When Felicity Pickle and her mom stay with her aunt for awhile after being constantly on the move, Felicity begins to get a sense of family. She also learns what a real friend can be when Oliver sticks by her in good times and bad.
2016-2017 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.7
Published by Scholastic
Copyright April 14, 2014
ISBN# 978-0545552738 (HB)
Jamie Jo’s fear of bees keeps her inside most of the time. A series of events brings about many changes, including new friendships and greater trust in God.
2010-2011 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Copyright September 28, 2008
ISBN# 9780802853448 (PB)
Young Wolf rides his colt Snow Wind in a race against his former friend Little Big Mouth.
2006-2007 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Eakin Press
Copyright May 1, 2004
ISBN# 1-57168-833-1 (PB, HB)
When a Siksika boy living on the Plains during the 1770’s becomes separated from a raiding party, he discovers the legendary spirit horse which he attempts to track down and tame.
2001-2002 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Scholastic
Copyright April 1, 1998
ISBN# 0-590-39650-1 (PB, HB)
In 1774, Jonah becomes a pupil of Nathan Hale, who inspires him to question his beliefs about the impending revolution. Two years later, Jonah makes a decision that leads to Nathan’s execution.
2010-2011 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Walker & Company
Copyright September 2, 2008
ISBN# 9780802797421 (HB)
When Twitch hears that the school children are taking a field trip to the science museum, he decides he wants to join in the fun—so he stows away on the school bus and hides in a backpack to get in. But as always, not everyone is glad to see a squirrel in their midst. Pursued by security guards, Twitch turns the exhibits into his own private carnival rides—swinging on a Foucault pendulum, riding a model Mars Rover, and skittering across the Bernoulli air pressure table. Just when it seems like there’s no escape, Twitch’s chaotic romp turns up some surprises for the museum staff. . . and a friendly boy in a wheelchair saves the day for the squirrel, sneaking him back out.
In the first installment of this hilarious new chapter-book series, ten-year-old Michael and his friend Justin sneak into the Dead Sea caves near the archaeological dig where Michael’s dad is working. Michael finds two 2,000-year-old squirrels petrified in sea salt. Hijinks ensue as Michael tries to bring them back to the U. S., hidden in his backpack. What Michael thinks are just cool souvenirs may turn out to be something much more! The Dead Sea Squirrels series is humorous, fun, and filled with character-building lessons.
Maggie tries to hide her Newfoundland dog because of a new law in their village.
2002-2003 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Simon and Schuster
Copyright February 29, 2000
ISBN# 0-689-82905-1 (PB, HB)
In Galveston, Texas, a teenage girl and boy work together to save themselves and others from the terrible hurricane of 1900, still the largest natural disaster in American history.
2004-2005 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Walker
Copyright October 1, 2001
ISBN# 0-8027-8787-8 (PB, HB)
In 1806, orphaned Abigail and her brother Seth find a home with a young widow, and they help her find a way to support them all.
2003-2004 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Simon & Schuster
Copyright October 1, 2001
ISBN# 0-689-83832-8 (PB, HB)
A fire forces Jessica’s family to turn their home into a guest ranch. Jessica is able to work with her favorite horse, but all her training is for the future owner, Ariel, a spoiled girl.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.
Copyright October 1, 2009
ISBN# 9781561454969 (HB)
Elizabeth is infatuated with a drawing of her American Revolution era ancestor, Zee, because of their resemblance. The story alternates between the two girls making the past become as vivid and real as the present.
2013-2014 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Yearling
Copyright August 9, 2011
ISBN# 9780440421757 (PB)
Charlie’s parents are straying from their usual off-the-beaten-track vacation this summer to a staycation in their native Montreal. Charlie learns that if you are looking for adventure, it will find you-on your own doorstep.
2015-2016 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.1
Published by Groundwood
Copyright March 27, 2012
ISBN# 1554981778 (PB, HB)
While he does not look forward to spending a summer with his grandmother, he learns to accept that faith will help him deal with the changes that life brings starting with his father’s recent death. Originally published in hardback in 2007 as Perch, Mrs. Sackets, and Crow’s Nest it was also a Children’s Crown Award Nominee.
