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Every year the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC), a division of the American Library Association, compiles a list of children’s books that encourage and reflect children’s interests in notable ways.

2011 Young Readers

Book Title / ISBN	Author	Binding	Fiction/ Nonfiction	Interest Level	Levels A-Z	List Price / Your Price
April And Esme, Tooth Fairies 9780763646837	Graham, Bob	LBR	F	K-2		$16.99 $12.74
Back Of The Bus 9780399250910	Reynolds, Aaron	HC	F	1-3		$16.99 $12.74
Big Red Lollipop 9780670062874	Khan, Rukhsana	HC	F	K-4		$16.99 $12.74
Bink And Gollie 9780763632663	DiCamillo, Kate and Alison McGhee	HC	F	1-4	M	$15.99 $11.99
City Dog, Country Frog 9781423103004	Willems, Mo	LBR	F	P-2		$17.99 $13.49
Dear Primo: A Letter To My Cousin 9780810938724	Tonatiuh, Duncan	HC	F	P-3	M	$15.95 $11.96
Fiesta Babies 9781582463193	Tafolla, Carmen	HC	F	P-K		$12.99 $9.74
Grandma's Gift 9780802720825	Velasquez, Eric	HC	F	P-3		$16.99 $12.74
Hip-Pocket Papa 9781570917080	Markle, Sandra	LBR	NF	K-4		$15.95 $11.96
In the Wild 9780763644970	Elliott, David	LBR	NF	K-3		$16.99 $12.74
Interrupting Chicken 9780763641689	Stein, David Ezra	LBR	F	P-2		$16.99 $12.74
Ling And Ting: Not Exactly The Same 9780316024532	Lin, Grace	PB	F	1-4	K	$3.99 $2.99
LMNO Peas 9781416991410	Baker, Keith	HC	F	P-1		$16.99 $12.74
Pecan Pie Baby 9780399239878	Woodson, Jacqueline	HC	F	K-3		$16.99 $12.74
The Quiet Book 9780547215679	Underwood, Deborah	HC	F	P-K		$12.95 $9.71
Rubia and the Three Osos 9781423112525	Elya, Susan Middleton	HC	F	P-2		$15.99 $11.99
A Sick Day for Amos McGee 9781596434028	Stead, Philip Christian	HC	F	P-3		$16.99 $12.74
Tuck Me In! 9780763647285	Hacohen, Dean	LBR	F	P-K		$9.99 $7.49
We Are In A Book! 9781423133087	Willems, Mo	HC	F	P-2		$8.99 $6.74
Yucky Worms 9780763644468	French, Vivian	HC	NF	K-3		$16.99 $12.74

2011 Middle Readers

Book Title / ISBN	Author	Binding	Fiction/ Nonfiction	Interest Level	Levels A-Z	List Price / Your Price
Ballet For Martha 9781596433380	Greenberg, Jan and Jordan, Sandra	HC	NF	1-5		$17.99 $13.49
The Bat Scientists 9780547199566	Carson, Mary Kay	HC	NF	5-9	W	$18.99 $14.24
Dave The Potter 9780316107310	Hill, Laban Carrick	HC	NF	K-4		$16.99 $12.74
The Fantastic Secret Of Owen Jester NEW 9780312674304	O'Connor, Barbara	PB	F	4-7	R	$6.99 $5.24
Growing Patterns: Fibonacci Numbers In Nature 9781590787526	Campbell, Sarah	HC	NF	K-5		$17.95 $13.46
Guyku 9780547240039	Raczka, Bob	HC	F	K-3		$14.99 $11.24
The Hive Detectives 9780547152318	Burns, Loree Griffin	HC	NF	5-12	W	$18.99 $14.24
How To Clean A Hippopotamus: A Look At Unusual Animal Partnerships 9780547245157	Jenkins, Steve and Robin Page	HC	NF	1-4		$16.99 $12.74
Kakapo Rescue: Saving The World's Strangest Parrot 9780618494170	Montgomery, Sy	HC	NF	3-7		$18.00 $13.50
Lizards 9780545206341	Bishop, Nic	HC	NF	2-5		$17.99 $13.49
The Night Fairy NEW 9780763652951	Schlitz, Laura Amy	PB	F	2-6	R	$6.99 $5.24
Ninth Ward 9780316043076	Parker Rhodes, Jewell	HC	F	6-12	U	$15.99 $11.99
Ole! Flamenco 9781600603617	Ancona, George	HC	NF	3-8		$19.95 $14.96
One Crazy Summer NEW 9780060760908	Williams-Garcia, Rita	PB	F	4-7	W	$6.99 $5.24
Ruth and the Green Book 9780761352556	Ramsey, Calvin Alexander	HC	F	2-5		$16.95 $12.71
Saltypie 9781933693675	Tingle, Tim	HC	F			$17.95 $13.46
Shake, Rattle & Turn That Noise Down! 9780375846854	Stamaty, Mark Alan	HC	NF	4-8		$17.99 $13.49
Smile 9780545132060	Telgemeier, Raina	PB	NF	4-8	S	$10.99 $8.24
The Strange Case Of Origami Yoda 9780810984257	Angleberger, Tom	HC	F	4-7	T	$12.95 $9.71
A Tale Dark And Grimm NEW 9780142419670	Gidwitz, Adam	PB	F	4-8		$6.99 $5.24
Trickster 9781555917241	Dembicki, Matt, Ed.	PB	F	2-5		$22.95 $17.21
Turtle In Paradise 9780375836886	Holm, Jennifer L.	HC	F	4-7		$16.99 $12.74

