Booklist 2012

1. Living Violet by Jaime Reed; Dafina, 1 Jan
2. Freedom’s a-Callin’ Me by Ntozake Shange, illus. by Rod Brown; Amistad/Collins, Jan. 3
3. Irises  by Francisco X. Stork; Authur A. Levine; Jan 2012
4. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons; Tor, 2012
5. Dumpling Days by Grace Lin; Little Brown Books for Young Readers; 2 Jan
6. Black Indians a hidden heritage  by William Loren Katz; Atheneum Books for Young Readers,  3 January  NF
7. Stars in the Shadows by Charles R. Smith; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 3 Jan
8. Black Boy White School by Brian F. Walker; HarperTeen 3 Jan
9. Tina’s mouth: an existential comic diary by Keshni Kashyap and Mari Araki; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 3 January
10. The mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis; Wendy A. Lamb Books, January MG
11. Superman vs. the Ku Klux Klan: The story of how the iconic superhero battle the men of hate  by Rick Bowers; National Geographic Books for Children, 10 Jan MG/NF
12. Stolen into slavery: The true store of Solomon Northup, Free Black Man by Judith Bloom Fradin and Dennis Brindell Frandin; National Geographic Books for Children; 10 Jan
13. The whole story of half a girl by Veera Hirandandani; Delacorte Books for Young Readers; 2012
14. The Flava Girls vs. the Principal by Kelly Kenyatta; William H. Kelly Publishing; 12 Jan
15. Lovetorn by Kavita Daswani; HarperTeen; 17 Jan
16. Marching to the mountaintop  by Ann Bausum; National Geographic Press, January NF
17. Facts of life: stories by Gary Soto; Graphia, January
18. Going the distance (Alec London series) by Stephanie Perry Moore and Derrick Moore; Lift Every Voice, January MG
19. The Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards; HarperCollins, 17 Jan
20. Best shot in the west: the adventures of Nat Love by Patricia C. McKissack, Frederick L. McKissack and Randy Duburke; Chronicle Books,  18 January GRAPHIC NOVEL
21. Mesmerize  by Artist Arthur; Kimani Tru, January
22. The Knife and the Butterfly by Ashley Hope Perez; Carolrhoda Books; 1 Feb
23. The clone codes #3: the visitors by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick McKissack and Pat McKissack; Scholastic, 1 February
24. The glass collector by Anna Perera; Albert Whitman and Co. 1 Feb
25. Beneath a meth moon  by Jacqueline Woodson; Nancy Paulsen Books, February
26. We’ve got a job: the 1963 Birmingham Children’s March by Cynthia Levinson; Peachtree Publishers, February NF
27. No crystal stair  by Vaunda Michaux Nelson; Carolrhoda Press, February
28. The knife and the butterfly  by Ashley Hope Perez; Carolrhoda Press, February
29. DJ Rising by Love Maia; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 6 Feb
30. Chronal Engine by Greg Leitich Smith, illus. by Blake Henry;Clarion Books,  Feb. 22
31. The jade notbook by Laura Resau; Delacorte Books for Young Readers,  14 February
32. Diabolical by Cynthia Leitich Smith; Candlewick Press; 14 Feb
33. Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz; Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 21 Feb
34. On the flip side: A fab life novel #4 by Nikki Carter; KTeen Dafina; 28 February
35. Ship of souls by Zetta Elliott; AmazonEncore, 28 Feb
36. Bad boy  by Dream Jordan; St. Martin Griffin, 28 Feb
37. The Agency 3: Traitor in the Tunnel by Y. S. Lee; Candelwick, 28 Feb
38. The space mission adventure (A clubhouse mystery) by Sharon Draper, illustrated by Jesse Joshua Watson; Aladdan March MG
39. Take what you can carry  by Kevin Pyle; Henry Holt and Co. BYR Paperbacks; March  MG/graphic novel
40. Power Hitter  by M. C. Higgins; Darby Creek Pub, March
41. Into the wise dark  by Neesha Meminger; Ignite Books, 12 March
42. The girl who could silence the wind by Meg Medina; Candlewick, 13 March
43. Boyfriend season: Cali boys  by Kelli London; K’Teen, 27 March
44. Fair Coin  by E. C. Myers; Pyr, 27 March
45. Another Jekyl another Hyde  by Daniel and Dina Nayeri; 27  March, Candlewick
46. Walking on Earth and Touching the Sky: Poetry and Prose by Lakota Youth at Red Cloud Indian School by Timothy MacLaughlin, Stephen Nelson and Joseph Marshall;  Abrams Books for Young Readers, 1 Apr
