[bksvol-discuss] Children's bestsellers 2-27-10
- From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: Bookshare Volunteers <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 28 Feb 2010 12:29:05 -0500
Children's Books
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
already in the collection
2. THE EASTER EGG, written and illustrated by Jan Brett
(will pick up from library tomorrow)
3. CAT THE CAT, WHO IS THAT?, written and illustrated by Mo Willems
(requested from the library)
4. ALL THE WORLD, by Liz Garton Scanlon
already in the collection
5. WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder
already in the collection
6 MY HEART IS LIKE A ZOO, written and illustrated by Michael Hall.
(Greenwillow/HarperCollins, $16.99.) A child’s (zoological) garden of
feelings. (Ages 4 to 8)
already in the collection
7 OTIS, written and illustrated by Loren Long. (Philomel, $17.99.) A frisky
tractor befriends a calf. (Ages 4 to 8)
already in the collection
8 I AM GOING!, written and illustrated by Mo Willems. (Hyperion, $8.99.)
Gerald and Piggie, contrary pals, work out their comings and goings. (Ages 4
to 8)
(will pick up at library tomorrow)
9 SIT-IN, by Andrea Davis Pinkney. Illustrated by Brian Pinkney. (Little,
Brown, $16.99.) Four friends at a lunch counter take a stand for civil
rights. (Ages 6 and up)
(requested from the library)
10 FLY GUY MEETS FLY GIRL, by Tedd Arnold. (Cartwheel/Scholastic, $5.99.)
They have compound eyes only for each other. (Ages 4 to 8)
(requested from the library)
CHAPTER BOOKS
This Week Weeks on List
1 SWEET LITTLE LIES, by Lauren Conrad. (Harper/HarperCollins, $17.99.) The
heroines of "L.A. Candy" in a new Hollywood story. (Ages 14 and up) 3
2 PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS (THE ULTIMATE GUIDE), written by Mary-Jane
Knight. Designed by Philip Chidlow. (Disney-Hyperion, $12.99.) Gods, beasts
and practical tips for children with an immortal parent, based on the series
by Rick Riordan. (Ages 10 and up) 5
3 THE HUNGER GAMES, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) In a dystopian
future, a girl fights for survival on live TV. (Ages 12 and up) 76
4 CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The protagonist
of "The Hunger Games" returns. (Ages 12 and up) 25
5 FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love among misfits
at boarding school. (Ages 12 and up) 11
6 ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND, by Lewis Carroll. Illustrated by Camille
Rose Garcia. (Collins Design/HarperCollins, $16.99.) Down the rabbit-hole
again, with new illustrations. (Ages 9 to 12) 3
7 WITCH AND WIZARD, by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet. (Little,
Brown, $17.99.) Brother and sister flex their newfound powers. (Ages 12 and
up) 10
8 SHIVER, by Maggie Stiefvater. (Scholastic Press/Scholastic, $17.99.) Love
among the lupine. (Ages 12 and up) 28
9 HEIST SOCIETY, by Ally Carter. (Hyperion, $16.99.) Teenagers steal back
stolen art in a scam within a scam. (Ages 12 and up) 2
10 INCARCERON, by Catherine Fisher. (Dial/Penguin, $17.99.) An infamous
prison, where inmates don’t believe there is an outside world. (Ages 14 and
up)
PAPERBACK BOOKS
This Week Weeks on List
1 L.A. CANDY, by Lauren Conrad. (HarperCollins, $9.99.) Excitement in TV
land by one who has been there. (Ages 14 and up) 7
2 THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from
Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up) 128
3 THREE CUPS OF TEA: YOUNG READERS EDITION, by Greg Mortenson and David
Oliver Relin. (Puffin, $8.99.) A former climber builds schools in Pakistani
and Afghan villages. (Ages 9 to 12) 57
4 THIRST NO. 2: PHANTOM, EVIL THIRST, CREATURES OF FOREVER, by Christopher
Pike. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A girl struggles with her dreamed-of transition
from undead to mortal. (Ages 14 and up) 7
5 LOCK AND KEY, by Sarah Dessen. (Speak, $8.99.) A crack appears in a girl’s
cynicism. (Ages 12 and up) 21
6 THIRST NO. 1, by Christopher Pike. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A reissue of "The
Last Vampire" (1994), "Black Blood" (1994) and "Red Dice" (1995). (Ages 14
and up) 29
7 THE ABSOLUTELY TRUE DIARY OF A PART-TIME INDIAN, by Sherman Alexie.
Illustrated by Ellen Forney. (Little, Brown, $8.99.) A young boy leaves his
reservation for an all-white school. (Ages 12 and up) 46
8 DARK VISIONS, by L. J. Smith. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A school for psychic
teens. (Ages 14 and up) 24
9 GRACELING, by Kristin Cashore. (Graphia/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, $9.99.)
A girl endowed with special talents is also celebrated as a warrior. (Ages
14 and up) 21
10 THE GIRL WHO COULD FLY, by Victoria Forester. (Square Fish, $6.99.) A
lonely home-schooled girl soars into a science fiction nightmare populated
by villains who tinker with DNA. (Ages 9 to 12)
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Jamie in Michigan
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