2012 Junior Library Guild (Awarded by Junior Library Guild)

Awards List

Selection

A Wrinkle in Time
(*)
Madeleine L'engle
  • / Paranormal Romance
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The Supernaturalist
(*)
Eoin Colfer

The Third Horseman
(*)
J.T. Petty

Neil Flambe and the Marco Polo Murders
(*)
Kevin Sylvester

A Beautiful Lie
(*)
Irfan Master

Just Run
(*)
Deb Loughead

Ancient Egypt: Tales of Gods and Pharaohs
(*)
Marcia Williams

Liberator
(*)
Richard Harland

Bigfoot and Adaptation
(*)
Terry Collins

The Case of the Frozen Hearts
(*)
Emma Kennedy

Dragons of Silk
(*)
Laurence Yep

Fateful
(*)
Claudia Gray

Jefferson's Sons
(*)
Kimberley Brubaker Bradley

Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea
(*)
Tony Johnston

Lights on the Nile
(*)
Donna Jo Napoli

No Ordinary Day
(*)
Deborah Ellis

Nothing Like a Puffin
(*)
Sue Soltis

Otis and the Tornado
(*)
Loren Long

Planet Middle School
(*)
Nikki Grimes

Shelter
(*)
Harlan Coben

The Shipwreck Chapter
(*)
Jorn Riel

Stay With Me
(*)
Paul Griffin

Sweet Venom
(*)
Tera Lynn Childs

The Tanglewood Terror
(*)
Kurtis Scaletta

The Unforgotten Coat
(*)
Frank Cottrell Boyce

Witchlanders
(*)
Lena Coakley

Aftershock
(*)
Bernard Ashley

Around the World
(*)
Matt Phelan

Au Revoir, Crazy European Chick
(*)
Joe Schreiber

The Bippolo Seed and Other Lost Stories
(*)
Dr. Seuss

Breadcrumbs
(*)
Anne Ursu

Breaking Stalin's Nose
(*)
Eugene Yelchin

Desert Angel
(*)
Charlie Price

E-Mergency!
(*)
Tom Lichtenheld

Eve
(*)
Anna Carey

Everybody Sees the Ants
(*)
A.S. King

Girls Don't Fly
(*)
Kristen Chandler

How to Save a Life
(*)
Sara Zarr

It Happened on a Train
(*)
Mac Barnett

The Lily Pond
(*)
Annika Thor

Mustache!
(*)
Mac Barnett; Kevin Cornell

My Name Is Mina
(*)
David Almond

My Name Is Not Easy
(*)
Debby Dahl Edwardson

Never Forgotten
(*)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
(*)
Joyce Sidman

Without Tess
(*)
Marcella Pixley

Zombie Mommy
(*)
M.T. Anderson

Fourth-Grade Disasters
(*)
Claudia Mills

Missing! A Cat Called Buster
(*)
Wendy Orr

A New Year's Reunion
(*)
Yu Li-Qiong

Outlaw
(*)
Stephen Davies

Sea of Dreams
(*)
Dennis Nolan

Unison Spark
(*)
Andy Marino

Beswitched
(*)
Kate Saunders

Henry's Heart
(*)
Charise Mericle Harper

Why We Broke Up
(*)
Daniel Handler

The Adventures of Deadwood Dick
(*)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, JR. Aka Houdini
(*)
Peter Johnson

A Boy Called Dickens
(*)
Deborah Hopkinson

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
(*)
William Kamkwamba

The Coyote Under the Table
(*)
Joe Hayes

The Darlings in Love
(*)
Melissa Kantor

Ellen's Broom
(*)
Kelly Starling Lyons

Extra Yarn
(*)
Mac Barnett

The Fault in Our Stars
(*)
John Green

In Darkness
(*)
Nick Lake

Isis and Osiris
(*)
Cari Meister

May B.
(*)
Caroline Starr Rose

One Cool Friend
(*)
Toni Buzzeo

Pip's Trip
(*)
Janet Morgan Stoeke

And Then It's Spring
(*)
Julie Fogliano

Another Brother
(*)
Matthew Cordell

Beneath a Meth Moon
(*)
Jacqueline Woodson

Bewitching
(*)
Alex Flinn

Butterfly Clues
(*)
Kate Ellison

Chopsticks
(*)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Chopsticks
(*)
Jessica Anthony

The Crowfield Demon
(*)
Pat Walsh

Dead to You
(*)
Lisa McMann

Earwig and the Witch
(*)
Diana Wynne Jones

In Too Deep
(*)
Amanda Grace

Just as Good: How Larry Doby Changed America's Game
(*)
Chris Crowe

Kindred Souls
(*)
Patricia MacLachlan

The Survivors
(*)
Will Weaver

This One Time with Julia
(*)
David Lampson

The Whisper
(*)
Emma Clayton

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
(*)
Benjamin Alire Saenz

Caddy's World
(*)
Hilary McKay

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again!
(*)
Frank Cottrell Boyce

