PSLA
YA
TOP FORTY
TOP TEN (OR SO) 2003
TITLES
Adichie,
Chimamanda Ngozi. Purple Hibiscus. Chapel Hill: Algonquin, 2003.
1-56512-387-5. 307p. $23.95.
Gr. 9+.
Brashares, Ann. The Second Summer of the Sisterhood. New York: Delacorte, 2003. 0-385-72934-0. 373p. $15.95. Gr. 8-12.
Bray,
Libba. A Great and Terrible Beauty. New York:
Delacorte Press, 2003. 0-385-73028-4. 403p. $16.95. Gr.
9-12.
Britain, Kristen. First
Rider's Call. New York: DAW Books,
2003. 0-7564-0209-3. 639p.
$24.95. Gr. 9-12.
Brooks,
Martha. True Confessions of a
Heartless Girl. New York: Farrar, 2003. 0-374-37806-1. 181p. $16.00.
Gr. 9+.
Brown,
Dan. The Da Vinci Code: A Novel. NY: Doubleday, 2003. 0-385-51375-5. 454p. $32.50. Gr. 10+.
Bruchac,
Joseph. The Warriors. Plain City, OH: Darby Creek Publishing,
2003. 1-58196-002-6. 117p.
$15.95. Gr. 5-9.
Bunting,
Eve. The Presence: A Ghost Story. New York: Clarion Books, 2003. 0-618-26919. 195p. $15.00. Gr. 6-10.
Cameron,
Ann. Colibri. NY: Frances
Foster Books; Farrar Strauss Giroux, 2003.
0-374-31519-1. 227p. $17.00.
Gr. 5-8.
Clarke, Arthur C. and
Stephen Baxter. Time's Eye. New York:
Ballantine, 2004. 0-345-45248-8. 337p.
$26.95. Gr. 9+.
Colfer,
Eoin. Artemis Fowl: The Eternity Code.
New York: Miramax Books, 2003.
0-7868-1815-8. 309p. $7.99.
Gr. 5-9.
Curley,
Marianne. The Dark. New York: Bloomsbury, 2003. 1-58234-853-7. 334p. $16.95. Gr. 7-12.
D’Adamo, Francesco. Iqbal.
New York: Atheneum, 2003.
0-6898-5445-5. 120p. $15.95.
Gr. 4-7.
Dicamillo,
Kate. The Tale of Despereaux: Being
the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread.
Cambridge: Candlewick, 2003. 0-7636-1722-9. 272p. $17.99. Gr. 4-7.
Farrell, S. L. Holder
of Lightning. (The Cloudmages #1).
New York: DAW Books, 2003.
07564-0131-5. 494p. $23.95.
Gr. 10-12.
Frost,
Helen. Keesha’s House. New York, Farrar, 2003. 0-3743-4064-1. 128p. $16.00.
Gr. 6-10.
Gallo,
Donald R. (ed). Destination
Unexpected. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick, 2003. 0-7636-1764-4. 221p. $16.99.
Gr. 9-12.
Gantos, Jack. Jack Adrift: Fourth Grade Without a Clue. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux,
2003. 0-374-399879-5.
197p. $16.00.
Gr. 4-7.
Heuston, Kimberley. Dante’s Daughter. Asheville:
Front Street, 2003. 1-886910-97-9. 302p.
$16.95. Gr. 9-12.
Holeman, Linda. Toxic Love. Toronto: Tundra Books. 2003. 0-88776-647-1. 179p. $8.95. Gr. 9+.
Hooper,
May. At the Sign of the Sugared Plum. NY: Bloomsbury, 2003. 1-58234-849-9. 169p. $16.95. Gr. 7-12.
Johnson, Angela. The First Part Last. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003. 0-689-84922-2. 131p. $15.95. Gr. 7-12.
Johnson, Kathleen Jeffries. Target. Brookfield, CT: Millbrook Press, 2003. 0761319328. 192p. $15.95. Gr. 9+.
Koja,
Kathe. Buddha Boy. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux,
2003. 0-374-30998-1. 117p.
