ALA Book Picks 2007

The members of ALSC’s Notable Children’s Books Committee are Rita Auerbach, chair, New York; Meaghan M. Battle, Troy (MI) Public Library; Kay Bowes, Brandywine Hundred Library, Wilmington, DE; Sharon Deeds, DeKalb County Public Library, Decatur, GA; Caitlin E. Dixon, Schoenbar Middle School, Ketchikan, AK; Christina H. Dorr, Alton Darby Elementary School, Hilliard, OH; Carol Goldman, Queens Borough Public Library, NY; Katie O’Dell, Multnomah County Library, Portland, OR; Carol K. Phillips, East Brunswick (NJ) Public Library; Vicky Smith, McArthur Public Library, Biddeford, ME; Lisa Von Drasek, Bank Street College of Education, New York.

Armstrong, Jennifer. Once Upon a Banana. illus. by David Small. S & S. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-689-84251-1.

Bachelet, Gilles. My Cat, the Silliest Cat in the World. illus. by author. Abrams. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-8109-4913-X.

Bateman, Teresa. Keeper of Soles. illus. by Yayo. Holiday House. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8234-1734-4.

Beaumont, Karen. Move Over, Rover! illus. by Jane Dyer. Harcourt. Tr $16. ISBN 0-15-201979-0.

Chaconas, Dori. Cork & Fuzz: Short and Tall. illus. by Lisa McCue. Viking. Tr $13.99. ISBN 0-670-05985-4.

Chodos-Irvine, Margaret. Best Best Friends. illus. by author. Harcourt. Tr $16. ISBN 0-15-205694-7.

Crews, Nina. Below. photos. by author. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8050-7728-6.

Diakité, Penda. I Lost My Tooth in Africa. illus. by Baba Wagué Diakité. Scholastic. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-439-66226-5.

DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride. illus. by Chris Van Dusen. Candlewick. RTE $12.99. ISBN 0-7636-2332-6.

Gravett, Emily. Wolves. illus. by author. S & S. RTE $15.95. ISBN 1-4169-1491-9.

Grey, Mini. The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon. illus. by author. Knopf. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-375-83691-8.

Henkes, Kevin. Lilly’s Big Day. illus. by author. Greenwillow. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-06-074236-4.

Hills, Tad. Duck & Goose. illus. by author. Random/Schwartz & Wade. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-375-83611-X.

Hopkinson, Deborah. Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building. illus. by James E. Ransome. Random/Schwartz & Wade. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-375-83610-1.

Howe, James. Houndsley and Catina. illus. by Marie-Louise Gay. Candlewick. RTE $14.99. ISBN 0-7636-2404-7.

Kvasnosky, Laura McGee. Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways. illus. by author. Candlewick. RTE $14.99. ISBN 0-7636-2689-9.

Look, Lenore. Uncle Peter’s Amazing Chinese Wedding. illus. by Yumi Heo. S & S/An Anne Schwartz Bk. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-689-84458-1.

MacDonald, Margaret Read. Tunjur! Tunjur! Tunjur! A Palestinian Folktale. illus. by Alik Arzoumanian. Marshall Cavendish. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-7614-5225-7.

MacLachlan, Patricia & Emily MacLachlan Charest. Once I Ate a Pie. illus. by Katy Schneider. HarperCollins/Joanna Cotler Bks. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-06-073531-7.

McClintock, Barbara. Adèle & Simon. illus. by author. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. Tr $16. ISBN 0-374-38044-9.

McLimans, David. Gone Wild: An Endangered Animal Alphabet. illus. by author. Walker. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8027-9563-3.

Montes, Marisa. Los Gatos Black on Halloween. illus. by Yuyi Morales. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8050-7429-5.

Newman, Jeff. Hippo! No, Rhino! illus. by author. Little, Brown. RTE $15.99. ISBN 0-316-15573-X.

Pinkney, Jerry. The Little Red Hen. illus. by author. Dial. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-8037-2935-9.

Portis, Antoinette. Not a Box. illus. by author. HarperCollins. Tr $12.99. ISBN 0-06-112322-6.

Seeger, Laura Vaccaro. Black? White! Day? Night! A Book of Opposites. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-59643-185-7.

Shannon, David. Good Boy, Fergus! illus. by author. Scholastic/Blue Sky. PLB $15.99. ISBN 0-439-49027-8.

Sierra, Judy. Thelonius Monster’s Sky-High Fly Pie. illus. by Edward Koren. Knopf. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-375-83218-1.

Watt, Mélanie. Scaredy Squirrel. illus. by author. Kids Can. Tr $14.95. ISBN 1-55337-959-4.

Wheeler, Lisa. Mammoths on the Move. illus. by Kurt Cyrus. Harcourt. Tr $16. ISBN 0-15-204700-X.

Winter, Jonah. Dizzy. illus. by Sean Qualls. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-439-50737-5.

Bardoe, Cheryl. Gregor Mendel: The Friar Who Grew Peas. illus. by Jos. A. Smith. Abrams. PLB $18.95. ISBN0-8109-5475-3.

Barrows, Annie. Ivy + Bean. illus. by Sophie Blackall. Chronicle. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-8118-4903-1.

Brown, Susan Taylor. Hugging the Rock. Tricycle. Tr $14.95. ISBN 1-58246-180-5.

Demi. Su Dongpo: Chinese Genius. illus. by author. Lee & Low. PLB $24. ISBN 1-58430-256-9.

DiCamillo, Kate. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane. illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline. Candlewick. Tr $18.99. ISBN 0-7636-2589-2.

Faller, Régis. The Adventures of Polo. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/A Neal Porter Bk. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-59643-160-1.

Goodman, Susan E. All in Just One Cookie. illus. by Timothy Bush. Greenwillow. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-06-009092-8.

