RING OF FIVE by Eoin McNamee (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

Sassy
SASSY: THE SILVER SECRET by Sharon M. Draper (Scholastic Press)

Seekers
SEEKERS #5: FIRE IN THE SKY by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

The Sixties Trilogy
COUNTDOWN by Deborah Wiles (Scholastic Press)

Sluggers
SLUGGERS #6: HOME OF THE BRAVE by Loren Long and Phil Bildner (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)

Sophie
SOPHIE THE AWESOME by Lara Bergen (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Suddenly Supernatural
SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL: CROSSING OVER by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Theodore Boone
THEODORE BOONE: KID LAWYER by John Grisham (Dutton Juvenile)

Trackers
TRACKERS #1 by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Press)

The Winnie Years
THIRTEEN PLUS ONE by Lauren Myracle (Dutton Juvenile)

Picture Books:

ALFRED ZECTOR, BOOK COLLECTOR written by Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by Macky Pamintuan (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

HOT DIGGITY DOG: The History of the Hot Dog, written by Adrienne Sylver and illustrated by Elwood H. Smith (Dutton Juvenile)

THE LONGEST DAY: Celebrating the Summer Solstice, written by Wendy Pfeffer and illustrated by Linda Bleck (Dutton Juvenile)

POP!: The Invention of Bubble Gum, written and illustrated by Meghan McCarthy (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster)

PRINCESS SAYS GOODNIGHT written by Naomi Howland and illustrated by David Small (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

WHATEVER HAPPENED TO THE PONY EXPRESS? written by Verla Kay, illustrated by Barry Root and Kimberly Bulcken Root (Putnam Juvenile)

A WIZARD FROM THE START: The Incredible Boyhood & Amazing Inventions of Thomas Edison, written and illustrated by Don Brown (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

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April 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

13 TREASURES by Michelle Harrison (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

THE BIRTHDAY BALL written by Lois Lowry and illustrated by Jules Feiffer (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

THE BOY WHO CLIMBED INTO THE MOON written by David Almond and illustrated by Polly Dunbar (Candlewick Press)

CRUNCH by Leslie Connor (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

THE DREAMER written by Pam Muñoz Ryan and illustrated by Peter Sís (Scholastic Press)

ENCHANTED GLASS by Diana Wynne Jones (Greenwillow Books)

HOW TO SURVIVE MIDDLE SCHOOL by Donna Gephart (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THIS MEANS WAR! by Ellen Wittlinger (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
THE 39 CLUES, Book Eight: THE EMPEROR'S CODE by Gordon Korman (Scholastic Inc.)

Benjamin Pratt & the Keepers of the School
WE THE CHILDREN written by Andrew Clements and illustrated by Adam Stower (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster)

Emily Windsnap
EMILY WINDSNAP AND THE SIREN’S SECRET by Liz Kessler (Candlewick Press)

Geronimo Stilton
MIGHTY MOUNT KILIMANJARO by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Kingdom Keepers
KINGDOM KEEPERS III: DISNEY IN SHADOW by Ridley Pearson (Disney-Hyperion)

The Mousehunter
THE MOUSEHUNTER #2: THE CURSE OF MOUSEBEARD by Alex Milway (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Theodosia Throckmorton
THEODOSIA AND THE EYES OF HORUS by R. L. LaFevers (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Prequel to The Baby-Sitters Club
THE SUMMER BEFORE by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic Inc.)

Picture Books:

DAD AND POP: An Ode to Fathers and Stepfathers, written by Kelly Bennett and illustrated by Paul Meisel (Candlewick Press)

HERBERT: The True Story of a Brave Sea Dog, written and illustrated by Robyn Belton (Candlewick Press)

INSTRUCTIONS written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Charles Vess (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

JACQUES AND DE BEANSTALK written by Mike Artell and illustrated by Jim Harris (Dial Books for Young Readers)

MARLEY AND THE KITTENS written by John Grogan and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

MY FATHER KNOWS THE NAMES OF THINGS written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

STAND STRAIGHT, ELLA KATE by Kate Klise and M. Sarah Klise (Dial Books for Young Readers)

TODD’S TV written and illustrated by James Proimos (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

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March 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

THE BATBOY by Mike Lupica (Philomel Books)

ESCAPING THE TIGER by Laura Manivong (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

FALLING IN by Frances O’Roark Dowell (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster)

THE FAST AND THE FURRIEST by Andy Behrens (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

FINALLY by Wendy Mass (Scholastic Press)

OUT OF MY MIND by Sharon M. Draper (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster)

PRINCESS FOR HIRE by Lindsey Leavitt (Disney-Hyperion)

ROY MORELLI STEPS UP TO THE PLATE by Thatcher Heldring (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

STAR IN THE FOREST by Laura Resau (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE STORY OF CIRRUS FLUX by Matthew Skelton (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

TAKE ME WITH YOU by Carolyn Marsden (Candlewick Press)

WILLOWOOD by Cecilia Galante (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Series Books/Sequels:

Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls
GLITTER GIRLS AND THE GREAT FAKE OUT by Meg Cabot (Scholastic Press)

Barnaby Grimes
BARNABY GRIMES: LEGION OF THE DEAD by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell (David Fickling Books/Random House)

Baseball Great
RIVALS: A Baseball Great Novel, by Tim Green (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Geronimo Stilton Special Edition
THEA STILTON AND THE GHOST OF THE SHIPWRECK by Thea Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
LITTLE SHOP OF HAMSTERS: Goosebumps HorrorLand #14 by R. L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

The Keys to the Kingdom
LORD SUNDAY by Garth Nix (Scholastic Press)

Stink
STINK: SOLAR SYSTEM SUPERHERO written by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds (Candlewick Press)

The Thief of Eddis
A CONSPIRACY OF KINGS by Megan Whalen Turner (Greenwillow Books)

Warriors: Omen of the Stars
FADING ECHOES: Warriors: Omen of the Stars #2 by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Sequel to THE FARWALKER’S QUEST
THE TIMEKEEPER’S MOON by Joni Sensel (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

Picture Books:

ALL STAR! Honus Wagner and the Most Famous Baseball Card Ever, written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Jim Burke (Philomel Books)

BIG RED LOLLIPOP written by Rukshana Khan and illustrated by Sophie Blackall (Viking Juvenile)

A BOY HAD A MOTHER WHO BOUGHT HIM A HAT written by Karla Kuskin and illustrated by Kevin Hawkes (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

DOUG-DENNIS AND THE FLYAWAY FIB written and illustrated by Darren Farrell (Dial Books for Young Readers)

FANCY NANCY: POET EXTRAORDINAIRE! written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE HEART AND THE BOTTLE written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers (Philomel Books)

I CAN BE ANYTHING! written by Jerry Spinelli and illustrated by Jimmy Liao (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

THE LITTLE MOON PRINCESS written and illustrated by YJ Lee (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

MISS BROOKS LOVES BOOKS! (AND I DON’T) written by Barbara Bottner and illustrated by Michael Emberley (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

MY BROTHER CHARLIE written by Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete, illustrated by Shane W. Evans (Scholastic Press)

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February 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

THE LOST CHILDREN by Carolyn Cohagan (Aladdin/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

LUCKY: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever, by Wes Tooke (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

A NEST FOR CELESTE: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and the Meaning of Home, written and illustrated by Henry Cole (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

THE NIGHT FAIRY written by Laura Amy Schlitz and illustrated by Angela Barrett (Candlewick Press)

THE SIXTY-EIGHT ROOMS by Marianne Malone (Random House Books for Young Readers)

THAT’S LIFE, SAMARA BROOKS by Daniel Ehrenhaft (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE THIRTEENTH PRINCESS by Diane Zahler (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

TO COME AND GO LIKE MAGIC by Katie Pickard Fawcett (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

THE WONDER BOOK written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Paul Schmid (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
THE 39 CLUES, Book Seven: THE VIPER’S NEST by Peter Lerangis (Scholastic Inc.)

Bell Hoot Fables
THE HIDDEN BOY by Jon Berkeley (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

Calvin Coconut
CALVIN COCONUT: DOG HEAVEN written by Graham Salisbury and illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place
THE MYSTERIOUS HOWLING: The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, Book I by Maryrose Wood (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Lyonesse
LYONESSE: DARKSOLSTICE by Sam Llewellyn (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

Redwall
THE SABLE QUEAN by Brian Jacques (Philomel Books)

Seekers
SEEKERS #4: THE LAST WILDERNESS by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Sluggers
SLUGGERS: BLASTIN’ THE BLUES by Phil Bildner and Loren Long (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Sunny Holiday
SWEET AND SUNNY by Coleen Murtagh Paratore (Scholastic Press)

Tunnels
FREEFALL by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

Sequel to MY ONE HUNDRED ADVENTURES
NORTHWARD TO THE MOON by Polly Horvath (Schwartz & Wade/Random House Books for Young Readers)

Picture Books:

CLOUD TEA MONKEYS written by Mal Peet and Elspeth Graham, illustrated by Juan Wijngaard (Candlewick Press)

HIP HOP DOG written by Chris Raschka and illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE HUMBLEBEE HUNTER written by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by Jen Corace (Disney-Hyperion)

THE INSIDE TREE written by Linda Smith and illustrated by David Parkins (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

MY GARDEN written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books)

NO EASY WAY: The Story of Ted Williams and the Last .400 Season, written by Fred Bowen and illustrated by Charles S. Pyle (Dutton Juvenile)

NO T. REX IN THE LIBRARY written by Toni Buzzeo and illustrated by Sachiko Yoshikawa (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

SIT-IN: How Four Friends Stood Up by Sitting Down, written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkney (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

WENDEL’S WORKSHOP written and illustrated by Chris Riddell (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

YOUNG ZEUS written and illustrated by G. Brian Karas (Scholastic Press)

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January 2010

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

BOYS WITHOUT NAMES by Kashmira Sheth (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins Children’s Books)

COSMIC by Frank Cottrell Boyce (Walden Pond Press/HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE DEATH-DEFYING PEPPER ROUX by Geraldine McCaughrean (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

GREEN by Laura Peyton Roberts (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

LEAVING GEE’S BEND by Irene Latham (Putnam Juvenile)

A MILLION SHADES OF GRAY by Cynthia Kadohata (Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster)

ONE CRAZY SUMMER by Rita Williams-Garcia (Amistad/HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE TOTAL TRAGEDY OF A GIRL NAMED HAMLET by Erin Dionne (Dial Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

100 Cupboards
THE CHESTNUT KING: Book 3 of the 100 Cupboards, by N. D. Wilson (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Encyclopedia Mythologica
ENCYCLOPEDIA MYTHOLOGICA: GODS & HEROES written and illustrated by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda (Candlewick Press)

