Every Hero Has a Story
NLA/NSLA Annual Conference
October 2014
Sally Snyder
Nebraska Library Commission
Picture Books
Braun, Sebastien WHOOSH AND CHUG!
Unp. HarperCollins 2014 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-207754-7
Castillo, Lauren THE TROUBLEMAKER
Unp. Clarion Books (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) 2014 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-547-72991-6
Corderoy, Tracey SHIFTY McGIFTY AND SLIPPERY SAM
Illus. by Steven Lenton unp. Noisy Crow 2013 $14.99 ISBN 978-0-7636-6838-9
Cyrus, Kurt MOTORDOG
Illus. by David Gordon unp. Disney i Hyperion 2014 $16.99 ISBN 978-14231-6822-5
Dale, Penny DINOSAUR RESCUE!
Unp. Candlewick Press 3013 $15.99 ISBN 98-0-7636-6829-7
Dávila, Claudia SUPER RED RIDING HOOD
Unp. Kids Can Press 2014 $16.95 ISBN 978-1-77138-020-1
Dolan, Elys WEASELS
Unp. Candlewick Press 2014 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-7636-7100-6
Donaldson, Julia SUPERWORM
Illus. by Axel Scheffler unp. Arthur A. Levine Bks (Scholastic) 2014 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-545-59176-8
Elya, Susan Middleton LITTLE ROJA RIDING HOOD
Illus. by Susan Guevara unp. Putnam 2014 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-399-24767-5
Engle, Margarita WHEN YOU WANDER: A Search-and-Rescue Dog Story
Illus. by Mary Morgan unp. Henry Holt & Co. 2013 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8050-9312-4
Ering, Timothy Basil THE ALMOST FEARLESS HAMILTON SQUIDLEGGER
Unp. Candlewick Press 2014 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-7636-2357-9
Hernandez, Leeza CAT NAPPED!
Unp. G. P. Putnam’s Sons (Penguin Group) 2014 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-399-16438-5
Himmelman, John CHICKENS TO THE RESCUE
Unp. Henry Holt & Co. 2006 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-8050-7951-7
Himmelman, John PIGS TO THE RESCUE
Unp. Henry Holt & Co. 2010 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-8050-8683-6
Himmelman, John COWS TO THE RESCUE
Unp. Henry Holt & Co. 2011 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8050-9249-3
Himmelman, John DUCK TO THE RESCUE
Unp. Henry Holt & Co. 2014 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-8050-9485-5
London, Jonathan FIREFIGHTER HIPPO
Illus. by Gilles Eduar unp. Boyds Mills Press 2013 $15.95 ISBN 978-1-59078-968-1
Mora, Pat & Libby Martinez BRAVO, CHICO CANTA! BRAVO!
Illus. by Amelia Lau Carling unp. Groundwood Books 2014 $17.95 ISBN 978-1-55498-343-8
Rocco, John SUPER HAIR-O AND THE BARBER OF DOOM
Unp. Disney i Hyperion 2013 $16.99 ISBN 978-1-4231-2189-3
Rubin, Adam BIG BAD BUBBLE
Illus. by Daniel Salmieri unp. Houghon Mifflin Harcourt 2014 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-544-04549-1
Skewes, John & Michael Mullin LARRY GETS LOST IN ALASKA
Illus. by John Skewes unp. Sasquatch Books 2011 $16.99 ISBN 978- 1-57061-728-7; $10.99 (pbk)
ISBN 978-1-57061-859-8
Stoop, Naoko RED KNIT CAP GIRL TO THE RESCUE
Unp. Little, Brown & Co. 2013 $17.00 ISBN 978-0-316-22885-5
Osborne, Mary Pope MONDAY WITH A MAD GENIUS b
Illus, by Sal Murdocca 107p. Random House 2007 $
Stower, Adam NAUGHTY KITTY!
Unp. Orchard Books (Scholastic) 2012, 2014 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-545-57604-8
Nonfiction Picture Books
Meiners, Cheri J. HAVE COURAGE!
Illus. by Elizabeth Allen 35p. Free Spirit Pub. 2014 $14.99 ISBN 978-1-57542-458-3
Montalván, Luis Carlos & Bret Witter TUESDAY TUCKS ME IN
Photos by Dan Dion 40p. Roaring Brook Press 2014 $16.99 ISBN 978-1-59643-891-0
Beginning Readers & Early Chapter Books
Arnold, Tedd BUZZ BOY AND FLY GUY
28p. Cartwheel Books (Scholastic) 2010 $6.99 ISBN 978-0-545-22274-7
Arnold, Tedd FLY GUY PRESENTS FIREFIGHTERS
unp. Scholastic 2014 $3.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-545-63160-6
Kirby, Stan CAPTAIN AWESOME TO THE RESCUE!
