Best Books of 2009

NLA/NEMA Conference

October 30, 2009

presented by Sally Snyder Nebraska Library Commission

Fiction for Older Teens

Calloway, Cassidy CONFESSIONS OF A FIRST DAUGHTER 214p. HarperCollins 2009 $8.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-06-172439-8

Cashore, Kristin GRACELING 471p. Harcourt 2008 $17.00 ISBN 978-0-15-206396-2; $9.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0- 547258300

Cashore, Kristin FIRE 461p. Dial 2009 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-8037-3461-6

Collins, Suzanne THE HUNGER GAMES 374p. Scholastic 2008 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-439-02348-1

Collins, Suzanne CATCHING FIRE 400p. Scholastic 2009 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-439-02349-8

Crutcher, Chris ANGRY MANAGEMENT 246p. HarperCollins 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-050247-8

Elliott, L. M. A TROUBLED PEACE 270p. HarperCollins 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-074427-4

Smith, Sherri L. FLYGIRL 275p. Putnam c2008 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-399-24709-5 Volponi, Paul RESPONSE 145p. Viking 2009 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-670-06283-6

Non-Fiction for Teens

Deem, James M. BODIES FOM THE ICE: Melting Glaciers and the Recovery of the Past 53p. Houghton Mifflin 2008 $17.00 ISBN 978-0-618-89945-2

Hampton, Wilborn UP CLOSE, BABE RUTH: A Twentieth-Century Life 189p. Viking 2009 $16.99 Ibn 978-0-670-06305-5

Hargrave, John MISCHIEF MAKER’S MANUAL 270p. Grosset & Dunlap 2009 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-448-44982-1

Jackson, Donna M. EXTREME SCIENTISTS: Exploring Nature’s Mysteries from Perilous Places 67p. Houghton Mifflin 2009 $18.00 ISBN 978-0-618-77706-8

Jiménez, Francisco REACHING OUT 194p. Houghton Mifflin 2008 $16.00 ISBN 978-0-618-03851-0

Marrin, Albert YEARS OF DUST: The Story of the Dust Bowl 128p. Dutton 2009 $22.99 ISBN 978-0-525-42077-4

Noyes, Deborah ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE END: Mysterious Death in Fact, Fancy, Folklore and More 136p. Houghton Mifflin 2008 $25.00 ISBN 978-0-618-82362-8

St. George, Judith THE DUEL: The Parallel Lives of Alexander Hamilton & Aaron Burr 97p. Viking 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-670-01124-7

Smithson, Ryan GHOSTS OF WAR: The True Story of a 19-Year-Old GI 320p. HarperCollins 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-166468-7

Stone, Tanya Lee ALMOST ASTRONAUTS: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream 122p. Candlewick Press 2009 $24.99 ISBN 978-0-7636-3611-1

2 TIME LIVING WONDERS: The Marvels and Mysteries of Life on Earth 122p. Time 2008 $39.93 ISBN 978-0-7613-4229-8

Fiction for Younger Teens

Beil, Michael D. THE RED BLAZER GIRLS 298p. Knopf 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-375-84814-8

Brewer, Heather TENTH GRADE BLEEDS: The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod. Vol. 3 292p. Dutton 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-525-42135-1

Bruchac, Joseph NIGHT WINGS 194p. HarperCollins 2009 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-06-112318-4

Burg, Ann E. ALL THE BROKEN PIECES 219p. Scholastice 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-545-08092-7

Cole, Steve Z. REX 245p. Philomel Books 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-399-25253-2

Delaney, Joseph THE SPOOK’S TALE AND OTHER HORRORS 166p. Greenwillow 2009 $10.99 ISBN 978-0-06-173028-3

Green, Tim BASEBALL GREAT 250p. HarperCollins 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-162686-9

Green, Tim FOOTBALL CHAMP 280p. HarperCollins 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-162689-0

Griffin, Adele V IS FOR… VAMPIRE 115p. Putnam 2009 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-399-25277-8

Hemphill, Helen THE ADVENTUROUS DEEDS OF DEADWOOD JONES 223p. Front Street 2008 $16.95 ISBN 978-1-59078-637-6