The Gecko & Sticky
THE GECKO & STICKY: SINISTER SUBSTITUTE written by Wendelin Van Draanen and illustrated by Stephen Gilpin (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Geronimo Stilton
THE KARATE MOUSE by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
WHEN THE GHOST DOG HOWLS: Goosebumps HorrorLand #13 by R. L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Ranger’s Apprentice
RANGER’S APPRENTICE Book 7: ERAK’S RANSOM by John Flanagan (Philomel Books)

Steel Trapp
STEEL TRAPP: THE ACADEMY by Ridley Pearson (Disney-Hyperion)

Sequel to A LITTLE PRINCESS
WISHING FOR TOMORROW written by Hilary McKay and illustrated by Nick Maland (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

Sequel to RAPUNZEL’S REVENGE
CALAMITY JACK by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

Picture Books:

BACK OF THE BUS written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Floyd Cooper (Philomel Books)

THE HALLELUJAH FLIGHT written by Phil Bildner and illustrated by John Holyfield (Putnam Juvenile)

I AM GOING!: An Elephant & Piggie Book by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)

LAWN TO LAWN by Dan Yaccarino (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

LITTLE CLOUD AND LADY WIND written by Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison, illustrated by Sean Qualls (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

MAMA MITI: WANGARI MAATHAI AND THE TREES OF KENYA written by Donna Jo Napoli and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

THE PERFECT GIFT by Mary Newell DePalma (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

SHAKE, RATTLE, & TURN THAT NOISE DOWN! How Elvis Shook Up Music, Me & Mom by Mark Alan Stamaty (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

SITTING DUCK written and illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

A SMALL BROWN DOG WITH A WET PINK NOSE written by Stephanie Stuve-Bodeen and illustrated by Linzie Hunter (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

ST. PATRICK’S DAY written by Anne Rockwell and illustrated by Lizzy Rockwell (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

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December 2009

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

THE EVER BREATH by Julianna Baggott (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

RAIDERS’ RANSOM by Emily Diamand (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

THE SHADOW PROJECT by Herbie Brennan (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)

A WHOLE NOTHER STORY by Dr. Cuthbert Soup (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

Series Books/Sequels:

Mackenzie Blue
MACKENZIE BLUE: THE SECRET CRUSH by Tina Wells (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

RuneWarriors
RUNEWARRIORS: SWORD OF DOOM by James Jennewein and Tom S. Parker (Bowen Press/HarperCollins)

Wolves of the Beyond
LONE WOLF by Kathryn Lasky (Scholastic Press)

Picture Books: 

FIRST FAMILY written by Deborah Hopkinson and illustrated by AG Ford (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

GROUNDHOG WEATHER SCHOOL written by Joan Holub and illustrated by Kristin Sorra (Putnam Juvenile)

MUHAMMAD ALI: The People’s Champion, written by Walter Dean Myers and illustrated by Alix Delinois (Collins)

PAULIE PASTRAMI ACHIEVES WORLD PEACE written and illustrated by James Proimos (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

THE PURPLE KANGAROO written by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Peter Brown (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

WEEZER CHANGES THE WORLD written and illustrated by David McPhail (Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster)

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November 2009

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle-Grade Titles:

CLAIM TO FAME by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

A FARAWAY ISLAND by Annika Thor (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE GIANT-SLAYER by Iain Lawrence (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

MILLION-DOLLAR THROW by Mike Lupica (Philomel Books)

THE UNUSUAL MIND OF VINCENT SHADOW by Tim Kehoe (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
THE 39 CLUES, BOOK SIX: IN TOO DEEP by Jude Watson (Scholastic Press)

Alex Rider
CROCODILE TEARS: An Alex Rider Novel, by Anthony Horowitz (Philomel Books)

Warriors: Omen of the Stars
WARRIORS: OMEN OF THE STARS #1: THE FOURTH APPRENTICE by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Picture Books:

AMELIA BEDELIA’S FIRST VALENTINE written by Herman Parish and illustrated by Lynne Avril (Greenwillow Books)

FANCY NANCY: SPLENDIFEROUS CHRISTMAS written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

NUBS: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle by Major Brian Dennis, Kirby Larson and Mary Nethery (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

SOPHIE PETERMAN TELLS THE TRUTH! written by Sarah Weeks and illustrated by Robert Neubecker (Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster)

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October 2009

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

ALIENATED by David O. Russell and Andrew Auseon (Aladdin)

THE BLUE SHOE: A Tale of Thievery, Villainy, Sorcery, and Shoes, written by Roderick Townley and illustrated by Mary GrandPre (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

THE CHRISTMAS GENIE by Dan Gutman (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

DWEEB: Burgers, Beasts, and Brainwashed Bullies, by Aaron Starmer (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE OMNIVORE’S DILEMMA: The Secrets Behind What You Eat – Young Readers Edition, by Michael Pollan (Dial Books for Young Readers)

A REALLY SHORT HISTORY OF NEARLY EVERYTHING by Bill Bryson (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

RUNAWAY TWIN by Peg Kehret (Dutton Juvenile)

TOLLINS: Explosive Tales for Children, written by Conn Iggulden and illustrated by Lizzy Duncan (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE TRUE GIFT: A Christmas Story, written by Patricia MacLachlan and illustrated by Brian Floca (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

Series Books/Sequels:

43 Old Cemetery Road
OVER MY DEAD BODY: 43 Old Cemetery Road, Book Two written by Kate Klise and illustrated by M. Sarah Klise (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Alcatraz
ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE KNIGHTS OF CRYSTALLIA by Brandon Sanderson (Scholastic Press)

Chet Gecko
DIAL M FOR MONGOOSE: A Chet Gecko Mystery, by Bruce Hale (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: DOG DAYS by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)

Dyamonde Daniel
RICH: A Dyamonde Daniel Book, written by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (Putnam Juvenile)
 
Elephant & Piggie
PIGS MAKE ME SNEEZE!: An Elephant & Piggie Book, written and illustrated by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)

Geronimo Stilton
GERONIMO STILTON #39: SINGING SENSATION by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

The Gideon Trilogy
THE TIME QUAKE: Book Three in The Gideon Trilogy, by Linda Buckley-Archer (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
WELCOME TO HORRORLAND: A Survival Guide, by R. L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Houdini & Nate Mysteries
FRAME-UP ON THE BOWERY: A Houdini & Nate Mystery, by Tom Lalicki (Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers)

Main Street
MAIN STREET #8: SPECIAL DELIVERY by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic Paperbacks)

The Mysterious Benedict Society
THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY AND THE PRISONER’S DILEMMA written by Trenton Lee Stewart and illustrated by Diana Sudyka (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Oggie Cooder
OGGIE COODER, PARTY ANIMAL! by Sarah Weeks (Scholastic Press)

’Ology
DRAKE’S COMPREHENSIVE COMPENDIUM OF DRAGONOLOGY by Dr. Ernest Drake (Candlewick Press)

Sassy
SASSY: THE BIRTHDAY STORM by Sharon M. Draper (Scholastic Press)

Sea of Trolls Trilogy
THE ISLANDS OF THE BLESSED by Nancy Farmer (Atheneum/Richard Jackson Books)

Skeleton Creek
SKELETON CREEK #2: GHOST IN THE MACHINE by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Press)

Starcatchers
PETER AND THE SWORD OF MERCY written by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson, illustrated by Greg Call (Disney-Hyperion)

Companion to THE HOUSE AT POOH CORNER and WINNIE-THE-POOH
RETURN TO THE HUNDRED ACRE WOOD written by David Benedictus and illustrated by Mark Burgess (Dutton Juvenile)

Picture Books:

AUNTIE CLAUS, HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS written and illustrated by Elise Primavera (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books)

BIG FROG CAN’T FIT IN: A Pop-Out Book, written and illustrated by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)

CROW CALL written by Lois Lowry and illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Scholastic Press)

JANUARY’S SPARROW written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco (Philomel Books)

THE MIDDLE-CHILD BLUES written by Kristyn Crow and illustrated by David Catrow (Putnam Juvenile)

A NUTTY NUTCRACKER CHRISTMAS written by Ralph Covert and G. Riley Mills, illustrated by Wilson Swain (Chronicle Books)

TESTING THE ICE: A True Story about Jackie Robinson, written by Sharon Robinson and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Scholastic Press)

WAG! by Patrick McDonnell (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

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September 2009

Stand-Alone/Middle Grade Titles:

ANDREW NORTH BLOWS UP THE WORLD by Adam Selzer (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE DOLL SHOP DOWNSTAIRS written by Yona Zeldis McDonough and illustrated by Heather Maione (Viking Juvenile)

FALLING by Sharon Dogar (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

FLAWED DOGS: THE NOVEL: The Shocking Raid on Westminster, written and illustrated by Berkeley Breathed (Philomel Books)

THE GEORGES AND THE JEWELS by Jane Smiley (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

THE LAST NEWSPAPER BOY IN AMERICA by Sue Corbett (Dutton Juvenile)

LOOKING FOR MARCO POLO written by Alan Armstrong and illustrated by Tim Jessell (Random House Children’s Books)

THE LOST CONSPIRACY by Frances Hardinge (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE MAGICIAN’S ELEPHANT written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Yoko Tanaka (Candlewick Press)

MURDER AT MIDNIGHT by Avi (Scholastic Press)

ODD AND THE FROST GIANTS written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Brett Helquist (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

ONE OF THE SURVIVORS by Susan Shaw (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

SCHOOL OF FEAR by Gitty Daneshvari (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

A SEASON OF GIFTS by Richard Peck (Dial Books for Young Readers)

THE UNFINISHED ANGEL by Sharon Creech (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

WILLIAM S. AND THE GREAT ESCAPE by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

THE WITCH’S GUIDE TO COOKING WITH CHILDREN written by Keith McGowan and illustrated by Yoko Tanaka (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

ZOOBREAK by Gordon Korman (Scholastic Press)

Series Books/Sequels:

Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls
ALLIE FINKLE’S RULES FOR GIRLS, BOOK FOUR: STAGE FRIGHT by Meg Cabot (Scholastic Press)

Amelia Bedelia
AN AMELIA BEDELIA CELEBRATION: Four Stories Tall, written by Peggy Parish and Herman Parish, illustrated by Fritz Siebel and Lynn Sweat (Greenwillow Books)

Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles
THE WYRM KING: Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 3 by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Bobby vs. Girls
BOBBY VS. GIRLS (ACCIDENTALLY) written by Lisa Yee and illustrated by Dan Santat (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

The Book of Time
THE CIRCLE OF GOLD: The Book of Time III by Guillaume Prevost (Arthur A. Levine Books)

Calvin Coconut
CALVIN COCONUT: THE ZIPPY FIX written by Graham Salisbury and illustrated by Jacqueline Rogers (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