2011 Older Readers

Book Title / ISBN	Author	Binding	Fiction/ Nonfiction	Interest Level	Levels A-Z	List Price / Your Price
90 Miles To Havana 9781596431683	Flores-Galbis, Enrique	HC	F	4-7		$17.99 $13.49
Black Elk's Vision 9780810983991	Nelson, S. D.	HC	NF	4-7	U	$19.95 $14.96
Countdown 9780545106054	Wiles, Deborah	HC	F	4-7	X	$17.99 $13.49
The Dreamer 9780439269704	Ryan, Pam Munoz	HC	F	4-9	V	$17.99 $13.49
Fever Crumb 9780545222150	Reeve, Philip	PB	F	5-8		$8.99 $6.74
The Firefly Letters 9780805090826	Engle, Margarita	HC	NF	7-12		$16.99 $12.74
Heart Of A Samurai 9780810989818	Preus, Margi	HC	F	6-12	W	$15.95 $11.96
Lafayette And The American Revolution 9780823421824	Freedman, Russell	HC	NF	6-9		$24.95 $18.71
Mockingbird 9780142417751	Erskine, Kathryn	PB	F	5-8	W	$6.99 $5.24
Moon Over Manifest 9780385738835	Vanderpool, Clare	HC	F	4-7		$16.99 $12.74
Nothing 9781416985792	Teller, Janne	HC	F	7-12		$16.99 $12.74
Ship Breaker NEW 9780316056199	Bacigalupi, Paolo	PB	F	9-12	Y	$9.99 $7.49
They Called Themselves The K.K.K: The Birth Of An American Terrorist Group 9780618440337	Bartoletti, Susan C.	HC	NF	7-12		$19.00 $14.25
A Time Of Miracles 9780385739221	Bondoux, Anne-Laure	HC	F	7-10		$17.99 $13.49
Ubiquitous 9780618717194	Sidman, Joyce	HC	NF	1-4		$17.00 $12.75
We Shall Overcome 9780547182100	Stotts, Stuart	HC	NF	3-7		$18.00 $13.50
Yummy: The Last Days Of A Southside Shorty 9781584302674	Neri, G.	PB	F	7-12		$16.95 $12.71

2011 For All Readers

Book Title / ISBN	Author	Binding	Fiction/ Nonfiction	Interest Level	Levels A-Z	List Price / Your Price
Bones 9780545046510	Jenkins, Steve	HC	NF	2-5	Q	$16.99 $12.74
Dark Emperor And Other Poems Of The Night 9780547152288	Sidman, Joyce	HC	NF	1-4		$16.99 $12.74
Farm 9780545070751	Cooper, Elisha	HC	F	P-3		$17.99 $13.49
Meanwhile 9780810984233	Shiga, Jason	HC	F	3-8		$15.95 $11.96
Mirror Mirror 9780525479017	Singer, Marilyn/ Masse, Josee (ILT)	HC	NF	1-5		$16.99 $12.74
Shadow 9780811872805	Lee, Suzy	HC	F	P-2		$15.99 $11.99

