Seeing Stars

Annotated lists of books receiving at least one starred review from one of four major review sources: Booklist, Kirkus, LJ and PW. The review source assigns the star

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Youth All Stars 1993-2002

Titles received starred reviews from Booklist, School Library Journal, Kirkus & Publishers Weekly. Listed by publication date. Newer titles are at the top of the list. The list includes fiction & nonfiction. Age and grade designations are approximate, parental judgement should be used.

Author	Title	Annotation	Date	Notes	Grades
Clinton, Cathyrn	A Stone in My Hand		2002	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	6th-12th
Fine, Anne	Up on Cloud Nine	Ian's best friend, Stolly, is in the hospital, unconscious and hooked up to machines. Stolly's always lived life by his own rules. His parents' careers have them constantly rushing around, so Ian's family has all but adopted Stolly. That's why it's up to Ian to figure out what happened to his best friend. But once the pieces start coming together, the answer doesn't seem to make any sense.	2002	Booklist, Horn Book,Kirkus, PW, SLJ	4th-7th
Frank, E.R.	America	At age 15, a boy named America has spent years lost in the system. Dr. B., a psychiatrist at Ridgeway Hospital, nudges America's life story from him. Dr. B. learns America was abandoned twice by his mother, about his bad brothers, and others in his life who care more than America does whether he lives or dies.	2002		9th+
Freedman, Russell	Confucius:the Golden Rule	This collection of golden rule Confucius sayings pulls together the wise man's thoughts on education, government, nobility and equality.	2002	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	4th-7th
Giblin, James	The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler	An important biography of the man some refer to as the most influential person of the 20th century. Illustrated with over 80 black-and-white archival photos.	2002	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	5th grade +
Koertge, Ronald	Stoner & Spaz	Starring an unlikely teenage pair--a sheltered cinemaphile with cerebral palsy and a tattooed, straight-talking stoner--this funny, in-your-face novel shows that the incentive to follow one's passion can be set into motion by something as simple as a human touch.	2002	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	7th-12th
Patterson, Katherine	The Same Suff as Stars	Eleven-year-old Angel Morgan needs help. Abandoned by her mother, Angel and her little brother now live with their aged great-grandmother, who doesn't make any attempt to care for them. The only bright spot in Angel's life is Star Man, a mysterious stranger who appears on clear nights and teaches her about the stars--and the similar spirit of both the stars and a child.	2002	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	5th-8th
Wells, Rosemary	Wingwalker	Wells waltzes readers through the stubbly cornfields of a lost America--a land of small farms, distant radio music, and county fairs where couples danced on the wings of planes.	2002		4th-7th
Almond, David	Heaven Eyes	Erin Law and her friends are damaged children because they have no parents. At least that's what Maureen, the woman who runs the orphanage, says. So Erin and two friends run away, down river on a raft. What they find on their journey is stranger than anything they could ever imagine.	2001	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	5th to 9th
Brashares, Ann	The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants	Inspired by a true story, this is a book about roots, the need to be loved and discovering one's true self as a group of girls bond one fateful summer.	2001	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	7th to 12th
Falconer, Ian	Olivia Saves the Circus	The porcine recipient of a 2001 Caldecott Honor award is back in a delightful sequel. Everyone's favorite piglet returns to school after summer vacation and is called on to tell the class what she did on her time off. Soon it's apparent that Olivia's simple trip to the circus turned out to be a busy day of high-flying fun!	2001	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
Hesse, Karen	Witness	Two young girls--one black and one Jewish--are caught up in the turmoil of prejudice in a small Vermont town in 1924.	2001	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	4th to 7th
Hopkinson, Deborah	Fannie in the Kitchen	When Marcia's mother decides to hire a mother's helper, Marcia is offended because she felt she had tried to help. But when Fannie Farmer steps into their kitchen, the biscuits are suddenly dainty, the griddle cakes are not mushy, and Marcia has a new friend who teaches her the importance of precise measurements in cooking.	2001	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
