[bksvol-discuss] Children's bestsellers this week 2-20-10

From: "Jamie Yates, CPhT" <mirxtech@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Bookshare Volunteers <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:14:25 -0500
Just a few I requested from my library.
Children's Books
Top 5 at a Glance
1. THE LION AND THE MOUSE, illustrated by Jerry Pinkney
(in the collection)
2. THE EASTER EGG, written and illustrated by Jan Brett
(I requested this from the library)
3. LISTEN TO THE WIND, by Greg Mortenson and Susan L. Roth
(in the collection)
4. AMELIA BEDELIA’S FIRST VALENTINE, by Herman Parish
(I'm working on this one)
5. ALL THE WORLD, by Liz Garton Scanlon
(submitted to Bookshare on 2-20-10)
6 WADDLE!, written and illustrated by Rufus Butler Seder. (Workman, $12.95.)
Animals in motion, with color. (Ages 4 to 8)
(in the collection)
7 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)
(waiting for it to come in from the library)
8 HOW DO DINOSAURS SAY I LOVE YOU?, by Jane Yolen. Illustrated by Mark
Teague. (Blue Sky/Scholastic, $16.99.) Parents love their dinosaurs. (Ages 4
to 8)
(submitted to Bookshare on 2-17-10)
9 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)
(requested from the library)
10 OTIS, written and illustrated by Loren Long. (Philomel, $17.99.) A frisky
tractor befriends a calf. (Ages 4 to 8)
(in the collection)
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) 2
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 tips for children with an immortal parent, based on the series by Rick
Riordan. (Ages 10 and up) 4
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) 75
4 CATCHING FIRE, by Suzanne Collins. (Scholastic, $17.99.) The protagonist
of "The Hunger Games" returns. (Ages 12 and up) 24
5 FALLEN, by Lauren Kate. (Delacorte, $17.99.) Thwarted love among misfits
at boarding school. (Ages 12 and up) 10
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) 2
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) 9
8 HEIST SOCIETY, by Ally Carter. (Hyperion, $16.99.) Teenagers steal back
stolen art in a scam within a scam. (Ages 12 and up) 1
9 WHEN YOU REACH ME, by Rebecca Stead. (Wendy Lamb, $15.99.) A sixth-grade
girl in New York City begins receiving mysterious notes. (Ages 9 to 12) 13
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) 6
2 THE BOOK THIEF, by Markus Zusak. (Knopf, $11.99.) A girl saves books from
Nazi burning. Excerpt (Ages 14 and up) 127
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) 56
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) 6
5 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) 28
6 THE OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA FOR KIDS, by Michael Pollan. (Dial, $9.99.) An
adaptation of the grown-ups’ guide to the origins of dinner. (Ages 9 to 12)
6
7 DARK VISIONS, by L. J. Smith. (Simon Pulse, $9.99.) A school for psychic
teens. (Ages 14 and up) 23
8 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) 45
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) 20
10 THE UNDERNEATH, written by Kathi Appelt. Illustrated by David Small.
(Atheneum, $7.99.) In a tough neighborhood, a dog and cat form a family.
(Ages 9 to 12)



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