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ALA's Book Picks 2001

Staff -- School Library Journal, 3/1/2001

Younger Readers

Adler , David A. America's Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle. illus. by Terry Widener. Harcourt/Gulliver. 2000. RTE $16. ISBN 0-15-201969-3.

Banks, Kate. The Night Worker. illus. by Georg Hallensleben. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. 2000. Tr $16. ISBN 0-374-35520-7.

Barasch, Lynne. Radio Rescue. illus. by author. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. 2000. Tr $16. ISBN 0-374-36166-5.

Brown, Don. Uncommon Traveler: Mary Kingsley in Africa. illus. by author. Houghton. 2000. Tr $16. ISBN 0-618-00273-1.

Cronin, Doreen. Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type. illus. by Betsy Lewin.
S & S. 2000. RTE $15. ISBN 0-689-83213-3.

Falconer, Ian. Olivia. illus. by author. S & S/Atheneum/An Anne Schwartz Bk. 2000. RTE $16. ISBN 0-689-82953-1.

Graham, Bob. Max. illus. by author. Candlewick. 2000. RTE $15.99. ISBN 0-7636-1138-7.

Guest, Elissa Haden. Iris and Walter. illus. by Christine Davenier. Harcourt/
Gulliver. 2000. RTE $14. ISBN 0-15-202122-1.

Henkes, Kevin. Wemberly Worried. illus. by author. Greenwillow. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-688-17027-7; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-688-17028-5.

Howard, Elizabeth Fitzgerald. Virgie Goes to School with Us Boys. illus. by
E. B. Lewis. S & S. 2000. RTE $16. ISBN 0-689-80076-2.

James, Simon, sel. Days Like This: A Collection of Small Poems. illus. by sel. Candlewick. 2000. Tr $17.99. ISBN 0-7636-0812-2.

Lindbergh, Reeve, sel. In Every Tiny Grain of Sand: A Child's Book of Prayers and Praise. illus. Candlewick. 2000. RTE $21.99. ISBN 0-7636-0176-4.

Medearis, Angela Shelf. Seven Spools of Thread: A Kwanzaa Story. illus. by Daniel Minter. Albert Whitman. 2000. PLB $15.95. ISBN 0-8075-7315-9.

Osborne ,
Mary Pope. Kate and the Beanstalk. illus. by Giselle Potter. S & S/

Atheneum/An Anne Schwartz Bk. 2000. RTE $16. ISBN 0-689-82550-1.

Peters, Lisa Westberg. Cold Little Duck, Duck, Duck. illus. by Sam Williams. Greenwillow. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-688-16178-2.

Soto, Gary. Chato and the Party Animals. illus. by Susan Guevara. Putnam. 2000. RTE $15.99. ISBN 0-399-23159-5.

Thayer, Ernest Lawrence. Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888. illus. by Christopher Bing. Handprint. 2000. Tr $17.95. ISBN 1-9297-6600-9.

Thomas, Shelley Moore. Good Night, Good Knight. illus. by Jennifer Plecas. Dutton. 2000. Tr $13.99. ISBN 0-525-46326-7.

Unobagha, Uzo. Off to the Sweet Shores of Africa and Other Talking Drum Rhymes. illus. by Julia Cairns. Chronicle. 2000. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8118-2378-4.

Yolen, Jane. How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? illus. by Mark Teague. Scholastic/Blue Sky. 2000. RTE $15.95. ISBN 0-590-31681-8.

Middle Readers

Bishop, Nic. Digging for Bird-Dinosaurs: An Expedition to Madagascar. photos. by author. Houghton. 2000. Tr $16. ISBN 0-395-96056-8.

Bruchac, Joseph. Crazy Horse's Vision. illus. by S. D. Nelson. Lee & Low. 2000. RTE $16.95. ISBN 1-880000-94-6.

Cline-Ransome, Lesa. Satchel Paige. illus. by James E. Ransome. S & S. 2000. RTE $16. ISBN 0-689-81151-9.

Curlee, Lynn. Liberty. illus. by author. S & S/Atheneum. 2000. RTE $18. ISBN 0-689-82823-3.

DiCamillo, Kate. Because of Winn-Dixie. Candlewick. 2000. RTE $15.99. ISBN 0-7636-0776-2.

Gantos, Jack. Joey Pigza Loses Control. Farrar. 2000. Tr $16. ISBN 0-374-39989-1.

Gherman, Beverly. Norman Rockwell: Storyteller with a Brush. S & S/
Atheneum. 2000. RTE $19.95. ISBN 0-689-82001-1.

Giblin, James Cross. The Amazing Life of Benjamin Franklin. illus. by Michael Dooling. Scholastic. 2000. RTE $17.95. ISBN 0-590-48534-2.

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Nory Ryan's Song. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32141-4.

Govenar, Alan. Osceola: Memories of a Sharecropper's Daughter. illus. by Shane W. Evans. Hyperion/Jump at the Sun. 2000. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7868-0407-6; PLB $16.49. ISBN 0-7868-2357-7.

Greenberg, Jan & Sandra Jordan. Frank O. Gehry: Outside In. DK Ink. 2000. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-7894-2677-3.

Martin, Ann M. & Laura Godwin. The Doll People. illus. by Brian Selznick. Hyperion. 2000. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7868-0361-4; PLB $16.95. ISBN 0-7868-2372-0.