2010 Young Readers

Book Title / ISBN	Author	Binding	Fiction/ Nonfiction	Interest Level	Levels A-Z	List Price / Your Price
All The World 9781416985808	Scanlon, Liz Garton	HC	F	P-2		$17.99 $13.49
Benny And Penny: The Big No-No 9780979923890	Hayes, Geoffrey	HC	F	P-2	H	$12.95 $9.71
Big Wolf & Little Wolf 9781592700844	Brun-Cosme, Nadine	HC	F	P-2		$16.95 $12.71
Birds 9780061363047	Henkes, Kevin	HC	NF	P-K		$17.99 $13.49
Book 9781596432512	Gerstein, Mordecai	HC	F	P-3		$16.95 $12.71
Book Fiesta!: Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day; Celebremos El Dia De Los Ninos/El Dia De Los Libros 9780061288777	Mora, Pat	HC	F	P-1		$17.99 $13.49
The Curious Garden 9780316015479	Brown, Peter	HC	F	P-2	M	$16.99 $12.74
Gracias/ Thanks 9781600602580	Mora, Pat	HC	F	P-2		$17.95 $13.46
Higher! Higher! 9780763632410	Patricelli, Leslie	HC	F	P-K		$15.99 $11.99
I Spy Fly Guy! 9780545110280	Arnold, Tedd	HC	F	K-3		$6.99 $5.24
Listen To The Wind 9780803730588	Mortenson, Greg And Susan L. R	HC	NF	1-3	N	$16.99 $12.74
Little Mouse Gets Ready 9781935179016	Smith, Jeff	HC	F	P-2	L	$12.95 $9.71
Mommy, Mama, And Me 9781582462639	Newman, Leslea	HC	F	P-K		$7.99 $5.99
Mouse And Mole, Fine Feathered Friends 9780547519777	Yee, Wong Herbert	PB	F	1-4	L	$4.99 $3.74
My Abuelita 9780152163303	Johnston, Tony	HC	F	P-2		$16.00 $12.00
Pearl And Wagner: One Funny Day 9780803730854	McMullan, Kate	LBR	F	1-3		$14.99 $11.24
Posy 9781416971122	Newbery, Linda	HC	F	P-1		$16.99 $12.74
Red Sings From Treetops: A Year In Colors 9780547014944	Sidman, Joyce	HC	F	K-3		$16.00 $12.00
Thunder-Boomer! 9780618618651	Crum, Shutta	HC	F	K-2		$16.00 $12.00
Waiting For Winter 9781935279044	Meschenmoser, Sebastian	HC	F	K-2		$15.99 $11.99
Yummy: Eight Favorite Fairy Tales 9780763644741	Cousins, Lucy	HC	F	P-2		$18.99 $14.24

2010 Middle Readers

Book Title / ISBN	Author	Binding	Fiction/ Nonfiction	Interest Level	Levels A-Z	List Price / Your Price
Adventures In Cartooning 9781596433694	Sturm, James, Andrew Arnold, and Alexis Frederick-Frost	PB	F	1-5		$12.99 $9.74
Anne Frank: Her Life In Words And Pictures From The Archives Of The Anne Frank House 9781596435469	Metselaar, Menno and Ruud Van Der Rol	HC	NF	4-12		$19.99 $14.99
Bad News For Outlaws: The Remarkable Life Of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall 9780822567646	Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux	HC	NF	4-7	T	$17.95 $13.46
Crow Call 9780545030359	Lowry, Lois	HC	F	2-5		$16.99 $12.74
The Day-Glo Brothers 9781570916731	Barton, Chris	HC	NF	2-6	O	$18.95 $14.21
Diego 9780761453833	Bernier-Grand, Carmen T.	HC	NF	6-10		$18.99 $14.24
Down, Down, Down 9780618966363	Jenkins, Steve	HC	NF	K-3		$17.00 $12.75
Eidi 9780374312671	Bredsdorff, Bodil	HC	F	4-7	S	$16.99 $12.74
The Evolution Of Calpurnia Tate 9780312659301	Kelly, Jacqueline	PB	F	5-8	Y	$7.99 $5.99
An Eye For Color 9780805080728	Wing, Natasha	HC	NF	1-5	M	$16.99 $12.74
A Faraway Island NEW 9780375844959	Thor, Annika	PB	F	4-7		$6.99 $5.24
Federico Garcia Lorca (Spanish) 9781933032399	Lazaro, Georgina	HC	NF	4-6		$14.99 $11.24
The Frog Scientist NEW 9780547576985	Turner, Pamela S.	PB	NF	4-7		$7.99 $5.99
The Grand Mosque Of Paris: A Story Of How Muslims Rescued Jews During The Holocaust 9780823423040	Ruelle, Karen Gray and Desaix, Deborah Durland	PB	NF	3-6		$8.95 $6.71
How Oliver Olson Changed The World NEW 9780312672829	Mills, Claudia	PB	F	2-5	L	$5.99 $4.49
In The Belly Of An Ox 9780547076751	Bond, Rebecca	HC	NF	K-3		$16.00 $12.00
The Magician's Elephant 9780763652982	DiCamillo, Kate	PB	F	3-8	U	$6.99 $5.24
Mostly True Adventures Of Homer P. Figg 9780439668187	Philbrick, Rodman	HC	F	4-7	X	$16.99 $12.74
Pharaoh's Boat 9780547053417	Weitzman, David	HC	NF	3-7		$18.00 $13.50
River Of Dreams 9780399245213	Talbott, Hudson	HC	NF	3-6		$17.99 $13.49
The Small Adventure Of Popeye And Elvis 9780312659325	O'Connor, Barbara	PB	F	3-6	S	$6.99 $5.24
The Storm In The Barn 9780763636180	Phelan, Matt	HC	F	5-9	U	$24.99 $18.74
Tsunami! 9780399250064	Kajikawa, Kimiko	HC	F	P-3		$16.99 $12.74
When You Reach Me 9780375850868	Stead, Rebecca	PB	F	5-8	W	$6.99 $5.24
Where The Mountain Meets The Moon 9780316038638	Lin, Grace	PB	F	4-7	T	$7.99 $5.99
A Whiff Of Pine, A Hint Of Skunk 9781416942115	Ruddell, Deborah	HC	F	P-2		$16.99 $12.74
You Never Heard Of Sandy Koufax?! 9780375837388	Winter, Jonah	HC	NF	K-5		$17.99 $13.49