Curveball: The Year I Lost My Grip
(*)
Jordan Sonnenblick

The Difference Between You and Me
(*)
Madeleine George

The Final Four
(*)
Paul Volponi

Friends with Boys
(*)
Faith Erin Hicks

Frog and Fly
(*)
Jeff Mack

Georgia in Hawaii: When Georgia O'Keeffe Painted What She Pleased
(*)
Amy Novesky

The Grave Robber's Apprentice
(*)
Allan Stratton

Hen for Izzy Pippik, A
(*)
Aubrey Davis

The Humming Room
(*)
Ellen Potter

I Don't Believe It, Archie!
(*)
Andrew Norriss

Ichiro
(*)
Ryan Inzana

King of the Mound
(*)
Wes Tooke

Loss
(*)
Jackie Morse Kessler

Man Overboard!
(*)
Curtis Parkinson

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
(*)
Jesse Andrews

Middle of Nowhere
(*)
Caroline Adderson

The Moon Over High Street
(*)
Natalie Babbitt

The Night She Disappeared
(*)
April Henry

Out in Left Field
(*)
Don Lemna

Pinch Hit
(*)
Tim Green

Seeds of Rebellion
(*)
Brandon Mull

Spell Bound
(*)
Rachel Hawkins

Summer on the Moon
(*)
Adrian Fogelin

Ted & Me
(*)
Dan Gutman

Zero the Hero
(*)
Joan Holub

The Adventures of Sir Balin the Ill-Fated
(*)
Gerald Morris

After the Snow
(*)
S.D. Crockett

Annie Sullivan and the Trials of Helen Keller
(*)
Joseph Lambert

The Art of Miss Chew
(*)
Patricia Polacco

Bramble and Maggie
(*)
Jessie Haas

The Calling
(*)
Kelley Armstrong

Chloe and the Lion
(*)
Mac Barnett

Dolphin Baby!
(*)
Nicola Davies

Giants Beware!
(*)
Jorge Aguirre

The Hero of Little Street
(*)
Gregory Rogers

Larf
(*)
Ashley Spires

The List
(*)
Siobhan Vivian

Looking for Me
(*)
Betsy R. Rosenthal

Magritte's Marvelous Hat
(*)
D.B. Johnson

Masque of the Red Death
(*)
Bethany Griffin

The Obsidian Blade
(*)
Pete Hautman

The Paradise Trap
(*)
Catherine Jinks

Ruby Redfort Look Into My Eyes
(*)
Lauren Child

Shadows on the Moon
(*)
Zoe Marriott

The Shark King
(*)
R. Kikuo Johnson

Storybound
(*)
Marissa Burt

The Summer of the Gypsy Moths
(*)
Sara Pennypacker

The Unseen Guest
(*)
Maryrose Wood

The Wicked and the Just
(*)
J. Anderson Coats

37 Things I Love (in No Particular Order)
(*)
Kekla Magoon

Applewhites at Wit's End
(*)
Stephanie S. Tolan

Being Friends with Boys
(*)
Terra Elan McVoy

Crush
(*)
Gary Paulsen

The Giant Seed
(*)
Arthur Geisert

Gilt
(*)
Katherine Longshore

A Greyhound of a Girl
(*)
Roddy Doyle

Happy Like Soccer
(*)
Maribeth Boelts

Heroes of the Surf
(*)
Elisa Carbone

The Moon Moth
(*)
Jack Vance

Prairie Evers
(*)
Ellen Airgood

The Puzzler's Mansion
(*)
Eric Berlin

Rush for the Gold: Mystery at the Olympic Games
(*)
John Feinstein

Second Chance Summer
(*)
Morgan Matson

The Secret Tree
(*)
Natalie Standiford

Teen Boat!
(*)
Dave Roman; John Green

Two Crafty Criminals!
(*)
Philip Pullman

Alek
(*)
Bodil Bredsdorff

Bad Day for Voodoo
(*)
Jeff Strand

Burn Mark
(*)
Laura Powell

Earthling!
(*)
Mark Fearing

Keep Holding on
(*)
Susane Colasanti

Magical Monty
(*)
Johanna Hurwitz

Marathon
(*)
Boaz Yakin

My Snake Blake
(*)
Randy Siegel

Seize the Storm
(*)
Michael Cadnum

Squid and Octopus: Friends for Always
(*)
Tao Nyeu

Stronger
(*)
Michael Carroll

Two for One
(*)
Kate DiCamillo; Alison McGhee

The Vindico
(*)
Wesley King

Wumbers
(*)
Amy Krouse Rosenthal

About Average
(*)
Andrew Clements

The Best Night of Your (Pathetic) Life
(*)
Tara Altebrando

Capture the Flag
(*)
Kate Messner

Deadly Pink
(*)
Vivian Vande Velde

Drain You
(*)
