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Reviews
Numbered Titles
The 13th Sign by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship, supernatural)
101 Puzzle Quizzes by the Grabarchuk Puzzle Family puzzles)
100 Matchstick Puzzles by the Grabarchuk Family (puzzles)
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A Different Day, A Different Destiny by Annette Laing (fantasy, historical fiction)
A Girl from Yamhill by Beverly Cleary (memoir)
A Guide to the Other Side by Robert Imfeld (paranormal)
A Long Pitch Home by Natalie Dias Lorenzi (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship, multicultural)
A Season of Gifts by Richard Peck (historical fiction, humor)
A True Princess by Diane Zahler (fantasy)
A Year Down Yonder by Richard Peck (family issues, historical fiction, humor)
Abrakapow by Isaiah Campbell (friendship, historical fiction)
Ada Lace on the Case by Emily Calandrelli (contemporary fiction, friendship, family issues, mystery)
The Adventures of Lettie Peppercorn by Sam Gayton (family issues, fantasy, friendship)
The Adventures of Tilda Pinkerton: Book I, Crash Landing on Ooleeoo by Angela Shelton (fantasy)
Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko (family issues, friendship, historical fiction)
Al Capone Shines My Shoes by Gennifer Choldenko (family issues, friendship, historical fiction)
Alchemy’s Daughter by Mary A. Osborne
All American Girl by Meg Cabot
All Summer Long by Hope Larson (contemporary fiction, friendship, graphic novel)
Alligator Bayou by Donna Jo Napoli
The (Almost) Perfect Guide to Imperfect Boys by Barbara Dee(contemporary fiction, friendship)
Amazing Grace by Megan Shull
An Invisible Thread: A Young Readers’ Edition by Laura Schroff and Alex Tresniowski (family issues, friendship, memoir, nonfiction)
Apples, Bean Dip, and Carrot Cake by Anne and Freya Dinshah (cookbook)
The Armpit of Doom by Kenn Nesbitt, illustrated by Rafael Domingos (poetry)
Armstrong & Charlie by Steven B. Frank (historical fiction, multicultural, race issues)
Art Play by Marion Deuchars(art, nonfiction)
Artichoke’s Heart by Suzanne Supplee
as if being 12-3/4 isn’t bad enough, my mother is running for president! by Donna Gephart (contemporary fiction, family issues, humor)
The Astounding Broccoli Boy by Frank Cottrell Boyce (bullying, fantasy, friendship)
The Audition by Maddie Ziegler (contemporary fiction, dance, friendship)
Audition & Subtraction by Amy Fellner Dominy (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship, religious issues)
Autumn Winifred Oliver Does Things Different by Kristin O’Donnell Tubb (family issues, friendship, historical fiction)
Awesome Plays for Teen and Tweens by Christina Hamlett (nonfiction, plays)
B
B by Sarah Kay Poetry)
The Barftastic Life of Louie Burger by Jenny Meyerhoff (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship, humor)
Be Prepared by Vera Bristol (family issues, friendship, graphic novel, humor, memoir)
Becoming a Superhero by William Smith (humor)
Before They Were Authors by Elizabeth Haidle (biography, graphic novel, nonfiction)
The Best Man by Richard Peck (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship, humor)
Betti on the High Wire by Lisa Railsback (contemporary fiction, family issues, foreign adoption, friendship)
Bird in a Box by Andrea Davis Pinkney (family issues, friendship, historical fiction, race issues)
Bloom: A Girls Guide to Growing Up Gorgeous by Carmindy (fashion, nonfiction, self-esteem)