2016-2017 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.3
Published by Elva Resa
Copyright April 14, 2014
ISBN# 978-1934617243 (PB)
Oscar Chapman takes a stand as a young boy against prejudice which leads to his participation, as an adult, in arranging the first major gathering at the Lincoln Monument, Marian Anderson’s singing of “America.”
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Peachtree
Copyright March 28, 2007
ISBN# 9781561453955 (HB)
Wind-voice, the half dove, is free and Maldeor, the one-winged archaeopteryx, hungers for supreme power. Wind-voice and his valiant companions are trying to save the world.
2010-2011 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
Copyright October 13, 2009
ISBN# 9780061757259 (PB)
These tales each start with a description of the famous person as a child and then use interesting art, pictures, and numerous facts to inspire readers to find similar greatness in themselves.
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Scholastic
Copyright October 1, 2007
ISBN# 9780439641166 (HB)
Pearl and her good friend James learn over the summer that good or bad, life is what happens when you are making other plans.
2015-2016 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.5
Published by Feiwel and Friends
Copyright October 2, 2012
ISBN# 0312642997 (PB, HB)
Told in alternating viewpoints of Stands Straight and Samuel Russell, this is based on a historical meeting of Indians and Quakers during the Revolutionary War.
2000-2001 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Dial Press
Copyright February 28, 1998
ISBN# 0-8037-2078-5 (PB, HB)
Recently recovered All-Star pitcher House Jackson is desperate to play ball again, but he may have to reveal a secret about himself to restore harmony, and baseball, to Aurora County, Mississippi.
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by HMH Books
Copyright January 31, 2009
ISBN# 152066268 (PB)
Philo Farnsworth was obsessed with machines and electricity. He spent eight years working on his idea of “making pictures fly through the air.” His idea became a reality when he transmitted the world’s first television image.
2012-2013 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Random House Children's Books
Copyright February 10, 2014
ISBN# 9780385755573 (PB)
Melvin visits the public library every day in his quest for information and discovers kindred, guiding spirits in the form of three librarians who help nurture his thirst for knowledge right up to adulthood.
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.
Copyright March 28, 2007
ISBN# 9781561453917 (HB)
This unusual memoir pays tribute to the devoted adults who helped the children of Terezin, and tells the story of a girl flowering against all odds.
2008-2009 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Holiday House
Copyright February 28, 2006
ISBN# 0-8234-1831-6 (PB, HB)
Mike, a fourteen-year-old foster boy, is not allowed to have a pet. He aides a young tiger striped cat fighting to survive after being thrown into a river.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Copyright May 27, 2010
ISBN# 9780142415665 (PB)
In 1930, when a snowstorm destroys their home in the Appalachian Mountains, Roxie and her family move into the barn and celebrate Christmas there.
2003-2004 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by American Girl
Copyright September 1, 2001
ISBN# 1-58485-414-6 (HB)
A fourth grade entrepreneur competes with his classmates to win a contest and writes a book about the experience.
2004-2005 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Holiday House
Copyright December 31, 2001
ISBN# 0-8234-1642-9 (HB)
The story, written in verse, of a young girl growing up in Saskatchewan in the 1960’s recovering, both physically and emotionally, from a farming accident, with the help of some unusual people – a stern teacher, a shy classmate, and a patient from the local mental hospital.
2007-2008 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.3
Published by Groundwood Books
Copyright August 9, 2005
ISBN# 0-88899-694-2 (HB)
A little boy exchanges Morse code messages with the cricket that lives in his house and together they trap the rat that has been plaguing the boy’s father and the cricket’s friends.
2008-2009 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.8
Published by Design Press
Copyright September 1, 2006
ISBN# 0-8028-5289-0 (PB, HB)
Bindi’s life has changed with a new apartment, new friends, and the opening of The Dancing Pancake Restaurant. With all the changes, Bindi is worried about her family.
2012-2013 Crown Award
Reading Level: 3.0
Published by Random House Children's Books
Copyright May 10, 2011
ISBN# 9780375853487 (PB)
This alphabet book follows the citizens of the Thirteen Colonies and their fight for representation. It begins with the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and takes us through the first reading of the Declaration of Independence.
2012-2013 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Pelican Publishing Company, Incorporated
Copyright January 20, 2010
ISBN# 9781589806764 (HB)
Charlotte who is 11 years old is the only one who remembers to take care of the St. Bernard her father brought home. Not being a dog person she spends time trying to find the dog a home, but during the year becomes a dog lover and discovers new friends.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
Copyright March 6, 2009
ISBN# 9780061452413 (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)
This is a true story about Susy Clemens writing a biography about her father, Mark Twain, in her journal.
2012-2013 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Scholastic, Inc.
Copyright December 31, 2009
ISBN# 9780545125086 (HB)
Oona is teaching her little brother, Fred, to read by making rebuses (included as the story goes along) about their beloved cat, Zook, just like her dad did with her when he was still alive. The plot thickens when a man comes into the life of their mom and, of course, Oona does not like this intrusion into their loving family.
2014-2015 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Abrams
Copyright April 2, 2013
ISBN# 9781419705250 (PB)
Abby Lovitt grows up on her family’s California horse ranch in the 1960’s. The horses that have been her refuge from the stress at school and home no longer are her escape.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Random House Children's Books
Copyright September 14, 2010
ISBN# 9780375862281 (PB)
This is based on a true story in Honduras of how a new teacher changes the lives of families who can barely feed themselves. They learn new ways of planting, growing, and harvesting food, not only for their families, but discover how to sell the excess without the often deceptive middleman.
2013-2014 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Kids Can
Copyright September 1, 2010
ISBN# 9781554534883 (HB)
Twelve-year-olddetectives Slate and Daphne are in Montana’s capital when the governor’s dog, Cat, goes missing. They assemble a list of suspects and get to work. This is the first title in the Slate Stephens Mysteries.
2013-2014 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Bucking Horse
Copyright February 27, 2011
ISBN# 9780984446018 (HB)
A young Precious Ramotswe learns that someone is stealing treats from her school friends and her solving the “case” becomes the precursor to her becoming the owner of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency as a grownup.
2014-2015 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Anchor
Copyright April 3, 2012
ISBN# 9780307743893 (PB)
While digging a hole in his back yard, a Kansas boy finds the fossilized remains of a huge prehistoric animal, bringing fame and controversy.
2003-2004 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Houghton Mifflin
Copyright September 24, 2001
ISBN# 0-618-10228-0 (PB, HB)
During World War II in the Netherlands, a ten-year old boy’s dream of skating in a famous race allows him to help two children escape to Belgium by ice-skating past German soldiers and other enemies.
2006-2007 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by McElderry Books
Copyright October 1, 2004
ISBN# 978-0689845024 (HB)
Drawing on her own life story Virginia Shin-Mui Loh joins Carolyn Marsden to poignantly capture a young girl’s dilemma as she navigates between her culture and her friendship.
2008-2009 Crown Award
Reading Level: 3.8
Published by Candlewick Press
Copyright October 10, 2006
ISBN# 0-7636-3012-8 (PB, HB)
By the time English came to resemble the language we speak today, the British empire had established colonies on so many continents that the world had become filled with English speakers who now number more than a billion.
2000-2001 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Clarion
Copyright April 20, 1998
ISBN# 0-395-71211-4 (HB)
The true story of the many journeys, by horseback, sailing vessel, mail truck, railroad car, and military tank of one of America’s most important documents.
2007-2008 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.4
Published by Philomel Books
Copyright May 19, 2005
ISBN# 0-399-23738-0 (PB, HB)
The true story of the harrowing escape of the authors of the Curious George books from Paris, during the Nazi invasion in 1940.
2007-2008 Crown Award
Reading Level: 6.1
Published by Houghton Mifflin
Copyright September 26, 2005
ISBN# 0-618-33924-8 (HB)
Young Trisha finds out her new school class is called “the junkyard.” She is devastated until she discovers the true meaning of genius with the oddly brilliant group of students.