Geronimo Stilton Special Edition
THEA STILTON AND THE MOUNTAIN OF FIRE by Thea Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

The Hunting
Z. REX: The Hunting, Book 1 by Steve Cole (Philomel Books)

Julian Rodriguez
JULIAN RODRIGUEZ EPISODE TWO: INVASION OF THE RELATIVES by Alexander Stadler (Scholastic Press)

Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist
THE FLIGHT OF THE PHOENIX: Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist, Book 1 written by R. L. LaFevers and illustrated by Kelly Murphy (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

’Ologies
THE MONSTEROLOGY HANDBOOK: A Practical Course in Monsters, by Dr. Ernest Drake (Candlewick Press)

A Pals in Peril Tale
JASPER DASH AND THE FLAME-PITS OF DELAWARE written by M. T. Anderson and illustrated by Kurt Cyrus (Beach Lane Books/Simon & Schuster)

Secrets Series
THIS BOOK IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU by Pseudonymous Bosch (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

The Seems
THE SEEMS: THE LOST TRAIN OF THOUGHT by John Hulme and Michael Wexler (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

Septimus Heap
SYREN: Septimus Heap, Book Five by Angie Sage (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

Vampire Island
V IS FOR…VAMPIRE: A Vampire Island Story, by Adele Griffin (Putnam Juvenile)

Sequel to AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS
AL CAPONE SHINES MY SHOES by Gennifer Choldenko (Dial Books for Young Readers)

Picture Books:

ALL THE WORLD written by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla Frazee (Beach Lane Books)

BIRDIE’S BIG-GIRL SHOES written and illustrated by Sujean Rim (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

CAT DREAMS written by Ursula K. Le Guin and illustrated by S. D. Schindler (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

THE CIRCUS SHIP written and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen (Candlewick Press)

DEWEY: THERE’S A CAT IN THE LIBRARY! written by Vicki Myron and Bret Witter, illustrated by Steve James (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

FAMILY HUDDLE written by Peyton Manning, Eli Manning and Archie Manning, illustrated by Jim Madsen (Scholastic Press)

GUESS AGAIN! written by Mac Barnett and illustrated by Adam Rex (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

HEART OF A SNOWMAN written by Mary Kuryla and Eugene Yelchin, illustrated by Eugene Yelchin (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE LION AND THE MOUSE illustrated by Jerry Pinkney (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

LITTLE DEVILS written and illustrated by Robert J. Blake (Philomel Books)

LONG SHOT: Never Too Small to Dream Big, written by Chris Paul and illustrated by Frank Morrison (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

PEENY BUTTER FUDGE written by Toni Morrison and Slade Morrison, illustrated by Joe Cepeda (Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books)

A PUSSYCAT’S CHRISTMAS written by Margaret Wise Brown, illustrated by Anne Mortimer (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

ROBOT ZOT! written by Jon Scieszka and illustrated by David Shannon (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

SANTA’S STOWAWAY written and illustrated by Brandon Dorman (Greenwillow Books)

THE SEEING STICK written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Daniela Terrazzini (Running Press Kids)

STARS ABOVE US written by Geoffrey Norman and illustrated by E.B. Lewis (Putnam Juvenile)

THE TRULY TERRIBLY HORRIBLE SWEATER…THAT GRANDMA KNIT written by Debbie Macomber and Mary Lou Carney, illustrated by Vincent Nguyen (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

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August 2009

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

THE DREAM STEALER written by Sid Fleischman and illustrated by Peter Sis (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE EXTRA-ORDINARY PRINCESS by Carolyn Q. Ebbitt (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

WILD GIRL by Patricia Reilly Giff (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
THE BLACK CIRCLE: The 39 Clues, Book 5 by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Press)

Billy Bones
BILLY BONES: THE ROAD TO NEVERMORE by Christopher Lincoln (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

The Clockwork Dark
THE NINE POUND HAMMER: The Clockwork Dark, Book 1 by John Claude Bemis (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Groosham Grange
RETURN TO GROOSHAM GRANGE: THE UNHOLY GRAIL by Anthony Horowitz (Philomel Books)

The Hollow Bettle
THE POISONS OF CAUX: The Hollow Bettle, Book One by Susannah Appelbaum (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

John Feinstein's Sports Mysteries
CHANGE-UP: Mystery at the World Series, by John Feinstein (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

The Missing
SENT: The Missing, Book 2 by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon Schuster Children’s Publishing)

’Ologies
OCEANOLOGY by Ferdinand Zoticus deLessups (Candlewick Press)

Ranger’s Apprentice
THE SIEGE OF MACINDAW: Ranger’s Apprentice, Book 6 by John Flanagan (Philomel Books)

Skulduggery Pleasant
SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT: THE FACELESS ONES by Derek Landay (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Sequel to THE CROSSROADS
THE HANGING HILL by Chris Grabenstein (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Sequel to THE DARING ADVENTURES OF PENHALIGON BRUSH
THE CURSE OF THE ROMANY WOLVES written by S. Jones Rogan and illustrated by Christian Slade (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Picture Books:

THE EARTH SHOOK: A Persian Tale, written by Donna Jo Napoli and illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska (Disney-Hyperion)

GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE BEARS written by Lauren Child, photography by Polly Borland and set creation by Emily Jenkins (Disney-Hyperion)

TWO BAD PILGRIMS written by Kathryn Lasky and illustrated by John Manders (Viking Juvenile)

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July 2009

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

THE BOOK OF GHOSTS selected and illustrated by Michael Hague and Devon Hague (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

BORN TO FLY by Michael Ferrari (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

CAPTAIN NOBODY by Dean Pitchford (Putnam Juvenile)

A SAVAGE THUNDER: Antietam and the Bloody Road to Freedom, by Jim Murphy (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

STRAWBERRY HILL by Mary Ann Hoberman (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

THE TROUBLE WITH MARK HOPPER by Elissa Brent Weisman (Dutton Juvenile)

WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

Series Books/Sequels:

Geronimo Stilton
#38: A FABUMOUSE SCHOOL ADVENTURE by Geronimo Stilton
(Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
#12: STREETS OF PANIC ATTACK by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Heck
RAPACIA: The Second Circle of Heck, by Dale E. Basye (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Judy Moody & Stink
THE MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD TREASURE HUNT written by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds (Candlewick Press)

Junie B.
JUNIE B.’s ESSENTIAL SURVIVAL GUIDE TO SCHOOL by Barbara Park (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Mercy Watson
MERCY WATSON: SOMETHING WONKY THIS WAY COMES by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick Press)

Warriors Super Edition
WARRIORS SUPER EDITION: BLUESTAR’S PROPHECY by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Picture Books:

AN ANACONDA ATE MY HOMEWORK! written by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Aaron Renier (Disney-Hyperion)

HOMEWORK written by Arthur Yorinks and illustrated by Richard Egielski (Walker Books for Young Readers)

MARLEY GOES TO SCHOOL written by John Grogan and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

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June 2009

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Titles:

CLOSED FOR THE SEASONby Mary Downing Hahn (Clarion Books)

CONFETTI GIRL by Diana López (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

DRAGONBREATH by Ursula Vernon (Dial Books for Young Readers)

THE DRAGONS OF ORDINARY FARM by Tad Williams and Deborah Beale (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

EXTRA CREDIT written by Andrew Clements and illustrated by Mark Elliott (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

FAITH, HOPE, AND IVY JUNE by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE LOCKED GARDEN by Gloria Whelan (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

A TASTE FOR RED by Lewis Harris (Clarion Books)

UMBRELLA SUMMER by Lisa Graff (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
BEYOND THE GRAVE: The 39 Clues, Book Four by Jude Watson (Scholastic Inc.)

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
OATH BREAKER: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness #5 by Michelle Paver (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

The Cronus Chronicles
THE IMMORTAL FIRE: The Cronus Chronicles, Book Three by Anne Ursu (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
#11: ESCAPE FROM HORRORLAND by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

The Navigator Trilogy
THE FROST CHILD: The Final Battle of the Harsh, by Eoin McNamee
(Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

Ottoline
OTTOLINE GOES TO SCHOOL by Chris Riddell (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Septimus Heap
SEPTIMUS HEAP: THE MAGYKAL PAPERS by Angie Sage (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Warriors
WARRIORS: CODE OF THE CLANS by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Sequel to FOOTBALL GENIUS
FOOTBALL CHAMP by Tim Green (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Sequel to THE HOMEWORK MACHINE
RETURN OF THE HOMEWORK MACHINE by Dan Gutman (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Picture Books:

AMELIA BEDELIA’S FIRST DAY OF SCHOOL written by Herman Parish and illustrated by Lynn Avril (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

ELEPHANTS CANNOT DANCE! written and illustrated by Mo Willems (Disney-Hyperion)

FANCY NANCY: TEA PARTIES written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glaser (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

FINDING SUSIE written by Sandra Day O’Connor and illustrated by Tom Pohrt (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

THE HAIR OF ZOE FLEEFENBACHER GOES TO SCHOOL written by Laurie Halse Anderson and illustrated by Ard Hoyt (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

THE HERMIT CRAB written and illustrated by Carter Goodrich (Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

MY PARENTS ARE DIVORCED, MY ELBOWS HAVE NICKNAMES, AND OTHER FACTS ABOUT ME written by Bill Cochran and illustrated by Steve Bjorkman (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

PRINCESS PIG written by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Tim Bowers (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

SLOPPY JOE written by Dave Keane and illustrated by Denise Brunkus (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

STAR OF THE WEEK: A Story of Love, Adoption, and Brownies with Sprinkles, written by Darlene Friedman and illustrated by Roger Roth (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

ZARAFA: The Giraffe Who Walked to the King, written by Judith St. George and illustrated by Britt Spencer (Philomel Books)

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May 2009

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

ALSO KNOWN AS HARPER by Ann Haywood Leal (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

DARKWOOD by M.E. Breen (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

DESSERT FIRST by Hallie Durand (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

DORMIA by Jake Halpern and Peter Kujawinski (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

HERBERT’S WORMHOLE: A Novel in Cartoons, by Peter Nelson and Rohitash Rao (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

HIGHWAY ROBBERY by Kate Thompson (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

KALEIDOSCOPE EYES by Jen Bryant (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

MUDSHARK by Gary Paulsen (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

ORACLES OF DELPHI KEEP by Victoria Laurie (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

Atherton
ATHERTON #3: THE DARK PLANET by Patrick Carman (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

Dyamonde Daniel
MAKE WAY FOR DYAMONDE DANIEL written by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by R. Gregory Christie (Putnam Juvenile)

Enola Holmes
THE CASE OF THE CRYPTIC CRINOLINE: An Enola Holmes Mystery, by Nancy Springer (Philomel)

