This Is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn. 7–10.īoth the secrets and the family dynamics are dramatic in teenage Nadira’s first-person narrative, which reveals her mixed-up feelings about being an illegal alien as well as the diversity in her family and her contemporary Muslim community in New York.Ĭhambers, Aidan. ( Top of the List winner-Youth Nonfiction.)īudhos, Marina. As the separate stories converge, stirring interviews and incisive archival photos speak volumes about the shocking actions of those opposed to integration, and the power of nonviolent protest. Poignantly introducing the 1961 bus integration protests through specific personal histories, Bausum focuses on two participants-one black, one white. Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement. ( Top of the List winner-Youth Fiction.)īausum, Ann. The masterful, archaic narrative, which shifts from diary to letter to journalism, echoes today’s vital questions about racism, power, freedom, and moral choices.
10–12.Ī young black boy in pre-revolutionary Boston experiences slavery’s monstrous horrors in this ambitious story rooted in eighteenth-century literary traditions. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation v.1: The Pox Party. Rooted in the life of a small English town, this gripping story raises issues about God, creativity, and evil.Īnderson, M.
6–9.Ī strange new kid in town convinces altar boy Davie to steal the body and blood of Christ from church, which the boys use to create a golem that obeys their wishes. First published Janu( Booklist).Ĭommitted to providing a broad selection of outstanding books that mixes popular appeal with literary excellence, the Books for Youth editorial staff has chosen the titles below as best-of-the-year fiction, nonfiction, and picture books.Īlmond, David. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulaneīooklist Editors' Choice: Books for Youth, 2006įEATURE.Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea.The Great Circle: A History of the First Nations.Dreamhunter: Book One of the Dreamhunter Duet.The Poet Slave of Cuba: A Biography of Juan Francisco Manzano.Freedom Riders: John Lewis and Jim Zwerg on the Front Lines of the Civil Rights Movement.The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation v.1: The Pox Party.This Is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn.Find more Booklist Editors' Choice Related Features
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