McDonald, Megan. Judy Moody. illus. by Peter Reynolds. Candlewick. 2000. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7636-0685-5.

Myers, Christopher. Wings. illus. by author. Scholastic. 2000. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-590-03377-8.

Myers, Laurie. Surviving Brick Johnson. illus. by Dan Yaccarino. Clarion. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-395-98031-3.

Pinkney, Andrea Davis. Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters. illus. by Stephen Alcorn. Harcourt/Gulliver. 2000. RTE $20. ISBN 0-15-201005-X.

Rappaport, Doreen. Freedom River. illus. by Bryan Collier. Hyperion/Jump at the Sun. 2000. Tr $14.99. ISBN 0-7868-0350-9.

Rockwell, Anne. Only Passing Through: The Story of Sojourner Truth. illus. by R. Gregory Christie. Knopf/Borzoi. 2000. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-679-89186-2; PLB $18.99. ISBN 0-679-99186-7.

St. George, Judith. So You Want to Be President? illus. by David Small. Philomel. 2000. RTE $17.99. ISBN 0-399-23407-1.

Waugh, Sylvia. Space Race. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32766-8.

Webb, Sophie. My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal. illus. by author. Houghton. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-395-92291-7.

 Older Readers

Almond, David. Kit's Wilderness. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32665-3.

Aronson ,
Marc. Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado. Clarion. 2000. Tr $20. ISBN 0-395-84827-X.

Bauer, Joan. Hope Was Here. Putnam. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-399-23142-0.

Brenner, Barbara. Voices: Poetry and Art from Around the World. National Geographic. 2000. RTE $18.95. ISBN 0-7922-7071-1.

Creech, Sharon. The Wanderer. illus. by David Diaz. HarperCollins/Joanna Cotler Bks. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-06-027730-0; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-06-027731-9.

Dash, Joan. The Longitude Prize. illus. by Dusan Petricic. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. 2000. Tr $16. ISBN 0-374-34636-4.

Fradin, Dennis Brindell & Judith Bloom Fradin. Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. Clarion. 2000. Tr $18. ISBN 0-395-89898-6.

Graham, Lorenz. How God Fix Jonah. illus. by Ashley Bryan. Boyds Mills. 2000. RTE $17.95. ISBN 1-56397-698-6.

Joseph, Lynn. The Color of My Words. HarperCollins/Joanna Cotler Bks. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-06-028232-0; PLB $14.89. ISBN 0-06-028233-9.

Lawrence,
Iain. Ghost Boy. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32739-0.

Lewis, J. Patrick. Freedom Like Sunlight: Praisesongs for Black Americans. illus. by John Thompson. Creative Co. 2000. Tr $17.95. ISBN 1-56846-163-1.

Lisle, Janet Taylor. The Art of Keeping Cool. S & S/Atheneum/A Richard Jackson Bk. 2000. RTE $17. ISBN 0-689-83787-9.

Lynch, Chris. Gold Dust. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-06-028174-X; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-06-028175-8.

Macaulay, David. Building Big. illus. by author. Houghton/A Walter Lorraine Bk. 2000. Tr $30. ISBN 0-395-96331-1.

Murphy, Jim. Blizzard! The Storm That Changed America. Scholastic. 2000. RTE $18.95. ISBN 0-590-67309-2.

Nicholson, William. The Wind Singer. illus. by Peter Sís. Hyperion. 2000. Tr $17.99. ISBN 0-7868-0569-2; PLB $18.49. ISBN 0-7868-2494-8.

Peck, Richard. A Year Down Yonder. Dial. 2000. RTE $16.99. ISBN 0-8037-2518-3.

Pullman, Philip. The Amber Spyglass. Knopf/Borzoi. 2000. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-679-87926-9.

Whelan, Gloria. Homeless Bird. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-06-028454-4; PLB $14.89. ISBN 0-06-028452-8.

Winick, Judd. Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned. Holt. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-8050-6403-6.

All Ages

Aesop's Fables. illus. by Jerry Pinkney. North-South/SeaStar. 2000. Tr $19.95. ISBN 1-58717-000-0.

Baum, L. Frank. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop-Up. illus. by Robert Sabuda. S & S/Little Simon. 2000. Tr $24.95. ISBN 0-689-81751-7.

Casanova, Mary. The Hunter: A Chinese Folktale. illus. by Ed Young. S & S/Atheneum. 2000. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-689-82906-X.

DeFelice, Cynthia. Cold Feet. illus. by Robert Andrew Parker. DK Ink. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-7894-2636-6.

Hicks, Ray & Lynn Salsi. The Jack Tales. illus. by Owen Smith. Callaway. 2000. Tr $24.95. ISBN 0-9351-1258-8.

Janeczko, Paul B, sel. Stone Bench in an Empty Park. photos. by Henri Silberman. Orchard. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-531-30259-8; PLB $16.99. ISBN 0-531-33259-4.

Jiménez, Francisco. The Christmas Gift/El regalo de Navidad. illus. by Claire B. Cotts. Houghton. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-395-92869-9.

Kimmel, Eric A, retel. Gershon's Monster: A Story for the Jewish New Year. illus. by Jon J. Muth. Scholastic. 2000. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-439-10839-X.

Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. illus. by Mary GrandPré. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. 2000. Tr $25.95. ISBN 0-439-13959-7.

Fiction

Almond, David. Kit's Wilderness. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32665-3.

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Fever, 1793. S & S. 2000. RTE $16. ISBN 0-689-83858-1.

