New York Times Notable Books of 2012 Announced
November 29, 2012
The New York Times has released its list of "Notable Books of 2012." The list includes twenty-five children's books; six young-adult novels, eleven middle-grade titles and eight picture books.
YOUNG ADULT
Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore (Penguin Young Readers Group - Dial)
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein (Disney - Hyperion)
The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Penguin Young Readers Group - Dutton)
Jepp, Who Defied the Stars by Katherine Marsh (Disney - Hyperion)
Never Fall Down by Patricia McCormick (HarperCollins Children's Books - Balzer + Bray)
Son by Lois Lowry (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
MIDDLE GRADE
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust by Doreen Rappaport (Candlewick Press)
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (Scholastic)
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America by Andrea Davis Pinkney and illustrated by Brian Pinkney (Disney-Jump)
The Hero's Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by Christopher Healy and illustrated by Todd Harris (HarperCollins Children's Books - Walden Pond)
The Last Dragonslayer by Jasper Fforde (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Liar & Spy by Rebecca Stead (HarperCollins Children's Books - Wendy Lamb)
The Secret Tree by Natalie Standiford (Scholastic)
See You at Harry's by Jo Knowles (Candlewick Press)
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz (Candlewick Press)
Who Could That be at This Hour? by Lemony Snicket and illustrated by Seth (Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)
Wonder by R. J. Palacio (Random House Children's Books - Knopf)
PICTURE BOOKS
Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team by Audrey Vernick and illustrated by Steven Salerno (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt - Clarion)
The Day Louis Got Eaten written & illustrated by John Fardell (Andersen Press)
Dragons Love Tacos by Adam Rubin and illustrated by Daniel Salmieri (Penguin Young Readers Group - Dial)
A Gold Star for Zog by Julia Donaldson and illustrated by Axel Scheffler (Scholastic - Arthur A. Levine)
Hello! Hello! written & illustrated by Matthew Cordell (Disney-Hyperion)
I'm Bored by Michael Ian Black and illustrated by Debbie Ridpath Ohi (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
King Arthur's Very Great Grandson written & illustrated by Kenneth Kraegel (Candlewick Press)
This is Not My Hat written & illustrated by Jon Klassen (Candlewick Press)