Booklist 2012/2013

1. Irises  by Francisco X. Stork; Authur A. Levine; Jan 2012
2. Article 5 by Kristen Simmons; Tor, 2012
3. Dumpling Days by Grace Lin; Little Brown Books for Young Readers; 2 Jan
4. Black Indians a hidden heritage  by William Loren Katz; Atheneum Books for Young Readers,  3 January  NF
5. Stars in the Shadows by Charles R. Smith; Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 3 Jan
6. Black Boy White School by Brian F. Walker; HarperTeen 3 Jan
7. Tina’s mouth: an existential comic diary by Keshni Kashyap and Mari Araki; Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 3 January
8. The mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis; Wendy A. Lamb Books, January MG
9. 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
10. 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
11. The whole story of half a girl by Veera Hirandandani; Delacorte Books for Young Readers; 2012
12. Lovetorn by Kavita Daswani; HarperTeen; 17 Jan
13. Marching to the mountaintop  by Ann Bausum; National Geographic Press, January NF
14. Facts of life: stories by Gary Soto; Graphia, January
15. The Book of Wonders by Jasmine Richards; HarperCollins, 17 Jan
16. 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
17. Mesmerize  by Artist Arthur; Kimani Tru, January
18. The clone codes #3: the visitors by Patricia C. McKissack, Fredrick McKissack and Pat McKissack; Scholastic, 1 February
19. The glass collector by Anna Perera; Albert Whitman and Co. 1 Feb
20. Beneath a meth moon  by Jacqueline Woodson; Nancy Paulsen Books, February
21. We’ve got a job: the 1963 Birmingham Children’s March by Cynthia Levinson; Peachtree Publishers, February NF
22. No crystal stair  by Vaunda Michaux Nelson; Carolrhoda Press, February
23. DJ Rising by Love Maia; Little, Brown Books for Young Readers; 6 Feb
24. The jade notbook by Laura Resau; Delacorte Books for Young Readers,  14 February
25. Diabolical by Cynthia Leitich Smith; Candlewick Press; 14 Feb
26. Aristotle and Dante discover the secrets of the universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz; Simon and Schuster Books for Young Readers, 21 Feb
27. On the flip side: A fab life novel #4 by Nikki Carter; KTeen Dafina; 28 February
28. Ship of souls by Zetta Elliott; AmazonEncore, 28 Feb
29. Bad boy  by Dream Jordan; St. Martin Griffin, 28 Feb
30. The Agency 3: Traitor in the Tunnel by Y. S. Lee; Candelwick, 28 Feb
31. Into the wise dark  by Neesha Meminger; Ignite Books, 12 March
32. The girl who could silence the wind by Meg Medina; Candlewick, 13 March
33. Boyfriend season: Cali boys  by Kelli London; K’Teen, 27 March
34. Fair Coin  by E. C. Myers; Pyr, 27 March
35. Another Jekyl another Hyde  by Daniel and Dina Nayeri; 27  March, Candlewick
36. 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
37. Outcasts of River Falls: sequel to Belle of Batoche by Jaqueline Guest; Regina Coteau Books for Kids, 1 Apr
38. Fat No More: A Teenager’s Victory Over Obesity by Alberto Hidalgo-Robert; Arte Publico, Apr. 1
39. The Temptation: A Kindred Novel by Alisa Valdes; HarperTeen, Apr. 4
40. The Chaos  by Nalo Hopkinson;  Margaret K. McElderry Books , 17 April
41. The Hunt by Andrew Fukuda; St Martin’s  Griffin, Apr. 19
42. All the right stuff  by Walter Dean Myers; Amistad, 24 April
43. The mapmaker and the Ghost by Sarvenaz Tash; Walker Book Childrens, 24 April
44. Creeping with the enemy (Langdon Prep)by Kimberyly Reid; Dafina, 24 April
45. Latino USA revised edition: A cartoon history  by Ilan Stavans and Lalo Alcaraz; Basic Books, April NF
46. Body Slammed! by Ray Villareal; Pinata Books, 30 Apr
47. Border Town#1: Crossing the line by Malin Alegria; Scholastic 1 May
48. Prom dates to die for by Kelly Parra; Buzz Books; 1 May
49. 37 Things I Love (In No Particular Order) by Kekla Magoon; Henry Holt, May 3
50. Happy families  by Tanita Davis; Knopf Books for Young Readers, 8 May
51. Download Drama  by Celeste O. Norfleet; Kimani Tru, May 20
52. Life’s journey-zuya: oral teachings from Rosebud by Albert White Hat Sr.(author) compiled by John Cunningham; University of Utah Press; 31 May
53. Amazing African American actors by Jeff Young; Enslow, June
54. Reincarnation (Legend of Snow Wolf series) by Fred Lit Yu; China Books,   1 June