Appelt, Kathi. Kissing Tennessee and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance. Harcourt. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-15-202249-X.

Bagdasarian, Adam. Forgotten Fire. DK. 2000. Tr $17.95. ISBN 0-7894-2627-7.

Bauer, Cat. Harley, Like a Person. Winslow. 2000. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-890817-48-1; pap. $6.95. ISBN 1-890817-49-X.

Bauer, Joan. Hope Was Here. Putnam. 2000. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-399-23142-0.

Blackwood, Gary. Shakespeare's Scribe. Dutton. 2000. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-525-46444-1.

Brooks, Martha. Being with Henry. DK. 2000. Tr $17.95. ISBN 0-7894-2588-2.

Cabot, Meg. The Princess Diaries. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-380-97848-2; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-06-029210-5.

Calhoun, Dia. Aria of the Sea. Winslow. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 1-890817-25-2.

Chevalier, Tracy. Girl with a Pearl Earring. Dutton. 2000. Tr $21.95. ISBN 0-525-94527-X.

Coman, Carolyn. Many Stones. Front St. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 1-886910-55-3.

Creech, Sharon. The Wanderer. HarperCollins/Joanna Cotler Bks. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-06-027730-0; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-06-027731-9.

Crichton, Michael. Timeline. Knopf. 2000. Tr $26.95. ISBN 0-679-44481-5.

Cross, Gillian. Tightrope. Holiday. 2000. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8234-1512-0.

Dessen ,
Sarah. Dreamland. Viking. 2000. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-670-89122-0.

Deuker, Carl. Night Hoops. Houghton. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-395-97936-6.

Fienberg, Anna. Borrowed Light. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-385-32758-7.

Fogelin, Adrian. Crossing Jordan. Peachtree. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 1-56145-215-7.

Giff, Patricia Reilly. Nory Ryan's Song. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32141-4.

Glenn, Mel. Split Image. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-688-16249-5.

Gray, Dianne E. Holding up the Earth. Houghton. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-618-00703-2.

Haruf, Kent. Plainsong. Knopf. 2000. Tr $24. ISBN 0-375-40618-2.

Hyde, Catherine Ryan. Pay It Forward.
S & S. 2000. Tr $23. ISBN 0-684-
86271-9.

Isaacs, Anne. Torn Thread. Scholastic. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-590-60353-9.

Karr, Kathleen. The Boxer. Farrar. 2000. Tr $16. ISBN 0-374-30921-3.

Kessler, Cristina. No Condition Is Permanent. Philomel. 2000. Tr $17.99. ISBN 0-399-23486-1.

Konigsburg, E. L. Silent to the Bone. S & S/Atheneum/A Jean Karl Bk. 2000. RTE $17. ISBN 0-689-83601-5.

Koss, Amy Goldman. The Girls. Dial. 2000. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-8037-2494-2.

Lawrence, Iain. Ghost Boy. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32739-0.

Lebert, Benjamin. Crazy. Knopf. 2000. Tr $17.95. ISBN 0-375-40913-0.

Logue, Mary. Dancing with an Alien. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-06-028318-1; PLB $14.89. ISBN 0-06-028319-X.

Lynch, Chris. Gold Dust. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-06-028174-X; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-06-028175-8.

Marillier, Juliet. Daughter of the Forest. Tor. 2000. Tr $25.95. ISBN 0-312-84879-X.

Morris, Gerald. The Savage Damsel and the Dwarf. Houghton. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-395-97126-8.

Murphy, Rita. Night Flying. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-385-32748-X.

Myers, Walter Dean. 145th Street: Short Stories. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32137-6.

Oughton, Jerrie. Perfect Family. Houghton. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-395-98668-0.

Peck, Richard. A Year Down Yonder. Dial. 2000. RTE $16.99. ISBN 0-8037-2518-3.

Peters, Julie Anne. Define "Normal." Little, Brown. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-316-70631-0.

Philbrick, Rodman. The Last Book in the Universe. Scholastic/Blue Sky. 2000. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-439-08758-9.

Platt, Randall Beth. The Likes of Me. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32692-0.

Plum-Ucci, Carol. The Body of Christopher Creed. Harcourt. 2000. Tr $17. ISBN 0-15-202388-7.

Plummer, Louise. A Dance for Three. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32511-8.

Rennison, Louise. Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-06-028814-0; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-06-028871-X.

Ryan, Pam Muñoz. Esperanza Rising. Scholastic. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-439-12041-1.

Schwartz, Virginia Frances. Send One Angel Down. Holiday. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-8234-1484-1.

Spinelli, Jerry. Stargirl. Knopf. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-679-88637-0.

Trueman, Terry. Stuck in Neutral. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-06-028519-2; PLB $14.89. ISBN 0-06-028518-4.

Wallace, Rich. Playing Without a Ball. Knopf. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-679-88672-9.

Wells, Ken. Meely LaBauve. Random. 2000. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-375-50311-0.

Whelan, Gloria. Homeless Bird. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-06-028454-4; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-06-028452-8.

White, Ruth. Memories of Summer. Farrar. 2000. Tr $16. ISBN 0-374-34945-2.

Williams, Lori Aurelia. When Kambia Elaine Flew in from Neptune. S & S. 2000. RTE $17. ISBN 0-689-82468-8.

Wittlinger, Ellen. What's in a Name. S & S. 2000. RTE $16. ISBN 0-689-82551-X.

