Amazon's Best Books of 2006

Amazon’s Best Books of 2006

Top 10 Editors’ Picks for Teens:

• The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
  
• Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton
  
• New Moon by Stephenie Meyer
  
• Desert Crossing by Elise Broach
  
• Cathy’s Book: If Found Call 650-266-8233 by Sean Stewart
  
• Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
  
• The Wish House by Celia Rees
  
• American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang
  
• The Loud Silence of Francine Green by Karen Cushman
  
• The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Vol. 1: The Pox Party by M.T. Anderson
  

Top 10 Editors’ Picks for Middle Readers:

• The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate Dicamillo
  
• Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
  
• Pirateology: The Pirate Hunter’s Companion by William Captain Lubber
  
• Here There Be Monsters by Alan Snow
  
• Pick Me Up by Jeremy Leslie
  
• Fly By Night by Frances Hardinge
  
• Crispin: At The Edge of the World by Avi
  
• Far-Flung Adventures: Corby Flood by Paul Stewart
  
• Dear Miss Breed by Joanne Oppenheim
  
• Owen & Mzee: The True Story of A Remarkable Friendship by Craig Hatkoff
  

Top 10 Editors’ Picks: Picture Books

• Library Lion by Michelle Knudsen
  
• Mommy? by Maurice Sendak
  
• Cookies: Bite-Size Life Lessons by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
  
• Mrs. Crump’s Cat by Linda Smith
  
• Alphabet Explosion!: Search Count from Alien to Zebra by John Nickle
  
• Wolves by Emily Gravett
  
• Frankenstein Makes A Sandwich by Adam Rex
  
• Adele & Simon by Barbara McClintock
  
• Encyclopedia Prehistorica Sharks and Other Sea Creatures: The Definitive Pop-Up by Robert Sabuda
  
• Moon Plane by Peter McCarty
  

For a fuller description of each book, read the full article on Amazon.