Miss Sue Ann's Picks:
	Diamond Willow by Helen Frost (Grades 4 and up) In a remote area of Alaska, twelve-year-old Willow helps her father with their sled dogs when she is not at school, wishing she were more popular, all the while unaware that the animals surrounding her carry the spirits of dead ancestors and friends who care for her.
	Down Girl and Sit:  Smarter that Squirrels by Lucy Nolan (Grade 3) Recounts the adventures of a rambunctious dog who thinks her name is Down Girl and her next door neighbor, Sit, as they try to keep the world safe from dangerous squirrels, the paper boy, and a frightening creature named Here Kitty Kitty.
	Loretta, Ace Pinky Scout by Keith Graves (Ages 3 1/2 to K) Loretta, unrelenting perfectionist, is devastated when she fails to earn the Golden Marshmallow Badge, but her grandmother's picture gives her a new perspective on things.

Miss Jessikah's Picks:
	The Block Mess Monster By Betsy Howie. (Ages 3 and up)  Calpurnia has tried to explain that the huge and scary monster that lives in her room does not want the room cleaned but her mother, who cannot see the monster, has a few ideas about how to make it go away.
	The Lucky Ones By Stephanie Greene : (Grades 5 and Up)  During their annual summer vacation at her grandfather's home, Cecile hopes for their usual idyllic holiday, but with her sister growing up, her brother away at a summer job, and her parents fighting, nothing is as she envisions.
	Bone #1 ;Out of Boneville By Jeff Smith Grades 3 and up: Fone Bone, Phoney Bone, and Smiley Bone are run out of their home, Boneville, and become separated in the wilds, but better fortune begins when the three cousins reunite at a farmstead in a deep forested valley, where Fone meets a young girl named Thorn.

Miss Josephine's Picks:
	Sally and the Purple Socks by Lisze Bechtold.  (PreK-K) When her tiny purple socks start to expand, Sally turns them into a scarf and then curtains, but things soon get out of hand.
	Good Thing You’re Not an Octopus! by Julie Markes. (PreK-K) A little boy finds that his life is pretty easy compared to how it might be.
	The People of Sparks by Jeanne DuPrau (Gr. 4-6) Having escaped to the Unknown Regions, Lina and the others seek help from the village people of Sparks

Miss Altobello's Picks:
	Baby Brains by Simon James (Grades K-1) Even though the new baby of Mr. and Mrs. Brains is very intelligent, they realize that he is still just a baby.
	The Dog that Stole Football Plays, by Matt Christopher (Grades 2-3) A boy and his psychic dog are able to steal plays from the opposing football team.
	A Wrinkle in Time, by Madeleine L'Engle  (Grades 4-5) Meg Murry and her friends become involved with unearthly strangers and a search for Meg's father, who has disappeared while engaged in secret work for the government.

Miss Amy's Picks:
	Masterpiece by Elise Broach (Grades 4-6) After Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as an eleventh birthday gift for James, a human with whom he shares a house, the two new friends work together to help recover a Durer drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
	Hachiko Waits by Leslea Newman (Grades 3-5) Hachiko walks with his master to the train station every day, goes home, and comes back to the station to meet his master's train when he returns from work. But one day his master doesn't return. Hachiko goes home and comes back to meet the train every day for many years. Based on a true story.
	Llama, llama Red Pajama by Anna Dewdney (PreSchool-K) At bedtime, a little llama worries after his mother puts him to bed and goes downstairs.

Miss Kelly's Picks:
	Snowballs by Lois Ehlert (Gr K-2) With a few found objects--like buttons and fabric and seeds--and a little imagination, some children create a whole family out of snow.
	Mr. Popper's Penguins by Richard and Florence Atwater (Gr 3 - 5) The unexpected delivery of a large crate containing an Antarctic penguin changes the life and fortunes of Mr. Popper, a house painter obsessed by dreams of the Polar regions.
	War With Grandpa by Robert Kimmel Smith (Grades 5 & up) Upset that he has to give up the room he loves to his grandfather, Peter decides to declare war in an attempt to get it back.

Miss Nadine's Picks:
	Afghan Dreams: Young Voices of Afghanistan by Tony O'Brian and Michael P. Sullivan (Grades 3-6) From street workers to female students in newly formed academies, children who work in family businesses, and pickpockets who steal from visiting photographers, these are the faces of young Afghanis who universally wish for peace in their neighborhoods, in their country, in their lifetimes. Stunning phototgraphs and moving text.
	Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Mostly True Stories about Growing up Scieszka by Jon Scieszka (Grades 4-6) How did Jon Scieszka get so funny? He grew up as one of six brothers with Catholic school, lots of comic books, lazy summers at the lake with time to kill, babysitting misadventures, TV shows, and jokes told at family dinner. Laugh out loud funny.
	A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by  Marla Frazee (Grades 2-5) Friends James and Eamon enjoy a wonderful week at the home of Eamon's grandparents during summer vacation. Text and illustrations contridict one another which makes for a very funny book.