Woodson, Jacqueline. Miracle's Boys. Putnam. 2000. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-399-23113-7.

Yolen, Jane & Robert J. Harris. Queen's Own Fool. Philomel. 2000. Tr $19.99. ISBN 0-399-23380-6.

Nonfiction

Armstrong, Lance & Sally Jenkins. It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life. Putnam. 2000. Tr $24.95. ISBN 0-399-14611-3.

Bachrach, Susan D. The Nazi Olympics: Berlin 1936. Little, Brown. 2000. Tr $21.95. ISBN 0-316-07086-6; pap. $14.95. ISBN 0-316-07087-4.

Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. Kids on Strike! Houghton. 2000. Tr $20. ISBN 0-395-88892-1.

Beckett, Wendy. My Favorite Things: 75 Works of Art from Around the World. Abrams. 2000. Tr $29.95. ISBN 0-8109-4387-5.

Fradin, Dennis Brindell & Judith Bloom Fradin. Ida B. Wells: Mother of the Civil Rights Movement. Clarion. 2000. Tr $18. ISBN 0-395-89898-6.

Franco, Betsy, ed. You Hear Me? Poems and Writings by Teenage Boys. Candlewick. 2000. RTE $14.99. ISBN 0-7636-1158-1.

Freedman, Russell. Give Me Liberty! The Story of the Declaration of Independence. Holiday. 2000. Tr $24.95. ISBN 0-8234-1448-5.

Glover, Savion & Bruce Weber. Savion: My Life in Tap. Morrow. 2000. RTE $19.95. ISBN 0-688-15629-0.

Gottlieb, Lori. Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self. S & S. 2000. Tr $22. ISBN 0-684-86358-8.

Katz, Jon. Geeks: How Two Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho. Villard. 2000. Tr $22.95. ISBN 0-375-50298-X.

Lalicki, Tom. Spellbinder: The Life of Harry Houdini. Holiday. 2000. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-8234-1499-X.

Lanier, Shannon & Jane Feldman. Jefferson's Children: The Story of One American Family. Random. 2000. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-375-80597-4.

Levine, Ellen. Darkness over Denmark: The Danish Resistance and the Rescue of the Jews. Holiday. 2000. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-8234-1447-7.

Marrin, Albert. Sitting Bull and His World. Dutton. 2000. Tr $27.50. ISBN 0-525-45944-8.

Paulsen, Gary. The Beet Fields. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32647-5.

St. George, Judith. In the Line of Fire: Presidents' Lives at Stake. Holiday. 2000. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-8234-1428-0.

Turner, Ann. Learning to Swim. Scholastic. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-439-15309-3.

Ung, Loung. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $23. ISBN 0-06-019332-8.

Winick, Judd. Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned. Holt. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-8050-6403-6.

Adoff, Arnold. The Basket Counts. S & S. 2000. RTE $17. ISBN 0-689-80108-4.

Alphin, Elaine Marie. Counterfeit Son. Harcourt. 2000. Tr $17. ISBN 0-15-202645-2.

Anderson, Joan. Rookie: Tamika Whitmore's First Year in the WNBA. illus. Dutton. 2000. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-525-46412-3.

Anonymous. Treacherous Love. HarperCollins/Avon. 2000. pap. $4.99. ISBN 0-380-80862-5.

Appelt, Kathi. Kissing Tennessee and Other Stories from the Stardust Dance. Harcourt. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-15-202249-X.

Atkins, Catherine. When Jeff Comes Home. Putnam. 2000. Tr $17.99. ISBN 0-399-23366-0.

Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. Demon in My View. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $9.95. ISBN 0-385-32720-X.

Baseball's Best Shots: the greatest baseball photography of all time. illus. DK. 2000. Tr $30. ISBN 0-7894-6119-6.

Bauer, Cat. Harley, Like a Person. Winslow. 2000. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-890817-48-1; pap. $6.95. ISBN 1-890817-49-X.

Bennett, Cherie. Love Him Forever. HarperCollins/Avon. 2000. pap. $4.50. ISBN 0-380-80124-8.

Bo, Ben. The Edge. Lerner. 2000. PLB $14.95. ISBN 0-8225-3308-1.

Bo, Ben. Skullcrack. Lerner. 2000. PLB $14.95. ISBN 0-8225-3307-3.

Bressler, Karen W. & Susan Redstone. D.I.Y. Beauty. illus. Penguin/Alloy. 2000. pap. $5.95. ISBN 0-14-130918-0.

Brous, Elizabeth. How to Be Gorgeous: The Ultimate Beauty Guide to Hair, Makeup and More. illus. HarperCollins. 2000. pap. $14.95. ISBN 0-06-440871-X.

Brown, Bobbi & Annemarie Iverson. Bobbi Brown Teenage Beauty: Everything You Need to Know to Look Pretty, Natural, Sexy & Awesome. illus. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $25. ISBN 0-06-019636-X.

Cabot, Meg. The Princess Diaries. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-380-97848-2.

Craft, Elizabeth. Show Me Love. (Turning Seventeen Series, Bk. #4). HarperCollins. 2000. pap. $4.95. ISBN 0-06-447240-X.

Csillag, Andre. Backstreet Boys: The Official Book. illus. Random. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-385-32800-1.

Danziger, Paula & Ann M. Martin. Snail Mail No More. Scholastic. 2000. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-439-06335-3.