Hatkoff, Isabella, Craig Hatkoff, & Paula Kahumbu. Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship. photos. by Peter Greste. Scholastic. Tr $16. 99. ISBN 0-439-82973-9.

Henderson, Kathy, retel. Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War. illus. by Jane Ray. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-7636-2782-8.

Hollyer, Belinda, ed. She’s All That! Poems about Girls. illus. by Susan Hellard. Kingfisher. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-7534-5852-7.

Jenkins, Emily. Toys Go Out: Being the Adventures of a Knowledgeable Stingray, a Toughy Little Buffalo, and Someone Called Plastic. illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky. Random/Schwartz & Wade. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-375-83604-7.

Kuklin, Susan. Families. photos. by author. Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7868-0822-5.

Kurlansky, Mark. The Story of Salt. illus. by S. D. Schindler. Putnam. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-399-23998-7.

Lin, Grace. The Year of the Dog. illus. by author. Little, Brown. Tr $14.99. ISBN 0-316-06000-3.

Look, Lenore. Ruby Lu, Empress of Everything. illus. by Anne Wilsdorf. S & S/Atheneum/An Anne Schwartz Bk. RTE $15.95. ISBN 0-689-86460-4.

Lord, Cynthia. Rules. Scholastic. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-439-44382-2.

Marrin, Albert. Oh, Rats! The Story of Rats and People. illus. by C. B. Mordan. Dutton. Tr 16.99. ISBN 0-525-47762-4.

McCarthy, Meghan. Aliens Are Coming! The True Account of the 1938 War of the Worlds Radio Broadcast. illus. by author. Knopf. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-375-83518-0.

Montgomery, Sy. Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea. photos. by Nic Bishop. Houghton. Tr $18. ISBN 0-618-49641-6.

Myers, Walter Dean. Jazz. illus. by Christopher Myers. Holiday House. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-8234-1545-7.

Patron, Susan. The Higher Power of Lucky. illus. by Matt Phelan. S & S/Atheneum/A Richard Jackson Bk. RTE $16.95. ISBN 1-4169-0194-9.

Pennypacker, Sara. Clementine. illus. by Marla Frazee. Hyperion. Tr $14.99. ISBN 0-7868-3882-5.

Raczka, Bob. Here’s Looking at Me: How Artists See Themselves. Millbrook. PLB $23.93. ISBN 0-7613-3404-1.

Rubin, Susan Goldman with Ela Weissberger. The Cat with the Yellow Star: Coming of Age in Terezin. Holiday House. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8234-1831-6.

Sidman, Joyce. Butterfly Eyes and Other Secrets of the Meadow. illus. by Beth Krommes. Houghton. Tr $16. ISBN 0-618-56313-X.

Siegel, Siena Cherson. To Dance: A Ballerina’s Graphic Novel. illus. by Mark Siegel. S & S/Atheneum/A Richard Jackson Bk. RTE $17.95. ISBN 0-689-86747-6.

Singh, Vandana. Younguncle Comes to Town. illus. by B. M. Kamath. Viking. Tr $14.99. ISBN 0-670-06051-8.

Thimmesh, Catherine. Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon. Houghton. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-618-50757-4.

Tingle, Tim. Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom. illus. by Jeanne Rorex Bridges. Cinco Puntos. Tr $17.95. ISBN 0-938317-77-6.

Weatherford, Carole Boston. Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. illus. by Kadir Nelson. Hyperion/Jump at the Sun. PLB $15.99. ISBN 0-7868-5175-9.

Avi. Crispin: At the Edge of the World. Hyperion. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-7868-5152-X.

Bausum, Ann. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement. National Geographic. PLB $28.90. ISBN 0-7922-4174-6.

Bondoux, Anne-Laure. The Killer’s Tears. tr. from French by Y. Maudet. Delacorte. PLB $17.99. ISBN 0-385-90314-6.

Boyce, Frank Cottrell. Framed. HarperCollins. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-06-073402-7.

Budhos, Marina. Ask Me No Questions. S & S/Ginee Seo Bks. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-4169-0351-8.

Coombs, Kate. The Runaway Princess. Farrar. Tr $17. ISBN 0-374-35546-0.

De Mari, Silvana. The Last Dragon. Hyperion/Miramax. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-7868-3636-9.

Ellis, Sarah. Odd Man Out. Groundwood. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-88899-702-7.

Fleischman, Sid. Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini. Greenwillow. Tr $18.99. ISBN 0-06-085094-9.

Fradin, Judith Bloom & Dennis Brindell Fradin. Jane Addams: Champion of Democracy. Clarion. Tr $21. ISBN 0-618-50436-2.

Freedman, Russell. The Adventures of Marco Polo. illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline. Scholastic/Arthur A. Levine Bks. Tr $17.99. ISBN 0-439-52394-X.
––––. Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. Holiday House. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-8234-2031-0.

Holm, Jennifer L. Penny from Heaven. Random. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-375-83687-X.

Hopkinson, Deborah. Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America. Scholastic Nonfiction. Tr $18.99. ISBN 0-439-63901-8.

Krull, Kathleen. Isaac Newton. ISBN 0-670-05921-8.
––––.Sigmund Freud. ISBN 0-670-05892-0. ea vol: illus. by Boris Kulikov. Viking. Tr $15.99.

Larson, Kirby. Hattie Big Sky. Delacorte. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-73313-5.

Lowry, Lois. Gossamer. Houghton. Tr $16. ISBN 0-618-68550-2.

Lupica, Mike. Heat. Philomel. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-399-24301-1.

Mourlevat, Jean-Claude. The Pull of the Ocean. tr. from French by Y. Maudet. Delacorte. Tr $13.95. ISBN 0-385-73348-8.