Bloomability by Sharon Creech (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship)
Bodyguard: Recruit and Bodyguard: Hostage by Chris Bradford (adventure, contemporary fiction, friendship)
The Boggart Fights Back by Susan Cooper (environmental issues, family issues, fantasy, Scottish folk tales
The Book of Nonsense by David Michael Slater (fantasy, family issues)
The Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards (adventure, fairy tales, fantasy, friendship)
Boy by Roald Dahl (humor, history, memoir, nonfiction)
Breakaway by Andrea Montalbano (contemporary fiction, friendship, soccer, sports)
Brightly Burning by Alexa Dunne (retold classic, science fiction)
Brooklyn Bridge by Karen Hesse (historical fiction, immigration, multicultural)
Brothers of the Buffalo by Joseph Brushac
Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson (history, memory, nonfiction, race issues)
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Call Me Hope by Gretchen Olson
Callie Be Gold by Michele Weber Hurwitz
Camp by Kayla Miller (contemporary fiction, friendship, graphic novel)
Camp Rolling Hills by Stacy Davidowitz
Cast Off by Eve Yohalem
Castle in the Stars by Alex Alice
The Categorical Universe of Candice Phee by Barry Jonsberg
Chasing the Falconers by Gordon Korman
Cici’s Journal by Joris Chamblain and Aurélie Neyret
Circle of Secrets by Kimberley Griffiths Little
City of Grit and Gold by Maud Macrory Powell
City of Spies by Susan Kim and Laurance Klavan
The Civil War: The Struggle That Divided America by Judy Dodge Cummings
Cleopatra Rules! The Amazing Life of the Original Teen Queen by Vicky Shecter
Code 7 by Bryan R. Johnson
The Confidence Code for Girls by Katty Kay & Claire Shipman (inspirational, nonfiction)
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Creepers by Joanne Dahme
The Crepe Makers’ Bond by Julie Crabtree
Curious Constructions by Michael Hurst
The Curse of Addy McMahon by Katie Davis
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The Dam Keeper by Robert Kondo and Dice TsuTsumi
Damselfly by Chandra Prasad (contemporary fiction, friendship, mystery)
Darkbeast by Morgan Keyes
The Darlings Are Forever by Melissa Kantor
The Darlings in Love by Melissa Kantor
The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson
Dear Pen Pal by Heather Vogel Frederick
Delilah Dirk and the Pillars of Hercules by Tony Cliff (adventure, graphic novel)
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant by Tony Cliff (adventure, graphic novel)
The Detective’s Assistant by Kate Hannigan
Dewey The Library Cat: A True Story by Vicki Myron with Bret Witter
Dogsled Dreams by Terry Lynn Johnson
Don’t Feed the Boy by Irene Latham
Don’t Know Where, Don’t Know When by Annette Laing
The Doorway and the Deep by K. E. Ormsbee
Dot to Dot by Kit Bakke
Dragonsong by Anne McCaffrey
Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain by Betty Harden
E
Eruptions and Explosions by Judy Dodge Cummings (history, nonfiction, science, true tales)
Etiquette & Espionage by Gail Carriger (adventure, fantasy)
Evolution by Carla Mooney (nonfiction, science)
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly (historical fiction, science)
F
Fable Comics edited by Chris Duffy (fables, graphic novel)
Fairy Spell by Marc Tyler Nobleman (history, nonfiction, true tales)
The Falcon in the Glass by Susan Fletcher
Falcon’s Prey by Kristina Coia
