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Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | August 2013

SLJ — Mon, 05 Aug 2013 15:46:35 +0000

How to Train a Train (Eaton)
©2013 by John Rocco.

Fiction

BERRY, Julie. All the Truth That’s in Me. Viking. Sept. p. 109.

BLACK, Holly.The Coldest Girl in Coldtown. Little, Brown. Sept. p. 109.

BROWN, Peter. Mr. Tiger Goes Wild. illus. by author. Little, Brown. Sept. p. 66.

COOPER, Elisha. Train. illus. by author. Scholastic/Orchard. Oct. p. 69.

COUSINS, Lucy. Peck, Peck, Peck. illus. by author. Candlewick. Aug. p. 70.

DICAMILLO, Kate. Flora & Ulysses. illus. by K. G. Campbell. Candlewick. Sept. p. 96.

EATON, Jason Carter. How to Train a Train. illus. by John Rocco. Candlewick. Sept. p. 72.

EDINGER, Monica. Africa Is My Home: A Child of the Amistad. illus. by Robert Byrd. Candlewick. Oct. p. 97.

GERSTEIN, Mordicai. The First Drawing. illus. by author. Little, Brown. Sept. p. 74.

HARRINGTON, Karen. Sure Signs of Crazy. Little, Brown. p. 100.

HEST, Amy. When Charley Met Grampa. illus. by Helen Oxenbury. Candlewick. Sept. p. 76.

KITTSCHER, Kristen. The Wig in the Window. HarperCollins/Harper. p. 102.

KURTZ, Chris. The Adventures of South Pole Pig. illus. by Jennifer Black Reinhardt. Houghton Harcourt. p. 80.

LAROCHELLE, David. Moo! illus. by Mike Wohnoutka. Walker. Sept. p. 80.

NESS, Patrick. More Than This. Candlewick. Sept. p. 114.

PARK, Linda Sue. Xander’s Panda Party. illus. by Matt Phelan. Clarion. Sept. p. 86.

QUICK, Matthew. Forgive Me, Leonard Peacock. Little, Brown. Aug. p. 115.

ROWELL, Rainbow. Fangirl. St. Martin’s Griffin. Sept. p. 115.

RUBIN, Adam. Secret Pizza Party. illus. by Daniel Salmieri. Dial. Sept. p. 89.

TWOHY, Mike. Outfoxed. illus. by author. S & S/Paula Wiseman Bks. Sept. p. 91.

VANCE, Alexander. The Heartbreak Messenger. Feiwel & Friends. p. 106.

Nonfiction

GOLDSTONE, Bruce. That’s a Possibility! Holt. p. 122.

RUSCH, Elizabeth. Eruption! (Scientists in the Field Series). Houghton Mifflin. p. 129.

SAMPSON, Sally. ChopChop: The Kids’ Guide to Cooking Real Food with Your Family. S & S. Aug. p. 129.

SANDLER, Martin W. Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II. Walker. Aug. p. 129.

From the Adult Books 4 Teens Blog

KINDT, Matt. Red Handed. First Second. (June 10 post)

DISCLAFANI, Anton. The Yonahlossee Riding Camp forGirls. Riverhead. (June 17 post)

WALLS, Jeannette. The Silver Star. Scribner. (June 18 post)

DVD

LMNO Peas. Weston Woods. p. 50.

Last Flight of Petr Ginz. First Run Features. p. 51.

AUDIO

Anna and the Cupcakes. Performed by The Bari Koral Family Rock Band. Bari Koral. p. 58.

Deep Sea Diver. Performed by Recess Monkey. Recess Monkey. p. 58.

Doll Bones. By Holly Black. Listening Library. p. 53.

I Like Everything About You (Yes I Do!). Performed by Crosspulse Percussion Ensemble. Crosspulse Media. p. 59.

Joshua Dread. By Lee Bacon. Listening Library. p. 55.

Listen to the Birds: An Introduction to Classical Music. The Secret Mountain.p. 59.

Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | June 2013

SLJ — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 16:31:28 +0000

Inside Outside (Boyd)
©2013 by Lizi Boyd

Preschool to Grade 4

BOYD, Lizi. Inside Outside. illus. by author. Chronicle. p. 76 .

CHENG, Andrea. The Year of the Baby. illus. by Patrice Barton. Houghton Harcourt. p. 78.

ELLIOT, David. Henry’s Map . illus. by author. Philomel. June 2013. p. 82.

FOGLIANO, Julie. If You Want to See a Whale . illus. by Erin E. Stead. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter. p. 84.

GREY, Mini. Toys in Space. illus. by author. Knopf. p. 86.

RAPOSO, Joe. Sing. illus. by Tom Lichtenheld. Holt/Christy Ottaviano. p. 107.

RINKER, Sherri Duskey. Steam Train, Dream Train . illus. by Tom Lichtenheld. Chronicle. p. 97.

GRADES 5 & UP

BEATY, Andrea. Dorko the Magnificent. illus. by Nathan Hale. Abrams/Amulet. p. 110.

BLACK, Holly. Doll Bones . illus. by Eliza Wheeler. S & S/McElderry. p. 112.

GOODMAN, Shawn. Kindness for Weakness . Delacorte. p. 124.

KADOHATA, Cynthia. The Thing About Luck . illus. by Julia Kuo. S & S/Atheneum. June 2013. p. 128.

KENNEDY, Caroline, sel. Poems to Learn by Heart . illus. by Jon J. Muth. Hyperion/Disney. p. 150.

LEE, Jenny. Elvis and the Underdogs. illus. by Kelly Light. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. p. 131.

MCNEAL, Tom. Far Far Away. Knopf. June 2013. p. 133.

WILLIAMS-GARCIA, Rita. P.S. Be Eleven . HarperCollins/Amistad. June 2013. p. 146.

WINTERS, Cat. In the Shadow of Blackbirds. Abrams/Amulet. p. 146.

Adult Books 4 Teens Blog

HILL, Joe. NOS4A2 . Morrow. (May 1, 2013, post)

WECKER, Helene. The Golem and the Jinni. Harper-Collins. (May 1, 2013, post)

JOHNSON, Scott C. The Wolf and the Watchman: A Father, a Son, and the CIA. Norton. (May 6, 2013, post)

ZUCKOFF, Mitchell. Frozen in Time: An Epic Story of Survival and a Modern Quest for Lost Heroes of World War II. HarperCollins. (May 6, 2013, post)

DVD

Deep Down: A Story from the Heart of Coal Country. New Day Films. p. 53.

