Nominated Books

I Can’t Believe I Have To Do This

By Jan Alford

Twelve-year-old Dean Matthews receives a journal as a birthday present from his mother and records the events of the following year. At first, he is very unhappy about having to do this, but he learns valuable lessons along the way.

Nominated

2000-2001 Lamplighter Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Putnam

ISBN# 0-399-23130-7 (PB, HB)

Wolf Shadows

By Mary Casanova

When his best friend illegally shoots a wolf while hunting in Minnesota, twelve-year-old Seth struggles to determine whether their friendship can survive their different ideas.

Nominated

2000-2001 Lamplighter Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Hyperion

ISBN# 0-7868-0325-8 (PB, HB)

The Eagle’s Shadow

By Nora Martin

In 1946, while her emotionally distant father is in occupied Japan, a twelve-year-old girl spends a year with her mother’s relatives in a Tlingit Indian village in Alaska and begins to love and respect her heritage as she confronts the secret of her mother’s disappearance.

Nominated

2000-2001 Lamplighter Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Scholastic

ISBN# 0-590-36087-6 (PB)

Saving Shiloh

By Phyllis Naylor

Sixth-grader Marty and his family try to help their rough neighbor, Judd Travers, change his mean ways, because they believe everyone deserves a second chance, even though their West Virginia community continues to expect the worst of him.

Winner

2000-2001 Gallery Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Atheneum

ISBN# 0-689-81460-7 (PB, HB)

Lass

By Roland Gebauer

Based on a true story, Lessons From a Sheepdog, by Phillip Keller, this account tells how he rescues Lass from an unhappy life in the city. Lass learns to trust and to become the great dog she was created to be.

Nominated

2000-2001 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Tommy Nelson

ISBN# 0-8499-1449-3 (HB)

Passage To Freedom

By Ken Mochizuki

The true story of Chiune Sugihara, who during World War II, chose to disobey his government by issuing countless visas to Jewish refugees, which allowed them to escape Nazi occupied Lithuania.

Nominated

2000-2001 Gallery Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Lee & Low

ISBN# 1-880000-49-0 (PB, HB)

Littlejim’s Dreams

By Gloria Houston

In 1920 in the mountains of North Carolina, fourteen-year-old Jim Houston sees his hopes of continuing his education fade when his mother becomes seriously ill and his logger father must deal with underhanded businessmen.

Nominated

2000-2001 Lamplighter Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Harcourt Brace

ISBN# 0-15-201509-4 (HB)

Eye Of The Storm

By Stephen Kramer

Storm chaser Warren Fraidley discusses the techniques, dangers, and difficulties of photographing lightning, tornadoes, and hurricanes. He gives tips on storm safety and the glossary includes a bibliography.

Nominated

2000-2001 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Putnam

ISBN# 0-399-23029-7 (PB, HB)