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Cover art for CAMO GIRL
Kirkus Star CAMO GIRL
by Kekla Magoon
Cover art for THE CHESHIRE CHEESE CAT
Kirkus Star THE CHESHIRE CHEESE CAT
by Carmen Agra Deedy
Cover art for CITY OF ORPHANS
Kirkus Star CITY OF ORPHANS
by Avi
Cover art for DEAD END IN NORVELT
Kirkus Star DEAD END IN NORVELT
by Jack Gantos
Cover art for DRAGON CASTLE
Kirkus Star DRAGON CASTLE
by Joseph Bruchac

Cover art for EDDIE'S WAR
Kirkus Star EDDIE'S WAR
by Carol Fisher Saller
Cover art for THE FIRES BENEATH THE SEA
Kirkus Star THE FIRES BENEATH THE SEA
by Lydia Millet
Cover art for THE FLOATING ISLANDS
Kirkus Star THE FLOATING ISLANDS
by Rachel Neumeier
Cover art for THE FREEDOM MAZE
Kirkus Star THE FREEDOM MAZE
by Delia Sherman
Cover art for HIDDEN
Kirkus Star HIDDEN
by Helen Frost

Cover art for HOUND DOG TRUE
Kirkus Star HOUND DOG TRUE
by Linda Urban
Cover art for THE INQUISITOR'S APPRENTICE
Kirkus Star THE INQUISITOR'S APPRENTICE
by Chris Moriarty
Cover art for INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN
Kirkus Star INSIDE OUT AND BACK AGAIN
by Thanhha Lai
Cover art for JEFFERSON'S SONS
Kirkus Star JEFFERSON'S SONS
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Cover art for LIESL & PO
Kirkus Star LIESL & PO
by Lauren Oliver

Cover art for MOON PIE
Kirkus Star MOON PIE
by Simon Mason
Cover art for THE MOSTLY TRUE STORY OF JACK
Kirkus Star THE MOSTLY TRUE STORY OF JACK
by Kelly Barnhill
Cover art for OKAY FOR NOW
Kirkus Star OKAY FOR NOW
by Gary D. Schmidt
Cover art for SECRETS AT SEA
Kirkus Star SECRETS AT SEA
by Richard Peck
Cover art for SIDEKICKS
Kirkus Star SIDEKICKS
by Jack D. Ferraiolo

Cover art for THE SILVER BOWL
Kirkus Star THE SILVER BOWL
by Diane Stanley
Cover art for SMALL PERSONS WITH WINGS
Kirkus Star SMALL PERSONS WITH WINGS
by Ellen Booraem
Cover art for SQUISH, SUPER AMOEBA
Kirkus Star SQUISH, SUPER AMOEBA
by Jennifer L. Holm
Cover art for THE SUNDOWN RULE
Kirkus Star THE SUNDOWN RULE
by Wendy Townsend
Cover art for THE UNFORGOTTEN COAT
Kirkus Star THE UNFORGOTTEN COAT
by Frank Cottrell Boyce

Cover art for WILD WINGS
Kirkus Star WILD WINGS
by Gill Lewis
Cover art for WONDERSTRUCK
Kirkus Star WONDERSTRUCK
by Brian Selznick
Cover art for YOUNG FREDLE
Kirkus Star YOUNG FREDLE
by Cynthia Voigt
Cover art for ZITA THE SPACEGIRL
Kirkus Star ZITA THE SPACEGIRL
by Ben Hatke