The Gecko & Sticky
THE GECKO & STICKY: THE GREATEST POWER written by Wendelin Van Draanen and illustrated by Stephen Gilpin (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Ingo
THE DEEP by Helen Dunmore (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Mackenzie Blue
MACKENZIE BLUE by Tina Wells (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

The Magic Thief
THE MAGIC THIEF: LOST by Sarah Prineas (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

The Pain and the Great One
FRIEND OR FIEND? with the Pain & the Great One by Judy Blume (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

Pendragon
THE SOLDIERS OF HALLA: Pendragon, Book 10 by D.J. MacHale (Aladdin)

Percy Jackson
THE LAST OLYMPIAN: Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 5 by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion)

Seekers
SEEKERS #3: SMOKE MOUNTAIN by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Sequel to EMMA-JEAN LAZARUS FELL OUT OF A TREE
EMMA-JEAN LAZARUS FELL IN LOVE by Lauren Tarshis (Dial Books for Young Readers)

Sequel to GODS OF MANHATTAN
GODS OF MANHATTAN II: SPIRITS IN THE PARK by Scott Mebus (Dutton Juvenile)

Picture Books: 

BIG CAT PEPPER written by Elizabeth Partridge and illustrated by Lauren Castillo (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

CRAZY HAIR written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Dave McKean (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

DOWN, DOWN, DOWN: A Journey to the Bottom of the Sea, written and illustrated by Steve Jenkins (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

HOMEGROWN HOUSE written by Janet S. Wong and illustrated by E. B. Lewis (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

LOVE THAT PUPPY!: The Story of a Boy Who Wanted to Be a Dog, by Jeff Jarka (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

MY UNCLE EMILY written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Nancy Carpenter (Philomel Books)

YES DAY! written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Tom Lichtenheld (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

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April 2009

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Titles:

CROWS & CARDS by Joseph Helgerson (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

THE DRAGON OF TRELIAN by Michelle Knudsen (Candlewick Press)

A RECIPE 4 ROBBERY by Marybeth Kelsey (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

TUMTUM & NUTMEG: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall, stories by Emily Bearn with pictures by Nick Price (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

Discordia
DISCORDIA: THE ELEVENTH DIMENSION by Dena K. Salmon (Disney-Hyperion)

Geronimo Stilton Special Edition
THEA STILTON AND THE DRAGON'S CODE by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND #9: WELCOME TO CAMP SLITHER by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

GOOSEBUMPS HORRORLAND #10: HELP! WE HAVE STRANGE POWERS! by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Jake Ransom
JAKE RANSOM AND THE SKULL KING’S SHADOW by James Rollins (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Pandora
PANDORA GETS LAZY by Carolyn Hennesy (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

The Red Blazer Girls
THE RED BLAZER GIRLS: THE RING OF ROCAMADOUR by Michael D. Beil (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Sluggers
WATER, WATER EVERYWHERE by Loren Long and Phil Bildner (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)

Suddenly Supernatural
SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL: UNHAPPY MEDIUM by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

Vampirates
VAMPIRATES #4: BLACK HEART by Justin Somper (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

The Wedding Planner's Daughter
FORGET ME NOT: FROM THE LIFE OF WILLA HAVISHAM by Coleen Murtagh Paratore (Scholastic Press)

Follow-up to HOTEL FOR DOGS
NEWS FOR DOGS by Lois Duncan (Scholastic Inc.)

Picture Books:

FARLEY FOLLOWS HIS NOSE by Lynn Johnston and Beth Cruikshank (HarperCollins Children's Books)

FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY AND THE DODGEBALL BULLY written by Julianne Moore and illustrated by LeUyen Pham (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

FUNNY FARM written and illustrated by Mark Teague (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

IN OUR MOTHER'S HOUSE written and illustrated by Patricia Polacco (Philomel Books)

IT'S THE BEST DAY EVER, DAD! written by Brooke Shields and illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld (HarperCollins Children's Books)

MOONSHOT: The Flight of Apollo 11, written and illustrated by Brian Floca (Richard Jackson Books/Atheneum)

ONE GIANT LEAP written by Robert Burleigh and illustrated by Mike Wimmer (Philomel Books)

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March 2009

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Titles:

THE AMARANTH ENCHANTMENT by Julie Berry (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL by Nora Raleigh Baskin (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)

BASEBALL GREAT by Tim Green (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE BROOKLYN NINE: A Novel in Nine Innings, by Alan Gratz (Dial Books for Young Readers)

THE DOG DAYS OF CHARLOTTE HAYES by Marlane Kennedy (Greenwillow Books)

FORTUNE’S MAGIC FARM by Suzanne Selfors (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

HOW OLIVER OLSON CHANGED THE WORLD written by Claudia Mills and illustrated by Heather Maione (Farrar Straus Giroux)

LIFTING THE SKY by Mackie D’Arge (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

THE PIRATES OF CROCODILE SWAMP by Jim Arnosky (Putnam Juvenile)

THE PRINCE OF FENWAY PARK by Julianna Baggott (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

SMOKE by Mavis Jukes (Farrar Straus Giroux)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
THE 39 CLUES, BOOK THREE: THE SWORD THIEF by Peter Lerangis (Scholastic)

Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls
BEST FRIENDS AND DRAMA QUEENS by Meg Cabot (Scholastic Press)

Corydon
CORYDON & THE SIEGE OF TROY by Tobias Druitt (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Elliot’s Park
THE WALNUT CUP: Elliot’s Park, Book 3 by Patrick Carman (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

Geronimo Stilton
THE RACE ACROSS AMERICA by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
SAY CHEESE -- AND DIE SCREAMING!: Goosebumps HorrorLand #8 by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Lucky Trilogy
LUCKY BREAKS written by Susan Patron and illustrated by Matt Phelan (Ginee Seo Books/Atheneum)

Main Street
KEEPING SECRETS: Main Street #7 by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic Paperbacks)

’Ologies
THE MYTHOLOGY HANDBOOK: An Introduction to the Greek Myths (Candlewick Press)

STORM
STORM: THE BLACK SPHERE by E. L. Young (Dial Books for Young Readers)

Young Samurai
YOUNG SAMURAI: THE WAY OF THE WARRIOR by Chris Bradford (Disney-Hyperion)

Prequel to THE BOY WHO SAVED BASEBALL
THE DESPERADO WHO STOLE BASEBALL by John H. Ritter (Philomel Books)

Picture Books:

BLUEBERRY GIRL written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Charles Vess (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE COMPOSER IS DEAD written by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Carson Ellis (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

FANCY NANCY: EXPLORER EXTRAORDINAIRE! written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

I’M YOUR PEANUT BUTTER BIG BROTHER written and illustrated by Selina Alko (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

MATH ATTACK! written by Joan Horton and illustrated by Kyrsten Brooker (Farrar, Straus Giroux)

ONE LAST TIME: Good-bye to Yankee Stadium, written by Ray Negron and illustrated by Laura Seeley (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

PATRICIA VON PLEASANTSQUIRREL written and illustrated by James Proimos (Dial Books for Young Readers)

THE SWAMPS OF SLEETHE: Poems from Beyond the Solar System, written by Jack Prelutsky and illustrated by Jimmy Pickering (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

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February 2009

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Titles:

AFTER THE TRAIN by Gloria Whelan (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

EMMALINE AND THE BUNNY written and illustrated by Katherine Hannigan (Greenwillow Books)

THE FARWALKER’S QUEST by Joni Sensel (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

THE LAST SYNAPSID by Timothy Mason (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

MODELS DON’T EAT CHOCOLATE COOKIES by Erin Dionne (Dial Books for Young Readers)

THE MOUSEHUNTER by Alex Milway (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

MUDVILLE by Kurtis Scaletta (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

THE PRINCESS AND THE UNICORN by Carol Hughes (Random House Children’s Books)

SENSIBLE HARE AND THE CASE OF CARROTS by Daren King (Putnam Juvenile)

THE YEAR THE SWALLOWS CAME EARLY by Kathryn Fitzmaurice (The Bowen Press/HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Series Books/Sequels:

100 Cupboards
DANDELION FIRE: Book 2 of the 100 Cupboards, by N.D. Wilson (Random House Children’s Books)

Barnaby Grimes
BARNABY GRIMES: RETURN OF THE EMERALD SKULL by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell (David Fickling Books/Random House)

Bone
CROWN OF HORNS: Bone #9 by Jeff Smith (Graphix/Scholastic)

Percy Jackson & the Olympians
THE DEMIGOD FILES by Rick Riordan (Disney-Hyperion)

Sassy
SASSY: LITTLE SISTER IS NOT MY NAME! by Sharon M. Draper (Scholastic Press)

Seekers
SEEKERS #2: GREAT BEAR LAKE by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Skeleton Creek
SKELETON CREEK by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Press)

Suddenly Supernatural
SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL: SCAREDY KAT by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

Sequel to THE NEDDIAD
THE YGGYSSEY: How Iggy Wondered What Happened to All the Ghosts, Found Out Where They Went, and Went There, by Daniel Pinkwater (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Sequel to TUNNELS
DEEPER by Roderick Gordon and Brian Williams (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

Picture Books:

BLACK DIAMOND & BLAKE written by Deborah Blumenthal and illustrated by Miles Hyman (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

ELEANOR, QUIET NO MORE: The Life of Eleanor Roosevelt, written by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Gary Kelley (Disney-Hyperion)

THE EMPEROR OF ABSURDIA written and illustrated by Chris Riddell (HarperCollins Children's Books)

PRINCESS BESS GETS DRESSED written by Margery Cuyler and illustrated by Heather Maione (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)

SPARROW GIRL written by Sara Pennypacker and illustrated by Yoko Tanaka (Disney-Hyperion)

YOU NEVER HEARD OF SANDY KOUFAX?! written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by André Carrilho (Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House)

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January 2009

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Titles:

11 BIRTHDAYS by Wendy Mass (Scholastic Press)

THE BEST BAD LUCK I EVER HAD by Kristin Levine (Putnam Juvenile)

HEART OF A SHEPHERD by Rosanne Parry (Random House Books for Young Readers)

I, LORELEI by Yeardley Smith (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P. FIGG by Rodman Philbrick (The Blue Sky Press/Scholastic)

MY BROTHER ABE: Sally Lincoln’s Story, by Harry Mazer (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)

RETURN TO SENDER by Julia Alvarez (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

SCAT by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

THE SEVEN KEYS OF BALABAD by Paul Haven (Random House Children’s Books)

SUNNY HOLIDAY by Coleen Murtagh Paratore (Scholastic Press)

THE SWITCH by Anthony Horowitz (Philomel Books)

THREE CUPS OF TEA: One Man’s Journey to Change the World…One Child at a Time, written by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin, adapted by Sarah Thomson (Puffin/Penguin Young Readers Group)

WE CAN’T ALL BE RATTLESNAKES by Patrick Jennings (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Series Books/Sequels:

