Atheneum Books for Young Readers
2011
unpaged
An introduction to the life and career of American author Mark Twain told in the voice Huckleberry Finn, one of his most enduring characters.
A blog for kids and adults in the St. Joseph County/Michiana area who are interested in understanding how books are eligible for the Newbery, and discussing which ones are truly distinguished.
Arthur A. Levine
2011
310p.
Marley Sandelski has always felt invisible at school when he is not facing bullies, but a series of unexpected events gives him a taste of popularity and insights into some classmates, well-liked or greatly-feared.
Oil Spoil: Disaster in the Gulf of Mexico by Elaine Landau
Millbrook Press
2011
32p.
Presents facts about the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico that began on April 20, 2010.
Hidden Gallery (Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place, 2) by Maryrose Wood
Balzer + Bray
2011
313p.
Fifteen-year-old Miss Penelope Lumley, a governess trained at the Swanburne Academy for Poor Bright Females, takes the three Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place to London, England, and learns they are under a curse.
A Dog’s Way Home by Bobbie Pyron
Katherine Tegen Books
2011
321p.
After a car accident strands them at opposite ends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, eleven-year-old Abby and her beloved sheltie Tam overcome months filled with physical and emotional challenges to find their way back to each other.
Four Seasons by Jane Breskin Zalben
Alfred A. Knopf
2011
322p.
Over the course of a year, thirteen-year-old Allegra Katz, a student at the demanding Julliard School and the daughter of two musicians, tries to decide whether she wants to continue to pursue a career as a concert pianist or to do something else with her life.
Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart by Candace Fleming
Schwartz and Wade
2011
118p.
Tells the story of Amelia Earhart's life - as a child, a woman, and a pilot - and describes the search for her missing plane.
No Passengers Beyond This Point by Gennifer Choldenko
Dial Books for Young Readers
2011
244p.
With their house in foreclosure, sisters India and Mouse and brother Finn are sent to stay with an uncle in Colorado until their mother can join them, but when the plane lands, the children are welcomed by cheering crowds to a strange place where each of them has a perfect house and a clock that is ticking down the time.
Music Was it: Young Leonard Bernstein by Susan Goldman Rubin
Charlesbridge
2011
178p.
Biography of composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.