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BayViews - Titles Index

Volume 20 - 2011/2012


BayViews, a journal of book reviews and opinions with a western perspective, is published 11 times a year.

For those receiving paper or electronic editions, Titles reviewed are indexed here.

ACL members may also access electronic versions on the ACLNC Yahoo Group file site.

Titles in Bold were nominated to be considered for the Distinguished Books List.

September / October / November / December
January/ February / March/ April / June/ July / August
Author - Year End Cummulation



September 2011 - Issue 1 October 2011 - Issue 2
Page #
   Title
Page #
   Title

   6 - All the Earth, Thrown to the Sky
   9 - Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity
   5 - Babies on the Bus
  11 - Blizzard of Glass: The Halifax Explosion of 1917
   2 - Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless
             Years of Prohibition

   1 - Can I See Your I.D.? True Stories of False Identities
   8 - Detective Blue
   8 - Diary of Dawnie Rae Johnson:
            With the Might of Angels

  12 - Dragon's Tooth
   8 - Eddie Gets Ready for School
   3 - Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony
   5 - Emmy and the Rats in the Belfry
  11 - Exploring Black Holes
  10 - Exploring Dangers in Space:
            Asteroids, Space Junk, and More

   6 - Exploring Space Robots
  11 - Exploring the International Space Station
   3 - Fabulous! A Portrait of Andy Warhol
  12 - Fingertips of Duncan Dorfman
   9 - Glow
  10 - Grandpa Green
  11 - Hound Dog True
   7 - Iceberg, Right Ahead?
            The Tragedy of the Titanic

   5 - Icefall
   8 - Is the End of the World Near?
            From Crackpot Predictions to Scientific Scenarios

   9 - Littlest Mountain
  12 - Meadowland: A Wetlands Survival Story
   4 - Midnight Zoo
  10 - My Brother's Shadow
  10 - One and Only Stuey Lewis:
            Stories from the Second Grade

   8 - Orani: My Father's Village
   2 - Penderwicks at Point Mouette
   1 - Peter Nimble and His Fantastic Eyes
  10 - Phantom Limb
   7 - Pilot and Huxley: The Next Adventure
   4 - Princess Curse
   3 - Princess Zelda and the Frog
   4 - Ruby Red
   2 - Santa's New Jet
   6 - Scritch-Scratch a Perfect Match
  11 - Secret of the Skeleton Key
   5 - Skate Fate
   5 - Squish: Super Amoeba
   3 - Sylvia and Aki
   7 - Ten Rules for Living with my Sister
   6 - Today the World Is Watching You:
            The Little Rock Nine and the Fight for
            School Integration, 1957

   7 - Unwanteds
   4 - Warduff and the Corncob Caper





  33 - 13 Gifts
  30 - Algebra and Geometry:
            Anything But Square

  39 - All These Things I've Done
  29 - Back-to-School Rules
  30 - Back to School Tortoise
  33 - Boy from the Dragon Palace:
             A Folktale from Japan

  29 - Case of the Diamond Dog Collar
  27 - Casketball Capers
  27 - Catch That Baby!
  31 - Clara Lee and the Apple Pie Dream
  34 - Cruisers: Checkmate
  34 - Desk Stories
  36 - Dog Is a Dog
  29 - Ella May and the Wishing Stone
  36 - Eye-popping 3D Bugs: Phantogram
             Bugs You Can Practically Touch

  33 - Family Pack
  35 - Following Christopher Creed
  34 - Freda Is Found
  37 - Full Moon Is Rising
  28 - Funeral in the Bathroom:
            And Other School Bathroom Poems

  27 - Ghoul Trip
  31 - Girl Is Murder
  30 - Great Bear
  34 - Guantanamo Boy
  36 - Guys Read: Thriller
  38 - House Baba Built:
            An Artist's Childhood in China

  32 - In Trouble
  33 - I Pledge Allegiance
  28 - Jack and the Beanstalk
  26 - Juba This, Juba That
  38 - Learn to Speak Dance:
            A Guide to Creating,
            Performing, and Promoting Your Moves