My Garden. DVD. Weston Woods. p. 52.

Silicon Valley. DVD. PBS Dist. p. 54.

AUDIO

Home of Song. Performed by Paul Spring. CDBaby.com. p. 63.

Marvelous Land of Oz. By Frank L. Baum. Dreamscape Media. p. 59.

Never Forgotten. By Patricia McKissack. Recorded Books. p. 59.

One and Only Ivan. By Katherine Applegate. Recorded Books. p. 59.

Orangutan Van. Performed by Mr. Steve. CD. SteveSongs.com. p. 63.

When Life Gives You O.J. By Erica S. Perl. Listening Library. p. 61.

Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | May 2013

SLJ — Wed, 01 May 2013 15:00:53 +0000

Preschool to Grade 4

ARNOSKY, Jim. Shimmer & Splash. illus. by author. Sterling. p. 90.

CASTELLUCCI, Cecil. Odd Duck. illus. by Sara Varon. First Second. May 2013. p. 68.

COUDRAY, Philippe. Benjamin Bear in Bright Ideas! illus. by author. Toon Bks. p. 138.

FLEMING, Candace. Papa’s Mechanical Fish. illus. byBoris Kulikov. Farrar/Margaret Ferguson. June 2013. p. 72.

LOOK, Lenore. Brush of the Gods. illus. by Meilo So. Random/Schwartz & Wade. June 2013. p. 80.

MCGINTY, Alice B. Gandhi. illus. by Thomas Gonzalez. Amazon. p. 92.

MORSTAD, Julie. How To. illus. by author. Simply Read Books. May 2013. p. 83.

PIZZOLI, Greg. The Watermelon Seed. illus. by author. Hyperion/Disney. May 2013. p. 84.

STRINGER, Lauren. When Stravinsky Met Nijinsky. illus. by author. Houghton Harcourt. p. 96.

GRADES 5 & UP

ANGUS, Sam. Soldier Dog. Feiwel & Friends. p. 100.

CHARLTON-TRUJILLO, e.E. Fat Angie. Candlewick. p. 104.

CRUMP, Marty. The Mystery of Darwin’s Frog. illus. by Steve Jenkins. Boyds Mills. p. 133.

FREEDMAN, Russell.Becoming Ben Franklin.Holiday House. p. 133.

GEWIRTZ, Adina Rishe. Zebra Forest. Candlewick. p. 110.

LA VALLEY, Josanne. The Vine Basket. Clarion. p. 115.

LYNCH, Chris. Pieces. S & S. p. 118.

MARINO, Nan. Hiding Out at the Pancake Palace. Roaring Brook. p. 120.

MORIARTY, Jaclyn. A Corner of White. Bk. 1. (The Colors of Madeleine Series). Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. p. 120.

PAXMANN, Christine. From Mud Huts to Skyscrapers. tr. from German by Cynthia Hall. illus. by Anne Ibelings. Prestel. p. 136.

RUBIN, Susan Goldman. Diego Rivera. Abrams. p. 137.

TREVAYNE, Emma. Coda. Running Pr. Teens. May 2013. p. 129.

ADULT BOOKS 4 TEENS BLOG

MODAN, Rutu. The Property. tr. from Hebrew by Jessica Chen. Drawn & Quarterly. June 2013. (Mar. 20, 2013, post)

KRUEGER, William Kent. Ordinary Grace. S & S/Atria. (Mar. 21, 2013, post)

OZEKI, Ruth. A Tale for the Time Being. Viking. (Apr. 8, 2013, post)

Multimedia

DVD

Julian Bond: Reflections from the Frontlines of the Civil Rights Movement. Filmakers Library. p. 51.

An Original DUCKumentary (Nature Series). PBS Dist. p.50.

AUDIO

Last Dragonslayer: The Chronicles of Kazam, Book 1. By Jasper Fforde. Brilliance Audio. p.53.

Maggot Moon. By Sally Gardner. Brilliance Audio. p. 54.

Shadow on the Mountain. By Margi Preus. Recorded Books. p. 56.

What Came from the Stars. By Gary Schmidt. Recorded Books. p. 58.

Yellow Star. By Jennifer Roy. Brilliance Audio. p. 58.

Book/Multimedia Review Stars List | April 2013

SLJ — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 14:28:25 +0000

Preschool to Grade 4

BERNE , Jennifer. On a Beam of Light: A Story of Albert Einstein. illus. by Vladimir Radunsky. Chronicle. May 2013. p. 147.

IDLE , Molly. Flora and the Flamingo. illus. by author. Chronicle. p. 132.

KLAUSMEIER , Jesse. Open This Little Book. illus. by Suzy Lee. Chronicle. p. 134.

MCCLURE , Nikki. How to Be a Cat. illus. by author. Abrams/Appleseed. p. 136.

OLSHAN , Matthew. The Mighty Lalouche. illus. by Sophie Blackall. Random/Schwartz & Wade. May 2013. p. 138.

SNICKET , Lemony. The Dark. illus. by Jon Klassen. Little, Brown. Apr. 2013. p. 144.

THONG , Roseanne Greenfield. Round Is a Tortilla. illus. by John Parra. Chronicle. Apr. 2013. p. 152.

VIVA , Frank. A Long Way Away. illus. by author. Little, Brown. Apr. 2013. p. 146.

WILLEMS , Mo. That Is Not a Good Idea! illus. by author. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. May 2013. p. 146.

GRADES 5 & UP

BALLIETT , Blue. Hold Fast. Scholastic. p. 156.

BARON , Jeff. I Represent Sean Rosen. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. p. 156.

BLAGDEN , Scott. Dear Life, You Suck. Houghton Harcourt. p. 158.

MEDINA , Meg. Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass. Candlewick. p. 168.

SAUNDERS , Kate. Magicalamity. Delacorte. 2012. p. 170.

THOMPSON , Holly. The Language Inside. Delacorte. May 2013. p. 173.

VAUGHN , Lauren Roedy. OCD, the Dude, and Me . Dial. p. 174.

ZARR , Sara. The Lucy Variations. Little, Brown. May 2013. p. 175.

