Seven to Ten, 2012 List
Random House
9780375858512
$16.99
2011
See the annotation under "Audio."
Paula Wiseman
9781416967330
$16.99
2011
Free verse captures the anxiety, exhaustion, and exhilaration of Amelia Earhart’s first transatlantic flight in 1932 while dramatic watercolor and gouache illustrations from ever-shifting perspectives portray the lone pilot pitted against the sea and sky.
Candlewick
9780763657291
$15.99
2011
Two Mongolian brothers appoint Julie as their "Good Guide," to help them negotiate the new culture they find in England. Stories and mysterious black and white photographs of their former life enchant her, but are they really what they seem?
Balzer + Bray
9780061215322
$14.99
2011
Moosh and her two chicks, Dirt and Sugar, enlist J. J. Tully, a retired search-and-rescue dog, to solve the mystery of the missing members of their brood: Poppy and Sweetie. This punny and suspenseful whodunit will have readers guessing to the witty end.
Dial
9780803731677
$17.99
2011
Joe Louis, a quiet boy growing up in Jim Crow America, becomes a national hero when he takes on Max Schmeling, the symbol of Hitler’s master race, in a historic boxing match. Kadir Nelson’s artwork is as stunning and powerful as the story itself.
First Second
9781596436008
$18.99
2011
A veritable who's who of contemporary comic book artists put their own spin on traditional rhymes. Varying styles and surprising interpretations serve as an introduction to cartooning and a springboard to further adventures.
Amistad
9780061259210
$16.99
2011
Haunting images and poetry combine to create a composite portrait of more than a million African Americans who left their homes in the South and moved to the North from 1915 through the 1930’s.
First Second
9781596436954
$17.99
2011
On a seemingly normal Earth day, Zita rushes through a space portal to save a friend who is abducted by an alien doomsday cult, and finds herself in a bizarre adventure on another planet, collecting unusual companions on her way to becoming an intergalactic hero.
Greenwillow
9780061964176
$15.99
2011
Alice has always loved celebrating her birthday with family and friends on Sanibel Island, but this year she is turning ten, and things are different. In this quiet, introspective story, change is as difficult and exciting as finding a rare junonia shell.
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