2012-2013 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Copyright July 8, 2010
ISBN# 9780399250781 (HB)
Wil’s twelfth birthday is approaching and he finally is able to take over the delivering of the newspapers. However, home delivery service is to be cancelled and Wil fights the odds of keeping this service available to his rural community.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Copyright September 16, 2010
ISBN# 978-0142416969 (PB)
Dess Dean’s life was changed forever when she found a friend to love and confide in and to share her heart. She now had a dog who would delight in the joy and fun of Christmas with her.
2010-2011 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
Copyright September 30, 2008
ISBN# 9780061139345 (HB)
In Georgia, during the summer of 1976, Gabriel, a white boy who is being bullied, and Frita, an African American girl who is facing prejudice, decide to face their fears together as they enter the fifth grade.
2007-2008 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.5
Published by Putnam
Copyright June 16, 2005
ISBN# 0-399-23991-X (HB)
Ellen is overwhelmed by her new surroundings when she and her mother must move to a big city in Canada during the Great Depression. Ellen finds solace by hiding in a front yard tree while watching the neighborhood children at play, and one day overhears some devastating news.
2014-2015 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside
Copyright January 31, 2011
ISBN# 9781554550524 (PB)
Describes the English colony of Roanoke, which was founded in 1585, and discusses the mystery of its disappearance.
2006-2007 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Putnam
Copyright May 24, 2004
ISBN# 0-399-24027-6 (HB)
On a visit with her mother to the garden of the famous painter, Julie discovers a world of true beauty where plants grow as tall as trees.
2005-2006 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Barron’s
Copyright September 1, 2003
ISBN# 0-7641-5574-1 (PB, HB)
Become a detective as you read this true story of how the Mary Celeste was found adrift on the open sea—the entire crew and passengers had vanished. You might be the first to solve this one hundred-twenty-nine-year-old mystery.
2001-2002 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Simon & Schuster
Copyright October 1, 1999
ISBN# 0-689-81079-2 (PB, HB)
In his magnificent interpretation of Longfellow’s famous poem, Mr. Bing seamlessly weaves history and imagination into a rich portrait of an American hero.
2003-2004 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Handprint
Copyright October 1, 2001
ISBN# 1-929766-13-0 (PB, HB)
Young Joe Casimir must choose to stay with his family or be adopted by an eccentric millionaire who can offer Joe ‘the world’.
2014-2015 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Scholastic
Copyright February 29, 2012
ISBN# 9780545376365 (HB)
When she moves into Emily Dickinson’s bedroom, Emmaline, the mouse, discovers her own propensity for poetry.
2001-2002 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by FSG
Copyright March 25, 1999
ISBN# 0-374-35083-3 (PB, HB)
Soloman Azar brought nothing but a big dream with him when he crossed the ocean from Lebanon at the turn of the century. He would seek his fortune in America and then bring his beloved, Marie, to share life in the New World.
2001-2002 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Houghton Mifflin
Copyright December 31, 1991
ISBN# 1-57168-294-5 (HB)
Two families, one that is perfect and one that is far from it, celebrate Thanksgiving in their own loving ways.
2005-2006 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Henry Holt
Copyright September 1, 2003
ISBN# 0-8050-6531-8 (PB, HB)
When American soldiers entered World War I Moina felt they deserved a symbol for their courage and sacrifice. Almost singlehandedly she ultimately secured a place in history for the ever vibrant red poppy and that symbol is still strong today.
2015-2016 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.9
Published by Calkins Creek
Copyright September 1, 2012
ISBN# 1590787544 (HB)
Omakayas or Little Frog and her Ojibwe family lived the most extraordinary year full of flight and adventure and joy in 1852 while searching for a new home. While the family has prepared, unexpected danger, enemies, and hardships test their survival.
2010-2011 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
Copyright September 14, 2010
ISBN# 9780064410304 (PB)
Oseola McCarty worked all her life washing and ironing other people’s clothes. She saved her money and because she did not get to go to college, she gave $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi, for needy students.
