south carolina children’s book award nominees 2011-2012 2011-2012 scasl

South Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominees

South Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominees

2011-2012

SCASL

11 BirthdaysBy Wendy Mass

Amanda and Leo were best friends, even celebrating their birthdays together. After they get into an argument and spend their 11th birthday apart, they wake up the next day to find it is still their birthday … again… and again...

Copyright © 2011 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S

Marshal

By Vaunda Micheaux Nelson

Through episodes and anecdotes, this biography tells about the life of Bass Reeves, a runaway slave who grew up to become a respected U.S Marshal in Indian Territory before Oklahoma became a state.


Captain NobodyBy Dean Pitchford


Newt Newman is an average guy with a superstar football player for a brother. After Newt’s brother is hospitalized and in a coma, Newt creates a Halloween costume for “Captain Nobody,” a local superhero that helps those in need. Will Captain Nobody be able to save the day and his big brother?

The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity

By Mac Barnett

Twelve year old Steve Brixton loves reading the Bailey Brothers Detective Series and is determined to follow in their footsteps. While at the local library doing research on his next school writing assignment, Steve gets swept up in a mystery involving Secret Agent Librarians, goons, thugs, and a host of others who are all searching for a mysterious quilt.


The Christmas GenieBy Dan Gutman

A meteorite crashes through Mrs. Walter’s fifth grade classroom window the afternoon before Christmas vacation. A genie named Bob who has been trapped in the meteorite for thirteen thousand light years pops out and grants the class one wish. The class must choose their wish in one hour or Bob will cancel their Christmas vacation.


Everything for a DogBy Ann M. Martin

This book is a companion book to A Dog’s Life, but definitely stands on its own. Three different stories are carefully woven together, telling about the dogs—young Bone and Squirrel, about Henry, a young boy who desperately wants a dog, and about Charlie who is grieving his older brother’s accidental death. The stories are skillfully intertwined for the conclusion.


Extra CreditBy Andrew ClementsAbby Carson from Illinois must complete an extra credit assignment in order to pass 6th grade. Her assignment is to become a pen pal to a student in Afghanistan. In the Afghan village, Sadeed Bayat is asked to help his sister Amira write the letters to Abby, since it is not proper for a girl and a boy to correspond. However, Sadeed cannot resist adding his own thoughts and questions to the letters, and Sadeed and Abby form a friendship that helps them learn about each other’s cultures.


January’s SparrowBy Patricia Polacco

After January, a slave that is like part of their family, is killed, the Crosswhites sneak off the Kentucky plantation. They carefully make their way through the Underground Railroad to Marshall, Michigan, where they have freedom. Or do they? According to the Slave Fugitive Act, escaped slaves can be taken back to their masters. Are they safe?


Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters

By Rachel Vail

Get to know third grader Justin K. as he details his daily happenings in his journal entries. His play-by-play shows that he is a typical third grade worry-wart with a vivid imagination.


Letters to a SoldierBy First Lieutenant David Falvey andMrs. Julie Hutt’s Fourth-Grade Class

Mrs. Julie Hutt’s fourth grade class in Rosalyn, New York decided to write to a soldier in Iraq to thank him for his service and find out what it’s like to be a soldier. The children’s letters were answered by Lieutenant David Falvey, a twenty-five-year-old from Massachusetts serving as a military policeman in Baghdad with the Army National Guard.

Copyright 2011 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Love, AubreyBy Suzanne LaFleur


Aubrey, an 11 year-old girl, loses her father and younger sister in a car accident. Her mother, unable to deal with her own grief, abandons Aubrey. Taken in by her grandmother, Aubrey tries to adjust to living a normal life while dealing with the grief of losing her loved ones. Life begins to get better for Aubrey when she makes a new friend.

The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P.

FiggBy Rodman Philbrick

When his mean uncle illegally sells his brother to the Union Army, Homer escapes to try to rescue him. Along the way he runs into plenty of trouble himself as he tries to escape thieves, slave catchers, and spies making his way through a war-torn American countryside.


Neil Armstrong is My Uncle & Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me

By Nan Marino

Tamara’s best friend Kebsie, a girl living in foster care, has suddenly moved away without saying goodbye. To make matters worse, a scrawny 10 year old boy who is prone to telling lies has moved in to Kebsie’s old room. During this fateful summer 1969, Tamara feels the loneliness of losing a best friend, the excitement build as Neil Armstrong prepares to take his first step on the moon, and the tragedy and loss of the war in Vietnam.


Out of My MindBy Sharon Draper

Melody is a special kid, not because she has cerebral palsy and special needs, but because she figures out a way to communicate with her parents using a computer that can speak for her. With this computer a whole new world opens up for her, one that’s not as perfect as she’d like it to be, but one that teaches her about herself and others.


The Red PyramidBy Rick Riordan

Brother and sister Carter and Sadie have been separated since the death of their mother 6 years earlier. Carter has traveled the world with his father, a famous Egyptologist while Sadie has lived in England with her Grandparents. During a visit to an Egyptian display at a museum on Christmas Eve, their father disappears, sending the kids on a worldwide race to save him. Along the way they encounter many Egyptian Gods and Goddesses—both good and evil.


The Small Adventures of Popeye and Elvis

By Barbara O’Connor

Nothing ever happens in Fayette, South Carolina. That’s what Popeye thinks, anyway. His whole life, everything is just boring, boring, boring, boring. But things start to look up when the Jewells’ Holiday Rambler makes a wrong turn and gets stuck in the mud, trapping Elvis and his five rowdy siblings in Fayette for who knows how long.


Tango: The Tale of an Island Dog

By Eileen Beha

Tango, a pampered pooch from the city, accidentally falls overboard while sailing with his wealthy owners. He washes ashore in Prince Edward Island and is rescued by a lonely fisherman’s widow. Tango is sad and longs for his previous owners but befriends a fox, a cat and a runaway girl and begins an adventure of his own.


Touchdown Trouble

By Fred Bowen


Twelve-year-old Sam is the star running back for the Cowboys in the Westside Football League. After they beat their rivals, the Giants, the Cowboys remain undefeated. When reviewing the videotape of the game, Sam sees something that makes him question their win.

We Can’t All Be Rattlesnakes

By Patrick Jennings

Crusher is a gopher snake, but people often think he is a rattlesnake. He is free though, until one day Gunnar, a human boy, traps him and takes him home to live in a terrarium in his room. But Crusher is determined to escape, something the other animals living in Gunnar’s room have been unable to do.


Wild RiverBy P.J. Petersen

Twelve-year-old Ryan is happier with a video game than outdoor activities. His older brother, Tanner, convinces him to come with him on a kayaking trip down the Boulder River. When Tanner gets hurt, it is up to Ryan to save them both.


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