Famous Phonies by Brianna DuMont (history, nonfiction, true tales)
Fantastic Fugitives by Brianna DuMont (history, nonfiction, true tales)
Fangirl by Ken Baker (contemporary fiction, romance)
Fault Lines and Tectonic Plates by Kathleen M. Reilly (nonfiction, science)
Fern Verdant and the Silver Rose by Diana Leszczynski
The Fictional and (Sometimes) Fabulous World of Ruby Starr by Deborah Lytton
The First Book of Ore: The Foundry’s Edge by Cam Beatty and Benny Zelkowicz (fantasy)
Fish Finelli: Operation Fireball by E. S. Farber
Fishbone’s Song by Gary Paulsen (historical fiction)
The Five Lives of Our Cat Zook by Joanne Rocklin (animals, contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship issues)
Fleabrain Loves Franny by Joanne Rocklin (animals, fantasy)
Friends and Frenemies: The Good, the Bad, and the Awkward by Jennifer Castle and Deborah Reber (nonfiction, friendship issues)
Flipped by Wendelin Van Draanen (historical fiction, family issues, friendship issues)
Flora and Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo (animals, family issues, fantasy, friendship issues)
Fly Girls by P. O’Connell Pearson (history, nonfiction, female pilots, World War II)
Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O’Brien (biography, history, nonfiction)
Flying the Dragon by Natalie Dias Lorenzi (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship issues, multicultural)
The Forbidden Schoolhouse by Suzanne Jurmain (nonfiction, history, race issues)
Framed by Frank Cottrell Boyce (art, contemporary fiction, family issues, humor)
The Friendship Doll by Kirby Larson (fantasy, friendship issues, historical fiction)
Friendship Over by Julie Sternberg
From an Idea to Disney by Lowey Bundy Sichol (biography, nonfiction)
From Ant to Eagle by Alex Lyttle (contemporary fiction, family issues, grief)
G
Gaia Girls: Enter the Earth by Lee Welles
Garbage: Follow the Path of Your Trash by Donna Latham (environmental issues, nonfiction)
Ghostlight by Sonia Gensler
Giants Beware by Rafael Rosado and Jorge Aguirre
The Gift of Dark Hollow (Longburrow series) by Kieran Larwood (adventure, animals, fantasy)
The Girl Who Rode the Wind by Stacy Gregg
Girls Think of Everything by Catherine Thimmesh (biography, nonfiction)
Girlwood by Claire Dean
The Giver: Graphic Novel adapted by P. Craig Russell (dystopian, graphic novel, science fiction)
The Glass Puzzle by Christine Brodien-Jones
Going Solo by Roald Dahl
Goose Girl by Shannon Hale
The Grand Plan to Fix Everything by Uma Krishnaswami
The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
Great Escapes by Judy Dodge Cummings
The Green Glass Sea by Ellen Klages
H
The Healing Spell by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry
Heart with Joy by Steve Cushman
Heavens to Betsy by Maud Hart Lovelance
Herstory: 50 Women and Girls Who Shook Up the World by Katherine Halligan (biography, history, nonfiction)
Highlights Hidden Pictures Coloring Book for Grownup Children
Home for the Holidays by Heather Vogel Frederick
The House in Poplar Wood by K. E. Ormsbee (family issues, paranormal, friendship)
The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
How to Stop Your Grownup From Making Bad Decisions by Judy Balan
How to Survive Middle School by Donna Gephart
Howl’s Moving Castle by Diana Wynne Jones
Hundred Percent by Karen Romano Young
I
I Dissent: Ruth Bader Ginsburg Makes Her Mark by Debbie Levy
I Kill the Mockingbird by David Acampora
I Wish I May by David Stahler Jr.