  31 - Levi Strauss Gets a Bright Idea or: A
          Fairly Fabricated Story of a Pair of Pants

  27 - Lewis and Clark
  35 - Lily Renee, Escape Artist
  36 - Lovely Shoes
  37 - Marcel Marceau: Master of Mime
  32 - Mars: You Decide How to Survive
  26 - Mostly True Story of Jack
  25 - Mustache!
  26 - Naamah and the Ark at Night
  30 - Not a Buzz to Be Found: Insects in Winter
  28 - Prince William and Kate: A Royal Romance
  35 - Ravenwood
  30 - Reel Life Starring Us
  37 - Scorpio Races
  31 - Silhouetted by the Blue
  37 - Spaghetti Detectives
  29 - Stir It Up: A Novel
  28 - Suki, the Very Loud Bunny
  35 - Summer I Learned to Fly
  25 - This Baby
  38 - Variant
  33 - Want to Go Private
  32 - What Am I? Christmas
  32 - What Am I? Halloween
  32 - What Am I? Illinois
  32 - What Am I? Michigan
  34 - What Puppies Do Best
  27 - Wheels on the Bus
  28 - Wherever You Go
  36 - Wonderstruck
  34 - Write on, Carlos!
November 2011 - Issue 3 December 2011 - Issue 4
Page #
   Title
Page #
   Title

  68 - Across the Great Barrier
  54 - African Mythology Rocks
  63 - A Is for Author
  55 - America Is Under Attack: September 11, 2001:
            The Day the Towers Fell

  65 - Americus
  60 - Animal Fights
  61 - Animal Naps
  68 - Bake Sale
  60 - Bill of Writes
  67 - Breadcrumbs
  69 - Breaking Stalin's Nose
  54 - Capturing Joy: The Story of Maud Lewis
  63 - Case of the Vanishing Golden Frogs:
            A Scientific Mystery

  63 - Circle of Secrets
  61 - Cows to the Rescue
  54 - Darth Paper Strikes Back: An Origami Yoda Book
  56 - Day Dirk Yeller Came to Town
  58 - Desert Elephants
  54 - Don't Let the Barber Pull Your Teeth:
            Could You Survive Medieval Medicine?

  61 - Dot
  57 - Duke Ellington's Nutcracker Suite
  53 - Except the Color Grey
  56 - Floors
  57 - Flyaway
  64 - Ghetto Cowboy
  55 - Ghost Diamond!
  61 - Gods and Goddesses in Greek Mythology Rock
  59 - Grammar Girl Presents the Ultimate
            Writing Guide for Students

  63 - Happy Birthday, Hamster
  58 - Harness Horses, Bucking Broncos, and Pit Ponies:
            A History of Horse Breeds

  67 - Hey 13!
  60 - Hit the Right Note
  62 - Insects and Creepy Crawlies
  62 - In the Bag! Margaret Knight Wraps It Up
  67 - It's the First Day of School...Forever!
  60 - I Want a Party! A Little Princess Story
  60 - Killer Koalas from Outer Space and Lots of Other
            Very Bad Stuff That Will Make Your Brain Explode!

  56 - Knights of the Lunch Table: Battling Bands
  53 - Lunch Box Dream
  66 - Magic Trash: The Story of Tyree Guyton and His Art
  56 - Map of Me
  57 - Melvin and the Boy
  54 - Modelland
  64 - Monster Calls
  68 - Month of Sundays
  67 - Moving House
  66 - My Brother's Shadow
  63 - Nathan Blows Out the Hanukkah Candles
  58 - Nursery Rhyme Comics: 50 Timeless Rhymes from
            50 Celebrated Cartoonists

  66 - Okay for Now
  64 - One Love
  65 - Perfect Snow
  60 - Planet Earth
  57 - Price of Loyalty
  55 - Queen of Hearts
  59 - Rainforests
  62 - Sadie's Sukkah Breakfast
  62 - Same, Same But Different
  68 - Six Days
  65 - Sound Bender
  64 - Talia and the Rude Vegetables
  65 - Tankhorn
  59 - Ten Little Beasties
  60 - Things That Go
  69 - Twins' Blanketv
  66 - Vole Brothers
  62 - White Ballets: Swan Lake, Giselle, and La Bayadere
  59 - Winterberries and Apple Blossoms:
            Reflections and Flavors of a Mennonite Year

  61 - With a Name Like Love
  58 - You Will Call Me Drog
  55 - Zombie Cows!