2001-2002 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by A. Whitman
Copyright November 1, 1998
ISBN# 0-8075-6961-5 (HB)
This is one of many stories written about seventy five years ago by the Pulitzer Prize winner for The Yearling. The Dillons, in their captivating illustrations, have brought to life again the tale of young Calpurnia who goes to a secret place in the Florida forest to catch fish to feed her hungry neighbors and she shares her bounty with the creatures she meets on the way home.
2013-2014 Crown Award
Reading Level: 3.0
Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Copyright January 3, 2011
ISBN# 9781416911791 (HB)
Eben McAllister searches his small town to see if he can find anything comparable to the real Seven Wonders of the World.
2007-2008 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.8
Published by Atheneum
Copyright June 21, 2005
ISBN# 0-689-87136-8 (HB)
A young girl and a crippled, isolated artist become friends during World War II, when they work together to nurse a wounded bird to health.
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Copyright June 28, 1941
ISBN# 978-0394445939 (HB)
With a playful mix of witty illustrations, informative sidebars, and illuminating maps, The Story of Salt shows both the scientific and historical ways that salt has shaped the world.
2008-2009 Crown Award
Reading Level: 7.0
Published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons
Copyright September 7, 2006
ISBN# 0-399-23998-7 (PB, HB)
Pale Male, a Red-tailed hawk, and his mate build their nest at the top of an apartment building on Fifth Avenue instead of in New York’s Central Park.
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Copyright February 28, 2007
ISBN# 9780547545530 (HB)
A group of young African-American children learn about Paul Robeson from one of the neighborhood “elders”. They decide to reclaim the town theater in order to celebrate Robeson’s life.
2010-2011 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
Copyright February 4, 2008
ISBN# 9780060527495 (HB)
Rhyming text tells the story of Howard Carter’s efforts to find Tutankhamen’s tomb and of what he discovered in the Valley of the Kings.
2003-2004 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Farrar
Copyright April 9, 2001
ISBN# 0-374-37674-3 (HB)
In 1878, eleven-year-old Annabel and her parents survive a year of adventure that includes floating downriver in two shacks along with a group of Michigan lumbermen.
2004-2005 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Knopf
Copyright April 9, 2002
ISBN# 0-375-81429-9 (PB, HB)
Surrounded by a multitalented family, nine-year-old Case Callahan feels driven to succeed, but his failed attempts at various competitions discourage him until he finds a stray dog with a surprising past.
2008-2009 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.8
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Copyright September 5, 2006
ISBN# 0-374-38445-2 (PB, HB)
Anna, a Chinese American girl navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.
2015-2016 Crown Award
Reading Level: 3.6
Published by Houghton
Copyright May 22, 2012
ISBN# 0547684630 (PB, HB)
A collection of paintings and memoirs by the American folk artist describing the seasons of upstate New York.
2002-2003 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Holt
Copyright October 15, 2000
ISBN# 0-8050-6243-2 (HB)
Frank Keating’s telling of incidents in Roosevelt’s rich and varied life reminds readers how one person can make a difference.
2008-2009 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.7
Published by Simon & Schuster, Inc.
Copyright December 31, 2005
ISBN# 0-689-86532-5 (HB)
From a very young age Thomas loved to read and collect books, hundreds first, then thousands. His various collections led to the creation of the world’s largest library, the Library of Congress
2016-2017 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.8
Published by Calkins Creek
Copyright September 13, 2013
ISBN# 978-1590789322 (HB)
Ruby recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960.
2002-2003 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Scholastic
Copyright September 1, 1999
ISBN# 0-590-18923-9 (PB, HB)
Just when his dreams of being part of a family and having a dog seem to be coming true, Tom wonders if trouble with neighbors on his new island home and the impending birth of a new baby will change everything.
