Historical Fiction
Boyne, J. (2006).
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas. New York: David
Fickling.
Draper, S. (2006).
Copper Sun. New York:
Atheneum
Holm, J. L. (2006).
Penny From Heaven. New
York: Random House.
Lee-Tai, A. (2006).
A Place where Sunflowers Grow.
Illustrated by Felicia Hoshino.
San Francisco, CA: Children's
Book Press. (pb)
McCutcheon, J. (2006).
Christmas in the Trenches.
Illustrated by Henri Sorensen.
Atlanta, GA: Peachtree.
(pb)
Raven, M. T. (2006).
Night Boat to Freedom.
Illustrated by E. B. Lewis. New York:
Melanie Kroupa. (pb)
Tingle, T. (2006).
Crossing Bok Chitto: A Choctaw Tale of Friendship and Freedom.
Illustrated by Jeanne Rorex
Bridges. El Paso, TX: Cinco Puntos Press. (pb)
Winthrop, E. (2006).
Counting on Grace. New
York: Wendy Lamb.
Weatherford, C. (2006).
Dear Mr. Rosenwald. Illustrated
by Gregory R. Christie. New
York: Scholastic. (pb)
Weatherford, C. B. (2006).
Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to
Freedom.
Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. New York: Jump at the Sun. (pb)
Zusak, M. (2006).
The Book Thief. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
Nonfiction
Freedman, R. (2006).
Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery
Bus Boycott.
New York: Holiday House.
Goldman, S. R. with Ela Weissberger. (2006).
Cat with the Yellow Star: Coming of Age
in
Terezin. New York: Holiday House.
Hopkinson, D. (2006).
Up Before Daybreak: Cotton and People in
America.
New
York: Scholastic.
Shoveller, H. (2006).
Ryan and Jimmy and the Well in Africa That
Brought Them
Together. Tonawanda,
NY: Kids Can Press. (pb)
Zalben, J. B. (2006).
Paths to Peace. New York:
Dutton. (pb)
Poetry
Greenfield, E. (2006).
When the Horses Ride By.
Illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist.
New York: Lee & Low (pb)
Myers, W. D. (2006).
Jazz. Illustrated by
Christopher Myers. New York: Holiday
House. (pb)
Realistic Fiction
Diakite, P. (2006).
I Lost My Tooth in Africa.
Illustrated by Bab Wague Diakite. New
York: Scholastic.(pb)
Hobb, W. (2006).
Crossing the Wire. New York: HarperCollins.
Kessler, C. (2006).
Best Beekeeper of Lalibela: A Tale from
Africa. Illustrated by
Leonard Jenkins. New
York: Holiday House. (pb)
Kroll, V. (2006).
Selvakumar Knew Better. Illustrated by Xiaojun.
Fremont, CA:
Shen's. (pb)
McCormick, P. (2006).
Sold.
New York: Hyperion.
Traditional Literature
Campoy, F. I., & Ada, A. F. (2006).
Tales Our Abuelitas Told: A Hispanic Folktale
Collection. Illustrated by Felipe Davalos, Viva
Escriva, Susan Guevara, Leyla
Torres. New York: Atheneum.
McKissack, P. (2006).
Porch Lies: Tales of Slicksters, Tricksters,
and Other Wily
Characters. Illustrated by Andre Carrilho. New
York: Schwartz & Wade.
Pb denotes picture book
2007
Notable Books for a Global Society Committee
Nancy Hadaway, Chair,
University of Texas at Arlington
April Bedford,
Co-Chair, University of New
Orleans, LA
Jo Ann Brewer, University of Massachusetts, Lowell, MA
Cyndi Giorgis, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, NV
Belinda Louie, University of Washington at Tacoma, WA
Janelle
Mathis, University of North Texas,
Denton, TX
Mary Napoli, Penn State, Harrisburg, PA
Deborah Thompson,
The College of New Jersey, Ewing, NJ
Barbara Ward,
Washington State University, Tri-Cities, Richland, WA
Sue Chase Corbin,
Immediate Past Chair,
Shaker Heights Middle School, OH
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