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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: HISTORICAL FICTION
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by Tonya Bolden
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by Victoria Bond
Cover art for ALCHEMY AND MEGGY SWANN
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by Karen Cushman
Cover art for ONCE
ONCE
by Morris Gleitzman
Cover art for TURTLE IN PARADISE
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by Jennifer L. Holm
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: NONFICTION
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by Larry Dane Brimner
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by Margarita Engle
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by Russell Freedman
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by Arthur Geisert
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by Gary Golio
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: ALL PICTURE BOOKS
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ARROZ CON LECHE / RICE PUDDING
by Jorge Argueta
Cover art for MIRROR
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by Jeannie Baker
Cover art for LMNO PEAS
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by Keith Baker
Cover art for SHARK VS. TRAIN
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by Chris Barton
Cover art for THERE'S GOING TO BE A BABY
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by John Burningham
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2010 BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS: CONTEMPORARY NOVELS
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by Josh Berk
Cover art for HUSH
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by Eishes Chayil
Cover art for THE 10 P.M. QUESTION
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by Kate de Goldi
Cover art for WILL GRAYSON, WILL GRAYSON
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by John Green
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ILLYRIA
by Elizabeth Hand
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2010 BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS: FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
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by Holly Black
Cover art for MOCKINGJAY
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by Suzanne Collins
Cover art for FACTOTUM
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by D.M. Cornish
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by Leah Cypess
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by Catherine Fisher
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: BOOKS FOR ANIMAL LOVERS
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by Elisha Cooper
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by David Elliott
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by Marie-Louise Gay
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by Emily Gravett
Cover art for MIMI’S DADA CATIFESTO
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by Shelley Jackson
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: GREAT BOOKS ABOUT THE ARTS
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by Victoria Bond
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by Candace Fleming
Cover art for JIMI
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by Gary Golio
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by Jan Greenberg
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by Shelley Jackson
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: PICTURE BOOKS TO MAKE YOU THINK
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by Jeannie Baker
Cover art for LMNO PEAS
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by Keith Baker
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by Emily Gravett
Cover art for MY GARDEN
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by Kevin Henkes
Cover art for I AM A BACKHOE
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by Anna Grossnickle Hines
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2010 BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS: NONFICTION
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by Marc Aronson
Cover art for THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE KKK
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by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
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by Russell Freedman
Cover art for THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE BARBIE
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by Tanya Lee Stone
Cover art for SMILE
SMILE
by Raina Telgemeier
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2010 BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS: HISTORICAL NOVELS
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by Laurie Halse Anderson
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by Gary Blackwood
Cover art for REVOLUTION
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by Jennifer Donnelly
Cover art for FOLLY
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by Marthe Jocelyn
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by Hope Larson
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2010 BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS: SERIES CONCLUSIONS
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by Suzanne Collins
Cover art for FACTOTUM
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by D.M. Cornish
Cover art for THE GENIUS WARS
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by Catherine Jinks
Cover art for SWEET, HEREAFTER
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by Angela Johnson
Cover art for THE LEGEND OF THE KING
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by Gerald Morris
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2010 BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS: GRAPHIC NOVELS
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by Matt Dembicki
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by Gareth Hinds
Cover art for MERCURY
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by Hope Larson
Cover art for YUMMY
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by G. Neri
Cover art for SMILE
SMILE
by Raina Telgemeier
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: GRAPHIC NOVELS AND ILLUSTRATED CHAPTER BOOKS
Cover art for THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA
THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA
by Tom Angleberger
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by Jon Scieszka
Cover art for JUSTIN CASE
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by Rachel Vail
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by Ursula Vernon
Cover art for CURSE OF THE WERE-WIENER
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by Ursula Vernon
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: CELEBRATING FRIENDS & FAMILY FOR YOUNG READERS & LISTENERS
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ARROZ CON LECHE / RICE PUDDING
by Jorge Argueta
Cover art for SHARK VS. TRAIN
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by Chris Barton
Cover art for THERE'S GOING TO BE A BABY
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by John Burningham
Cover art for BINK & GOLLIE
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by Kate DiCamillo
Cover art for ROSLYN RUTABAGA AND THE BIGGEST HOLE ON EARTH!
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by Marie-Louise Gay
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
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THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA
by Tom Angleberger
Cover art for KEEPER
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by Kathi Appelt
Cover art for THE MEMORY BANK
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by Carolyn Coman
Cover art for HOW MIRKA GOT HER SWORD
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by Barry Deutsch
Cover art for THE SHADOW HUNT
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by Katherine Langrish
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: REALISTIC FICTION FOR MIDDLE GRADERS
Cover art for CRUNCH
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by Leslie Connor
Cover art for OUT OF MY MIND
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by Sharon M. Draper
Cover art for THE OTHER HALF OF MY HEART
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by Sundee T. Frazier
Cover art for VIOLET IN BLOOM
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by Lauren Myracle
Cover art for THE FANTASTIC SECRET OF OWEN JESTER
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by Barbara O’Connor
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: FICTION WITH GREAT GIRL CHARACTERS
Cover art for KEEPER
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by Kathi Appelt
Cover art for FINDING FAMILY
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by Tonya Bolden
Cover art for ZORA AND ME
Kirkus Star ZORA AND ME
by Victoria Bond
Cover art for THE MEMORY BANK
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by Carolyn Coman
Cover art for ALCHEMY AND MEGGY SWANN
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by Karen Cushman
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: FICTION WITH GREAT BOY CHARACTERS
Cover art for THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA
THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA
by Tom Angleberger
Cover art for CRUNCH
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by Leslie Connor
Cover art for ONCE
ONCE
by Morris Gleitzman
Cover art for THE WATER SEEKER
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by Kimberly Willis Holt
Cover art for THE SHADOW HUNT
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by Katherine Langrish
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2010 BEST BOOKS FOR TEENS: THE COMPLETE LIST
Cover art for FORGE
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by Laurie Halse Anderson
Cover art for SUGAR CHANGED THE WORLD
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by Marc Aronson
Cover art for THEY CALLED THEMSELVES THE KKK
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by Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Cover art for THE DARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN
Kirkus Star THE DARK DAYS OF HAMBURGER HALPIN
by Josh Berk
Cover art for WHITE CAT
Kirkus Star WHITE CAT
by Holly Black
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2010 BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS: THE COMPLETE LIST
Cover art for THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA
THE STRANGE CASE OF ORIGAMI YODA
by Tom Angleberger
Cover art for KEEPER
Kirkus Star KEEPER
by Kathi Appelt
Cover art for ARROZ CON LECHE / RICE PUDDING
ARROZ CON LECHE / RICE PUDDING
by Jorge Argueta
Cover art for MIRROR
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by Jeannie Baker
Cover art for LMNO PEAS
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by Keith Baker
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