While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short Dial Pressogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.
2007-2008 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 4.3
Published by Clarion
Copyright April 18, 2005
ISBN# 0-618-47786-1 (PB)
Three ancient scrolls beckon high school student Aidan Thomas to enter a realm of knights, kings, and unusual creatures, but he must rely on instinct and his latent athletic ability to deal with the terror, tempest, and treason offered by this new world.
2007-2008 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.8
Published by Tommy Nelson
Copyright August 30, 2005
ISBN# 1-4003-0659-0 (HB)
In this fantasy based very loosely on the biblical story of King David, teenaged Aidan has become the triumphant, giant-slaying hero of the court of King Darrow of Corenwald. Darrow, increasingly paranoid and depressed, sends Aidan on an impossible quest to retrieve the mysterious frog orchid, whose essence is the cure for melancholia. He must travel to the depths of the Feechiefen Swamp–a journey from which no Corenwalder has ever returned.
2007-2008 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.7
Published by Broadman & Holman
Copyright May 1, 2005
ISBN# 0-8054-3132-2 (HB)
Whittington, a feline descendant of Dick Whittington’s famous cat of English folklore, appears at a rundown barnyard plagued by rats and restores harmony while telling his ancestor’s story.
2007-2008 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 4.9
Published by Random House
Copyright July 26, 2005
ISBN# 0-375-92864-2 (PB)
Learn about albino animals, the genetics that causes albinism, and the survival challenges albinos face.
2006-2007 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Darby Creek
Copyright February 29, 2004
ISBN# 1-58196-012-3 (PB, HB)
When Dr. Montrose visits their Texas ranch in the summer of 1927, brothers Riley and Coy are drawn into an archeological adventure.
2006-2007 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Viking
Copyright October 21, 2004
ISBN# 0-670-05946-3 (HB)
Willy, a German boy enjoys friendship during several summers in Austria with two French siblings until World War I puts them on opposing sides.
2006-2007 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by HarperCollins
Copyright May 25, 2004
ISBN# 0-688-13673-7 (PB)
Tiger and his parents who are aid workers must leave their village when fighting breaks out. A great read of strength and survival in an unforgiving world.
2006-2007 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Delacorte
Copyright June 8, 2004
ISBN# 0-385-73180-9 (HB)