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Book Sense Children's Pick

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Mr. Gumpy's Outing

John Burningham; Illustrated by the Author Henry Holt and Co.

It's a pleasant day, so Mr. Gumpy decides to go for a boat ride. Each barnyard animal begs to join him, and Mr. Gumpy agrees-as long as each behaves! Two...

American Library Association Notable Children's Books
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New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Books of the Year
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Parents' Choice Award Winner
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year

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Clown

Written and illustrated by Quentin Blake Henry Holt and Co.

"This story in mime unfolds with lots of action and quiet charm. The deft line drawings, tinted with watercolor washes, indicate character traits and emotions...

New York Times Book Review Best Illustrated Books of the Year
Book Sense Children's Pick
NCSS-CBC Notable Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books Blue Ribbon Award
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The Floating Island

The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme (#1 of 5)

Elizabeth Haydon Starscape

Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme—known as Ven—is the youngest son of a long line of famous shipwrights. He dreams not of building ships, but of sailing them to...

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The Thief Queen's Daughter

The Lost Journals of Ven Polypheme (#2 of 5)

Elizabeth Haydon Starscape

On his first day on the job as Royal Reporter of the land of Serendair, Charles Magnus Ven Polypheme—known as Ven—is sent by King Vandemere on a secret mission...

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True Talents

David Lubar Starscape

It’s been over a year since fourteen-year-old Eddie “Trash” Thalmeyer and his friends from Edgeview Alternative School found out about their special hidden...

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Max's Words

Kate Banks; Pictures by Boris Kulikov Frances Foster Books

Max’s brothers have grand collections that everyone makes a big fuss over. Benjamin collects stamps and Karl collects coins, and neither one will share with...

NCTE Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Book Sense Children's Pick
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Alabama Children's Choice Book Award Master List
Arizona Grand Canyon Young Readers Master List
Delaware Blue Hen Book Master List
Florida Reading Association Children’s Book Award Master List
Georgia Children’s Book Award Master List (University of GA)
Illinois Monarch Award: K-3 Children's Choice Award Master List
Kentucky Blue Grass Award Master List
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Adèle & Simon

Barbara McClintock Frances Foster Books

When Simon’s older sister, Adèle, picks him up from school, he has his hat and gloves and scarf and sweater, his coat and knapsack and books and crayons, and a...

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Child Magazine Best Books of the Year
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Parenting Magazine, Best Children’s Award
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Book Sense Children's Pick
Children's Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, New York Public Library
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South Dakota Prairie Bud Award Master List
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Hurt Go Happy

Ginny Rorby Starscape

Thirteen-year-old Joey Willis is used to being left out of conversations. Though she’s been deaf since the age of six, Joey’s mother has never allowed her to...

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KLIATT Editor's Choice Best of the Year
Florida Sunshine State Young Readers Award Master List

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The Night of the Burning

Devorah's Story

Linda Press Wulf Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Devorah’s world is shattered by the tragedies of post–Great War Europe: gas poisoning, famine, typhoid, and influenza. Then comes the Night of the Burning,...

Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
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Children's Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing, New York Public Library
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Underground

Jean Ferris Farrar, Straus and Giroux

In 1839, visitors from miles around come to Kentucky to tour Mammoth Cave. But sixteen-year-old Charlotte, the maid at Mammoth Cave Hotel, doesn’t understand...

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The Ice Dragon

George R. R. Martin Starscape

The ice dragon was a creature of legend and fear, for no man had ever tamed one. When it flew overhead, it left in its wake desolate cold and frozen land. But...

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At Gleason's Gym

Written and illustrated by Ted Lewin A Neal Porter Book

A KNOCKOUT OF A BOOK about the world's most famous gym. "At Gleason's Gym the world works out. It's down on the Brooklyn waterfront just a left hook away...

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Long May She Reign

Ellen Emerson White Feiwel & Friends

A riveting, contemporary story that is the author's tour de force!

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Night Boat to Freedom

Margot Theis Raven; Illustrated by E.B. Lewis Square Fish

This compelling story, powerfully and poignantly illustrated, is a memorable celebration of courage, hope, and unselfish love.

IRA Notable Books for a Global Society
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Little Brother

Cory Doctorow Tor Teen

Marcus, a.k.a “w1n5t0n,” is only seventeen years old, but he figures he already knows how the system works–and how to work the system. Smart, fast, and wise to...

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Carpe Diem

Autumn Cornwell Square Fish

In this delightful romantic adventure, a 16-year-old overachiever learns how to seize the day.

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The Black Book of Secrets

F. E. Higgins Square Fish

“I have a dreadful confession . . .” A pawnbroker of secrets and his young assistant hold the key to unlocking the mystery behind a village’s evil tyrant in...

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Alabama Moon

Watt Key Square Fish

After losing his father, a boy has to find a way to survive on his own.

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American Library Association Best Books for Young Adults
ABC E.B. White Read Aloud Award
Bank Street Best Children's Book of the Year
Book Sense Children's Pick
Parents' Choice Award Winner
VOYA Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers
Alabama Children's Choice Book Award Master List
CA Silicon Valley Reads
California Young Reader Medal
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Illinois Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Choice Award Master List
Indiana Young Hoosier Award Master List
Kentucky Blue Grass Award Master List
Maine Student Book Award Master List
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Maser List
Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Award Maser List
Minnesota Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Master List
Missouri Truman Readers Award Master List
Tennessee Intermediate Volunteer State Book Award Master List
Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award Master List

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Bulletin-Center for Children's Books
Horn Book
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Parents' Choice
Publishers Weekly
School Library Journal
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocates)

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