Paulsen, Gary. The Legend of Bass Reeves: Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-74661-X.

Pearsall, Shelley. All of the Above: A Novel. illus. by Javaka Steptoe. Little, Brown. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-316-11524-X.

Pratchett, Terry. Wintersmith. HarperTempest. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-06-089031-2.

Reeve, Philip. Larklight: A Rousing Tale of Dauntless Pluck in the Farthest Reaches of Space. illus. by David Wyatt. Bloomsbury. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-59990-020-3.

Roy, Jennifer. Yellow Star. Marshall Cavendish. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-7614-5277-X.

Rubin, Susan Goldman. Andy Warhol: Pop Art Painter. Abrams. PLB $18.95. ISBN 0-8109-5477-X.

Salisbury, Graham. House of the Red Fish. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-385-73121-3.

Todd, Mark & Esther Pearl Watson. Whatcha Mean, What’s a Zine? The Art of Making Zines and Mini Comics. Houghton/Graphia. pap. $12.99. ISBN 0-618-56315-6.

Walker, Paul Robert. Remember Little Bighorn: Indians, Soldiers, and Scouts Tell Their Stories. National Geographic. Tr $17.95. ISBN 0-7922-5521-6.

Winthrop, Elizabeth. Counting on Grace. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-74644-X.

Campoy, F. Isabel & Alma Flor Ada. Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale Collection. illus. by Felipe Dávalos, et al. S & S/Atheneum. RTE $19.95. ISBN 0-689-82583.

Harris, Robie H. It’s NOT the Stork! A Book about Girls, Boys, Babies, Bodies, Families and Friends. illus. by Michael Emberley. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-7636-0047-4.

McKissack, Patricia C. Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters, and Other Wily Characters. illus. by André Carrilho. Random/Schwartz & Wade. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-375-83619-5.

Oberman, Sheldon, retel. Solomon and the Ant and Other Jewish Folktales. Boyds Mills. Tr $19.95. ISBN 1-59078-307-7.

Wiesner, David. Flotsam. illus. by author. Clarion. Tr $17. ISBN 0-618-19457-6.

The members of YALSA’s Best Books for Young Adults Committee are Karyn N. Silverman, chair, Little Red School House and Elisabeth Irwin High School, New York; Rose M. Allen, Mount Prospect (IL) Public Library; Lynn E. Evarts, Sauk Prairie High School, Prairie du Sac, WI; Ashley Flaherty, Columbus (OH) Metropolitan Library; Caroline Kienzle, Coppell, TX; Holly Koelling, King County (WA) Library System; Jeanette Larson, Austin, TX; Gregory Lum, Jesuit High School, Portland, OR; Rick Orsillo, King County Library System, Shoreline, WA; Sharon Rawlins, New Jersey Library for the Blind and Handicapped, Trenton, NJ; Hollis Rudiger, Cooperative Children’s Book Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison; Lynn M. Rutan, West Ottawa Public Schools, Holland, MI; Edward A. Spicer, Michigan Reading Journal, Allegan, MI; Deborah Taylor, Enoch Pratt Free Library, Baltimore, MD; Jennifer Mattson, consultant, Booklist, Chicago; Amy Chow, administrative assistant, New York Public Library.

Almond, David. Clay. Delacorte. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-73171-X.

Anderson, M. T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party. Candlewick. Tr $17.99. ISBN 0-7636-2402-0.

Bondoux, Anne-Laure. The Killer’s Tears. tr. from French by Y. Maudet. Delacorte. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-73293-7.

Booth, Coe. Tyrell. Scholastic/PUSH. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-439-83879-7.

Brooks, Kevin. The Road of the Dead. Scholastic/Chicken House. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-493-78623-1.

Budhos, Marina. Ask Me No Questions. S & S/Atheneum/Ginee Seo Bks. RTE $16.95. ISBN 1-4169-0351-8.

Cohn, Rachel & David Levithan. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Knopf. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-375-83531-8.

Cornish, D. M. Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling. illus. Putnam. Tr $19.99. ISBN 0-399-24638-X.

Dessen, Sarah. Just Listen. Viking. Tr $17.99. ISBN 0-370-06105-0.

Eldred, Tim. Grease Monkey: A Tale of Growing Up in Orbit. illus. Tor. Tr $27.95. ISBN 0-7653-1325-1.

Fletcher, Susan. Alphabet of Dreams. S & S/Atheneum/Ginee Seo Bks. RTE $16.95. ISBN 0-689-85042-5.

Frost, Helen. The Braid. Farrar. Tr $16. ISBN 0-374-30962-0.

Gantos, Jack. The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs. Farrar. Tr $17. ISBN 0-374-33690-3.

Giles, Gail. What Happened to Cass McBride? Little, Brown. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-316-16638-3.

Glass, Linzi Alex. The Year the Gypsies Came. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8050-7999-8.

Going, K. L. Saint Iggy. Harcourt. Tr $17. ISBN 0-15-205795-1.

Gratz, Alan. Samurai Shortstop. Dial. Tr $17.99. ISBN 0-8037-3075-6.

Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines. Dutton. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-525-47688-1.

Hartnett, Sonya. Surrender. Candlewick. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-7636-2768-2.

Hoffman, Alice. Incantation. Little, Brown. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-316-01019-7.

Jansen, Hanna. Over a Thousand Hills I Walk with You. tr. from German by Elizabeth D. Crawford. Carolrhoda. PLB $16.95. ISBN 1-57505-927-4.

Jaramillo, Ann. La Linea. Roaring Brook/A Deborah Brodie Bk. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-59643-154-7.

Johnson, Harriet McBryde. Accidents of Nature. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8050-7634-4.

Johnson, Maureen. Devilish. Penguin/Razorbill. Tr $16.99. ISBN 1-59514-060-3.

