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2013 Intermediate Sequoyah Masterlist Smorgasbord

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Balliett, Blue. THE DANGER BOX. New York: Scholastic Press, 2010. 320p. (Gr. 5-7).

Annotation:

Zoomy is legally blind, doesn’t have any friends, lives with his grandparents, and has never met

his father until the day he shows up and drops off a box with a mysterious battered notebook

inside.

Booktalk:

Zoomy’s life with his grandparents began when then opened their door one morning and found

him on the porch in a cat carrier. Taped to the top of the crate was a note, ―Buck Chamberlain Is

My Father / My Name is Zoomy / Kep Me please.‖ In spite of being legally blind, having no

friends, and not having a father, Zoomy’s life is a good one. Until one day his father shows up

with a mysterious box and leaves it with them to keep. Inside is an old battered notebook kept

by someone who made a lot of lists, just like Zoomy does, and methodically checks things off.

When he decides to investigate the notebook he makes friends with Lorrel at the library and they

begin to wonder if the notebook might be a lost notebook of the great Darwin’s.

Reviews:

Kirkus Reviews 08/15/2010

School Library Journal (starred) 09/01/2010

Publishers Weekly 09/27/2010

Booklist 10/01/2010

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 11/01/2010

Hornbook Guide 01/01/2011

Awards and Honors:

Chosen for state reading lists in New Jersey, Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Vermont

Author Website:

http://www.blueballiettbooks.com/index2.html

Other Books by Blue Balliett:

Chasing Vermeer

The Wright 3

The Calder Game

Related Books:

Slob by Ellen Potter

Tangerine by Edward Bloor

http://www.blueballiettbooks.com/index2.html


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Buckingham, Royce. THE DEAD BOYS. New York: Putnam’s, 2010. 201 p. (Gr. 5-8)

Annotation:

Twelve-year-old Teddy Matthews gets wrapped up in his new town’s history when a nuclear

waste-infected tree attempts to eat him and use his life energy for itself.

Booktalk:

The day twelve-year-old Teddy Matthews and his mom move to Richland, is the day that

the definition of ―creepy,‖ takes on a real meaning for him. The abandoned house next door

seems to draw Teddy onto its porch. While the huge green sycamore tree, turns to observe him.

Or did he just feel that it did? After all, the tree is the most alive plant on the block that is not

receiving a regular watering.

Teddy explores Richland on his bicycle and has adventures with several boys who seem

happy to meet him, but curiously out of the mainstream of the local area. When he returns to

places in his new hometown that he had visited with his new friends, nothing is the same. Where

can he find answers to his questions about Richland and his new friends? Why is the old

sycamore reaching out to Teddy—even through his bedroom window?

Reviews:

Horn Book 05/01/2011


Library Media Connection (recommended) 01/01/2011

School Library Journal 11/01/2010

VOYA 12/01/2010

Wilson’s Junior High School 09/01/2011

Awards and Honors:

Chosen for the Louisiana and New Hampshire state reading lists

Author Website:

http://www.demonkeeper.com/

Other Books by Royce Buckingham:

Demonkeeper Goblins!

Related Books:

The Light by D.J. MacHale

All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn

Coraline by Neil Gaiman

http://www.demonkeeper.com/


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Connor, Leslie. CRUNCH. New York: Katherine Tegen Books, 2010. 330 p. (Gr. 6-8)

Annotation:

The Bike Barn is running smoothly even though Dewey’s folks are away, but strange things start

happening that worry the kids.

Booktalk:

Walk or bike. Those are your choices when all the fuel pumps dry up in the gas crunch. Now

Dewy Marriss is in a crunch too. His parents left him in charge of the family business and they

are caught short of gas and can’t get back home. At first Dewey enjoys the work. Helping people

get their bikes up and running is a great job. But as parts get scarcer and in greater demand

Dewey suspects a thief right in their community.