Korman, Gordon POP 260p. HarperCollins 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-174228-6

3 Mack, Tracy & Michael Citrin THE MYSTERY OF THE CONJURED MAN 184p. Scholastic 2009 $6.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-439-83667-8

Peck, Richard A SEASON OF GIFTS 164p. Dial 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8037-3082-3

Perez, Marlene DEAD IS A STATE OF MIND 175p. Houghton Mifflin 2009 $7.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-15-206210-1

Perez, Marlene DEAD IS SO LAST YEAR 1192p. Houghton Mifflin 2009 $7.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-15-206216-3

Riordan, Rick THE LAST OLYMPIAN 381p. Disney  Hyperion Books 2009 $17.99 ISBN 978-1- 4231-0147-5

Schreiber, Ellen BLOOD RELATIVES, Vol.1 (Vampire Kisses graphic novel series) Illus. by Rem 98p. HarperTeen 2008 $7.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-06-134081-9

Schreiber, Ellen BLOOD RELATIVES, Vol.2 (Vampire Kisses graphic novel series) Illus. by Rem 165p. HarperTeen 2008 $9.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-06-134082-6

Smith, Jeff ROSE Illus. by Charles Vess 138p. Scholastic 2009 $10.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-545-13543-6

Springer, Nancy THE CASE OF THE CRYPTIC CRINOLINE 160p. Philomel Bks 2009 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-399-24781-1

THE THIRTY-NINE CLUES series:

Lerangis, Peter THE SWORD THIEF (Book 3) 156p. Scholastic 2009 $12.99 ISBN 978-0-545-06043-1

Watson, Jude BEYOND THE GRAVE (Book 4) 190p. Scholastic 2009 $12.99 ISBN 978-0-545-06044-8

Carman, Patrick THE BLACK CIRCLE (Book 5) 168p. Scholastic 2009 $12.99 ISBN 978-0-545-09063-6

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Waldorf, Mary THE GOLD RUSH KID 232p. Clarion Books 2008 $16.00 ISBN 978-0-618-97730-7

Fiction for Grades 2-5 (or so)

Adler, David A. CAM JANSEN AND THE SPORTS DAY MYSTERIES Illus. by Joy Allen 118p. Viking 2009 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-670-01163-6

Berlin, Eric THE POTATO CHIP PUZZLES (The Puzzling World of Winston Breen, Bk 2) 215p. Putnam 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-399-25198-6

Boniface, William THE GREAT POWERS OUTAGE 342p. HarperCollins 2008 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-077470-7

Clements, Andrew LOST AND FOUND 176p. Atheneum 2008 $16.99 ISBN 978-1-41690985-9

Corbett, Sue THE LAST NEWSPAPER BOY IN AMERICA 199p. Dutton 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-525-42205-1

Creech, Sharon UNFINISHED ANGEL 164p. HarperCollins 2009 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-06-143095-4

Davis, Tony ROLAND WRIGHT, FUTURE KNIGHT Illus. by Gregory Rogers 126p. Delacorte Press 2009 $12.99 ISBN 978-0-385-73800-2 (I read an Advanced Readers Copy, price, etc. can change, on sale Sept. 8, 2009)

English, Karen NIKI & DEJA: BIRTHDAY BLUES Illus by Laura Freeman 92p. Clarion Bks 2009 $15.00 ISBN 978-0-618-97787-1

George, Jean Craighead THE CATS OF ROXVILLE STATION Illus. by Tom Pohrt 163p. Dutton 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-525-42140-5

Grimes, Nikki MAKE WAY FOR DYAMONDE DANIEL Illus. by Gregory Christie Putnam 2009 $10.99 ISBN 978-0-399-251757

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Gutman, Dan RAY & ME (A Baseball Card Adventure) 162p. HarperCollins 2009 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-06-123481-1

Hannigan, Katherine EMMALINE AND THE BUNNY 95p. Greenwillow 2009 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-06-162654-8

Harper, Jessica UNDERPANTS ON MY HEAD (Uh-oh, Cleo #2) Illus. by Jon Berkeley 60p. Putnam 2009 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-399-24672-2

