2011-2012 GBA Novel Final List

Books Spanning the Grades 4-8

1. Connor, L. (2008). Waiting for normal. New York, NY: Katherine Tegen Books

2. Draper, S. (2010). Out of my mind. New York, NY: Atheneum.

3. Williams-Garcia, R. (2010).One crazy summer. New York, NY: Amistad

4. Sonnenblick, J. (2010). After ever after. New York, NY: Scholastic

5. Erskine, C. (2010). Mockingbird. New York, NY: Philomel.

6. Lin, G. (2009). Where the mountain meets the moon. New York, NY: Little, Brown and Company.

7. Alvarez, J. (2009). Return to sender. New York, NY: Alfred A, Knopf

8. Haissen, C. (2009). Scat. New York, NY: Alfred A, Knopf

9. Philbrick, R. (2009). The mostly true adventures of Homer P. Figg. New York, NY: Blue Sky Press

10. Baskin, N. R. (2009). Anything but typical.New York, NY: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

11. Wiles, D. (2010). Countdown. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.

12. Pearsall, S. (2008). All shook up. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf,

13. Korman, G. 2008). Swindle. New York, NY: Scholastic Press

Books for Younger Audiences (Gr. 4-6)

14. Angleberger, T. (2010). Strange case of Origami Yoda. New York, NY: Amulet Books

15. Klise, K. (2009). 43 Old Cemetery Road:Dying to meet you. Orlando, FL: Harcourt

16. Clements, A. (2009). Extra credit.New York, NY: Atheneum

17. O’Conner, B. (2010).The fantastic secret of Owen Jester. New York, NY: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Books for Older Audiences (Gr. 6-8)

18. Collins, S. (2008). The Hunger Games. New York, NY: Scholastic Press.

19. Berg, A. (2009). All the broken pieces. New York, NY: Scholastic Press

20. Anderson, L. H.(2008) Chains. New York, NY: Simon &Schuster Books

Alternates

1. Buckley, M. (2009). N.E.R.D.S.: National espionage, rescue, and defense society. New

York, NY: Amulet Books {Books for Younger Audiences (Gr. 4-6)}

2. Maas, W. (2009). 11 birthdays.New York, NY: Scholastic Press.

{Books for Younger Audiences (Gr. 4-6)}