I’ll Be There by Holly Goldberg Sloan
Ice Dogs by Terry Lynn Johnson
In a Heartbeat by Loretta Ellsworth
In Disguise! Undercover with Real Women Spies by Ryan Ann Hunter
Isabella for Real by Margie Palatini (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship issues, humor)
It Ain’t So Awful Falafel by Firoozeh Duman
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Jane and the Raven King by Stephen Chambers
Jane in Bloom by Deborah Lytton
Journey of the Pale Bear by Susan Fletcher (adventure, animals, good books for boys, historical fiction)
Just Add Magic by Cindy Callaghan
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Kat Greene Comes Clean by Melissa Roske
The Keening by A. LaFaye
Keeping Safe the Stars by Sheila O’Connor
Kimchi and Calamari by Rose Kent
Knock Out by K. A. Holt (contemporary fiction, family issues)
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Laugh with the Moon by Shana Burg
Let’s Make Some Great Art by Marion Deuchars
The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Lily and Dunkin by Donna Gephart
Limitless: 24 Remarkable American Women of Vision, Grit, and Guts by Leah Tinari (biography, history, nonfiction)
Lock & Mori by Heather W. Petty
Longburrow: Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
Lowriders in Space by Cathy Camper
The Love Letters of Abelard and Lily by Laura Creedle
Love, Meg by C. Leigh Purtill
Loving vs. Virginia by Patricia Hruby Powell
Lymeria by Kristina Coia
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The Magnificent 12: The Call by Michael Grant
The Map to Everywhere by Carrie Ryan and John Parke Davis (adventure, fantasy)
Marathon by Boaz Yakin and Joe Infurnari (graphic novel, historical fiction)
March Forward, Girl by Melba Patillo Beals (memoir, civil rights, race issues)
Masterpiece by Elise Broach (humor, animals)
May B. by Caroline Starr Rose (historical fiction, pioneers)
Maya Lin: Thinking With Her Hands by Susan Goldman Rubin (biography)
Maybe a Fox by Kathi Appelt and Alison McGhee (animals, contemporary fiction, fantasy)
Maze Quest by Travis Nichols (puzzles)
The Meaning of Maggie by Megan Jean Sovern
Metaltown by Kristen Simmons
Millions by Frank Cottrell Boyce (contemporary fiction, family issues, fantasy, grief)
Mistress Masham’s Repose by T. H. White
Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins
Mother-Daughter Book Camp by Heather Vogel Frederick (contemporary fiction, friendship issues)
The Mother-Daughter Book Club by Heather Vogel Frederick (contemporary fiction, friendship issues)
The Mother-Daughter Cook Book by Lynette Rohrer Shirl (cookbook)
Much Ado About Anne by Heather Vogel Frederick (contemporary fiction, friendship issues)
My Real Name is Hanna by Tara Lynn Masih (historical fiction, World War II Ukraine)
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stuart (mystery, adventure)
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Nerd Camp 2.0 by Elissa Brent Weissman
The Night Tourist by Katherine Marsh
Nissa’s Place by A. LaFaye
Nobody’s Secret by Michaela MacColl
The Nocturnals: The Mysterious Abductions by Tracey Hecht
Noonie’s Masterpiece by Lisa Railsback
The Nora Notebooks #1: The Trouble With Ants by Claudia Mills
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Odette’s Secrets by Maryann Macdonald
Older Than Dirt by Don Brown and Dr. Mike Perfit
Olivia Bean, Trivia Queen by Donna Gephart
Once Was a Time by Leila Sales
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
One Came Home by Amy Timberlake
One Witch at a Time by Stacy DeKeyser
Operation Oleander by Valerie O. Patterson
Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French
Ophelia’s Oracle by Donna DeNomme and Tina Proctor
OyMG by Amy Fellner Dominy
P
Pashmina by Nidhi Chanani
Path to the Stars: My Journey from Girl Scout to Rocket Scientist by Sylvia Acevedo (memoir)
Pay Attention Carter Jones by Gary D. Schmidt (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendships)
Penny Dreadful by Laurel Snyder
Petey by Ben Mikaelson
Pies and Prejudice by Heather Vogel Frederick