2006-2007 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by McElderry Books
Copyright May 1, 2004
ISBN# 0-689-86403-5 (HB)
Passing exams will earn young Neel a much-coveted scholarship for a private boarding school in Kolkata, and the boy’s family has their dreams pinned on him, feeling that a good education will ensure him a better quality of life. But Neel is too attached to the “golpata branches swaying in the monsoon rains…the evening smell of jasmine flowers…mingling with green chilies and fresh ilish fish simmering in mustard-seed oil” to ever consider leaving his home. He studies only halfheartedly for his tests, incurring the wrath of his serious headmaster. When a female tiger cub escapes from a neighboring animal reserve, Neel is determined to find her before she’s snagged by greedy poachers led by Mr. Gupta, a corrupt local businessman. Gupta employs several of the villagers, including Neel’s father, tempting them with additional income if they assist in the illegal effort.
2017-2018 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.1
Published by Charlesbridge
Copyright April 14, 2015
ISBN# 978-1580896603 (HB)
Eddie is a tiny green bug who loves to read and who lives behind the chalkboard in the fourth-grade classroom with his parents, his 53 brothers and sisters, and his aunt Min. But when Aunt Min goes to the school library to read a book and never returns, Eddie leaves the comfort of his home for the first time and makes the dangerous trek through Ferny Creek Elementary School to find her. After dodging running sneakers, falling books, and terrifying spiders, Eddie reaches the library, where he discovers Aunt Min stuck in a perilous situation! To top it all off, there’s a substitute librarian who aims to close the library for good and get rid of all the books!
2019-2020 Crown Award
Reading Level: 3.7
Published by Greenwillow Books
Copyright June 20, 2017
ISBN# 978-0062440938 (HB)
Even as a boy Teddy had ambitious dreams to change the world. As a man he had the conviction to see his stupendous imaginings brought to fruition. He also became one of the most beloved American presidents.
2016-2017 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.8
Published by Disney Hyperion
Copyright December 17, 2013
ISBN# 978-1423124887 (HB)
This book traces the work that the two brothers did together 100 years ago to develop the first machine-powered aircraft. A flight timeline is included.
2004-2005 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Clarion
Copyright September 23, 2002
ISBN# 0-618-13347-X (HB)
With clear, concise text and dramatic full-color photographs, award-winning Seymour Simon investigates one of nature’s most powerful phenomena. Learn about some of the worst disasters in history by some enormous twisters.
2001-2002 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Morrow
Copyright April 28, 1999
ISBN# 0-688-14646-5 (PB, HB)
When the state of Maine threatens to shut down their island’s one-room schoolhouse due to dwindling enrollment, Tess and her family take in a trumpet-playing foster child, to increase the school’s population.
2013-2014 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Scholastic
Copyright June 1, 2012
ISBN# 9780545035323 (PB)
A biography of the first black woman to win an Olymmpic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history.
2014-2015 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Albert Whitman
Copyright March 18, 2014
ISBN# 9781480492738 (HB)
Describes the creation of a variety of toys and games, from seesaws to Silly Putty.
2002-2003 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Holt
Copyright July 1, 2000
ISBN# 0-8050-6196-7 (PB, HB)
When fifth-grade twins, Amy and Todd, tackle a school project, they also have to cope with issues of friendship at school and problems at home, including their father’s unemployment.
2008-2009 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.8
Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Copyright February 28, 2006
ISBN# 0-374-31798-4 (HB)
This award-winning science writer has teamed up with the Smithsonian Institute to take readers on an exotic, full-color adventure to one of the most amazing places on earth.
2013-2014 Crown Award
Reading Level: 6.0
Published by HarperCollins
Copyright August 24, 2010
ISBN# 9780061142536 (HB)
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)
Nine-year-old Tua releases an abused elephant from its chains in Chiang Mai. Can she complete the rescue by getting it to an elephant refuge without being caught herself?
2015-2016 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.2
Published by Chronicle
Copyright April 18, 2012
ISBN# 0811877817 (PB, HB)
Describes the week-long experience of some middle schoolers at a pioneer farm.