Knox, Elizabeth. Dreamhunter: Book One of the Dreamhunter Duet. Farrar/Frances Foster Bks. Tr $19. ISBN 0-374-31853-0.

Koss, Amy Goldman. Side Effects. Roaring Brook/A Deborah Brodie Bk. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-59643-167-9.

Krech, Bob. Rebound. Marshall Cavendish. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-7614-5319-9.

Lanagan, Margo. White Time. HarperCollins/Eos. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-06-074393-X.

Lansens, Lori. The Girls. Little, Brown. Tr $23.95. ISBN 0-316-06903-5.

Larson, Kirby. Hattie Big Sky. Delacorte. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-73313-5.

Lat. Kampung Boy. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.95. ISBN 1-59643-121-0.

Lisle, Janet Taylor. Black Duck. Philomel/Sleuth. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-399-23963-4.

Lynch, Scott. The Lies of Locke Lamora. Dell/Spectra. Tr $23. ISBN 0-553-80467-7.

McCormick, Patricia. Sold. Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7868-5171-6.

Miller, Kirsten. Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City. Bloomsbury. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-58234-960-6.

Mitchell, David. Black Swan Green. Random. Tr $23.95. ISBN 1-4000-6379-5.

Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. Dairy Queen. Houghton. Tr $16. ISBN 0-618-68307-0.

Murphy, Sean. Off Road. illus. by author. Oni Pr. 2005. pap. $11.95. ISBN 1-932644-30-0.

Myers, Walter Dean. Street Love. HarperCollins/Amistad. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-06-028079-4.

Na, An. Wait for Me. Putnam. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-399-24275-9.

November, Sharyn, ed. Firebirds Rising: An Anthology of Original Science Fiction and Fantasy. Penguin/Firebird. Tr $19.99. ISBN 0-14-240549-3.

Pfeffer, Susan Beth. Life as We Knew It. Harcourt. Tr $17. ISBN 0-15-205826-5.

Pierce, Tamora. Terrier. Random. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-375-81468-X.

Portman, Frank. King Dork. Delacorte. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-385-73291-0.

Pratchett, Terry. Wintersmith. HarperTempest. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-06-089031-2.

Price, Charlie. Dead Connection. Roaring Brook. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-59643-114-8.

Reinhardt, Dana. A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-385-74698-9.

Rosoff, Meg. Just in Case. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-385-74678-4.

Sayres, Meghan Nuttall. Anahita’s Woven Riddle. Abrams/Amulet. PLB $16.95. ISBN 0-8109-5481-8.

Sedgwick, Marcus. The Foreshadowing. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-385-74646-6.

Selvadurai, Shyam. Swimming in the Monsoon Sea. Tundra. 2005. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-88776-735-4.

Smelcer, John. The Trap. Holt. Tr $15.95. ISBN 0-8050-7939-4.

Stahler, David, Jr. Doppelganger. Harper-Collins/Eos. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-06-087232-2.

Stassen, Jean-Philippe. Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda. tr. by Alexis Siegel. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.95. ISBN 1-59643-103-2.

Sturtevant, Katherine. A True and Faithful Narrative. Farrar. Tr $17. ISBN 0-374-37809-6.

Tharp, Tim. Knights of the Hill Country. Knopf. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-375-83653-5.

Turner, Megan Whalen. The King of Attolia. Greenwillow. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-06-083577-X.

Twice Told: Original Stories Inspired by Original Artwork. illus. by Scott Hunt. Dutton. Tr $19.99. ISBN 0-525-46818-8.

Vaught, Susan. Trigger. Bloomsbury. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-58234-920-7.

Vizzini, Ned. It’s Kind of a Funny Story. Hyperion/Miramax. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-7868-5196-1.

Volponi, Paul. Rooftop. Viking. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-670-06069-0.

Vrettos, Adrienne Maria. Skin. S & S/Margaret K. McElderry Bks. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-4169-0655-X.

Werlin, Nancy. The Rules of Survival. Dial. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-8037-3001-2.

Wittlinger, Ellen. Blind Faith. S & S. Tr $15.95. ISBN 1-4169-0273-2.

Wooding, Chris. Storm Thief. Scholastic/Orchard. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-439-86513-1.

Woodrell, Daniel. Winter’s Bone: A Novel. Little, Brown. Tr $22.99. ISBN 0-316-05755-X.

Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.95. ISBN 1-59643-152-0.

Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. illus. Knopf. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-375-83100-2.

Bausum, Ann. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement. National Geographic. PLB $28.90. ISBN 0-7922-4174-6.

Benanav, Michael. Men of Salt: Crossing the Sahara on the Caravan of White Gold. Lyons. Tr $23.95. ISBN 1-59228-772-7.

Engle, Margarita. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano. illus. by Sean Qualls. Holt. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-8050-7706-5.

Fleischman, Sid. Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini. illus. Greenwillow. Tr $18.99. ISBN 0-06-085094-9.

Fradin, Judith Bloom & Dennis Brindell Fradin. 5,000 Miles to Freedom: Ellen and William Craft’s Flight from Slavery. illus. National Geographic. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-7922-7885-2.

Freedman, Russell. Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott. illus. Holiday House. Tr $18.95. ISBN 0-8034-2031-0.

Harper, Hill. Letters to a Young Brother: MANifest Your Destiny. Penguin/Gotham. Tr $20. ISBN 1-59240-200-3.

Hopkinson, Deborah. Up before Daybreak: Cotton and People in America. illus. Scholastic Nonfiction. Tr $18.99. ISBN 0-439-63901-8.

Hubner, John. Last Chance in Texas: The Redemption of Criminal Youth. Random. 2005. Tr $25.95. ISBN 0-375-50809-0.

