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|  | Night Before Christmas by Anita Lobel, Berthe Amoss, Bruce Whatley, Cheryl Harness, Christian Birmingham
An illustrated version of the classic Christmas poem about a visit from St. Nick. AUTHOR: Anita Lobel, Berthe Amoss, Bruce Whatley, Cheryl Harness, Christian Birmingham
PUBLISHER: Holiday House, Incorporated
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Things Are Happening by Joshua Beckman
This collection of long poems was chosen by Gerald Stern for the APR/Honickman First Book Award. AUTHOR: Joshua Beckman
PUBLISHER: American Poetry Review, The
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | A Child's Garden of Verses by Brian Wildsmith, Charles Robinson, Jessie Willcox Smith, Joanna Isles, Lee Gregori
Robert Louis Stevenson wrote this classic collection of poetry for children in 1885. It continues to be beloved as a charming evocation of childhood, and is considered to be Stevenson's best poetry, as well as one of his most enduring books. AUTHOR: Brian Wildsmith, Charles Robinson, Jessie Willcox Smith, Joanna Isles, Lee Gregori
PUBLISHER: Penguin Putnam Books for Young Readers
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Sula by Harold Bloom, Toni Morrison
Sula and Nel grow up together in the Bottom, but when they become adults, their paths diverge. Sula leaves to explore the world, Nel settles down to a quiet life. When they are reunited, the differences between them become apparent--as do, in the end, the similarities. Morrison's novel evokes not only two unique women, but the entire culture of a small Ohio town. AUTHOR: Harold Bloom, Toni Morrison
PUBLISHER: Dutton/Plume
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Maggie, a Girl of the Streets & Other Short Fiction by Jayne Anne Phillips, Stephen Crane
Originally published privately, under the name Johnston Smith, MAGGIE was written when Stephen Crane was 21 years old. It concerns Maggie Johnson, a tenement girl, who is treated brutally as a child by her alcoholic mother. She eventually escapes to her brother's friend Pete, who seduces her. Because she has dishonored herself, the family disowns her; when Pete leaves her, Maggie becomes a prostitute. Crane intended, in this novel, to show that environment is a tremendous thing in the world and frequently shapes lives regardless. AUTHOR: Jayne Anne Phillips, Stephen Crane
PUBLISHER: Bantam Books
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Pain Tree by Esther Pearl Watson, Mark Todd
This collection features poetry written by and for teens. AUTHOR: Esther Pearl Watson, Mark Todd
PUBLISHER: Houghton Mifflin Company
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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