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Fantasy

BREADCRUMBS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Ursu
Author's First Name: 
Anne
Illustrator's First Name: 
Erin
Illustrator's Last Name: 
McGuire
Publisher: 
Walden
Publication Date: 
2011

A WEB OF AIR

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Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Reeve
Author's First Name: 
Philip
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2011

EVERYBODY SEES THE ANTS

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Author's Last Name: 
King
Author's First Name: 
A.S.
Publisher: 
Little, Brown
Publication Date: 
2011

LIESL & PO

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Author's Last Name: 
Oliver
Author's First Name: 
Lauren
Illustrator's First Name: 
Kai
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Acedera
Publisher: 
Harper
Publication Date: 
October 4, 2011

DAUGHTER OF SMOKE AND BONE

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Author's Last Name: 
Taylor
Author's First Name: 
Laini
Publisher: 
Little, Brown
Publication Date: 
2011

Season of Secrets

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Author's Last Name: 
NIchols
Author's First Name: 
Sally
Publisher: 
Arthur A. Levine
Publication Date: 
2011
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 
Molly and her sister Hannah are reluctantly living with their Grandparents after the sudden death of their mother because their father is unable to care for them. Molly encounters the Green man, the god of spring, who becomes her object of care and concern and as she deals with her loneliness, her sister’s anger and her father’s “inability to cope”.

Horton Haflpott or The Fiendish Mystery of Smugwick Manor or The Loosening of M'Lady Luggertuck's Corset

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Author's Last Name: 
Angelberger
Author's First Name: 
Tom
Publisher: 
Abrams
Publication Month: 
May
Publication Date: 
2011
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 
The omniscient narrator clues us in to what will happen as well as reminding us of other publications that could give us additional background as he tells the story of a poor boy who triumphs over the hard heartedness of his ultimate superiors (the lady and son of the manor) as well as some of his fellow servants. There is wry humor that adds a level of sophistication to the story.

PLAIN KATE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bow
Author's First Name: 
Erin
Publisher: 
Arthur A. Levine
Publication Date: 
2010

Fearful and superstitious townsfolk drive orphaned Kate from her home. Alone except for Taggle, her cat, she joins the Roamers in a desperate quest to reclaim her shadow, having traded it to the dangerous witch, Linay, in exchange for the unspoken desire of her heart.

THE NEW POLICEMAN

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Thompson
Author's First Name: 
Kate
Publisher: 
Greenwillow
Publication Date: 
2007

What J. J.'s mother wants for her birthday is more time, so he sets off to the enchanted land of Tir na n'Og to find her present.  Faerie lore and Irish fiddle tunes add mystery to the clever plot.

THE ARRIVAL

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Tan
Author's First Name: 
Shaun
Publisher: 
Arthur A. Levine
Publication Date: 
2007

This wordless graphic novel hauntingly portrays the universality of the immigrant experience as an unnamed man journeys to an unknown land.  Surreal sepia-toned images full of imagination and mystery form a visual tone poem inviting multiple interpretations.

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