Jacobson, Sid. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. illus. by Ernie Colón. Hill and Wang. Tr $30. ISBN 0-8090-5738-7.

McClafferty, Carla Killough. Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium. illus. Farrar. Tr $18. ISBN 0-374-38086-8.

Noyes, Deborah. One Kingdom: Our Lives with Animals. illus. Houghton. Tr $18. ISBN 0-618-49914-8.

Robertson, James I., Jr. Robert E. Lee: Virginian Soldier, American Citizen. illus. S & S/Atheneum. 2005. Tr $21.95. ISBN 0-689-85731-4.

Thimmesh, Catherine. Team Moon: How 400,000 People Landed Apollo 11 on the Moon. illus. Houghton. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-618-50757-4.

The members of YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens Committee are Dawn M. Rutherford, chair, King County Library System, Bellevue, WA; Robin Elizabeth Brenner, Brookline (MA) Public Library; Jennifer Feigelman, Goshen (NY) Public Library and Historical Society; Melissa Therese Jenvey, Donnell Library Center, New York Public Library; Esther Keller, I.S. 278, Brooklyn, NY; Kevin King, Kalamazoo (MI) Public Library; Sadie Mattox, Dekalb County (GA) Public Library; Jody Sharp, Baltimore County Public Library; Gail Tobin, Schaumburg Township District Library, Hanover Park, IL; Jeni Venker Weidenbenner, Bourbonnais (IL) Public Library; Snow Wildsmith, Mooresville (NC) Public Library; Catherine Schaeffer, administrative assistant, King County Library System, Bothell, WA.

Baker, Kyle. Rubber Bandits: Plastic Man. vol. 2. illus. by author. DC Comics. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0729-8.

Bendis, Brian Michael. House of M. illus. by Olivier Coipel. Marvel Enterprises. pap. $24.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-1721-6.

Card, Orson Scott. Ultimate Iron Man. vol. 1. illus. by Andy Kubert. Marvel Enterprises. pap. $19.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-1499-4.

Chmakova, Svetlana. Dramacon. illus. by author. TokyoPop. 2005. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-59816-129-8.

Ellerton, Sarah. Inverloch. vol. 1. illus. by author. Seven Seas Entertainment. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-1-933164-13-7.

Ellis, Warren. Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E. vol. 1. illus. by Stuart Immonen. Marvel Enterprises. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-2278-4.

Flight. vol. 3. Del Rey. pap. $24.95. ISBN 978-0-345-49039-1.

Foglio, Phil, Kaja Foglio, & Laurie E. Smith. Agatha Heterodyne and the Circus of Dreams: Girl Genius. vol. 4. illus. by authors. Studio Foglio/Airship Entertainment. pap. $20.95. ISBN 978-1-890856-36-6.

Ganter, Amy Kim. Sorcerers and Secretaries. vol. 1. TokyoPop. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-59816-409-1.

Grillo-Marxuach, Javier. The Trade Paperback Imperative: The Middleman. vol. 1. illus. by Les McClaine. Viper Comics. pap. $9.95. ISBN 0-9754193-7-4.

Heinberg, Allan, Jim Cheung, et al. Sidekicks. vol. 1. 2005. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-2018-6.
–––. Family Matters. vol. 2. pap. $22.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-2021-6. ea vol: (Young Avengers Series). illus. by authors. Marvel Enterprises.

Henderson, Jason. Psy-Comm. vol. 1. illus. by Tony Salvaggio. TokyoPop. pap. $8.99. ISBN 978-1-59816-269-1.

Hernandez, Gilbert. Sloth. illus. by Jared K. Fletcher. DC Comics/Vertigo. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0366-5.

Hopkins, David. Emily Edison. vol. 1. illus. by Brock Rizy. Viper Comics. pap. $12.95. ISBN 978-0-9777883-2-3.

Johnson, R. Kikuo. Night Fisher. Fantagraphics. 2005. pap. $12.95. ISBN 978-1-56097-719-3.

Kneece, Mark. Trailers. illus. by Julie Collins-Rousseau. NBM. 2005. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-56163-441-5.

Kyle, Craig, Christopher Yost, & Billy Tan. X-23: Innocence Lost. illus. by author. Marvel Enterprises. pap. $15.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-1502-1.

Lat. Kampung Boy. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-121-8.

Loeb, Jeph. Catwoman: When in Rome. illus. by Tim Sale. DC Comics. 2005. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0432-7.

Martin, Ann M. The Baby Sitters Club: Kristy’s Great Idea. illus. by Raina Telgemeier. Scholastic/Graphix. pap. $16.99. ISBN 978-0-439-80241-3.

Medley, Linda. Castle Waiting. illus. by author. Fantagraphics. Tr $29.95. ISBN 978-1-56097-747-6.

Meltzer, Brad. Identity Crisis. illus. by Rags Morales. DC Comics. 2005. pap. $24.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0688-8.

Moore, Alan. Top Ten: The Forty-Niners. illus. by Gene Ha. DC Comics/Wildstorm. pap. $17.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0573-7.

Murphy, Sean. Off Road. illus. by author. Oni Pr. 2005. pap. $11.95. ISBN 978-1-932664-30-0.

Nibot, Root. Banana Sunday. illus. by Colleen Coover. Oni Pr. pap. $11.95. ISBN 978-1-932664-37-9.

Ohba, Tsugumi. Death Note. vol. 1. 2005. ISBN 978-1-4215-0168-0.
––––. Death Note. vol. 2. 2005. ISBN 978-1-4215-0169-7.
––––. Death Note. vol. 3. ISBN 978-1-4215-0170-3. ea vol: illus. by Takeshi Obata. VIZ. pap. $7.99.