55. Always upbeat Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series)by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback, 1 June
56. Keep jumping/no hating Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback 1 June
57. Settle down/be real Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series)by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback 1 June
58. Yell out/Do you Cheer Drama (Lockwood High Series) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback 1 June
59. Back to me  by Earl Sewell; Kimani Tru; 19 June
60. Lone bean by Chudney Ross; Amistad, June
61. The choke artist: confessions of a chronic underachiever by David Yoo; Grand Central, 19 June
62. Dork diaries 4: Tales from a not so graceful ice princess by Rachel Renee Russell; Aladdin, June
63. Dork diaries Skating sensation by Rachel Renee Russell; Simon and Schuster 7 June
64. Border Town #2: Quince Clash by Malin Alegria; Scholastic, 1 July
65. Back to me by Earl Sewell; Kimani Tru 1 July
66. Con carino/Love Amalia by Alma Flor Ada; Atheneum Books for Young Readers; 10 July
67. Choke by Diana Lopez; Point; 12 July
68. No Boyz Allowed by Ni-Ni Simone; Dafina Books, 31 July
69. A beautiful lie  by Irfan Master; Albert Whitman & Company, 1 August
70. Fire in the Streets by Kekla Magoon; Aladdin, August
71. Chikadee by Louse Erdrich; HarperCollins, August
72. The Cruisers 3: A star is born by Walter Dean Myers; Scholastic 1 Aug
73. Bobby the Brave (Sometimes) by Lisa Yee and Dan Santant;  Scholastic, 1 Aug
74. Mission Libertad by Lizette Lantiqua; Pauline Books and Media; August
75. Grwoing up Muslim: Understanding the beliefs and practices of Islam by Sumbul Ali-Karamali; Delacorte Books for Young Readers; 14 August
76. Charly’s Epic Fiasco by Kelli London, Dafina Books, 28 Aug
77. A Certain October by Angela Johnson; Simon and Schuster; August
78. Denim diaries 6 Lying to live by Darrian Lee; Urban Books, 28 August
79. Little White Duck: A childhood in China by Na Liu (Author), Andres Vera Martinez (Author, Illustrator): Minneapolis: Graphic Universe; October
80. series: Major Black Contributions from Emancipation to Civil Rights various authors;  Mason Crest, Sept
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. Kiki doin’ it (Juicy Central) by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback, 1 Sept
84. Marnyke: the fake date  (Juicy Central); Tia Diva; Sherise Stalked; Nishell Tempted by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback, 1 Sept
85. Settle down/be real Cheer Drama/Baller Swag; Lockwood High Series by Stephanie Perry Moore; Saddleback
86. The diary of B. B. Bright possible princess by Alice Randall, Caroline Randall Williams and Shadra Strickland (illustrator); Turner Publishing 4 Sept
87. The friendship matchmater by Randa Abdel-Fattah; Frances Lincoln, 6 Sept
88. Discovering Wes Moore by Wes Moore; Delacorte, 11 Sept
89. Hollywood High by Ni Ni Simone and Amir Abrams; Kensington 12 Sept
90. What’s Left of Me: The Hybrid Chronicles, Book One by Kat Zhang; Harper Collins, 18 September MG
91. Adaptation by Malinda Lo; Litte, Brown Books for Young Readers 18 Sept
92. Hollywood High by Ni-Ni Simone and Amir Abrams, Dafina Books, 25 Sept
93. Pinned by Sharon Flake; Scholastic, 1 October MG
94. Ash Mistry and the savage fortress by Sadwat Chadda; Harper Collins, October
95. Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a not so smart miss know it all by Rachel Renee Russell; Aladdin, October
96. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks: Young people’s edition; Turtleback Books 9 Oct
97. A Thunderous Whisper by Christina Diaz Gonzalez; Knopf Books for Young Readers 9 October
98. Summer of the Mariposas by Guadelupe Garcia McCall; Tu Books, October
99. Escape to gold mountain: A graphic history of Chinese in North America by David Wong; Aresenal Pulp Press; 16 Oct
100. Time to Shine by Nikki Carter; Dafina Books, 30 Oct
101. Crazy Love by Amir Abrams; Dafina Books, 27 Nov
102. BorderTown #4: No Second Chances by Malin Alegria; Scholastic Nov.
103. Hand in hand: ten black men who changed America by Andrea Davis Pinkney; J. Brian Pinkney; Jump at the Sun/Disney; November
104. Fading Amber: The cambion chronicles #3 by Jaime Reed; K’Teen Dafina 26 December