$16.00. Gr. 7-12.
Lahiri,
Jhumpa. The Namesake. New York: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. 0-395-92721-8. 291p. $24.00. Gr. 10-12.
Levitan,
David. Boy Meets Boy. New York: Knopf, 2003. 0-3758-2400-6. 192p.
$15.95. Gr. 8+.
Little,
Jean. Willow and Twig. Canada: Penguin Books, 2003. 0-670-88856-7. 176p. $15.99. Gr. 6+.
Mack,
Tracy. Birdland. New York: Scholastic Press, 2003. 0-439-53590-1. 198 p. $16.95. Gr. 7-10.
Macker,
Carolyn. The Earth, My Butt, And Other Big Round Things. Cambridge, MA: Candelwick,
2003. 0-7636-1858-2.
246 p.
$15.99. Gr. 9-12.
Moon, Elizabeth. The Speed of Dark. New York:
Ballantine Books, 2003.
0-345-44755-7. 340p. $23.95.
Gr. 9-12.
Myers, Walter Dean. The
Beast. New York: Scholastic,
2003. 0-439-36841-3. 170p. $16.95. Gr. 7-12.
Napoli, Donna
Jo. Breath. New York: Atheneum, 2003. 0689861745.
260p. $16.95. Gr. 8+.
Orlev,
Uri. Run, Boy, Run. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003. 0-618-16465-0. 186p.
$15.00. Gr. 9-12.
Paolini, Christopher. Eragon.
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003.
0-375-82668-8. 186p. $18.95. Grades 6+.
Pattou,
Edith. East. Orlando, Fl.: Harcourt, 2003. 0-15-204563-5. 498p. $18.00. Gr. 6+.
Peck, Richard. The
River Between Us. New York: Dial Books,
2003. 0-8037-2725-6. 164p.
$16.99. Gr. 6-9.
Pierce, Tamora. Trickster's Choice. New York: Random
House, 2003. 0-375-81466-3. 422p.
$17.95. Gr. 7-10.
Rees,
Celia. Pirates: The True and Remarkable Adventures of Minerva Sharpe and
Nancy Kington, Female Pirates.
NewYork: Bloomsbury, 2003. 1-58234-816-2.
380p. $16.95. Gr. 7-12.
Rinaldi,
Ann. Or Give Me Death. Orlando:
Harcourt, Inc., 2003.
0-15-216687-4. 223p. $17.00.
Gr. 6-9.
Rodowsky,
Colby. Not Quite a Stranger. New York: Farrar, Straus, and Giroux,
2003. 0-374-35548-7. 179p.
$16.00.
Gr. 7-12.
Rowling, J. K. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix.
NY, Scholastic, 2003. 0-439-35806-X.
870p. $29.99. Gr. 6-9.
Schwartz,
Virginia Frances. Initiation. Canada: Fitzhenry and Whiteside, 2003. 1-55005-053-2. 268p. $14.40. Gr. 9+.
Soto,
Gary. The Afterlife. Orlando: Harcourt, Inc., 2003. 0-15-204774-3. 161p. $16.00. Gr. 7-12.
Spinelli, Jerry. Milkweed. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. 0-375-81374-8. 208p. $15.95. Gr. 4-8.
Tashjian, Janet. Faultline. New York: Holt, 2003. 0-8050-72004. 248p. $16.95. Gr. 8-12.
TenNapel,
Doug. Creature Tech. Marietta, GA: Top Shelf Productions,
2003. 1-891830-34-1. 208p.
$17.95. Gr. 9-12.
Abaluck, Jason, et al. Up Your Score: The Underground Guide to the
SAT, 2003-2004 Edition. New York: Workman
Publishing,
2003. 0-7611-2684-8. 304p.
$10.95. Gr. 8-12.
Aronson, Marc. Witch-Hunt: Mysteries of the Salem Witch
Trials. New York: Atheneum, 2003.
0-689-84864-1.
288p. $18.95.
Gr. 9+.