Donkin, Andrew. The Truly Tasteless Scratch & Sniff Book. illus. DK. 2000. Tr $9.95. ISBN 0-7894-6514-0.

Dougall, Alastair. James Bond: The Secret World of 007. illus. DK. 2000. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-7894-6691-0.

Drill, Esther, Heather McDonald, & Rebecca Olds. Deal with It: A Whole New Approach to Your Body, Brain and Life as a Gurl. illus. Pocket. 1999. pap. $15. ISBN 0-671-04157-6.

Ellis, Warren. StormWatch: Force of Nature. illus. DC Comics. 2001. pap. $14.95. ISBN 1-56389-646-X.

Escher, M. C. & J. L. Locher. The Magic of M. C. Escher. illus. Abrams. 2000. Tr $39.95. ISBN 0-8109-6720-0.

Ewing ,
Lynne. Goddess of the Night. Hyperion. 2000. Tr $9.99. ISBN 0-7868-0653-2.

Ewing, Lynne. Into the Cold Fire. Hyperion. 2000. Tr $9.99. ISBN 0-7868-0654-0.

Franco, Betsy, ed. You Hear Me? Candlewick. 2000. Tr $14.99. ISBN 0-7636-1158-1.

Frank, E. R. Life Is Funny. DK. 2000. Tr $17.95. ISBN 0-7894-2634-X.

Golden, Christopher. Meets the Eye. Pocket. 2000. pap. $4.99. ISBN 0-671-03495-2.

Gottlieb, Lori. Stick Figure: A Diary of My Former Self. S & S. 2000. Tr $22. ISBN 0-684-86358-8.

Greenberg, Gary. Pop-Up Book of Phobias. illus. HarperCollins/Morrow. 2000. Tr $24.95. ISBN 0-688-17195-8.

Groening, Matt. Simpson's Comics A-Go-Go. illus. by author. HarperPerennial. 2000. pap. $11.95. ISBN 0-06-095566-X.

Hawk, Tony & Sean Mortimer. Hawk: Occupation: Skateboarder. illus. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $23. ISBN 0-06-019860-5.

Hayhurst, Chris. Bicycle Stunt Riding: Catch Air! illus. Rosen. 2000. PLB $19.95. ISBN 0-8239-3011-4.

Hayhurst, Chris. Mountain Biking: Get on the Trail! illus. Rosen. 2000. PLB $19.99. ISBN 0-8239-3013-0.

Herrera, Juan Felipe. Crashboomlove: A Novel in Verse. Univ. of New Mexico. 1999. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-8263-2113-5; pap. $10.95. ISBN 0-8263-2114-3.

Hughes, Dave. MTV's Celebrity Deathmatch Companion. illus. Rizzoli. 2000. pap. $22.50. ISBN 0-7893-0503-8.

Irwin, Cati. Conquering the Beast Within: How I Fought Depression and Won...and How You Can, Too. illus. Random. 2000. pap. $14. ISBN 0-8129-3247-1.

Jett, Sarah. Night of the Pompon. Pocket/Archway. 2000. pap. $4.99. ISBN 0-671-78633-4.

Johns, Michael-Anne. Cool in School. illus. Scholastic. 2000. pap. $3.99. ISBN 0-439-18848-2.

Kirberger, Kimberly. Teen Love: On Relationships. illus. Health Communications. 2000. pap. $12.95. ISBN 1-55874-734-6.

Koss, Amy Goldman. The Girls. Dial. 2000. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-8037-2494-2.

Logue, Mary. Dancing with an Alien. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-06-028318-1.

Lund, Kristin. Star Wars Episode I: Incredible Locations. illus. DK. 2000. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-7894-6692-9.

Mackler, Carolyn. Love and Other Four-Letter Words. Random. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-385-32743-9.

Mannarino, Melanie. The Boyfriend Clinic: The Final Word on Flirting, Dating, Guys and Love. illus. HarperCollins. 2000. pap. $6.95. ISBN 0-06-447235-3.

McCormick, Patricia. Cut. Front St. 2000. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-886910-61-8.

Moore, Alan. Tom Strong. illus. DC Comics. 2000. Tr $24.95. ISBN 1-56389-654-0.

Morgenstern, Mindy. The Real Rules for Girls. illus. Girl Pr. 2000. pap. $14.95. ISBN 0-9659754-5-2.

Morrison, Grant. JLA: Earth 2. illus. DC Comics. 2000. Tr $24.95. ISBN 1-56389-575-7.

Myers, Walter Dean. 145th Street: Short Stories. Delacorte. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-32137-6.

Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Jade Green. S & S/Atheneum. 2000. RTE $16. ISBN 0-689-82005-4.

Noonan, Rosalind. Any Guy You Want. (Turning Seventeen Series, Bk. #1). HarperCollins. 2000. pap. $4.95. ISBN 0-06-447237-X.

Owen, David. Hidden Evidence. illus. Firefly. 2000. pap. $24.95. ISBN 1-55209-483-9.

Packer, Alex. Highs! illus. Free Spirit. 2000. pap. $14.95. ISBN 1-57542-074-0.

Pascal, Francine. Fearless. (Fearless Series, Bk. #1). Pocket. 1999. pap. $5.99. ISBN 0-671-03941-5.

Patnaik, Gayatri & Michelle T. Shinseki. The Secret Life of Teens: Young People Speak Out About Their Lives. HarperSanFrancisco. 2000. pap. $12.95. ISBN 0-688-17176-5.

