Title	Author/Illus	Date	Publisher	age	Summary	Publication
Knock at the Door...and Other Baby Action Rhymes	"Chorao, Kay"	1998	Dutton	02-5	"Cheery illustrations, easy-to-follow diagrams show hand & body movements."	Spec/00
Spot Can Count	"Hall, Eric"	1998	Putnam	02-5	How many ducks in a pond? etc. Answers hidden under flaps.	Spec/00
Just Like a Baby	"Bond, Rebecca"	1998	"Little, Brown"	02-up	Each family member helps create new-born's cradle.Warm loving story.	Spec/00
Gingerbread Baby	"Brett, Jan"	1998	Putnam	03-8	Similar to Gingerbread Boy.  Interesting end.	Spec/00
Bugs	"Greenberg, David"	1998	"Little,  Brown"	04-10	"Plot, in verse, uses vivid imagination to explore insect world."	Spec/00
"Bird,  the Monkey,  and the Snake in the Jungle"	"Banks, Kate"	1999	"Farrar,  S&G"	04-8	"Rebus format. Characters go looking for a new home, encounter adventures."	Spec/00
Fish Wish	"Barner, Bob"	1999	Holiday House	04-8	Animal life on coral reefs. Pictures and descriptions provided.	Exp 2/01
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat	"Taback, Simms"	1999	Viking	04-8	Very old overcoat is recycled numerous times into a variety of garments.	Spec/00
Little Buggers	"Lewis, J. Patrick"	1999	Dial	04-8	",Bugger, Poems like ,Advice From the Scorpion, delight and inform."	Spec/00
Lonely Scarecrow	"Preston, Tim"	1999	Dutton	04-8	Warm fuzzy tale how a scarecrow becomes less fearsome when he becomes a jolly snowman.	Exp 5/00
Madlenka	"Sis, Peter"	1999	"Ferrar,  S&G"	04-8	Set in NYC. Young girl moves about her multi-cultural neighborhood.	RS '00
Ribbon Rescue	"Munsch, Robert"	1999	Scholastic	04-8	Young girl unselfishly gives away ribbons from her new Mohawk dress.	Spec/00
Selkie	"McClure, Gillian"	1999	"Farrar,  S&G"	04-8	A greedy oysterman outwitted by young boy who returns a seal to sea.	Spec/00
Take Off	"Hunter, Ryan Ann"	1999	Holiday	04-8	History of air travel. Interesting facts & instructions for  paper airplane.	RS '00
We Share Everthing!	"Munsch, Robert"	1999	Scholastic	04-8	2 munchkins are admonished often for not sharing in Kg. Great fun.	Spec/00
Little Mermaid and Other Fairy Tales	"Philip, Neil (the collector)"	1999	Viking	04-up	Home or Library collection.  The art is beautiful.  A short biography of Hans Christian Andersen is included.	Spec/00
"Are You There,  Baby Bear?"	"Walters, C."	1999	Dutton	0--5	Young cuddly bear mistakes other baby animals for his new sibling.	Spec/00
Whose Nose?(flip-flap book)	"Rowe, Jennette"	1999	"Little,  Brown"	0--5	Whose Feet?  Whose ears? Colors are vivid and will appeal to young child.	Spec/00
Bouncing on the Bed	"Koller, Jackie F."	1999	Orchard	0--6	Sliding down the stairs & wiggling in his seat. Repetitive refrain great.	Spec/00
First Field Guides	Natl. Audubon Soc.	1999	Scholastic	06-up	"Insects,Birds,Wildflowers,Rocks Amphibians,Night Sky are among the titles. Excellent Photos,easy-to-read format,identification guides."	Spec/00
"Our Neighbor is a Strange,  Strange Man"	"Seymour, Tres"	1999	Orchard	06-up	Historical fiction picture book of Melville Murrell (first airplane).	Exp 2/01
A Light in the Storm: The Civil War Diary of Amelia Martin	"Hesse, Karen"	1999	Scholastic	07-12	Problems of the people of Fenwick Island at onset of Civil War.	Exp 5/00
Hiding From the Nazis	"Adler, David"	1999	Holiday House	07-12	True story of Lore Baer. Hid in Holland; away from parents till end of war.	Exp 5/00
Thanksgiving Wish	"Rosen, Michael"	1999	Blue Sky	07-12	Coping with loss and overcoming adversity.  Heartwarming.	Exp 5/00
Wagons West	"Gerrard, Roy"	1999	Sunburst	07-12	Paper-back (affordable) Text written as a poem. Depicts pioneers climbing Rockies and floating down the Columbia.  Full page illustrations.	Exp 2/01
City of Angels: In and Around Los Angeles	"Jaskol, J. & B. Lewis"	1999	Dutton	07-12	Zany travel book. Chronicle listing imp. dates in L. A. history. Illustrations are bright and folksy.	RS '00
Cleopatra VII:Daughter of the Nile	"Gregory, Kristina"	1999	Scholastic	07-15	Royal Diaries--12-year-old Cleopatra shows maturity in handling problems caused by her father. (Daily life in Egypt in 57BC)	Exp 5/00
Emma's Journal: The Story of a Colonial Girl	Moss	1999	Harcourt	07-15	Takes place in Boston 1774.  10-year-old is a spy for Americans.  Secret code in her journal.  Margin sketches make it effective.	Exp 5/00
"Girl Who Chased Away Sorrow:The Diary of Sarah Nita,  a Navajo Girl"	"Turner, Ann"	1999	Scholastic	07-15	Historical diary about the 400-mile winter walk of the Navajos to relocation at Fort Sumner.	Exp 5/00
Journal of Ben Uchida: Citizen 13559 Mirror Lake Internment Camp	"Denenberg, Barry"	1999	Scholastic	07-15	12-year-old Ben describes life in a Japanese Internment Camp in California in 1942.	Exp 5/00
Journal of Sean Sullivan:A Transcontinental Railroad Worker	"Durbin, William"	1999	Scholastic	07-15	"Chronicles the reality of having to do demanding work in poor, often cruel conditions. ( Water carrier to ,spiker.,)"	Exp 5/00
A Picture Book of Sacagawea	"Adler, David"	1999	Holiday	07-up	Easy to read about life before and during Lewis/Clark trip.	Exp 2/01
Doctor's Life	"Storring, Rod"	1999	Dutton	07-up	Informational text starts 50AD to present.  100 photographs.	Exp 2/01
Flip's Fantastic Journal	"DeCesare, Angelo"	1999	Dutton	07-up	Helps turn kids on to journal writing.	Exp 5/00
Night Rainbow	"Esbensen, Barbara"	1999	Orchard	07-up	Northern lights in poem and pictures. Uses Native Am. folklore to tell story.	Exp 2/01
Series :Question & Answer	Berger. M.&G.	1999	Scholastic	07-up	Great format. Involves all ages. Titles include Do Whales Have Belly Buttons? Do Stars have Points? Did Dinos Live in Your Backyard?	Spec/00
"Mary Geddy's Day,  A Colonial Girl in Williamsburg"	"Waters, Kate"	1999	Scholastic	08-up	"Virginia, May, 1776--Colonial America. A day in the life of…"	Exp 2/01
My Secret Camera:Life in the Lodz Ghetto	"Smith, F. / M.Grossman"	1999	Harcourt	08-up	Photographs taken in the ghetto and smuggled out.	Exp 9/00
Pictish Child	"Yolen, Jane"	1999	Harcourt	08-up	Magic and time travel combined in a town in Scotland. Great fun.	Spec/00
Shake Rag	"Littlesugar, A. / F. Cooper"	1999	Philomel	08-up	Fictional biography of Elvis Presley.	Exp 2/01
Welcome Comfort	"Polacco, Patricia"	1999	Philomel	08-up	Overweight foster child who is mistreated finds a real friend.	Exp 5/00
Space Station Science	"Dyson, Marianne"	1999	Scholastic	08--up	"Photographs, diagrams and experiments for children and YA to help with space station concept."	Spec/00
"If That Breathes Fire,  We're Toast!"	"Stewart, Jennifer"	1999	Holiday	09-14	2 children unpack a new furnace crate only to find a talking dragon named Madame Yang.	RS '00
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets	"Rowling, J.K."	1999	Scholastic	09-up	A dark power descends on the school.	Spec/00
Harry Potter Prisoner of Azkaban	"Rowling, J.K."	1999	Scholastic	09-up	Harry fights the devious wizard who caused the death of his parents.	Spec/00
It's All Greek to Me (Time Warp Series)	"Scieszka, Jon"	1999	Viking	09-up	Three friends transported back to time of Zeus--interact with other Greek Gods. There are 7 books in the series.	Exp 5/00
"Black Hands,  White Sails"	" McKissack, P. & F."	1999	Scholastic	10 up	History African-American whalers 1730-1880 Archival photos included.	Exp 5/00
Darkness Over Denmark	"Levine, Ellen"	1999	Holiday House	10-up	Outstanding interviews and photographs and biographies of survivors of WWII.	Exp 9/00
"Nazi Olympics,  Berlin 1936"	"Bachrach, Susan"	1999	"Little,  Brown"	10-up	Documents through photographs and text the nazification  of German sports.	Exp 9/00
One More River to Cross: An African-American Photograph Album	"Myers, Walter D."	1999	Harcourt	10-up	Visual journey (photographs) from slave arriving from Guinea and chronicling across years.	Exp 5/00
Through My Eyes	"Bridges, Ruby"	1999	Scholastic	10-up	Nov.'60 account of first Black child to integrate.Text in her own words.  Photographs and text excellent for civil rights study.	Exp 5/00
Dolphins:What they can Teach Us	"Cerullo, M. /J Rotman"	1999	Dutton	10--up	"Study of social and communication systems.  Interactions with humans. Dangers to habitat and survival.Interesting text,compelling story."	Spec/00
Fire in Their Eyes:Wildfires and the People Who Fight Them	"Beil, Karen M."	1999	Harcourt	10--up	Outstanding color photographs of forest fires and their aftermath.  Excellent for fire prevention or as a possible career choice for older students.	Spec/00
Kid's Almanac	"Pascoe, E. / D. Kops"	1999	Scholastic	10--up	"Excellent reference series.  Text easy.  Graphs, charts, and tables great."	Lang '00
Stone Bench in an Empty Park	"Silverman, Henri"	1999	Orchard	10--up	"Haiku, Imagery of words and photographs make this a motivator to create own Haiku."	RS '00
Working Children: Picture of American Past	"Saller, Carol"	1999	Carolrhoda	10--up	Issue of child labor reviewed. Many photographs. Annotated bibliography. Addresses and websites for further study.	RS '00
"Good Night,  Maman"	"Mazer, Norma F."	1999	Harcourt	12 up	Coming of age--Teen brother & sister escape Germany and become refugees at Fort Ontario in Oswego. Fact based historical novel.	Exp 5/00
When Your Parents Split Up:How To Keep Yourself Together	"Swan-Jackson, Alys"	1999	Price Stern Sloan	12-up	Straightforward text from social workers and clinical psychologists focusing on teens and their reactions when parents divorce.	Spec/00
A Special Fate Chiune Sugihara:Hero of the Holocaust	"Gold, Alison"	1999	Scholastic	12--up	A biography of a Japanese consul during WWII who saved 1000's of Jews.	Exp 9/00
Amanda Miranda	"Peck, Richard"	1999	Dial	12--up	Miranda is maidservant to arrogant Amanda. They board the Titanic! Twist.	Spec/00
Getting Near To Baby	"Couloumbis, Audrey"	1999	Putnam	12--up	Thirteen-year-old and younger sister deal with their younger sister's death.  Family members learn to cope and help one another.	Spec/00
Missing Girls	"Metzger, Lois"	1999	Penguin	12--up	" Carrie Schmidt is a 'missing child' (actually a run-away).  Blends dream, reality, and family history."	Spec/00
Nissa's Place	"La Faye, Alexan"	1999	Simon Schus.	12--up	"Companion to ,Year of the Sawdust Man., Now 13, must accept mother's new relationship. Told with compassion and humor."	Spec/00
Starplace	"Grove, Vicki"	1999	Putnam	12--up	13-year-old friends learn hard lessons about prejudice and segregation.	Spec/00
Trolls	"Horvath, Polly"	2000	"Ferrar, S&G"	12--up	Aunt Sally visits with stories of Vancouver. Great read aloud.  Each chapter a story.	RS '00
Aesop's Fox	"Sogabe, Aki"	2001	Harcourt	03-10	Combines several fables to create a new tale.	Exp 5/00
Basket Moon	"Ray, Mary Lyn"	2001	"Little,  Brown"	07-12	NYS history of basketweavers in North Hudson area. B. Cooney illus.	Exp 2/01
Prog Frince- A Mixed-Up Tale	"Lamm, C. Drew"	2001	Orchard	08-14	Money turns into a frog! The frog leads to the story of the Frog Prince but with a twist and turn. Fun read.	Exp 5/00
Summer Reading is Killing Me	"Scieszka, Jon"	2001	 Viking	09-14	Encourages summer reading. Funny--with great bibliography.	Exp 5/00
Celtic Fairy Tales	"Philip, Neil"	2001	Viking	All	20 tales give familiar tales a Celtic twist.	Exp 5/00
Crystal Mountain	"Sanderson, Ruth"	2001	Little Brown	All	Chinese & Norwegian versions of same 15th Century tale are joined.	Exp 5/00
Family Haggadah	"Schecter, Ellen"	2001	Viking	All	"Traditional Haggadah,prayer-book and Biblical texts,Midrash stories Handy reference for families or for an introduction for those not of the Jewish faith."	Exp 5/00
Knock at a Star:A Child's Intro. to Poetry	"Kennedy, X. D."	2001	"Little,  Brown"	All	"Poems arranged in categories There are limericks, takeoffs, new verse and song.  Great for any poetry lover."	Spec/00
Listen to the Storyteller:Trio of Musical Tales from Around The World	"Marsalis, Wynton intro & IllustratorKristen Balouch"	2001	Viking	All	"3 stories Celtic, American Plains & Caribbean tales with cassette of music."	Exp 5/00
Little Match Girl	"Pinkney, Jeremy Illus."	2001	Fogelman	All	Anderson classic set in large city. Heart tugging appeal.	Exp 5/00
Night of the Posadas	"DePaola, Tomi"	2001	Putnam	All	New Mexican Christmas story.	Exp 5/00
Not One Damsel In Distress	"Yolen, Jane"	2001	Harcourt	All	14 folktales from around the world featuring women as hero.	Exp 5/00
Tree of Hope	"Littlesugar, A."	2001	Philomel	All	Picture book--African-American History & the  Depression.	Exp 5/00
Trickster and the Fainting Birds	"Norman, Howard"	2001	Gulliver	All	7 Cree  & Chippewa trickster tales.	Exp 5/00
Uncle Remus: The Complete Tales	"Lester, Julius / Pinkney, Jerry"	2001	Fogelman Books	All	"The famous stories are retold in the vernacular of our own era, making them much easier to read."	Spec/00
At Her Majesty's Request	"Myers, Walter Dean"	2001	Scholastic	YA	"Historical fiction of Sarah Forbes Bonetta, an African princess taken in by Queen Victoria."	Exp 2/01
David V. God	"Pearson, Mary"	2001	Harcourt	YA	D. and his class are in a crash. He debates with GOD about returning to earth. Challenging story with some laughs and never-give-up message.	RS '00
Emergency!	"Masoff, Joy"	2001	Scholastic	YA	50 pages filled photographs of all aspects of em. Med.  Career office must.	Spec/00
Pit and The Pendulum	"Poe, Edgar Allen"	2001	Viking	YA	One of the Whole Story Series. Each is annotated with captions and side-bars to help reader understand the context of the era.	Exp 5/00
"Tom Sawyer,  Call of the Wild,  Heidi,  The Jungle Book,  Treasure Island"	Whole Story Series	2001	Viking	YA	"Unabridged texts with annotations,captions,illustrations and side-bars to understand the context of the era.  Illustrations excellent."	Exp 5/00
Torn Thread	"Isaacs, A."	2001	Scholastic	YA	2 teen sisters survive WW II in a labor camp (based on real events).	Exp 9/00
Year of the Sawdust Man	"La Faye, Alexan"	2001	Simon Schus.	YA	Divorce not common in 30s. Eleven-year-old Nissa must learn to cope.  Nizza's Place is a sequel.	Spec/00
When You Grow -up	"Goodings, Lennie"	2001	Fogelman Bks.	00-5	Warm fuzzy tale following a baby bear speculating on what he is to be!	L/L2002
Whose Baby Am I?	"Butler, John"	2001	Viking	00-5	Catchy repetitive refrain--great illustrations of baby animals.	L/L2002
A Box of Animal Crackers	"Dyer, Jane"	2001	"Little, Brown"	00-6	3 Board Bks--rhymes & poems	Sep-02
Madlenka's Dog	"Sis, Peter"	2001	"Farrar, Straus,Giroux"	02-6	Lift--up flaps enhance walk with imaginary dog around the cultures of a city block.	Mar-02
You Read to Me_ I'll Read to You	"Hoberman, Mary Ann"	2001	Little Brown	10-6	Effective for brand new readers. Read along little plays.	Mar-02
Sun Bread	"Kleven, Elisa"	2001	Dutton	03-8	"Rhyming text=wonderful read aloud--everyone feels better when the sun comes out, and they eat the bread."	L/L2002
Monkey Trouble	"Rowe, John"	2001	North South	04-8	Humorous story--little monkey never listens--wild adventures because of this.	L/L2002
Real Winner	"Neugebauer, Charise"	2001	North-South	04-8	Rocky always wants to win and whines when he doesn't.  Not at the end!	L/L2002
Discover and Explore	"Wells, Rosemary"	2001	Penguin	04-9	"Interrogative text, extention activitiies,interaction between reader &listener--planting seeds, living & non-living things,weather, seasons are some topics."	Jul-02
Giraffes Can't Dance	"Andrede, Giles"	2001	Orchard	04-YA	Inspires children to find their own strengths--their own song!	L/L2002
I Love My Hair	"Tarpley, Natasha"	2001	Little Brown	05-9	Young  girl describes the ritual her mother makes out of caring for her hair.	L/L2002
Look out Jack! The Giant is Back	"Birdseye, Tom"	2001	Holiday House	05-9	Interesting discussions aboout right and wrong--when the giant appears to reclaim the things Jack took from him!	L/L2002
The Spider Weaver	"Cairn, Julia"	2001	Blue Sky	05-9	The legend of how the weaving of kente cloth began (set in 17th cent Ghana)	L/L2002
If I Were In Charge The Rules Would Be Different!	"Proimos, James"	2001	Scholastic	06-up	"Dynamic, playful introduction to poetry."	Sep-02
Peacock and Other Poems	"Worth, Valerie"	2001	"Little, Brown"	06-up	"Common items--pencils, katydids--make readers see with new eye."	Sep-02
Hey You! C'mere	"Swados, Dlizabeth"	2001	Scholastic	07 -up	Great topics & humorous illus. hook children into reading & creating poetry.	Sep-02
Mr. Lincoln's Way	"Polacco, Patricia"	2001	Philomel Bks.	07-12	Mr. Lincoln the principal is loved by all except one student--another great read.	L/L2002
Wings	"Myers, Christopheer"	2001	Scholastic	07-12	Cut-paper collage illustrates the story of Ikarus.	L/L2002
Ms. Frizzle's Adventures:AncientEgypt	"Cole, Joanna &Bruce Degen"	2001	Scholastic	07-up	This time the school bus is missing! As always the fact-filled text is informative and entertaining.	L/L2002
By Lizzie	"Eccles, Mary"	2001	Dial	08 -up	"Middle child  growing -up in divorced family--sad, hilarious-interesting"	Mar-02
Behold the Trees	"Alexander, Sue"	2001	Scholastic	08-12	The history of Israel is told through the story of its trees.	L/L2002
School Trouble for Andy Russell	"Adler, David"	2001	Harcourt	08-12	Andy has a long-term substitute teacher--he ends -up with frequent trips to the principal's office. Fun read.	L/L02
Chimpanzees I Love: Saving Their World & Ours	"Goodall, Jane"	2001	Scholastic	08-up	"Striking photos, show the plight of the chimpanzees.  Roots & Shoots (a program for environmental ed. for the young on web:www.janegoodall.org"	L/L2002
A Burst of Firsts: Doers_ Shakers and Record Breakers	"Lewis, Patrick"	2001	Dial	09 -up	"Susan Montgomery Williams blew the biggest bubblle-gum bubble,Armstrong & Aldrin the first on the moon, Ruby Bridges the first child to integrate an all white school--enjoyable, fact filled--great fun."	L/L2002
Adventures of Captain Underpants (Series)	"Pilkey, Dav"	2001	Blue Sky	09 -up	Comic-book format and lively dialogue make this an excellent tool to draw in even reluctant readers.  Capt. and the Invasion of the Incredibly Naughty Cafeteria Ladies from Outer Space is just one of the numerous titles to be had.	L/L2002
Hokusai: The Man Who Painted a Mountain	"Ray, Deborah"	2002	"Farrar, Straus, Giroux"	09 -up	Biography of a 19th century Japanese artist who is said to have influenced Impressionist and Post-Impressionist Periods.	l/l2002
I Remember Papa	"Ketteman, Helen"	2002	Puffin	09 -up	Picture book 1940s--family bonds forged	Mar-02
What Would Joey Do?	"Gantos, Jack"	2002	"Farrar,Straus,Giroux"	09 -up	"3rd in a trilogy--hyperactive hero, eccentric family,funny & toughtful."	Sep-02
Arthur The Seeing Stone	"Holland, Kevin"	2002	Scholastic	10 -up	Really good ghost story.	L/L2002
Book of Dragons	"Nesbit,E."	2002	Sea Star	10 -up	Really good dragon story. Original copyright 1991.	L/L2002
Celebrating Ramadan	"Goldsmith, Diane"	2002	Holiday	10 -up	"Muslim family in New Jersey preparing for Ramadan.  Includes a brief history of Islam, kinds of holiday food,and a glossary of Muslim terms."	Jul-02
Crescent Moon	"Carter, Alden"	2002	Holiday House	10 -up	Twelve-yr- old lives in Wisconsin in the 1930s  Learns from his Uncle and his Indian friend that while the future is very important we have to appreciate the past.	L/L2002
FSG St-upid (Ridiculous) Poems for Intelligent Children	"Hirsch, Robin"	2002	"Little, Brown"	10 -up	"Collection of poems, palindromes, puns--clever footnotes,acrostics, limericks--great"	Sep-02
Ghost Sitter	"Griffin, Peni"	2002	Dutton	10 -up	Really good ghost story.	L/L2002
Kate Culhane A Ghost Story	"Hague, Michael"	2002	Sea Star	10 -up	Irish folktale--twisting tale of young girl who must obey the orders of a dead man--compassionate girl survives and even triumphs.	L/L2002
Liberty	"Drummond, Allan"	2002	"Farrar,Straus&Giroux"	10 -up	"Story of the Statue of Liberty--double-page spread--explains the design, development and building of the Statue."	Jul-02
Operating Codes	"Manns, Nick"	2002	"Little, Brown"	10 -up	Really good ghost story.	L/L2002
Spellfall	"Roberts, Katherine"	2002	Scholastic	10 -up	"Fantasy &mystery--Matallie uses magical powers in her encounters with unicorns, magicians, talking trees--exciting suspense tale."	Jul-02
Witch Trade	"Molloy, Michedl"	2002	Chicken House	10 -up	Really good ghost story.	L/L2002
Witness	"Hesse, Karen"	1997	Scholastic	10 -up	"Powerfully written, easy to read anthology format, set in VT.in 1920. Deals with the Ku Klux Klan."	L/L2002
Voices of the Alamo	"Garland, Sherry"	1997	Scholastic	10-13	"Mini-stories are told from the perspective of a Payayan maiden, a Spanish conquistador, a padre, a rancher, a mother, an army drummer and others."	L/L2002
The Babbs Switch Story	"Beard, Darleen"	1997	"Farrar,Straus,Giroux"	10-YA	"Mental illness (one sibling)Told with humor & warmth. Growing -up juggling school, family & peers."	Sep-02
A Hole in the Wall	"Hite, Sid"	1997	Scholastic	12 -up	"Sentimental story of a teenager's sense of loss--a difficult dog, the ghost of an old farmhand, a pretty girl,and unusual events captivate the reader."	Jul-02
The Bone Detectives	"Jackson, Donna"	1998	"Little, Brown"	12 -up	Follows forensic anthropologists solving crimes.	Mar-02
Baby on the Way	"Sears, Will&Martha"	1998	"Little, Brown"	All	For parents too! A warm insightful book to help parents explain very important questions children have about their soon to be sibling How does the baby get out? Why is the baby so wrinkly?	L/L2002
The Three Questions	"Muth, Jon"	1999	Scholastic	All	Based on Tolstoy short story EXCEPTIONAL To be good you must answer 3 questions. When is the best time? Who is the most important one? What is the right thing to do?	Jul-02
What Baby Needs	"Sears, Will&Martha"	1999	"Little, Brown"	All	Reinforces the positive aspects of being an older sibling.	L/L2002
What's Wrong with Timmy?	"Shriver, Maria"	1999	"Little, Brown"	All	Effective insightful story about a Down's Syndrome child who wants to be included and loved. Illustrations by S. Speidel enhance   the story.	L/L2002
Cirque Du Freak The Vampire's Assistant	"Shan, Darren"	1999	"Little, Brown"	YA	A freak show of vampires and deadly spiders comes  to town.  All the happenings keep the reader glued.	L/L2002
Counterfeit Son	"Alphin, Dlane Marie"	1999	Harcourt	YA	14 yr old boy is abused by father who is a serial killer.  Lots of plot twists.	
Frida	"Winter, Jonah"	1999	Scholastic	YA	Inspiring biography about Frida Kahola (famous artist ) who started painting early to help her forget tragedies in her life.	Jul-02
Half-Human	"Coville, Bruce"	1999	Scholastic	YA	Compilation of short stories by contemporary authors about being half-human.	L/L2002
Homeroom Exercise	"Striegel, Jana"	1999	Holiday House	YA	12 yr old wants to be a dancer--develops arthritis. Realistic/heart-rending	Jul-02
Marco's Millions	"Sleator, William"	1999	Dial	YA	Sci-fi tale--Marco's adventures in an alternate universe.	Mar-02
Moonpie and Ivy	"O'Connor, Barbara"	1999	"Farrar,Straus"	YA	"Pearl   who is abandoned by her Mom,befriends a boy who is afraid that social workers are going to take him from his sick Mom."	L/L2002
Of Sound Mind	"Ferris, Jean"	1999	"Farrar,Strauss.Giroux"	YA	"Deaf family, one sibling hears--deals with death and inter-family relationships"	Sep-02
Seeker  (#10 in Sweep Series)	"Tierman, Cate"	1999	Penguin	YA	"Series set in Ireland--witches, covens, things scary and dangerous keep reader guessing."	Jul-02
Tender	"Hobbs, Valerie"	1999	Francis Foster	YA	Clash between father & daughter whohaven't lived together since the daughter was born.	Mar-02
BOARD BOOKS	"Emberley, Rebecca"	1999	"Little, Brown"	02--6	"My Colors, My Shapes, My Numbers & My Opposites. Good for home, school or ESL programs."	L/L5/01
Train Song	"Ziefert, Harriet"	1999	Orchard	02--6	Freight train carrying animals--opportunities to count and chime in with refrain.	L/L5/01
Mouse Magic	"Walsh, Ellen S."	1999	Harcourt	02--7	"Fun story introduces primary, secondary and tertiary colors."	Sc.3/01
All-Weather Friends	Weigelt	1999	North-South	02--8	Delightful story introducing European folklore--predicting the weather.	Sc.3/01
Be Brave Little Lion	Scheffler	1999	North-South	02--8	One must be cautious--cautious is not being a coward.	Sc.3/01
Birth of the Moon	"Hol, Coby"	1999	North-South	02--8	"No light for animals to see, Sun promises a surprise for the next night."	Sc.3/01
Momma_ Where Am I From?	"Bradby, Marie"	1999	Orchard	02--8	Mom tells daughter of experiences from her own life.  Segregation presented in a way children can understand with hope for a different future.	Sc.3/01
Wind in the Willows Christmas	"Grahame, Kenneth"	1999	"Little, Brown"	03--12	Michael Hague's paintings capture tale of friendship and home-coming--Fifth chapter os Wind in the Willows.	L/L5/01
Me Too	"Arnold, Katya"	1999	Holiday	03--6	2 stories in one book one of a chick and a duck; the other 3 kittens.  Both fun.	Sc.8/01
Patty's Pumpkin Patch	"Sloat, Teri"	1999	Putnam	03--6	"Life cycle of a pumpkin told in rhyme.  Bottom border, insects and animals."	L/L5/01
A is for...? A Photographer's Alphabet of Animals	"Horenstein, Henry"	1999	Gulliver	03--7	Unique ABC book in that it is difficult to identify the animal at first. You must search to find it.  The end of the book has each animal pictured clearly.	L/L5/01
Eulalie and the Hopping Head	"Small, David"	1999	"Farrar,S&G"	03--7	Mother's love overlooks imperfections of youth.   Heart-warming.	Sc.1/02
Monster Math	"Miranda,Anne"	1999	Harcourt	03--7	"Counts by 1 to 10, tens to 50 and back. Theme based on monsters at B'day Party."	L/L5/01
Over in the Meadow	"Cabrera, Jane"	2000	Holiday	03--7	"Counting book.1 page #s of animals, facing page animal looking at #s of children. Cute"	L/L5/01
Sleep Tight Ginger Kitten	"Geras, Adele"	2000	Dutton	03--7	Warm story of best sleeping spot--a child's lap.	Sc.1/02
A Child Was Born	Maccarone Grace	2000	Scholastic	03--8	"A First Nativity Book. Large print, rhyming text good for early readers too."	L/L5/01
Beezy and Funnybone	McDonald Megan	2000	Orchard	03--8	Fourth vol. easy-to-read--Beezy tackles homework & hot-air balloon.	Sc.3/01
Goblin Baby	"Mills, Lauren"	2000	Dial	03--8	6 yr.-old Amanda gets help from gnomes and pet rabbit to accept baby brother.	L/L5/01
Handmade Counting Book	"Rankin, Laura"	2000	Dial	03--8	"Introduces Am Sign Language with numbers 1 through 20, then 25,50,75, and 100."	L/L5/01
Hurricane Henrietta	"Johnson, Lindsay"	2000	Dial	03--8	Humorous. Child with very long hair(animals can nest in it) gets a real trim.	Sc.8/01
Inside a Zoo in the City	"Capucilli, Alyssa"	2000	Cartwheel	03--8	"Zany illustrations, rebus clues, repetitive story line--fun to read."	Sc.1/02
Yang the Eldest and His Odd Jobs	"Namioka, Lensey"	2000	Little Brown	04--08	Great family values.  Reflects the life of a Chinese family in the U.S.	Sc.3/01
A Farm of Her Own	"Warnock, Natalie"	2000	Penguin	04--10	10 year-old city girl falls in love with the sounds of a farm.	Sc.10/01
Ugly Menorah	"Moss, Marissa"	2000	Sunburst	04--10	"Grandmother always uses her old menorah, child finds out its family history."	L/L5/01
Arthur's Perfect Christmas	"Brown, Marc"	2000	"Little, Brown"	04--12	Atypical Christmas--Dad cooks what Romans ate--trolls & unicorns decorate a tree--everyone has a Christmas & Hanukkah celebration.	L/L5/01
Harvey Hare's Christmas	"Watts, Bernadette"	2000	North-South	04--8	Perky illus.  Harry the postman(a hare) finds ways to help him deliver the piles of Christmas mail.	L/L5/01
Howie Bowles_ Secret Agent	"Banks, Kate"	2000	"Farrar, S&G"	04--9	Mystery--Howie changes schools twice in 3rd grade.  Lively illustrations by Isaac Millman help establish story line.  High suspense.	Sc.3/01
Log Cabin Christmas	"Howard, Ellen"	2000	Holiday	04--up	Michigan frontier--difficult time--Robert Himler's watercolors great.	L/L5/01
Those Building Men	"Johnson, Angela"	2000	Blue Sky	05--10	"Honors the builders of America's bridges, railroads and skyscrapers."	Sc.10/01
Presenting Tanya the Ugly Duckling	"Gauch, Patricia Lee"	2000	Philolmel	05--12	Practice and encouragement by a teacher transform Tanya from an ugly duck to a beautiful swan.  Dance glossary included.	L/L5/01
Rotten Ralph Helps Out	"Gantog,J. Rubel,N"	2000	"Farrar,S&G"	05--7	Based on animated TV character--Fun early chapter book.	Sc.1/02
Dinosongs-Poems to Celebrate a T. Rex Named Sue	"Crotty, K.M."	2000	Scholastic	05--up	"Audio CD accompanies book, combining music with poetry.  Kurt Vargo's illustrations are outstanding."	Sc.10/01
Morris's Disappearing Bag	"Wells, Rosemary"	2000	Viking	06--10	Morris (a rabbit) gets a disappearing bag as a gift.  He makes his siblings disappear so that he can enjoy the gifts they were given.	L/L5/01
Trip Back Home	"Wong, Janet"	2000	Harcourt	06--10	Asian mother takes her daughter to Asia. Family relationships/culture clash.	Sc.10/01
Blues of Flats Brown	"Myers, Walter D."	2000	Holiday	06--12	Picture book- junkyard dog plays blues on his guitar-wins freedom playing blues.	L/L5/01
Christmas Doll	"Woodruff, Elvira"	2000	Scholastic	06--12	Holiday read aloud--2 sisters living in a workhouse orphanage. Heartwarming.	L/L5/01
Bach's Big Adventure	"Ketcham, Sallie"	2000	Orchard	06--13	Johann S. Bach and Adam Reincken (organist) friendship. Great watercolors.	L/L5/01
Pa Lia's First Day	"Edwards, Michael"	2000	Harcourt	06--8	Early Chapt. Book.  New child in 2nd grade.  Apologize for mistakes.	Sc.8/01
Captain Underpants & the Perilous Plot of Professor Poopypants	"Pilkey, Dav"	2000	Blue Sky	07--12	George and Harold attend elementary school--new science teacher comes with 2 strange inventions that can take over the world.  Can Captain Underpants save us?  Flip-flop pages help make this a unique early chapt. book.	Sc.3/01
Frankenbug	"Cousins, Steven"	2000	Holiday	07--12	"Fast, enjoyable tale including a school bully and a bug lover!"	Sc.1/02
My Two Grandmothers	"Older, Effin"	2000	Harcourt	07--12	Warm family story.  Family traditions can be created as new family grows.	Sc.8/01
Shades of Black: A Celebration of Our Children	"Pinkney, Sandra & Myles"	2000	Scholastic	07--up	Photographs highlight differences in appearance of Black children--conveys sense of pride and heritage.	Sc.10/01
Among the Odds and Evens	"Turner, Priscilla, Whitney"	2000	"Farrar, S&G"	08--11	"X, and ,Y, crash into the Kingdom of Wontoo.  Fun way to study relationships of numbers and words."	L/L5/01
Book of Bad Ideas	"Huliska-Beith, Laura"	2000	"Little, Brown"	08--12	"Humorous book to spark imagination.  Bad idea #101:  Keeping your glue stick and lip balm, in the same pocket."	Sc.8/01
Collector of Moments	"Buchholz, Quint"	2000	"Farrar,S&G"	08--12	How a small violin-playing boy and an artist affect one another. Outstanding	L/L5/01
Music in Derrick's Heart	"Battle-Lavert, G"	2000	Holiday	08--12	Uncle teaching Derrick to play harmonica--When will it come  from my heart?	L/L5/01
When the Soldiers Were Gone	"Propp, Vera"	2000	Putnam	08--12	"Jewish, male child hidden during occupation of Germany rejoins his family after 5 years.  Boy doesn't really remember his parents and has conflicting emotions about reuniting with his family."	L/L5/01
Abigail Adams	"Wallner, Alexandra"	2000	Holiday	08--up	Biography based on letters that still exist.  She addresses     slavery and women's rights.  Vivid folk art by Waller enhances the biography.	Sc.10/01
Blue Moon Soup	"Gross, Gary"	2000	"Little, Brown"	08--up	Soup recipes with Jane Dyer illustrations--delightful to read even if you don't cook!	Sc.3/01
