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Picture Books

Picture Books

Not Exactly Normal

Written by Devin Brown

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h Notable Social Studies Trade

Books for Young People Paperback • Fiction $9.00 / CAN $11.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5287-8 5” x 7 1/4” • 238 pages • Ages 9–13 Discussion guide available online

Soldier Bear

Written by Bibi Dumon Tak Illustrated by Philip Hopman

h Batchelder Award

h ALSC Notable Children’s Books h USBBY Outstanding International Books Paperback • Fiction $9.00 / CAN $11.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5436-0 5 1/4” x 8 1/2” • 147 pages • Ages 8–12 Black-and-white illustrations Discussion guide available online

Friends of Liberty

Written by Beatrice Gormley

h Bank Street College Best

Children’s Books Paperback • Fiction $9.00 / CAN $11.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5418-6 5 1/4” x 8” • 192 pages • Ages 9–14 Discussion guide available online

Attack of the Turtle

Written by Drew Carlson Illustrated by David A. Johnson

h Kentucky Bluegrass Award

Master List h Nutmeg Book Award Nominee Paperback • Fiction $9.00 / CAN $11.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5338-7 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” • 157 pages • Ages 9–14 Black-and-white illustrations Discussion guide available online

Ethan, Suspended

Written by Pamela Ehrenberg

h Booklist (starred) h VOYA Top Shelf for Middle School Readers Paperback • Fiction $9.00 / CAN $11.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5317-2 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” • 272 pages • Ages 11–14 Discussion guide available online

Maria Mitchell

The Soul of an Astronomer

Written by Beatrice Gormley

h CBC/NSTA Outstanding

Science Trade Books for

Students K–12 Paperback • Nonfiction $16.00 / CAN $32.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5264-9 7” x 9” • 149 pages • Ages 10 & up 49 black-and-white photographs

Son of a Gun

Written by Anne de Graaf

h Batchelder Award Honor

h ALSC Notable Children’s Books h USBBY Outstanding International Books Paperback • Fiction $9.00 / CAN $11.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5406-3 5 1/2 ” x 8 1/4 ” • 125 pages • Ages 11 & up

Adara

Written by Beatrice Gormley

Paperback • Fiction $9.00 / CAN $11.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5216-8 5 1/2” x 8 1/4” • 160 pages • Ages 9–14 Discussion guide available online

Dorothy Day

Friend to the Forgotten

Written by Deborah Kent

Paperback • Nonfiction $16.00 / CAN $21.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5265-6 7” x 9” • 179 pages • Ages 10 & up 78 black-and-white photographs

Mikis and the Donkey

Written by Bibi Dumon Tak Illustrated by Philip Hopman

h Batchelder Award

h ALSC Notable Children’s Books h Junior Library Guild Selection Hardcover • Fiction $13.00 / CAN $17.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5430-8 5 3/8” x 8 1/2” • 89 pages • Ages 8–12 Black-and-white illustrations

C. S. Lewis

The Man Behind Narnia

Written by Beatrice Gormley

Paperback • Nonfiction $16.00 / CAN $31.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5301-1 7” x 9” • 192 pages • Ages 10 & up 58 black-and-white photographs

Bully.com

Written by Joe Lawlor

h Society of School Librarians International Best Book Paperback • Fiction $9.00 / CAN $11.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5413-1 5 1/4” x 8” • 246 pages • Ages 10–14 Discussion guide available online

Night Guard

Written by Synne Lea Illustrated by Stian Hole

h Booklist (starred) h NCTE Notable Poetry Book h USBBY Outstanding International Books Hardcover • Poetry $17.00 / CAN $22.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5458-2 6 3/4” x 8 5/8” • 82 pages • Ages 9 & up Full-color illustrations

The Jesse Tree

Written by Geraldine McCaughrean Illustrated by Bee Willey

h Publishers Weekly (starred) Paperback • $17.00 ISBN 978-0-8028-5403-2 8 1/2” x 10 1/4” • 96 pages • Ages 5–10 Full-color illustrations

Crazy

Written by Linda Vigen Phillips

h Junior Library Guild Selection h New York Public Library Best

Books for Teens

h Notable Social Studies Trade

Books for Young People Paperback • Fiction $10.00 / CAN $13.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5437-7 5 1/2 ” x 8 1/4 ” • 320 pages • Ages 13 & up Discussion guide available online

