Edie Ching, chair, and the rest of the 2015 Notable Children\u2019s Books Committee, invite you to join them at their Midwinter discussions, taking place on Friday, January 30th from 1:00 to 4:00, and Saturday, January 31 through Monday, February 2nd, from 1:30 to 4:30. All discussions will take place in McCormick Place West, Room W194B.<\/p>\n
The complete discussion list is below.<\/strong> Titles in italics<\/em> indicate that the book was already discussed at the Annual Conference last summer; titles with an\u00a0asterisk will be discussed for the first time at Midwinter.<\/p>\n FICTION (INCLUDING FICTION GRAPHIC NOVELS AND FICTION VERSE NOVELS)<\/strong><\/p>\n *<\/strong>Acampora, Paul. \u00a0I Kill the Mockingbird. <\/strong>\u00a0Roaring Brook Press.<\/p>\n Alexander, Kwame. The Crossover. \u00a0<\/strong>Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.<\/em><\/p>\n Auxier, Jonathan. The Night Gardener<\/strong>. Abrams\/Amulet. <\/em><\/p>\n *Averbeck, Jim. A Hitch at the Fairmont. <\/strong>Illus. by Nick Bertozzi. \u00a0Atheneum Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n *Barnhill, Kelly. The Witch\u2019s Boy<\/strong>. \u00a0Algonquin Young Readers.<\/p>\n *Bell, Cece. El Deafo. <\/strong>Abrams\/Amulet Books.<\/p>\n Blakemore, Megan Frazer. The Spy Catchers of Maple Hill. <\/strong>Bloomsbury<\/em><\/p>\n *Booth, Coe. Kinda Like Brothers. <\/strong>Scholastic Press.<\/p>\n Boyne, John. \u00a0Stay Where You Are & Then Leave. \u00a0<\/strong>Illus. by Oliver Jeffers. \u00a0Henry Holt and Company.<\/em><\/p>\n Brown, Skila. Caminar. <\/strong>Candlewick Press.<\/em><\/p>\n *Camper, Cathy. Lowriders in Space (Book 1). <\/strong>Illus. by Raul the Third. Chronicle Books.<\/p>\n *Carroll, Emily. Through the Woods<\/strong>. Simon & Schuster\/Margaret K. McElderry Books.<\/p>\n Carleson, J.C. The Tyrant’s Daughter. <\/strong>Alfred A. Knopf\/Random House.<\/p>\n *Cheng, Andrea. The Year of the Fortune Cookie (An Anna Wang novel)<\/strong>. Illus by Patrice Barton. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n *Cohn, Edith. Spirit\u2019s Key<\/strong>. Farrar, Straus and Giroux Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n *Cronin, Doreen. The Chicken Squad. <\/strong>\u00a0Illus. by Kevin Cornell. Atheneum Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n *Curtis, Christopher Paul. The Madman of Piney Woods. <\/strong>Scholastic Press.<\/p>\n *Daly, Cathleen. \u00a0Emily\u2019s Blue Period. <\/strong>Roaring Brook Press.<\/p>\n Dauvillier,Lo\u00efc. Hidden : A Child\u2019s Story of the Holocaust : L’Enfant Cache\u0301. \u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0Illus. by Marc Lizano and Greg Salsedo. \u00a0Translated by Alexis Siegel. \u00a0First Second. <\/em><\/p>\n Davies, Nicola \u00a0The Lion Who Stole My Arm<\/strong>. \u00a0Illus. by Annabel Wright. \u00a0Candlewick Press.<\/em><\/p>\n *de Fombelle, Timoth\u00e9e. Vango: between sky and earth : Entre ciel et terre. <\/strong>Trans. By Sarah Ardizzone. \u00a0Candlewick Press.<\/p>\n *de los Santos, Marisa and David Teague. Saving Lucas Biggs<\/strong>. \u00a0HarperCollins.<\/p>\n *DiCamillo, Kate. Leroy Ninker Saddles up: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume One.<\/strong> Illus. by Chris Van Dusen. Candlewick Press.