The Books of Umber
HAPPENSTANCE FOUND by P. W. Catanese (Aladdin)

Chet Gecko
FROM RUSSIA WITH LUNCH: A Chet Gecko Mystery, by Bruce Hale (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Children of the Lamp
THE EYE OF THE FOREST: Children of the Lamp, Book 5 by P. B. Kerr (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: THE LAST STRAW by Jeff Kinney (Amulet Books)

Geronimo Stilton
GERONIMO’S VALENTINE by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
WHO’S YOUR MUMMY?: Goosebumps HorrorLand #6 by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)
MY FRIENDS CALL ME MONSTER: Goosebumps HorrorLand #7 by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Heroes of the Valley
HEROES OF THE VALLEY by Jonathan Stroud (Disney-Hyperion)

Ironic Gentleman
TIMOTHY AND THE DRAGON’S GATE by Adrienne Kress (Weinstein Books)

The Wednesday Tales
THE LIGHTNING KEY: The Wednesday Tales No. 3 by Jon Berkeley (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Sequel to LOCOMOTION
PEACE, LOCOMOTION by Jacqueline Woodson (Putnam Juvenile)

Sequel to PETE & FREMONT
PETE’S DISAPPEARING ACT written by Jenny Tripp and illustrated by John Manders  (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

Sequel to THE SECRET LANGUAGE OF GIRLS
THE KIND OF FRIENDS WE USED TO BE by Frances O’Roark Dowell (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

Picture Books:

DUCK AND COVER written and illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

ERIKA-SAN written and illustrated by Allen Say (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)

THE GREAT PAPER CAPER written and illustrated by Oliver Jeffers (Philomel Books)

I WANT TO BE FREE written by Joseph Slate and illustrated by E. B. Lewis (Putnam Juvenile)

LISTEN TO THE WIND: The Story of Dr. Greg and Three Cups of Tea, written by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth, and illustrated by Susan L. Roth (Dial Books for Young Readers)

LOOSE LEASHES written by Amy Schmidt and photographs by Ron Schmidt (Random House Books for Young Readers)

MOZART: THE WONDER CHILD: A Puppet Play in Three Acts, written and illustrated by Diane Stanley (Collins)

THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS written by Langston Hughes and illustrated by E. B. Lewis (Disney-Jump at the Sun)

THE ODD EGG written and illustrated by Emily Gravett (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)

THE ONE AND ONLY MARIGOLD written by Florence Parry Heide and illustrated by Jill McElmurry (Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House)

RON’S BIG MISSION written by Rose Blue and Corinne J. Naden, illustrated by Don Tate (Dutton Juvenile)

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December 2008

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

THE GOODBYE TIME by Celeste Conway (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
ONE FALSE NOTE: The 39 Clues, Book Two by Gordon Korman (Scholastic)

Dragonology Tracking and Taming Dragons
THE FROST DRAGON: Dragonology Tracking and Taming Dragons, Volume 2 written by Dr. Ernest Drake and edited by Dugald A. Steer (Candlewick Press)

Picture Books:

AUNTIE TIGER written by Laurence Yep and illustrated by Insu Lee (HarperCollins)

DOT IN LARRYLAND: The Big Little Book of an Odd-Sized Friendship, written by Patricia Marx and illustrated by Roz Chast (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

HUG A BUG written by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Dan Andreasen (HarperCollins)

WHAT LINCOLN SAID written by Sarah L. Thomson and illustrated by James E. Ransome (Collins)

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November 2008

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

LEXI by L. S. Matthews (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

Alcatraz
ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE SCRIVENER'S BONES by Brandon Sanderson (Scholastic Press)

Guardians of Ga'Hoole
THE WAR OF THE EMBER: Guardians of Ga'Hoole #15 by Kathryn Lasky (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Ranger's Apprentice
RANGER'S APPRENTICE, Book 5: THE SORCERER OF THE NORTH by John Flanagan (Philomel Books)

Theodosia Throckmorton
THEODOSIA AND THE STAFF OF OSIRIS by R. L. LaFevers (Houghton Mifflin)

Warriors: Power of Three
LONG SHADOWS: Warriors: Power of Three #5 by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins)

Pop-up Books:

PETER PAN: A Classic Collectible Pop-Up, by Robert Sabuda (Little Simon)

Picture Books:

ABE'S HONEST WORDS: The Life of Abraham Lincoln, written by Doreen Rappaport and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Hyperion Books for Children)

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October 2008

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

CATCALL by Linda Newbery (David Fickling Books/Random House)

CHAINS by Laurie Halse Anderson (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)  

ERRATUM by Walter Sorrells (Dutton Juvenile)

EVERY SOUL A STAR by Wendy Mass (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

THE FAERIE DOOR by B. E. Maxwell (Harcourt Children's Books)

THE LAST INVISIBLE BOY by Evan Kuhlman (Ginee Seo Books/Atheneum)

THE SAVAGE written by David Almond and illustrated by Dave McKean (Candlewick Press)

STOLEN CHILDREN by Peg Kehret (Dutton Juvenile)

THE UNNAMEABLES by Ellen Booraem (Harcourt Children's Books)

WRITE BEFORE YOUR EYES by Lisa Williams Kline (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels:

The Book of Time
THE GATE OF DAYS: The Book of Time II by Guillaume Prėvost (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

Geronimo Stilton
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS: Geronimo Stilton #35 (Scholastic Paperbacks)

'Ologies
SPYOLOGY written by Spencer Blake, edited by Dugald A. Steer, illustrated by Ian Andrew, Anne Yvonne Gilbert, Tomislav Tomic and Helen Ward (Candlewick Press)

Redwall
DOOMWYTE: A Novel of Redwall, by Brian Jacques (Philomel Books)

Sammy Keyes
SAMMY KEYES AND THE COLD HARD CASH by Wendelin Van Draanen (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Sequel to THE NAME OF THIS BOOK IS SECRET:
IF YOU’RE READING THIS, IT’S TOO LATE by Pseudonymous Bosch (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

Picture Book:

THE NUTCRACKER: A Pop-Up Book, written and illustrated by Patricia Fry (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

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September 2008

Stand-Alone Titles/Middle Grade Titles:

GRAN, YOU'VE GOT MAIL! by Jo Hoestlandt (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE GRAVEYARD BOOK by Neil Gaiman (HarperCollins Children's Books)

THE HUNT FOR THE SEVENTH by Christine Morton-Shaw (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

IGNATIUS MACFARLAND: FREQUENAUT! by Paul Feig (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

JIM COPP, WILL YOU TELL ME A STORY?: Three Uncommonly Clever Tales, written by Jim Copp and illustrated by Lindsay DuPont (Harcourt Children's Books)

THE LEANIN' DOG by K. A. Nuzum (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins)

MASTERPIECE written by Elise Broach and illustrated by Kelly Murphy (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

THE MAYFLOWER AND THE PILGRIMS' NEW WORLD by Nathaniel Philbrick (Putnam Juvenile)

MY ONE HUNDRED ADVENTURES by Polly Horvath (Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House)

OUR WHITE HOUSE: LOOKING IN, LOOKING OUT, created by 108 renowned authors and illustrators, and the National Children's Book and Literary Alliance, with an introduction by David McCullough (Candlewick Press)

THORNSPELL by Helen Lowe (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

TRACKING DADDY DOWN by Marybeth Kelsey (Greenwillow Books)

THE YOUNGEST TEMPLAR: Keeper of the Grail, by Michael P. Spradlin (Putnam Juvenile)

Series Books/Sequels:

The 39 Clues
THE MAZE OF BONES: The 39 Clues, Book One by Rick Riordan (Scholastic Press)

Barnaby Grimes
BARNABY GRIMES #1: CURSE OF THE NIGHT WOLF, by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell (David Fickling Books/Random House)

Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles
A GIANT PROBLEM: Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 2 by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing)

Charlie Bone
CHARLIE BONE AND THE SHADOW by Jenny Nimmo (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

Darkside
LIFEBLOOD: Darkside #2 by Tom Becker (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

The Enola Holmes Mysteries
THE CASE OF THE PECULIAR PINK FAN: An Enola Holmes Mystery, by Nancy Springer (Philomel Books)

Goosebumps Horrorland
DR. MANIAC VS. ROBBY SCHWARTZ: Goosebumps Horrorland #5 by R. L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Inkheart Trilogy
INKDEATH by Cornelia Funke (Chicken House/Scholastic)

The Land of Elyon

STARGAZER: The Land of Elyon, Book 4 by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Press)

Main Street

SEPTEMBER SURPRISES: Main Street #6 by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Philippa Fisher
PHILIPPA FISHER'S FAIRY GODSISTER by Liz Kessler (Candlewick Press)

RuneWarriors
RUNEWARRIORS: DANE AND THE SHIELD OF ODIN by Jim Jennewein and Tom S. Parker (Laura Geringer Books/HarperCollins)

The Seems
THE SPLIT SECOND: The Seems #2 by John Hulme and Michael Wexler (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

STORM
STORM: THE GHOST MACHINE by E. L. Young (Dial Books for Young Readers)

The Tapestry
THE SECOND SIEGE: Book Two of The Tapestry, by Henry H. Neff (Random House Books for Young Readers)

Warriors: Power of Three
ECLIPSE: Warriors: Power of Three, Book 4 by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins Children's Books)

Sequel to THE BIRCHBARK HOUSE and THE GAME OF SILENCE:
THE PORCUPINE YEAR by Louise Erdrich (HarperCollins Children's Books)

Sequel to LOVE THAT DOG:
HATE THAT CAT by Sharon Creech (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins)

Sequel to SAMUEL BLINK AND THE FORBIDDEN FOREST:
SAMUEL BLINK AND THE RUNAWAY TROLL by Matt Haig (Putnam Juvenile) 

Picture Books:

BIG WORDS FOR LITTLE PEOPLE written by Jamie Lee Curtis and illustrated by Laura Cornell (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins)

BOYCOTT BLUES: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation, written by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkney (Amistad/Greenwillow Books)

THE CARDBOARD PIANO written and illustrated by Lynne Rae Perkins (Greenwillow Books)

CHRISTMAS COOKIES: Bite-Size Holiday Lessons, written by Amy Krouse Rosenthal and illustrated by Jane Dyer (HarperCollins Children's Books)

FANNY written and illustrated by Holly Hobbie (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

FRANKENSTEIN TAKES THE CAKE written and illustrated by Adam Rex (Harcourt Children's Books)

IF YOU GIVE A CAT A CUPCAKE written by Laura Numeroff and illustrated by Felicia Bond (Laura Geringer Books/HarperCollins)

LINCOLN AND DOUGLASS: An American Friendship, written by Nikki Giovanni and illustrated by Bryan Collier (Henry Holt Books for Young Readers)

