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2012

GRIN AND BEAR IT

Grin and Bear It cover
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Landry
Author's First Name: 
Leo
Illustrator's First Name: 
Landry
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Leo
Publisher: 
Charlesbridge
Publication Date: 
2011

PLEASE IGNORE VERA DIETZ [AUDIOBOOK]

Please Ignore Vera Dietz
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
King
Author's First Name: 
A. S.
Narrator's First Name: 
Lynde
Narrator's Last Name: 
Houck
Publisher: 
Listening Library
Publication Date: 
2011

GOYANGI MEANS CAT

Goyangi Means Cat
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
McDonnell
Author's First Name: 
Christine
Illustrator's First Name: 
Steve
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Johnson
Publisher: 
Viking
Publication Date: 
2011

Collage, muted acrylics, and oil paints create patterns reflecting the Eastern and Western worlds of an adopted Korean child. Bonding with “goyangi,” the cat in her new house, she weeps when it goes missing. Its return helps her accept that both she and Goyangi are home.

AU REVOIR, CRAZY EUROPEAN CHICK

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Schreiber
Author's First Name: 
Joe
Publisher: 
Houghton Mifflin
Publication Date: 
2011

THE RUNNING DREAM [AUDIOBOOK]

Running Dream
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Van Draanen
Author's First Name: 
Wendelin
Publisher: 
Listening Library
Publication Date: 
2011
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

Narrated by Laura Flanagan. This story grabs you from the beginning. Jessica, a track star & junior in high school, wakes up in a hospital where she is recovering from a bus accident in which she lost her leg. Jessica's world is understandably turned upside down; healing - learning to put one foot in front of the other - takes time. The characters are engaging and the pacing of the reading is very well done. Performed by a single reader, it is fully voiced; female voices are very well-done, each one distinct and remains recognizable; male voices are less distinct. The few sound effects, mostly running or walking noises, are well-done. Recommended for grades 7-12. Audio. Rhonda Belyea.

SILHOUETTED BY THE BLUE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Jones
Author's First Name: 
Traci L.
Publisher: 
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Publication Date: 
2011

PAGE BY PAIGE

Page by Paige
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Gulledge
Author's First Name: 
Laura Lee
Publisher: 
Amulet
Publication Month: 
May
Publication Date: 
2011

RED WAGON

Red Wagon
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Liwska
Author's First Name: 
Renata
Publisher: 
Philomel
Publication Date: 
2011

On the way to market for her mother, Lucy imagines her wagon to be a stagecoach, train, circus wagon, and even a spaceship. A straightforward text describes her actual trip while cozy, soft-focus pencil drawings reveal her fantasy.

NOTES FROM THE BLENDER

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Cook
Author's First Name: 
Trish
Second Author's First Name: 
Brendan
Second Author's Last Name: 
Halpin
Publisher: 
Egmont
Publication Date: 
2011

THUNDER OVER KANDAHAR [AUDIOBOOK]

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
McKay
Author's First Name: 
Sharon
Narrator's First Name: 
Mozhan
Narrator's Last Name: 
Marno
Publisher: 
Listening Library
Publication Date: 
2011
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

Marno's beautiful narration of this modern wartime story brings listeners right into Yasmine's and Tamanna's world, celebrating the rugged beauty of the Afghan land and people while in the midst of both UN and Taliban occupation. Ages 14 and Up. - Paula Langsam

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