47. Outcasts of River Falls: sequel to Belle of Batoche by Jaqueline Guest; Regina Coteau Books for Kids, 1 Apr
48. Fat No More: A Teenager’s Victory Over Obesity by Alberto Hidalgo-Robert; Arte Publico, Apr. 1
49. The Temptation: A Kindred Novel by Alisa Valdes; HarperTeen, Apr. 4
50. The Chaos  by Nalo Hopkinson;  Margaret K. McElderry Books , 17 April
51. The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda; St Martin’s  Griffin, Apr. 19
52. Creeping with the enemy (Langdon Prep) by Kimberly Reid; Dafina 24 April
53. All the right stuff  by Walter Dean Myers; Amistad, 24 April
54. Latino USA revised edition: A cartoon history  by Ilan Stavans and Lalo Alcaraz; Basic Books, April NF
55. Body Slammed! by Ray Villareal; Pinata Books, 30 Apr
56. Border Town#1: Crossing the line by Malin Alegria; Scholastic 1 May
57. Prom dates to die for by Kelly Parra; Buzz Books; 1 May
58. 37 Things I Love (In No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon; Henry Holt, May 3
59. Happy families  by Tanita Davis; Knopf Books for Young Readers, 8 May
60. Bordertown #1 Crossing the line  by Malin Alegria; Scholastic, May MG
61. Download Drama  by Celeste O. Norfleet; Kimani Tru, May 20
62. Life’s journey-zuya: oral teachings from Rosebud by Albert White Hat Sr.(author) compiled by John Cunningham; University of Utah Press; 31 May
63. Amazing African American actors by Jeff Young; Enslow, June 
64. Reincarnation (Legend of Snow Wolf series) by Fred Lit Yu; China Books,   1 June
65. Always upbeat Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series)by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback, 1 June
66. Keep jumping/no hating Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback 1 June
67. Settle down/be real Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series)by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback 1 June
68. Yell out/Do you Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback 1 June
69.  Fade Out by Nova Ren Suma , Simon Pulse, June 5
70. Back to me  by Earl Sewell; Kimani Tru; 19 June
71. The choke artist: confessions of a chronic underachiever by David Yoo; Grand Central, 19 June
72. Border Town #2: Quince Clash by Malin Alegria; Scholastic, 1 July
73. Back to me by Earl Sewll; Kimani Tru 1 July
74. Con carino/Love Amalia by Alma Flor Ada; Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 10 July
75. Choke by Diana Lopez; Point; 12 July
76. No Boyz Allowed by Ni-Ni Simone; Dafina Books, 31 July
77. A beautiful lie  by Irfan Master; Albert Whitman & Company, 1 August
78. The Cruisers 3: A star is born by Walter Dean Myers; Scholastic 1 Aug
79. Bobby the Brave (Sometimes) by Lisa Yee and Dan Santant;  Scholastic, 1 Aug
80. Charly’s Epic Fiasco by Kelli London, Dafina Books, 28 Aug
81. The revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano; Scholastic, 1 Sept
82. The girl who lept through time  by Yasutaka Tsutsui and David Karashima; Alma Books 1 Sept
83. Discovering Wes Moore by Wes Moore; Delacorte, 11 Sept
84. A girl named Faithful Plum: The true story of a dancer from China and how she achieved her dream by Richard Berstein; Alfred A. Knopf, 11 Sept [paperback]
85. What’s Left of Me: The Hybrid Chronicles, Book One by Kat Zhang; Harper Collins, 18 September MG
86. Hollywood High by Ni-Ni Simone and Amir Abrams,Dafina Books, 25 Sept
87. Pinned by Sharon Flake; Scholastic, 1 October MG
88. Ash Mistry and the savage fortress by Sadwat Chadda; Harper Collins, October
89. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Young people’s edition; Turtleback Books 9 Oct
90. A Thunderous Whisper by Christina Diaz Gonzalez; Knopf Books for Young Readers 9 October
91. Little White Duck: A childhood in China by Na Liu (Author), Andres Vera Martinez (Author, Illustrator): Minneapolis: Graphic Universe; October
92. Escape to gold mountain: A graphic history of Chinese in North Americaby David Wong; Aresenal Pulp Press; 16 Oct
93. Time to Shine by Nikki Carter; Dafina Books, 30 Oct
94. Crazy Love by Amir Abrams; Dafina Books, 27 Nov