2002-2003 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Atheneum
Copyright May 1, 2000
ISBN# 0-689-83045-9 (HB)
Ten year old Annie worries about the dangers over everything after her brother dies. She befriends a new neighbor who helps her work through the sadness.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
Copyright March 29, 2011
ISBN# 9780061431890 (PB)
This is a collection of some of the author’s favorite mountains, rivers, and deserts. Brilliant illustrations accompany the information rich text of northwestern USA.
2006-2007 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by HarperCollins
Copyright May 3, 2005
ISBN# 978-0688171216 (HB)
Being responsible is NOT easy. Fourth grader Vilonia hasn’t lost her rain coat in the three weeks she’s had it and she’s brushed her teeth every night andshe’s volunteered to be the Friday Library Helper. But all that hard work is worth it if it means she can get a dog. Besides, this dog isn’t just because Vilonia has wanted one for pretty much ever. It’s also to help Mama, who’s been lost in one, big sadness fog for forty-three days—ever since Nana died. But Vilonia read that pets can help with sadness. Now all she has to do is keep the library goldfish alive over spring break, stop bringing stray animals home, and help Mama not get fired from her job. And she’s got to do all of it before the Catfish Festival. Easy as pie, right?
2019-2020 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.3
Published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Copyright March 7, 2017
ISBN# 978-1481458429 (HB)
Introduces philosopher, writer, and environmentalist Henry David Thoreau, using selections from his writings with stunning illustrations by Mr. Locker.
2004-2005 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Fulcrum
Copyright July 22, 2002
ISBN# 1-55591-355-5 (HB)
Wanda loves to draw, but after her father’s death she puts her family first. Once she realizes her family can support themselves she is able to attain her dream.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Copyright October 2, 2008
ISBN# 9780670062928 (HB)
It is 1940 and Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, must lead his country through World War II. He has powerfull allies from several nations and he also has Rufus, his loyal miniature poodle constantly at his side.
2015-2016 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.3
Published by Charlesbridge
Copyright January 31, 2013
ISBN# 1580894143 (HB)
Ryan Hart can be and do anything. Her name means “king”, that she is a leader, and she is determined to keep growing into the name her parents gave her. She is all about trying to see the best in people, to be a good daughter, sister, and friend. But Ryan has a lot on her mind. For instance: Dad finally has a new job, but money is still tight. That means some changes, like moving into a new (old) house, and Dad working the night shift. And with the fourth-grade talent show coming up, Ryan wonders what talent she can perform on stage in front of everyone without freezing. As even more changes and challenges come her way, Ryan always finds a way forward and shows she is a girl who knows how to glow.
An account of the travels of the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca through Texas and Mexico from 1528 through 1536, looking particularly at his relations with the native peoples with whom he shared his journeys.
2007-2008 Crown Award
Reading Level: 6.5
Published by Mikaya Press
Copyright September 6, 2003
ISBN# 1-931414-07-6 (HB)
This story is that of small town life and friendships.
2008-2009 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.2
Published by Scholastic Press
Copyright May 1, 2007
ISBN# 0-439-86879-3 (PB)
In 1848, Joshua McCullough writes a journal of his family’s journey from Missouri to Oregon in a covered wagon.
2003-2004 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Scholastic
Copyright January 31, 2001
ISBN# 0-439-11209-5 (HB)
In these imaginative stories we are introduced to Quebec’s traditional folktale hero. Ti-Jean (pronounced Ty-Zsaun) is both wise and foolish and though he often puts himself in hard situations, he somehow manages to do what needs to be done. The author/storyteller is the founding president of the Storytellers of Canada and the illustrator is editorial cartoonist at the Toronto Star.
2013-2014 Crown Award
Reading Level: 3.0
Published by Groundwood
Copyright April 1, 2011
ISBN# 9780888999528 (HB)
Flowers blooming in sheets of snow make way for happy frogs dancing in the rain. Summer swims move over for autumn sweaters until the snow comes back again. In Julie Fogliano’s skilled hand and illustrated by Julie Morstad’s charming pictures, the seasons come to life in this gorgeous and comprehensive book of poetry.
2018-2019 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.9
Published by Roaring Brook Press
Copyright February 29, 2016
ISBN# 978-1596438521 (HB)