2010 Older Readers

Book Title / ISBN	Author	Binding	Fiction/ Nonfiction	Interest Level	Levels A-Z	List Price / Your Price
Almost Astronauts 9780763645021	Stone, Tanya Lee	PB	NF	5-8	Y	$17.99 $13.49
Anything But Typical 9781416995005	Baskin, Nora Raleigh	PB	F	5-9	X	$6.99 $5.24
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice 9780312661052	Hoose, Philip	PB	NF	6-12	Z	$9.99 $7.49
The Giant-Slayer NEW 9780440239710	Lawrence, Iain	PB	F	4-7		$6.99 $5.24
The Great And Only Barnum 9780375945977	Fleming, Candace	HC	NF	5-12		$21.99 $16.49
Guardian Of The Darkness 9780545102957	Uehashi, Nahoko	HC	F	6-12		$17.99 $13.49
Leviathan 9781416971740	Westerfeld, Scott	PB	F	7-12		$9.99 $7.49
The Lost Conspiracy 9780060880415	Hardinge, Frances	HC	F	6-9		$16.99 $12.74
Marching For Freedom: Walk Together, Children, And Don't You Grow Weary 9780670011896	Partridge, Elizabeth	HC	NF	5-12	Y	$19.99 $14.99
Mother Poems 9780805082319	Smith, Hope	HC	F	3-8		$16.95 $12.71
Mr. Lincoln's High-Tech War 9781426303791	Allen, Thomas B. and Roger MacBride Allen	HC	NF	5-12		$18.95 $14.21
Return To Sender 9780375851230	Alvarez, Julia	PB	F	5-12		$6.99 $5.24
The Rock And The River 9781416978039	Magoon, Kekla	PB	F	5-9		$6.99 $5.24
Sweethearts Of Rhythm 9780803731875	Nelson, Marilyn	HC	NF	5-12		$21.99 $16.49
Tales From Outer Suburbia 9780545055871	Tan, Shaun	HC	F	7-12	Z	$19.99 $14.99
Tofu Quilt 9781600604232	Russell, Ching Yeung	HC	F	4-7		$16.95 $12.71
Truce 9780545130493	Murphy, Jim	HC	NF	5-9	Y	$19.99 $14.99
Wild Things 9781590786277	Carmichael, Clay	HC	F	5-8		$18.95 $14.21
Written In Bone: Buried Lives Of Jamestown And Colonial Maryland 9780822571353	Walker, Sally M.	HC	NF	6-12		$22.95 $17.21
Years Of Dust 9780525420774	Marrin, Albert	HC	NF	5-12		$22.99 $17.24

2010 For All Readers

Book Title / ISBN	Author	Binding	Fiction/ Nonfiction	Interest Level	Levels A-Z	List Price / Your Price
Ashley Bryan: Words To My Life's Song 9781416905417	Bryan, Ashley	HC	NF	K-5		$18.99 $14.24
Duck! Rabbit! 9780811868655	Rosenthal, Amy Krouse	HC	F	P-2	I	$16.99 $12.74
The Lion And The Mouse 9780316013567	Pinkney, Jerry	HC	F	K-3		$16.99 $12.74
Moonshot 9781416950462	Floca, Brian	HC	NF	1-4		$17.99 $13.49
My People 9781416935407	Hughes, Langston	HC	F	K-3		$17.99 $13.49
Redwoods 9781596434301	Chin, Jason	HC	F	K-3		$16.99 $12.74
Shades Of People 9780823423057	Rotner, Shelley and Sheila Kelly	PB	F	P-K		$6.95 $5.21

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