<\/p>\n *Dumon Tak, Bibi. Mikis and the Donkey :Mikis de ezeljongen<\/strong>. Illus. by Philip Hopman. Trans. by Laura Watkinson. Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n *Durham, Paul. The Luck Uglies. <\/strong>Illus. by P\u00e9ter Antonsson. HarperCollins.<\/p>\n *Ehrlich, Esther. Nest. <\/strong>Random House\/Wendy Lamb Books.<\/p>\n Elliott, L. M. Across a War-Tossed Sea. <\/strong>Disney-Hyperion Books.<\/em><\/p>\n Engle, Margarita. Silver People: Voices From the Panama Canal. <\/strong>Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.<\/em><\/p>\n *Faulkner, Matt. Gaijin: American Prisoner of War<\/strong>. \u00a0Disney-Hyperion Books.<\/p>\n Fitzgerald, Laura Marx. Under the Egg. <\/strong>Dial Books for Young Readers.<\/em><\/p>\n Foxlee, Karen. Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy. <\/strong>Alfred A. Knopf.<\/em><\/p>\n *<\/strong>Funke, Cornelia. Emma and the Blue Genie : Emma und der Blaue Dschinn. <\/strong>\u00a0Illus. by Kerstin Meyer. \u00a0Trans. By Oliver Latsch. Random House.<\/p>\n *Giff, Patricia Reilly. Winter Sky.<\/strong> Random House\/Wendy Lamb Books.<\/p>\n *Godin, Thelma Lynne. The Hula-Hoopin\u2019 Queen<\/strong>. Illus. by Vanessa Brantley-Newton. Lee and Low.<\/p>\n *Graff, Lisa. Absolutely Almost. <\/strong>Penguin\/Philomel Books.<\/p>\n *Grove, S.E. The Glass Sentence (The Mapmakers Trilogy Book 1).<\/strong> Penguin Group\/Viking. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n *<\/strong>Hahn, Mary Downing. \u00a0Where I Belong. \u00a0<\/strong>Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\/Clarion Books.<\/p>\n *Hanlon, Abby. Dory Fantasmagory. <\/strong>Illus. by Abby Hanlon. Dial Books for Young Readers\/Penguin Group.<\/p>\n *Harrington, Karen. \u00a0Courage for Beginners. <\/strong>Little Brown Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n *Harris, Teresa E. The Perfect Place. Clarion.<\/p>\n Herrera, Robin. Hope is a Ferris Wheel. <\/strong>Abrams\/Amulet.<\/em><\/p>\n *Hiassen, Carl. Skink\u2014No Surrender<\/strong>. \u00a0Knopf Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n Holczer, Tracy. \u00a0The Secret Hum of a Daisy.<\/strong> G. P. Putnam\u2019s Sons.<\/em><\/p>\n *Holm, Jennifer L. The Fourteenth Goldfish<\/strong>. Random House.<\/p>\n Johnson, Jaleigh. The Mark of the Dragonfly.<\/strong> Delacorte Press.<\/em><\/p>\n *Johnson, Varian. The Great Greene Heist<\/strong>. Scholastic Press\/Arthur A. Levine.<\/p>\n *Kadohata, Cynthia. Half A World Away. <\/strong>Simon & Schuste\/Atheneum Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n Lamana, Julie T. Upside Down In the Middle of Nowhere<\/strong>. Chronicle Books.<\/em><\/p>\n *Larson, Kirby. Dash. <\/strong>\u00a0Scholastic Press.<\/p>\n *Levine. Kristin. The Paper Cowboy<\/strong>. \u00a0Penguin Young Readers Group\/G. P. Putnam\u2019s Sons.<\/p>\n *Levy, Dana Alison. The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher. \u00a0<\/strong>Random House\/Delacorte Press.<\/p>\n Lloyd, Natalie. \u00a0A Snicker of Magic. <\/strong>\u00a0Scholastic Press.<\/em><\/p>\n *Loftin, Nikki. Nightingale\u2019s Nest. <\/strong>Penguin\/Razorbill.<\/p>\n Lord, Cynthia. Half a Chance. <\/strong>Scholastic Press.