Illus. by George O’Connor 107p. Simon & Schuster 2012 $4.99 ISBN 978-1-4424-3561-2
Kirby, Stan CAPTAIN AWESOME vs NACHO CHEESE MAN
Illus. by George O’Connor 113p. Simon & Schuster 2012 $4.99 ISBN 978-1-4424-3563-6
Kirby, Stan CAPTAIN AWESOME vs THE EVIL BABYSITTER
Illus. by George O’Connor 117p. Simon & Schuster 2012 $4.99 ISBN 978-1-4814-0446-4
Marco, Cyndi LET’S GET CRACKING!
74p. Scholastic 2014 $4.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-545-61061-2
Marco, Cyndi BOK! BOK! BOOM!
72p. Scholastic 2014 $4.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-545-61063-6
Marco, Cyndi THE BIRDY SNATCHERS
72p. Scholastic 2014 $4.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-545-61068-1
Fiction for Grades 2-5 (or so)
Anderson, John David SIDEKICKED
373p. HarperCollins 2013 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-213314-4; $6.99 (pbk) 978-0-06-213315-1
Angleberger, Tom PRINCESS LABELMAKER TO THE RESCUE
184p. Amulet Books 2014 $13.95 ISBN 978-1-4197-1052-0
Bacon, Lee JOSHUA DREAD
272p. Delacorte Books 2012 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-385-74185-9; $6.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-307929983
Bacon, Lee THE NAMELESS HERO
289p. Delacorte Books 2013 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-385-74186-6
Bolton, Chris A. SMASH: Trial by Fire
Illus. by Kyle Bolton 146p. Candlewick Press 2013 $18.99 ISBN 978-0-7636-5596-9
DiCamillo, Kate FLORA & ULYSSES
Illus. by K.G. Campbell 240p. Candlewick Press 2013 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-7636-6040-6
Giff, Patricia Reilly WINTER SKY
152p. Wendy Lamb Books (Random House) 2014 $15.99 ISBN 978-0-375-83892-7
Harkrader, Lisa THE ADVENTURES OF BEANBOY
235p. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012 $12.99 ISBN 978-0-547-55078-7
Hart, Alison DARLING, MERCY DOG OF WORLD WAR I
Illus. by Michael G. Montgomery 163p. Peachtree Pub. 2013 $12.95 ISBN 978-1-56145-705-2
Hatke, Ben ZITA THE SPACEGIRL
183p. First Second 2010 $12.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-1-59643-446-2
Hatke, Ben LEGENDS OF ZITA THE SPACEGIRL
224p. First Second 2012 $12.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-1-59643-447-9
Hatke, Ben RETURN OF ZITA THE SPACEGIRL
183p. First Second 2014 $12.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-1-59643-876-7
Jinks, Catherine HOW TO CATCH A BOGLE
308p. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-544-08708-8
Klimo, Kate TOGO
Illus. by Tim Jessell 163p. Random House 2014 $6.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-385-37335-7
Krosoczka, Jarrett J. LUNCH LADY AND THE LEAGUE OF LIBRARIANS
96p. Random House 2009 $6.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-375-84684-7
Krosoczka, Jarrett J. LUNCH LADY AND THE VIDEO GAME VILLAIN
96p. Random House 2013 $6.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-307-98079-3
Krosoczka, Jarrett J. LUNCH LADY AND THE SCHOOLWIDE SCUFFLE
96p. Random House 2014 $6.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-385-75279-4
Krosoczka, Jarrett J. PLATYPUS POLICE SQUAD: The Frog Who Croaked
227p. HarperCollins 2014 $12.99 ISBN 978-0-06-207164-4
Krosoczka, Jarrett J. PLATYPUS POLICE SQUAD: The Ostrich Conspiracy
218p. HarperCollins 2014 $12.99 ISBN 978-0-06-207166-8
Pilkey, Dav THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS (now in full color)
125p. Scholastic 1997, 2013 $9.99 ISBN 978-0-545-49908-8
Pitchford, Dean NICKEL BAY NICK
253p. G. P. Putnam’s Sons 2013 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-399-25465-9
Rex, Michael FANGBONE! THIRD GRADE BARBARIAN
120p. G.P.Putnam’s Sons (Penguin Group) $5.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-399-25521-2
Rex, Michael THE EGG OF MISERY
120p. G.P.Putnam’s Sons (Penguin Group) $5.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-399-25522-9
Rex, Michael THE BIRTHDAY PARTY OF DREAD
124p. G.P.Putnam’s Sons (Penguin Group) $5.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-399-25523-6
Spencer, Octavia THE CASE OF THE TIME-CAPSULE BANDIT