Pigs Might Fly by Nick Abadzis and Jerel Dye
The Pink Locker Society: Only Girls Allowed by Debra Moffitt
The Pink Locker Society: Best Kept Secret by Debra Moffitt
Pirates and Shipwrecks: True Stories by Tom McCarthy
Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein by Jennifer Roy (history, memoir, nonfiction, war in Iraq)
The Pony Whisperer: The Word on the Yard by Janet Rising
The Pony Whisperer: Team Challenge by Janet Rising
Possum Summer by Jen K. Blom
The Postcard by Tony Abbott
The Power of Half by Kevin Salwen and Hannah Salwen
The Princess in the Opal Mask by Jenny Lundquist
Prisoners in the Palace: How Princess Victoria Became Queen with the Help of Her Maid, a Reporter, and a Scoundrel by Michaela MacColl
Project Jackalope by Emily Eckton
Promise the Night by Michaela Maccoll
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The Quest of the Warrior Sheep by Christine and Christopher Russell
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Raja: Story of a Racehorse by Anne Hambleton (animals, contemporary fiction)
Real Friends by Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham (bullying, graphic novel, memoir)
Real Mermaids Don’t Wear Toe Rings by Hèléne Boudreau (fantasy, family issues)
Rebel in a Dress Series: Cowgirls and Adventurers by Sylvia Branzei, illustrated by Melissa Sweet (history, nonfiction, true tales)
Rebels and Revolutions by Judy Dodge Cummings (history, nonfiction, true tales)
Red: The Next Generation of American Writers edited by Amy Goldwasser
Red Scarf Girl by Ji Li Jiang (history, memoir, Chinese Cultural Revolution)
The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez (family issues, Cuba, historical fiction, multicultural)
Remember Me to Harold Square by Paula Danziger (adventure, contemporary fiction)
The Revelation of Louisa May by Michael MacColl (historical fiction, mystery)
Rhyme Schemer by K. A. Holt
Ricky’s Atlas by Judith L. Li, illustrations by M. L. Herring
Ringside 1925 by Jen Bryant
Robots and Drones by Mairghread Scott and Jacob Chabot (graphic novel, nonfiction)
Rocky Road by Rose Kent (contemporary fiction, family issues, mental illness)
Rory’s Promise by Michaela MacColl and Rosemary Nichols (family issues, historical fiction)
Ruby in the Smoke by Phillip Pullman
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The Samantha Granger Experiment: Fused by Kari Lee Townsend
The Saturday Cooking Club: Kitchen Chaos by Deborah A. Levine and JillEllyn Riley
The Saturday Cooking Club: The Icing on the Cake by Deborah A. Levine and JillEllyn Riley
Saturdays With Hitchcock by Ellen Wittlinger
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Science Comics: The Brain by Tory Woollcott (graphic novel, nonfiction, science)
Sean Griswold’s Head by Lindsay Leavitt
Second Fiddle by Rosanne Parry
Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Secret Garden: Artist’s Edition by Johanna Basford
Secrets in the Snow by Michaela MacColl
Serafina and the Black Cloak by Robert Beatty
Serafina and the Splintered Heart by Robert Beatty
Serafina and the Twisted Staff by Robert Beatty
She Stood for Freedom by Loki Mulholland
The Short Seller by Elissa Brent Weissman
Sky Jumpers by Peggy Eddleman
Skylark and Wallcreeper by Anne O’Brien Carelli (family issues, friendship, historical fiction, World War II France
Sneaky Art: Crafty Surprises to Hide in Plain Sight by Marthe Jocelyn
Soccer Sisters: Lily Out of Bounds by Andrea Montalbano
Sold by Patricia McCormick
Some Writer! by Melissa Sweet
Sophomore Year is Greek to Me by Meredith Zeitlin
Sparrow Road by Sheila O’Connor
The Space Race by Matthew Brendan Wood (history, nonfiction
Speak Up! A Guide to Having Your Say and Speaking Your Mind by Halley Bondy
The Spiritglass Charade: A Stoker & Holmes Novel by Colleen Gleason
Spud by Jon van de Ruit
Sputnik’s Guide to Life on Earth by Frank Cottrell Boyce
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Stolen Voices edited by Zlata Filipovic and Melanie Challenger
Storm Walker by Mike Revell
