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The Fall 2002 Children's Book Sense 76 Preview
Booksellers -- Another fun one to do! Thank you for all the great nominations.
The 76 fliers will be to you in early September, and maybe late August. AND this is the 76 that is the basis of the late September NEW YORKER insert. Kudos!!!
A sneak preview of the quotes being used will be up at BookWeb.org next week. No matter what quote I end up using, thanks go to ALL who recommended each book!
Carl
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1. THE THIEF LORD by Cornelia Funke (Chicken House/Scholastic, $16.95, 0439404371; Sept.) Ages 9-12. Also a Listening Library Audio (0807209767)
2. MERCEDES AND THE CHOCOLATE PILOT: A True Story of the Berlin Airlift and the Candy That Dropped from the Sky, by Margot Theis Raven; illus. by Gijsbert van Frankenhuyzen (Sleeping Bear Press, $17.95, 1585360694; April) Ages 5-10.
3. WESLANDIA, by Paul Fleischman; illus. by Kevin Hawkes (Candlewick, $5.99 paperback, 0763610526; Aug.) Ages 4-8.
4. THE TREE, by Dana Lyons; illus. by David Danioth (Illumination Arts, $16.95, 0970190719; May) Ages 4-8.
5. STAND TALL, by Joan Bauer (Putnam, $16.99, 039923473X; Aug. 26) Ages 9-12.
6. STOWAWAY, by Karen Hesse (Aladdin, $6.99 paper, 0689839898; June) Ages 9-12. Also a Listening Library Audio (0807261696)
7. PICTURES OF HOLLIS WOODS, by Patricia Reilly Giff (Wendy Lamb Books/Delacorte, $15.95, 0385326556; Sept.) Ages 9-12.
8. THE TIGER RISING, by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick, $5.99 paperback, 0763618985; July) Ages 9-12. Also a Listening Library Audio (080726188X)
9. CRISPIN: The Cross of Lead, by Avi (Hyperion, $15.99, 0786808284; June) Ages 10-14.
10. OF BEETLES AND ANGELS: A Boy's Remarkable Journey from a Refugee Camp to Harvard, by Mawi Asgedom (Little, Brown, $9.95 paperback, 0316826200; Sept.)
For Teens. |
ABU AND THE 7 MARVELS, by Richard Matheson; illus. by William Stout (Gauntlet, $21.95, 1887368493; March)
ABARAT, by Clive Barker (Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins, $24.99, 0060280921; Sept. 23) Also a HarperCollins Audio (0060510757, $39.95)
CORALINE, by Neil Gaiman; illus. by Dave McKean (HarperCollins, $15.99, 0380977788; July) Also a HarperAudio (0060504544; CD, 006051048X)
HOOT, by Carl Hiaasen (Knopf, $15.95, 0375821813; Sept. 10) Also a Listening Library Audio (0807209228)
SUMMERLAND, by Michael Chabon (Talk Miramax, $22.95, 0786808772; Sept. 17) Also on Highbridge Audio (1565117204, $39.95; CD, 1565117212)
For Everyone Missing Harry Potter |
Diana Wynne Jones Greenwillow $6.99 paperbacks: |
Diane Duane THE WIZARD'S DILEMMA: Book 5, by Diane Duane (Magic Carpet/Harcourt, $6.95 paper, 0152024603; Aug.) The previous four paperbacks in the Young Wizards series ($6.50 ea.): |
A Favorite from Recent Years for New Kindergarteners and Their Parents and a New One |
MISS BINDERGARTEN TAKES A FIELD TRIP WITH KINDERGARTEN, by Joseph Slate; illus. by Ashley Wolff (Dutton, $16.99, 0525467106)
COUNTDOWN TO KINDERGARTEN, by Alison McGhee; illus. by Harry Bliss (Silver Whistle. $16, 0152025162; Aug.)
More New Gems for Ages 4-8 |
ALPHABEASTS, by Wallace Edwards (Kids Can Press, $15.95, 1553373863; Sept.)
THE BIRDWATCHERS, by Simon James (Candlewick, $15.99, 0763616761; May)
EARTHQUACK!, by Margie Palatini; illus. by Barry Moser (Simon & Schuster, $15.95, 0689842805; June)
FAIRY BOAT, by Tracy Kane (Great White Dog Press, $15.95, 0970810474; June)
HUNTER'S BEST FRIEND AT SCHOOL, by Laura Malone Elliott; illus. by Lynn Munsinger (HarperCollins, $15.99, 0060002301; July)
JAKE GANDER, STORYVILLE DETECTIVE: The Case of the Greedy Granny, by George McClements (Hyperion, $15.99, 0786806621; July)
KITE FLYING, by Grace Lin (Knopf, $14.95, 0375815201; June)
THE LITTLEST WOLF, by Larry Dane Brimner; illus. by Jose Aruego and Ariane Dewey (Harper Collins, $15.95, 0060290390; April)
MICAWBER'S MUSEUM OF ART, by John Lithgow; illus. by C.F. Payne (Simon & Schuster, $17.95, 0689833415; Oct.)