Bernstein,
Mark and Alex Lubertozzi. World War
II On the Air: Edward R. Murrow and the Broadcasts that Riveted
a Nation. CD narrated by Dan Rather.
Naperville: Sourcebooks, 2003.
1-4022-0026-9. 284p. $29.95.
Gr. 9+.
Blount,
Roy. Robert E. Lee.
Lipper/Viking Book, 2003.
0-670-03220-4. 210p. $16.96.
Gr. 11+.
Chacham, Ronit. Breaking Ranks: Refusing to Serve in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. New York: Other Press, 2003.
1-59051-099-2. 153p. $15.00. Gr. 9-12.
Collins,
Gail. America’s Women: 400 Years of
Dolls, Drudges, Helpmates, and Heroines. William Morrow, 2003.
0-06-018510-4.
556p. $23.76. Gr. 10+.
Coombs,
Karen Mueller. Woody Guthrie:
America’s Folksinger. Carolrhoda
Books, 2002. 1-57505-464-7. 120p.
$18.95. Gr.
5-9.
Curtis, Brian (ed.). The
Explainer. New York: Anchor Books,
2004. 1-4000-3426-4. 249 p.
$11.95. Gr. 7+.
Edmont, Gregory. Spotted
in France. Guilfor, Connecticut: Lyons Press, 2003. 1-59228-147-8. 230p.
$19.95.
Gr. 10-12.
Encyclopedia
of Religious Freedom. Catharine Cookson, ed. New York: Routledge, 2003. 0-415-94181-4. 555p.
$125. Gr.
10+.
Espeland,
Pamela. Life Lists for Teens: Tips, Steps, Hints, and How-Tos for Growing
Up, Getting Along, Learning, and
Having Fun. Free Spirit, 2003.
1-57542-125-9. 264p. $10.16.
Gr. 9+.
Feiler,
Bruce S. Abraham: A Journey to the
Heart of Three Faiths. Morrow,
2002. 0-380-97776-1. 224p.
$20.36. Gr. 11+.
Fernandez-Armesto, Felipe. Ideas
That Changed the World. New York:
DK Publishing, 2003.
0-7894-9609-7. 400p. $30.00.
Gr. 9+.
Freedman, Russell. In Defense of Liberty: The Story of
America’s Bill of Rights. New York: Holiday House, 2003.
0-8234-1585-6. 196p.
$24.95. Gr. 5+.
Hart, Christopher. Manga
Mania Villains: How to Draw the Dastardly Characters of Japanese Comics. New
York:
Watson-Guptill Publications, 2003.
0-8230-2971-9. 144p. $19.95.
Gr. 6-12.
Jones,
Patrick, Patricia Taylor, and Kirsten Edwards.
A Core Collection for Young Adults. New York: Neal-Schuman, 2003.
1-55570-458-1.
250p. $65.00. Professional.
Lufkin, Elise and Diana Walker. Second Chances: More Tales of Found Dogs. Guilford, CT: Lyons Press, 2003.
6081301995. 180p. $19.95. Gr. 7+.
Macaulay, David. Mosque.
Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2003.
0-618-24034-9. 96p. $18.00.
Gr. 5+.
Mankell, Henning. Secrets in the Fire. New York: Annick Press, 2003. 1-55037-800-7. 163p. $7.95. Gr. 6-12.
Meltzer, Milton. Hour of Freedom:
American History in Poetry. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mill Press, 2003.
1-59078-021-3. 88p.
$16.95. Gr. 5-8.
Morris, Dave and Leo
Hartas. Game Art: The Graphic Art of Computer Games. New York:
Watson-Guptill
Publications,
2003. 0-8230-2080-0. 192p.
$29.95. Grades 7+.
Murphy, Jim. Inside the Alamo. New York: Delacorte Press, 2003. 0-385-32574-6. 121p. $16.95. Gr. 6+.
Pledge, Deanna, S., Ph.D. When Something Feels Wrong: A Survival Guide About Abuse for Young People. Minneapolis, MN: Free Spirit, 2003. 1-57542-115-1. 214p. $14.95. Gr. 8+.
