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51. Wonder: Review Haiku

Geez -- way to stack the
Newbery deck, first-timer.
Amazingly good.

Wonder by R. J. Palacio. Knopf, 2012, 320 pages.

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52. Hark! A Vagrant: Review Haiku


The closest thing to
Shakespeare I could find: smart stuff,

drawn for the masses.

Hark! A Vagrant by Kate Beaton. Drawn & Quarterly, 2011, 160 pages.

P.S. Happy 448th, dude.


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53. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl: Review Haiku


Best voice in a first
novel in a looooong time.
Freakin' hilarious.

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews. Amulet, 2012, 304 pages.

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54. Mr. & Mrs. Bunny, Detectives Extraordinaire: Review Haiku


Horvath and Blackall,

perfectly absurd together.
(The Marmot rocks.)

Mr. & Mrs. Bunny: Detectives Extraordinaire! by Polly Horvath, illustrated by Sophie Blackall. Schwartz & Wade, 2012, 256 pages.

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55. Where Things Come Back: Review Haiku


If your debut is
this good, you're allowed to go
Harper Lee. (Please don't.)

Where Things Come Back by John Corey Whaley. Atheneum, 2011, 240 pages.

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56. The Family Fang: Review Haiku


Anytime I feel

like I'm a bad mother, I'll
just re-read this book.

The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson. Ecco, 2011, 320 pages.

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57. There Is No Dog: Review Haiku


Take one Joan Osbourne
song; add the awesomesauce of
Meg Rosoff; stir. Squeeeeee.


There Is No Dog by Meg Rosoff. Putnam, 2012, 256 pages.

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58. Look I Made a Hat: Review Haiku


Worth it for the chapters
on George and Woods alone.
I heart me some Steve.



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59. Science Fair Season: Review Haiku


Totally made me
wish I'd been an engineer.
Rock on, smartypants.


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60. The Influencing Machine: Review Haiku


Brilliant, clear-eyed look
at the state of media
and how we got here.

The Influencing Machine: Brooke Gladstone on the Media by Brooke Gladstone. Norton, 2011, 192 pages.

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61. Zita the Spacegirl: Review Haiku


Reluctant space
traveler Zita kicks butt, takes names,
saves her friend. Rad.

Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke. First Second, 2011, 192 pages.

2011 Cybils Elementary/MG Graphic novel winner!

(Anybody surprised that First Second cleaned up in this category? Yeah, me neither.)
(Also, just noticed that our winners are Anya and Zita, which is pretty awesome.)



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62. The Fault in Our Stars: Review Haiku


Hazel, I will buy
you a "F**k Cancer" kit from
Subversive Cross Stitch.


The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. Dutton, 2012, 336 pages.

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63. The Future of Us: Review Haiku


So we beat on, boats
against the current, borne back
ceaselessly into . . .

The Future of Us by Jay Asher and Carolyn Mackler. Razorbill, 2011, 356 pages.

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64. How to Save a Life: Review Haiku


Makes the unsympathetic
sympathetic, for both
main characters.

How to Save a Life by Sara Zarr. Little Brown, 2011, 352 pages.

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65. Why We Broke Up: Review Haiku


I think the New York Times
just ji$$ed in its collective pants.
Epic win.

Why We Broke Up by Daniel Handler, illustrated by Maira Kalman. Little Brown, 2011, 368 pages.

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66. Breadcrumbs: Review Haiku


And another one:

Yes, it really is that good.
My Newbery pick.

Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu. Walden Pond Press, 2011, 320 pages.

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67. Clementine and the Family Meeting: Review Haiku


Clementine returns!
(I vote for One-Ball Reilly
as a name.)


Clementine and the Family Meeting by Sara Pennypacker. Hyperion, 2011, 176 pages.

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68. The Borrower: Review Haiku


Reluctant kidnapper/
librarian gets in
over her head. FAB.

The Borrower by Rebecca Makkai. Viking, 2011, 336 pages.

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69. Bossypants: Review Haiku


YES, I'm the last person
to read it, and YES, it
really is that good.


Bossypants by Tina Fey. Reagan Arthur Books, 2011, 320 pages.

P.S. Happy birthday to my big sister! I can't imagine why this title made me think of you.

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70. A Tale Dark and Grimm: Review Haiku


All the cliches that
shouldn't work, do, in this smart
fairy-tale nightmare.


A Tale Dark and Grimm by Adam Gidwitz. Dutton, 2010, 192 pages.

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71. The Penderwicks at Point Mouette: Review Haiku



And again I say,
why am I not a Penderwick?
Maine-ly awesome.


The Penderwicks at Point Mouette by Jeanne Birdsall. Knopf, 2011, 304 pages.



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72. The Last Little Blue Envelope: Review Haiku



MJ gets it right:

love, death, longing, heartbreak --
plus the best car EVAH.




The Last Little Blue Envelope by Maureen Johnson. Harper, 2011, 288 pages.



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73. Sweet Valley Confidential: Review Haiku



Their wedding procession
song was from Phantom of
the Opera
?!? *dies*


Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later by Francine Pascal. St. Martin's, 2011, 293 pages.



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74. Picture This: Review Haiku


The near-sighted monkey offers you her thoughts on creativity.


Picture This by Lynda Barry. Drawn & Quarterly, 2010, 204 pages.

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75. Finishing the Hat: Review Haiku


Made me find CDs and relive my junior-high

Sondheim obsession.


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