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2012

I Lay my stitches down, poems of American Slavery

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Grady
Author's First Name: 
Cynthia
Illustrator's First Name: 
Michele
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Wood
Publisher: 
Eerdmans
Publication Date: 
2012
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

In 14 poems the voices of 14 different slaves are heard, describing the hardships of their individual lives and their dreams of freedom. The theme of quilt patterns is carried out in those dreams and in Michele Wood's powerfully living illustrations. [publication date waiting to be verified]

CAN WE SAVE THE TIGER?

can we save the tiger
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Jenkins
Author's First Name: 
Martin
Illustrator's First Name: 
Vicky
Illustrator's Last Name: 
White
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2011

SECRETS AT SEA

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Peck
Author's First Name: 
Richard
Illustrator's First Name: 
Kelly
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Murphy
Publisher: 
Dial
Publication Date: 
2011

OVER AND UNDER THE SNOW

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Messner
Author's First Name: 
Kate
Illustrator's First Name: 
Christopher Silas
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Neal
Publisher: 
Chronicle
Publication Date: 
2011

As a father and daughter ski through a snow-blanketed woodland observing squirrels, foxes, and hares, cutaway views give readers a window into a fascinating hidden animal kingdom under the snow that scientists call the subnivean zone. There the mice, chipmunks, and bumblebees sleep.

KING JACK AND THE DRAGON

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Bently
Author's First Name: 
Peter
Illustrator's First Name: 
Helen
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Oxenbury
Publisher: 
Dial
Publication Date: 
2011

A trio of pint-sized knights, a bouncy rhyming text, and gloriously detailed illustrations add up to a tale of fearsome beasts, fabulous feasts, and backyard bravery.

STARS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Ray
Author's First Name: 
Mary Lyn
Illustrator's First Name: 
Marla
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Frazee
Publisher: 
Beach Lane
Publication Date: 
2011

A host of children celebrate the beauty of stars both as far-off wonders and as earthly tokens of hope and companionship in their daily lives. Simple vignettes alternate with panoramas, amplifying and echoing the poetic text.

THE THIRD GIFT

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Park
Author's First Name: 
Linda Sue
Illustrator's First Name: 
Bagram
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Ibatoulline
Publisher: 
Clarion
Publication Date: 
2011

THE HOUSE BABA BUILT

The House Baba Built
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Young
Author's First Name: 
Ed
Second Author's First Name: 
Libby
Second Author's Last Name: 
Koponen
Publisher: 
Little, Brown
Publication Date: 
2011

LIESL & PO [AUDIOBOOK]

Liesl and Po
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Oliver
Author's First Name: 
Lauren
Narrator's First Name: 
Jim
Narrator's Last Name: 
Dale
Publisher: 
Harper Children's Audio
Publication Date: 
2011
2013 Nomination (not yet selected): 

After her father's death, Liesl is determined to bury his ashes next to her mother's. With the help of Po, a ghost from the Other Side, she escapes her step-mother's attic, steals the box of ashes and sneaks aboard a train. Only, the box doesn't actually contain ashes. Will, an alchemist's apprentice, has bungled his deliveries. Liesl is actually carrying terrifically powerful magic. Narrator Jim Dale shines as the characters and storylines come together for a rather satisfying conclusion. (Appears to be available for download only. Both Fairfax and Arlington have copies via Overdrive). Audiobook. Colleen Beaupre

See the annotation under "Ten to Fourteen."

BREAKING STALIN'S NOSE

Breaking Stalin's Nose
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Yelchin
Author's First Name: 
Eugene
Illustrator's First Name: 
Eugene
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Yelchin
Publisher: 
Henry Holt
Publication Date: 
2011
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