ALSC Notable Children's Books

Younger Readers

BAKER, Keith. LMNO Peas. illus. by author. S & S/Beach Lane Bks. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-9141-0. DICAMILLO, Kate & Alison McGhee. Bink & Gollie. illus. by Tony Fucile. Candlewick. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3266-3. ELLIOTT, David. In the Wild. illus. by Holly Meade. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4497-0. ELYA, Susan Middleton. Rubia and the Three Osos. illus. by Melissa Sweet. Hyperion/Disney. RTE $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-1252-5. FRENCH, Vivian. Yucky Worms. illus. by Jessica Ahlberg. Candlewick. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4446-8. GRAHAM, Bob. April and Esme, Tooth Fairies. illus. by author. Candlewick. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4683-7. HACOHEN, Dean & Sherry Scharschmidt. Tuck Me In! illus. by authors. Candlewick. Tr $9.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4728-5. KHAN, Rukhsana. Big Red Lollipop. illus. by Sophie Blackall. Viking. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-06287-4. LIN, Grace . Ling & Ting: Not Exactly the Same! illus. by author. Little, Brown. Tr $14.99. ISBN 978-0-316-02452-5. MARKLE, Sandra. Hip-Pocket Papa. illus. by Alan Marks. Charlesbridge. RTE $15.95. ISBN 978-1-57091-708-0. MAVOR, Salley. Pocketful of Posies: A Treasury of Nursery Rhymes. illus. by author. Houghton Harcourt. RTE $21.99. ISBN 978-0-618-73740-6. REYNOLDS, Aaron. Back of the Bus. illus. by Floyd Cooper. Philomel. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25091-0. STEAD, Philip C. A Sick Day for Amos McGee. illus. by Erin E. Stead. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-402-8. STEIN, David Ezra. Interrupting Chicken. illus. by author. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4168-9. TAFOLLA, Carmen. Fiesta Babies. illus. by Amy Córdova. Tricycle. Tr $12.99. ISBN 978-1-58246-319-3. THOMSON, Bill. Chalk. illus. by author. Marshall Cavendish. RTE $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7614-5526-4. TONATIUH, Duncan. Dear Primo: A Letter to My Cousin. illus. by author. Abrams. RTE $15.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-3872-4. UNDERWOOD, Deborah. The Quiet Book. illus. by Renata Liwska. Houghton Harcourt. RTE $12.95. ISBN 978-0-547-21567-9. VELASQUEZ, Eric. Grandma’s Gift. illus. by author. Walker. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8027-2082-5. WILLEMS, Mo. City Dog, Country Frog. illus. by Jon J. Muth. Hyperion. RTE $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-0300-4. WILLEMS, Mo. We Are in a Book! illus. by author. Hyperion. Tr $8.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-3308-7. WOODSON, Jacqueline. Pecan Pie Baby. illus. by Sophie Blackall. Penguin. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-23987-8.