Roach, Mary. Stiff : the Curious Lives of Human Cadavers. New York: Norton, 2003. 0-393-05093-9. 303p. $23.95.
Gr. 9+.
Satrapi,
Marjane. Persepolis: The Story of a
Childhood. New York: Pantheon,
2003. 0-375-42230-7. 153p.
$17.95.
Gr. 9+.
Schyffert, Bea Uusma. The
Man Who Went to the Far Side of the Moon: The Story of Apollo 11 Astronaut
Michael
Collins. San Francisco: Chronicle Books, 2003. 0-8118-4007-7. 77p. $14.95. Gr. 4-7.
Simon, Rachel. Riding the Bus with My Sister: a True Life Journey. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002. 0618045996.
296p. $23.00. Gr. 10+.
Tapestry
of Hope: Holocaust Writing for Young People. Compiled by Lillian Boraks-Nementz and Irene N. Watts.
Tundra Books, 2003. 0-88776-638-2. 237p. $16.10. Gr. 8+.
Waldman,
Michael. My Fellow Americans: The
Most Important Speeches of America’s Presidents from George
Washington to George W. Bush. (with 2 audio CDs). Naperville, IL: Sourcebooks mediaFusion, 2003.
1-4022-0027-7. 337p. $45.00. Grades 9+.
Withrow, Steven. Toon Art: The Graphic Art of Digital
Cartooning. New York:
Watson-Guptill Publications, 2003.
0-8230-5378-4. 192p.
$29.95. Gr. 7+.
The Advertising Age
Encyclopedia of Advertising, John McDonough and Karen Egolf, ed. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn, 2003.
1-57958-172-2. 3 vols. 1958 p. $385.00 Gr.9+.
The Beat Generation: A Gale
Critical Companion, Lynn M. Zott, ed. Detroit: Gale, 2003, 0-7876-7569-5. 3 vols.
1622p. $350.00 Gr.9+
Day, Tevor. Exploring the Ocean. New York: Oxford University Press,
2003. 0-19-521967-8. 4 vols.
Gr. 6+.
The DK
Geography of the World. London: Dorling Kindersley, 2003. 0-7894-594-X. 304p. $29.99.
Gr. 4-8.
Encyclopedia of Food and Culture, Solomon H. Katz, ed. New
York: Scribner’s 2003. 0-684-80568-5. 3
vols. 2004 p. $400.00. Gr. 9+
Genetics. Richard Robinson, ed. New
York: MacMillan, 2003.
0-02-865606-7. 4 vols. $395.00.
Gr. 12+.
Harris, Nathaniel. Atlas
of the World’s Deserts. New York: Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers, 2003. 1-57958-310-5.
192p. $125.00.
Gr. 6+.
Historic
Events for Students: The Great Depression. Richard C. Hanes and Sharon M. Hanes, ed. Detroit:
Gale, 2002.
0-7876-5702-6. 3
vols. 1500p. $363.00. Gr. 9+.
How It Works:
Science and Technology. 3rd edition.
New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2003.
0-7614-7314-9. 20 vols.
$499.95. Gr. 7+.
The Oxford Encyclopedia of American Literature. Jay Parini, ed. New York: Oxford University Press, 2004. 0-19-515653-6.
4 vols. $584.50.
Gr. 9+.
Political Theories for Students.
Matthew Miskelly and Jaime Noce, ed. Detroit: Gale, 2002. 0-7876-5645-3. 429p. $151.75.
Gr. 9+.
Reptiles and Amphibians.
New York: Marshall Cavendish, 2004. 0-7614-7390-4. 11 v. $657.07. Gr. 4+.
Scholastic
Visual Sports Encyclopedia. New York,
Scholastic, 2003. 0-439-31721-5. 224p.
$19.95. Gr. 5-10.
The
World Book Student Discovery Encyclopedia.
World
Book, 2003. 0-7166-7409-2. 13 vol.
$359.00. Gr. 4-8.