  85 - Anya's Ghost
  97 - Around the World:
            Three Remarkable Journeys

  99 - Au revoir, Crazy European Chick
 101 - Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story
             of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade

  91 - Belly Book
  98 - Blackout
 102 - Blood
 102 - Blood Lie: A Novel
  87 - Body of Water
  84 - Bridge to Never Land
  99 - Bumble-Ardy
  87 - Caleb's War
  89 - Can We Save the Tiger?
  90 - Checks and Balances:
            A Look at the Powers of Government

  86 - Chocolate Me!
  88 - Chomp
  96 - Clementine and the Family Meeting
  93 - Construction Crew
  89 - Cool City
 101 - Crown on Your Head
 103 - Dealing With Stress
  99 - Dinosaur vs. the Library
 101 - Documents of Freedom: A Look at the
            Declaration of Independence, the
            Bill of Rights, and the U.S. Constitution

  98 - Drawing from Memory
  92 - Elmer's Christmas
  99 - Every Thing on It
 100 - Fetching
  95 - Feynman
  90 - Flyaway
  96 - Fox Inheritance
  94 - Getting Elected:
            A Look at Running for Office

  83 - Getting Ready to Drive
  83 - Ghosts of Gribblesea Pier
  91 - Gooney Bird on the Map
 100 - Grandpa Green
 120 - Happy Big Day
 102 - Harry Houdini: The Legend of the
            World's Greatest Escape Artist

  94 - Heart and Soul: The Story of America
            and African-Americans

  94 - Hera: The Goddess and Her Glory
 102 - Hippo Hippo Hurray!
 102 - I Wish I Was
  91 - Jackhammer Sam
  90 - Joseph and the Sabbath Fish
  96 - Kimonos
  84 - Kingfisher First Dictionary
  89 - Kingfisher First Thesaurus
  95 - Liesl and Po
  97 - Light Up the Night
 101 - Loud Book
  88 - Lunatic's Curse
  91 - Mangaman
  86 - Mine!
 100 - Miss Fox's Class Shapes Up
  95 - Missing! A Cat Called Buster
  86 - Money We'll Save
  85 - Mouse and Lion
  85 - Mousenet
 101 - My Life As a Stuntboy
  87 - My Name Is Not Easy
  85 - Mystic Phyles: Beasts
  97 - Only the Mountains Do Not Move: A
            Maasai Story of Culture and
            Conservation

  88 - Other Felix
  93 - Over and Under the Snow
  96 - Paintings from the Cave: Three Novellas
  92 - Paper Crafts for Mardi Gras
  92 - Paper Crafts for St. Patrick's Day
  90 - Parrots and Pirates: A Mystery at Sea
 100 - Perfect Christmas
  94 - Pregnant Pause
  90 - President, Vice President, and Cabinet:
            A Look at the Executive Branch

 101 - Press Here
 103 - Saga of the Sioux:
             An Adaptation from Dee Brown's
            Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee

  88 - Slayers
  88 - Sora and the Cloud
  85 - Spunky Tells All
  99 - Swirl by Swirl: Spirals in Nature
  98 - Tashi and the Tibetan Flower Cure
  95 - This Dark Endeavor
  93 - Treasury of Greek Mythology:
            Classic Stories of Gods,
            Goddesses, Heroes, and Monsters

  92 - Under the Mesquite
  86 - Unforgotten Coat
  92 - Unison Spark
  98 - What Animals Really Like:
             A New Song Composed and
            Conducted by Mr. Herbert Timberteeth

  91 - Which Side Are You On?
            The Story of a Song

  89 - Who Has These Feet?
  86 - Year of the Dragon,
             Tales from the Chinese Zodiac

