PreS-Gr 1—Spoon is happy living with his large family in the silverware drawer, but sometimes he feels sad that he can't spread things like Knife, do some of the things Fork does, and be cool like Chopsticks in this fully-animated version of the tale (Hyperion, 2009) by Amy Krouse Rosenthal...
Gr 4—7—Kyna, 11, has spent most of her life overwhelmed by a fear of water since her parents drowned in a boating accident...
K-Gr 3—Light-hearted music sprinkled with hints of campfire songs opens Marla Frazee's humorous Caldecott Honor book (Harcourt, 2008) about two boys and their summer vacation experience...
Gr 9 Up—The American Revolution might well have had a different conclusion had it not been for the leadership of a number of foreign diplomats and soldiers, including the contribution of Gilbert de Lafayette...

Gr 6—9—When Paul "Pepper" Roux wakes up on his 14th birthday, he knows one thing: today, he is supposed to die...
Gr 3—6—Gordon Titcomb reads and sings this love song to "the big iron horses" (Roaring Brook Press, 2010) that years ago rolled into little railroad stations...
Gr 7 Up—Sacred Scars (2009) continues the compelling dark fantasy world first introduced in Kathleen Duey's National Book Award Finalist, Skin Hunger (2007, both Atheneum)...
Gr 7—10—In the fourth book (Delacorte, 2010) of Michael Scott's fantasy series, twins Josh and Sophie Newman are asked to exercise some of their newly awakened magical skills to help stop the nefarious Dr...
Gr 4—6—In the final title (HarperCollins/Balzer & Bray, 2010) in Avi's trilogy set in the Middle Ages, times are hard for Crispin and Troth after the loss of their mentor, Bear, but through a series of heartaches and mishaps, Crispin manages to stay true to Bear's vision...