Peters, Julie Anne. Define "Normal." Little, Brown. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-316-70631-0.

Piven, Joshua & David Borgenicht. The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook. illus. Chronicle. 1999. pap. $14.95. ISBN 0-8118-2555-8.

Planet Dexter, ed. This Book Really Sucks. illus. Planet Dexter. 1999. Tr $12.99. ISBN 0-448-44075-X.

Pollett, Alison. MTV's The Real World New Orleans: Unmasked. illus. Pocket. 2000. pap. $16. ISBN 0-7434-1127-7.

Rennison, Louise. Angus, Thongs, and Full-Frontal Snogging: Confessions of Georgia Nicolson. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-06-028814-0; PLB $15.89. ISBN 0-06-028871-X.

Roberts, Christa. For Real. (Turning Seventeen Series, Bk. #3). HarperCollins. 2000. pap. $4.95. ISBN 0-06-447239-6.

Roberts, Jeremy. Rock and Ice Climbing: Top the Tower! illus. Rosen. 2000. PLB $19.95. ISBN 0-8239-3009-2.

Rock & Joe Leyden. The Rock Says. illus. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $26. ISBN 0-06-039298-3.

Ryder, Bob & Dave Scherer. WCW: The Ultimate Guide. illus. DK. 2000. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-7894-6673-2.

Savas, Georgia Routsis. Seventeen Total Astrology. illus. HarperCollins. 2000. pap. $5.95. ISBN 0-06-440872-8.

Schreibman, Tamar. Kissing. S & S. 2000. pap. $3.99. ISBN 0-689-83329-6.

Seckel, Al. The Art of Optical Illusions. illus. Carlton. 2000. pap. $18.95. ISBN 1-84222-054-3.

Shakur, Tupac. The Rose That Grew from Concrete. S & S. 2000. Tr $20. ISBN 0-671-02844-8.

Shaw, Tucker. Dreams: Explore the You That You Can't Control. illus. Penguin/Alloy. 2000. pap. $5.99. ISBN 0-14-130920-2.

Shaw, Tucker & Fiona Gibb. ... Any Advice? illus. Penguin/Alloy. 2000. pap. $5.99. ISBN 0-14-130921-0.

Singleton, L. J. Regeneration. (Regeneration Series, Bk. #1). Berkley. 2000. pap. $4.50. ISBN 0-425-17302-X.

Singleton, L. J. The Search. (Regeneration Series, Bk. #2). Berkley. 2000. pap. $4.50. ISBN 0-425-17368-X.

Singleton, L. J. The Truth. (Regeneration Series, Bk. #3). Berkley. 2000. pap. $4.50. ISBN 0-425-17415-8.

Smith, Charles R. Tall Tales: Six Amazing Basketball Dreams. illus. by author. Dutton. 2000. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-525-46172-8.

Staub, Wendy Corsi. More Than This. (Turning Seventeen Series, Bk. #2). HarperCollins. 2000. pap. $4.95. ISBN 0-06-447238-8.

Stratton, Allan. Leslie's Journal. Annick. 2000. Tr $19.95. ISBN 1-55037-665-9.

Sweeney, Joyce. Players. Winslow. 2000. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-890817-54-6.

Tarbox, Catherine. Katie.com: My Story. Dutton. 2000. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-525-94543-1.

Trueman ,
Terry. Stuck in Neutral. HarperCollins. 2000. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-06-028519-2; PLB $14.89. ISBN 0-06-028518-4.

Von Ziegesar, Cecily. Slam. illus. Penguin/Alloy. 2000. pap. $5.99. ISBN 0-14-130919-9.

Wallace, Rich. Playing Without the Ball. Knopf. 2000. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-679-88672-9.

Watson, Esther Pearl & Mark Todd, eds. The Pain Tree and Other Teenage Angst-Ridden Poetry. Houghton. 2000. Tr $16. ISBN 0-618-01558-2; pap. $6.95. ISBN 0-618-04758-1.

Wilcox, Charlotte. Mummies, Bones & Body Parts. illus. Lerner. 2000. PLB $25. ISBN 1-57505-428-0.

Winick, Judd. Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned. Holt. 2000. Tr $15. ISBN 0-8050-6403-6.

Humor

Adams, Douglas. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. Ballantine. 1995. $6.99. ISBN 0-345-39180-2.

Bauer, Joan. Rules of the Road. Puffin. 2000. $4.99. ISBN 0-698-11828-6.

Clark, Catherine. Truth or Dairy. HarperCollins/Avon. 2000. $6.95. ISBN 0-380-81443-9.

Creech, Sharon. Absolutely Normal Chaos. HarperCollins. 1997. $5.95. ISBN 0-06-440632-6.

Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Watsons Go to Birmingham-1963. Bantam. 1997. $5.99. ISBN 0-440-41412-1.

Danziger, Paula. This Place Has No Atmosphere. Bantam. 1989. $3.99. ISBN 0-440-40205-0.

Davis, Donald. Barking at a Fox-Fur Coat. August House. 1991. $12.95 ISBN 0-874-83140-7.

Fleischman, Paul. A Fate Totally Worse Than Death. Candlewick. 1997. $4.99. ISBN 0-763-60242-6.

Goldman, William. The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure. Ballantine. 1990. $6.99. ISBN 0-345-34803-6.