  84 - You Might Be a Monster
            and Other Stories I Made Up!
January 2012 - Issue 5 February 2012 - Issue 6
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   Title
Page #
   Title

  141 - 12 Things to Do Before You Crash and Burn
  133 - Amelia Lost: The Life and Disappearance of Amelia Earhart
  143 - Armed Services
  131 - Bad Kitty Christmas
  141 - Ball for Daisy
  143 - Barnyard Purim
  140 - Billions of Years, Amazing Changes: The Story of Evolution
  130 - Black and White: The Confrontation Between
            Reverend Fred L. Shuttlesworth
            and Eugene "Bull" Connor

  143 - Body Decoration
  130 - Brooklyn Burning
  130 - Buried Thunder
  136 - Cabin Fever
  127 - Calli
  144 - Charles Dickens and the Street Children of London
  132 - Christmas Eve Good Night
  132 - Coral Reefs
  131 - Dancing on Grapes
  139 - Dan Eldon: Safari As a Way of Life
  131 - Dark Eden
  129 - Dark of the Moon
  134 - Dead End in Norvelt
  135 - Dear Bully
  139 - Deviant
  141 - Dinosaur Goes to Israel
  141 - Divergent
  133 - Don't Be Afraid of the Dark
  138 - Easy Breakfasts from Around the World
  138 - Easy Vegetarian Food from Around the World
  137 - E-mergency
  132 - Feet and Puppies, Thieves and Guppies:
            What Are Irregular Plurals?

  145 - First Descent
  138 - Flesh and Blood So Cheap:
            The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy

  144 - For the Birds: The Life of Roger Tory Peterson
  137 - Freedom!
  131 - Girl of Fire and Thorns
  135 - Graffiti Culture
  134 - Hannah's Way
  128 - How Many People Traveled the Oregon Trail?
            And Other Questions about the Trail West

  144 - I Love Him to Pieces
  145 - I'm Sure I Saw a Dinosaur
  139 - Inquisitor's Apprentice
  129 - In Search of the Fog Zombie: A Mystery About Matter
  129 - Ivy and Bean: No News Is Good News
  137 - Ivy and the Meanstalk
  142 - Jasper Jones
  141 - Leaf Can Be...
  142 - Lights Out Shabbat
  143 - Made for Each Other
  129 - Max's Castle
  138 - Miss Lina's Ballerinas and the Prince
  133 - My Achy Body
  134 - My Messy Body
  133 - My Name Is Elizabeth!
  134 - My Noisy Body
  134 - My Stretchy Body
  130 - Nighttime Cabin Thief: A Mystery About Light
  142 - Not-So-Perfect Planet
  136 - Off to Class
  132 - Outlaw
  140 - Phineas and Ferb Guide to Life
  135 - Planet Middle School
  137 - Rooftop Cat
  137 - Sadie and the Big Mountain
  129 - Samantha on a Roll
  139 - Sea Monster's First Day
  140 - Sea of Dreams
  136 - Small As an Elephant
  143 - Special Forces
  130 - Spotty, Stripy, Swirly: What Are Patterns?
  132 - Story of Christmas
  143 - Tantalize: Kieren's Story
  136 - Titanic #1: Unsinkable
  137 - Titanic #2: Collision Course
  128 - Top 25 Baseball Skills, Tips, and Tricks
  144 - Top 25 Football Skills, Tips, and Tricks
  139 - Troubletwisters
  145 - Twist It Up: More Than 60 Delicious Recipes
            from an Inspiring Young Chef

  127 - Ultraviolet
  138 - Undrowned Child
  135 - Wagons Ho!
  145 - What Are the Articles of Confederation? And
            Other Questions About the Birth of the United States

  140 - What's the Buzz? Honey for a Sweet New Year
  145 - Who Were the Accused Witches of Salem?
            And Other Questions About the Witchcraft Trials

  131 - Wolf Mark
  142 - Wonkenstein: The Creature from My Closet
  146 - Zeal of Zebras