A Story Like the Wind

Written by Gill Lewis Illustrated by Jo Weaver

h Kirkus Reviews (starred) h School Library Journal (starred) h 2019 USBBY Outstanding International Book

h Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People Hardcover • Fiction $16.00 / CAN $21.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5514-5 6 1/2” x 8 1/4” • 80 pages • Ages 9–14 Black-and-white illustrations Discussion guide available online

Masada

The Last Fortress

Written by Gloria D. Miklowitz

h Junior Library Guild Selection h Booklist Top Ten Religion Books for Youth

h Notable Social Studies Trade

Books for Young People Paperback • Fiction $9.00 / CAN $11.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5168-0 5 1/2 ” x 8 1/4 ” • 198 pages • Ages 12 & up Discussion guide available online

A Girl Called Problem

Written by Katie Quirk

h Kirkus Reviews (starred)

h Notable Social Studies Trade

Books for Young People Paperback • Fiction $9.00 / CAN $11.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5404-9 5 1/4” x 8” • 243 pages • Ages 10–14 Discussion guide available online

Princess Ka‘iulani

Hope of a Nation, Heart of a People

Written by Sharon Linnéa

h Bank Street College Best

Children’s Books Paperback • Nonfiction $16.00 / CAN $21.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5088-1 7” x 9” • 252 pages • Ages 10 & up 97 black-and-white photographs

Gilgamesh the Hero

Written by Geraldine McCaughrean Illustrated by David Parkins

h Kirkus Reviews (starred) h School Library Journal Best Books

h Notable Social Studies Trade

Books for Young People Hardcover • Fiction $20.00 / CAN $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5262-5 7 1/2” x 10” • 96 pages • Ages 11–15 Full-color and b&w illustrations

Secrets in the House of Delgado

Written by Gloria D. Miklowitz

h Bank Street College Best

Children’s Books

h Association of Jewish Libraries

h Notable Books for Older

Readers Paperback • Fiction $9.00 / CAN $11.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5210-6 5 3/8” x 8 1/4” • 192 pages • Ages 9–14 Discussion guide available online

Saints

Lives and Illuminations

Written and illustrated by

Ruth Sanderson

h Publishers Weekly (starred) Hardcover • Nonfiction $17.00 / CAN $22.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5365-3 5” x 7 1/4” • 160 pages • Ages 8 & up Full-color illustrations See other format on p. 26

Who Am I?

Written by Katherine Paterson

Paperback • Nonfiction $10.00 / CAN $13.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5361-5 6” x 8” • 82 pages • Ages 9–13 Discussion guide available online

The War within These Walls

Written by Aline Sax Illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki

h Batchelder Award Honor h Kirkus Reviews (starred) Hardcover • Fiction $17.00 / CAN $22.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5428-5 4 3/4 ” x 8 5/8 ” • 176 pages • Ages 14 & up Black-and-white illustrations Discussion guide available online

Eva’s Story

A Survivor’s Tale by the Stepsister of Anne Frank

Written by Eva Schloss

Paperback • Nonfiction $16.00 / CAN $22.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5531-2 5” x 8” • 234 pages • Ages 14 & up

Going for the Record

Written by Julie A. Swanson

h Booklist Top Ten Sports Books for Youth

h Foreword IndieFab Award Finalist h YALSA Popular Paperbacks List h IRA Young Adult Choices LIst Paperback • Fiction $11.99 / CAN $14.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5573-2 5 1/2” x 8 1/2 ” • 224 pages • Ages 12 & up

Pilgrim’s Progress

Retold by Gary D. Schmidt Illustrated by Barry Moser

h Publishers Weekly (starred) Hardcover • Fiction $17.50 / CAN $23.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5346-2 5” x 7 1/4” • 189 pages • Ages 9 & up Full-color illustrations

William Bradford

Plymouth’s Faithful Pilgrim

Written by Gary D. Schmidt

h Logos Book Award h Bank Street College Best

Children’s Books Paperback • Nonfiction $23.50 / CAN $31.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5148-2 6” x 9” • 212 pages • Ages 10 & up Black-and-white illustrations

Birdie

Written by Eileen Spinelli

h Booklist (starred) h Keystone to Reading Elementary

Book Award Nominee h Sequoyah Award Nominee

h Beehive Book Award Nominee

Poetry Category

h Alabama Camellia Children's Choice Book Award Nominee Hardcover • Fiction $16.00 / CAN $21.99 ISBN 978-0-8028-5513-8 5 1/2” x 8 1/4 ” • 208 pages • Ages 10–14 Discussion guide available online

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