Hayes, Daniel. Flyers. S & S/Aladdin. 1998. $4.50. ISBN 0-689-80373-7.

Howe, Norma. The Adventures of Blue Avenger. HarperTempest. 2000. $6.95. ISBN 0-06-447225-6.

Koertge, Ron. Confess-O-Rama. Laurel-Leaf. 1998. $4.50. ISBN 0-440-22713-5.

Korman, Gordon. The Chicken Doesn't Skate. Scholastic. 1998. $4.50. ISBN 0-590-85301-5.

Korman, Gordon. Losing Joe's Place. Scholastic. 1993. $3.99. ISBN 0-590-42769-5.

Larson, Gary. There's a Hair in My Dirt! A Worm's Story. HarperCollins. 1999. $9.95. ISBN 0-06-093274-0.

Nodelman, Perry. Behaving Bradley.
S & S/Aladdin. 2000. $4.99. ISBN 0-689-83093-9.

Paulsen, Gary. The Schernoff Discoveries. Yearling. 1998. $4.50. ISBN 0-440-41463-6.

Peck, Richard. A Long Way from Chicago: A Novel in Stories. Puffin. 2000. $4.99. ISBN 0-14-130352-2.

Pinkwater, Jill. Buffalo Brenda. S & S/
Aladdin. 1992. $3.95. ISBN 0-689-71586-2.

Pratchett, Terry. Men at Arms: A Novel of Discworld. HarperPaperbacks. 1997. $6.50. ISBN 0-06-109219-3.

Sleator, William. Oddballs. Puffin. 1995. $4.99. ISBN 0-14-037438-8.

Spinelli, Jerry. Who Put That Hair in My Toothbrush? Little, Brown. 2000. $5.95. ISBN 0-316-80687-0.

Strasser, Todd. How I Spent My Last Night on Earth. S & S/Aladdin. 2000. $4.99. ISBN 0-689-82287-1.

Welter, John. I Want to Buy a Vowel: A Novel of Illegal Alienation. Berkley. 1997. $6.99. ISBN 0-425-16081-5.

Wrede, Patricia. Dealing with Dragons. Scholastic/Point. 1992. $3.25. ISBN 0-590-45722-5.

Paranormal

Abadie, M. J. The Everything Tarot Book: Discover Your Past, Present, and Future: It's in the Cards! Adams Media. 1999. $12.95. ISBN 1-580-62191-0.

Atwater -Rhodes,
Amelia. In the Forests of the Night. Laurel-Leaf. 2000. $4.99. ISBN 0-440-22816-6.

Avi. Devil's Race. HarperTrophy. 1995. $4.95. ISBN 0-06-440586-9.

Berry, Liz. The China Garden. HarperCollins/Avon. 1999. $6.99. ISBN 0-380-73228-9.

Clark, Jerome. Unexplained! Strange Sightings, Incredible Occurrences & Puzzling Physical Phenomena. Visible Ink. 1998. $19.95. ISBN 1-578-59070-1.

Coleman, Loren. Cryptozoology A to Z: The Encyclopedia of Loch Monsters, Sasquatch, Chupacabras, and Other Authentic Mysteries of Nature. Fireside. 1999. $13. ISBN 0-684-85602-6

Duncan, Lois. The Third Eye. Laurel-Leaf. 1991. $4.99. ISBN 0-440-98720-2.

Hahn, Mary Downing. Look for Me by Moonlight. Avon/Flare. 1997. $4.50. ISBN 0-380-72703-X.

Kurland, Michael. The Complete Idiot's Guide to Unsolved Mysteries. Macmillan. 2000. $16.95. ISBN 0-02-863843-3.

Moench, Doug. The Big Book of the Unexplained. DC Comics. 1997. $14.95. ISBN 1-563-89254-5.

Norman, Michael. Historic Haunted America. Tor. 1999. $7.99. ISBN 0-812-56436-7.

Reid, Lori. The Art of Hand Reading. DK. 1999. $13.95 ISBN 0-7894-4837-8.

Reiss, Kathryn. Time Windows. Harcourt. 2000. $6. ISBN 0-15-202399-2.

Sleator, William. The Boxes. Puffin. 2000. $4.99. ISBN 0-14-130810-9.

Starwoman, Athena. How to Turn Your Ex-Boyfriend into a Toad: And Other Spells for Love, Wealth, Beauty and Revenge. HarperCollins. 1996. $11. ISBN 0-7322-5709-3.

Windsor, Patricia. The Blooding. Scholastic/Point. 1999. $4.50. ISBN 0-590-43308-3.

Poetry

ADOFF, Arnold, ed. I Am the Darker Brother: An Anthology of Modern Poems by African Americans. illus. by Benny Andrews. S & S/Aladdin. 1997. $4.99. ISBN 0-689-80869-0.

ANGLESEY, Zoë, ed. Word Up! Hope for Youth Poetry from El Centro de la Raza. El Centro de la Raza. 1992. $12.95. ISBN 0-963-32751-8.

Anglesey, Zoë, ed. Listen Up! Spoken Word Poetry. One World. 1999. $12.50. ISBN 0-345-42897-8.

Berman, David. Actual Air Poems. Open City. 1999. $12.95. ISBN 1-890-44704-8.

CARLSON, Lori M., ed. Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States. Fawcett Juniper. 1995. $4.95. ISBN 0-449-70436-X.