Porcellino, John. Perfect Example. Drawn & Quarterly. 2005. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-896597-75-1.

Powell, Eric & Kyle Hotz. Billy the Kid’s Old-Timey Oddities. illus. by authors. Dark Horse. pap. $13.95. ISBN 978-1-59307-448-7.

Quick, Jen Lee. Off*Beat. vol. 1. illus. by author. TokyoPop. 2005. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-59816-132-8.

Ricketts, Mark. Night Trippers. illus. by Micah Farritor. Image Comics. pap. $16.99. ISBN 978-1-58240-606-0.

Rubio, Kevin. Star Wars: Tag and Bink Were Here. illus. by Lucas Marangon, et al. Dark Horse. pap. $14.95. ISBN 978-1-59307-641-2.

Shin, Ji-Sang. Chocolat. vol. 1. 2005. ISBN 978-89-527-4453-1.
––––. Chocolat. vol. 2. 2005. ISBN 978-89-527-4472-2.
––––. Chocolat. vol. 3. ISBN 978-89-527-4480-7. ea vol: illus. by Geo. Ice Kunion. pap. $10.95 .

Sizer, Paul. Moped Army. illus. by author. Café Digital. 2005. pap. $12.95. ISBN 978-0-9768565-4-2.

Stassen, Jean-Philippe. Deogratias: A Tale of Rwanda. tr. by Alexis Siegel. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-103-4.

TenNapel, Doug. Iron West. illus. by author. Image Comics. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-1-58240-630-5.

Tomasi, Peter. Light Brigade. illus. by Peter Snejbjerg. DC Comics. pap. $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0795-3.

Urasawa, Naoki. Naoki Urasawa’s Monster. vol. 1. VIZ. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-59116-641-2.

Vaughan, Brian K. Escape to New York. (Runaways Series). vol. 5. illus. by Adrian Alphona. Marvel Enterprises. pap. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-1901-2.
––––. Parental Guidance. (Runaways Series). vol. 6. illus. by Adrian Alphona. Marvel Enterprises. pap. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-1952-4.
––––. Pride of Baghdad. illus. by Niko Henrichon. DC Comics/Vertigo. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0314-6.
––––. Tag. (Ex Machina Series). vol. 2. illus. by Tony Harris. DC Comics/Wildstorm. 2005. pap. $12.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0626-0.
––––. True Believers. (Runaways Series). vol. 4. illus. by Adrian Alphona. Marvel Enterprises. 2005. pap. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-1705-6.

Warren, Adam. Clockwork Thugs, Yo! (Livewires Series). vol. 1. illus. by Rick Mays. Marvel Enterprises. 2005. pap. $7.99. ISBN 978-0-7851-1519-9.

Weinstein, Lauren R. Girl Stories. Holt. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-0-8050-7863-3.

Whitta, Gary. Death, Jr. illus. by Ted Naifeh. Image Comics. 2005. pap. $14.99. ISBN 978-1-58240-526-1.

Willingham, Bill. Fables: 1001 Nights of Snowfall. illus. by Todd Klein, et al. DC Comics/Vertigo. Tr $19.99. ISBN 978-1-4012-0367-2.

Wood, Brian. Demo: The Collection. illus. by Becky Cloonan. AiT/Planet Lar. 2005. pap. $19.95. ISBN 978-1-932051-42-1.

Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. illus. by author. Roaring Brook/First Second. pap. $16.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-152-2.

Yazawa, Ai. Nana. vol. 1. 2005. ISBN 978-1-4215-0108-6.
––––. Nana. vol. 2. ISBN 978-1-4215-0378-3. ea vol: illus. by author. VIZ. pap. $8.99.

Yoshinaga, Fumi. Antique Bakery. vol. 2. 2005. ISBN 978-1-56970-945-0.
––––. Antique Bakery. vol. 3. ISBN 978-1-56970-944-3.
––––. Antique Bakery. vol. 4. ISBN 978-1-56970-943-6. ea vol: Digital Manga. pap. $12.95.

You, Higuri. Cantarella. vol. 1. Go Comi! Manga. 2005. pap. $10.99. ISBN 978-0-9768957-0-1.

Delisle, Guy. Pyongyang: A Journey in North Korea. illus. by author. Drawn & Quarterly. 2005. Tr $19.95. ISBN 978-1-896597-89-8.

Geary, Rick. The Case of Madeleine Smith: Treasury of Victorian Murder. vol. 8. illus. by author. NBM/ComicsLit. Tr $15.95. ISBN 978-1-56163-467-5.

Jacobson, Sid. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. illus. by Ernie Colón. Hill and Wang. Tr $30. ISBN 978-0-8090-5738-2.

McCloud, Scott. Making Comics: Storytelling Secrets of Comics, Manga, and Graphic Novels. illus. by author. HarperCollins. pap. $22.95. ISBN 978-0-06-078094-4.

Rollins, Prentis. The Making of a Graphic Novel: The Resonator. illus. by author. Watson-Guptill. pap. $19.95. ISBN 978-0-8230-3053-8.

Siegel, Siena Cherson. To Dance: A Ballerina’s Graphic Novel. illus. by Mark Siegel. S & S/Aladdin. pap. $9.99. ISBN 978-1-4169-2687-0.

Van den Bogaert, H. W. Journey into Mohawk Country. illus. by George O’Connor. Roaring Brook/First Second. Tr $17.95. ISBN 978-1-59643-106-5.

Van Lente, Fred. Action Philosophers: Giant-Sized Thing. vol. 1. illus. by Ryan Dunlavey. Evil Twin Comics. pap. $6.95. ISBN 978-0-9778329-0-3.

