Susie Wilde is a book reviewer in North Carolina. This best-of-2006 list was found on her website. This list includes everything that is not a picture book: chapter books, young adult novels, and nonfiction books. For the full article, including descriptions, visit her site.
http://wildewritingworks.com/
Best Younger Novels:
- Bunnicula Meets Edgar Allan Crow by James Howe
- Dear Max by Sally Grindley
- Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
- Sleeping Beauty: The One Who Took A Really Long Nap by Wendy Mass
- Bella At Midnight by Diane Stanley
- The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo
Young Adult Books
Best Sequels
- The King of Attolia by Megan Whalen Turner
- Ptolemy’s Gate by Jonathan Stroud
- River Secrets by Shannon Hale
- Green Jasper by K.M. Grant
Best Fairy Tale
- Fairest by Gail Carson Levine
Best Futuristic Novel
- Rash
Best Collections
- Porch Lies by Patricia McKissack
- Scary Stories illustrated by Barry Moser; introduced by Peter Glassman
Best Non-fiction
- The American Story: 100 True Tales From American History by Jennifer Armstrong
- Nobody Gonna Turn Me ‘Round:Stories and Songs of the Civil Rights Movement by Doreen Rappaport
- Quest for the Tree Kangaroo: An Expedition to the Cloud Forest of New Guinea by Sy Montgomery
- Unexplained: An Encyclopedia of Curious Phenomena, Strange Superstitions, and Ancient Mysteries by Judy Allen
- The Adventures of Marco Polo by Russell Freedman
- Viktor Frankle: A Life Worth Living by Anna Redsand
Best Novels For Adults
- The Book Thief by Markus Zusak
- Stay With Me by Garret Freymann-Weyr
Best Historical Fiction
- The Legend of Bass Reeves by Gary Paulsen
- Weedflower by Cynthia Kadohata
- Bread and Roses, Too by Katherine Paterson
- Copper Sun by Sharon Draper
- Alphabet of Dreams by Susan Fletcher
Best New Mystery Series
- The Case of the Missing Marquess by Nancy Springer
Best Contemporary Fiction
- An Abundance of Katherines by John Green
- A Brief Chapter In My Impossible Life by Dana Reinhardt
- Sold by Patricia McCormick
- King Dork by Frank Portman
- The Rules of Survival by Nancy Werlin
Best Resource
- 500 Great Books for Teens by Anita Silvey
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