LOUISE, THE ADVENTURES OF A CHICKEN written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Harry Bliss (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins)

THE LUMP OF COAL written by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Brett Helquist (HarperCollins Children's Books)

NATALIE & NAUGHTILY written and illustrated by Vincent X. Kirsch (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

THE SECRET HISTORY OF GIANTS written by Professor Ari Berk, and illustrated by Wayne Anderson, Douglas Carrel, Gary Chalk, Kevin Levell and Larry MacDougall (Candlewick Press)

SOUTH written and illustrated by Patrick McDonnell (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

TEA FOR RUBY by Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster)

TURKEY BOWL written by Phil Bildner and illustrated by C. F. Payne (Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing) 

A VERY MARLEY CHRISTMAS written by John Grogan and illustrated by Richard Cowdrey (HarperCollins Children's Books)

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August 2008

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels

1001 CRANES by Naomi Hirahara (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

BILLY BONES: A Tale from the Secrets Closet, by Christopher Lincoln (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

THE FUNERAL DIRECTOR’S SON by Coleen Murtagh Paratore (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

GO LONG written by Tiki & Ronde Barber, with Paul Mantell (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

KENNY & THE DRAGON written and illustrated by Tony DiTerlizzi (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

UP AND DOWN THE SCRATCHY MOUNTAINS by Laurel Snyder (Random House)

WAYS TO LIVE FOREVER by Sally Nicholls (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

Series Books/Sequels

Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls
THE NEW GIRL: Allie Finkle's Rules for Girls, Book 2 by Meg Cabot (Scholastic Press)

Amelia Bedelia
AMELIA BEDELIA TALKS TURKEY written by Herman Parish and illustrated by Lynn Sweat (Greenwillow Books)

Araminta Spookie
GHOSTSITTERS: Araminta Spookie #5 by Angie Sage (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

Groosham Grange
GROOSHAM GRANGE by Anthony Horowitz (Philomel Books)

The Joy of Spooking
FIENDISH DEEDS: The Joy of Spooking, Book One by P. J. Bracegirdle (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

The Kingdom Keepers
KINGDOM KEEPERS II: DISNEY AT DAWN by Ridley Pearson (Disney Editions/Hyperion Books for Children)

The Kronos Chronicles
THE CABINET OF WONDERS: The Kronos Chronicles, Book I by Marie Rutkowski (Farrar Straus Giroux)

Mythic Miss-Adventures
PANDORA GETS VAIN by Carolyn Hennesy (Bloomsbury USA Children's Books)

Nightmare Academy
MONSTER MADNESS: Nightmare Academy #2 by Dean Lorey (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

’Ologies
MONSTEROLOGY: The Complete Book of Monstrous Creatures, written by Dr. Ernest Drake, edited by Dugald A. Steer, and illustrated by Helen Ward, Wayne Anderson and Douglas Carrel (Candlewick Press)

The Pain & the Great One
GOING, GOING, GONE! WITH THE PAIN & THE GREAT ONE written by Judy Blume and illustrated by James Stevenson (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

Picture Books

BEASTLY RHYMES TO READ AFTER DARK written by Judy Sierra and illustrated by Brian Biggs (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

OLD BEAR written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books)

THE PET DRAGON: A Story about Adventure, Friendship, and Chinese Characters, written and illustrated by Christoph Niemann (Greenwillow Books)

PRESIDENT PENNYBAKER written by Kate Feiffer and illustrated by Diane Goode (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

TURTLE’S PENGUIN DAY written and illustrated by Valeri Gorbachev (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

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July 2008

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels

ALVIN HO: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things, written by Lenore Look and illustrated by LeUyen Pham (Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House)

BRINGING THE BOY HOME by N. A. Nelson (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE DREADFUL REVENGE OF ERNEST GALLEN by James Lincoln Collier (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

THE FLOATING CIRCUS by Tracie Vaughn Zimmer (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

I WANNA BE YOUR SHOEBOX by Christina Garcia (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

LOST AND FOUND by Andrew Clements (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

MAN IN THE MOON by Dotti Enderle (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

NIGHTMARE AT THE BOOK FAIR by Dan Gutman (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

THE ROBE OF SKULLS by Vivian French (Candlewick Press)

THE SÉANCE by Iain Lawrence (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE TROUBLE BEGINS AT 8: A Life of Mark Twain in the Wild, Wild West, by Sid Fleischman (Collins)

THE WALLS OF CARTAGENA written by Julia Durango and illustrated by Tom Pohrt (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

Series Books/Sequels

Artemis Fowl
THE TIME PARADOX: Artemis Fowl, Book 6 by Eoin Colfer (Hyperion Books for Children)

Encyclopedia Mythologica
FAIRIES AND MAGICAL CREATURES by Matthew Reinhart and Robert Sabuda (Candlewick Press)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
THE SCREAM OF THE HAUNTED MASK: Goosebumps HorrorLand #4 by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Geronimo Stilton
GERONIMO STILTON #34: GERONIMO STILTON, SECRET AGENT by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Judy Moody
JUDY MOODY GOES TO COLLEGE written by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds (Candlewick Press)

Kaimira
THE SKY VILLAGE: Kaimira, Book One by Monk and Nigel Ashland (Candlewick Press)

The Keys to the Kingdom
SUPERIOR SATURDAY: The Keys to the Kingdom #6 by Garth Nix (Scholastic Press)

Main Street
THE SECRET BOOK CLUB: Main Street #5 by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Mercy Watson
MERCY WATSON THINKS LIKE A PIG written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Chris Van Dusen (Candlewick Press)

Sequel to THE SECRET HISTORY OF TOM TRUEHEART:
TOM TRUEHEART AND THE LAND OF DARK STORIES by Ian Beck (Greenwillow Books)

Picture Books

THE BLACKER THE BERRY written by Joyce Carol Thomas and illustrated by Floyd Cooper (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins)

HALLOWEEN NIGHT written by Marjorie Dennis Murray and illustrated by Brandon Dorman (Greenwillow Books)

NAMING LIBERTY written by Jane Yolen and illustrated by Jim Burke (Philomel Books)

OFF TO FIRST GRADE written by Louise Borden and illustrated by Joan Rankin (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

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June 2008

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels

ACTING OUT by Avi, Susan Cooper, Sharon Creech, Patricia MacLachlan, Katherine Paterson and Richard Peck (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

THE MAGIC THIEF by Sarah Prineas (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

NURK: The Strange, Surprising Adventures of a (Somewhat) Brave Shrew, by Ursula Vernon (Harcourt Children’s Books)

ONE SMALL STEP by P.B. Kerr (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

SPELLBOUND by Anna Dale (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

A THOUSAND NEVER EVERS by Shana Burg (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

THE TWIN GIANTS written by Dick King-Smith and illustrated by Mini Grey (Candlewick Press)

Series Books/Sequels

Ellie McDoodle
ELLIE McDOODLE: NEW KID IN SCHOOL by Ruth McNally Barshaw (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

Goosebumps HorrorLand
MONSTER BLOOD FOR BREAKFAST!: Goosebumps HorrorLand #3 by R.L. Stine (Scholastic Paperbacks)

The Navigator Trilogy
CITY OF TIME by Eoin McNamee (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

Suddenly Supernatural
SUDDENLY SUPERNATURAL: SCHOOL SPIRIT by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

Sequel to INTO THE WILD:
OUT OF THE WILD by Sarah Beth Durst (Razorbill/Penguin Young Readers Group)

Picture Books

ASTRONAUT HANDBOOK written and illustrated by Meghan McCarthy (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

INDEPENDENT DAMES: The Women and Girls of the American Revolution, written by Laurie Halse Anderson and illustrated by Matt Faulkner (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

THE MAGIC PILLOW written and illustrated by Demi (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

ROBOTS by Clive Gifford, with 3-D graphics by Frank Picini (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

UNCLE SAM’S AMERICA written by David Hewitt and illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

WELCOME TO YOUR WORLD, BABY written by Brooke Shields and illustrated by Cori Doerrfeld (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

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May 2008

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels:

100 DAYS AND 99 NIGHTS by Alan Madison (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

ALL SHOOK UP by Shelley Pearsall (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

CHANCEY OF THE MAURY RIVER by Gigi Amateau (Candlewick Press)

THE CROSSROADS by Chris Grabenstein (Random House)

EVER by Gail Carson Levine (HarperCollins)

THE MYSTERY OF THE MARTELLO TOWER by Jennifer Lanthier (Laura Geringer Books/HarperCollins)

SAVVY by Ingrid Law (Dial Books for Young Readers)

SEE HOW THEY RUN: Campaign Dreams, Election Schemes, and the Race to the White House, written by Susan E. Goodman and illustrated by Elwood Smith (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

THUMBELINA, TINY RUNAWAY BRIDE revamped by Barbara Ensor (Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House)

THE UNDERNEATH written by Kathi Appelt, drawings by David Small (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

WELL WITCHED by Frances Hardinge (HarperCollins)

Series Books/Sequels:

Atherton
ATHERTON #2: RIVERS OF FIRE by Patrick Carman (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

Chronicles of Ancient Darkness
OUTCAST: Chronicles of Ancient Darkness, Book Four by Michelle Paver (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

Julian Rodriguez
JULIAN RODRIGUEZ: Episode One - TRASH CRISIS ON EARTH by Alexander Stadler (Scholastic Press)

Paddington Bear
PADDINGTON HERE AND NOW written by Michael Bond and illustrated by R. W. Alley (HarperCollins)

Pain & the Great One
COOL ZONE WITH THE PAIN & THE GREAT ONE written by Judy Blume and illustrated by James Stevenson (Delacorte Books for Young Readers)

Pendragon
RAVEN RISE by D. J. MacHale (Simon & Schuster)

The Seekers
THE QUEST BEGINS: The Seekers #1 by Erin Hunter (HarperCollins)

Skulduggery Pleasant
SKULDUGGERY PLEASANT: PLAYING WITH FIRE by Derek Landy (HarperCollins)

The Wave Walkers
PIRATE WARS: The Wave Walkers, Book Three by Kai Meyer (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

Picture Books:

AS GOOD AS ANYBODY written by Richard Michelson and illustrated by Raul Colon (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

THE BEST STORY written by Eileen Spinelli and illustrated by Anne Wilsdorf (Dial Books for Young Readers)

FRIDAY MY RADIO FLYER FLEW written and illustrated by Zachary Pullen (Simon & Schuster)

OODLES OF ANIMALS by Lois Ehlert (Harcourt Children’s Books)

PYRAMIDS AND MUMMIES by Anne Bolton (Simon & Schuster)

SERGIO MAKES A SPLASH written and illustrated by Edel Rodriguez (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

SNORING BEAUTY written by Bruce Hale and illustrated by Howard Fine (Harcourt Children’s Books)

