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Enough Friendship to Go Around?
A Hog Ate My Homework! The Land of Curiosities: Lost in Crawford Notch , by M. I'm Allergic to School!
Going Around the Sun: What in the World! Ropes of Revolution, by J. The Secret Adventures of Hamster Sam: Attack of the Evil Boll Weevils! Gibson Feather Rock Books.
You and Me Make Three with B. The True Hero , by David P. Alcorta; illustrated by Jill M.
Schmidt Book Publishers Network. Why is Mommy Sleeping? Harry Goes to the Hospital, by Howard J. D; illustrated by M. Grandfather's Story Cloth, by Linda A. Speech Class Rules, by Ronda M. Glaser and Maria Burgio, Ph. D; illustrated Doina Paraschiv Vidi Press.
The Sad Mad Glad Book: Grant; illustrated by Nicholas A. The Student from Zombie Island: Conquering the Rumor Monster , by Michael J. Given for their dedication and compassion about children, humanity, and literacy, these books were hard to categorize, but impressed our judges with their inspired writing, illustrations and enthusiasm.
All get gold medals. Marvel Press sizes up the season with Ant-Man: Small World, Big Problems , a tie-in to the Disney feature film about the comic superhero who can shrink; and Black Widow by Margaret Stohl, an all-new origin story for this comic-book heroine. Dundurn stakes out fall with Myles and the Monster Outside by Philippa Dowding, continuing a series of scary tall tales; and Hanna Smart: Operation Josh Taylor , the debut title in a trilogy starring an outgoing year-old heroine.
Kane Miller collects on The Debt by Phillip Gwynne, in which a teenager, according to a family curse, must perform six Herculean tasks or lose a pound of flesh; Double Trouble by Atinuke, illus. Eerdmans rounds up creatures great and small in Furs, Fins, and Feathers: Harlequin Teen shuffles into autumn with A Mad Zombie Party by Gena Showalter, the conclusion to the White Rabbit Chronicles series featuring star-crossed romance and zombie slaying; Legacy of Kings by Eleanor Herman, the inaugural volume in a fantasy-history series that reimagines the teen years of Alexander the Great; Daughters Unto Devils by Amy Lukavics, a historical horror tale featuring an abandoned cabin whose walls are covered with blood; and What We Left Behind by Robin Talley, focused on the relationship between two teens, one lesbian and one genderqueer, as they face going away to college.
Chester, launching a middle-grade series starring four orphans with extraordinary abilities who must locate a missing fake shrunken head; The Sleeper and the Spindle by Neil Gaiman, illus. Amistad steps lively with Juba! Forces of Nature by Nate Ball, illus. Fartasaurus Rex, by Seamus Pilger, illus. Terrifying Tales , edited by Jon Scieszka, illus.
Stine and Michael Buckley. Clarion blasts off with Orbiting Jupiter by Gary Schmidt, starring a teen father damaged by time in prison, and his new foster brother; Hoodoo by Ronald L. Lost and Found by Caroline Adderson, illus.
Lerner stirs the pot with Feeding the Flying Fanellis: Darby Creek keeps the home fires burning with Always Faithful by Patrick Jones, joining the Support and Defend series focused on teens with a parent who has been deployed in the military; Change Is in the Air, Mallory by Laurie Friedman, illus. Graphic Universe plants a flag with First Man: Millbrook pirouettes into fall with The Nutcracker Comes to America: Concrete Poems by Betsy Franco, illus.
Acrostic Poems by Brian P. Noticing Weather Patterns by Martha E. Noticing Animal Behaviors by Martha E.
Relish Media inhales with Breath to Breath by Craig Lew, in which a teen boy finds the love and compassion he needs to survive his painful memories of abuse. Hellraisers by Alexander Gordon Smith, kicking off a horror trilogy about an ordinary kid caught in an invisible war against the worst enemy imaginable. Evans, in which a mixed-race boy describes the ways other people see him and how he sees himself; and Winter: Book 4 in the Lunar Chronicles by Marissa Meyer, the conclusion to the fantasy series.
Extraordinary Impressionist Painter by Barbara Herkert, illus. Priddy Books gets a feel for fall with the following toddler novelty books: We Are a Family ; Playtown: Construction ; Hello Kitty: My Alphabet ; Animal Buddies: Tiger ; and Alphaprints: Roaring Brook tunes in to Rhythm Ride: Stead, focusing on moving to a new house and making new friends; Nerdy Birdy by Aaron Reynolds, illus. National Geographic sets the table for Edible Science: Orca keeps things on the QT with Secrets , a set of seven novels by various authors featuring the experiences of seven orphan girls in ; A Carnival of Cats by Charles Ghigna, illus.
Keeping Bees in Flight by Merrie-Ellen Wilcox, a look at the ways bees help us, and how we can help them. Peachtree commands its fall list with Stay! Johnson, a semi-autobiographical tale of a girl trying to persuade her family that her eating disorder and mental illness are real; Poet: Welling, a picture-book containing facts about chickens. Going, spotlighting a young singer in a high-risk neighborhood who tries to understand why people do bad things; Trouble Is a Friend of Mine by Stephanie Tromly, a contemporary humorous first novel starring a Sherlock Holmes-type character and his partner in crime; and The Accident Season by Moira Fowley-Doyle, presenting a magical-realism debut about a girl and her family who become inexplicably accident-prone at the same time each year.
Dial changes things up with Switch by Ingrid Law, in which Gypsy develops the ability to see into the past and future; Dewey Bob Crocket by Judy Schachner, introducing a sweet raccoon learning about friendship; Robo-Sauce by Adam Rubin, illus. Turning Real Life into Stories , edited by Mike Winchell, which collects nonfiction stories from a variety of authors, and the fiction stories they inspired; and Get Lost in the Amazon Rainforest Get Lost! Clarke, inaugural volume in a nonfiction series. Philomel lets loose with Wild Ones by C.
Alexander London, an animal fantasy in which a raccoon turns a rag-tag group of critters into a community worth fighting for; The Day the Crayons Came Home by Drew Daywalt, illus. Amazing Places and Challenge Yourself: Outrageous Animals , the launch titles in a new nonfiction series by Jeff Probst. Penguin Young Reader flies into fall with the following additions to their line of leveled readers: Fireman Max Level 2 by Rosemary Wells.
Crown orbits fall with The Galaxy Pirates: