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December 2009
| FICTION |
Anasti, Tedd (southern California) and Patsy Cameron-Anasti (southern California). Snomads. Booksurge Publishing, 2009.
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Basye, Dale E. Rapacia : The Second Circle of Heck. Illustrations by Bob Dob (Redondo Beach). Random House, 2009.
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Beddor, Frank (Los Angeles). ArchEnemy: The Looking Glass Wars. Dial, 2009.
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Block, Francesca Lia (southern California). Pretty Dead. HarperTeen, 2009.
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Block, Francesca Lia (southern California). The Waters and the Wild. HarperTeen, 2009.
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Chaltas, Thalia (Santa Barbara). Because I Am Furniture. Viking, 2009.
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De la Cruz, Melissa (Los Angeles). Girl Stays in the Picture : A Girl Novel. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2009.
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De la Cruz, Melissa (Los Angeles). The Van Alen Legacy : A Blue Bloods Novel. Disney-Hyperion, 2009.
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Deutsch, Stacia (Irvine) and Rhody Cohon. Dragonball, Evolution: The Junior Novel. Viz Media, 2009.
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DiCamillo, Kate. The Magician’s Elephant. Illustrated by Yoko Tanaka (Southern California). Candlewick Press, 2009.
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English, Karen (Los Angeles). Nikki & Deja: Birthday Blues, illus. by Laura Freeman. Clarion, 2009.
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Glatt, Lisa (Long Beach) and Suzanne Greenberg (Long Beach). Abigail Iris: The One and Only, illus. by Joy Allen. Walker, 2009.
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Grimes, Nikki (Corona). Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel. G.P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin Young Readers Group, 2009.
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Grimes, Nikki (Corona). Rich : A Dyamonde Daniel Book. Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. New York : G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2009.
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Hernandez, David (Long Beach). No More Us for You. HarperTeen, 2009.
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Kellerman, Faye (Los Angeles) and Aliza Kellerman (Los Angeles). Prism. HarperCollins, 2009.
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Lethcoe, Jason (Thousand Oaks). Flight. Grosset & Dunlap, 2009. Song. Grosset & Dunlap, 2009. Wings. Grosset & Dunlap, 2009.
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McGowan, Keith. The Witch’s Guide to Cooking with Children. Illustrated by Yoko Tanaka (Southern California). Henry Holt and Co., 2009.
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Pinkwater, Daniel. The Yggyssey: How Iggy Wondered What Happened to All the Ghosts, Found Out Where They Went, and Went There, illus. by Calef Brown (Pasadena).
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Summy, Barrie (southern California). I So Don’t Do Mysteries. Delacorte, 2008.
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Taylor, Greg (southern California). Killer Pizza. Feiwel & Friends, 2009.
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Van Draanen, Wendelin (southern California). The Greatest Power, illus. by Stephen Gilpin. Knopf, 2009.
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Van Lowe, E. (Los Angeles). Never Slow Dance With A Zombie. Tor, 2009.
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Watson, Sasha (Los Angeles). Vidalia in Paris. Viking, 2008. |
NONFICTION |
Ames, Lee J. (southern California). Draw 50 Magical Creatures: The Step-by-Step Way to Draw Unicorns, Elves, Cherubs, Trolls, and Many More. Broadway, 2009.
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Arnold, Caroline (Los Angeles). Global Warming and the Dinosaurs : Fossil Discoveries at the Poles. Illustrated by Laurie Caple. Clarion Books, c2009.
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Barron, Shawne. Tumbleweed Tara: The Tumbly Road to Significance, illustrated by Steve Björkman (Irvine). True Potential Publishing, 2009.
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Bernier-Grand, Carmen T. Diego: Bigger Than Life, illus. by David Diaz (Carlsbad). Marshall Cavendish, 2009.
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Cochran, Bill. My Parents Are Divorced, My Elbows Have Nicknames, and Other Facts About Me, illustrated by Steve Björkman (Irvine). HarperCollins, 2009.
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Grimes, Nikki (Corona). Out of the Dark. Richard C. Owen Publishers, Inc., 2009.
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Krull, Kathleen (San Diego). Albert Einstein, illustrated by Boris Kulikov. Viking, 2009.
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Rice, Earle (Southern California). Causes of the Mexican-American War. OTTN Pub, 2009.
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Rice, Earle (Southern California). Causes of the Vietnam War. OTTN Pub., 2009.
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Rice, Earle (Southern California). Overview of the Korean War. Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2009.
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Rice, Earle (Southern California). Overview of the Persian Gulf War, 1990. Mitchell Lane Publishers, 2009.
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Stalcup, Ann (Malibu). Brazil in Colors. Capstone, 2009)
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Wilson, Wayne L. (southern California). Kate, the Ghost Dog: Coping With the Death of a Pet, illustrated by Soud. Magination Press, 2009.
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Wong, Angi Ma (Palos Verdes). Barack Obama, Historymaker , illus. by Bob Shepherd. Pacific Heritage Books, 2009.
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Wong, Angi Ma (Palos Verdes). Meet President Obama, America’s 44th President. Pacific Heritage Books, 2009. |
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PICTURE BOOKS & EASY READERS |
Adams, Diane (southern California). I Can Do It Myself!, illus. by Nancy Hiyashi (Los Angeles). Peachtree, 2009. |
Brown, Jason Robert (Los Angeles). Tickety Tock, illus. by Mary GrandPré. HarperCollins/Laura Geringer Bks., 2009.
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Chocolate, Deborah M. Newton. El Barrio. Illustrated by David Diaz (Carlsbad). Henry Holt, 2009.
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Cruise, Robin (San Diego). Bartleby Speaks! Pictures by Kevin Hawkes. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
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Fischer, Rhonda L. (Rancho Santa Margarita). Randy Kazandy! Where are your Glasses? Whim Pub., 2009.
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Foxworthy, Jeff. Silly Street, illus. by Steve Bjorkman (Irvine). Harper Collins 2009.
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Fraser, Mary Ann (Simi Valley). Pet Shop Lullaby. Boyds Mill Press, 2009.
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Hicks, Barbara Jean (Oxnard). Monsters Don’t Eat Broccoli. Illustrated by Sue Hendra. Alfred A. Knopf, 2009.
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Jackson, Jill. Let There Be Peace on Earth, and Let It Begin with Me. Illustrations by David Diaz (Carlsbad). Berkeley : Tricycle Press, 2009.
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Lerman, Josh. How To Raise Mom and Dad: (Instructions from Someone Who Figured It Out), illus. by Greg Clarke (Los Angeles). Dutton, 2009.
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Lovecraft, H.P. Nyarlathotep, illus. by Chuck BB (Los Angeles). Boom! Studios, 2009.
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Markel, Michelle (Los Angeles). Tyrannosaurus Math. Illustrated by Doug Cushman. Tricycle Press, c2009.
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McAllen, Bob (Los Angeles). The Dirtiest Hair in the World, illus. by Tom McClure. Maren Green, 2008.
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Olsen, Roger (Los Angeles). Animals in Order in Verse or Worse, illus. by Jane Quan Olsen (Los Angeles). Castle Press, 2009.
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Paul, Ann Whitford (Southern California) and Jan Gerardi. Hop! Hop! Hop! Random House Childrens Books, 2009.
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Paul, Ann Whitford (Southern California).Tortuga in Trouble, illus. by Ethan Long.Holiday House, 2009.
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Paul, Ann Whitford (Southern California). Word builder. Illustrated by Kurt Cyrus. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2009.
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Pennypacker, Sara. Sparrow Girl. Illustrated by Yoko Tanaka (Southern California). Disney/Hyperion Books, c2009.
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Sachs, Alva. Ready, Set, Go! Illus. by Patricia Krebs (Southern California). Three Wishes Publishing Company, 2009.
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Saltzberg, Barney (Los Angeles). Cornelius P. Mud, Are You Ready for Baby? Candlewick, 2009.
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Scanlon, Elizabeth Garton. All the World. Illustrated by Marla Frazee (Pasadena). Beach Lane Books, 2009.
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Scieszka, Jon. Robot Zot! Illustrated by David Shannon (Los Angeles). Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2009.
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Scieszka, Jon. Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown (series), illus. by David Shannon (Los Angeles). S & S, 2009. Melvin Might.
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Silverman, Erica (Los Angeles). Cowgirl Kate and Cocoa : Horse in the House. Painted by Betsy Lewin. Harcourt Children’s Books, 2009.
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Silverman, Erica (Los Angeles). Pettina and the Wind-Rope. Pictures by R. Gregory Christie. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2009.
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Wayland, April Halprin (Manhattan Beach). New Year at the Pier--A Rosh Hashanah Story illus. by Stéphane Jorisch. Dial, 2009
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Yoo, Paula (Los Angeles). Shining Star : The Anna May Wong Story. Illustrated by Lin Wang. Lee & Low Books, 2009. |
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| POETRY |
Iyengar, Malathi Michelle (Los Angeles). Tan to Tamarind: Poems about the Color Brown, illus. by Jamel Akib. Children’s Book Press, 2009.
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Smith, Hope Anita (Los Angeles). Mother Poems. Holt, 2009. |
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| GRAPHIC NOVELS |
Beddor, Frank (Los Angeles) and Liz Cavalier. Hatter (series). Illustrated by Sami Makkonen. Automatic Pictures, 2009. Mad With Wonder.
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DiGilio, David (Los Angeles). North Wind, illus. by Alex Cal. Boom!, 2009.
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Fitzgerald, F. Scott. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, adapted by Nunzio DeFilippis (southern California) and Christina Weir (southern California), illus. by Kevin Cornell. Quirk, 2008.
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Kovac, Tommy (southern California). Wonderland, illus. by Sonny Liew. Disney Press, 2009.
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Nelson, Michael Alan (Los Angeles). Dominion, illus. by Tim Hamilton. Boom!, 2008.
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Wax, Wendy. Otis C. Mouse: Egypt: A Tale of Too Many Cities, illus. by Bradley Slocum (Pasadena). Innovative Kids, 2008.
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| Weiss, Bobbi JG (southern California) and David Cody Weiss (southern California). Hiro Dragon Warrior: Battle at Mount Kamado, illus. by Robbie Short. Innovative Kids, 2008. |
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| OF ADULT INTEREST |
Graham, Kenneth and Seth Lerer, ed. (San Diego). The Annotated Wind in the Willows. Belknap Press, 2009.
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Paul, Ann Whitford (Southern California). Writing Picture Books : A Hands-On Guide from Story Creation to Publication. Writer’s Digest Books, 2009. |
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Wet Print -
Fall 2009
| NONFICTION AND TRADITIONAL TALES |
Hatch, McKay (South Pasadena). The No Cussing Club: How I Fought Against Peer Pressure and How You Can Too! Dawson, 2009.
Krygier, Leora (Los Angeles). Juvenile Court: A Judge’s Guide for Young Adults and Their Parents. Scarecrow, 2009..
Nelson, Kadir (San Diego). Change Has Come: An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit. Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Pearce, Q.L. (Claremont). Young Heroes (series). KidHaven Press, 2009. Zach Hunter: Modern-Day Abolitionist.
Rubin, Susan Goldman (Malibu). The Anne Frank Case: Simon Wiesenthal’s Search for the Truth, illus. by Bill Farnsworth. Holiday House, 2009.
Schraff, Anne (Spring Valley). Country Explorers (series). Lerner, 2009. Philippines.
Shange, Ntozake. Coretta Scott, illus. by Kadir Nelson (San Diego). Amistad, 2009.
Stalcup, Ann (southern California). World of Colors (series). Capstone, 2009. Brazil In Colors; Guatamala In Colors; Mexico In Colors.
Walker, Paul Robert (Escondido). Remember Little Rock: the Time, the People, the Stories. National Geographic, 2009.
PICTURE BOOKS & EASY READERS
Danzig, Dianne. Babies Don’t Eat Pizza: A Big Kids’ Book About Baby Brothers and Baby Sisters, illus. by Debbie Tilley (Escondido). Dutton, 2009.
Lewison, Wendy. My First Garden, illus. by Miki Sakamoto (southern California). Little Simon, 2009.
Meng, CeCe. Tough Chicks, illus. by Melissa Suber (Valencia). Clarion, 2009.
Mese, John (Los Angeles) and Dawn Kelsey (Los Angeles). Flippy and Friends (series), illus. by Chanler Holden. Moss Govered Gumbo, 2009. Flippy and Tadpole; Flippy Goes on a Road Trip; On the Flippy Side; Through Flippy’s Eyes.
Nishizuka, Koko. The Beckoning Cat: Based on a Japanese Folktale, illus. Rosanne Litzinger (Seal Beach). Holiday House, 2009.
Paul, Ann Whitford (Los Angeles). Hop! Hop! Hop!, illus. by Jan Gerardi. Random House, 2009.
Sander, Sonia. Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown (series), illus. by David Shannon (Los Angeles), Loren Long and David Gordon. Little Brown, 2009. Smash That Trash!.
Shahan, Sherry (Cayucos). Fiesta, illustrated by Paula Barragan.
Shapiro, Zachary R. (southern California). We’re All In the Same Boat, illus. by Jack E. Davis. Putnam, 2009.
Staines, Bill. All God’s Critters, illus. by Kadir Nelson (San Diego). Simon & Schuster, 2009.
Stalcup, Ann (Malibu). Flores Family Café / La Lonchería, illus. by David Arroyo. Lectura Books, 2009..
Teitelbaum, Michael. Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown (series), illus. by David Shannon (Los Angeles), Loren Long and David Gordon. Little Brown, 2009. On the Move!
Vega, Denise. Grandmother, Have the Angels Come?, illus. by Erin Eitter Kono (Redondo Beach). Little, Brown 2009.
Wallace, Carol. Easter Bunny Blues, illus. by Steve Björkman (Irvine). Holiday House, 2009.
FICTION
Anasti, Tedd (southern California) and Patsy Cameron-Anasti (southern California). DimensioNoids. Booksurge, 2009.
Birney, Betty G. (Los Angeles). Adventure According to Humphrey. Putnam, 2009.
Ferraro, Tina (Los Angeles). The ABC’s of Kissing Boys. Delacorte, 2009.
Fitzmaurice, Kathryn (Monarch Beach). The Year the Swallows Came Early. HarperCollins, 2009.
Hale, Bruce (Santa Barbara). Chet Gecko Mystery (series). Harcourt Children’s Books, 2009. From Russia With Lunch.
Harper, Jessica (Los Angeles). Uh-oh, Cleo (series), illus. by Jon Berkeley. Putnam, 2009. Underpants On My Head.
Hernandez, David (Long Beach). No More Us For You. HarperTeen, 2009.
Higgins, Nadia. Friona and Frieda’s Fairy Tale Adventures (series), illus. by Meredith Johnson (La Canada). Magic Wagon, 2009. Snow White and the Candy Apple; Sleeping Beauty and the Snapdragons; Cinderella and the Bowling Slipper; Hansel and Gretel and the Cheddar Trail; Rapunzel and the Drop of Doom; Goldilocks and the Breakfast Bunch;
Noel, Alyson. Evermore. St. Martin’s Griffin, 2009.
Perez, Marlene (southern California). Dead Is a State of Mind. Harcourt, 2009.
Smith, Sheri L. (Sherman Oaks). Flygirl. Putnam, 2009.
Van Draanen, Wendelin (southern California). Villain’s Lair: The Gecko and Sticky, No. 1, illus. by Stephen Gilpin. Knopf, 2009.
Yee, Lisa (South Pasadena). Absolutely Maybe. Scholastic/Arthur Levine, 2009.
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