Reviews:

Booklist 04/01/2010

Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 06/01/2010


Kirkus Reviews (starred) 04/15/2010

Library Media Connection (starred) 11/01/2010

Wilson's Children 10/01/2010

Wilson's Junior High School 10/01/2010

Awards and Honors:

Indiana: Young Hoosier Book Award Nominees 2013

South Carolina: Junior Book Award Nominees 2013

Author Website:

www.leslieconnor.com

Other books by Leslie Connor:

Waiting for Normal

Dead on Town Line

Miss Birdie Chose a Shovel

Related Books:

Self-reliance

Small as an Elephant by Jennifer Richard Jacobson

R My Name is Rachel by Patricia Reilly Giff

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/428436662

http://www.leslieconnor.com/


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Energy Conservation & Conservation of Natural Resources

Luz Sees the Light by Claudia Davila

The Flying Beaver Brothers and the Fishy Business by Maxwell Eaton III

Business Enterprises

The Fourth Stall by Chris Rylander

Too Many Blooms by Catherine Daley

The Funeral Director’s Son by Colleen Murtagh Paratore


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Cummings, Priscilla. BLINDSIDED. New York: Dutton Children’s Books, 2010. 226p. (Gr. 6-

12)

Annotation:

Natalie knew from an early age that she could become totally blind, but at fourteen she isn’t

prepared to face a life without her sight, but the time has now come to learn to deal with friends,

family, and most of all, a school for the blind.

Booktalk: Natalie must pack a small part of her life into a suitcase, leave her family and friends behind and

start this unwanted chapter of her life. It doesn’t matter if Natalie is ready or not her vision will

soon be gone. This young lady must now face the reality of many changes in her life. Natalie will

encounter situations no sighted person has to deal with. Many people fear losing their sight and

Natalie is no different. Experience this journey with Natalie and be encouraged by the way she

deals with each situation.

Reviews: The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 07/01/2010

Booklist 06/01/2010


Romantic Times 07/01/2010


Voice of Youth Advocates 10/01/2010


Awards and Honors:

Children’s Books of the Year 2011

Children’s Choices 2011

Chosen for South Carolina YA reading list

Author Website:

http://www.priscillacummings.com

Other Books by Priscilla Cummings:

What Mr. Mattero Did

Red Kayak

Saving Grace

The First Face

Autumn Journey

Related Books: Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at

Ground Zero by Susy Flor

The Beautiful Between by Alyssa Sheinmel

Flyaway by Lucy Christopher

Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall

https://webmail.deercreek.k12.ok.us/owa/redir.aspx?C=ed3e5a60c96447fdb7954ae6f270601f&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.priscillacummings.com


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Flood, Nancy Bo. WARRIORS IN THE CROSSFIRE. Honesdale, PA: Front Street, 2010. 142

p. (Grades 5-9)

Annotation:

During WWII on the island of Saipan, Joseph finds himself the only one who can save his family

from the dangers of the Japanese and American’s crossfire by leading them on a difficult path to

a secret hidden cave his family has used before to hide from the enemy.

Booktalk:

During WWII on the island of Saipan, Joseph finds himself the only one who can save his family

from the dangers of the Japanese and American’s crossfire by leading them on a difficult path to

a secret hidden cave his family has used before to hide from the enemy. Joseph and his cousin

have always played by their own rules, but with the war coming ever closer to their village they

both begin to learn the ways of warriors to survive.

Reviews:


Booklist (starred) 04/15/2010



Awards or Honors:

ALA YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011

Booklist Editor’s Choice for popular appeal and literary excellence 2010

VOYA Magazine: Top Shelf Fiction for Middle School Readers, Feb 2011 issue

Author Website:

http://www.nancyboflood.com/

Other Books by Nancy Bo Flood:

No-Name Baby

The Hogan That Great-Grandfather Built

Sand to Stone

The Navajo Year

From The Mouth of the Monster Eel

Pacific Island Legends

Mariana Islands Legends

Micronesian Legends

I’ll Go to School If…

Born Early

Working Together Against World Hunger

The Counseling Handbook

Related books

Fire in the Hills by Donna Jo Napoli

I Had Seen Castles by Cynthia Rylant

http://www.nancyboflood.com/


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Flores-Galbis, Enrique. 90 MILES TO HAVANA. New York: Roaring Book Press, 2010. 304p.

Gr. 5-8.

Annotation:

Julian and his brothers leave the dangers of Cuba via Operation Pedro Pan only to find new types

of dangers await them in Miami.

Booktalk:

It’s 1961 and turmoil is spreading across Cuba leaving Julian’s parents no choice but to send

their children to safety in the United States. As part of Operation Pedro Pan, the brothers flee to

a Miami-based camp for Cuba exiled children and await their parent’s arrival. Once there,

though, the boys discover the camp is overrun by bullies and gangs and when Julian’s brothers

are sent to a home in Colorado, Julian must step up and defend himself and other camp refugees.

