The NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION has announced it's 2012 finalists.
Here are the 5 results for the YOUNG PEOPLE'S LITERATURE category.
by William Alexander
**Starred Review** Kirkus
In the town of Zombay, lives a witch named Graba. She has clockwork chicken legs and can transport her house wherever she wants. Graba takes in stray children, and Rownie is the youngest boy in her household. Rownie’s only real relative is his older brother Rowan, who is an actor. But acting is outlawed in Zombay, and Rowan has disappeared.
Desperate to find him, Rownie joins up with a troupe of goblins who skirt the law to put on plays. But their plays are not only for entertainment, and the masks they use are for more than make-believe. The goblins also want to find Rowan—because Rowan might be the only person who can save the town from being flooded by a mighty river.
Word Count: 44,957
Page Count: 256
Accelerated Reading level: 4.9 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 150923
Lexile: 710L
- Publisher: Margaret K. McElderry Books
- sample pages available
by Carrie Arcos
How do you find someone who doesn’t want to be found?
Rachel has always idolized her older brother Micah. He struggles with addiction, but she tells herself that he’s in control. And she almost believes it. Until the night that Micah doesn’t come home.
Lexile: HL650L
- Publisher: Simon Pulse (October 16, 2012)
by Patricia McCormick
**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** ALA BookList
**Starred Review** GoodBooksforKids
**Starred Review** VOYA
Hard not to agree with Booklist's terse and apt description: Never fall down is 'Powerfully, hauntingly unforgettable.'
The story is a fictionalization of a true story. Of genocide and incomprehensible human actions. How Arn managed to survive is miraculous and we highly recommend this YA read about the Khmer Rouge.
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| Arn Chorn-Pond. Click on IMAGE to go the NPR interview |
Page Count: 224
Accelerated Reading level: 4.5 / points: 7.0
AR quiz: 151433
Lexile: 710L
by Eliot Schrefer
**Starred Review**LibraryJournal
The Congo is a dangerous place, even for people who are trying to do good.
When one girl has to follow her mother to her sancuary for bonobos, she's not thrilled to be there. It's her mother's passion, and she'd rather have nothing to do with it. But when revolution breaks out and their sanctuary is attacked, she must rescue the bonobos and hide in the jungle. Together, they will fight to keep safe, to eat, and to survive.
Page Count: 272
Lexile: 900L
The Race To Build And Steal The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
by Steve Sheinkin
**Newbery Honor Book**
**Starred Review** PublishersWeekly
**Starred Review** SchoolLibraryJournal
**Starred Review** Kirkus
The story of the atomic bomb.
Lexile: 920L
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