<\/em><\/p>\n *Lovejoy, Sharon. Running out of Night.<\/strong>\u00a0 Delacorte Press\/Random House.<\/p>\n MacLachlan. Patricia. Fly Away. <\/strong>Simon & Schuster\/Margaret K. McElderry Books.<\/em><\/p>\n *Maguire, Gregory. Egg and Spoon. <\/strong>\u00a0Candlewick Press.<\/p>\n *Mann, Elizabeth. Little Man: A Novel. <\/strong>\u00a0Miyaka Press.<\/p>\n *Martin, Ann M. Rain Reign.<\/strong> Macmillan\/Feiwel & Friends.<\/p>\n *Messner, Kate. Marty McGuire Has Too Many Pets. <\/strong>Illus. by Brian Floca. \u00a0Scholastic Press.<\/p>\n *Milford, Kate. Greenglass House. <\/strong>\u00a0Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\/Clarion Books.<\/p>\n Moses, Shelia P. The Sittin\u2019 Up. <\/strong>G. P. Putnam\u2019s Sons for Young Readers.<\/em><\/p>\n *Moulton, Erin E. Chasing the Milky Way.<\/strong> Penguin Group\/Philomel.<\/p>\n *Muten, Burleigh. Miss Emily<\/strong>. Illus. Matt Phelan. Candlewick.<\/p>\n *Nye, Naomi Shihab. The Turtle of Oman: A Novel<\/strong>. HarperCollins\/Greenwillow Books.<\/p>\n Oppel, Kenneth. The Boundless. <\/strong>Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.<\/em><\/p>\n *Peet, Mal & Elspeth Graham. Night Sky Dragons. <\/strong>Illus. by Patrick Benson. Candlewick Press.<\/p>\n Philbrick, Rodman. Zane and the Hurricane.<\/strong> Blue Sky Press.<\/em><\/p>\n *Pinkney, Andrea Davis. The Red Pencil<\/strong>. \u00a0Illus. by Shane Evans. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n Preus, Margi. West of the Moon. \u00a0<\/strong>Abrams\/Amulet.<\/em><\/p>\n *Rundell, Katherine. Cartwheeling in Thunderstorms. \u00a0<\/strong>Illus. by Melissa Castrill\u00f3n. Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n *Ryan, Carrie and John Parke Davis. The Map to Everywhere<\/strong>. Illus. by Todd Harris. Little, Brown Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n *Ryan, Pam Mun\u0303oz. Tony Baloney: Buddy trouble.<\/strong> Illus. by Edwin Fotheringham. Scholastic Press.<\/p>\n *Sadler, Marilyn. Ten Eggs in a Nest.<\/strong> Illus. by Michael Fleming. \u00a0Random House.<\/p>\n *Senzai, N. H. Saving Kabul Corner.<\/strong> Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n Sovern, Megan Jean. The Meaning of Maggie. <\/strong>Chronicle Books.<\/em><\/p>\n *Spinelli, Eileen. Another Day as Emily.<\/strong> Illus. by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff. Knopf Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n *St. Antoine, Sara. Three Bird Summer<\/strong>. Candlewick.<\/p>\n *Telgemeier, Raina. Sisters. <\/strong>Illus. by Reina Telgemeier. Colors by Braden Lamb. Scholastic\/GRAPHIX .<\/p>\n Turnage, Sheila. The Ghosts of Tupelo Landing. \u00a0<\/strong>Penguin\/Kathy Dawson Books.<\/em><\/p>\n *Venkatraman, Padma. A Time to Dance. <\/strong>\u00a0Nancy Paulsen Books \/ Penguin.<\/p>\n *Webb, Holly. The Case of the Stolen Sixpence: Book 1 (The Mysteries of Maisie Hutchins)<\/strong> Illus. by Marion Lindsay. \u00a0Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n White, J. A. The Thickety; A Path Begins<\/strong>. Illus. by Andrea Offermann. HarperCollins\/Katherine Tegen Books.<\/em><\/p>\n *Wiles, Deborah. Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy). <\/strong>\u00a0Scholastic.<\/p>\n *Willems, Mo. Waiting is Not Easy.