STEEL TOWN written by Jonah Winter and illustrated by Terry Widener (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

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April 2008

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels:

BIRD LAKE MOON by Kevin Henkes (Greenwillow Books)

CHASING NORMAL by Lisa Papademetriou (Hyperion Books for Children)

THE CURSE OF ADDY McMAHON by Katie Davis (Greenwillow Books)

DON’T TALK TO ME ABOUT THE WAR by David A. Adler (Viking Children’s Books)

GODS OF MANHATTAN by Scott Mebus (Dutton Children’s Books)

THE POSTCARD by Tony Abbott (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

PUDDLEJUMPERS by Mark Jean and Christopher C. Carlson (Hyperion Books for Children)

SMILES TO GO by Jerry Spinelli (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins)

Series Books:

Amelia Bedelia
AMELIA BEDELIA AND THE CAT written by Herman Parish and illustrated by Lynn Sweat (Greenwillow Books)

Clementine
CLEMENTINE’S LETTER written by Sara Pennypacker and illustrated by Marla Frazee (Hyperion Books for Children)

Elliot’s Park
SAVING MISTER NIBBLES!: Elliot’s Park, Book 1 by Patrick Carman (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

Main Street
BEST FRIENDS: Main Street #4 by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic Paperbacks)

The Missing
FOUND: Book One of The Missing, by Margaret Peterson Haddix (Simon & Schuster)

Ottoline
OTTOLINE AND THE YELLOW CAT written and illustrated by Chris Riddell (HarperCollins)

Septimus Heap
QUESTE: Septimus Heap, Book Four by Angie Sage (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

Vampirates
VAMPIRATES: BLOOD CAPTAIN by Justin Somper (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

Warriors: Power of Three
OUTCAST: Warriors: Power of Three #3 by Erin Hunter

Who Shrunk Daniel Funk?
ATTACK OF THE GROWLING EYEBALLS written by Lin Oliver and illustrated by Stephen Gilpin (Simon & Schuster)

Sequel to CHASING VERMEER and THE WRIGHT 3:
THE CALDER GAME written by Blue Balliett and illustrated by Brett Helquist (Scholastic Press)

Sequel to THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY:
THE MYSTERIOUS BENEDICT SOCIETY AND THE PERILOUS JOURNEY by Trenton Lee Stewart (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

Sequel to THE PENDERWICKS:
THE PENDERWICKS ON GARDAM STREET by Jeanne Birdsall (Knopf Books for Young Readers)

Picture Books:

ALFRED DIGS written and illustrated by Lindsay Barrett George (Greenwillow Books)

BIG Plans written by Bob Shea and illustrated by Lane Smith (Hyperion Books for Children)

COME AND PLAY: Children of Our World Having Fun, poems by children edited by Ayana Lowe with photographs from the Magnum Collection (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

Curious You: On Your Way! illustrated by H. A. Rey (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)

THE DANGEROUS ALPHABET written by Neil Gaiman and illustrated by Gris Grimly (HarperCollins)

FANCY NANCY’S FAVORITE FANCY WORDS: From Accessories to Zany, written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins)

Help Me, Mr. Mutt!: Expert Answers for Dogs with People Problems, written by Janet Stevens and Susan Stevens Crummel, and illustrated by Janet Stevens (Harcourt Children’s Books)

I’M BAD! written by Kate McMullan and illustrated by Jim McMullan (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins)

LITTLE BOY written by Alison McGhee and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

MARY HAD A LITTLE LAMP written by Jack Lechner and illustrated by Bob Staake (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)

NIGHT OF THE VEGGIE MONSTER written and illustrated by George McClements (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)

SISTERS & BROTHERS: Sibling Relationships in the Animal World, written by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page, illustrated by Steve Jenkins (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)

TRAINSTOP written and illustrated by Barbara Lehman (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)

TUPELO RIDES THE RAILS written and illustrated by Melissa Sweet (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)

WE ARE AMERICA: Tribute from the Heart, written by Walter Dean Myers and illustrated by Christopher Myers (HarperCollins)

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March 2008

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels:

THE BIG FIELD by Mike Lupica (Philomel Books)

THE BRONZE PEN by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

DEEP DOWN POPULAR by Phoebe Stone (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

THE DRAGON’S CHILD: A Story of Angel Island, by Laurence Yep with Dr. Kathleen S. Yep (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

THE GOLLYWHOPPER GAMES by Jody Feldman (Greenwillow Books)

KEEPING SCORE by Linda Sue Park (Clarion Books)

LOST BOY by Linda Newbery (David Fickling Books/Random House)

THE SEER OF SHADOWS by Avi (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

STEEL TRAPP: The Challenge, by Ridley Pearson (Disney Editions/Hyperion Books for Children)

STORM: THE INFINITY CODE by E. L. Young (Dial Books for Young Readers)

SWINDLE by Gordon Korman (Scholastic Press)

TENNYSON by Lesley M. M. Blume (Alfred A. Knopf)

THE WILLOUGHBYS written and illustrated by Lois Lowry (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)

Series Books:

Barnstormers: The Tales of the Travelin’ Nine
Barnstormers: The Tales of the Travelin’ Nine Game 3 by Loren Long and Phil Bildner (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

Echo Falls
INTO THE DARK: An Echo Falls Mystery, by Peter Abrahams (Laura Geringer Books/HarperCollins)

Ranger’s Apprentice
THE BATTLE FOR SKANDIA: Ranger’s Apprentice, Book Four by John Flanagan (Philomel Books)

Stink
STINK AND THE GREAT GUINEA PIG EXPRESS written by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds (Candlewick Press)

Vampirates
VAMPIRATES #3: BLOOD CAPTAIN by Justin Somper (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

Picture Books:

COME FLY WITH ME written and illustrated by Satomi Ichikawa (Philomel Books)

THE LOST-AND-FOUND TOOTH written by Louise Borden and illustrated by Adam Gustavson (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

NEVER TAKE A SHARK TO THE DENTIST (AND OTHER THINGS NOT TO DO) written by Judi Barrett and illustrated by John Nickle (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

PUPPIES AND PIGGIES written by Cynthia Rylant and illustrated by Ivan Bates (Harcourt Children’s Books)

SEAMORE, THE VERY FORGETFUL PORPOISE written by Darcie Edgemon and illustrated by J. Otto Seibold (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

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February 2008

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels:

THE LONDON EYE MYSTERY by Siobhan Dowd (David Fickling Books/Random House)

OGGIE COODER by Sarah Weeks (Scholastic Press)

THE TALLEST TREE: The Paul Robeson Story, by Sandra Belton (Amistad/Greenwillow Books)

WAITING FOR NORMAL by Leslie Connor (Katherine Tegen Books/HarperCollins)

YOU’RE A BAD MAN, MR. GUM! written by Andy Stanton and illustrated by Chad Dezern (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Series Books:

Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls
MOVING DAY: Allie Finkle’s Rules for Girls, Book One by Meg Cabot (Scholastic Press)

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
DIARY OF A WIMPY KID: RODRICK RULES by Jeff Kinney (Amulet)

The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Basil
ISLAND OF THE VOLCANO MONKEYS: The Extraordinary Adventures of Ordinary Basil #2 by Wiley Miller (The Blue Sky Press/Scholastic)

Picture Books:

CHARLIE HITS IT BIG written by Deborah Blumenthal and illustrated by Denise Brunkus (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

DIRT ON MY SHIRT written by Jeff Foxworthy and illustrated by Steve Bjorkman (HarperCollins)

FANCY NANCY: BONJOUR, BUTTERFLY written by Jane O’Connor and illustrated by Robin Preiss Glasser (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

GRACE FOR PRESIDENT written by Kelly DiPucchio and illustrated by LeUyen Pham (Hyperion Books for Children)

KALINE KLATTERMASTER’S TREE HOUSE written by Haven Kimmel and illustrated by Peter Brown (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

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January 2008

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels:

AIRMAN by Eoin Colfer (Hyperion Books for Children)

ELEVEN by Patricia Reilly Giff (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House)

FREEDOM TRAIN by Evelyn Coleman (Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster)

GHOST LETTERS by Stephen Alter (Bloomsbury Children’s Books)

THE HOPE CHEST by Karen Schwabach (Random House)

THE LIFE AND CRIMES OF BERNETTA WALLFLOWER by Lisa Graff (Laura Geringer Books/HarperCollins)

THE REDHEADED PRINCESS by Ann Rinaldi (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

RUNEMARKS by Joanne Harris (Alfred A. Knopf)

Series Books/Sequels:

Andrew Lost
IN THE DESERT: Andrew Lost #17 by J. C. Greenburg (Random House)

Children of the Lamp
THE DAY OF THE DJINN WARRIORS: Children of the Lamp #4 by P. B. Kerr (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

Enola Holmes
THE CASE OF THE BIZARRE BOUQUETS: An Enola Holmes Mystery, by Nancy Springer (Philomel Books)

The Floods
GOOD NEIGHBORS: The Floods #1 written by Colin Thompson and illustrated by Crab Scrambly (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Grey Griffins
THE FALL OF THE TEMPLAR: Grey Griffins, Book 3 by Derek Benz and J.S. Lewis (Orchard Books/Scholastic)

Follow-up to INGO
THE TIDE KNOT by Helen Dunmore (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Prequel to SWORDBIRD
SWORD QUEST by Nancy Yi Fan (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

Picture Books:

BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR written and illustrated by Grace Lin (Alfred A. Knopf)

THE COW THAT LAID AN EGG written by Andy Cutbill and illustrated by Russell Ayto (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

DUCK SOUP written and illustrated by Jackie Urbanovic (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

NAUGHTY CHERIE! written by Joyce Carol Oates and illustrated by Mark Graham (HarperCollins Children’s Books)

NIGHT RUNNING: How James Escaped with the Help of His Faithful Dog, written by Elisa Carbone and illustrated by E. B. Lewis (Alfred A. Knopf)

WE ARE THE SHIP: The Story of Negro League Baseball, written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson (Jump at the Sun/Hyperion Books for Children)

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December 2007

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels:

100 CUPBOARDS by N.D. Wilson (Random House)

THE MAGIC HALF by Annie Barrows (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

Series Books/Sequels:

Mythic Miss-Adventures
PANDORA GETS JEALOUS by Carolyn Hennesy (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

Picture Books:

GUESS WHAT I FOUND IN DRAGON WOOD written by Timothy Knapman and illustrated by Gwen Millward (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

OH, BROTHER! written by Nikki Grimes and illustrated by Mike Benny

THE SILK PRINCESS by Charles Santore (Random House)

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November 2007

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels:

LEADING LADIES by Marlee Matlin and Doug Cooney (Simon & Schuster)