Journey Through the Northern Rainforest	"Pandel, Karen"	2000	Dutton	08--up	Documents effects of nature and humans on rainforest.  Information on Tongass National Forest.  Web locations   and  additional addresses listed.	Sc.8/01
We Were There Too:Young People in U.S. History	"Hoose, Phillip"	2000	"Farrar,S&G"	08--up	"Biographies of young adults in U.S. Include: Rebecca Bates (1812),  Anyokah, a Cherokee who  creates a written language for that nation. There are also spies, cowpunchers, slaves and sweat shop workers.  Excellent reference book."	Sc.10/01
Baloney_ Henry P.	"Scieszka, John"	2000	Viking	09--14	Reader must use contextual clues to unravel words from 18 languages.  Great fun and terrific illustrations by Lane Smith.	Sc.10/01
Explorer's Handbook	"Tolhurst, Marilyn"	2000	Dutton	10--up	Informational; easy-to-follow instructions for making a compass; checklist for survival kit. Stimulates to verify information and find more.	L/L5/01
Fourth Grade Weirdo	Freeman	2000	Holiday	10--up	"Humorous mystery, lots of clues--Is Mr. Ditzwinkle (a teacher) really a thief?"	L/L5/01
Into a New Country: Eight Remarkable Women of the West	"Ketchum, Liza"	2000	"Little, Brown"	10--up	"Biographies 1840 to 1932.  Include Susan Magoffin (Santa Fe Trail), Lotta Crabtree (Calif. performer), Bethenia Owens-Adair (physician), Mary McGaladery Tape (rights for Asian Americans)."	Sc.8/01
Journal of Buddy Owens	"Myers, Walter D."	2000	Scholastic	10--up	"Dear Am. Series. Baseball,1948,before the Civil Rights Movement."	Sc.10/01
Magic Steps (The Circle Opens)	"Pierce, Tamora"	2000	Scholastic	10--up	Young boy has  magic but must learn to control it.  tale filled with magic and mayhem.	L/L5/01
Tomorrowland: Stories about the Future	"Cart, Michael is editor"	2000	Scholastic	10--up	"Ten authors: Lois Lowry, Katherine Paterson etc. present stories of love, environment and cults. Some humorous, some tragic all with imagination."	L/L5/01
Valley of the Moon_ Diary of Maria Rosalia De Milagros	"Garland, Sherry"	2000	Scholastic	10--up	Dear America Series.  Based on historical events in 1846 in Sonoma Valley.  Rosalia is a 13 year-old of Spanish and Native American descent who is a servant for a wealthy family in California.	Sc.10/01
Angelfish	"Yep, Laurence"	2000	Putnam	11--up	"Authentic, sometimes amusing look at dynamics of Chinese-Am. life."	Sc.10/01
Ashwater Experiment	"Koss, Amy G."	2000	Dial	11--up	Hillary (7th grader in 17th school) survives by creating imaginary people!	L/L5/01
Cages	"Kehert, Peg"	2000	Puffin	11--up	Coming of age--courage of young female who copes with family problems.	Sc.10/01
Paperboy	"Holland, Isabelle"	2000	Holiday	11--up	12-year-old son of immigrant who lives in N.Y.City in 1881.  Horatio Alger story.	Sc.3/01
Send One Angel Down	Schwartz Virginia	2000	Holiday	11--up	"Southern Plantation, pre-Civil War.  History of slavery/desperation felt by slaves."	Sc.10/01
Carolina Crow Girl	"Hobbs, Valerie"	2000	Foster	12-up	Child lives with family in a school bus. Learns money can't replace family love.	L/L5/01
Facing the Dark	"Harrison, Michael"	2000	Holiday	12--up	Dad was arrested for a death for road rage.  Boy's quest to prove Dad innocent.	Sc.1/02
Fireflies in the Dark	"Rubin, Susan"	2000	Holiday	12--up	Powerful holocaust biography of Friedl Dicker (artist) who helped children express themselves through drawing and painting while in Terezin Concentration Camp.	Sc.1/02
One Eye Laughing_ the Other Weeping	"Denenberg, Barry"	2000	Scholastic	12--up	Dear America Diary Series--Fictional diary of Julie Weiss.  Julie is spirited away to NY City to save her from the Nazis in Vienna. Some period photographs intensify the mood of the novel.	Sc.1/02
Play to the Angel	"Radky, Greta"	2000	"Farrar,S&G"	12--up	Holocaust biography--Greta learns to play the piano despite the horrors of war.	Sc.1/02
Soldier Mom	"Mead, Alice"	2000	"Farrar, S&G"	12--up	"Mom goes to Gulf War, boyfriend  takes care of the children."	Sc.3/01
The Staircase	"Rinaldi, Ann"	2000	Harcouurt	12--up	"Historical fiction, 1870s, Santa Fe, westward movement."	Sc.8/01
You Don't Know Me	"Klass, David"	2000	"Farrar,S&G"	12--up	First person;Son being abused by his mother's boyfriend.School band saves him.	Sc.8/01
Atlas of the U.S.	"Rubel, David"	2000	Scholastic	All	Detail-oriented maps and vivid photos.  8 regions.  Unusual and entertaining facts.	L/L5/01
Visual Dictionary	"Corbeil,J. Archambault, A."	2000	Scholastic	All	"Reference   features 700 illus., 5000 terms arranged by subject. Great in traditional classroom or ESL Program."	L/L5/01