Desperate times, desperate
people; yet somehow, they still
find a shred of hope.
The Shade of the Moon by Susan Beth Pfeffer. HMH, 2013, 304 pages.
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I don't know which is
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Clementine and the Spring Trip by Sara Pennypacker. Hyperion, 2013, 160 pages.
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Pants-wetting, in both
the "scary" and "funny" sense.
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The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2) by Maureen Johnson. Putnam, 2013, 400 pages.
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Moving rumination
on what makes us human.
Slow start, but worth it.
Every Day by David Levithan. Knopf, 2012, 336 pages.
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So cringingly true
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Just One Day by Gayle Foreman. Dutton, 2012, 320 pages.
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Fast-paced, impressively
detailed, and ultimately,
terrifying.
Bomb: The Race to Build -- and Steal -- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin. Flash Point, 2012, 272 pages.
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Just your everyday,
gender-nonspecific, bad-ass
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Giants Beware by Jorge Aguirre. First Second, 2012, 208 pages.
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Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. Hyperion, 2012, 352 pages.
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Oh, Harriet -- you
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Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh. Delacorte, 1964, 304 pages.
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Me & Earl & the Dying Girl
Unholy Night
Least favorite books of 2012
Girl Land
Wonkenstein
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A fitting valedictory
for Lowry's love letter
to feelings.
Son by Lois Lowry. HMCo, 2012, 400 pages.
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"Fractured fairy tales"
doesn't begin to describe
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In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz. Dutton, 2012, 192 pages.
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A third Newbery
contender throws his simian
hat in the ring.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Harper, 2012, 320 pages.
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HOLY HELL THESE PEOPLE
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Crown, 2012, 432 pages.
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Brilliant world-building
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Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore. Dial, 2012, 576 pages.
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Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Crown, 2012, 432 pages.
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Our fave hyperliterate
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Bink and Gollie: Two for One by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile. Candlewick, 2012, 96 pages.
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Loved it, but wonder
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The Red Book by Deborah Copaken Kogan. Hyperion, 2012, 368 pages.
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Turmoil within and
without, but Delphine stays grounded.
Surely she does.
P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia. Amistad, 2013, 288 pages.
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An excellent way
to spend a thousand mornings,
or maybe just one.
A Thousand Mornings: Poems by Mary Oliver. Penguin, 2012, 96 pages.
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Spit to poop and
everything in between. (Go ahead --
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Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach. Norton, 2012, 352 pages.
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Yes, it's nerds in love --
but it's romantic and
life-saving (really!) too.
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell. St. Martin's, 2013, 320 pages.
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Another gem about
our favorite neurotic --
with one big loose end!
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Babies, Burglars, and Other Bumps in the Night by Lenore Look. Schwartz & Wade, 2013, 192 pages.
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When dystopian-YA
plot tropes meet a
middle-grade master. Sweet.
A Tangle of Knots by Lisa Graff. Philomel, 2013, 240 pages.
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I didn't love the
first one, but I couldn't stop
snorting at this one.
Lulu Walks the Dogs by Judith Viorst, illustrated by Lane Smith. Atheneum, 2012, 160 pages.
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funnier: Margaret polishing
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Clementine and the Spring Trip by Sara Pennypacker. Hyperion, 2013, 160 pages.
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the "scary" and "funny" sense.
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The Madness Underneath (Shades of London #2) by Maureen Johnson. Putnam, 2013, 400 pages.
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on what makes us human.
Slow start, but worth it.
Every Day by David Levithan. Knopf, 2012, 336 pages.
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to late-teenage wander/lust,
I almost lost it.
Just One Day by Gayle Foreman. Dutton, 2012, 320 pages.
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detailed, and ultimately,
terrifying.
Bomb: The Race to Build -- and Steal -- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin. Flash Point, 2012, 272 pages.
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gender-nonspecific, bad-ass
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Giants Beware by Jorge Aguirre. First Second, 2012, 208 pages.
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but hot damn, this is awesome.
FLY THE PLANE, MADDIE.
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein. Hyperion, 2012, 352 pages.
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will give my daughter ideas.
(I'm okay with that.)
Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh. Delacorte, 1964, 304 pages.
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Favorite books of 2012
Middle-grade fiction
In a Glass Grimmly
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The Fault in Our Stars
Where Things Come Back
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Gone Girl
The Family Fang
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Let's Pretend This Never Happened
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for Lowry's love letter
to feelings.
Son by Lois Lowry. HMCo, 2012, 400 pages.
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doesn't begin to describe
this kickass novel.
In a Glass Grimmly by Adam Gidwitz. Dutton, 2012, 192 pages.
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contender throws his simian
hat in the ring.
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate. Harper, 2012, 320 pages.
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ARE INSANE. Edge-of-your-seat
summer reading.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Crown, 2012, 432 pages.
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from a master of the form.
(Plus, NBD gays!)
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore. Dial, 2012, 576 pages.
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ARE INSANE. Edge-of-your-seat
summer reading.
Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn. Crown, 2012, 432 pages.
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duo calls shenanigans
on carnies.
Bink and Gollie: Two for One by Kate DiCamillo and Alison McGhee, illustrated by Tony Fucile. Candlewick, 2012, 96 pages.
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if/how it resonates with
non-H-bomb-droppers.
The Red Book by Deborah Copaken Kogan. Hyperion, 2012, 368 pages.
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