1. Oregon Reader’s Choice Award 2011-2012 The Day-Glo Brothers by Chris Barton Magician's Elephant by Kate DiCamillo Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass N.E.R.D.S. by Michael Buckley Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Perry The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan

2. Enjoy reading about how persistence and experimentation led to two brothers inventing new colors for the world to enjoy! The Day-Glo Brothers by Chris Barton

3. Magician’s Elephant by Kate DiCamillo Magician’s mistake Elephant accident Orphan’s mystery

4. Odd and the Frost Giants by Neil Gaiman Odd, being one who is unlucky, has quite the surprising adventure.

5. Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin Join the adventure with Minli and enjoy the folktales shared along the way!

6. 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass Shared birthdays every year One year things change Magical problem occurs with two characters!

7. N.E.R.D.S. by Michael Buckley Get ready for a crazy, entertaining, adventure filled with creative, unexpected spy gadgets!

8. Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry When his father is deployed to Iraq, and his older brothers are all away in the army or at school, it falls to Ignatius "Brother" Alderman, his grandparents, and hired man Ernesto to keep their Oregon ranch going. Brother is determined to show his father that he can handle it, even though he is not sure he wants to be a rancher when he grows up. But the noble promises he makes are hard to keep.

9. The Storm in the Barn by Matt Phelan Graphic Novel 1930’s Terrible drought Dark figure lurking in barn Is this: a scary story, historical fiction, or folklore? Read to find out!