This fast-paced adventure is based on the author’s real-life experiences of danger, betrayal,

kindness and rescue.

Reviews:

Publishers Weekly Annex 11/08/2010

Booklist 05/01/2010




Voice of Youth Advocates (VOYA) 12/01/2010



Library Media Connection 08/01/2010


Awards:

ALA Notable Children's Books 2011

Pura Belpre Author Honor 2011

Author Websites:

http://www.enriquefloresgalbis.com/efgportraits.com/Home.html

http://www.efgportraits.com/

http://www.facebook.com/enrique.floresgalbis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozty5FRtpZs

Other Books by Enrique Flores-Galbis:

Raining Sardines (publisher indefinitely out of stock)

http://www.enriquefloresgalbis.com/efgportraits.com/Home.html

http://www.efgportraits.com/

http://www.facebook.com/enrique.floresgalbis

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ozty5FRtpZs


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Related Books:

A Long Walk to Water by Linda Sue Park

Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai

Diamonds in the Shadow by Caroline B. Cooney

A Time of Miracles by Anne-Laure Bondoux

My Havana by Rosemary Wells

The Red Umbrella by Christina Diaz Gonzalez

Journey of Dreams by Marge Pellegrino

Trouble by Gary Schmidt

Brothers in Hope: The Story of the Lost Boys of Sudan by Mary Williams

Lily’s Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff

The Day of the Pelican by Katherine Paterson

Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard


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Hughes, Mark Peter. A CRACK IN THE SKY. New York: Delacorte Press, 2010. 395 p. (Gr.

6-10.

Annotation:

A boy, a mongoose, a family business, and secrets galore, await you under the Infinicorp domes.

Infinicorp takes care of everything, but not everything is right with the world. Can Eli save the

world, as he knows it from collapse?

Booktalk:

―Don’t Worry! Infinicorp is taking care of everything!‖ The large purple logo of

Infinicorp is everywhere in the domes. Infinicorp is the large corporation that now owns

everything. But Eli is worried, worried about the frequent malfunctions in the sky dome, about

the outsider he discovered in a tunnel under the dome, about how he will fit into the Infinicorp

Company that his family owns, and he is worried about why his cousin, Spider, heir to

Infinicorp, does not like him

After an explosion in the dome, Sebastian and Eli sneak outside. While running from an

Infinicorp Guardian, Eli meets an outsider that tells him that The Final Days are near and asks

him if he is prepared. Eli now has one more thing to worry about. As Eli searches for answers,

Foggers, the enemies of Infinicorp, offer to help Eli find the answers he seeks. Family members

become concerned about Eli as he seeks answers to his questions. Will being a Papadopoulos be

enough to protect him from the fate of those who do not ago along with the Infinicorp

indoctrination? Join Eli and Marilyn the mongoose as they hunt for the answers to all of his

questions.

Reviews:

Booklist 07/15/2010






Kirkus Review 07/01/2010



Author Website:

http://markpeterhughes.com

Other Books by Mark Peter Hughes:

Lemonade Mouth I am the Wallpaper

http://markpeterhughes.com/


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Related Books:

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Rot & Ruin by Jonathan Mayberry

Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer

The Forest of Hands and Teeth by Carrie Ryan

Midnighters by Scott Westerfeld


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McMullan, Margaret. SOURCES OF LIGHT. Boston: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. 233

p. (Gr. 5-9)

Annotation:

In 1962 Jackson, Mississippi, fourteen-year-old Samantha and her mother witness and

experience much of the cruelty of the Deep South’s prejudices and violence while Samantha

learns from a friend about the importance of capturing life through photography.

Booktalk: After fourteen-year-old Samantha loses her dad to the Vietnam War, she and her mom pull up

stakes and relocate to Jackson, Mississippi, where her mom continues her career as a university

professor. A photographer friend of her mother, Perry, gives Samantha a Pentax camera and tells

her ―Life is what it is at any second. A snapshot. Nothing more…Just look for shadows. Know

where your light is coming from.‖ Life is a challenge in Jackson in the early sixties and, with the

lunch counter sit-ins, the pop bottle bombs on the front yard, and the horrors of the Ku Klux

Klan, Samantha looks for the best sources of light to ―snap‖ and record these life’s events

forever, regardless of the dangerous consequences. Read Sources of Light, by Margaret

McMullan.