Illus. by Vivienne To 214p. Simon & Schuster 2013 $16.99 ISBN 978-1-4424-7681-3
Trine, Greg DINOS ARE FOREVER
Illus. by Frank W. Dormer 106p. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012 $12.99 ISBN 978-0-547-76341-5; $5.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-544-00325-5
Trine, Greg WYATT BURP RIDES AGAIN
Illus. by Frank W. Dormer 112p. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2012 $12.99 ISBN 978-0-547-80795-9; $5.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-544-01899-0
Trine, Greg SHIFTY BUSINESS
Illus. by Frank W. Dormer 105p. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013 $12.99 ISBN 978-0-547-80796-6
Trine, Greg PINKBEARD’S REVENGE
Illus. by Frank W. Dormer 119p. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2013 $12.99 ISBN 978-0-547-80797-3
Nonfiction for Grades 2-5 (or so)
Bausum, Ann STUBBY THE WAR DOG
72p. National Geographic 2014 $17.99 ISBN 978-1-4263-1486-5
Castaldo, Nancy F. SNIFFER DOGS
154p. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2014 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-544-08893-1
King, Bart THE BIG BOOK OF SUPERHEROES
Illus. by Greg Paprocki 287p. Gibbs Smith 2014 $19.99 ISBN 978-1-4236-3397-6
Nobleman, Marc Tyler BILL THE BOY WONDER: The Secret Co-Creator of Batman
48p. Charlesbridge Publishing 2012 $17.95 ISBN 978-1-58089-289-6
Nobleman, Marc Tyler BOYS OF STEEL: The Creators of Superman
40p. Knopf 2008, 2013 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-375-83802-6; $7.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0449810637
Unmask: Teen Theme
Fiction for Younger Teens
Hale, Shannon DANGEROUS
405p. Bloomsbury 2014 $17.99 ISBN 978-1-59990-168-8
Jones, Gareth P. CONSTABLE & TOOP
416p. Amulet Books 2013 $16.95 ISBN 978-1-4197-0782-7
Jung, Mike GEEKS, GIRLS, AND SECRET IDENTITIES
307p. Arthur A. Levine Books (Scholastic) 2012 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-545-33548-5
Keenan, Sheila DOGS OF WAR
Illus. by Nathan Fox 197p. GRAPHIX 2013 $22.99 ISBN 978-0-545-12887-2; $12.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-545-12888-9
Kraatz, Jeramey THE CLOAK SOCIETY
278p. HarperCollins 2012 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-209547-3; $6.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-0-06-209548-0
Kraatz, Jeramey THE CLOAK SOCIETY: Villains Rising
278p. HarperCollins 2013 $16.99 ISBN 978-0-06-209550-3
Lynch, Chris THE RIGHT FIGHT
192p. Scholastic 2014 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-545-52294-6
Pauley, Kimberly CAT GIRL’S DAY OFF
336p. Lee & Low Books 2012 $17.95 ISBN 978-1-60060-883-4
Pope, Paul BATTLING BOY
208p. Roaring Brook Press 2013 $24.99 ISBN 978-1-59643-805-7; $15.99 ISBN 978-1-59643-145-4
Stroud, Jonathan THE SCREAMING STAIRCASE
390p. Disney i Hyperion 2013 $16.99 ISBN 978-1-4231-6491-3
Nonfiction for Teens
Ritland, Mike NAVY SEAL DOGS: My Tale of Training Canines for Combat
190p. St. Martin’s Press 2013 $17.99 ISBN 978-1-250-04182-1; $9.99 (pbk) ISBN 978-1-250-04969-8
Fiction for Older Teens
Bruchac, Joseph KILLER OF ENEMIES
358p. Tu Books (Lee & Low) 2013 $19.95 ISBN 978-1-62014-143-4
Colfer, Eoin THE RELUCTANT ASSASSIN
341p. Hyperion 2013 $17.99 ISBN 978-1-4231-6162-2
Colfer, Eoin THE HANGMAN’S REVOLUTION
376p. Hyperion 2014 $17.99 ISBN 978-1-4231-6163-9
Other Series
“How to Train Your Dragon” series
Cowell, Cressida HOW TO BETRAY A DRAGON’S HERO (Book 11)
372p. Little, Brown & Co. 2013 $13.00 ISBN 978-0-316-24412-1
“The Last Apprentice”
Delaney, Joseph FURY OF THE SEVENTH SON (#13 & final book in series)
Illus. by Patrick Arrasmith 462p. Greenwillow Books 2014 $17.99 ISBN 978-0-06-219231-8
“The Heroes of Olympus”
Riordan, Rick THE HOUSE OF HADES (Book 4)
597p. Disney i Hyperion 2013 $19.99 ISBN 978-1-4123-4672-8
Sally Snyder
Coordinator of Children and Young Adult Library Services
Nebraska Library Commission
1200 N Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508-2023
800-307-2665 or 402-471-2045;
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