Jennings, Patrick WE CAN’T ALL BE RATTLESNAKES 121p. HarperCollins 2009 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-06-082114-2

Kerrin, Jessica Scott MARTIN BRIDGE ONWARDS AND UPWARDS! Illus. by Joseph Kelly 107p. Kids Can Press 2009 $16.95 ISBN 978-1-55453-160-8

Klise, Kate & M. Sarah Klise DYING TO MEET YOU illus. by M. Sarah Klise 155p. Harcourt 2009 $15.00 ISBN 978-0-15-205727-5

Korman, Gordon ZOOBREAK 230p. Scholastic 2009 $8.99 ISBN 978-0-545-20027-1; $16.99 ISBN 978-0-545-12499-9

LaFevers, R L. THEODOSIA AND THE STAFF OF OSIRIS 387p. Houghton Mifflin 2008 $16.00 ISBN 978-0-618-92764-7

Lowry, Lois GOONEY BIRD IS SO ABSURD Illus. by Middy Thomas 105p. Houghton Mifflin 2009 $15.00 ISBN 978-0-547-11967-0

Markey, Kevin SLUMPBUSTER Illus. by Royce Fitzgerald 181p. HarperCollins 2009 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-06-115218-4

McKissack, Patricia C. THE HOME-RUN KING Illus. by Gordon C. James 92p. Viking 2008 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-670-01085-1

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds EATING ENCHILADAS Illus. by Marcy Ramsey 71p. Marshall Cavendish 2008 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-7614-5300-0

6 Nolan, Lucy BAD TO THE BONE (Down Girl & Sit, #3) Illus. by Mike Reed 49p. Marshall Cavendish 2008 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-7614-5439-7

Oliver, Lin ATTACK OF THE GROWLING EYEBALLS Illus. by Stephen Gilpin 147p. Simon & Schuster 2008 $14.99 ISBN 978-1-4169-0951-4

Riddell, Chris OTTOLINE GOES TO SCHOOL 170p. HarperCollins 2009 $10.99 ISBN 978-0-06-144900-0

Roy, James MAX QUIGLEY: Technically Not a Bully 202p. Houghton Mifflin 2009 $12.95 ISBN 978-0-547-15263-9

Runton, Andy OWLY: Tiny Tales 172p. Top Shelf 2003-2008 $10.00 (pbk) ISBN 978-1-60309-019-3

Service, Pamela F. MY COUSIN, THE ALIEN Illus. by Mike Gorman 155p. Carolrhoda 2008 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8225-7627-3

Shioya, Hitoshi DINOSAUR HOUR Vol. 1 200p. VIZ Media 2009 $7.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-1421526485

Soo, Kean JELLABY: Monster In The City 172p. Hyperion 2009 $18.99 (PLB) ISBN 978-1-43959088-1; $9.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-1-4231- 0565-7

Steinberg, D. J. GAME ON! (The Adventures of Daniel Boom AKA Loud Boy series, Bk 3) Illus. by Brian Smith unp. Grosset & Dunlap 2009 $5.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-448-44700-1

Warner, Sally EXCELLENT EMMA Illus. by Jamie Harper 130p. Viking 2009 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-670-06310-9

Wells, Rosemary LINCOLN AND HIS BOYS Illus. by P.J. Lynch 93p. Candlewick Press 2009 ISBN 978-0-7636-3723-1

Woodson, Jacqueline PEACE, LOCOMOTION 136p. Putnam 2009 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-399-24655-5

7 Yee, Wong Herbert A BRAND-NEW DAY WITH MOUSE AND MOLE Unp. Houghton Mifflin 2008 $15.00 ISBN 978-0-618-96676-9

Nonfiction for Grades 2-5 (or so)

Aldrin, Buzz LOOK TO THE STARS Illus. by Wendell Minor 40p. Putnam 2009 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-399-24721-7

Arnosky, Jim SLITHER AND CRAWL 32p. Sterling 2009 $14.95 ISBN 978-1-4027-3986-6

de Paola, Tomie FOR THE DURATION (26 Fairmont Avenue, The War Years series) 99p. Putnam 2009 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-399-25209-9

