Raymie Nightingale by Kate DiCamillo School And Library, 263 pages Hoping that if she wins a local beauty pageant her father will come home, Raymie practices twirling a baton and performing good deeds while outmaneuvering a drama queen and a saboteur who become her unlikely friends and allies during a painful challenge. By the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Tale of Despereaux. 'It Takes A Lot Of Bravery To Be Kind,' Says Kids' Author Kate DiCamillo
The Perks Of Being A Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky Paperback, 213 pages In a thought-provoking, coming-of-age novel, teenager Charlie struggles to cope with the complex world of high school. He deals with the confusions of sex and love, the temptations of drugs and the pain of losing a close friend and favorite aunt. When Talking About Sexual Consent, YA Books Can Be A Parent's Best Friend Book News: Illinois School Board Restores 'Perks Of Being A Wallflower' Your Favorites: 100 Best-Ever Teen Novels
Quiet Power The Secret Strengths of Introverts by Susan Cain, Gregory Mone, Erica Moroz and Grant Snider Hardcover, 288 pages How Parents And Teachers Can Nurture The 'Quiet Power' Of Introverts
Pax by Sara Pennypacker and Jon Klassen Hardcover, 276 pages When his father enlists in the military and makes him return his beloved pet fox to the wild, Peter, who has been sent to live with his grandfather hundreds of miles away, embarks on a journey filled with astonishing discoveries in order to be reunited with his fox. By the award-winning author of the Clementine series and illustrated by Jon Klassen. Left To Fend For Himself, 'Pax' The Fox Must Find His Human Friend
A Fine Dessert Four Centuries, Four Families, One Delicious Treat by Emily Jenkins and Sophie Blackall Hardcover, 44 pages Depicts families, from England to California and from 1710 to 2010, preparing and enjoying the dessert called blackberry fool. Includes a recipe and historical notes. Teaching Kids About Slavery: Picture Books Struggle With The Task
Last Stop on Market Street by Matt De La Pena and Christian Robinson School And Library, 32 pages A young boy rides the bus across town with his grandmother and learns to appreciate the beauty in everyday things. Teaching Kids About Slavery: Picture Books Struggle With The Task 'Last Stop On Market Street' Wins Newbery Medal, 'Finding Winnie' Takes Caldecott NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2015's Great Reads
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis Paperback, 341 pages In 1859, 11-year-old Elijah Freeman, the first free-born child in Buxton, Canada, which is a haven for slaves fleeing the American South, uses his wits and skills to try to bring to justice the lying preacher who has stolen money that was to be used to buy a family's freedom. Teaching Kids About Slavery: Picture Books Struggle With The Task Stories of Magic, Medieval Times Win Book Awards
Finding Winnie The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear by Lindsay Mattick and Sophie Blackall School And Library, 1 volume (unpaged) A woman tells her young son the true story of how his great-great-grandfather, Captain Harry Colebourn, rescued and learned to love a bear cub in 1914 as he was on his way to take care of soldiers' horses during World War I, and the bear became the inspiration for A.A. Milne's Winnie-the-Pooh. 'Last Stop On Market Street' Wins Newbery Medal, 'Finding Winnie' Takes Caldecott
Cooking Class 57 Fun Recipes Kids Will Love to Make (And Eat!) by Deanna F. Cook and Julie Bidwell Paperback, 143 pages Explains basic cooking techniques in kid-friendly language and offers recipes using fresh, healthy ingredients and featuring imaginative presentations, including granola bars, popcorn balls, spring rolls, quesadillas, sliders and apple crisp. Cook Your Own Adventure: 11 Cookbooks For Kitchen Dreamers NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2015's Great Reads
Lungdon by Edward Carey Hardcover, 0 pages Having left the ruins of Foulsham burning behind them, the Iremonger family search for a new home in London. A chain of uncanny events are wrought over the city, and Clod's dark world is revealed in this conclusion of The Iremonger Trilogy. NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2015's Great Reads Sooty 'Lungdon' Is A Breathlessly Exciting Finale
The Diwali Gift by Shweta Chopra and Shuchi Mehta Hardcover, 1 volume (unpaged) Picture Book Sheds Light On India's Diwali Holiday
Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang and Mike Holmes Paperback, 91 pages Attending an elite school where enterprising students are challenged to solve a variety of clues and puzzles using computer programming, Hopper and her friend, Eni, resolve to crack the school founder's most elusive mystery together. Robot Birds Teach Kids To Program In 'Secret Coders'
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Paperback, 498 pages When 17-year-old Bella Swan leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school, for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction, and who she comes to realize is not wholly human. After 10 Years Of Bella And Edward, 'Twilight Reimagined' Brings A Twist Real Men Read (And Love) 'Twilight' — Really 'Drood', 'Twilight' Offer Old Horror, New Thrills
Miracle on 133rd Street by Sonia Manzano and Marjorie Priceman School And Library, pages cm I Met A Girl Named Maria
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano Hardcover, 205 pages It is 1969 in Spanish Harlem, and fourteen-year-old Evelyn Serrano is trying hard to break free from her conservative Puerto Rican surroundings, but when her activist grandmother comes to stay and the neighborhood protests start, things get a lot more complicated—and dangerous. I Met A Girl Named Maria
Lilly's Purple Plastic Purse by Kevin Henkes Hardcover, 32 pages Lilly loves everything about school, especially her teacher, but when he asks her to wait a while before showing her new purse, she does something for which she is very sorry later. Some Kids' Books Are Worth The Wait: 'They Do Take Time,' Says Kevin Henkes
Waiting by Kevin Henkes Hardcover, 32 pages Five toy animal friends sit happily together on a windowsill, patiently waiting for anticipated weather changes that are orchestrated by their young human companion. By the Caldecott Medal-winning creator of Kitten's First Full Moon. NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2015's Great Reads Some Kids' Books Are Worth The Wait: 'They Do Take Time,' Says Kevin Henkes
The Rabbit Who Wants To Fall Asleep A New Way Of Getting Children To Sleep by Carl-Johan Forssen Ehrlin and Irina Maununen Paperback, 26 pages Swedish psychologist Carl-Johan Forssen Ehrlin delivers a bedtime story he says will put any child to sleep. Mom And Toddler Put Sleep-Inducing 'Rabbit' Book To The Test
Goodbye Stranger by Rebecca Stead Hardcover, 289 pages Three best friends — a haunted accident survivor, a girl who faces a difficult choice to please the boy she likes and a girl who claims she can see through everyone's games — find their resolve to avoid fighting tested during their seventh-grade year. NPR's Book Concierge: Our Guide To 2015's Great Reads The Bonds Of Friendship Stay Strong In 'Stranger'
Fuzzy Mud by Louis Sachar Hardcover, 181 pages Two middle-grade kids take a shortcut home from school and discover what looks like fuzzy mud but is actually a substance with the potential to wreak havoc on the entire world. 'Kids Love To Be Scared': Louis Sachar On Balancing Fun And Fear
Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada by Jimmy Fallon and Miguel Ordóñez Hardcover, 1 volume (unpaged) Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC's The Tonight Show, is also a father and his picture book reveals what everyone already knows: that fathers wage a secret campaign to ensure that their baby's first word is "dada." Here he shows us just how it's done. If Jimmy Fallon Gets His Way, 'Your Baby's First Word Will Be Dada'
Stone Angel by Jane Yolen and Katie May Green School And Library, 1 volume (unpaged) While trying to escape from the Nazis with her family, a young Jewish French girl feels protected by angels. Author Hopes Holocaust-Themed Picture Book Will Prompt Conversations