The Arrival.  Shaun Tan, Arthur Levine Books,2007.

The Christopher Killer:Forensic Mystery 1.  Alane Ferguson, Viking Penguin, 2006.

The Glass Castle.  Jeannette Walls, Scribner, 2005.

The Last Knight.  Hilari Bell,HarperCollins, 2007.

Life as We Knew It.  Susan Beth Pfeffer, Harcourt, 2006.

Light Years.  Tammar Stein, Knopf, 2005.

A Room on Lorelei Street.   Mary E. Pearson, Holt, 2005.

The Rules of Survival.   Nancy Werlin, Dial Books, 2006.