M. Beth Brown

Endlessly
(*)
Kiersten White

Fight for Freedom
(*)
Stan Mack; Susan Champlin

King Arthur's Very Great Grandson
(*)
Kenneth Kraegel

Lucky Fools
(*)
Coert Voorhees

On the Day I Died
(*)
Candace Fleming

One White Dolphin
(*)
Gill Lewis

The Perfect Present
(*)
Fiona Roberton

See Me Run
(*)
Paul Meisel

Team Human
(*)
Justine Larbalestier; Sarah Rees Brennan

Tiger Lily
(*)
Jodi Lynn Anderson

Traitor's Chase
(*)
Stuart Gibbs

What to Do If an Elephant Stands on Your Foot
(*)
Michelle Robinson

Animals Welcome
(*)
Peg Kehret

Big Mean Mike
(*)
Michelle Knudsen

Cecil the Pet Glacier
(*)
Matthea Harvey

Eighth Grade Is Making Me Sick
(*)
Jennifer L. Holm

The Ghost of Graylock
(*)
Dan Poblocki

Liar & Spy
(*)
Rebecca Stead

Maybelle and the Haunted Cupcake
(*)
Katie Speck

Olive and the Big Secret
(*)
Tor Freeman

Palace of Stone
(*)
Shannon Hale

Send
(*)
Patty Blount

Stephen and the Beetle
(*)
Jorge Lujan

Such Wicked Intent
(*)
Kenneth Oppel

There's a Hamster in My Pocket!
(*)
Franzeska G. Ewart

The Tooth Mouse
(*)
Susan Hood

Because It Is My Blood
(*)
Gabrielle Zevin

The Blink Once
(*)
Cylin Busby

The Brides of Rollrock Island
(*)
Margo Lanagan

Buddy
(*)
M.H. Herlong

Cat Tale
(*)
Michael Hall

Caught
(*)
Margaret Peterson Haddix

Creepy Carrots!
(*)
Aaron Reynolds

Don't Turn Around
(*)
Michelle Gagnon

The Encyclopedia of Me
(*)
Karen Rivers

Every Day
(*)
David Levithan

Fire in the Streets
(*)
Kekla Magoon

Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs
(*)
Mo Willems

Her Permanent Record
(*)
Jimmy Gownley

Hunter Moran Saves the Universe
(*)
Patricia Reilly Giff

Me and Momma and Big John
(*)
Mara Rockliff

Momentum
(*)
Saci Lloyd

My Book of Life by Angel
(*)
Martine Leavitt

Nighttime Ninja
(*)
Barbara DaCosta

No Other Story
(*)
Cuthbert Soup

Penny and Her Doll
(*)
Kevin Henkes

The Quiet Place
(*)
Sarah Stewart

Safekeeping
(*)
Karen Hesse

Seconds Away
(*)
Harlan Coben

Secrets of Shakespeare's Grave
(*)
Deron R. Hicks

The Shimmers in the Night
(*)
Lydia Millet

A Soldier's Secret
(*)
Marissa Moss

Splendors and Glooms
(*)
Laura Amy Schlitz

Third Grade Angels
(*)
Jerry Spinelli

underGROUND
(*)
Denise Fleming

What Came from the Stars
(*)
Gary D. Schmidt

Count Me in: A Parade of Mexican Folk Art Numbers in English and Spanish
(*)
Cynthia Weill

The Dogs of Winter
(*)
Bobbie Pyron

The Fire Chronicle
(*)
John Stephens

The FitzOsbornes at War
(*)
Michelle Cooper

I, Witness
(*)
Norah McClintock

The Last Dragonslayer
(*)
Jasper Fforde

Promised
(*)
Caragh M. O'Brien

Stealing Parker
(*)
Miranda Kenneally

The Three Ninja Pigs
(*)
Corey Rosen Schwartz

The Two Travelers
(*)
Mark Jeffrey

The Christmas Tugboat: How the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Came to New York City
(*)
George Matteson; Adele Ursone

Deadlier of the Species
(*)
Maggie Stiefvater
in The Curiosities: A Collection of Stories

Return to the Willows
(*)
Jacqueline Kelly

Twelve Kinds of Ice
(*)
Ellen Bryan Obed

Monkey and Elephant
(*)
Carole Lexa Schaefer

Amber Brown Is Tickled Pink
(*)
Bruce Coville; Elizabeth Levy

Pickle: The (Formerly) Anonymous Prank Club of Fountain Point Middle School
(*)
Kim Baker

The Silence of Our Friends
(*)
Mark Long

Bear Has a Story to Tell
(*)
Philip C. Stead

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