Best Books of 2011

Here are the lists from our best books presentation on November 30.  Happy Reading!

 

For Elementary Readers By Liz Yanoff	For Young Adult Readers (fiction) By Sherry Guice
43 Old Cemetery Road series, Books 1-3 (Dying to Meet You, Over My Dead Body, Till Death Do Us Bark) by Kate Klise; Illustrated by M. Sarah Klise Frog & Friends; Frog & Friends Party at the Pond by Eve Bunting; Illustrated by Josee Masse Queen of the Falls by Chris Van Allsburg Raj the Bookstore Tiger by Kathleen Pelley; Illustrated by Paige Keiser Squish: Super Amoeba & Squish: Brave New Pond by Jennifer and Matthew Holm Willow & Willow and the Snow Day Dance by Denise Brennan-Nelson; Illus by Cyd Moore	Between Shades of Gray by Ruth Sepetys Leverage by Joshua Cohen Name of the Star by Maureen Johnson Ruby Red by Kerstin Gier The Scorpio Races by Maggie Stiefvater Shine by Lauren Myracle   And for Grades 5 and Up: A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness
For All Nonfiction Readers By Helen Stuetzel	For Adult Readers By Marggie Skinner
Balloons Over Broadway by Melissa Sweet Bootleg by Karen Blumenthal The Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs by Sandra Markle Flesh and Blood So Cheap* by Albert Marrin Friends by Catherine Thimmesh Wheels of Change by Susan Macy   *Alternate: Around the World: Three Remarkable Journeys by Matt Phelan  (NF – Y or N ?)   Also of note:  Small books by Basher….good info, presented with humor & personality.  Titles include The Periodic Table, The Human Body, Math… and the list is growing.  Fun..	Cain  by Jose Saramago Caleb’s Crossing by Geraldine Brooks In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs Time for Outrage by Stephan Hessel When She Woke by Hilary Jordan

Don’t forget…..

*January 12, 2012:  Book discussion of Jennifer Serravallo’s book, Teaching Reading in Small Groups.  Video conference with the author!

*By April 15, 2012:  Submit student ballots for the Charlotte Award nominees for 2012