Middle Readers

ANCONA, George. ¡Olé! Flamenco. photos by author. Lee & Low. RTE $19.95. ISBN 978-1-60060-361-7. ANGLEBERGER, Tom. The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. Abrams/Amulet. Tr $12.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-8425-7. BISHOP, Nic. Nic Bishop Lizards. photos by author. Scholastic. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-20634-1. BURNS, Loree Griffin. The Hive Detectives: Chronicle of a Honey Bee Catastrophe. photos by Ellen Harasimowicz. Houghton Harcourt. Tr $18. ISBN 978-0-547-15231-8. CAMPBELL, Sarah C. Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers in Nature. photos by author & Richard P. Campbell. Boyds Mills. RTE $17.95. ISBN 978-1-59078-752-6. CARSON, Mary Kay. The Bat Scientists. photos by Tom Uhlman. Houghton Harcourt. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-547-19956-6. DEMBICKI, Matt, ed. Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection. Fulcrum. pap. $22.95. ISBN 978-1-55591-724-1. GIDWITZ, Adam. A Tale Dark & Grimm. Dutton. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-525-42334-8. GREENBERG, Jan & Sandra Jordan. Ballet for Martha: Making Appalachian Spring. illus. by Brian Floca. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk./Flash Point. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-338-0. HILL, Laban Carrick. Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave. illus. by Bryan Collier. Little, Brown. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-10731-0. HOLM, Jennifer L. Turtle in Paradise. 208p. Random. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-83688-6; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-93688-3. JENKINS, Steve & Robin Page. How to Clean a Hippopotamus: A Look at Unusual Animal Partnerships. illus. by author. Houghton Harcourt. RTE $16. ISBN 978-0-547-24515-7. MONTGOMERY, Sy. Kakapo Rescue: Saving the World’s Strangest Parrot. photos by Nic Bishop. Houghton Harcourt. RTE $18. ISBN 978-0-618-49417-0. NOVESKY, Amy. Me, Frida. illus. by David Diaz. Abrams. RTE $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-8969-6. O’CONNOR, Barbara. The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-374-36850-0. RACZKA, Bob. Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys. illus. by Peter H. Reynolds. Houghton Harcourt. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-24003-9. RAMSEY, Calvin Alexander. Ruth and the Green Book. with Gwen Strauss. illus. by Floyd Cooper. Carolrhoda. RTE $16.95. ISBN 978-0-7613-5255-6; ebook $9.53. ISBN 978-0-7613-6218-0. RHODES, Jewell Parker. Ninth Ward. Little, Brown. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-316-04307-6. SCHLITZ, Laura Amy. The Night Fairy. illus. by Angela Barrett. Candlewick. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-3674-6. STAMATY, Mark Alan. Shake, Rattle & Turn That Noise Down!: How Elvis Shook Up Music, Me and Mom. illus. by author. Knopf. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-84685-4; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-375-94685-1. TELGEMEIER, Raina. Smile. illus. by author. Scholastic/Graphix. Tr $21.99. ISBN 978-0-545-13205-3; pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-545-13206-0. TINGLE, Tim. Saltypie: A Choctaw Journey from Darkness into Light. illus. by Karen Clarkson. Cinco Puntos. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-933693-67-5. WILLIAMS-GARCIA, Rita. One Crazy Summer. HarperCollins/Amistad. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-06-076088-5; PLB $16.89. ISBN 978-0-06-076089-2.

Older Readers

BACIGALUPI, Paolo. Ship Breaker. Little, Brown. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-05621-2. BARTOLETTI, Susan Campbell. They Called Themselves the K.K.K.: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group. Houghton Harcourt. Tr $19. ISBN 978-0-618-44033-7. BONDOUX, Anne-Laure. A Time of Miracles. tr. from French by Y. Maudet. Delacorte. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73922-1; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90777-4; ebook $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89726-9. ENGLE, Margarita. The Firefly Letters: A Suffragette’s Journey to Cuba. Holt. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-9082-6. ERSKINE, Kathryn. Mockingbird. Philomel. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25264-8. FLORES-GALBIS, Enrique. 90 Miles to Havana. Roaring Brook. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-168-3. FREEDMAN, Russell. Lafayette and the American Revolution. Holiday House. Tr $24.95. ISBN 978-0-8234-2182-4. MATTI, Truus. Departure Time. tr. by Nancy Forest-Flier. Namelos. Tr $18.95. ISBN 978-1-60898-087-1; pap. $9.95. ISBN 978-1-60898-009-3. NELSON, S. D. Black Elk’s Vision: A Lakota Story. Abrams. RTE $19.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-8399-1. NERI, G. Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty. illus. by Randy DuBurke. Lee & Low. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-58430-267-4. PREUS, Margi. Heart of a Samurai: Based on the True Story of Nakahama Manjiro. Abrams/Amulet. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-8981-8. REEVE, Philip. Fever Crumb. Scholastic. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-20719-5. RYAN, Pam Muñoz. The Dreamer. illus. by Peter Sís. Scholastic. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-439-26970-4. SIDMAN, Joyce. Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature’s Survivors. illus. by Beckie Prange. Houghton Harcourt. RTE $17. ISBN 978-0-618-71719-4. STOTTS, Stuart. We Shall Overcome: A Song That Changed the World. illus. by Terrance Cummings. Clarion. RTE $18. ISBN 978-0-547-18210-0. TELLER, Janne. Nothing. tr. from Danish by Martin Aitken. S & S/Atheneum. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-8579-2. VANDERPOOL, Clare. Moon Over Manifest. Delacorte. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73883-5; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90750-7; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89616-3. WILES, Deborah. Countdown. Bk. 1. (The Sixties Trilogy). Scholastic. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-10605-4.

