- The Adventures of the Dish and the Spoon, Mini Grey
- Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship, Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff and Dr. Paula Kahumbu, photos by Peter Greste
- Lilly's Big Day, Kevin Henkes
- Jazz, Walter Dean Myers, illus. by Christopher Myers
- John, Paul, George & Ben, Lane Smith
- Flotsam, David Wiesner
CHILDREN'S FICTION
- The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, M.T. Anderson
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, Kate DiCamillo, illus. by Bagram Ibatoulline
- Saint Iggy, K.L. Going
- Fly by Night, Frances Hardinge
- Incantation, Alice Hoffman
- Firestorm, David Klass
- Keturah and Lord Death, Martine Leavitt
- Fairest, Gail Carson Levine
- Sold, Patricia McCormick
- Clementine, Sara Pennypacker, illus. by Marla Frazee
- The Book Thief, Markus Zusak
CHILDREN'S NONFICTION
- Pick Me Up (DK)
- Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini, Sid Fleischman
- To Dance: A Ballerina's Graphic Novel, Siena Cherson Siegel, illus. by Mark Siegel
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