2012 National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference What's New in Books for Grades 3-6? Lisa Patrick:

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1 2012 National Reading Recovery & K-6 Classroom Literacy Conference What's New in Books for Grades 3-6? Lisa Patrick: MC = Middle Childhood (capable/mature readers in grades 5/6) Early Chapter Books Lowry, Lois. Gooney Bird on the Map (Middy Thomas, Illustrator). Houghton Mifflin. Willems, Mo. Hooray for Amanda & her Alligator! Balzer + Bray. Early Reader Books Fiction Series DiCamillo, Kate. Mercy Watson Boxed Set (Chris Van Dusen, Illustrator). Candlewick. Rylant, Cynthia. Annie and Snowball and the Book Bugs Club (Suçie Stevenson, Illustrator). Simon Spotlight. Rylant, Cynthia. Annie and Snowball and the Thankful Friends (Suçie Stevenson, Illustrator). Simon Spotlight. Rylant, Cynthia. Mr. Putter & Tabby Ring the Bell (Arthur Howard, Illustrator). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Willems, Mo. Elephant & Piggie: Happy Pig Day! Hyperion. Willems, Mo. Elephant & Piggie: I Broke my Trunk. Hyperion. Willems, Mo. Elephant & Piggie: Should I Share my Ice Cream? Hyperion. Nonfiction Series Bishop, Nic. Butterflies: Scholastic Reader Level 2. Scholastic Paperbacks. Marsh, Laura. Cheetahs and Sea Turtles. National Geographic Reader Level 2. National Geographic. Fantasy Fairy Tale Buckley, Michael. Very Grimm Guide (Peter Ferguson, Illustrator). Harry N. Abrams. George, Jessica Day. Tuesdays at the Castle. Bloomsbury. Ibbotson, Eva. The Ogre of Oglefort. Dutton Children s Books. Ursu, Anne. Breadcrumbs (Erin McGuire, Illustrator). Walden Pond Press. Valente, Catherynne M. The Girl who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of her own Making (Ana Juan, Illustrator). Feiwel & Friends. (MC) Ghost Story Oliver, Lauren. Liesl & Po (Kei Acedera, Illustrator). HarperCollins. Magical Mystery Epstein, Adam Jay & Andrew Jacobson. Secrets of the Crown: The Familiars (Book 2). HarperCollins. Kerr, P. B. The Grave Robbers of Genghis Khan: Children of the Lamp (Book 7). Orchard Books. (MC) West, Jacqueline. Spellbound: The Books of Elsewhere (Book 2). Dial. (MC) 1

2 Magical Realism Snyder, Laurel. Bigger than a Bread Box. Random House. Mystery Adventure Anderson, M. T. Zombie Mommy: Pals in Peril Tale (Book 5). Beach Lane Books. (MC) Jonell, Lynne. Emmy and the Rats in the Belfry (Book 3). Henry Holt & Co. Wilson, N. D. The Dragon s Tooth: Ashtown Burials (Book 1). Random House. (MC) Mythology Reinhart, Matthew & Robert Sabuda. Dragons and Monsters. Candlewick. Riordan, Rick. The Throne of Fire: The Kane Chronicles (Book 2). Hyperion. (MC) Riordan, Rick. The Son of Neptune: The Heroes of Olympus (Book 2). Hyperion. (MC) Science/Historical Fiction Haddix, Margaret Peterson. Torn: The Missing (Book 4). Simon & Schuster. (MC) Graphic Books Hatke, Ben. Zita the Spacegirl. First Second. Holm, Jennifer L. & Matt Holm. Mad Scientist (Babymouse #14) and A Very Babymouse Christmas (Babymouse #15). Random House. Phelan, Matt. Around the World. Candlewick. (nonfiction) Santat, Dan. Sidekicks. Arthur A. Levine Books. Spires, Ashley. Binky Under Pressure: A Binky Adventure (Book 2). Kids Can Press. Hybrid Novels Angleberger, Tom. Darth Paper Strikes Back: An Origami Yoda Book. Amulet. (MC) Peirce, Lincoln. Big Nate on a Roll. HarperCollins. (MC) Selznick, Brian. Wonderstruck. Scholastic Press. Picturebooks: Fiction Polacco, Patricia. Thank you Mr.Falker. Philomel. (deluxe slipcased edition) Tan, Shaun. Lost & Found: Three by Shaun Tan. Arthur A. Levine Books. Picturebooks: Nonfiction Animals and Insects Antle, Bhagavan with Thea Feldman. Suryia & Roscoe: The True Story of an Unlikely Friendship (Barry Bland, Photographer). Henry Holt & Co. (32 p.) Arnosky, Jim. Thunder Birds: Nature s Flying Predators. Sterling. (32 p.) Bouler, Olivia. Olivia s Birds: Saving the Gulf. Sterling. (32 p.) Jenkins, Martin. Can we Save the Tiger? (Vicky White, Illustrator). Candlewick. (56 p.) Markle, Sandra. The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs. Millbrook Press. (48 p.) Werner, Sharon and Sarah Foss. Bugs by the Numbers. Blue Apple Books. (56 p.) 2