All Ages

COOPER, Elisha. Farm. illus. by author. Scholastic/Orchard. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-07075-1. JENKINS, Steve. Bones: Skeletons and How They Work. illus. by author. Scholastic. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-545-04651-0. LEE, Suzy. Shadow. illus. by author. Chronicle. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-8118-7280-5. SHIGA, Jason. Meanwhile. illus. by author. Abrams/Amulet. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-8423-3. SIDMAN, Joyce. Dark Emperor & Other Poems of the Night. illus. by Rick Allen. Houghton Harcourt. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-547-15228-8. SINGER, Marilyn. Mirror Mirror: A Book of Reversible Verse. illus. by Josée Masse. Dutton. RTE $16.99. ISBN 978-0-525-47901-7.

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YALSA 2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults

(Items highlighted in blue represent the top ten picks in the category)

ALONZO, Sandra. Riding Invisible.illus. by Nathan Huang. Disney/Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-1898-5. ANDERSON, Laurie Halse. Forge. S & S/Atheneum. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-6144-4. AVASTHI, Swati. Split. Knopf/Borzoi. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86340-0; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96340-7. AYARBE, Heidi. Compromised. HarperTeen. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-172849-5. BACIGALUPI, Paolo. Ship Breaker. Little, Brown. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-05621-2. BLACK, Holly. White Cat. Bk. 1. (The Curse Workers Series). S & S/Margaret K. McElderry Bks. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-6396-7. BOW, Erin. Plain Kate. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-16664-5. BOYCE, Frank Cottrell. Cosmic. HarperCollins/Walden Pond. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-183683-1; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-183686-2. BOYD, Maria. Will. Knopf/Borzoi. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86209-0; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96209-7. BRANDE, Robin. Fat Cat. Knopf. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-84449-2; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-94449-9. BUNCE, Elizabeth C. StarCrossed. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-13605-1. CALAME, Don. Beat the Band. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4633-2. CARBONE, Elisa. Jump. Viking. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-01185-8. CHIMA, Cinda Williams. The Demon King. Hyperion/Disney. RTE $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-1823-7. CHRISTOPHER, Lucy. Stolen. Scholastic/Chicken House. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-17093-2. COHN, Rachel & David Levithan. Dash & Lily’s Book of Dares. Knopf. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86659-3; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96659-0. COMBRES, Élisabeth. Broken Memory: A Novel of Rwanda. tr. by Shelley Tanaka. Groundwood. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-0-88899-892-7. CONDIE, Ally. Matched. Dutton. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-525-42364-5. CROWLEY, Cath. A Little Wanting Song. Knopf/Borzoi. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86096-6; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96096-3. DASHNER, James. The Maze Runner. Delacorte. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73794-4; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90702-6. DAVID, Keren. When I Was Joe. Frances Lincoln. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-84780-100-5. DE GOLDI, Kate. The 10 p.m. Question. Candlewick. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4939-5. DE VIGAN, Delphine. No and Me. tr. from French by George Miller. Bloomsbury. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-5990-479-5. DE GRAMONT, Nina. Every Little Thing in the World. S & S/Atheneum. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-8013-1. DERTING, Kimberly. The Body Finder. HarperCollins. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-177981-7. DIAMAND, Emily. Raiders’ Ransom. Scholastic/Chicken House. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-14297-7. DONNELLY, Jennifer. Revolution. Delacorte. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73763-0; PLB $21.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90678-4. EDWARDSON, Debby Dahl. Blessing’s Bead. Farrar/Melanie Kroupa Bks. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-374-30805-6. ERSKINE, Kathryn. Mockingbird. Philomel. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25264-8. FISHER, Catherine. Incarceron. Dial. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-8037-3396-1. FLOOD, Nancy Bo. Warriors in the Crossfire. Front St. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-59078-661-1. FUNKE, Cornelia. Reckless. tr. by Oliver Latsch. illus. by author. Little, Brown. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-0-316-05609-0. GEORGE, Jessica Day. Princess of Glass. Bloomsbury. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59990-478-8. GLEITZMAN, Morris. Once. Holt. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-9026-0. GONZALEZ, Christina Diaz. The Red Umbrella. Knopf/Borzoi. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86190-1; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96190-8. GOTO, Hiromi. Half World. illus. by Jillian Tamaki. Viking. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-670-01220-6. GRAY, Keith. Ostrich Boys. Random. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-375-85843-7; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-375-95843-4. GREEN, John & David Levithan. Will Grayson, Will Grayson. Dutton. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-525-42158-0. HEALEY, Karen. Guardian of the Dead. Little, Brown. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-04430-1. HENRY, April. Girl, Stolen. Holt/Christy Ottaviano Bks. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-9005-5. HOFFMAN, Alice. Green Witch. Scholastic. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-14195-6. HOLT, Kimberly Willis. The Water Seeker. Holt/Christy Ottaviano Bks. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-8020-9. KELLY, Tara. Harmonic Feedback. Holt. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-9010-9. KEPHART, Beth. The Heart Is Not a Size. HarperCollins/HarperTeen. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-147048-6. KING, A. S. Please Ignore Vera Dietz. Knopf. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-86586-2; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-96586-9; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89617-0. KOERTGE, Ron. Shakespeare Makes the Playoffs. Candlewick. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4435-2. LOCKHART, E. Real Live Boyfriends: Yes, Boyfriends, Plural, If My Life Wasn’t Complicated I Wouldn’t Be Ruby Oliver. Delacorte. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73428-8. LYNCH, Chris. Hothouse. HarperTeen. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-167379-5. MABERRY, Jonathan. Rot & Ruin. S & S. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0232-4; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4424-0234-8. MARCHETTA, Melina. Finnikin of the Rock. Candlewick. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4361-4. MATSON, Morgan. Amy & Roger’s Epic Detour. S & S. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-9065-9. MCBRIDE, Lish. Hold Me Closer, Necromancer. Holt. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-9098-7. MCCAUGHREAN, Geraldine. The Death-Defying Pepper Roux. HarperCollins. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-183665-7; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-183666-4. MCMULLAN, Margaret. Sources of Light. Houghton Harcourt. Tr $15. ISBN 978-0-547-07659-1. MILFORD, Kate. The Boneshaker. illus. by Andrea Offermann. Clarion. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-547-24187-6. MILLARD, Glenda. A Small Free Kiss in the Dark. Holiday House. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8234-2264-7. MULLIGAN, Andy. Trash. Random/David Fickling Bks. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-385-75214-5; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-385-75215-2. MYERS, Walter Dean. Lockdown. HarperCollins/Amistad. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-121480-6; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-121481-3. NELSON, Jandy. The Sky Is Everywhere. Dial. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-8037-3495-1. NOLAN, Han. Crazy. Houghton Harcourt. Tr $17. ISBN 978-0-15-205109-9. O’BRIEN, Caragh M. Birthmarked. Roaring Brook. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-569-8. OLIVER, Lauren. Before I Fall. HarperTeen. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-06-172680-4. OPPEL, Kenneth. Half Brother. Scholastic. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-22925-8. PAULSEN, Gary. Woods Runner. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73884-2; PLB $18.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90751-4. PERKINS, Lynne Rae. As Easy as Falling off the Face of the Earth. illus. by author. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-187090-3; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-187091-0. PERKINS, Mitali. Bamboo People. Charlesbridge. Tr $16.95. ISBN 978-1-58089-328-2. QUICK, Matthew. Sorta Like a Rock Star. Little, Brown. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-316-04352-6. REEVE, Philip. Fever Crumb. Scholastic. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-20719-5. REINHARDT, Dana. The Things a Brother Knows. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-84455-3; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-94455-0; ebook $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-89762-7. RICHARDS, Jame. Three Rivers Rising: A Novel of the Johnstown Flood. Knopf/Borzoi. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-375-85885-7; PLB $19.99. ISBN 978-0-375-95885-4. ROY, Jennifer. Mindblind. Marshall Cavendish. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7614-5716-9. SACHAR, Louis. The Cardturner: A Novel About a King, a Queen, and a Joker. Delacorte. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73662-6; PLB $20.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90619-7. SÁENZ, Benjamin Alire. Last Night I Sang to the Monster. Cinco Puntos. Tr $19.95. ISBN 978-1-933693-58-3. SEDGWICK, Marcus. Revolver. Roaring Brook. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-592-6. SHIMKO, Bonnie. The Private Thoughts of Amelia E. Rye. Farrar. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-374-36131-0. SHINN, Sharon. Gateway. Viking. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-670-01178-0. SHULMAN, Mark. Scrawl. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-417-2. SHULMAN, Polly. The Grimm Legacy. Putnam. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-399-25096-5. SLADE, Arthur. The Hunchback Assignments. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $15.99. ISBN 978-0-385-73784-5; PLB $18.99. ISBN 978-0-385-90694-4. SMITH, Andrew. The Marbury Lens. Feiwel & Friends. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-312-61342-6. SONNENBLICK, Jordan. After Ever After. Scholastic. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-439-83706-4. STANDIFORD, Natalie. Confessions of the Sullivan Sisters. Scholastic. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-10710-5. STORK, Francisco X. The Last Summer of the Death Warriors. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-15133-7. STRATTON, Allan. Borderline. HarperTeen. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-145111-9; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-145112-6. STUBER, Barbara. Crossing the Tracks. S & S/Margaret K. McElderry Bks. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-9703-0. SUMMERS, Courtney. Some Girls Are. St. Martin’s/Griffin. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-0-312-57380-5. SUPPLEE, Suzanne. Somebody Everybody Listens To. Dutton. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-525-42242-6. TELLER, Janne. Nothing. tr. from Danish by Martin Aitken. S & S/Atheneum. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-8579-2. TOMLINSON, Heather. Toads and Diamonds. Holt. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-8050-8968-4. TURNER, Megan Whalen. A Conspiracy of Kings. HarperCollins/Greenwillow. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-0-06-187093-4; PLB $17.89. ISBN 978-0-06-187094-1. VIVIAN, Siobhan. Not That Kind of Girl. Scholastic/PUSH. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-16915-8. WARD, Rachel. Numbers. Scholastic/Chicken House. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-545-14299-1. WESSELHOEFT, Conrad. Adios, Nirvana. Houghton Harcourt. Tr $16. ISBN 978-0-547-36895-5. WHITNEY, Daisy. The Mockingbirds. Little, Brown. Tr $16.99. ISBBN 978-0-316-09053-7. WILLIAMS, Carol Lynch. Glimpse. S & S/Paula Wiseman Bks. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-9730-6. WILLIAMS, Gabrielle. Beatle Meets Destiny. Marshall Cavendish. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-7614-5723-7. YANCEY, Rick. The Curse of the Wendigo. Bk. 2. (Monstrumologist Series). S & S. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-8450-4; ebook $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-8973-8. YOVANOFF, Brenna. The Replacement. Penguin/Razorbill. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-59514-337-2. ZAFÓN, Carlos Ruiz. The Prince of Mist. tr. from Spanish by Lucia Graves. Little, Brown. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-0-316-04477-6.

