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Kirkus Best Books of 2013: Kids and YA

Here is a list of Kirkus Review's best kids and young adult books of 2013. How many of these have you read?
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The Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut: Bowling Alley Bandit (Laurie Keller)
The Adventures of Arnie the Doughnut: Bowling Alley Bandit
1
Laurie Keller
After Iris (Natasha Farrant)
After Iris
2
Natasha Farrant
Akissi: Cat Invasion (Marguerite Abouet)
Akissi: Cat Invasion
3
Marguerite Abouet
All Our Yesterdays (Cristin Terrill)
All Our Yesterdays
4
Cristin Terrill
All the Truth That's in Me (Julie Berry)
All the Truth That's in Me
5
Julie Berry
The Animal Book (Steve Jenkins)
The Animal Book
6
Steve Jenkins
Animals Upside Down (Steve Jenkins)
Animals Upside Down
7
Steve Jenkins
The Bear's Song (Benjamin Chaud)
The Bear's Song
8
Benjamin Chaud
Becoming Ben Franklin (Russell Freedman)
Becoming Ben Franklin
9
Russell Freedman
Being Henry David (Cal Armistead)
Being Henry David
10
Cal Armistead
Ben Rides on (Matt Davies)
Ben Rides On
11
Matt Davies
Black Helicopters (Blythe Woolston)
Black Helicopters
12
Blythe Woolston
Bluffton (Matt Phelan)
Bluffton
13
Matt Phelan
Boris on the Move (Andrew Joyner)
Boris on the Move
14
Andrew Joyner
Boxers & Saints (Gene Luen Yang)
Boxers & Saints
15
Gene Luen Yang
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos (Deborah Heiligman)
The Boy Who Loved Math: The Improbable Life of Paul Erdos
16
Deborah Heiligman
Brush of the Gods (Lenore Look)
Brush of the Gods
17
Lenore Look
Bugs in My Hair! (David Shannon)
Bugs in My Hair!
18
David Shannon
Building Our House (Jonathan Bean)
Building Our House
19
Jonathan Bean
Call of the Klondike (David Meissner)
Call of the Klondike
20
David Meissner
Champion (Marie Lu)
Champion
21
Marie Lu
Chasing Shadows (Swati Avasthi)
Chasing Shadows
22
Swati Avasthi
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown (Holly Black)
The Coldest Girl in Coldtown
23
Holly Black
Come Back, Ben (Ann & John Hassett)
Come Back, Ben
24
Ann & John Hassett
A Corner of White (Jaclyn Moriarty)
A Corner of White
25
Jaclyn Moriarty
The Counterfeit Family Tree of Vee Crawford-Wong (L. Tam Holland)
The Counterfeit Family Tree of Vee Crawford-Wong
26
L. Tam Holland
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers (Tanya Lee Stone)
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America's First Black Paratroopers
27
Tanya Lee Stone
Darius & Twig (Walter Dean Myers)
Darius & Twig
28
Walter Dean Myers
Dark Triumph (Robin Lafevers)
Dark Triumph
29
Robin Lafevers
Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia (Jenny Torres Sanchez)
Death, Dickinson, and the Demented Life of Frenchie Garcia
30
Jenny Torres Sanchez
Deep in the Sahara (Kelly Cunnane)
Deep in the Sahara
31
Kelly Cunnane
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant (Tony Cliff)
Delilah Dirk and the Turkish Lieutenant
32
Tony Cliff
Doll Bones (Holly Black)
Doll Bones
33
Holly Black
The Dolphins of Shark Bay (Pamela S. Turner)
The Dolphins of Shark Bay
34
Pamela S. Turner
Don't Say a Word, Mamá/No Digas Nada, Mamá (Joe Hayes)
Don't Say a Word, Mamá/No Digas Nada, Mamá
35
Joe Hayes
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (Evan Roskos)
Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets
36
Evan Roskos
Dr. Radway's Sarsaparilla Resolvent (Beth Kephart)
Dr. Radway's Sarsaparilla Resolvent
37
Beth Kephart
The Dream Thieves (Maggie Stiefvater)
The Dream Thieves
38
Maggie Stiefvater
Earth Girl (Janet Edwards)
Earth Girl
39
Janet Edwards
East of the Sun, West of the Moon (Jackie Morris)
East of the Sun, West of the Moon
40
Jackie Morris
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