Adult Books 4 Teens BLOG

BUCHANAN , Cathy Marie. The Painted Girls. Riverhead. (Feb. 11, 2013, post)

BRODY , Frances. A Medal for Murder. Minotaur. (Feb. 18, 2013, post)

MOYES , Jojo. Me Before You. Pamela Dorman Books. (Feb. 20, 2013, post)

CONKLIN , Tara. The House Girl. Morrow. (Mar. 5, 2013, post)

BEAUMAN , Ned. The Teleportation Accident. Bloomsbury. (Mar. 7, 2013, post)

DVD

Abolitionists. PBS Dist. p. 52.

Bone Wind Fire. National Film Board of Canada. p. 48.

Death and the Civil War. PBS Dist. p. 52.

Getting to Know the World’s Greatest Artists: Faith Ringgold. Getting to Know. p. 48.

You’re Not a Little Kid Anymore! Personal Hygiene. MarshMedia. p. 49.

AUDIO

Courage Has No Color. By Tanya Lee Stone. Brilliance Audio. p. 63.

Got a Minute? CDBaby.com. p. 60.

Growing Up in Coal Country. By Susan Campbell Bartoletti. Brilliance Audio. p. 63.

Ready Set Go. The Happy Racers. p. 62.

Uses for Boys. By Erica Lorraine Scheidt. Brilliance Audio. p. 59.

Book/Multimedia Review Stars List: March 2013

SLJ — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 20:52:21 +0000

Preschool to Grade 4

BUNTING , Eve. Have You Seen My New Blue Socks? illus. by Sergio Ruzzier. Clarion. Mar. 2013. p. 108.

CATE , Annette Leblanc. Look Up! illus. by author. Candlewick. Mar. 2013. p. 134.

DE SÈVE , Randall. Peanut and Fifi Have a Ball. illus. by Paul Schmid. Dial. Apr. 2013. p. 110.

Donaldson, Julia. The Highway Rat. illus. by Axel Scheffler. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. Apr. 2013. p. 134.

FLEISCHMAN , Paul. The Matchbox Diary . illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline. Candlewick. Mar. 2013. p. 111.

GUIBERSON , Brenda Z. Frog Song. illus. by Gennady Spirin. Holt. p. 138.

LAGERCRANTZ , Rose. My Happy Life. tr. from Swedish by Julia Marshall. illus. by Eva Eriksson. Gecko. Mar. 2013. p. 116.

MCKAY , Hilary. Lulu and the Dog from the Sea. Bk. 2. illus. by Priscilla Lamont. (Lulu Series). Albert Whitman. Mar. 2013. p. 120.

MARKLE , Sandra. The Long, Long Journey. illus. by Mia Posada. Millbrook. Apr. 2013. p. 142.

PANZIERI , Lucia. The Kindhearted Crocodile. tr. from Italian by Grace Maccarone. illus. by AntonGionata Ferrari. Holiday House. Apr. 2013. p. 122.

RASCHKA , Chris. Everyone Can Learn to Ride a Bicycle. illus. by author. Random/Schwartz and Wade. Apr. 2013. p. 124.

SPINELLI , Eileen. When No One Is Watching. illus. by David A. Johnson. Eerdmans. p. 128.

WORTH , Valerie. Pug and Other Animal Poems. illus. by Steve Jenkins. Farrar/Margaret Ferguson. Mar. 2013. p. 144.

GRADES 5 & UP

CARRIGER , Gail. Etiquette & Espionage. Bk. 1. (Finishing School Series). Little, Brown. p. 150.

FLOWERS , Arthur. I See the Promised Land. illus. by Manu Chitrakar. Groundwood/House of Anansi. p. 184.

GOULD , Steven. Impulse. Bk. 3. (Juniper Series). Tor. p. 158.

MACCOLL , Michaela. Nobody’s Secret. Chronicle. Apr. 2013. p. 167.

MCKAY , Sharon E. War Brothers. illus. by Daniel Lafrance. Annick. p. 186.

O’CONNOR , George. Poseidon. Bk. 5. illus. by author. (Olympians Series). First Second. Mar. 2013. p. 185.

PADIAN , Maria. Out of Nowhere. Knopf. 2013. p. 170.

SEPETYS , Ruta. Out of the Easy. Philomel. 2013. p. 174.

VANDERPOOL , Clare. Navigating Early. Delacorte. 2013. p. 176.

Adult Books 4 Teens

EISENSTOCK , Alan with Eric Zala & Chris Strompolos. Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made. Thomas Dunne. (Jan. 23, 2013, post)

VALENTE , Catherynne M. Six-Gun Snow White. Subterranean. (Feb. 4, 2013, post)

DVD

Goodnight, Goodnight, Construction Site. Weston Woods. p. 61.

Man Who Saved the World. PBS Dist. p. 64.

Merry Christmas, Splat. Weston Woods. p. 61.

Sky Color. Weston Woods. p. 60.

Wapos Bay, Season 3. National Film Board of Canada. p. 64.

AUDIO

Action! Fun! Dance! For Kids. Learning Station. p. 73.

Carnival of the Animals. Maestro Classics. p. 73.

Come August, Come Freedom. By Gigi Amateau. Brilliance Audio. p. 66.

Girl Who Fell Beneath Fairyland and Led the Revels There. By Catherynne M.Valente. Brilliance Audio. p. 67.

Hootenanny. CDBaby.com. p. 74.

Lullaby. Justin Roberts Music. p. 74.

Sir Charlie. AudioGO. p. 75.

Torn. Brilliance Audio. p. 72.

Book/Multimedia Review Stars List: February 2013

SLJ — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:00:04 +0000

Preschool to Grade 4

BEAN, Jonathan. Building Our House. illus. by author. Farrar. 2013. p. 71.

DEFELICE, Cynthia. Nelly May Has Her Say. illus. by Henry Cole. Farrar/Margaret Ferguson. Mar. 2013. p. 92.

HENKES, Kevin. Penny and Her Marble. illus. by author. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. Mar. 2013. p. 76.

MESHON, Aaron. Take Me Out to the Yakyu. illus. by author. S & S/Atheneum. Feb. 2013. p. 82.

ROSENTHAL, Amy Krouse. Exclamation Mark. illus. by Tom Lichtenheld. Scholastic. Mar. 2013. p. 85.

SCHMID, Paul. Perfectly Percy. illus. by author. HarperCollins/Harper. 2013. p. 85.

WELLS, Rosemary. Time-Out for Sophie. illus. by author. Viking. 2013. p. 90.

WRIGHT, Joanna. Bunnies on Ice. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter. 2013. p. 90.

