Humphrey, the classroom hamster, has many adventures in the library, learning about the ocean, and even sailing across a pond on a sailboat.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Penguin Young Readers Group
Copyright January 6, 2010
ISBN# 978-0142415146 (PB)
Fifth grader Harper Lee Morgan writes poetry and aspires to enter a contest, but her family’s financial troubles are getting in the way.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Square Fish
Copyright August 2, 2011
ISBN# 9780312659349 (PB)
Twin robotic Rovers searched for clues on Mars to help scientists determine if life ever existed there. This book chronicles some of the trials and discoveries experienced.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Copyright July 1, 2011
ISBN# 9781570914638 (PB)
In the dead of winter, a small kitten was abandoned in a library book drop. The kitten miraculously survived and became known as Dewey Readmore living in the library and charming young and old.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Copyright April 12, 2011
ISBN# 9780316068703 (PB)
This book is a journey from the surface of the ocean to the bottom, discovering all that lives and exists at each level.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Copyright May 4, 2009
ISBN# 9780547529158 (HB)
Charlie is a boy who suffered a terrible loss and he is healing with the help of his dog. Bone is a stray dog that has been separated from his sister and is alone. Henry has wanted a dog of his own and he still can’t get one even when his best friend moves away. Each has his own troubles, but their stories connect in a surprising way.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Square Fish
Copyright May 10, 2011
ISBN# 9780312674847 (PB)
Sixth grader Abby, tenth grader Amira, and eleven-year-old Sadeed speak and listen to one another as they exchange letters between Illinois and Afghanistan across cultural and religious divides.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Copyright January 31, 2011
ISBN# 9781416949312 (PB)
Seventh graders Ivy June and Catherine participate in an exchange program showing that although their lifestyles are total opposites they have a lot in common.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Random House Children's Books
Copyright June 14, 2011
ISBN# 9780375844911 (PB)
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