A young girl must decide whether or not to be part of the social change in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957, by being one of the first students to integrate into Central High and face the prejudice, or stay where she is with her friends.
2009-2010 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Penguin Group
Copyright September 18, 2008
ISBN# 9780142411995 (PB)
A young, seriously injured amnesiac regains consciousness on an island and finds that discovering his identity involves notorious pirates warring over legendary treasure.
2009-2010 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Copyright September 9, 2008
ISBN# 9781400313631 (PB)
Humphrey, the classroom hamster, relates the adventures and misadventures of the students in school room 26 when they begin an assignment to build a model town.
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Penguin Young Readers Group
Copyright March 28, 2008
ISBN# 9780142410899 (PB)
In her village in Bangladesh, Naimi is very talented at painting, but she would have to be a boy, or at least seem to be a boy, to help her poverty-stricken family make money.
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Charlesbridge Publishing
Copyright February 14, 2008
ISBN# 9781580893091 (PB)
Nim loves her island and her animals, but when her father does not return as expected from his scientific experiments, Nim’s only source of help may the new friend she’s made via email.
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Yearling
Copyright February 11, 2008
ISBN# 385736061 (PB)
Thomas Doflein and Zoo Berlin dedicate a year to successfully raising a polar bear in captivity and in so doing, gain the attention of the world for maintaining natural habitats.
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Scholastic Press
Copyright November 1, 2007
ISBN# 545047161 (HB)
Rabbit sets an example of thinking of others instead of hoarding for oneself by giving an extra turnip to a friend.
2009-2010 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 2.0
Published by Harcourt
Copyright November 1, 2007
ISBN# 152060731 (PB, HB)
Don and his bloodhound, Frank, take turns telling the story of how Frank tried to save Christmas for Don and his sister in 1957 when coal mine problems threatened to ruin everything.
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Holiday House
Copyright October 28, 2007
ISBN# 9780823421145 (HB)
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