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2012

THE TROUBLE WITH MAY AMELIA

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Holm
Author's First Name: 
Jennifer L.
Illustrator's First Name: 
Adam
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Gustavson
Publisher: 
Atheneum
Publication Date: 
2011
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

Holm returns to life on a hardscrabble farm in 1900 Washington state in this sequel to the 1999 Newbery Honor title, Our Only May Amelia. The facts of life are not easy, one brother is deaf from a childhood illness, another loses the use of his hand in a logging accident. Holm does not shy away from the reality of the times, but the book is infused with humor and love. Gustavson's drawings at the start of each chapter help bring the time and place to today's young readers. This title stands alone; I have not read the first book but reading these new episodes in the life of the Jackson family has put the 1999 title at the top of my “catch-up” reading list. Ten to Fourteen. Debra Nelson

LOST & FOUND

Picture of a seated lost thing
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Tan
Author's First Name: 
Shaun
Illustrator's First Name: 
Shaun
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Tan
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2011

THE PENDERWICKS AT POINT MOUETTE

Penderwicks in Maine
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Birdsall
Author's First Name: 
Jeanne
Publisher: 
Random House
Publication Date: 
2011
See the annotation under "Audio."

TO TIMBUKTU

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Scieszka
Author's First Name: 
Casey
Illustrator's First Name: 
Steven
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Weinberg
Publisher: 
Roaring Brook
Publication Date: 
2011

DRAWING FROM MEMORY

Drawing from Memory
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Say
Author's First Name: 
Allen
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2011

PERFECT SQUARE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Hall
Author's First Name: 
Michael
Illustrator's First Name: 
Hall
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Michael
Publisher: 
Greenwillow
Publication Date: 
2011

A perfectly happy red square finds new shape and purpose as it is cut, torn, and crumpled, reforming itself each time into something new, beautiful, and even more colorful. The simple text combined with striking illustrations will encourage creative play.
 

GOODNIGHT, GOODNIGHT, CONSTRUCTION SITE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Rinker
Author's First Name: 
Sherri Duskey
Second Author's First Name: 
Tom
Second Author's Last Name: 
Lichtenheld
Publisher: 
Chronicle
Publication Date: 
2011
This rhythmic account of crane truck, cement mixer, dump truck, bulldozer, and excavator bedding down for the night after a hard day of shoveling, lifting, dumping, and puffing, may lure active readers to their own beds.  Vibrant wax-oil pastel colors of bright sunshine evolve to dusk and finally to yawn-inducing night

BEAUTY QUEENS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bray
Author's First Name: 
Libba
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2011

 See the annotation under "Audio."

A NATION'S HOPE: THE STORY OF BOXING LEGEND JOE LOUIS

A Nation's Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
De La Pena
Author's First Name: 
Matt
Illustrator's First Name: 
Kadir
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Nelson
Publisher: 
Dial
Publication Date: 
2011

SHINE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Myracle
Author's First Name: 
Lauren
Publisher: 
Amulet
Publication Month: 
May
Publication Date: 
2011
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