GRADES 5 & UP

CHENG, Andrea. Etched in Clay: The Life of Dave, Enslaved Potter and Poet. illus. by author. Lee & Low.2013. p. 117.

FORMAN, Gayle. Just One Day. Dutton. 2013. p. 102.

MURDOCH, Emily. If You Find Me. St. Martin’s Griffin. Mar. 2013. p. 110.

ROWELL, Rainbow. Eleanor & Park. St. Martin’s Griffin. Mar. 2013. p. 113.

SHEPHERD, Megan. The Madman’s Daughter. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. 2013. p. 113.

Reference

SNODGRASS, Mary Ellen. World Food: An Encyclopediaof History, Culture, and Social Influence from Hunter-Gatherers to the Age of Globalization. M.E. Sharpe. 2012. p. 68.

DVD

Hi! Fly Guy. Weston Woods. p. 51.

Show Way. Weston Woods. p. 52.

Cape Spin. Video Project. p. 52.

AUDIO

Barber of the Beasts. CD Universe. p. 59.

Bully Bystander, Bullied. CDBaby. p. 60.

Great Unexpected. Recorded Books. p. 54.

Necromancing the Stone. Recorded Books. p. 56.

Ozomatli Presents OzoKids. Hornblow Grouop/Megaforce Records. p. 61.

Path of Beasts. Listening Library. p. 57.

Personal Effects. Brilliance Audio. p. 57.

Sophia’s War. Recorded Books. p. 58.

We Are America. Live Oak Media. p. 58.

Book/Multimedia Review Stars List: January 2013

SLJ — Tue, 01 Jan 2013 17:00:34 +0000

Preschool to Grade 4

AHLBERG , Allan. The Goldilocks Variations . illus. by Jessica Ahlberg. Candlewick. p. 74.

BROWN , Don. Henry and the Cannons . illus. by author. Roaring Brook. Jan. 2013. p. 89.

BRYANT , Jen. A Splash of Red . illus. by Melissa Sweet. Knopf. Jan. 2013. p. 89.

HALPERIN , Wendy Anderson. Peace. illus. by author. S & S/Atheneum. Jan. 2013. p. 92.

HELQUIST , Brett. Grumpy Goat. illus. by author. HarperCollins/Harper. Jan. 2013. p. 78.

JEFFERS , Oliver. This Moose Belongs to Me. illus. by author. Philomel. p. 80.

JENKINS , Steve & Robin Page. My First Day. illus. by Steve Jenkins. Houghton Harcourt. Jan. 2013. p. 92.

MARKEL , Michelle. Brave Girl. illus. by Melissa Sweet. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. Feb. 2013. p. 93.

MERCHANT , Natalie, adapt. Leave Your Sleep. illus. by Barbara McClintock. Farrar/Frances Foster. p. 94.

MOORE , Eva. Lucky Ducklings. illus. by Nancy Carpenter. Scholastic/Orchard. Feb. 2013. p. 82.

VIVA , Frank. A Trip to the Bottom of the World with Mouse. illus. by author. Toon Bks. p. 87.

WERNER , Sharon & Sarah Forss. Alphasaurs and Other Prehistoric Types. illus. by authors. Blue Apple. p. 96.

GRADES 5 & UP

BLACKWOOD , Sage. Jinx . HarperCollins/Harper. Jan. 2013. p. 101.

BOLDEN , Tonya. Emancipation Proclamation . Abrams. Jan. 2013. p. 130.

CHADDA , Sarwat. The Savage Fortress . Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. p. 102.

FRADIN , Judith Bloom & Dennis Brindell Fradin. The Price of Freedom . illus. by Eric Velasquez. Walker. Jan. 2013. p. 132.

HALLIDAY , Ayun. Peanut . illus. by Paul Hoppe. Random/Schwartz and Wade. Jan. 2013. p. 137.

NIELSEN , Susin. The Reluctant Journal of Henry K. Larsen. Tundra. p. 122.

ROSEN , Michael J. Sailing the Unknown. illus. by Maria Cristina Pritelli. Creative Editions. p. 124.

SPINELLI , Jerry. Hokey Pokey. Knopf. Jan. 2013. p. 126.

STONE , Tanya Lee. Courage Has No Color. Candlewick. Jan. 2013. p. 134.

TIMBERLAKE , Amy. One Came Home. Knopf. Jan. 2013. p. 128.

Adult Books 4 Teens Blog

HAYES , Nick. The Rime of the Modern Mariner . illus. by author. Viking. (Nov. 21, 2012, post)

Multimedia

DVD

The Dustbowl. PBS Dist. p. 58.
Henry Clay and the Struggle for the Union. TMW Media. p. 58.
Planet Dinosaur. Warner Home Video. p. 57.

AUDIO

Anna Hibiscus. By Atinuke. Recorded Books. p. 60.
The Fire Chronicle: The Books of Beginning, Book 2. By John Stephens. Listening Library. p. 61.
The Mighty Sky. NewSound Kids. p. 68.
The Monster’s Valentine Ball. Family Arts Theater. p. 68.
Pete Remembers Woody. CDBaby.com. p. 69.
Son. By Lois Lowry. Listening Library. p. 65.
Splendors & Glooms. By Laura Amy Schlitz. Recorded Books. p. 66.
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase: The Wolves Chronicles. By Joan Aiken. Listening Library. p. 67.
Zero the Hero. By Joan Holub. Spoken Arts. p. 67.

Book/Multimedia Review Stars List: December 2012

SLJ — Sat, 01 Dec 2012 09:00:54 +0000

Sleep Like a Tiger (Logue), Illustration by Pamela Zagarenski

Preschool to Grade 4

FYLEMAN , Rose. Mice . illus. by Lois Ehlert. S & S/Beach Lane. 2012. p. 90.

HANLON , Abby. Ralph Tells a Story. illus. by author. Amazon. 2012. p. 91.

LOGUE , Mary. Sleep Like a Tiger . illus. by Pamela Zagarenski. Houghton Harcourt. 2012. p. 94.

OBED , Ellen Bryan. T welve Kinds of Ice. illus. by Barbara McClintock. Houghton Harcourt. 2012. p. 96.

SMITH , Lane. Abe Lincoln’s Dream. illus. by author. Roaring Brook. 2012. p. 100.

GRADES 5 & UP

DEEM, James M. Faces from the Past: Forgotten People of North America. Houghton Harcourt. 2012. p. 137.