<\/strong> Disney Book Group\/Hyperion Books for Children.<\/p>\n *Wilson, N. D. Boys of Blur<\/strong>. Random House Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n Woods, Brenda. The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond. <\/strong>Penguin\/Nancy Paulsen Books.<\/em><\/p>\n *Yelchin, Eugene. Arcady\u2019s Goal<\/strong>. Henry Holt and Co.<\/p>\n NONFICTION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Athans, Sandra K. Secrets of the Sky Caves: Danger and Discovery on Nepal\u2019s Mustang Cliffs. <\/strong>Lerner\/Millbrook Press.<\/em><\/p>\n Bausum, Ann. Stubby The War Dog: The True Story of World War I\u2019s Bravest Dog. \u00a0<\/strong>National Geographic.<\/em><\/p>\n Bolden, Tonya.Searching for Sarah Rector: The Richest Black Girl in America. <\/strong>Abrams Books for Young Readers.<\/em><\/p>\n *Broom, Jenny. Animalium. <\/strong>\u00a0Illus. by Katie Scott. \u00a0Candlewick\/Big Picture Press.<\/p>\n Brown, Don. \u00a0He Has Shot the President! April 14, 1865: The Day John Wilkes Booth Killed<\/strong> President Lincoln. <\/strong>\u00a0Roaring Brook Press.<\/em><\/p>\n *Burns, Loree Griffin. Beetle Busters : A Rogue Insect and the People who Track It.<\/strong>. \u00a0Photographer: Ellen Harasimowicz. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.<\/p>\n Burns, Loree Griffin. Handle With Care : An Unusual Butterfly Journey<\/strong>. Photographer Ellen Harasimowicz. Lerner\/Millbrook Press. <\/em><\/p>\n *The Children\u2019s EducationStaff at Brooklyn Botanic Garden: Marilyn Smith, Ashley Gamell and Sara Epsteinwith Patricia Hulse, Sara Nafici, David William Daly, Becky Beer Laboy andNiall Dunne.\u00a0 The Kid\u2019s Guide to Exploring Nature. <\/b>\u00a0Brooklyn Botanic Garden.<\/p>\n *Dillon, Patrick. The Story of Buildings: From the Pyramids to the Sydney Opera House and Beyond<\/strong>. \u00a0Illus. by Stephen Biesty. Candlewick Press.<\/p>\n Farrell, Mary Cronk. Pure Grit: How American World War II Nurses Survived Battle and Prison Camp in the Pacific. <\/strong>\u00a0Abrams\/Abrams Books for Young Readers. <\/em><\/p>\n *Freedman, Russell. \u00a0Angel Island: Gateway to Gold Mountain<\/strong>. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt\/Clarion Books.<\/p>\n *Freedman, Russell. Because They Marched: The People\u2019s Campaign for Voting Rights that Changed America<\/strong>. \u00a0Holiday House.<\/p>\n *Jarrow, Gail. Red Madness: \u00a0How a Medical Mystery Changed What We Eat. <\/strong>\u00a0Calkins Creek.<\/p>\n *Krull, Kathleen. Lives of the Explorers: Discoveries, Disasters (and what the Neighbors Thought). <\/strong>\u00a0Illus. by Kathryn Hewitt. \u00a0Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for Young Readers.<\/p>\n *Markle, Sandra. The Case of the Vanishing Little Brown Bats: A Scientific Mystery. <\/strong>Lerner\/Millbrook Press.<\/p>\n *Mitchell, Don. The Freedom Summer Murders.<\/strong> Scholastic.<\/p>\n *Montgomery, Sy. Chasing Cheetahs: The Race to Save Africa\u2019s Fastest Cat (Scientist in the Field Series). <\/strong>Photographer Nic Bishop. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Books for Young Readers.<\/p>\n *Mulder, Michelle. Every Last Drop: Bringing Clean Water Home. <\/strong>Orca Book Publishers.<\/p>\n