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Fall 2008: September | October | November

September 2008  read this issue

Five questions for two teachers
     • The Lightning Thief, by Rick Riordan, Miramax /Hyperion, 9–12 years.
     • Stone Fox, written by John Gardiner, illustrated by Marcia Sewall, HarperCollins, 9-12 years.
     • Witness, by Karen Hesse, Scholastic, 9–12 years.
     • To Kill a Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, many editions, 12 years and up.
     • Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler’s Shadow, by Susan Campbell Bartoletti, Scholastic, 10–14 years.

Just a few more school books
     • Off to First Grade, written by Louise Borden, illustrated by Joan Rankin, McElderry, 4–6 years.
     • Hamsters, Shells, and Spelling Bees, written by Lee Bennett Hopkins, illustrated by
        Sachiko Yoshikawa, HarperCollins, 5–8 years.
     • Smelly Locker: Silly Dilly School Songs, written by Alan Katz, illustrated by David Catrow,
         McElderry, 7 years and up.
     • My Name Is Yoon and Yoon and the Jade Bracelet, both written by Helen Recorvits,
         illustrated by Gabi Swiatkowska, Farrar, 5–8 years.

Reading road to the White House
     • My Dad, John McCain, written by Meghan McCain, illustrated by Dan Andreasen,
         Aladdin/Simon, 5–8 years.
     • Barack Obama: Son of Promise, Child of Hope, written by Nikki Grimes, illustrated by
         Bryan Collier, Simon, 5–8 years.
     • Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out, compiled by the National Children’s Book and
         Literacy Alliance, Candlewick, 9 years and up.
     • Elizabeth Leads the Way: Elizabeth Cady Stanton and the Right to Vote, by Tanya Lee Stone,
         illustrated by Rebecca Gibbon, Holt, 5–8 years.
     • Madam President, written and illustrated by Lane Smith, Hyperion, 5–8 years.

Books you’ve been waiting for
     • The City of Ember and The Diamond of Darkhold, both by Jeanne DuPrau, Random House,
         9–12 years.
     • The Schwa Was Here and Antsy Does Time, both by Neal Shusterman, Dutton, 10–14 years.
     • Evil Genius and Genius Squad, both by Catherine Jinks, Harcourt, 10–14 years.
     • Shabanu: Daughter of the Wind and Haveli, both by Suzanne Fisher Staples, Laurel Leaf,
         12 years and up.
     • The House of Djinn, by Suzanne Fisher Staples, Farrar, 12 years and up.

Into the fall
     • Autumnblings, written and illustrated by Douglas Florian, Greenwillow, 7–10 years.
     • Leaf Man, written and illustrated by Lois Ehlert, Harcourt, 5–8 years.
     • Step-by-Step Crafts for Fall, by Kathy Ross, Boyds Mills, 5–8 years.
     • Crafts to Make in the Fall, by Kathy Ross, Millbrook, 5–8 years.
     • On Earth, written and illustrated by G. Brian Karas, Putnam, 5–8 years.

From the Editor
     • To Sir, with Love, by E. R. Braithwaite, Jove, 12 years and up.
     • Up the Down Staircase, by Bel Kaufman, Harper Perennial, 12 years and up.
     • Christy, by Catherine Marshall, Avon, 12 years and up.
     • Ramona the Brave, etc., written by Beverly Cleary, illustrated by Tracy Dockray, Harper Trophy,
         7–10 years.
     • Nothing But the Truth: A Documentary Novel, by Avi, Scholastic, 10–14 years.
     • The Cat Ate My Gymsuit, by Paula Danziger, Puffin, 10–14 years.
     • Kids of the Polk Street School series, written by Patricia Reilly Giff, illustrated by Blanche Sims,
         Yearling, 6–9 years.
     • Clementine, The Talented Clementine, and Clementine’s Letter, written by Sara Pennypacker,
         illustrated by Marla Frazee, Hyperion, 6–9 years.

October 2008 read this issue

Five questions for David Macaulay
     • The Way We Work: Getting to Know the Amazing Human Body, written by David Macaulay
         with David Walker, illustrated by David Macaulay, Lorraine/Houghton, 12 years and up.