2013

1. Emancipation Proclamation: Lincoln and the dawn of liberty by Tonya Bolden; Abrams Books for Young Readers 1 Jan
2. I see the promised land: A life of Martin Luther King Jr by Arthur Flowers and Manu Chitrakar; Groundwood Books, 1 Jan
3. Prophecy (The Dragon King Chronicles) by Ellen Oh; Harper Teen 2 January
4. Bereft by Craig Laurance Gidney; Tiny Satchell Press 15 January
5. Sweet 16 to life: A Langdon Prep Novel by Kimberly Reid;  KTeen 26 January
6. Return to me by Justina Chen; Little, Brown 15 Jan
7. The prey by Andrew Fukuda; St. Martin Press 29 January
8. Prodigy: A legend novel by Marie Lu; Putnam Juvenile 29 January
9. The Way by Joseph Bruchac; Darby Creek Publishing; 30 January
10. Unravel me by Tahereh Mafi; Harper Collins 5 Feb
11. Reality Check: Charly’s epic fiasco by Kelli London; KTeen 26 February
12. Drifing by Lisa R. Nelson; Tiny Satchel Press Feb 2013
13. Flowers in the sky by Lynn Joseph; Harper Teen, March
14. Twelve days of New York by Tonya Bolden and Gilbert Ford; Abrams, March
15. When we wuz famous by Greg Takoudes; Holt, March
16. Yaqui Delgado wants to kick your ass by Meg Medina; March
17. Nikki and Deja: Wedding Drama by Karen English and Laura Freeman; Sandpiper, March
18. Hollywood High: Get ready for war by Nini Simone and Amir Abrams; Kensington, March
19. Panic by Sharon Draper; Atheneum, March
20. Fat Angie e.E. Charlton-Trujillo; Candlewick, March
21. Lightning Dreamer by Margarita Engle; Harcourt, March
22. Revenge of a not so pretty girl by Carolita Blythe; Delacorte, 9 April
23. Darius and Twig by Walter Dean Myer; Harper 23 Apr
24. The Eternity Cure by Julie Kagawa Harlequin; 30 Apr
25. The witches of Ruidoso by John Sandoval; Arte Publica April

26. Garden Of My Imaan by Farhana Zia; Peachtree Publishers 1 Apr

27. P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams Garcia; Amistad, 21 May
28. How I became a ghost by Tim Tingle; Road Runner Press; 28 May
29. Get over it by Nikki Carter; Dafina Press; 28 May
30. Death, Dickinson and the Demented life of Frenchie Garcia by Jenny Torres-Sanchez; Running Press Kids; 28 May
31. Since you asked by Maureen Goo; Scholastic, July