DYER Hadley. Potatoes on Rooftops. Annick. 2012. p. 137.

FRYDENBORG, Kay. Wild Horse Scientists. (Scientists in the Field Series). Houghton Harcourt. 2012. p. 138.

GOLIO, Gary. Spirit Seeker: John Coltrane’s Musical
Journey. illus. by Rudy Gutierrez. Clarion. 2012. p. 138.

LAKE, Nick. In Darkness. Bloomsbury. 2012.
p. 122.

LANGE, Erin Jade. Butter.Bloomsbury. 2012. p. 122.

MARSH, Katherine. Jepp, Who Defied the Stars. Hyperion/Disney.2012. p. 124.

MARTIN, C. K. Kelly. Yesterday. Random. 2012. p. 125.

RIVERS, Karen. The Encyclopedia of Me.Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine. 2012. p. 129.

SELVAM, Saalai & Tejubehan. Drawing from the City. tr. from Tamil by V. Geetha & Gita Wolf. illus. by Tejubehan. Tara Bks. 2012. p. 141.

SNICKET, Lemony. Who Could That Be at This Hour?
Bk. 1. illus. by Seth. (All the Wrong Questions Series). Little, Brown. 2012. p. 132.

Reference

BANES, Graham L. The Kingfisher Encyclopedia of Life.Kingfisher. 2012. p. 82.

Adult Books 4 Teens

KAPLAN, Matt. Medusa’s Gaze and Vampire’s Bite.
Scribner. (Oct. 22 post)

SIEGEL, Mark. Sailor Twain. illus. by author. First Second. (Oct. 24 post)

Multimedia

DVD

Day Carl Sandburg Died. PBS Dist. p. 64.

Force of Nature. Bullfrog Films. p. 65.

AUDIO

Blue Clouds. Smithsonian Folkways. p 74.

Charlie Joe Jackson’s Guide to Extra Credit. By Tom Greenwald. Brilliance Audio. p. 67.

Cranberry Red Balloon. AV Café. p. 75.

Creepy Crawly Love. CDBaby.com. p. 75.

Crush. By Gary Paulsen. Brilliance Audio. p. 67.

Diviners. By Libba Bray. Listening Library. p. 68.

Just in Time, Abraham Lincoln. By Patricia Polacco. Spoken Arts. p. 77,

Little Seed. Smithsonian Folkways. p. 75.

See You at Harry’s. By Jo Knowles. Brilliance Audio. p 71.

Wheels of Change. By Sue Mac. Recorded Books. p. 77.

Won Ton. By Lee Wardlaw. Recorded Books. p. 74.

Book/Multimedia Review Stars List: November 2012

SLJ — Thu, 01 Nov 2012 20:15:33 +0000

Preschool to Grade 4

BERK , Ari. Nightsong. illus. by Loren Long. S & S. p. 70.

COLE , Henry. Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad. illus. by author. Scholastic. Nov. 2012. p. 70.

DALY , Niki. The Herd Boy. illus. by author. Eerdmans. p. 71.

GORDON , Domenica More. Archie. illus. by author. Bloomsbury. Nov. 2012. p. 76.

KING , Martin Luther, Jr. I Have a Dream . illus. by Kadir Nelson. Random/Schwartz & Wade. p. 90.

LEWIS , J. Patrick, ed. National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry! National Geographic. p. 90.

MCKAY , Hilary. Lulu and the Duck in the Park. Bk. 1. illus. by Priscilla Lamont. Albert Whitman. p. 80.

PARKER , Marjorie Blain. Colorful Dreamer. illus. by Holly Berry. Dial. Nov. 2012. p. 92.

RAMOS , Mario. I Am So Handsome . tr. from French by Jean Anderson. illus. by author. Gecko. p. 82.

GRADES 5 & UP

DEUTSCH , Barry. How Mirka Met a Meteorite . Bk. 2. illus. by author. (Hereville Series). Abrams/Amulet. Nov. 2012. p. 127.

DUPRAU , Jeanne. The City of Ember: The Graphic Novel . adapted by Dallas Middaugh. illus. by Niklas Asker. Random. p. 127.

FFORDE , Jasper. The Last Dragonslayer . Bk. 1. (Chronicles of Kazam Series). Houghton Harcourt. p. 104.

GAGNON , Michelle. Don’t Turn Around. HarperCollins/Harper. p. 104.

KEY , Watt. Fourmile . Farrar. p. 109.

MCCALL , Guadalupe Garcia. Summer of the Mariposas . Lee & Low/Tu. p. 111.

NELSON , S. D., retel. Buffalo Bird Girl . illus. by reteller. Abrams. p. 124.

O’CONNOR , Barbara. On the Road to Mr. Mineo’s. Farrar/Frances Foster. p. 114.

PRATCHETT , Terry. Dodger . HarperCollins/Harper. p. 116.

TELGEMEIER , Raina. Drama. illus. by author. Scholastic Graphix. p. 129.

Adult Books 4 Teens Blog

POWERS , Kevin. The Yellow Birds . Little, Brown. (Sept. 10 post)

DOIG , Ivan. The Bartender’s Tale. Riverhead. (Sept. 17 post)

MCCARTHY , Morgan. The Other Half of Me. Free Pr. (Sept. 24 post)

Multimedia

DVD

Americans on D-Day. Livingbattlefield.org. p. 53.

Gum in My Hair. Twisted Scholar. p. 51.

Otto Frank, Father of Anne. MVD Entertainment. p. 54.

R. L. Stine’s The Haunting Hour. Shout!Factory. p. 52.

AUDIO

Carter’s Unfocused, One-Track Mind. Brilliance Audio. p. 55.

Flesh and Blood So Cheap. Listening Library. p. 65.

Sun Hll Market. AV Cafe. p. 64.

Welcome to the Village. NewSound Music. p. 64.

World of Wonder. CDBaby.com. p. 65.

October 2012 Reviews: Stars List

SLJ — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 05:01:22 +0000

The Monsters’ Monster (McDonnell)
Illustration by Patrick McDonnell.

Preschool to Grade 4

ASIM, Jabari. Fifty Cents and a Dream. illus. by Bryan Collier. Little, Brown. Dec. 2012. p. 110.

ASTON, Dianna Hutts. A Rock Is Lively. illus. by Sylvia Long. Chronicle. p. 111.