The body electric
     • Your Skin Holds You In, by Becky Baines, National Geographic, 5–8 years.
     • The Tooth Book: A Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums, by Edward Miller, Holiday, 4–8 years.
     • Sneeze!, written by Alexandra Siy, photographs by Alexandra Siy and Dennis Kunkel,
        Charlesbridge, 7–10 years.
     • Guts: Our Digestive System; The Brain: Our Nervous System; and The Heart: Our
        Circulatory System, by Seymour Simon, HarperCollins, 5–8 years.
     • The Human Body, by Seymour Simon, HarperCollins, 7–10 years.

Elementary spooks
     • Babymouse #9: Monster Mash, written and illustrated by Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm,
        Random, 6–10 years.
     • Something Wickedly Weird #1: The Wooden Mile and Something Wickedly Weird #2:
        The Icy Hand, by Chris Mould, Roaring Brook, 8–12 years.
     • Phenomena: Secrets of the Senses, by Donna Jackson, Little, 8–12 years.
     • The Graveyard Book, written by Neil Gaiman, illustrated by Dave McKean, HarperCollins,
        12 years and up.

Beyond chicklit
     • The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, by E. Lockhart, Hyperion, 12 years and up.
     • Lock and Key, by Sarah Dessen, Viking, 12 years and up.
     • Almost Alice, by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, Atheneum, 12 years and up.

Stories behind the stories
     • Minders of Make-Believe: Idealists, Entrepreneurs, and the Shaping of American Children’s
       Literature, by Leonard Marcus, Houghton, adult.
     • Show & Tell: Exploring the Fine Art of Children’s Book Illustration, by Dilys Evans,
        Chronicle, adult.
     • Knucklehead: Tall Tales & Mostly True Stories About Growing Up Scieszka, by Jon
        Scieszka, Viking, 8 years and up.

November 2008  read this issue

Five questions for Mini Grey
     • Traction Man Meets Turbodog by Mini Grey, Knopf, 5–8 years.

Fair fights
     • Jack Wants a Snack by Pat Schories, Front Street, 2–5 years.
     • Thing-Thing, written by Cary Fagan, illustrated by Nicolas Debon, Tundra, 5–8 years.
     • Dinosaur vs. Bedtime by Bob Shea, Hyperion, 2–5 years.

Larger than life
     • Boys of Steel: The Creators of Superman written by Marc Tyler Nobleman, illustrated by Ross
        MacDonald, Knopf, 7–10 years.
     • Manjiro: The Boy Who Risked His Life for Two Countries by Emily Arnold McCully, Farrar,
        7–10 years.
     • Ida B. Wells: Let the Truth Be Told written by Walter Dean Myers, illustrated by Bonnie Christensen,        Amistad/Harper, 7–10 years.
     • Lang Lang: Playing with Flying Keys, by Lang Lang and Michael French, Delacorte, 10–14 years.

Heroines and anti-heroines
     • Rapunzel’s Revenge written by Shannon Hale and Dean Hale, illustrated by Nathan Hale,
        Bloomsbury, 9–12 years.
     • The Good Neighbors: Kin written by Holly Black, illustrated by Ted Naifeh, Graphix, 14 years and up.
     • Janes in Love written by Cecil Castellucci, illustrated by Jim Rugg, Minx,14 years and up.
     • Skim written by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, Groundwood, 14 years and up.

Town and gown trouble
     • Peeled by Joan Bauer, Putnam, 12 years and up.
     • Getting the Girl: A Guide to Private Investigation, Surveillance and Cookery by Susan Juby,         HarperTeen, 12 years and up.
     • I Put a Spell on You: From the Files of Chrissie Woodward, Spelling Bee Detective by
        Adam Selzer, Delacorte, 10–13 years.

Thirty‑nine shopping days to go
     • Hanukkah Haiku by Harriet Ziefert, illustrated by Karla Gudeon, Kar-Ben, 4–8 years.
     • Merry Christmas, Ollie! by Olivier Dunrea, Houghton, 3–6 years.
     • The Lump of Coal written by Lemony Snicket, illustrated by Brett Helquist, HarperCollins, 7 years
        and up.
     • Drummer Boy by Loren Long, Philomel, 7 years and up.