Janeczko, Paul B. (Edt)	A Poke in the I	This volume of 30 concrete poems from visual poets such as John Hollander, Emmett Williams, Maureen W. Armour and others provide a playful, visually accessible collection that is illustrated by Caldecott Honor artist Chris Raschka.	2001	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ,	4th to 7th
Mosher, Richard	Zazoo	Zazoo, almost 14, lives with her adoptive grandfather, who brought her from Vietnam to his village in France when she was just two years old. They have many things in common, including a love of poetry--and a tangled history that Zazoo is only now beginning to understand.	2001	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	7th-12th
Park, Linda Sue	A Single Shard	Tree-ear, an orphan, lives under a bridge in Chulpo, a potters village famed for delicate celadon ware. He has become fascinated with the potters craft; he wants nothing more than to watch master potter Min at work, and he dreams of making a pot of his own someday. When Min takes Tree-ear on as his helper, Tree-ear is elated -- until he finds obstacles in his path: the backbreaking labor of digging and hauling clay, Mins irascible temper, and his own ignorance. But Tree-ear is determined to prove himself -- even if it means taking a long, solitary journey on foot to present Mins work in the hope of a royal commission . . . even if it means arriving at the royal court with nothing to show but a single celadon shard. - publisher	2001	ALA Notable, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	5th to 9th
Pierce, Tamora	Treasure at the Heart of the Tangle	Hannah is a creature of the woods. When she finally leaves the magician who has held her captive for so long, she takes a journey that will lead her into the heart of the forest and into her own soul.	2001	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, ALA Best Books Young Adults, Booklist Ed Choice	7th-12th
Wiesner, David	The Three Pigs	A Caldecott medalist playfully deconstructs the familiar nursery tale, taking the visual narrative to a new level. Dialogue balloons, text excerpts, and a wide variety of illustration styles guide the reader through a fantasy universe to the surprising and happy ending.	2001	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Kindergarten to 3rd
Williams, Vera B.	Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart	Amber and Essie are sisters who are also best friends. Their family has fallen on hard times, so they fill in the gaps for each other with spunk and unfailing optimism. Essie cooks while Mama works, and Amber scares away the rat under the sink because Daddy won't be coming home for a long time.	2001	ALA Notable, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice , Horn Book, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	3rd to 5th
Williams-Garcia, Rita	Every Time a Rainbow Dies	Since finding her battered and raped in the alley near his home, Thulani hasn't stopped thinking about Ysa. It's the first time since his mother's death he's thought of anything but the rock doves he tends to. Now that he has seen Ysa, Thulani finally has a reason to come down from the roof.	2001	ALA Best Books Young Adults, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Horn Book, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	9th to 12th
Wolff, Virginia Euwer	True Believer	In this second novel of Wolff's Make Lemonade trilogy, 15-year old Verna LaVaughn is visited by Jody, a boy she knew as a child who comes back to the housing project where she lives. Jody behaves as if he's in love with her, but Jody is wrestling with questions of his own identity.	2001	ALA Best Books Young Adults , ALA Notable Childrens Books , Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	7th to 12th
Zemach, Margot	Some from the Moon Some from the Sun	Elevating the American picture book to an art form, this charming collection of children's rhymes was the final book by the Caldecott Medalist. Twenty-seven rhymes and songs--many from Zemach's youth--are lovingly presented for readers of all ages.	2001	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
Cole, Brock	Buttons	When their father eats so much that he pops the buttons off his britches, each of his three daughters tries a different plan to find replacements.	2000	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
Creech, Sharon	The Wanderer	On the way to visit their grandfather, 13-year-old Sophie and her cousin Codyrecord their transatlantic crossing aboard "The Wanderer, " a 45-foot sailboatwhich is en route to England.	2000	ALA Best Books Young Adults , ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	3rd to 7th