Duffy, Carol Ann, ed. I Wouldn't Thank You for a Valentine: Poems for Young Feminists. Holt. 1997. $6.95. ISBN 0-8050-5545-2.

Fletcher, Ralph J. Room Enough for Love: The Complete Poems of I Am Wings and Buried Alive. S & S/Aladdin. 1998. $4.99. ISBN 0-689-81976-5.

Forman, Ruth. We Are the Young Magicians. Beacon. 1993. $15. ISBN 0-807-06821-7.

Ginsberg, Allen. Howl and Other Poems. City Lights. 1991. $5.95. ISBN 0-872-86017-5.

Glenn, Mel. Who Killed Mr. Chippendale? Puffin. 1999. $5.99. ISBN 0-14-038513-4.

HASS, Robert, ed. The Essential Haiku: Versions of Basho, Buson and Issa. Ecco. 1995. ISBN 0-880-01351-6.

Hughes, Langston. The Dream Keeper. illus. by Brian Pinkney. Knopf. 1996. $7.99. ISBN 0-679-88347-9.

Issa, Kobayashi. Inch by Inch: 45 Haiku by Issa. La Alameda. 1999. $12. ISBN 1-888-80913-2.

JOHNSON, Dave, ed. Movin, Teen Poets Take Voice. Scholastic/Orchard. 2000. $6. ISBN 0-531-07171-5.

Patterson, Lindsay, ed. A Rock Against the Wind: African-American Poems and Letters of Love and Passion. Perigee. 1996. $12. ISBN 0-399-51982-3.

Perdomo, Willie. Where a Nickel Cost a Dime. Norton. 1996. $14.95. ISBN 0-393-31383-2.

Soto, Gary. Neighborhood Odes. Scholastic/Point. 1994. $4.50. ISBN 0-590-47335-2.

Stipe,
Michael, ed. The Haiku Year. Soft Skull. 1998. $11. ISBN 1-887-12825-5.

Taylor, Clark. The House That Crack Built. illus. by Jan Thompson Dicks. Chronicle. 1992. $6.95. ISBN 0-811-80123-3.

Von Ziegesar, Cecily, ed. Slam. Penguin/Alloy. 2000. $5.99. ISBN 0-14-130919-9.

Wakan, Naomi. Haiku: One Breath Poetry. Heian International. 1997. $8.95. ISBN 0-893-46846-0.

WATSON, Esther & Mark Todd. The Pain Tree and Other Teenage Angst-Ridden Poetry. Houghton. 2000. $6.95. ISBN 0-618-04758-1.

Westerns

Bradford, Richard. Red Sky at Morning. HarperPerennial. 1999. $13. ISBN 0-06-093190-6.

Brand, Max. Destry Rides Again. Pocket. 1991. $2.95. 0-671-73543-8.

Ellison, Suzanne Pierson. The Last Warrior. Rising Moon. 1997. $7.95. ISBN 0-873-58679-4.

Freedman, Russell. Cowboys of the Wild West. Clarion. 1990. $9.95. ISBN 0-395-54800-4.

Hahn, Mary Downing. Gentleman Outlaw and Me--Eli: A Story of the Old West. HarperCollins/Morrow/Avon. 1997. $4.99. ISBN 0-380-72883-4.

Halvorson, Marilyn. Cowboys Don't Cry. Stoddart. 1998. $5.95 ISBN 0-773-67429-2.

Hillerman, Tony. Dance Hall of the Dead. HarperTrade. 1990. $6.50. ISBN 0-06-100002-7.

Karr, Kathleen. The Great Turkey Walk. Farrar/Sunburst. 2000. $4.95. ISBN 0-374-42798-4.

L'Amour, Louis. Daybreakers. (The Sacketts Series, Bk. #5). Bantam. 1998. $4.50. ISBN 0-553-27674-3.

Lasky, Kathryn. Alice Rose and Sam. Hyperion. 1999. $4.50. ISBN 0-7868-1222-2.

Laxalt, Robert. Dust Devils. Univ. of Nevada. 1997. $16. ISBN 0-874-17300-0.

McMurtry, Larry. Lonesome Dove. Pocket. 1991. $7.99. ISBN 0-671-68390-X.

Michener, James A. Centennial. Fawcett. 1994. $7.99. ISBN 0-449-21419-2.

Myers, Walter Dean. The Righteous Revenge of Artemis Bonner. HarperCollins. 1994. $4.95. ISBN 0-06-440462-5.

Paulsen, Gary. The Haymeadow. illus. by Ruth Wright Paulsen. Yearling. 1994. $4.99. ISBN 0-440-40923-3.

Peck, Robert Newton. Cowboy Ghost. HarperCollins. 2000. $4.95. ISBN 0-06-440750-0.

Reaver, Chap. A Little Bit Dead. Dell. 1994. $3.99. ISBN 0-440-21910-8.

Riefe, Barbara. Against All Odds: The Lucy Scott Mitchum Story. Tor. 2000. $5.99. ISBN 0-812-55522-8.

Savage, Candace. Cowgirls. Ten Speed. 1996. $22.95. ISBN 0-898-15830-3.

Schaefer, Jack. Shane. Bantam/
Starfire. 1983. $5.99. ISBN 0-553-27110-5.

Watson, Larry. Montana 1948. Pocket. 1993. $12. ISBN 0-671-50703-6.

Wister, Owen. The Virginian. Forge. 1998. $4.99. ISBN 0-812-58040-0. c

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