Not to be confused with my own sidebar Best Books.
The full list is at the ALA site.
Here are the books from the list that I have read and reviewed. It is NOT the full list; for that, you need to go to the above link. If there's an asterisk, it was on my personal Best Book list. ... indicates where I omitted titles.
Fiction
Almond, David. Clay. *
Anderson, M.T. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume 1: The Pox Party. *
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Cohn, Rachel and Levithan, David. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. *
Cornish, D.M. Monster Blood Tattoo: Foundling. Read it; will be loved by those who like high fantasy. Great alternate world, awesome maps, a glossary, and an interesting plot; but, not reviewed because I thought the main character too young.
Dessen, Sarah. Just Listen.
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Gantos, Jack. The Love Curse of the Rumbaughs. *
Giles, Gail. What Happened to Cass McBride?
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Green, John. An Abundance of Katherines.
Hartnett, Sonya. Surrender. *
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Jansen, Hanna. Over a Thousand Hills I Walk With You. Read it; very powerful; emotionally draining. Rough draft sitting in my to be finalized pile, once I have the nerve.
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Larson, Kirby. Hattie Big Sky. * Adored it. Draft review waiting to be finalized.
Lat. Kampung Boy. *
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Miller, Kirsten. Kiki Strike: Inside the Shadow City. *
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Murdock, Catherine Gilbert. Dairy Queen. (the paperback has a much better cover.)
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Portman, Frank. King Dork. *
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Reinhardt, Dana. A Brief Chapter in My Impossible Life. *
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Stassen, Jean-Philippe. Deogratias, a Tale of Rwanda. * Heartbreaking, almost unbearable. Genius. Sitting in my drafts pile.
Sturtevant, Katherine. A True and Faithful Narrative. Liked the look at the craft, art, and business of writing; liked how the narrator struggled to be true to her self and her times. Didn't review because I felt at times the narrator was too modern; and that it was more about modern times than the time it was set.
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Turner, Megan Whalen. The King of Attolia. *
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Werlin, Nancy. The Rules of Survival. An honest & straightforward look at the damage done by emotional abuse and a selfish, self-centered, self absorbed mother (who I'm sure was that way as a teen and never grew up.). Review in draft pile. (See, I haven't been exaggerating my backlog!)
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Wooding, Chris. Storm Thief.
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Yang, Gene Luen. American Born Chinese. No excuses; just part of the backlog. I read it, enjoyed it, believe it's the type of story that could only work as a graphic novel.
Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief.*
Non-Fiction
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Engle, Margarita and Qualls, Sean. The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano.
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Jacobson, Sid and Colon, Ernie. The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation. Read it, found it very well done & a great way to present the information. It's in my draft pile.
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