Kroll, Steven BARBARIANS! Illus. by Robert Byrd 48p. Dutton 2009 $18.99 ISBN 978-0-525-47958-1

Kudlinski,Kathleen V. BOY, WERE WE WRONG ABOUT THE SOLAR SYSTEM Illus. by John Rocco unp. Dutton 2008 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-525-46979-7

Lewis, J. Patrick SPOT THE PLOT: A Riddle Book About Book Riddles Illus. by Lynn Munsinger unp. Chronicle Books 2009 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-8118-4668-4

Loewen, Nancy JUST THE FACTS: Writing Your Own Research Report Illus. by Dawn Beacon 32p. Picture Window Bks 2010 $23.99 (school/library $17.99) ISBN 978-1-4048-5519-9

MacDonald, Fiona (You Wouldn’t Want To) MEET A BODY SNATCHER! Illus. by David Antram 32p. Scholastic 2009 $29.00 ISBN 978-0-531-20822-9

Markle, Sandra INSECTS: Biggest! Littlest! Photos by Dr. Simon Pollard 32p. Boyds Mills Press 2009 $16.95 ISBN 978-1-59078-512-6

Mortenson, Greg and David Oliver Relin THREE CUPS OF TEA (Young Readers Edition) 155p. Dial 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8037-3392-3

8 Parker, Nancy Winslow ORGANS!: How They Work, Fall Apart, and Can Be Replaced (Gasp!) 48p. HarperCollins 2009 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-688-15105-8

Smith, David J. IF AMERICA WERE A VILLAGE: A Book About the People of the United States Illus. by Shelagh Armstrong 32p. Kids Can Press 2009 $18.95 ISBN 978-1-55453-344-2

Taylor-Butler, Christine SACRED MOUNTAIN EVEREST 48p. Lee & Low Books 2009 $19.95 ISBN 978-1-60060-255-9

Thomas, Lynn 100% PURE FAKE 48p. Kids Can Press 2009 $16.95 ISBN 978-1-55453-290-2

Picture Books

Cutbill, Andy THE COW THAT WAS THE BEST MOO-THER Illus. by Russell Ayto unp. HarperCollins 2009 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-06-166472-4

de Paola, Tomie STREGA NONA’S HARVEST unp. Putnam 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-399-25291-4

Dickinson, Rebecca OVER IN THE HOLLOW Ills. By S. Britt unp. Chronicle Books 2009 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-8118-5035-3

Fucile, Tony LET’S DO NOTHING! Unp. Candlewick Press 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-7636-3440-7

Harrington, Janice N. ROBERTO WALKS HOME Illus. by Jody Wheeler Viking 2008 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-670-06316-1

Isadora, Rachel HANSEL AND GRETEL Unp. Putnam 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-399-25028-6

Isadora, Rachel RAPUNZEL Unp. Putnam 2008 $16.00 ISBN 978-0-399-24772-9

Isadora, Rachel THE UGLY DUCKLING Unp. Putnam 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-399-25029-3

9 Issa, Kai Jackson HOWARD THURMANS’ GREAT HOPE Illus. by Arthur L. Dawson unp. Lee & Low 2008 $17.95 ISBN 978-1-60060-249-8

Kellogg, Steven THE PIED PIPER’S MAGIC Unp. Dial 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8037-2818-9

Khan, Hena NIGHT OF THE MOON: A Muslim Holiday Story Illus. by Julie Paschkis unp. Chronicle Books 2008 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8118-6062-8

Lies, Brian BATS AT THE LIBRARY Unp. Houghton Mifflin 2008 $16.00 ISBN 978-0-618-99923-1

Mobin-Uddin, Asma A PARTY IN RAMADAN Illus. by Laura Jacobsen unp. Boyds Mills Pr. 2009 $16.95 ISBN 978-1-59078-604-8

Mora, Pat HERE KITTY, KITTY/¡VEN GATITA VEN! Illus. by Maribel Suárez unp. HarperCollins 2008 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-06-085044-9