  174 - Amateur Wrestling: Combat on the Mat
  164 - And Then It's Spring
  172 - Apple Tree's Discovery
  159 - Baby, Come Away
  171 - Ball for Daisy
  162 - Beep and Bah
  166 - Big Birthday
  174 - Black Boy, White School
  171 - Blood Wounds
  174 - Brazilian Jujitsu: Ground-Fighting Combat
  168 - Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister
  166 - Captain Awesome to the Rescue
  175 - Catch and Release
  164 - Challengers
  163 - Cheshire Cheese Cat:
            A Dickens of a Tale

  162 - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Flies Again
  162 - Dark Eden
  173 - Dentist
  173 - Diabolical
  173 - Doctor
  167 - Draw Animals in 4 Easy Steps:
            Then Write a Story

  166 - Earwig and the Witch
  161 - Extra Yarn
  165 - Fault in Our Stars
  174 - First Girl Scout:
            The Life of Juliette Gordon Low

  175 - Fractions and Decimals
  174 - Freedom Song:
            The Story of Henry "Box" Brown

  163 - Friend Me! 600 Years of
            Social Networking in America

  163 - Heidi Heckelbeck Has a Secret
  162 - Here Come the Girl Scouts:
            The Amazing All-true Story of
            Juliette "Daisy" Gordon Low and Her Great Adventure

  173 - Hospital
  162 - How They Croaked:
            The Awful Ends of the Awfully Famous

  175 - I Broke My Trunk!
  169 - If Rocks Could Sing:
            A Discovered Alphabet

  170 - I'm Fast!
  167 - I Want My Hat Back
  170 - Izzy the Whiz and Passover McClean
  168 - Jodie's Passover Adventure
  163 - Just As Good: How Larry Doby
            Changed America's Game

  168 - Just Because You're Mine
  175 - Karate: Japanese Empty-Hand Combat
  161 - Love Twelve Miles Long
  172 - Magic of the Moonlight
  170 - Matty in the Goal
  165 - Mister Death's Blue-eyed Girls
  175 - Muay Thai: Kickboxing Combat
  175 - Multiplication and Division
  164 - Mush: Sled Dogs with Issues
  169 - Never Forgotten
  160 - One and Only Ivan
  164 - Orphan of Awkward Falls
  161 - Pink Smog: Becoming Weetzie
  172 - Plant a Kiss
  160 - Prince's New Pet
  170 - Puckster's First Hockey Game
  171 - Puckster's First Hockey Sweater
  172 - Rah, Rah, Radishes! A Vegetable Chant
  169 - Robert McCloskey:
            A Private Life in Words and Pictures

  160 - Rounding Third, Heading Home
  166 - Same Difference
  167 - Sludgment Day
  173 - Soldier Bear
  171 - Solomon Crocodile
  173 - Stars in the Shadows:
            The Negro League All-Star Game of 1934

  172 - Tales for Very Picky Eaters
  171 - Teen Boat!
  166 - Trouble with May Amelia
  173 - Vet
  159 - What Color Is My World:
            The Lost History of African-American Inventors

  170 - When Grandmama Sings
  164 - When My Baby Dreams
  165 - Who Has What?
            All About Girls' Bodies and Boys' Bodies

  167 - Why Is It Fall?
  168 - Why Is It Spring?
  171 - Winterling
  161 - Wondershow
  169 - Yippy, Yappy Yorkie in the Green Doggy Sweater
  168 - Zip It!

March 2012 - Issue 7 May 2012 - Issue 8
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   Title
Page #
   Title

  198 - Alien Investigation: Searching for
            the Truth About UFOs and Aliens

  206 - Amazing Underground Railroad
  193 - Another Brother
  202 - Apothecary
  192 - Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse
  201 - Bambino and Mr. Twain
  210 - Bandits
  195 - Being Wendy
  207 - Bert and Ernie Go Camping
  210 - Black Boy, White School
  205 - Book of Wonders
  199 - Boy With Pink Hair
  195 - Budgeting Smarts: How to Set
            Goals, Save Money, Spend Wisely, and More

  196 - Build Your Own Car, Rocket,
            and Things That Go

  196 - Build Your Own Fort, Igloo,
            and Other Hangouts

  196 - Build Your Own Mini Golf Course,
            Lemonade Stand, and Other Things to Do

  196 - Build Your Own Periscope,
            Flashlight, and Other Useful Stuff

  195 - California History for Kids:
            Missions, Miners, and Moviemakers
            in the Golden State

  197 - Can I Bring Woolly to the
            Library, Ms. Reeder?