The members of YALSA’s Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Committee are Sarah Couri, chair, New York Public Library; Josephine G. Caisse, Deschutes (OR) Public Library; Stacy L. Creel-Chavez, St. John’s University, New York; Debbie S. Fisher, Central Falls (RI) High School; Katherine H. Fitch, Rachel Carson Middle School, Herndon, VA; Susan Y. Geye, Crowley (TX) Independent School District; Sara Catherine Howard, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; Teri S. Lesesne, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, TX; H. Jack Martin, New York Public Library; Joy E. Millam, Valencia (CA) High School; Rollie Welch, Cleveland (OH) Public Library; Jamie Watson, administrative assistant, Harford County (MD) Public Library.

Araki, Hirohiko. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures. vol. 1. tr. by Alexis Kirsch. illus. by author. VIZ. 2005. pap. $7.99. ISBN 1-59116-754-X.

Barnes, Derrick. The Making of Dr. Truelove. S & S/Pulse. pap. $7.99. ISBN 1-4169-1439-0.

Booth, Coe. Tyrell. Scholastic/PUSH. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-439-83879-7.

Chayamachi, Suguro. Devil May Cry 3: Code One: Dante. tr. by Ray Yoshimoto. illus. by author. TokyoPop. 2005. pap. $9.99. ISBN 1-59816-031-1.

Cohn, Rachel & David Levithan. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. Knopf. Tr $16.95. ISBN 0-375-83531-8.

Cosmic Debris. Emily the Strange: The Lost Issue. illus. Dark Horse. 2005. pap. $7.95. ISBN 1-59307-429-8.

Davidson, Dana. Played. Hyperion/ Jump at the Sun. 2005. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-7868-3690-3.

de la Cruz, Melissa. Blue Bloods. Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7868-3892-2.

Easton, Kelly. Aftershock. S & S/Margaret K. McElderry Bks. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-4169-0052-7.

Friend, Natasha. Lush. Scholastic. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-439-85346-X.

Giffen, Keith. I Luv Halloween. vol. 1. 2005. ISBN 1-59532-831-9.
––––. I Luv Halloween. vol. 2. ISBN 1-59532-832-7. ea vol: (I Luv Halloween Series). illus. by Benjamin Roman. TokyoPop. pap. $9.99.

Giles, Gail. What Happened to Cass McBride? Little, Brown. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-316-16638-3.

Grant, Vicki. Pigboy. Orca. Tr $14.95. ISBN 1-55143-666-3.

Hayes, Stormcrow. Afterlife. vol. 1. illus. by Rob Steen. TokyoPop. Tr $9.99. ISBN 1-59816-692-1.

Henry, April. Shock Point. Putnam. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-399-24385-2.

Hoffman, Kerry Cohen. Easy. S & S. Tr $15.95. ISBN 1-4169-1425-0.

Jenkins, A. M. Beating Heart. HarperCollins. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-06-054607-7.

Juwell and Precious. The Absolute Truth. (Platinum Teen Series). Precioustymes Entertainment. 2005. pap. $6.99. ISBN 0-9729325-4-2.

Korman, Gordon. The Abduction. (Kidnapped Series, Bk. #1). Scholastic. pap. $4.99. ISBN 0-439-84777-X.
––––. Born to Rock. Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7868-0920-5.

Lowell, Pamela. Returnable Girl. Marshall Cavendish. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-7614-5317-2.

Lubber, William Captain. Pirateology: The Pirate Hunter’s Companion. Candlewick. Tr $19.99. ISBN 0-7636-3143-4.

Mac, Carrie. Crush. Orca. pap. $7.95. ISBN 1-55143-526-8.

Mancusi, Mari. Boys That Bite. Berkley Jam. pap. $9.99. ISBN 0-425-20942-3.

Marunas, Nathaniel. Manga Claus: The Blade of Kringle. illus. by Erik Craddock. Penguin/Razorbill. Tr $12.99. ISBN 1-59514-134-0.

McClintock, Norah. Tell. Orca. Tr $14.95. ISBN 1-55143-672-8.

McCormick, Patricia. Sold. Hyperion. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-7868-5171-6.

Meyer, Stephenie. New Moon. Little, Brown/Megan Tingley Bks. Tr $17.99. ISBN 0-316-16019-9.

Myers, Walter Dean. Street Love. Harper-Collins/Amistad. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-06-028079-4.

Neenan, Colin. Thick. Brown Barn. pap. $6.95. ISBN 0-9746481-9-1.

Nelson, Blake. Paranoid Park. Viking. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-670-06118-2.

Pagliarulio, Antonio. A Different Kind of Heat. Delacorte. pap. $7.50. ISBN 0-385-73298-8.

Pearsall, Shelley. All of the Above. illus. by Javaka Steptoe. Little, Brown. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-316-11524-X.

Peters, Kimberly Joy. Painting Caitlyn. Lobster Pr. pap. $9.95. ISBN 1-897073-40-2.

Plum-Ucci, Carol. The Night My Sister Went Missing. Harcourt. Tr $17. ISBN 0-15-204758-1.

Ruby, Laura. Good Girls. HarperTempest. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-06-088223-9.

Singleton, Linda Joy. Witch Ball. (Seer Series, Bk. #3). Llewellyn. pap. $5.99. ISBN 0-738-70821-6.

Sniegoski, Tom. Sleeper Agenda. ISBN 1-59514-053-0.
––––. Sleeper Code. ISBN 1-59514-052-2. ea vol: (The Sleeper Conspiracy Series). Penguin/Razorbill. pap. $6.99.

Stewart, Sean & Jordan Weisman. Cathy’s Book: If Found Call 650-266-8233. illus. Running Pr. Tr $17.95. ISBN 0-7624-2656-X.

Stone, Tanya Lee. A Bad Boy Can Be Good for a Girl. Random/Wendy Lamb Bks. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-385-74702-0.