From the YALSA site: "In 2010, YALSA restructured the charge for the Best Books for Young Adults committee and renamed it Best Fiction for Young Adults."

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Great Graphic Novels for Teens

(Items highlighted in blue represent the top ten picks in the category)

Nonfiction

CANADA, Geoffrey. Fist Stick Knife Gun: A Personal History of Violence. illus. by Jamar Nicholas. Beacon. pap. $14. ISBN 978-080704449-0. DEMBICKI, Matt, ed. Trickster: Native American Tales: A Graphic Collection. Fulcrum. pap. $22.95. ISBN 978-1-55591-724-1. HINDS, Gareth. The Odyssey. illus. by author. Candlewick. RTE $24.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4266-2; pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4268-6. MUCCI, Tim, adapt. The Odyssey. Bk. 3. illus. by Ben Caldwell & Rick Lacy. (All-Actions Classics Series). Sterling. pap. $7.95. ISBN 978-1-4027-3155-6. NERI, G. Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty. illus. by Randy DuBurke. Lee & Low. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-58430-267-4. O’CONNOR, George. Zeus: King of the Gods. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second/A Neal Porter Bk. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-625-1; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-56943-431-8. TELGEMEIER, Raina. Smile. illus. by author. Scholastic/Graphix. Tr $21.99. ISBN 978-0-545-13205-3; pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-545-13206-0.

