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WAGING PEACE IN PICTURE BOOKS
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CAN YOU SAY PEACE?
by Karen Katz
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WHY?
by Nikolai Popov
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by Alice Walker
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Kirkus Star WHAT DOES PEACE FEEL LIKE?
by Vladimir Radunsky
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Kirkus Star WATERLOO & TRAFALGAR
by Olivier Tallec
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2012 HALLOWEEN PICTURE-BOOK ROUND-UP
Cover art for HUSH, LITTLE MONSTER
HUSH, LITTLE MONSTER
by Denis Markell
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THE BOO! BOOK
by Nathaniel Lachenmeyer
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Kirkus Star HALLOWEEN FOREST
by Marion Dane Bauer
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Kirkus Star BEDTIME FOR MONSTERS
by Ed Vere
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FRANKENSTEIN
by Rick Walton
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INDIE PICTURE BOOKS
Cover art for THE NOSE PICKERS
THE NOSE PICKERS
by Stephanie J. Shulman
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BABY UNPLUGGED: BOOK
by John S. Hutton
Cover art for ALL THE THINGS YOU'LL DO!
ALL THE THINGS YOU'LL DO!
by Kevin Glavin
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HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE SEA
by Christine Lavin
Cover art for WHAT'S IN MOLLY'S ... GARDEN?
WHAT'S IN MOLLY'S ... GARDEN?
by Vanessa Jane Townsend
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MIDDLE-GRADE & MIDDLE-SCHOOL TIME TRAVEL
Cover art for CHRONAL ENGINE
CHRONAL ENGINE
by Greg Leitich Smith
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THE BOOK OF TIME
by Guillaume Prévost
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A TALE OF TIME CITY
by Diana Wynne Jones
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Kirkus Star STARCROSS
by Philip Reeve
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SATCH AND ME
by Dan Gutman
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HARD SCIENCE FICTION FOR TEENS
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Kirkus Star BE MY ENEMY
by Ian McDonald
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Kirkus Star CHILDHOOD'S END
by Arthur C. Clarke
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ENDER'S GAME
by Orson Scott Card
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FARSEED
by Pamela Sargent
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I, ROBOT
by Isaac Asimov
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NEW & NOTABLE BOOKS FOR TEENS: OCTOBER 2012
Cover art for THE WARRIOR'S HEART
Kirkus Star THE WARRIOR'S HEART
by Eric Greitens
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Kirkus Star ASK THE PASSENGERS
by A.S. King
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Kirkus Star LIVE THROUGH THIS
by Mindi Scott
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Kirkus Star WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
by Colleen Clayton
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Kirkus Star HAVE A NICE DAY
by Julie Halpern
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NEW & NOTABLE BOOKS FOR MIDDLE-GRADERS: OCTOBER 2012
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by Andrés Vera Martínez
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by David Calcutt
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by Lois Lowry
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by Rebecca L. Johnson
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by Grace Lin
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NEW & NOTABLE PICTURE BOOKS: OCTOBER 2012
Cover art for OH! WHAT A SURPRISE!
Kirkus Star OH! WHAT A SURPRISE!
by Suzanne Bloom
Cover art for BLACK DOG
Kirkus Star BLACK DOG
by Levi Pinfold
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Kirkus Star OTTER AND ODDER
by James Howe
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Kirkus Star GOOD NEWS BAD NEWS
by Jeff Mack
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Kirkus Star I HAVE A DREAM
by Martin Luther King
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'FOREVER' & CO: FREQUENTLY BANNED & CHALLENGED BOOKS FOR TEENS
Cover art for ALICE IN RAPTURE, SORT OF
Kirkus Star ALICE IN RAPTURE, SORT OF
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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BLOOD AND CHOCOLATE
by Annette Curtis Klause
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WHEN DAD KILLED MOM
by Julius Lester
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THE FACTS SPEAK FOR THEMSELVES
by Brock Cole
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RAINBOW BOYS
by Alex Sanchez
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MIDDLE-GRADE GRAPHIC NOVELS
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by Neil Gaiman
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Kirkus Star THE UNSINKABLE WALKER BEAN
by Aaron Renier
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THE STONEKEEPER
by Kazu Kibuishi
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ROBOT DREAMS
by Sara Varon
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QUEST FOR THE SPARK
by Tom Sniegoski