Strange But True, America by John Hafnor
Strimko Book 1 by the Grabarchuk Family
The Summer I Saved the World…in 65 Days by Michele Weber Hurwitz
Summer of Lost and Found by Rebecca Behrens
Survival: True Stories by Tom McCarthy
Survivor Diaries: Lost by Terry Lynn Johnson (adventure, contemporary fiction, true tales)
Survivor Diaries: Overboard by Terry Lynn Johnson (adventure, contemporary fiction, true tales)
Sweet Music on Moonlight Ridge by Ramey Channell
Sweet Home Alaska by Carole Estby Dagg
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The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
The Templeton Twins Have an Idea, written by Ellis Weiner, illustrated by Jeremy Holmes
Things That Surprise You by Jennifer Maschari
Things Too Huge to Fix by Saying Sorry by Susan Vaught
The Thirteenth Summer by Elizabeth Laing Thompson
This is Me from Now On by Barbara Dee
Thrilling Thieves by Brianna DuMont (biography, nonfiction, true tales)
The Time-Traveling Fashionista by Bianca Turetsky
The Time of the Fireflies by Kimberley Griffiths Little
Tiny Infinities by J. H. Diehl (contemporary fiction, family issues, friendship
Tomb Raiders by Judy Dodge Cummngs (nonfiction, true tales, Mystery & Mayhem series))
Tombstone Tea by Joanne Dahme
Tortilla Sun by Jennifer Cervantes
Trauma Queen by Barbara Dee
The Trouble With Ants by Claudia Mills
This Promise of Change by Jo Ann Allen Boyce and Debbie Levy (civil rights, history, memoir, nonfiction, school integration)
Tru and Nelle: A Christmas Story by G. Neri
The True Blue Scouts of Sugarman Swamp by Kathi Appelt
The Truth: I’m Smart, I’m a Girl and I Know Everything by Dr. Barbara Becker Holstein
The Truth About Faking by Leigh Talbert Moore
The Truth About Twinkie Pie by Kat Yeh
Truth or Dare by Barbara Dee
Tua and the Elephant by R. P. Harris, Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo
The Turnip Princess by Franz Xaver Von Schönwerth
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Uglies by Scott Westerfeld
The Ultimate Top Secret Guide to Taking Over the World story by Kenn Nesbitt, illustrations by Ethan Long
Under the Green Hill by Laura L. Sullivan
Under Shifting Glass by Nicky Singer
The Unforgotten Coat by Frank Cottrell Boyce
The Unicorn in the Barn by Jacqueline K. Ogburn (animal stories, mythology, friendship)
Uprooted by Lynne Reid Banks
Upside Down in the Middle of Nowhere by Julie T. Lamana
Upside Down Magic: Sticks and Stones by Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Myracle, and Emily Jenkins
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The Vietnam War by Barbara Diggs (history nonfiction)
Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning by Danette Haworth
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Walk the Wild Road by Nigel Hinton
Walter, The Story of a Rat by Barbara Wersba, illustrated by Donna Diamond
Warren the 13th and the All-Seeing Eye by Tania del Rio and Will Staehle
The Water and the Wild by K. E. Ormsbee
Water Steps by A. LaFaye
Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
We Are the Change: Words of Inspiration from Civil Rights Leaders (civil rights, history, nonfiction)
What the Moon Said by Gayle Rosengren
Whatever After: Genie in a Bottle by Sarah Mlynowski
When Audrey Met Alice by Rebecca Behrens
When the Butterflies Came by Kimberley Griffiths Little
When Thunder Comes: Poems for Civil Rights Leaders by J. Patrick Lewis
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
White Sands, Red Menace by Ellen Klages
Why? Answers to Everyday Scientific Questions by Joel Levy
Wildwing by Emily Whitman
Wish You Were Eyre by Heather Vogel Frederick
The Witchy Worries of Abbie Adams by Rhonda Hayter
With a Name Like Love by Tess Hilmo
Women Making America by Heidi Hemming and Julie Hemming Savage
Y
The Year of Goodbyes by Debbie Levy
The Year of My Miraculous Reappearance by Catherine Ryan Hyde
The Year We Were Famous by Carole Estby Dagg
Yuri’s Brush with Magic by Maureen Crane Wartski
Z
Zitface by Emily Howse
Zlata’s Diary by Zlata Filipovic