  205 - Chick and Chickie Play All Day
  204 - Chloe, Instead
  206 - Chopsticks
  203 - Cinder
  205 - Cold Cereal
  194 - Conflict Resolution Smarts:
            How to Communicate, Negotiate,
            Compromise, and More

  207 - Cookie Monster's Busy Day
  192 - Death of a Dreamer:
            The Assassination of John Lennon

  208 - Demolition
  205 - Desert Angel
  207 - Dinosaur Pet
  194 - Earthmovers and Diggers
  209 - Easter Bunny's Assistant
  210 - Ellray Jakes Is a Rock Star
  197 - Emily and Carlo
  200 - Enchanted
  202 - Eye of the Storm
  204 - False Prince
  204 - Fancy Nancy and the Mermaid Ballet
  207 - Freedom's a-Callin' Me
  194 - Get the Scoop on Animal Poop!
            From Lions to Tapeworms: 251 Cool
            Facts About Scat, Frass, Dung, and More!

  197 - Gingerbread Girl Goes Animal Crackers
  204 - Girl Who Owned a City
  201 - Great Cake Mystery:
             Precious Ramotswe's Very First Case

  200 - Great Molasses Flood: Boston, 1919
  192 - Great Sheep Shenanigans
  195 - Greyhound of a Girl
  207 - Hugo Movie Companion:
            A Behind-the-Scenes Look at How a
            Beloved Book Became a Major Motion Picture

  199 - Icefall
  199 - Invisible Tower
  209 - Irena's Jars of Secrets
  200 - Island of Thieves
  206 - I Want to Win
  195 - Job Smarts: How to Find Work
            or Start a Business, Manage Earnings, and More

  206 - Leatherback Turtles, Giant Squids,
            and Other Animals of the Deepest Seas

  200 - Lions of Little Rock
  210 - Listen to My Trumpet!
  202 - Lola Reads to Leo
  209 - Love and Leftovers
  203 - Mary and Her Little Lamb:
            The True Story of the Famous Nursery Rhyme

  198 - Michael Hague's Treasured Classics
  194 - Miseducation of Cameron Post
  198 - Moonlight
  191 - Moon Over High Street
  198 - Never Say Genius
  200 - New Year's Reunion
  193 - Otto the Book Bear
  193 - Peepsqueak!
  202 - Pig Pig Meets the Lion
  206 - Polar Bears, Penguins, and Other
            Mysterious Animals

  207 - Princess of Borscht
  211 - Princess of the Wild Swans
  198 - Princess Posey and the Next-Door Dog
  196 - Project Jackalope
  201 - Promise the Night
  202 - Ralph Masiello's Farm Drawing Book
  209 - Randy Riley's Really Big Hit
  197 - Remarkable
  210 - Saint Louis Armstrong Beach
  195 - Scheduling Smarts: How to Get Organized,
            Prioritize, Manage Your Time, and More

  197 - Shhh!
  199 - Silly Frilly Grandma Tillie
  193 - Sneed B. Collard III's Most Fun
            Book Ever About Lizards

  211 - Snow in Summer: Fairest of Them All
  203 - Snowy Day and the Art of Ezra Jack Keats
  209 - Snug
  196 - Star Shard
  208 - Surviving the Oregon Trail
  208 - There Goes Ted Williams:
            The Greatest Hitter Who Ever Lived

  205 - Two Crafty Criminals!
            And How They Were Captured by
            the Daring Detectives of the New Cut Gang

  203 - Utterly Lovely One
  191 - What We Wear: Dressing Up Around the World
  201 - White Zone
  204 - Who Am I?
  193 - Wiener Wolf
  199 - Worst of Friends:
            Thomas Jefferson, John Adams,
            and the True Story of an American Feud

  208 - Zig and Wikki in the Cow
  203 - Zombie Tag
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