In the war-ravaged England of 1940, Charlotte Bromley is sure of only one thing: Kitty McLaughlin is her best friend in the whole world. But when Charlotte’s scientist father makes an astonishing discovery that the Germans will covet for themselves, Charlotte is faced with an impossible choice between danger and safety. Should she remain with her friend or journey to another time and place? Her split-second decision has huge consequences, and when she finds herself alone in the world, unsure of Kitty’s fate, she knows that somehow, some way, she must find her way back to her friend. Written in the spirit of classic time-travel tales, this book is an imaginative and heartfelt tribute to the unbreakable ties of friendship.
2018-2019 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.1
Published by Chronicle Books
Copyright May 4, 2016
ISBN# 978-1452140094 (HB)
Red is not afraid of the big bad wolf. She’s not afraid of anything . . . except magic. But when Red’s granny falls ill, it seems that only magic can save her, and fearless Red is forced to confront her one weakness.
2018-2019 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 4.3
Published by Knopf Books for Young Readers
Copyright April 11, 2016
ISBN# 978-0385755832 (HB)
Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team is an astonishing underdog sports story and more. It’s an unflinching look at the U.S. government’s violent persecution of Native Americans and the school that was designed to erase Indian cultures. Expertly told by three-time National Book Award finalist Steve Sheinkin, it’s the story of a group of young men who came together at that school, the overwhelming obstacles they faced both on and off the field, and their absolute refusal to accept defeat.
2018-2019 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 6.8
Published by Roaring Brook Press
Copyright January 16, 2017
ISBN# 978-1596439542 (HB)
In this fourth book of the series, Wilder is back at his grandfather’s ranch in West Texas. Papa Milam gives him an unexpected gift―his very own ‘green’ colt to break. Wilder is excited to begin, but he quickly realizes that even getting near the colt is much harder than he expected. So Papa hires Tequito, a Mexican vaquero, to help. Tequito doesn’t speak much English, and at first Wilder is intimidated. But the vaquero is both gentle and firm with the colt, and soon they’re making good progress. Wilder sees how skilled Tequito is with horses, and learns that American cowboying has its roots in a much older Mexican tradition.
2018-2019 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Paul Dry Books
Copyright October 31, 2016
ISBN# 978-1589881143 (PB)
Mr. Quisling is definitely up to something mysterious, and Emily and James are on high alert. First, there’s the coded note he drops at a book event. Then, they uncover a trail of encrypted messages in Mark Twain-penned books hidden through Book Scavenger. What’s most suspicious is that each hidden book triggers an arson fire. As the sleuthing friends dig deeper, they discover Mr. Quisling has been hunting a legendary historical puzzle: the Unbreakable Code. This new mystery is irresistible, but Emily and James can’t ignore the signs that Mr. Quisling might be the arsonist.
2018-2019 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.8
Published by Henry Holt and Co.
Copyright April 24, 2017
ISBN# 978-1627791168 (HB)
Explainer-in-Chief David Macaulay updates the worldwide bestseller The New Way Things Work to capture the latest developments in the technology that most impacts our lives. Famously packed with information on the inner workings of everything from windmills to Wi-Fi, this extraordinary and humorous book both guides readers through the fundamental principles of machines, and shows how the developments of the past are building the world of tomorrow. This sweepingly revised edition embraces all of the latest developments, from touchscreens to 3D printer. Each scientific principle is brilliantly explained—with the help of a charming, if rather slow-witted, woolly mammoth.
2018-2019 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by HMH Books for Young Readers
Copyright October 3, 2016
ISBN# 978-0544824386 (HB)
In 1835, when his father is put in debtors’ prison, 12-yr-old chess prodigy Rufus Goodspeed is relieved to be recruited to secretly operate a chess-playing automaton but soon questions his own safety.
2017-2018 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 6.3
Published by Dial Books
Copyright April 10, 2014
ISBN# 978-0803739246 (PB)
This history-of-flags picture book focuses on the United States’s revolutionary beginnings, from liberty poles to the legendary “Star-Spangled Banner” that flew over Fort McHenry in 1814.
2017-2018 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 6.6
Published by Albert Whitman & Company
Copyright September 1, 2014
ISBN# 978-0807524701 (HB)
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