Falconer, Ian	Olivia	Whether at home getting ready for the day, enjoying the beach, or at bedtime, Olivia is a feisty pig who has too much energy for her own good. Of course, it's another story for Olivia's exhausted mother.	2000	ALA Notable Childrens Books , Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
Gantos, Jack	Joey Pigza Loses Control	Joey, who is taking medication to keep him from getting too wired, goes to spend the summer with the father he has never known and meets a grown-up version of himself. But Carter Pigza believes Joey can be as normal a kid as he wants without medication, and Joey wants to believe him more than anything in the world.	2000	ALA Notable Childrens , Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	4th to 7th
Osborne, Mary Pope	Kate and the Beanstalk	In this version of the classic tale, a girl climbs to the top of a giant beanstalk, where she uses her quick wits to outsmart a giant and make a fortune for herself and her mother.	2000	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
Spiegelman, Art (Edt)	Little Lit	Innovative cartoonists and renowned children's book artists from around the world are contributors to this collection of stories ranging from old favorites to new discoveries. Includes a storytelling board game inside.	2000	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
St. George, Judith	So You Want to Be President?	From the embarrassment of skinny-dipping John Quincy Adams to the mischievous adventure of Theodore Roosevelt's pony, St. George shares the backroom facts, the spitfire comments, and the comical anecdotes that have been part and parcel of America's White House. Humorously illustrated in color by a Caldecott honor-winning artist.	2000	ALA Notable Childrens, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	2nd to 5th
Almond, David	Skellig	Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the chaos of moving into a dilapidated old house, Michael retreats to the garage and finds a mysterious stranger who is something like a bird and something like an angel.	1999	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Kirkus, PW, Publisher's Weekly Best Books SLJ	3rd to 7th
Harris, Robie H.	It's So Amazing!	This creative book uses bird and bee cartoon characters to present straightforward explanations of topics related to sexual development.	1999	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	2nd to 5th
Holt, Kimberly Willis	When Zachary Beaver Came to Town	During the summer of 1971, in a small Texas town, 13-year-old Toby and his best friend Cal meet the star of a sideshow act: 600-pound Zachary, the fattest boy in the world.	1999	ALA Best Books Young Adults ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	5th to 9th
Hopkinson, Deborah	A Band of Angels	The story of the Jubilee Singers after the Civil War--how they saved Fisk School (now Fisk University), and preserved such treasures as "Go Down Moses" and "Many Thousand Gone".	1999	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Kindergarten to 4th
Howe, James	Horace and Morris but Mostly Dolores	Horace, Morris and Dolores embark on many adventures together until the day that Horace and Morris discover a "boy's only" club.	1999	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
Fleischman, Sid	Bandit's Moon	Twelve-year-old Annyrose relates her adventures with Joaquin Murieta and his band of outlaws in the California gold-mining region during the mid-1800s.	1998	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	3rd to 7th
Freedman, Russell	Martha Graham	A photo-biography of the American dancer, teacher, and choreographer who was born in Pittsburgh in 1895 and who became a leading figure in the world of modern dance.	1998	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	5th to 9th
Gerstein, Mordicai	The Wild Boy	In simple prose and an abundance of sharp, vivid illustrations that capture the energy of youth, this extraordinarily touching picture book tells the true story of Victor, a feral child taken in by Dr. Jean-Marc Itard, shortly after the French Revolution.	1998	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
Griffin, Adele	The Other Shepards	Teenage Holland and her younger sister Geneva, having always lived under the shadow of siblings who died before they were born, struggle to establish separate identities and escape from the oppressive weight of their parents' continuing grief.	1998	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, Publisher's Weekly Best Books, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books
Laan, Nancy Van	With a Whoop and a Holler	In this rich, rousing anthology, Nancy Van Laan takes readers on a romp through the bayous, mountains and lowlands of the American South. Readers meet such unforgettable characters as Brer Rabbit, Fool John, and Ol' Gally Mander, and learn a whole passel of poems, sayings, and superstitions.	1998	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	3rd to 7th