PRINCESS ALYSS OF WONDERLAND by Frank Beddor, with art by Catia Chien (Dial Books for Young Readers)

VASCO, LEADER OF THE TRIBE by Anne-Laure Bondoux (Delacorte Press)

Series Books:

Alex Rider
SNAKEHEAD: Alex Rider #7 by Anthony Horowitz (Philomel Books)

The Curse of the Jolly Stone Trilogy
THE CASTAWAYS by Iain Lawrence (Delacorte Press)

The Spiderwick Chronicles
THE CHRONICLES OF SPIDERWICK: A Grand Tour of the Enchanted World, by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black (Simon & Schuster)

Picture Books:

ANGELA AND THE BABY JESUS written by Frank McCourt and illustrated by Raul Colon (Simon & Schuster)

THE CHRONICLES OF NARNIA POP-UP based on the books by C. S. Lewis, pop-ups by Robert Sabuda and illustrated by Matthew Armstrong (HarperCollins)

MY FIRST… by Eva Montanari (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)

WE BELONG TOGETHER: A Book About Adoption and Families, written and illustrated by Todd Parr (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

WHEN RANDOLPH TURNED ROTTEN written and illustrated by Charise Mericle Harper (Alfred A. Knopf)

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October 2007

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels:

ALCATRAZ VERSUS THE EVIL LIBRARIANS by Brandon Sanderson (Scholastic Press)

THE CASTLE CORONA written by Sharon Creech and illustrated by David Diaz (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins)

CHRISTMAS AT STONY CREEK written by Stephanie Greene and illustrated by Chris Sheban (Greenwillow Books)

DRAGON’S EGG by Sarah L. Thomson (Greenwillow Books)

THE GARDEN OF EVE by K. L. Going (Harcourt Children’s Books)

THE NAME OF THIS BOOK IS SECRET by Pseudonymous Bosch (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

THE TRUE MEANING OF SMEKDAY by Adam Rex (Hyperion Books for Children)

Series Books/Sequels:

Chet Gecko
HISS ME DEADLY: Chet Gecko #13 by Bruce Hale (Harcourt Children’s Books)

Eloise
ELOISE’S CHRISTMAS TRINKLES by Kay Thompson and Hilary Knight (Simon & Schuster)

Geronimo Stilton
CHRISTMAS CATASTROPHE: Special Edition, by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Main Street
‘TIS THE SEASON: Main Street #3 by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic Paperbacks)

’Ologies
DRAGONOLOGY: FIELD GUIDE TO DRAGONS written by Dr. Ernest Drake and edited by Dugald A. Steer (Candlewick Press)

Peter and the Starcatchers Trilogy
PETER AND THE SECRET OF RUNDOON by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (Disney Editions/Hyperion Books for Children)

Redwall
EULALIA!: A Tale from Redwall, by Brian Jacques (Philomel Books)

Sequel to LARKLIGHT:
STARCROSS: An Intergalactic Adventure of Spies and Time Travel, written by Philip Reeve and illustrated by David Wyatt (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

Sequel to WIND TAMER:
WAVE TRAVELLER by P. R. Morrison (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

Picture Books:

BEAR’S FIRST CHRISTMAS written by Robert Kinerk and illustrated by Jim LaMarche (Simon & Schuster)

THE BEARSKINNER: A Tale of the Brothers Grimm, retold by Laura Amy Schlitz and illustrated by Max Grafe (Candlewick Press)

EXTREME DINOSAURS written by Robert Mash and illustrated by Stuart Martin (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

FRECKLEFACE STRAWBERRY written by Julianne Moore and illustrated by LeUyen Pham (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

GREAT JOY written by Kate DiCamillo and illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Candlewick Press)

IGRAINE THE BRAVE written and illustrated by Cornelia Funke (The Chicken House/Scholastic)

NIGHT SHIFT written and illustrated by Jessie Hartland (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

OLIVIA HELPS WITH CHRISTMAS written and illustrated by Ian Falconer (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

RED BUTTERFLY: How a Princess Smuggled the Secret of Silk Out of China, written by Deborah Noyes and illustrated by Sophie Blackall (Candlewick Press)

WHERE THE GIANT SLEEPS written by Mem Fox and illustrated by Vladimir Radunsky (Harcourt Children’s Books)

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September 2007

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels:

THE BOOK OF TIME by Guillaume Prevost (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

A CROOKED KIND OF PERFECT by Linda Urban (Harcourt Children’s Books)

LITTLE KLEIN by Anne Ylvisaker (Candlewick Press)

THE MAN WITH THE RED BAG by Eve Bunting (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins)

THE MYSTERIOUS EDGE OF THE HEROIC WORLD by E. L. Konigsburg (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

THE NIGHT TOURIST by Katherine Marsh (Hyperion Books for Children)

PAINT THE WIND by Pam Munoz Ryan (Scholastic Press)

RALEIGH’S PAGE written by Alan Armstrong and illustrated by Tim Jessel (Random House)

SALLIE GAL AND THE WALL-A-KEE MAN written by Sheila P. Moses and illustrated by Niki Daly (Scholastic Press)

SCHOOLED by Gordon Korman (Hyperion Books for Children)

THE SEEMS: THE GLITCH IN SLEEP by John Hulme and Michael Wexler (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

THE SLIPPERY MAP by N. E. Bode (HarperCollins)

TEN WAYS TO MAKE MY SISTER DISAPPEAR by Norma Fox Mazer (Arthur A. Levine Books/Scholastic)

TO CATCH A MERMAID by Suzanne Selfors (Little, Brown for Young Readers)

WHAT-THE-DICKENS: The Story of a Rogue Tooth Fairy, by Gregory Maguire (Candlewick Press)

Series Books/Sequels:

Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles
THE NIXIE’S SONG: Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 1 by Tony DiTerlizzi and Holly Black (Simon & Schuster)

Comeback Kids
HOT HAND by Mike Lupica (Philomel Books)
TWO-MINUTE DRILL by Mike Lupica (Philomel Books)

The Edge Chronicles
CLASH OF THE SKY GALLEONS written by Paul Stewart and illustrated by Chris Riddell (David Fickling Books/Random House)

Judy Moody
JUDY MOODY & STINK: THE HOLLY JOLIDAY written by Megan McDonald and illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds (Candlewick Press)

The Land of Elyon
INTO THE MIST: The Land of Elyon, Book 4 by Patrick Carman (Scholastic Press)

Molly Moon
MOLLY MOON, MICKY MINUS, & THE MIND MACHINE by Georgia Byng (HarperCollins)

Pellinor Trilogy
THE CROW: The Third Book of Pellinor, by Alison Croggon (Candlewick Press)

Sequel to SAFE AT HOME:
SLAM DUNK! by Sharon Robinson (Scholastic Press)

Picture Books:

CLORINDA TAKES FLIGHT written by Robert Kinerk and illustrated by Steven Kellogg (Simon & Schuster)

FIONA LOVES THE NIGHT by Patricia MacLachlan and Emily MacLachlan Charest, illustrated by Amanda Shepherd (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins)

I MISS YOU EVERY DAY written and illustrated by Simms Taback (Viking Children’s Books)

THE NUTCRACKER written and illustrated by Susan Jeffers (HarperCollins)

PSSST! written and illustrated by Adam Rex (Harcourt Children’s Books)

RIDIN’ DINOS WITH BUCK BRONCO written and illustrated by George McClements (Harcourt Children’s Books)

THE SHEEP IN WOLF’S CLOTHING written by Helen Lester and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)

THOSE SHOES written by Maribeth Boelts and illustrated by Noah Z. Jones (Candlewick Press)

TITANIC written by Martin Jenkins and illustrated by Brian Sanders (Candlewick Press)

VERY HAIRY BEAR written by Alice Schertle and illustrated by Matt Phelan (Harcourt Children’s Books)

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August 2007

Stand-Alone Chapter Books/Middle Grade Novels:

THE AURORA COUNTY ALL-STARS by Deborah Wiles (Harcourt Children's Books)

COVER-UP: Mystery at the Super Bowl, by John Feinstein (Knopf)

DARKWING by Kenneth Oppel (Eos/HarperCollins)

EDWARD'S EYES by Patricia MacLachlan (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

ELIJAH OF BUXTON by Christopher Paul Curtis (Scholastic Press)

THE ENTERTAINER AND THE DYBBUK by Sid Fleischman (Greenwillow Books)

THE FABLED FOURTH GRADERS OF AESOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL by Candace Fleming (Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House)

NIGHTMARE ACADEMY by Dean Lorey (HarperCollins)

THE PERFECT HAMBURGER AND OTHER DELICIOUS STORIES by Alexander McCall Smith (Bloomsbury USA Children’s Books)

VAMPIRE ISLAND by Adele Griffin (G. P. Putnam’s Sons)

THE VERY ORDERED EXISTENCE OF MERILEE MARVELOUS by Suzanne Crowley (Greenwillow Books)

Series Books:

Barnstormers: Tales of the Travelin’ Nine
Barnstormers: Tales of the Travelin’ Nine, Game 2 by Loren Long and Phil Bildner (Simon & Schuster)

Geronimo Stilton
THE MYSTERIOUS CHEESE THIEF by Geronimo Stilton (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Main Street
MAIN STREET #2: NEEDLE AND THREAD by Ann M. Martin (Scholastic Paperbacks)

Nancy Drew: Girl Detective
TRAILS OF TREACHERY: Nancy Drew: Girl Detective #25 by Carolyn Keene (Aladdin Paperbacks)

Never Land
CAVE OF THE DARK WIND: A Never Land Book, by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson (Disney Editions/Hyperion Books for Children)

'Ology Series
MYTHOLOGY written by Lady Hestia Evans and edited by Dugald A. Steer (Candlewick Press)

Outriders
EXPEDITION TO PINE HOLLOW: Outriders #3 by Ed Decter (Aladdin Paperbacks)

The Wednesday Tales
THE TIGER'S EGG: The Wednesday Tales No. 2, by Jon Berkeley (HarperCollins)

Sequel to FAIRY DUST AND THE QUEST FOR THE EGG:
FAIRY HAVEN AND THE QUEST FOR THE WAND by Gail Carson Levine (Disney Editions/Hyperion Books for Children)

Sequel to THE SEA OF TROLLS:
THE LAND OF THE SILVER APPLES by Nancy Farmer (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

Picture Books:

BEOWULF: A HERO’S TALE RETOLD by James Rumford (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)

BRAVO, TAVO! written by Brian Meunier and illustrated by Perky Edgerton (Dutton Children’s Books)

A FRIEND FOR ALL SEASONS written by Julia Hubery and illustrated by Mei Matsuoka (Atheneum/Simon & Schuster)

MIND YOUR MANNERS, B.B. WOLF written by Judy Sierra and illustrated by J. Otto Seibold (Alfred A. Knopf)

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