SWON Libraries

The Best Pairings

(fact and fiction treatment of the same subject)

1. An American Plague: the true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1793 by Jim Murphy and Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
2. Mississippi Trial, 1955, by Chris Crowe and Getting Away with Murder: the True Story of the Emmett Till Case, also by Chris Crowe.

The Best Fiction

(by topic)

1. Life in the Middle East:
   1. The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
   2. Parvana's Journey, also by Deborah Ellis
2. Social Pressures/ Identity Issues:
   1. Shattering Glass by Gail Giles
   2. Big Mouth & Ugly Girl by Joyce Carol Oates
   3. Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
3. War and Political Strife:
   1. Shattered: Stories of Children and War, edited by Jennifer Armstrong
   2. Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam by Walter Dean Myers
4. Teenage Pregnancy and Teens as Parents:
   1. Hanging On To Max by Margaret Bechard
   2. One Night by Marsha Qualey
5. Mythology and Legends:
   1. Goddess of Yesterday by Caroline Cooney
   2. Lost in the Labyrinth by Patrice Kindl
   3. My Mother's Daughter: Four Greek Goddesses Speak by Doris Orgel
   4. Quiver by Stephanie Spinner
   5. Ballad of Sir Dinadan by Gerald Morris
6. Science Fiction/ Fantasy:
   1. Parasite Pig by William Sleator
   2. Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements
   3. The Kindling by Jennifer Armstrong and Nancy Butcher
   4. The Keepers of the Flame by Jennifer Armstrong and Nancy Butcher
   5. The Kiln by Jennifer Armstrong and Nancy Butcher
   6. Goblin Wood by Hilari Bell
   7. Abhorsen by Garth Nix
   8. Midnight for Charlie Bone by Jenny Nimmo
7. Sports:
   1. Three Clams and an Oyster by Randy Powell
   2. String Music by Rick Telander
8. China/Chinese Immigration:
   1. The Dungeon by Lynn Reid Banks
   2. The Kite Rider by Geraldine McCaughrean
   3. Hunting the Last Dragon by Sheryl Jordan
   4. Ties That Bind, Ties That Break an Ocean Apart, a World Away by Lensey Namoioka
   5. Dead Man's Gold & Other Stories by Paul Yee
   6. The Traitor by Laurence Yep
9. Math:
   1. Sir Cumference and the Sword in the Cone: a Math Adventure by Cindy Neuschwander

The Best Fiction

(series)

1. The All American Girl series by Meg Cabot
2. The Princess Diaries series by Meg Cabot
3. The Disc Word series by Terry Pratchett
4. The Alex Rider Adventures series by Anthony Horowitz
5. The Circle Opens series by Tamora Pierce
6. Protector of the Small series by Tamora Pierce
7. Warriors series by Erin Hunter
8. Cirque du Freak series by Darren Shan

• Novels in Poetry Form
  1. Keesha's House by Helen Frost
  2. Girl Coming In For a Landing by April Halprin Wayland
  3. Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson

• Novels in Diary Form
  1. Dear America series (various authors)
  2. My Name Is America series (various authors)
  3. Royal Diaries series (various authors)

• Historical Fiction
  1. A Chapel of Thieves by Bruce Clements
  2. Girl in a Cage by Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris
  3. Rodzina by Karen Cushman

The Best Nonfiction

(by topic)

1. Slavery Issues
   1. Days of Jubilee: The End of Slavery in the United States by Patricia & Fredrick L. McKissack
   2. Freedom Roads: Searching For the Underground Railroad by Joyce Hansen
2. Biography
   1. Jack: The Early Years of John F. Kennedy by Ilene Cooper
   2. The Wright Sister: Katharine Wright And Her Famous Brothers by Richard Maurer
3. Women's History
   1. 33 Things Every Girl Should Know about Women's History: From Suffragettes to Skirt Lengths to the E.R.A.
   2. Wings and Rockets: The Story of Women In Air and Space by Jeannine Atkins
   3. The Mercury 13: the Untold Story of Thirteen American Women and the Dream of Space Flight by Martha Ackmann
4. September 11th
   1. Understanding September 11th: Answering Questions about the Attacks on America by Mitch Frank.
   2. 911: The Book Of Help edited by Michael Cart
5. The Toy and Game Industry
   1. Business Builders in Toys and Games by Nathan Asseng
6. Sports:
   1. Scholastic Visual Sports Encyclopedia