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Kirkus Best Books of 2012: Kids and YA

Here is a list of Kirkus Review's best kids and young adult books of 2012. How many of these have you read?
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Above (Leah Bobet)
Above
1
Leah Bobet
Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass (Russell Freedman)
Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass
2
Russell Freedman
After Eli (Rebecca Rup)
After Eli
3
Rebecca Rup
After the Snow (S.D. Crockett)
After the Snow
4
S.D. Crockett
The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr. AKA Houdini (Peter Johnson)
The Amazing Adventures of John Smith, Jr. AKA Houdini
5
Peter Johnson
The Amazing Harry Kellar: Great American Magician (Gail Jarrow)
The Amazing Harry Kellar: Great American Magician
6
Gail Jarrow
And Then It's Spring (Julie Fogliano)
And Then It's Spring
7
Julie Fogliano
Applesauce (Klaas Verplancke)
Applesauce
8
Klaas Verplancke
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Benjamin Alire Saenz)
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe
9
Benjamin Alire Saenz
Ask the Passengers (A. S. King)
Ask the Passengers
10
A. S. King
The Assassin's Curse (Cassandra Rose Clarke)
The Assassin's Curse
11
Cassandra Rose Clarke
Be My Enemy (Ian Mcdonald)
Be My Enemy
12
Ian Mcdonald
Beach Feet (Kiyomi Konagaya)
Beach Feet
13
Kiyomi Konagaya
Bear Has a Story to Tell (Stead)
Bear Has a Story to Tell
14
Stead
The Beetle Book (Steve Jenkins)
The Beetle Book
15
Steve Jenkins
Beneath a Meth Moon (Jacqueline Woodson)
Beneath a Meth Moon
16
Jacqueline Woodson
Between You & Me (Marisa Calin)
Between You & Me
17
Marisa Calin
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of the Jewish Resistance (Doreen Rappaport)
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of the Jewish Resistance
18
Doreen Rappaport
Bitterblue (Kristin Cashore)
Bitterblue
19
Kristin Cashore
Black Heart (Holly Black)
Black Heart
20
Holly Black
A Black Hole Is Not a Hole (Carolyn Cinami)
A Black Hole Is Not a Hole
21
Carolyn Cinami
The Book of Blood and Shadow (Robin Wasserman)
The Book of Blood and Shadow
22
Robin Wasserman
Boot & Shoe (Marla Frazee)
Boot & Shoe
23
Marla Frazee
Boy21 (Matthew Quick)
Boy21
24
Matthew Quick
A Breath of Eyre (Eve Marie Mont)
A Breath of Eyre
25
Eve Marie Mont
The Brides of Rollrock Island (Margo Lanagan)
The Brides of Rollrock Island
26
Margo Lanagan
The Broken Lands (Kate Milford)
The Broken Lands
27
Kate Milford
The Brontë Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne (Catherine Reef)
The Brontë Sisters: The Brief Lives of Charlotte, Emily, and Anne
28
Catherine Reef
Burn Mark (Laura Powell)
Burn Mark
29
Laura Powell
Call the Shots (Don Calame)
Call the Shots
30
Don Calame
Cardboard (Doug Tennapel)
Cardboard
31
Doug Tennapel
Case of the Deadly Desperados (Caroline Lawrence)
Case of the Deadly Desperados
32
Caroline Lawrence
Castle: How It Works (David Macaulay)
Castle: How It Works
33
David Macaulay
Cat Tale (Michael Hall)
Cat Tale
34
Michael Hall
Catch & Release (Blythe Woolston)
Catch & Release
35
Blythe Woolston
A Certain October (Angela Johnson)
A Certain October
36
Angela Johnson
The Chaos (Nalo Hopkinson)
The Chaos
37
Nalo Hopkinson
Charley's First Night (Amy Hest)
Charley's First Night
38
Amy Hest
The Children and the Wolves (Adam Rapp)
The Children and the Wolves
39
Adam Rapp
Chloe (Peter McCarty)
Chloe
40
Peter McCarty
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