New York Times®: Notable Children's Books of 2009

Charles and Emma
Deborah Heiligman
(Hardcover, Henry Holt and Co. (BYR))

Down, Down, Down
Steve Jenkins
(Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin Books for Children)

Genius of Common Sense
Glenna Lang; Marjory Wunsch
(Hardcover, David R. Godine Publisher)

The Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book Five
Rick Riordan
(Hardcover, Hyperion)

Marcelo In The Real World
Francisco Stork; Francisco X. Stork
(Hardcover, Arthur A. Levine Books)

The Vast Fields of Ordinary
Nick Burd
(Hardcover, Dial)

When You Reach Me
Rebecca Stead
(Hardcover, Wendy Lamb Books)

Yummy
Lucy Cousins
(Hardcover, Candlewick)