3 Biography Brown, Monica. Pablo Neruda: Poet of the People (Julie Paschkis, Illustrator). Henry Holt & Co. (32 p.) Burleigh, Robert. Night Flight: Amelia Earhart Crosses the Atlantic (Wendell Minor, Illustrator). Simon & Schuster. (40 p.) de la Peña, Matt. A Nation s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis (Kadir Nelson, Illustrator). Dial. (40 p.) Fleming, Candace. Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart. Schwartz & Wade Books. (128 p.) McDonnell, Patrick. Me Jane. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. (40 p.) Winter, Jeanette. The Watcher: Jane Goodall s Life with the Chimps. Schwartz & Wade Books. (48 p.) Blend: Fictionalized Nonfiction Chin, Jason. Coral Reefs. Flash Point. (40p.) Rosenthal, Amy Krouse. This plus That: Life s Little Equations (Jen Corace, Illustrator). HarperCollins. (40 p.) Global Cultures Laroche, Giles. If You Lived Here: Houses of the World. Houghton Mifflin. (32 p.) History Bragg, Georgia. How they Croaked: The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous (Kevin O Malley, Illustrator). Walker & Company. (192 p.) Brown, Don. America is Under Attack: September 11, 2001: The Day the Towers Fell. Flash Point. (64 p.) Denenberg, Barry. Titanic Sinks: Experience the Titanic s Doomed Voyage in this Unique Presentation of Fact and Fiction. Viking. (72 p.) Evans, Shane E. Underground: Finding the Light to Freedom. Neal Porter. (32 p.) Macy, Sue. Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way). National Geographic. (96 p.) Nelson, Kadir. Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans. Balzer + Bray. (108 p.) Ross, Stewart. Into the Unknown: How Great Explorers Found their Way by Land, Sea, and Air (Stephen Biesty, Illustrator). Candlewick. (96 p.) Memoir Say, Allen Drawing from Memory. Scholastic Press. (72 p.) Yaccarino, Dan. All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel. Knopf Books for Young Readers. (40 p.) Young, Ed. The House Baba Built: An Artist s Childhood in China (Text as told to Libby Koponen). Little, Brown and Company. (48 p.) Poetry Franco, Betsy. A Dazzling Display of Dogs (Michael Wertz, Illustrator). Tricycle Press. George, Kristine O Connell. Emma Dilemma: Big Sister Poems. Clarion. Gibson, Amy. Around the World on Eighty Legs (Daniel Salmieri, Illustrator). Scholastic. 3

4 Greenfield, Eloise. The Great Migration: Journey to the North (Jan Spivey Gilchrist, Illustrator). Amistad. Hines, Anna Grossnickle. Peaceful Pieces: Poems and Quilts about Peace. Henry Holt. McKissack, Patricia C. Never Forgotten (Leo & Diane Dillon, Illustrators). Schwartz & Wade. Raczka, Bob. Lemonade: And Other Poems Squeezed from a Single Word (Nancy Doniger, Illustrator). Roaring Brook Press. Sidman, Joyce. Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature (Beth Krommes, Illustrator). Houghton Mifflin Books for Children. Silverstein, Shel. Every Thing On It. HarperCollins. Wheeler, Lisa. Spinster Goose: Twisted Rhymes for Naughty Children (Sophie Blackall, Illustrator). Atheneum. (MC) Realistic Fiction Boy Main Character Jacobson, Jennifer Richard. Small as an Elephant. Candlewick. (MC) Girl Main Character Mass, Wendy. 13 Gifts. Scholastic Press. (MC) Pennypacker, Sara. Clementine and the Family Meeting (Marla Frazee, Illustrator). Hyperion. Weeks, Sarah. Pie. Scholastic Press. Global Literature Boyce, Frank Cottrell. The Unforgotten Coat. Candlewick. Ellis, Deborah. No Ordinary Day. Groundwood Books. (MC) Historical Fiction Noe, Katherine Schlick. Something to Hold. Clarion Books. (MC) Schmidt, Gary D. Okay for Now. Clarion. (MC) Mystery Adventure Korman, Gordon. The Medusa Plot: 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers (Book 1). Scholastic. Watson, Jude. A King s Ransom: 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers (Book 2). Scholastic. Old-Fashioned Family Stories Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks at Point Mouette (Book 3). Yearling. Wood, Maryrose. The Hidden Gallery: The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place (Book 2) (Jon Klassen, Illustrator). Balzer + Bray Short Stories Scieszka, Jon. Guys Read: Thriller (Brett Helquist, Illustrator). Walden Pond Press. (MC) Van Allsburg, Chris. The Chronicles of Harris Burdick: 14 Amazing Authors Tell the Tales. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade. *************************************************************************** 4

5 Family Issues Jacobson, Jennifer Richard. Small as an Elephant. Candlewick. (MC) Schmidt, Gary D. Okay for Now. Clarion. (MC) Snyder, Laurel. Bigger than a Bread Box. Random House. Read Aloud Oliver, Lauren. Liesl & Po (Kei Acedera, Illustrator). HarperCollins. Reluctant Readers Anderson, M. T. Zombie Mommy: Pals in Peril Tale (Book 5). (Kurt Cyrus, Illustrator). Beach Lane Books. (MC) Angleberger, Tom. Darth Paper Strikes Back: An Origami Yoda Book. Amulet. (MC) Hatke, Ben. Zita the Spacegirl. First Second. Ibbotson, Eva. The Ogre of Oglefort. Dutton Children s Books. Korman, Gordon. The Medusa Plot: 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers (Book 1). Scholastic. Mass, Wendy. 13 Gifts. Scholastic Press. (MC) Peirce, Lincoln. Big Nate on a Roll and Big Nate Out Loud. HarperCollins. (MC) Santat, Dan. Sidekicks. Arthur A. Levine Books. Scieszka, Jon. Guys Read: Thriller (Brett Helquist, Illustrator). Walden Pond Press. (MC) Watson, Jude. A King s Ransom: 39 Clues: Cahills vs. Vespers (Book 2). Scholastic. Weeks, Sarah. Pie. Scholastic Press. Wilson, N. D. The Dragon s Tooth: Ashtown Burials (Book 1). Random House. (MC) Sources Amazon.com Booklist Goodreads.com The Hornbook Magazine Kirkus Reviews Publishers Weekly School Library Journal 5