I felt guilty after reading Mother Reader’s post about best YA books by/about women of color. So, I decided to check some of the books out. Granted, I probably won’t get to them for a while, but that’s ok.
For A/K:
Maxwell’s Magic Mix-Up, by Linda Ashman/Illus. by Regan Dunnick
Saint Francis and the Wolf, by Richard Egielski**
Catalina Magdalena Hoopensteiner Wallendiner Hogan Logan Bogan Was Her Name, by Tedd Arnold**
Moonbear’s Shadow, by Frank Asch
I Love Guinea-pigs, by Dick King-Smith/Illus. by Anita Jeram
Jake the Ballet Dog, by Karen LeFrank/Illus. By Marcin Baranski
For M:
Sandry’s Book (Circle of Magic, Book 1) (No. 2), by Tamora Pierce*
Tris’s Book (Circle Of Magic), by Tamora Pierce*
Daja’s Book (Circle Of Magic), by Tamora Pierce*
Briar’s Book (Circle of Magic #4), by Tamora Pierce*
Paper Towns, by John Green*
The Chronicles of Faerie: The Light-Bearer’s Daughter, by O. R. Melling
For me:
Secret Keeper, Mitali Perkins
Shug, Jenny Han
One Thousand Tracings: Healing the Wounds of World War II, Lita Judge
The roundup is either at Reading Adventures or A Striped Armchair.
*Ones that M eventually read.
**Picture books we really liked.
The Book Nut 
Out of your three, I think Secret Keeper and One Thousand Tracings sound the most intriguing to me.
As a Catholic, I guess I'd feel obligated to go with Saint Francis and the Wolf too. 🙂
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I loved Dick King Smith's books as a child. The Queen's Nose was my favourite, the TV series was great as well not least because I had a crush on the actress playing the lead.
He's 87 according to wikipedia (not the most reliable source but still) and his last book was in 2007. He's extremely prolific.
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Oh! O.R. Melling is such a great author! John Green is good, too, but he gets a lot attention to begin with. 🙂
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