Staff Picks - Our Favorites for 2012

Meghan

Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson
(Picture Book)
Bomb: the Race to Build and Steal the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
(J NF 623.4 She)
Temple Grandin: How the Girl who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World by Sy Montgomery (J Bio Grandin)

Michelle

Everybody Sees the Ants by A.S. King (YA Fiction)

Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley (YA Fiction)
Same Difference by Derek Kirk Kim (YF Graphic Novel)
Zorro Gets an Outfit by Carter Goodrick (Picture Book)
You are Finally Here! by Melanie Watt (Picture Book)

Alia

 
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (YA fiction)
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (J Fiction)
Unspoken by Henry Cole (Picture book)
Extra Yarn by Mac Barnett  
(Picture book)
Chloe and the Lion by Mac Barnett (Picture Book)
 

Melissa

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (YA fiction)
Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger (Picture Book)
Wonder by R.J. Palacio (J Fiction)

Kristin

Wonder by R.J. Palacio (J Fiction)
Scat by Carl Hiaasen (J Fiction)
The Red Blazer Girls: Ring of Rocamadour
by Michael Beil  (J Fiction)
Summer at Forsaken Lake by Michael Beil
(J Fiction)
King of the Mound: My Summer with Satchel Paige by Wes Tooke (J Fiction)

Lindsey

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate (J Fiction)
One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt (J Fiction)

Jacquie

 

Wonder by R.J. Palacio by (J Fiction)
The Mighty Miss Malone by Christopher Paul Curtis (J Fiction)
One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
(J Fiction)