MUD IS CAKE, by Pam Munoz Ryan; illus. by David McPhail (Hyperion, $15.99, 0786805013; April)
THE SCRAMBLED STATES OF AMERICA by Laurie Keller (Holt, $6.95 paper, 0805068317; April)
SISSY DUCKLING, by Harvey Fierstein; illus. by Henry Cole (Simon & Schuster, $16, 0689835663; May)
SMILE A LOT by Nancy Carlson (Carolrhoda, $15.95, 0876148690; Aug.)
SQUEAKY CLEAN, by Simon Puttock; illus. by Mary McQuillan (Little, Brown, $13.95, 0316788163; April)
THE THREE QUESTIONS, by Jon J. Muth (Scholastic, $16.95, 0439199964; May)
THE TURTLE SAVER, by Laurie Parker (Quail Ridge, $16.95, 1893062325; Jan.)
WHEN LIGHTNING COMES IN A JAR, by Patricia Polacco (Philomel Books, $16.99, 0399231641; June)
THE WHOOSH OF GADOOSH, by Pat Skene; illus. by Doug Keith (Illumination Arts, $15.95, 0970190700; May)
Three Favorites from Last Year for Ages 4-8 |
LEO, THE LIGHTNING BUG, by Eric Drachman; illus. by James Muscarello (Kidwick, $18.95 book with CD, 0970380909)
TANGLE FAIRIES, by Steve Tiller; illus. by Rob Cremeans (MichaelsMind, $6.95 paper, 097045970X)
WALTER THE FARTING DOG, by William Kotzwinkle and Glenn Murray; illus. by Audrey Colman (North Atlantic, $15.95, 1583940537)
For Ages 9-12: New in Paperback |
BOSTON JANE: An Adventure, by Jennifer Holm (HarperTrophy, $5.99 paper, 0064408493; Sept.)
ESPERANZA RISING, by Pam Munoz Ryan (Scholastic, $4.99, 043912042X; May)
SILENT TO THE BONE, by E.L. Konigsburg (Aladdin, $5.99, 0689836023; April)
THE YEAR OF MISS AGNES, by Kirkpatrick Hill (Aladdin, $4.99, 0689851243; May)
Two Featured Authors for Ages 9-12 |
Jon Scieszka Here are the latest, in $4.99 Puffin paperbacks: |
Gregory Maguire THE GOOD LIAR (HarperCollins, $5.95, 0064408744; May) |
A Huge Bookseller Favorite from the '80s, now in a movie tie-in edition. (Movie is due in October.) |
TUCK EVERLASTING, by Natalie Babbitt (Farrar, $5.95, 0374480133; Aug.)
More For Ages 9-12: New in Hardcover |
DILLON DILLON, by Kate Banks (Farrar, $16, 0374317860; Aug.)
DOUBLE FUDGE, by Judy Blume (Dutton, $15.99, 0525469265; Sept.) Also a Listening Library Audio (0807209422)
INDIGO, Alice Hoffman (Scholastic, $16.95, 0439256356; April)
THE JACKET, by Andrew Clements (Simon & Schuster, $12.95, 0689825951; Feb.)
SAFFY'S ANGEL, by Hilary McKay (McElderry Books/S&S, $16, 0689849338; May) Also a Listening Library Audio (080720823X)
Independent Bookseller Rediscoveries for Ages 10 and Up |
AFTER HAMELIN, by Bill Richardson (Firefly, $8.95 paper, 1550376284; published in 2000)
ALONE ACROSS THE ARCTIC: One Woman's Epic Journey by Dog Team, by Pam Flowers with Ann Dixon (Alaska Northwest Books, $15.95 paperback, 088240539X; from 2001)
TAGGER: Alone Along the Mystic River, by J.A. Louthain; illus. by Andrea Eberbach (Alexie Books, $14.95 paperback w/CD, 0967941601; Dec. 2001)
New Books for Teen Readers |
ALL-AMERICAN GIRL, by Meg Cabot (HarperCollins, $15.99, 0060294698; Sept.) Also a Listening Library Audio (0807209015)
HORSE THIEF, by Robert Newton Peck (HarperCollins, $16.95, 0066237912; June)
THE LIGHTKEEPER'S DAUGHTER, by Iain Lawrence (Delacorte, $16.95, 0385729251; Sept.)
911: The Book of Help, ed. by Michael Cart with Marc Aronson and Marianne Carus (Cricket Books, $17.95, 0812626591; Aug.)