The best of the best--for kids only.Sandra L. Jamison, a writer for BIBR BIBR Bay Islands Beach Resort (Roatan, Honduras) BIBR Backward Indicator Bit Received , surveyed several bookstores to find out what are the top-selling books for children and young adults. These are the results: Picture Books Thunder Rose by Jerdine Nolen Silver Whistle, November 2003 $16, ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 0-152-16472-3 Tar Beach by Faith Ringgold Dragonfly dragonfly, any insect of the order Odonata, which also includes the damselfly. Members of this order are generally large predatory insects and characteristically have chewing mouthparts and four membranous, net-veined wings; they undergo complete metamorphosis. , December 1996 $18, ISBN 0-517-88544-1 My Dreams of Dr. Martin Luther King by Faith Ringgold Dragonfly, December 1998 $16.95, ISBN 0-517-88577-8 Happy to Be Nappy by bell hooks Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, September 2001, $14.99, ISBN 0-786-80756-3 Please, Baby, Please by Spike and Tanya Lee Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster U.S. publishing company. It was founded in 1924 by Richard L. Simon (1899–1960) and M. Lincoln Schuster (1897–1970), whose initial project, the original crossword-puzzle book, was a best-seller. Children's Publishing, November 2002 $16.95, ISBN 0-689-83233-8 Girls Hold Up This World by Jada Pinkett Smith Jada Koren Pinkett Smith (born September 18, 1971) is an American actress and singer. She is married to actor/rapper Will Smith. Biography Early life Jada was born September 18 Jada Koren Pinkett in Baltimore, Maryland to Robsol Pinkett, Jr. Cartwheel, November 2004 $16.95, ISBN 0-439-08793-7 Chapter Books Just For You! A Morn Like No Other by Christine Taylor-Butler Teaching Resources, April 2004 $3.99, ISBN 0-439-56853-6 Messy Bessey by Patricia and Fredrick McKissack Children's Press, March 2000 $4.95, ISBN ISBN 0-516-27003-6 Road to Memphis by Mildred D. Taylor Puffin, June 1992 $16, ISBN 0-140-36077-8 Series Cheetah Girls: Wishing on a Star, Book #I by Deborah Gregory Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, September 1999, $3.99, ISBN 0-786-81384-9 Crump Fairy Tales: Ebony Duckling duckling baby duck. by Fred Crump Jr. Winston-Derek Publishers, December 1991, ISBN 1-555-23457-7 Little Bill Series: Is It My Turn Now? by Catherine Lukas Simon Spotlight, Nickelodeon Publishers, May 2004 $3.99, ISBN 0-689-86482-5 Shanna Series: Shanna's Princess Show (Welcome to the Shanna Show) by Jean Marzollo Hyperion/Jump at the Sun, April 2003 $7.99, 0-786-81761-5 Willimena Rules! Series: How to (Almost) Ruin Your School Play by Valerie Wilson Wesley Jump at the Sun/Hyperion, March 2005 $3.99, ISBN 0-786-85259-3 Young Adult Books The Coldest Winter Ever by Sister Souljah Pocket, January 2000 $21.95, ISBN 0-671-02536-8 Clover by Dori Sanders Ballantine Books, April 1991 $17.95, ISBN 0-449-90624-8 I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a 1969 autobiographical novel about the early years of author Maya Angelou's life. The autobiography explores the isolation and loneliness faced by Angelou, and the attributes of her character that helped her cope with the prejudices of by Maya Angelou Bantam (reissue), May 1997 $14, ISBN 0-553-38001-X Looking for Red by Angela Johnson Simon Pulse, November 2003 $15.95, ISBN 0-689-86388-8 Stay Strong: Simple Life Lessons for Teens by Terrie Williams Scholastic, April 2002 $15.95, ISBN 0-439-12972-9 |
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