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Primary Division (Pre K though 2nd)

• Agee, John. Mr. Putney's Quacking Dog. 2010.  J E AGE
• Auch, Mary Jane. The Plot Chickens. 2009.  J E AUC
• Baker, Keith. L M N O Peas. 2010.  J E BAK
• Bottner, Barbara. Miss Brooks Loves Books (and I don't). llustrated by by Michae Emberley. 2010.  J E BOT
• Dennis, Brian, Kirby Larson and Mary Netherly. Nubs. 2009.
    J 636.700929 DEN
• Diesen, Deborah. The Pout-pout Fish. Illustrated by Dan Hanna. 2008.
    J E DIE
• Fosberry, Jennifer. My Name is Not Isabella. Illustrated by Mike Litwin. 2008.
    J E FOS
• Jules, Jacqueline. Duck for Turkey Day. Illustrated by Kathryn Mitter. 2009.
• Lowry, Lois. Crow Call. Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline. 2009.  J E LOW
• McCully, Emily Arnold. Wonder Horse: The True Story of the World's Smartest Horse. 2010.  J E MACC
• McElligott, Matthew. Even Monsters Need Haircuts. 2010.  J E MACE
• Obama, Barack. Of Thee I Sing. Illustrated by Loren Long. 2010.  
    J 179 OBA
• Otoshi, Kathryn. Zero. 2010.  J E OTO
• Polacco, Patricia. The Junkyard Wonders. 2010.  J E POL
• Raczka, Bob. Guyku: A Year of Haiku for Boys. Illustrated by Peter Reynolds. 2010.  J 811.6 RAC
• Rumford, James. Rain School. 2010.  J E RUM
• Stein, David Ezra. Interrupting Chicken. 2010.  J E STE
• Thomson, Bill. Chalk. 2010.  J E THO
• Wiesner, David. Art and Max. 2010.  J E WIE

Intermediate Division (Grades 3-5)

• Amato, Mary. Edgar Allan's Official Crime Investigation Notebook. 2010.   J F AMA 4.3
• Bowen, Fred. Dugout Rivals. 2010.  J F BOW 3.8
• Daneshvari, Gitty. School of Fear. 2009.  JF DAN 6.2
• Draper, Sharon. Out of My Mind. 2010.  J F DRA 4.3
• Eboch, Chris. The Ghost on the Stairs. 2009.  J F EBO 4.0
• Forester, Victoria. The Girl Who Could Fly. 2008.  J F FOR 6.0
• Giff, Patricia Reilly. Storyteller. 2010.  J F GIF 4.2
• Holm, Jennifer. Turtle in Paradise. 2010.  J F HOL 3.7
• MacLachlan, Patricia. Word after Word after Word. 2010. J F MACL 3.2
• McGhee, Alison. Julia Gillian (And the Quest for Joy). 2009.  
    J F MACG 5.3
• Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds. Emily's Fortune. 2010.  J F NAY 5.2
• O'Connor, Barbara. The Fantastic Secret of Owen Jester. 2010.
    J F OCO 4.7
• Prelutsky, Jack. Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem. 2008.
    J 811.54 PRE 5.8
• Tarshis, Lauren. The Sinking of the Titanic, 1912. 2010.  J F TAR 3.8
• Tolan, Stephanie S. Wishworks, Inc. 2009.  J F TOL 4.3
• Tooke, Wes. Lucky: Maris, Mantle, and My Best Summer Ever. 2010.
    J F TOO 5.2
• Trafton, Jennifer. The Rise and Fall of Mount Majestic. 2010.  J F TRA 6.2
• Vail, Rachel. Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters. 2010.   J F VAI 5.2
• Van Cleve, Kathleen. Drizzle.2010. J F VAN 4.1
• Voigt, Cynthia. Young Fredle. 2011.  J F VOI 5.1

Middle School Division (Grades 6-8)

• Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. 2010.  YA F BAC
• Barrett, Tracy. King of Ithaka. 2010.  YA F BAR
• Beil, Michael D. The Red Blazer Girls and the Ring of Rocamador. 2009.   J F BEI
• Bell, Cathleen Davitt. Little Blog on the Prairie. 2010.  YA F BEL
• Carter, Ally. Heist Society. 2010.  YA CD F CAR
• Chapman, Fern Schumer. Is It Night Or Day?. 2010.  J F CHA
• Condie, Ally. Matched. 2010.  YA F CON
• Freedman, Russell. The War to End All Wars: World War I. 2010.
    YA 940.3 FRE
• Henderson, Jason. Vampire Rising. 2010.  YA F HEN
• Park, Linda Sue. Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story. 2010.
    J F PAR
• Paulsen, Gary. Woods Runner. 2010.  J F PAU & YA F PAU
• Potter, Ellen. Slob. 2009.  YA F POT
• Riordan, Rick. The Lost Hero. 2010.  J F RIO
• Shulman, Mark. Scrawl. 2010.  YA F SHU
• Shulman, Polly. The Grimm Legacy. 2010.  YA F SHU
• Sonnenblick, Jordan. After Ever After. 2010.  YA F SON
• Swanson, James L. Chasing Lincoln's Killer. 2009.  J 973.7092 SWA
• Vanderpool, Clare. Moon Over Manifest. 2010.  J F VAN
• Wiles, Deborah. Countdown. 2010.  YA F WIL
• Williams-Garcia, Rita. One Crazy Summer. 2010.  J F WIL

High School Division (Grades 9-12)

• Abbott, Ellen Jensen. Watersmeet. 2009.
• Bacigalupi, Paolo. Ship Breaker. 2010.  YA F BAC
• Bartoletti, Susan Campbell. They Called Themselves the KKK. 2010.
    YA 322.420973
• Chayil, Eishes. Hush. 2010.
• Condie, Ally. Matched. 2010.  YA F CON
• De la Pena, Matt. We were here. 2009.  eBOOK
• Donnelly, Jennifer. Revolution. 2010.  YA F DON
• Freedman, Russell. The War to End All Wars: World War I. 2010.
    YA 940.3 FRE
• Lindner, April. Jane. 2010.
• Lore, Petticus. I am Number Four. 2010.  YA F LOR
• Paulsen, Gary. Notes from a Dog. 2009.  J F PAU
• Reinhardt, Dana. The Things a Brother Knows. 2010.  YA F REI
• Richards, Jame. Three Rivers Rising: a Novel of the Johnstown Flood. 2010.  eBOOK
• Sandell, Lisa Ann. Map of the Known World. 2010.  YA F SAN
• Shusterman, Neal. Bruiser. 2010.  YA MP3 F SCH
• Sonnenblick, Jordan. After Ever After. 2010.  YA F SON
• Supplee, Suzanne. Somebody Everybody Listens To. 2010.  YA F SUP
• Taylor, Laini. Lips Touch: Three Times. 2009.  YA F TAY
• Whitney, Daisy. The Mockingbirds. 2010.  YA FWHI
• Yancey, Rick. The Curse of the Wendigo. 2010.  YA F YAN

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