Mora, Pat WIGGLING POCKETS/LOS BOSILLOS SALTARINES Illus. by Maribel Suárez unp. HarperCollins 2009 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-06-085047-0

Nez, John Abbott CROMWELL DIXON’S SKY-CYCLE Unp. Putnam 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-399-25041-5

Rosenthal, Amy Krouse and Tom Lichtenheld DUCK! RABBIT! Unp. Chronicle Books 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8118-6865-5

Schachner, Judy SKIPPYJON JONES, LOST IN SPICE Unp. Dutton 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-525-47965-9

Scotton, Rob LOVE, SPLAT Unp. HarperCollins 2008 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-083157-8

Scotton, Rob MERRY CHRISTMAS, SPLAT Unp. HarperCollins 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-083160-8

10 Urbanovic, Jackie DUCK AND COVER Unp. HarperCollins 2009 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-06-121444-8

Watt, Melanie SCAREDY SQUIRREL AT NIGHT Unp. Kids Can Press 2009 $16.95 ISBN 978-1-55453-288-9

Beginning Readers

Chaconas, Dori CORK & FUZZ: Finders Keepers Illus. by Lisa McCue 32p. Viking 2009 ISBN 978-0-670-01113-1

Clarke, Ginjer L. BABY ELEPHANT Illus. by Robbin Cuddy 48p. Grosset & Dunlap 2009 $3.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-448-44825-1

Ernst, Lisa Campbell SNOW SURPRISE 20p. Harcourt 2008 $12.95 ISBN 978-0-15-206553-9; 3.95 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-15-206559-1

George, Jean Craighead GOOSE AND DUCK Illus. by Priscilla Lamont 48p. HarperCollins 2008 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-117076-8; $17.89 (PLB) ISBN 978-0-06-117077-5

Hapka, Catherine PONY CRAZY Illus. by Anne Kennedy 32p. HarperCollins 2008 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-125533-5

Hapka, Catherine REALLY RIDING! Illus. by Anne Kennedy 32p. HarperCollins 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-125536-6

Manolis, Kay MONSTER TRUCKS 24p. Scholastic 2008 $20.00 (PLB) ISBN 978-0-531-20464-1

Manolis, Kay POLICE CARS 24p. Scholastic 2008 $20.00 (PLB) ISBN 978-0-531-20465-8

McMullan, Kate PEARL AND WAGNER: ONE FUNNY DAY Illus. by R. W. Alley 40p. Dial 2009 $14.99 ISBn 978-0-8037-3085-4

11 Parish, Herman AMELIA BEDELIA AND THE CAT Illus. by Lynn Sweat 48p. Greenwillow 2008 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-084349-6

Silverman, Erica COWGIRL KATE AND COCOA: Horse in the House Illus. by Betsy Lewin unp. Harcourt 2009 $ 15.00 ISBN 978-0-15-205390-1

Nonfiction Picture Books

Halls, Kelly Milner DINOSAUR PARADE Illus. by Rick C. Spears unp. Lark Books 2008 $12.95 ISBN 978-1-60059-267-6

Hubbard, Crystal THE LAST BLACK KING OF THE KENTUCKY DERBY Illus. by Robert McGuire unp. Lee & Low Books 2008 $17.95 ISBN 978-1-58430-274-2

Kirby, Pamela F. WHAT DO BLUEBIRDS DO 48p. Boyds Mills Press 2009 $18.95 ISBn 978-1-59078-614-7

Mortenson, Greg and Susan Roth LISTEN TO THE WIND: The Story of Dr. Greg & Three Cups of Tea Unp. Dial 2009 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8037-3058-8

Omololu, Cynthia Jaynes WHEN IT’S SIX O’CLOCK IN SAN FRANCISCO Illus. by Randy DuBurke 32p. Clarion 2009 $16.00 ISBN 978-0-618-76827-1

Shange, Ntozake CORETTA SCOTT Illus. by Kadir Nelson unp. HarperCollins 2009 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-06-125364-5

Sally Snyder Coordinator of Children and Young Adult Library Services Nebraska Library Commission 1200 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508-2023 800-307-2665 or 402-471-2045; [email protected]

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