SALTING THE OCEAN: 100 POEMS BY YOUNG POETS
illustrated by Ashley Bryan
selected by Naomi Shihab  Nye
Greenwillow;ISBN: 0688161936;$16.95;2000

Nye has elicited memorable poetry from young people and thoughtfully put it together in a graphically stunning book. Aspiring young poets will be encouraged to see the work of their peers presented in such a handsome format.

Suggested for ages 12 - 16
Subjects: Poetry

THE WANDERER
by Sharon Creech
HarperCollins;ISBN: 0060277300;$15.95;2000

Like three-sided Sophie, alternating journal entries and occasional sketches form a chronicle of this trans-Atlantic adventure incorporating multiple viewpoints that gradually reveal the truth of a child's mysterious past. Language rich with images is as the sea itself.

Suggested for ages 10 - 14
Subjects: Boats | Families | Newbery Honor | Odyssey | Sea Stories

THE LONGITUDE PRIZE
by Joan Dash
illustrated by Dusan Petricic
Frances Foster;ISBN: 0374346364;$16;2000

A fully dimensional portrait of John Harrison, a village carpenter, who spent almost his entire working life-nearly 60 years-building four increasingly accurate clocks in order to solve the mystery of longitude and win an extraordinary prize.

Suggested for ages 12 - 14
Subjects: Biography | Clocks | Inventions | Science | Sea Stories | Sibert Honor

BECAUSE OF WINN-DIXIE
by Kate DiCamillo
Candlewick;ISBN: 0763607762;$15.99;2000

In this warm, straightforward novel about the redemptive power of friendship and memory, 10-year-old India Opal Buloni adopts a large stray dog whose grinning affability helps her reach out to other people in her new town.

Suggested for ages 8 - 12
Subjects: Dogs | Fathers and Daughters | Fiction | Florida | Friendship | Newbery Honor

DOVEY COE
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Atheneum;ISBN: 0689831749;$16;2000

Wealthy Parnell Caraway-the would-be suitor of lovely Caroline Coe-is found murdered and younger sister Dovey is under suspicion in this tautly constructed novel set in rural North Carolina in 1928.

Suggested for ages 12 - 14
Subjects: Brothers and Sisters | Historical fiction | Murder | Mystery | South

OSCEOLA: MEMORIES OF A SHARECROPPER'S DAUGHTER
illustrated by Shane W. Evans
edited by Alan Govenar
collected by Alan Govenar
Jump at the Sun;ISBN: 0786804076;$15.99;2000

Engrossing reminiscences of African American life in the segregated South provide insights into a strong woman's life after emancipation and offer children the gift of oral history through the strong narrative voice of 91-year-old Osceola Mays.

Suggested for ages 10 - 12
Subjects: African Americans | Autobiography | Race Relations | South | Women

IDA B. WELLS: MOTHER OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT
by Dennis Brindell Fradin and Judith Bloom Fradin
Clarion;ISBN: 0395898986;$18;2000

Marked by fiery dedication and tireless energy, Ida B. Wells' anti-lynching crusade consumed her life even as her tendency to refuse compromises and offend supporters undermined her cause. A complex and absorbing portrait of this heroic woman.

Suggested for ages 12 - 16
Subjects: African Americans | Biography | Civil Rights Movement | Race Relations | Women

GIVE ME LIBERTY!: THE STORY OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE
by Russell Freedman
Holiday House;ISBN: 0823414485;$24.95;2000

In a seamless narrative that gives meaning and perspective to the times, the author describes the people and events that led to the Declaration of Independence. Illustrated with well-chosen paintings and historic documents.

Suggested for ages 10 - 14
Subjects: History | United States