BANKS, Kate. The Bear in the Book. illus. by Greg Hallensleben. Farrar/Frances Foster. Oct. 2012. p. 88.

BARRETT, Judi. Santa from Cincinnati. illus. by Kevin Hawkes. S & S/Atheneum. Oct. 2012. p. 78.

BISHOP, Nic. Nic Bishop Snakes. photos by author. Scholastic. Oct. 2012. p. 112.

BOYNTON, Sandra. Christmas Parade. illus. by author. S & S/Little Simon. Oct. 2012. p. 79.

DORÉMUS, Gaëtan. Bear Despair. tr. from French. illus. by author. (Stories Without Words Series). Enchanted Lion. p. 94.

DUNREA, Olivier. Little Cub. illus. by author. Philomel. Nov. 2012. p. 100.

HENKES, Kevin. Penny and Her Doll. illus. by author. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. p. 96.

MCDONNELL, Patrick. The Monsters’ Monster. illus. by author. Little, Brown. p. 100.

WILLEMS, Mo. Let’s Go For a Drive! illus. by author. (Elephant and Piggie Series). Hyperion/Disney. p. 110.

GRADES 5 & UP

AVI. Sophia’s War. S & S/Beach Lane. p. 123.

DOCTOROW , Cory. Pirate Cinema. Tor. Oct. 2012. p. 130.

ELLIS, Deborah. My Name Is Parvana. (Breadwinner Series). Groundwood. Oct. 2012. p. 130.

GIDWITZ, Adam. In a Glass Grimmly. Dutton. p. 134.

GRIFFIN, Adele. All You Never Wanted. Knopf.Oct. 2012. p. 134.

HOOSE, Phillip. Moonbird. Farrar. p. 157.

JOHNSON , Rebecca L. Zombie Makers. Millbrook. Oct. 2012. p. 157.

KING, A. S. Ask the Passengers. Little, Brown. Oct. 2012. p. 139.

LEAVITT , Martine. My Book of Life by Angel. Farrar/Margaret Ferguson. p. 140.

PREUS , Margi. Shadow on the Mountain. Abrams/Amulet. p. 148.

SHEINKIN , Steve. Bomb: The Race to Build–and Steal–the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon . Roaring Brook/Flash Point. p. 159.

STEPHENS , John. The Fire Chronicle. Bk. 2. (The Books of Beginning Series). Knopf. Oct. 2012. p. 150.

STIEFVATER, Maggie. The Raven Boys. Bk. 1. (The Raven Cycle). Scholastic. p. 151.

WALKER, Sally M. & Douglas W. Owsley. Their Skeletons Speak. Carolrhoda. Oct. 2012. p. 160.

Adult Books 4 Teens Blog

ABBOTT, Megan. Dare Me. Little, Brown. (Aug. 20 post)

KEESEY, Anna. Little Century. Farrar. (Sept. 4 post)

RATNER, Vaddey. In the Shadow of the Banyan. S & S. (Aug. 27 post)

ROSS, Richard. Juvenile in Justice. Richard Ross. (Aug. 13 post)

DVD

Light Bulb Conspiracy. Video Project. p. 55.

Edwina, the Dinosaur Who Didn’t Know She Was Extinct. Weston Woods. p. 56.

Kuffle Bunny Free. Weston Woods. p. 57.

Fever of ’57. Amazon.com. p. 58.

Private Tutor: Your Complete SAT Critical Reading Prep Course. Private Tutor SAT. p. 59.

AUDIO

About Average. By Andrew Clements. Recorded Books. p. 59.

Dreamland Lullabies. Lullaballads.com. p. 68.

Little Pig Joins the Band. Live Oak Media. p. 64.

Make Believers. AV Café. p. 69.

Rapture: A Fallen Novel. By Lauren Kate. Listening Library. p. 66.

Seraphina. By Rachel Hartman. Listening Library. p. 66.

Three Times Lucky. By Sheila Turnage. Penguin Audio. p. 67.

Wonderful Wizard of Oz. By L. Frank Baum. Listening Library. p. 68.

September 2012 Reviews: Stars List

SLJ — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 16:00:26 +0000

Preschool to Grade 4

FERRIS, Jerri Chase. Noah Webster & His Words. illus. by Vincent X. Kirsch. Houghton Harcourt. Oct. 2012. p. 129.

HOPKINSON, Deborah. Annie and Helen. illus. by Raul Colón. Random/Schwartz & Wade Bks. Sept. 2012. p. 130.

HATKE, Ben. Legends of Zita the Spacegirl. illus. by author. First Second. Sept. 2012. p. 171.

KLASSEN, Jon. This Is Not My Hat. illus. by author. Candlewick. Oct. 2012. p. 116.

LAROCHELLE, David. It’s a Tiger! illus. by Jeremy Tankard. Chronicle. p. 118.

MARKEL, Michelle. The Fantastic Jungles of Henri Rousseau. illus. by Amanda Hall. Eerdmans. p. 132.

MARSALIS, Wynton. Squeak, Rumble, Whomp! Whomp! Whomp! illus. by Paul Rogers. Candlewick. Oct. 2012. p. 119.

PINFOLD, Levi. Black Dog. illus. by author. Candlewick/Templar. Oct. 2012. p. 122.

RAPPAPORT, Doreen. Helen’s Big World. illus. by Matt Tavares. Hyperion/Disney. Oct. 2012. p. 133.

WOODSON , Jacqueline. Each Kindness. illus. by E. B. Lewis. Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Bks. Oct. 2012. p. 127.

GRADES 5 & UP

ABIRACHED , Zeina. A Game for Swallows. tr. from French by Edward Gauvin. illus. by author. Lerner/Graphic Universe. Sept. 2012. p. 170.

BRAY, Libba. The Diviners. Bk. 1. Little, Brown. Sept. 2012. p. 138.

ERDRICH, Louise. Chickadee. Bk. 4. illus. by author. (Birchbark House Series). HarperCollins/Harper. Sept. 2012. p. 143.

FARISH, Terry. The Good Braider. Amazon. p. 144.

HARTMAN, Brett. Cadillac Chronicles. Cinco Puntos. Oct. 2012. p. 145.

LEEDS, Constance. The Unfortunate Son. Viking. p. 148.

LEVITHAN, David. Every Day. Knopf. p. 148.

LIN, Grace. Starry River of the Sky. illus. by author. Little, Brown. Oct. 2012. p. 149.