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TEENS WHO HACK, SURF, AND CHAT
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BRAIN JACK
by Brian Falkner
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by Carol Plum-Ucci
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LITTLE BROTHER
by Cory Doctorow
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ICECORE
by Matt Whyman
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HOMEBOYZ
by Alan Lawrence Sitomer
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THE LATE, GREAT PAULA DANZIGER
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MAKE LIKE A TREE AND LEAVE
by Paula Danziger
Cover art for AMBER BROWN IS TICKLED PINK
Kirkus Star AMBER BROWN IS TICKLED PINK
by Paula Danzinger
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NOT FOR A BILLION GAZILLION DOLLARS
by Paula Danziger
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AMBER BROWN IS NOT A CRAYON
by Paula Danziger
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EARTH TO MATTHEW
by Paula Danziger
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PERFORMING ARTISTS IN PICTURE-BOOK BIOGRAPHIES
Cover art for THE GIRL ON THE HIGH-DIVING HORSE
Kirkus Star THE GIRL ON THE HIGH-DIVING HORSE
by Linda Oatman High
Cover art for ELLA FITZGERALD
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by Andrea Davis Pinkney
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by Leda Schubert
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HOUDINI
by Kathleen Krull
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Kirkus Star MERMAID QUEEN
by Shana Corey
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CHILDREN AND FAMILIES AT NIGHT IN PICTURE BOOKS
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THE NIGHT WORKER
by Kate Banks
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Kirkus Star AT NIGHT
by Jonathan Bean
Cover art for BLACKOUT
Kirkus Star BLACKOUT
by John Rocco
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Kirkus Star TAR BEACH
by Faith Ringgold
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TOP 14 TEEN BOOKS FOR SEPTEMBER
Cover art for BEYOND COURAGE
Kirkus Star BEYOND COURAGE
by Doreen Rappaport
Cover art for BE MY ENEMY
Kirkus Star BE MY ENEMY
by Ian McDonald
Cover art for VESSEL
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by Sarah Beth Durst
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Kirkus Star CALL THE SHOTS
by Don Calame
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Kirkus Star FOURMILE
by Watt Key
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TOP 21 MIDDLE-GRADE BOOKS FOR SEPTEMBER
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Kirkus Star THE SPINDLERS
by Lauren Oliver
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Kirkus Star THE ADVENTURES OF ACHILLES
by Hugh Lupton
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Kirkus Star THE GREAT UNEXPECTED
by Sharon Creech
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Kirkus Star BINKY TAKES CHARGE
by Ashley Spires
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Kirkus Star ONE YEAR IN COAL HARBOR
by Polly Horvath
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TOP 27 PICTURE BOOKS & EARLY READERS FOR SEPTEMBER
Cover art for DELIA'S DULL DAY
Kirkus Star DELIA'S DULL DAY
by Andy Myer
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Kirkus Star OH, NO!
by Candace Fleming
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Kirkus Star CAT TALE
by Michael Hall
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Kirkus Star YOU ARE A STAR!
by Michael Parker
Cover art for TOO TALL HOUSES
Kirkus Star TOO TALL HOUSES
by Gianna Marino
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KIDS MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Cover art for BE THE CHANGE
BE THE CHANGE
by Zach Hunter
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GLORY BE
by Augusta Scattergood
Cover art for WE'VE GOT A JOB
Kirkus Star WE'VE GOT A JOB
by Cynthia Y. Levinson
Cover art for JUDY MOODY SAVES THE WORLD!
JUDY MOODY SAVES THE WORLD!
by Megan McDonald
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OPERATION REDWOOD
by S. Terrell French
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FAMILIES FACING TOUGH TIMES
Cover art for THE DOUBLE LIFE OF ZOE FLYNN
THE DOUBLE LIFE OF ZOE FLYNN
by Janet Lee Carey
Cover art for ALMOST HOME
Kirkus Star ALMOST HOME
by Joan Bauer
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Kirkus Star CHICKEN BOY
by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Cover art for HOW TO STEAL A DOG
HOW TO STEAL A DOG
by Barbara O’Connor
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Kirkus Star MOONPIE AND IVY
by Barbara O’Connor
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2012 FALL PREVIEW: CHILDREN'S & TEEN
Cover art for GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE DINOSAURS
GOLDILOCKS AND THE THREE DINOSAURS
by Mo Willems
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Kirkus Star YOU ARE STARDUST
by Elin Kelsey
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Kirkus Star THE TOWN MOUSE AND THE COUNTRY MOUSE
by Aesop
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SILHOUETTE OF A SPARROW
by Molly Beth Griffin
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Kirkus Star LEGENDS OF ZITA THE SPACEGIRL
by Ben Hatke
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