FARCOUNTRY PRESS (406-444-5100)

Paperback

Going to Glacier National Park! ($12.95) by Alan Leftridge explores the history, wildlife and weather of this park. (8-13)
Paperback Series
Who Pooped in the Park? adds Big Bend National Park and Black Hills by Gary Robson, illus. by Robert Rath ($9.95 each, 5-9).

FARRAR, STRAUS GIROUX
While You Are Sleeping ($16.50) by Alexis Deacon. A girl's toys go to great lengths to keep her safe at night. (3-6)
So Sleepy Story ($16) by Uri Shulevitz is a bedtime tale. (3-6)
Abbie in Stitches ($16) by Cynthia Cotten, illus. by Beth Peck, centers on a girl in the early 1800s who would rather read than embroider a sampler. (4-8)
The Moon ($16) by Robert Louis Stevenson, illus. by Tracey Campbell Pearson, illustrates this poem featuring a father and son at nighttime. (4-8)
One Potato, Two Potato ($16) by Cynthia DeFelice, illus. by Andrea U'Ren, retells a folktale about a couple who finds a magic pot and happiness. (4-8)
When I Grow Up, I Will Win the Nobel Peace Prize ($16) by Isabel Pin, trans. by Nancy Seitz. A boy reveals the wonderful things he will do. (4-8)
The Winner's Walk ($16) by Nancy Ruth Patterson, illus. by Thomas F. Yezerski. A boy is discouraged by his failures until he finds a stray dog with a surprising past. (7-10)
Bringing Ezra Back ($16) by Cynthia DeFelice is a sequel to Weasel . (8-12)
Frozen Billy ($16) by Anne Fine, illus. by Georgina McBain. Two siblings devise an elaborate scheme to reunite their separated family. (8-12)
Playing Dad's Song ($16) by D. Dina Friedman. A newfound passion for music helps a boy adjust to life without his father, who died on 9/11. (8-12)
Alabama Moon ($17) by Watt Key. After the death of his father, a boy leaves his forest shelter and enters an outside world he has never known. (10-up)
The Night of the Burning: Devorah's Story ($16) by Linda Press Wulf. During WWI, a South African philanthropist rescues orphaned Polish sisters. (10-up)
The Runaway Princess ($17) by Kate Coombs. A princess uses magic to rescue a baby dragon and avoid the unwanted attention of would-be suitors. (10-up)
Parent Swap ($16) by Terence Blacker offers a spoof of reality TV. (12-up)
Standing Against the Wind ($16) by Traci Jones. An girl who tries to win a scholarship to boarding school to escape her poor neighborhood realizes that she has more options than she thought. (12-up)
The Adventures of Michael MacInnes ($17) by Jeff Carney. In 1924, an orphaned scholarship student challenges the rules of his boarding school. (12-up)

Series

Jamela returns in Happy Birthday, Jamela! by Niki Daly ($16, 4-8). And Houdini & Nate Mysteries debuts with Danger in the Dark by Tom Lalicki ($14.95, 8-12).

FSG/FOSTER
Love You When You Whine ($15) by Emily Jenkins, illus. by Sergio Ruzzier, celebrates a parent's unconditional love. (3-6)
Adéle & Simon ($16) by Barbara McClintock follows two siblings in early 20th-century Paris as they make their way home from school. (4-8)
Behind the Mask ($16) by Yangsook Choi. Looking through his late grandfather's trunk to find a Halloween costume, a Korean-American boy makes an unexpected discovery. (4-8)
Max's Words ($16) by Kate Banks, illus. by Boris Kulikov. This tale of sibling rivalry pays tribute to the power of words and ingenuity. (4-8)
Yoon and the Christmas Mitten ($16) by Helen Recorvits, illus. by Gabi Swiatkowsa, is a holiday story centering on a Korean-American girl. (4-8)
To Go Singing Through the World: The Childhood of Pablo Neruda ($17) by Deborah Kogan Ray, recounts the boyhood of this Nobel Prize-winning poet. (8-up)
The Braid ($16) by Helen Frost. In linked narrative poems, two sisters in 1850s Scotland relay their stories. (12-up)
Harlem Hustle ($16) by Janet McDonald centers on a teenage dropout from Harlem who aspires to rap stardom. (12-up)
Firestorm ($17) by David Klass is a thriller that launches the Caretaker Trilogy. (12-up)
Going Under ($16) by Kathe Koja. In this novel juxtaposing the viewpoints of a girl and her brother, the former tries to prevent a psychotherapist from using her journal as material for a book. (14-up)

Series

Bea and HaHa are back in Plonk, Plonk, Plonk! and Up, Up, Up! by Emily Jenkins, illus. by Tomek Bogacki ($5.95 each, 1-4).

FSG/KROUPA
Don't Forget Your Etiquette! The Essential Guide to Misbehavior ($16) by David Greenberg, illus. by Nadine Bernard Westcott. In 20 poems, Miss Information offers upside-down etiquette advice. (6-up)
Night Boat to Freedom ($16) by Margot Theis Raven, illus. by E.B. Lewis. An enslaved African-American boy risks his life to row others to freedom. (6-up)
Sparks Fly High: The Legend of Dancing Point ($16) by Mary Quattlebaum, illus. by Leonid Gore. A colonel in colonial Virginia challenges the devil to a dance contest. (6-9)
Wings ($16) by William Loizeaux, illus. by Leslie Bowman. A boy befriends a fledgling mockingbird. (7-10)

FSG/RS BOOKS
Boo and Baa Have Company ($15) by Lena and Olof Landström. Boo and Baa attempt to help a cat who is stuck up in a tree. (3-6)
When Owen's Mom Breathed Fire ($16) by Pija Lindenbaum, trans. by Elisabeth Kallick Dyssegaard. What will Owen do when his mom turns into a dragon? (4-8)

FITZHENRY WHITESIDE
Only a Cow ($16.95) by Arlene Hamilton, illus. by Dean Griffiths. A cow yearns to run in a race, just as the farmer's prize racehorse does. (4-7)
Omar's Halloween ($16.95) by Maryann Kovalski. Omar has trouble finding a costume that's scary enough to wear for his party. (6-8)

Paperbacks

Ice Cream Town ($9.95) by Rona Arato. Will Sammy's wits or singing voice keep him out of trouble on the rough streets of 1920 New York? (8-12)
The Smell of Paint ($9.95) by Sheryl McFarlane. Filled with anger and then denial, Jess attempts to deal with her mother's illness alone. (11-14)
Zero ($9.95) by Diane Tullson. A girl who has everything a teen could possibly want is hiding a dangerous secret. (12-up)

FLASHLIGHT PRESS (IPG, dist.)
Wishes for One More Day ($15.95) by Melanie Joy Pastor, illus. by Jacqui Grantford. After their grandfather dies, two siblings make a list of the things they would do with him if they had one more day together. (4-8)

FREE SPIRIT

Series

Learning to Get Along adds Be Careful and Stay Safe by Ceri Meiners ($10.95, 4-8) and Kids Are Important welcomes Families Change by Julie Nelson, illus. by Mary Gallagher ($9.95, 4-10).

Paperbacks

The Doggy Dung Disaster & Other True Stores ($9.95) by Garth Sundem. Kids who do extraordinary things are profiled here. (9-13)
Everyday Leadership ($9.95) by Mariam MacGregor includes activities that help teens discover their leadership potential. (12-up)
Smart Talk ($13.95) by Robert Schultz and James Delisle lets gifted children know they are not alone or weird. (12-up)
More Than a Test Score ($14.95) by Robert Schultz and James Delisle. A real-life look at what being gifted means to teens today. (13-up)