LOWRY, Lois. Son. Houghton Harcourt. Oct. 2012. p. 150.

MARTÍNEZ, Andrés Vera & Na Liu . Little White Duck. illus. by Andrés Vera Martínez. Lerner/Graphic Universe. Oct. 2012. p. 172.

MURPHY, Jim. The Giant and How He Humbugged America. Scholastic. Oct. 2012. p. 165.

OLIVER, Lauren. The Spindlers. illus. by Iacopo Bruno. HarperCollins/Harper. Oct. 2012. p. 152.

RUMFORD, James. From the Good Mountain: How Gutenberg Changed the World. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/Flash Point/Neal Porter. Sept. 2012. p. 167.

ST. JOHN, Warren. Outcasts United. Delacorte. Sept. 2012. p. 168.

SANDLER, Martin W. The Impossible Rescue. Candlewick. Sept. p. 169.

STEAD, Rebecca. Liar & Spy. Random/Wendy Lamb. p. 157.

TENNAPEL, Doug. Cardboard. illus. by author. Scholastic/Graphix. p. 172.

ADULT BOOKS FOR TEENS BLOG

IVERSEN, Kristen. Full Body Burden. Crown. (July 24 post)

ZETTWOCH, D. Birdseye Bristoe. illus. by author. Drawn & Quarterly. (Aug. 1 post)

VIDEO/DVD

If a Tree Falls. Bullfrog Films. p. 61.

Jim Thorpe. Moira Prods. p. 61.

Pig Tales. Nutmeg Media. p. 59.

Sick Day for Amos McGee. Weston Woods. p. 59.

AUDIO

All on a Sunday Afternoon, Sugar Free Allstars. p. 68.

Can You Canoe? RedEye Dist. p. 68.

Fairy Ring, or Elsie and Frances Fool the World. Brilliance Audio. p. 61.

In Tents. Recess Monkey. p. 69.

Invisible Friends. Dogonfleas.com. p. 69.

Love, Mouserella. By David Ezra Stein. Recorded Books. p. 66.

Songs in the Shade of the Flamboyant Tree. Independent Publishers Group. p. 70.

Starred Reviews from the August 2012 Issue

SLJ — Wed, 01 Aug 2012 05:05:14 +0000

Bear Has a Story to Tell (Stead)
Illustration by Erin E. Stead

Preschool to Grade 4

CHIN, Jason. Island: A Story of the Galápagos . illus. by au thor. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter. Sept. 2012. p. 90.

FLEMING, Candace. Oh, No! illus. by Eric Rohmann. Random/Schwartz & Wade Bks. Sept. 2012. p. 72.

FLORIAN, Douglas. Shiver Me Timbers! illus. by Robert Neubecker. S & S/Beach Lane Bks. Aug. 2012. p. 92.

FRAZEE, Marla. Boot & Shoe. illus. by author. S & S/Beach Lane Bks. Oct. 2012. p. 74.

JENKINS, Emily. Lemonade in Winter. illus. by G. Brian Karas. Random/Schwartz & Wade Bks. Sept. 2012. p. 78.

MARINO, Gianna. Too Tall Houses. illus. by author. Viking. Sept. 2012. p. 81.

SCHUBERT, Leda. Monsieur Marceau. illus. by Gérard DuBois. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter. Sept. 2012. p. 94.

STEAD, Philip C. Bear Has a Story to Tell. illus. by Erin E. Stead. Roaring Brook/Neal Porter. Sept. 2012. p. 87.

TALBOTT, Hudson. It’s All About Me-ow. illus. by author. Penguin/Nancy Paulsen Bks. Sept. 2012. p. 88.

WARD, Helen, retel. The Town Mouse and the Country Mouse. illus. by reteller. Candlewick/Templar. Sept. 2012. p. 95.

WILLEMS, Mo. Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs: As Retold by Mo Willems. illus. by reteller. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. Sept. 2012. p. 88.

WOLF, Karina. The Insomniacs. illus. by The Brothers Hilts. Putnam. Aug. 2012. p. 89.

GRADES 5 & UP

HARTMAN, Rachel. Seraphina. Random. p. 105.

HESSE, Karen. Safekeeping. photos by author. Feiwel & Friends. Sept. 2012. p. 106.

HORVATH, Polly. One Year in Coal Harbor. Random/Schwartz & Wade Bks. Sept. 2012. p. 106.

JOHNSON, Angela. A Certain October. S & S. Aug. 2012. p. 107.

PITCHER, Annabel. My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece. Little, Brown. Aug. 2012. p. 110.

RAPPAPORT, Doreen. Beyond Courage. Candlewick. Sept. 2012. p. 115.

SCHLITZ, Laura Amy. Splendors and Glooms. Candlewick. Aug. 2012. p. 111.

Adult Books 4 Teens Blog

BRUNT, Carol Rifka. Tell the Wolves I’m Home. Dial. (July 4 post)

KOSMATKA, Ted. The Games. Del Rey. (June 19 post)

WALKER, Karen Thompson. The Age of Miracles. Random. (June 25 post)

VIDEO/DVD

Bink & Gollie. Weston Woods. p. 50.

Diamond Queen. Warner Home Video. p. 52.

Everything You Need to Know About Marijuana in 22 Minutes. Human Relations Media. p. 47.

Frozen Planet. Warner Home Video. p. 51.

Other Side. Weston Woods. p. 50.

AUDIO

Anansi Story Favorites. Kunama Mtendaji. p. 53.

Blues in All Flavors. NewSound Kids. p. 60.

Mr. Hynde Is Out of His Mind. By Dan Gutman. Recorded Books. p. 56.

My Name Is Not Easy. By Debby Dahl Edwardson. Brilliance Audio. p. 57.

My Hands Sing the Blues. By Jeanne Walker Harvey. Oasis Audio. p. 61.

Same Sun Here. By Silas House and Neela Vaswani. Brilliance Audio. p. 58.

Wonder. By R. J. Palacio. Brilliance Audio. p. 60.

School Library Journal Stars List: July 2012

SLJ — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 05:05:54 +0000

Preschool to Grade 4

BATEMAN, Donna M. Out on the Prairie. illus. by Susan Swan. Charlesbridge. July 2012. p. 65.

CECIL, Randy. Horsefly and Honeybee. illus. by author. Holt. p. 55.

CERULLO, Mary M. City Fish, Country Fish. photos by Jeffrey L. Rotman. Tilbury. p. 67.