Lawrence, Iain	The Wreckers	From a first-time novelist comes this fast-paced adventure that weaves together shipwreck, pirates, kidnapping, mystery and ghosts. On the barren coast of Cornwall, England, lived a community who lures storm-tossed ships to crash on their shore, allowing them to feed and clothe themselves with the loot salvaged from the wreckage.	1998	ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	5th to 9th
Pinkney, Andrea Davis	Duke Ellington	The award-winning author/illustrator team of Andrea Davis Pinkney and Brian Pinkney--creators of the popular picture book "Alvin Ailey"--now present a swinging, vibrant picture title about the jazz composer Edward Kennedy Ellington, better known as "Duke."	1998	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	Kindergarten to 4th
Pullman, Philip	Clockwork	In this story about an apprentice clockmaker who sells his soul, Philip Pullman draws from classic literature to interweave elements of Frankenstein, Pinocchio, Faust and The Nightingale.	1998	ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's, Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	3rd to 7th
Fine, Anne	The Tulip Touch		1997	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ
Kipling, Rudyard	Rikki-Tikki-Tavi	Rikki, a fearless young mongoose, finds himself locked in a life-or-death struggle to protect a boy and his parents from Nag and Nagina, two enormous cobras, in this entertaining story by Nobel Prize-winning author Rudyard Kipling. Triumphantly brought to life in stunning watercolors by Caldecott Honor artist Jerry Pinkney, this tale will win the hearts of young and old alike.	1997	Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ
Levine, Gail Carson	Ella Enchanted	At birth, Ella of Frell was given the gift of obedience by a fairy. Ella soon realizes that this gift is little better than a curse, for how can she truly be herself if at any time anyone can order her to hop on one foot, or cut off her hand, or betray her kingdom--and she'll have to obey? Ella's quest to break the curse and discover who she really is, is both funny and poignant. 1998 Newbery Honor Book; ALA 1998 Best Book for Young Adults.	1997	ALA Best Books Young Adults, ALA Notable Childrens Books, ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's , Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	3rd to 7th
McKay, Hilary	The Amber Cat	While two friends convalesce from chicken pox, one boy's mother tells them of a summer, long ago, when she was eleven--just their age--offering a story about a girl named Harriet who would mysteriously come and go at the beach. Who was Harriet? An underlying poignancy adds depth to this winning story with its surprise ending.	1997	Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	4th to 7th
Seidler, Tor	Mean Margaret	A pair of newlywed woodchucks, a squirrel, a testy snake, a skunk and a couple of bats--not to mention the pudgy human family named Hubble--all find their lives turned upside down by a tyrannical three-year-old named Margaret. In this touching comedy, Margaret realizes that there is more to life than being nasty to everyone.	1997	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	Kindergarten to 3rd
Spinelli, Jerry	Wringer	From Newbery Medal winner Jerry Spinelli comes a gripping tale of how one boy learns how not to be afraid. For as long as Palmer LaRue can remember, he has dreaded the day he turns ten--the day he'll take his place beside the other ten-year-old boys in town and become a wringer. Will he find the courage to stand up to his town? 1998 Newbery Honor Book; ALA Notable Children's Books of 1998; "School Library Journal" Best Books of 1997.	1997	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	3rd to 7th
Wells, Rosemary	Bunny Cakes	In his most hilarious escapade yet, Max learns a invaluable lesson--in his irresistible way! For Grandma's birthday, Max wants to make her an earthworm birthday cake. His sister Ruby is going to make an angel surprise cake with raspberry-fluff icing. When Grandma ends up with two cakes, guess which one she'll eat first?	1997	Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	Toddler to 2nd
Bunting, Eve	Train to Somewhere	Based on the Orphan Trains what crisscrossed the United States from the 1850s to the 1920s, the latest collaboration between Eve Bunting and Ronald Himler tells the story of Marianne, who's sure that her mother will claim her somewhere on her way west.	1996	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Kindergarten to 3rd
Cadnum, Michael	Zero at the Bone		1996	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ
Cushman, Karen	The Ballad of Lucy Whipple	What Newbery Medalist Karen Cushman did for medieval England in Catherine, Called Birdy and The Midwife's Apprentice, she now does for California in gold rush days. In vivid first-person narratives, shy, bookish Lucy Whipple describes her life at "Lucky Diggins", a gold prospecting camp, to her grandparents and others she left behind in New England.	1996	Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	5th to 9th
Dorris, Michael	Sees Behind Trees	"Set in 16th century America, this richly imagined and gorgeously written rite-of-passage story has the gravity of legend . . . Dorris once again demonstrates that he is a brilliant and deeply humane writer whose words can show you something you have never seen."--"Booklist, "	1996	Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	4th to 7th
Fleischman, Sid	The Abracadabra Kid	From reluctant reader to professional magician to Hollywood screenwriter to notable creator of children's books--Sid Fleishman's story has never a dull moment. His biography is a welcome treat for his fans around the world. And for writers and would-be writers, it is a treasure trove of insight, inspiration, and usable advice.	1996	ALA Best Books Young Adults, ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	7th to Up
Hamilton, Virginia	When Birds Could Talk & Bats Could Sing	The wonderful stories in this book are based on African American folktales told in the South during the plantation era. In the 1880s, journalist Martha Young collected these stories and created many of her own, publishing them in newspapers and then in several books of folktales.	1996	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
Opie, Iona Archibald (Edt)	My Very First Mother Goose	To a small child, words are magical. And the most magical of all are the beloved, venerable words of Mother Goose. Now folklorist Iona Opie has gathered more than 60 treasured rhymes in their most perfect, honest form. Familiar rhymes that have been passed from parent to child for generations, these are the rhymes that are every child's birthright. Rosemary Wells' wonderful watercolors capture the simple joy and the sly humor that are the essence of Mother Goose.	1996	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Baby to Kindergarten
Paterson, Katherine	Jip	After tumbling off the back of a wagon, Jip was brought to live at the town poor farm. He has been content to do chores and tend animals--until the day the lunatic arrives. Put seems terrifying and less than human, but as the weeks pass, Jip sees the man he truly is. So, when a menacing stranger comes to town, claiming to have been sent by Jip's grieving father, Jip turns to his new friend to make sense of his past. Winner of the Scott O'Dell Award, an ALA Notable Book, "Publishers Weekly" Best Book of the Year.	1996	ALA Best Books Young Adults, ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ,SLJ's Best Books	5th to 9th
Pilkey, Dav	The Paperboy	The author of When Cats Dream, The Moonglow Roll-O-Rama and 'Twas the Night Before Thanksgiving returns in a tale inspired by his paperboy. When the whole neighborhood is still asleep, the paperboy is in the garage, rolling papers and filling his red bag to the top. With his faithful dog at his side, the paperboy sets off in a mood of contentedness and confidence.	1996	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
Prelutsky, Jack	A Pizza the Size of the Sun	From the gifted creators of the outrageously popular "The New Kid on the Block" and "Something Big Has Been Here" comes yet another wondrously rich, varied, clever--and always funny--collection of poems destined to become favorites. A host of Prelutsky-Stevenson oddballs and characters people the pages of this zany book, which also includes a backwards poem and a poem that never ends.	1996	Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	Preschool to 3rd
Sis, Peter	Starry Messenger	Describes the life and work of the courageous man who changed the way people saw the galaxy, by offering objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe.	1996	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	1st to 3rd
Coman, Carolyn	What Jamie Saw	Having fled to a family friend's hillside trailer after his mother's boyfriend tried to throw his baby sister against a wall, 9-year-old Jamie finds himself living an existence full of uncertainty and fear	1995	ALA Notable Childrens, Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	7th to Up
Hamilton, Virginia	Her Stories	In the tradition of Hamilton's The People Could Fly and In the Beginning, a dramatic new collection of 25 compelling tales from the female African American storytelling tradition. Each story focuses on the role of women--both real and fantastic--and their particular strengths, joys and sorrows.	1995	ALA Best Books Young Adults, ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	4th to 7th