Strasser, Todd. Slide or Die. (DriftX Series). illus. by Craig Phillips. S & S/Pulse. pap. $6.99. ISBN 1-4169-0581-2.

van Diepen, Allison. Street Pharm. S & S/Pulse. pap. $6.99. ISBN 1-4169-1154-5.

Vaughan, Brian K. Runaways. vol. 1. illus. by Adrian Alphona. Marvel. 2005. Tr $34.99. ISBN 0-7851-1876-4.

Volponi, Paul. Rooftop. Viking. Tr $15.99. ISBN 0-670-06069-0.

Vrettos, Adrienne Maria. Skin. S & S/Margaret K. McElderry Bks. Tr $16.95. ISBN 1-4169-0655-X.

Werlin, Nancy. The Rules of Survival. Dial. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-8037-3001-2.

Westerfeld, Scott. The Last Days. Penguin/Razorbill. Tr $16.99. ISBN 1-59514-062-X.

Allen, Judy. Unexplained: An Encyclopedia of Curious Phenomena, Strange Superstitions and Ancient Mysteries. illus. Kingfisher. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-7534-5950-7.

Ask CosmoGirl! about Guys. Sterling/Hearst. pap. $5.95. ISBN 1-58816-485-3.

Ask CosmoGirl! about Your Body. Sterling/Hearst. pap. $5.95. ISBN 1-58816-486-1.

Bancroft, Tom. Creating Characters with Personality. illus. by author. Watson-Guptill. pap. $19.95. ISBN 0-8230-2349-4.

Benton, Jim. It’s Happy Bunny: What’s Your Sign? illus. by author. Scholastic. 2005. Tr $7.99. ISBN 0-439-70592-4.

Blattberg, Julie. Backstage with Beth and Trina: A Scratch and Sniff Adventure. illus. by Wendi Koontz. Abrams. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-8109-7051-1.

CosmoGirl! Words to Live By. Sterling/Hearst. pap. $6.95. ISBN 1-58816-528-0.

Garza, Mario. Stuff on My Cat: The Book. photos. by author. Chronicle. pap. $9.95. ISBN 0-81185-538-4.

Halls, Kelly Milner, Rick Spears, & Roxyanne Young. Tales from the Cryptids: Mysterious Creatures That May or May Not Exist. Darby Creek. Tr $18.95. ISBN 1-58196-049-2.

Hart, Christopher. Manga Mania: Chibi and Furry Characters: How to Draw the Adorable Mini-Characters and CoolCat-Girls of Japanese Comics. illus. by author. Watson-Guptill. pap. $19.95. ISBN 0-8230-2977-8.

Kramer, Nika & Rokafella. We B*Girlz. photos. by Martha Cooper. powerHouse/Miss Rosen Editions. 2005. pap. $24.95. ISBN 1-57687-269-6.

Lee, Lela. Still Angry Little Girls. illus. by author. Abrams. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-8109-4915-6.

Leonetti, Mike & John Iaboni. Football Now! Firefly. pap. $24.95. ISBN 1-55407-149-6.

Leslie, Jeremy & David Roberts. Pick Me Up: Stuff You Need to Know. DK. Tr $29.99. ISBN 0-7566-2159-3.

Masessa, Ed. The Wandmaker’s Guidebook. illus. by Daniel Jankowski. Scholastic. Tr $19.99. ISBN 0-439-86265-5.

Masyga, Mark & Martin Ohlin. Peeps: A Candy-Coated Tale. Abrams. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-8109-5995-X.

Monsters: A Celebration of the Classics from Universal Studios. Del Rey. Tr $29.95. ISBN 0-345-48685-4.

Oser, Bodhi. Fuck This Book. photos. by author. Chronicle. 2005. pap. $14.98. ISBN 0-8118-5072-2.

Pletka, Bob, ed. My So-Called Digital Life: 2,000 Teenagers, 300 Cameras, and 30 Days to Document Their World. Santa Monica Pr. 2005. Tr $24.95. ISBN 1-59580-005-0.

Rannals, Melissa, Melissa Alvarado, & Hope Meng. Sew Subversive: Down and Dirty DIY for the Fabulous Fashionista. Taunton. pap. $14.95. ISBN 1-56158-809-1.

Rogge, Hannah. Hardwear: Jewelry from a Toolbox. photos. by Marianne Rafter. Stewart, Tabori & Chang. spiral $18.95. ISBN 1-58479-480-1.

Saltz, Ina. Body Type: Intimate Messages Etched in Flesh. Abrams. Tr $19.95. ISBN 0-8109-7050-3.

Schutz, Samantha. I Don’t Want to Be Crazy: A Memoir of Anxiety Disorder. Scholastic/PUSH. Tr $16.99. ISBN 0-439-80518-X.

Scott, Damion & Kris Ex. How to Draw Hip Hop. illus. by authors. Watson-Guptill. pap. $19.95. ISBN 0-8230-1446-0.

Seckel, Al. Optical Illusions: The Science of Visual Perception. Firefly. Tr $35. ISBN 1-55407-172-0.

Skate and Destroy: The First 25 Years of Thrasher Magazine. Rizzoli/Universe. pap. $32.50. ISBN 0-7893-1386-3.

Trumbauer, Lisa. A Practical Guideto Dragons. illus. by author. Wizards of the Coast/Mirrorstone. Tr $12.95. ISBN 0-7869-4164-2.

Warren, Frank. PostSecret: Extraordinary Confessions from Ordinary Lives. HarperCollins/Regan Bks. Tr $26.95. ISBN 0-06-089919-6.

Williamson, Kate T., Jennifer Butefish, & Maria Fernanda Soares. Hello Kitty through the Seasons. Abrams. Tr $14.95. ISBN 0-8109-5993-3.