FREEMAN, Tor. Olive and the Big Secret. illus. by author. Candlewick/Templar. Aug. 2012. p. 56.

HILLS, Tad. Rocket Writes a Story. illus. by author. Random/Schwartz and Wade. July 2012. p. 58.

KRISHNASWAMI, Uma. Out of the Way! Out of the Way! illus. by Uma Krishnaswamy. Groundwood. p. 59.

RAY, Deborah Kogan. Paiute Princess. illus. by author. Farrar/Frances Foster. p. 72.

GRADES 5 & UP

ANDERSON, Jodi Lynn. Tiger Lily. HarperCollins/HarperTeen. July 2012. p. 75.

BURNS, Loree Griffin. Citizen Scientists. Holt. p. 95.

KINCAID, S. J. Insignia. HarperCollins/Katherine Tegen Bks. July 2012. p. 81.

LINDQUIST, Heath er C. Children of Manzanar. Heyday Books. p. 98.

MATSON, Morgan. Second Chance Summer. S & S. p. 84.

MURPHY, Jim & Alison Blank. Invincible Microbe. Clarion. July 2012. p. 99.

RUSCH, Elizabeth. The Mighty Mars Rover. (Scientists in the Field Series). Houghton Harcourt. p. 100.

RUTHERFORD, Clarice. A Dog Is a Dog. illus. by NJ Wiley. Alpine. p. 101.

WEIN, Elizabeth. Code Name Verity. Hyperion/Disney. p. 90.

Adult Books 4 Teens Blog

FOUNTAIN, Ben. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. Ecco. (May 29 post)

KICK, Russ, ed. The Graphic Canon. Vol. 1. Seven Stories. (May 16 post)

MCGILL, Jerry. Dear Marcus. Spiegel & Grau.
(June 4 post)

RASH, Ron. The Cove. Ecco. (May 14 post)

DVD

No Job for a Woman. Women Make Movies. p. 41.

The Shout It Out Alphabet Film from A to Z. Pyramid Media. p. 38.

AUDIO

Beneath a Meth Moon. By Jacqueline Woodson. Brilliance Audio. p. 42.

Blood. By D. J. McHale. Brilliance Audio. p. 42.

BZRK. By Michael Grant. Brilliance Audio. p. 43.

Curveball. By Jordan Sonnenblick. Brilliance Audio. p. 43.

Good Ms. Padgett Sings the Little Red Hen & Other Stories. CDBaby.com. p. 48.

Inside Out and Back Again. By Thanhha Lai. Recorded Books. p. 45.

Old Side of Young. CDBaby.com. p. 48.

Over the Moon. Over the Moon. p. 48.

Riddle. By Alison Croggon. Brilliance Audio. p. 46.

Wo! Bobby Susser Songs for Children. New Hope Records. p. 50.

School Library Journal Stars List: May 2012

SLJ — Tue, 01 May 2012 21:29:40 +0000

Preschool to Grade 4

ALLEN, Jonathan. Don’t Copy Me! illus. by author. Boxer Bks., dist. by Sterling. p. 66.

COOMBS, Kate. Water Sings Blue. illus. by Meilo So. Chronicle. p. 86.

DEMPSEY, Kristy. Surfer Chick. illus. by Henry Cole. Abrams. May 2012. p. 71.

DiCamillo, Kate & Alison McGhee. Two for One. illus. by Tony Fucile. (Bink and Gollie Series). Candlewick. June 2012. p. 71.

FEIFFER, Kate. No Go Sleep! illus. by Jules Feiffer. S & S/Paula Wiseman Bks. p. 72.

GOING, K. L. Dog in Charge. illus. by Dan Santat. Dial. May 2012. p. 72.

KABOOM! Go Out and Play! illus. by Julianna Rose. Candlewick. p. 87.

MCCARTY, Peter. Chloe. illus. by author. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. May 2012. p. 78.

MURRAY, Alison. One Two That’s My Shoe! illus. by author. Hyperion/Disney. June 2012. p. 79.

GRADES 5 & UP

AGUIRRE, Jorge. Giants Beware! illus. by Rafael Rosado. First Second. p. 133.

CHAMBERS, Aidan. Dying to Know You . Abrams/Amulet. p. 96.

COATS, J. Anderson. The Wicked and the Just. Houghton Harcourt. p. 96.

FREEDMAN, Russell. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. Clarion. June 2012. p. 129.

HICKAM, Homer. Crater. Bk. 1. (A Helium-3 Novel). Thomas Nelson. p. 106.

LEVINSON, Cynthia. We’ve Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March. Peachtree. p. 130.

LOSURE, Mary. The Fairy Ring. Candlewick. p. 130.

MCCORMICK,Patricia. Never Fall Down. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. May 2012. p. 112.

MCKISSACK, Patricia C. & Frederick L. McKissack. Best Shot in the West. illus. by Randy DuBurke. Chronicle. p. 135.

PATENT, Dorothy Hinshaw. The Horse and the Plains Indians. photos by William Muñoz. Clarion. July 2012. p. 131.

PENNYPACKER, Sara. Summer of the Gypsy Moths. HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray. May 2012. p. 116.

PULLMAN, Philip. Two Crafty Criminals! illus. by Martin Brown. Knopf. May 2012. p. 116.

VOORHOEVE, Anne C. My Family for the War. tr. from German by Tammi Reichel. Dial. p. 124.

Adult Books 4 Teens Blog

ALLISON, Rachel Hope. I’m Not a Plastic Bag.Archaia. (Mar. 28 post)

MCCLEEN, Grace. The Land of Decoration. Holt. (Apr. 2 post)

DVD

Deadliest Volcanoes. PBS Dist. p. 53.

Ecology–Bat Creatures of the Night. TMW Media. p. 54.

Hugo. Parmount Home Entertainment. p. 52.

Learning Rocks, Vol. 1: Math Skills. AV Café. p. 52.

AUDIO

Cheshire Cheese Cat. Listening Library. p. 55.

High Dive. Bill Harley. p. 56.

Isle of Blood. Recorded Books. p. 57.

Lions of Little Rock. Listening Library. p. 58.

Mighty Miss Malone. Listening Library. p. 58.

Scorpio Races. Scholastic Audiobooks. p. 59.

Shining Like a Star. AV Café. p. 62.

Son of Neptune. Listening Library. p. 60.