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2002
Children's Book Sense 76 Picks
Unique and provocative
selections from a great diversity of voices...all personally recommended by
the independent booksellers of America.
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Georgie
by Malachy
Doyle
"A wrenching story of a 14-year-old boy perceived to be a lost cause. We
see that he is as fearful of those around him as they are of him, and we learn
just how much he wants to be normal. Georgie gets one more chance when he is transferred
to yet another group home and meets Tommo and Shannon." -- Kerry Skiffington,
Deerleap Books, Bristol, VT
Gingerbread
by Rachel
Cohn
"Here is a real teenager in literature: vulnerable, sensitive, and a bit
self-destructive. She carries a gingerbread-colored rag doll with her everywhere
she goes, even on her trip to NYC to meet her biological father. What a completely
cool book! I was fascinated by this lovable, yet slightly rebellious, 16-year
old." -- Dana Harper, Brystone Children's Books, Wautagua, TX
 Hole
in My Life
by Jack
Gantos
"Gantos has written a courageous and compelling autobiographical book about
his time as a drug smuggler. The consequences were awful: He was caught, convicted,
and served 15 harrowing months in prison. Gantos has not only written a good
book, but also, I hope, has opened the possibility of writing about far wider
motives for decisions and actions that sculpt lives into their actual form.
Living with today's pervasive drug culture is an unsought challenge each person
is forced to face. A VERY important book." -- Carol Chittenden, Eight
Cousins Bookshop, Falmouth, MA
 How
to Disappear Completely and Never Be Found
by Sara
Nickerson
"This deliciously suspenseful, sensitive and well-written novel weaves together
strands of friendship, family, mystery and the agonies of adolescence. You won't
want to put it down!" -- Leah M. Maier, The Children's Corner Bookshop,
Spokane, WA
Hush
by
Jacqueline Woodson
"A girl in a Witness Protection Program family hates her new life. Woodson
has crafted another great story sure to intrigue all readers." -- Kara
Luger, Chinook Bookstore, Colorado Springs, CO
Lucy the Giant
by Sherri
L. Smith
"Lucy is 15 and tall, with a homelife filled with hopelessness. We share
Lucy's thoughts, see with Lucy's eyes, and feel Lucy's pain as she struggles to
fit in. One of the most moving and compelling stories that has come my way."
-- Tula Patterson, The Children's Corner Bookshop, Spokane, WA
Making the Run
by Heather
Henson
"This took me back to the summer of my senior year and wanting to escape
my small town roots and make the run for my future. Henson captures these feelings
and more. An excellent summer read for teens." -- Jenne Herbst, Quail
Ridge Books and Music, Raleigh, NC
Shattering Glass
by Gail
Giles
"From the first sentence ('Simon Glass was easy to hate.'), to its violent
end, this is a provocative novel on the nature of leaders and followers, the price
of being cool, and the pain of wanting to belong in high school. Dark and well
crafted, this suspenseful and powerful book is unforgettable, and it will provoke
much discussion." -- Holly Myers, Elliott Bay Book Company, Seattle,
WA
Sight,
The
by David
Clement-Davies
"The author of Firebringer brings us a new epic fantasy novel based
on the myths of wolves and good and evil, as a bitter she-wolf sets out to fulfill
her destiny." -- Jeanne Fondrie, Village Books, Bellingham, WA
Things Not Seen
by Andrew
Clements
"The author of Frindle, Landry News, and School Story
has done it again. Jack's mother is a professor; his father a physicist, and
Jack is a teenage boy who, on p. 1, awakens from a night's sleep only to discover
he is invisible!" -- Janis Irvine, The Book Bin, Northbrook, IL
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