Williams-Garcia, Rita	Like Sisters on the Homefront	When 14-year-old Gayle gets into trouble again, Mama sends her south to live with her aunt and uncle, a minister. They'll hardly let her out of the house and she doesn't like her cousin Cookie. Then Gayle meets Great, the family matriarch. Gayle's life begins to change--perhaps she can make her own place in the world after all.	1995	ALA Best Books Young Adults, ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	7th to Up
Aardema, Verna (Edt)	Misoso	From Angola to Zanzibar, here's a timeless treasury as varied and bountiful as Africa itself. Master storyteller Verna Aardema has gathered 12 misoso tales--fables that enthrall--and retold them with inimitable style alongside full-color illustrations that vibrantly reflect the spirit of these read-along delights.	1994	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Kindergarten to 5th
Harris, Robie H.	It's Perfectly Normal	When children ask questions about sex, where do they go for answers? Presenting accurate, clear answers to children's questions about sexuality, It's Perfectly Normal is an ideal guidebook for kids and for parents to share with kids. Topics include puberty, birth control, AIDS, and more. Packed with warm, often humorous, full-color illustrations.	1994	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, NY Times Notable Bks of Year, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	5th to 9th
Isaacs, Anne	Swamp Angel	Caldecott artist Zelinsky puts oils to cherry and maple for this tall-tale competition between a Tennessee woodswoman extraordinaire and a hungry, fearsome bear. This debut of a promising new storyteller adds to the tall-tale tradition a pictorial counterpart that will entertain and endure for a long time to come.	1994	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ, SLJ's Best Books	Preschool to 3rd
Carrick, Carol	Whaling Days	This history of American whaling describes the early whale hunters, the growth of the whaling industry, and the economic and environmental changes that led to current efforts to save endangered species. The concise text and stunning full-color woodcuts vividly evoke both the hardships and excitement of a whaleman's life during the golden age of American whaling.	1993	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	2nd to 5th
Cohn, Amy (Edt)	From Sea to Shining Sea	A unique celebration of America, splendidly illustrated by 15 Caldecott Award-winning artists. Here are more than 140 folk tales, songs, peoms and essays by voices as diverse as Mark Twain, Walt Whitman, Abbott and Costello, and Bob Dylan.	1993	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	2nd to Up
Coman, Carolyn	Tell Me Everything	After her mother dies in a rescue mission on a snowy mountain, twelve-year-old Roz wonders if talking to God, and to the boy for whom her mother died, can help her understand what happened.	1993	ALA Notable Childrens Books, ALA Recmd for Reluctant YA's, Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	5th to 9th
Freedman, Russell	Eleanor Roosevelt	: Freedman's detailed exploration of Mrs. Roosevelt's life and career reveals a woman who genuinely cared about people. A strong advocate of human rights and world peace, Mrs. Roosevelt represented her husband in places where he could not go. Photos. A 1994 Newbery Honor Book.	1993	ALA Notable Childrens Books, ALA Best Books Young Adults, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	4th to 7th
Hamilton, Virginia	Plain City	Going forward without a past is not easy--Buhlaire Sims has been doing it as long as she can remember. Her mother is silent about her missing father, society doesn't accept how she looks or where she's from, and then she discovers everything she thought about her father was a lie. The only way to deal--find the truth for herself. An ALA Notable Children's Book.	1993	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	4th to 7th
Ray, Jane	The Story of the Creation		1993	Booklist, Kirkus, PW, SLJ
Say, Allen	Grandfather's Journey	Through compelling reminiscences of his grandfather's life in America and Japan, Caldecott Medalist Allen Say gives us a poignant account of his family's unique cross-cultural experience. Illustrated with memorable full-color paintings, this is Say's most personal and remarkable picture yet of the bridging of the two cultures. 1994 Caldecott Medal.	1993	ALA Notable Childrens Books, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	Preschool to 3rd
Temple, Frances	Grab Hands and Run	In her second novel, the award-winning author of Taste of Salt explores another political hotspot in this story of a family's flight from El Salvador. Temple paints a strong picture of what the family's life was like before, during and after their journey, as well as in a U.S. Detention center.	1993	ALA Best Books Young Adults, Booklist, Booklist Ed Choice, Kirkus, PW, SLJ	4th to 7th