Fiction

ADACHI, Mitsuru. Cross Game. Vol. 1. illus. by author. Viz Media. pap. $19.99. ISBN 9781421537580. ANDO, Natsumi. Arisa. Vol. 1. illus. by author. Del Rey. pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-345-52241-2. ARISTOPHANE, The Zabime Sisters. tr. from French by Matt Madden. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-638-1. ARNOLD, JD. BB Wolf and the Three LPs. illus. by Richard Koslowski. Top Shelf Productions. Tr $12.95. ISBN 978-1-60309-029-2. CAREY, Mike. The Unwritten: Tommy Taylor and the Bogus Identity. Vol. 1. illus. by Peter Gross. Vertigo. pap. $9.99. ISBN 9781401225650. CHURCHLAND, Marian. Beast. illus. by author. Image Comics. pap. $15.99. ISBN 9781607061472. DAYTON, Brandon. Green Monk. Self-published. $4.99. ISBN 9780615382838. DEFILIPPIS, Nunzio & Christina Weir. Destiny’s Hand: Ultimate Pirate Collection. illus. by Mel Calingo. Seven Seas Entertainment. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-1-934876-73-2. DEUTSCH, Barry. Hereville: How Mirka Got Her Sword. illus. by author. Abrams/Amulet. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-8422-6. DORKIN, Evan. Beasts of Burden: Animal Rites. illus. by Jill Thompson. Dark Horse. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-59582-513-1. DOYLE, Arthur Conan. A Study in Scarlet: A Sherlock Holmes Graphic Novel. adapt. by Ian Edginton. illus. by I.N.J. Culbard. Sterling. pap. $14.95. ISBN 9781402770821. DUNNING, John Harris. Salem Brownstone: All Along the Watchtowers. illus. by Nikhil Singh. Candlewick. Tr $18.99. ISBN 978-0-7636-4735-3. FAWKES, Ray. Possessions: Unclean Getaway. Bk. 1. illus. by author. Oni Pr. pap. $5.99. ISBN 978-1-934964-36-1. GROENIG, Matt. The Simpsons Futurama Crossover Crisis. illus. by author. Abrams ComicArts. Tr $24.95. ISBN 9780810988378. HALE, Shannon & Dean Hale. Calamity Jack. illus. by Nathan Hale. Bloomsbury. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-59990-076-6; pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-1-59990-373-6. HESTER, Phil. The Anchor: Five Furies. Vol. 1. illus. by Brian Churilla. Boom! Studios. pap. $9.99. ISBN 9781608860203. HIGSON, Charlie & Kev Walker. SilverFin: The Graphic Novel. Disney/Hyperion. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-3022-2. ISAKA, Kotaro. Maoh: Juvenile Remix. Vol. 1.illus. by Megumi Osuga. Viz Media. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4215-3428-2. IWAOKA, Hisae. Saturn Apartments. Vol. 1. illus. by author. Viz Media. pap. $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4215-3364-3. JABLONSKI, Carla. Resistance. Bk. 1.illus. by Leland Purvis. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-291-8. KELLY, Joe. Four Eyes. Vol. 1. illus. by Max Fiumara. Image Comics. pap. $9.99. ISBN 9781607062929. KIM, Susan & Laurence Klaven. Brain Camp. illus. by Faith Erin Hicks. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-366-3. KITOH, Mohiro. Bokurano: Ours. Vol. 1. tr. from Japanese by Camellia Nieh. illus. by author. Viz Media. pap. $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4215-3361-2. LARSON, Hope. Mercury. illus. by author. S & S/Atheneum. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-3588-9. LAYMAN, John. Chew: Taster’s Choice. Vol. 1. illus. by Rob Guillory. Image Comics. pap. $9.99. ISBN 9781607061595. LEMIRE, Jeff. Sweet Tooth: Out of the Deep Woods. Vol. 1. illus. by author. Vertigo. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-2696-1. LEONE, Christopher & Laura Harkcom. We Kill Monsters. illus. by Brian Churilla. Red 5 Comics. pap. $14.95. ISBN 9780980930276. MCCREERY, Conor & Anthony Del Col. Kill Shakespeare. Vol. 1. illus. by Andy Belanger. IDW Publishing. pap. $19.99. ISBN 9781600107818. MIDORIKAWA, Yuki. Natsume’s Book of Friends. adapt. & tr. from Japanese by Lillian Olsen. illus. by author. Viz Media. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4215-3243-1. MIGNOLA, Mike. The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects. illus. by author. Dark Horse. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-59582-501-8. MILLAR, Mark. Wolverine: Old Man Logan. illus. by Steve McNiven. Marvel Comics. pap. $29.99. ISBN 9780785131724. NIHEI, Tsutomu. Biomega. Vol. 1. illus. by author. Viz Media. pap. $12.99. ISBN 9781421531847. ONO, Natsume. House of Five Leaves. Vol. 1. illus. by author. Viz Media. pap. $12.99. ISBN 9781421532103. ONO, Natsume. Not Simple. illus. by author. Viz Media. pap. $14.99. ISBN 9781421532202. RAICHT, Mike & Brian Smith. The Dark. Bk. 1. illus. by Charles Paul Wilson III. (The Stuff of Legend Series). Villard. pap. $13. ISBN 978-0-345-52100-2. RENIER, Aaron. The Unsinkable Walker Bean. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $13.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-453-0. RUCKA, Greg Batwoman: Elegy. illus. by J.H. Williams. DC Comics. Tr $24.99. ISBN 9781401226923. SHIGA, Jason. Meanwhile. illus. by author. Abrams/Amulet. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-0-8109-8423-3. STRACZYNSKI, J. Michael. Superman: Earth One. illus. by Shane Davis. DC Comics. Tr $19.99. ISBN 9781401224684. STROUD, Jonathan, adapt. The Amulet of Samarkand. Bk. 1 Andrew Donkin, adapts. illus. by Lee Sullivan & Nicholas Chapuis. (Bartimaeus Series). Hyperion/Disney. RTE $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-1146-7; pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-1147-4. SUEKANE, Kumiko. Afterschool Charisma. Vol. 1. illus. by author. Viz Media. pap. $12.99. 9781421533971. TADA, Kaoru. Itazura na Kiss. Vol. 1. illus. by author. Digital Manga. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-56970-131-7. TADANO, Nobuaki. 7 Billion Needles. Vol. 1. illus. by author. Vertical. pap. $10.95. ISBN 978-1-934287-87-3. TALBOT, Bryan. Grandville. illus. by author. Dark Horse. Tr $17.99. ISBN 978-1-59582-397-7. TAYLOR, Sarah Stewart. Amelia Earhart: This Broad Ocean. illus. by Ben Towle. Hyperion/Disney. RTE $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4231-1337-9. TENNAPEL, Doug. Ghostopolis. illus. by author. Scholastic/Graphix. Tr $24.99. ISBN 978-0-545-21027-0; pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-0-545-21028-7. TOBOSO, Yana. Black Butler. Vol. 1. illus. by author. Yen Pr. pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-316-08084-2. TORRES, J. Lola: A Ghost Story. illus. by Elbert Or. Oni. 2009. Tr $14.95. ISBN 978-1-934964-33-0. WEING, Drew. Set to Sea. Fantagraphics. Tr $16. ISBN 978-1606993682. WHITE, Tracy. How I Made It to Eighteen: A Mostly True Story. illus. by author. Roaring Brook. Tr $16.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-454-7. YAGINUMA, Kou. Twin Spica. Vol. 1.illus. by author. Vertical. pap. $10.95. ISBN 978-1-934287-84-2. YANG, Gene Luen. Prime Baby. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-650-3; pap. $6.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-612-1. YOLEN, Jane. Foiled. illus. by Mike Cavallaro. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $15.99. ISBN 978-1-59643-279-6. YUMI, Kiiro. Library Wars: Love & War. Vol. 1. tr. from Japanese by Kinami Watabe. illus. by author. Viz Media. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4215-3488-6. YUN, JiUn. Time and Again. Vol. 1. 2009. ISBN 978-0-7595-3058-4. _____. Time and Again. Vol. 2. ISBN 978-0-7595-3059-1. ea vol: illus. by author. Yen Pr. pap. $10.99.

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