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NEW & NOTABLE BOOKS FOR CHILDREN & TEENS: JANUARY, 2013
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by Steven Arntson
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by Jonah Winter
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by Dennis Brindell Fradin
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by Kadir Nelson
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by Elizabeth Garton Scanlon
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2012 PICTURE BOOKS ABOUT ICE AND SNOW
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A PERFECT DAY
by Carin Berger
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SNOW DAY FOR MOUSE
by Judy Cox
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WHY IS THE SNOW WHITE?
by Heinz Janisch
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SNOWBOY 1, 2, 3
by Joe Wahman
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RABBIT'S SNOW DANCE
by James Bruchac
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2012 CHRISTMAS AND HANUKKAH ROUNDUP
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DINOSAUR VS. SANTA
by Bob Shea
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A CHIPMUNK CHRISTMAS
by Ross Bagdasarian
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THE TWELVE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS
by Dan Andreasen
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THE CHRISTMAS TUGBOAT
by George Matteson
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CHARLIE AND THE CHRISTMAS KITTY
by Ree Drummond
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: NONFICTION
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by Martin W. Sandler
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by Andrea Davis Pinkney
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by Leda Schubert
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by Linda Tarrant-Reid
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by Don Tate
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: PICTURE BOOKS
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by Hyewon Yum
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by Jairo Buitrago
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by Ashley Bryan
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EXTRA YARN
by Mac Barnett
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by Mark Greenwood
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: FRIENDS & FAMILY IN PICTURE BOOKS
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by Aesop
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by Shane W. Evans
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by Mark Greenwood
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by Ashley Bryan
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by Jairo Buitrago
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: FICTION
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by Margarita Engle
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by R. J. Palacio
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by Lemony Snicket
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by Rebecca Stead
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by Katherine Applegate
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012
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BEAR HAS A STORY TO TELL
by Philip C. Stead
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GEORGIA IN HAWAII
by Amy Novesky
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EXTRA YARN
by Mac Barnett
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THE VENGEKEEP PROPHECIES
by Brian Farrey
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by Katherine Applegate
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: BOOKS ABOUT THE ARTS
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by Chuck Close
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BEAR HAS A STORY TO TELL
by Philip C. Stead
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by Jane Breskin Zalben
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by Leda Schubert
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by Sarah Stewart
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: REACHING BACK INTO TIME
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by Jabari Asim
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by Joe McKendry
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GEORGIA IN HAWAII
by Amy Novesky
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by Ellen Bryan Obed
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by Andrea Davis Pinkney
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: BOOKS FOR ANIMAL LOVERS
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by Bobbie Pyron
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by Kevin Henkes
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by Amy Hest
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by Jon Klassen
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by J. Patrick Lewis
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: FANTASY & SCIENCE FICTION
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by Katherine Applegate
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by Shelley Moore Thomas
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by Doug TenNapel
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by Adam Rex
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by Lauren Oliver
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: MYSTERIES & THRILLERS
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by Laura Amy Schlitz
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by Caroline Lawrence
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by Martin W. Sandler
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by Lemony Snicket
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by Rebecca Stead
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: FICTION ABOUT GIRLS
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by Laura Amy Schlitz
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by R. J. Palacio
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by Sonya Hartnett
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by Morris Gleitzman
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by Sonia Manzano
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: FICTION ABOUT BOYS
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by Laura Amy Schlitz
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by Peter Johnson
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by Margi Preus
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by Bobbie Pyron
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by J. Torres
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BEST CHILDREN'S BOOKS OF 2012: BOOKS FOR ADVENTUROUS SOULS
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by Adam Gidwitz
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by Doug TenNapel
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by Martin W. Sandler
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by Christopher Paul Curtis
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by Lauren Oliver
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2012 POP-UP ROUNDUP
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by David A. Carter
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THE STORY OF THINGS
by Neal Layton
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MATTER MATTERS!
by Tom Adams
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HOW TO BE A DETECTIVE
by Dan Waddell
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AESOP'S FABLES
by Aesop
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TEENS IN THE ARTS
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HIDDEN VOICES
by Pat Lowery Collins
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WHEN THE STARS GO BLUE
by Caridad Ferrer
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by Jessica Martinez
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THE SMILE
by Donna Jo Napoli
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by Jennifer Donnelly
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NEW & NOTABLE CHILDREN'S BOOKS: NOVEMBER 2012
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by Alison Jay
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by Olivier Tallec
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by James M. Deem
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by Amy Hest
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by Andy Runton
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NEW & NOTABLE TEEN BOOKS: NOVEMBER 2012
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by Victoria Strauss
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by Ally Condie
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DARKWATER
by Catherine Fisher
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LEMONADE MOUTH PUCKERS UP
by Mark Peter Hughes
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ETERNALLY YOURS
by Cate Tiernan
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