Don't miss the 2009 Notable Children's Books, awarded by the Association for Library Service to Children. Here are a few highlights from the list:

For younger readers:

A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever, by Marla Frazee. With lively, detailed cartoons, Frazee captures the unbounded joy of two friends experiencing a summer adventure.

For middle readers:

Rapunzel's Revenge, by Shannon and Dean Hale. In this graphic novel set in a make-believe frontier land, an untraditional Rapunzel escapes the tower, uses her long braids as weapons, and takes revenge.

For older readers:

After Tupac & D Foster, by Jacqueline Woodson. Bonded by Tupac’s music, three girls explore the lure of freedom and build a friendship that redefines their own identities.