Author Website:

http://www.margaretmcmullan.com/

Book Reviews: Kirkus Reviews 03/15/2010


Booklist 04/15/2010

The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books 05/2010

Horn Book (starred) 05/2010

Other books by Margaret McMullan:

Cashay

When I Crossed No-Bob

How I Found the Strong

In My Mother’s House

When Warhol was Still Alive

Awards and Honors:

American Library Association Best Book for Young Adults 2011

Best Book of Indiana, YA Category Children/Young Adult Category 2011

Nominated for the National Book Award, Young Adult Fiction Division

An Indie Bound Children's Book for Summer 2010

The Indie Next List: The "next great read" the "next best seller" 2010

A Teen Book Selection for Dozens of Reading Programs Including:

- Columbus, OH Public Library - Ohio University Library

Evansville, Indiana's 2010 One Book/One Community Youth Selection

Chicago Public Library and the American Library Association feature Sources of Light as part of

their 2010 ENGAGE Summer Reading Program, which focuses on art and civic engagement

Related Books:

http://www.margaretmcmullan.com/


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Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood

The Jacket by Andrew Clements

Lions of Little Rock by Kristin Levine

Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary Schmidt

A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee


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Paulsen, Gary. WOODS RUNNER. New York: Wendy Lamb Books, 2010. 164p. (Gr. 5-8)

Annotation:

When twelve-year-old Samuel’s Pennsylvania village is raided by British Redcoats and Iroquois

Indians, he sets off hot on their trail, intent on freeing his parents and any other captives they

may have taken.

Booktalk:

Twelve-year-old Samuel left his peaceful Pennsylvania village to hunt for a bear and when he

returned, the village was burned to the ground, raided by British Redcoats and Iroquois Indians.

Samuel searched through the rubble and did not find the bodies of his parents. He set off hot on

the trail of these raiders, intent on freeing his parents and any other captives they may have

taken. Along his journey, Samuel receives help from unexpected friends on the trail, and slowly

makes his way to New York City, where thousands of American prisoners are being held with

little to no food. Will Samuel find his parents or will war take all their lives?

Reviews:

Booklist 01/15/2010

Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 03/01/2010


Kirkus Review (starred) 01/01/2010


Publishers Weekly (starred) 12/21/2009


Teacher Librarian 02/01/2011



Awards and Honors:

Parents’ Choice Gold Award 2010

Flicker Tale Children’s Book Award Nominee for Juvenile 2011

YALSA Best Fiction for Young Adults 2011

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award Nominee 2012

Chosen for state lists in Delaware, Florida, Arkansas, Illinois, South Carolina, Kentucky, Maine,

Missouri, New Mexico, North Dakota, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Iowa, Tennessee, and

West Virginia

Author Website:

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/

Other Books by Gary Paulsen (full list can be found at the website):

Hatchet

Dogsong

Lawn Boy

Brian’s Return

Notes from the Dog

Mr. Tucket

The Quilt

The Rifle

The Winter Room

Woodsong My Life in Dog Years Harris and Me


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Related Books:

Moon of Two Dark Horses by Sally Keehn

My Brother Sam is Dead by James Lincoln Collier

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Hatchet by Gary Paulsen


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Poblocki, Dan. THE NIGHTMARYS. New York: Randomhouse, 2010. 325p. (Gr. 6-10).

Annotation:

Abigail is the new girl in school and Timothy isn’t quite sure what to make of her when, after her

class humiliates her, two sinister little girls start haunting her and beckoning her to come and

play.

Booktalk:

When Abigail and Timothy are paired together for a school project they have no idea how much

they have in common. Both are haunted! Timothy has a secret that is giving him nightmares

and Abigail has nightmares that are haunting her. It turns out they are more linked than they

could ever imagine as they become the target of an ancient curse that gains strength by devouring

human souls…and it is time for the curse to feed.

Reviews:



Booklist 08/01/2010

Bulletin of Center for Children’s Books 09/01/2010


Hornbook Guide to Children 01/01/2010

Author Website:

http://www.danpoblocki.com/

Other Books by Dan Poblocki:

The Stone Child

The Mysterious Four Series

Hauntings & Heists

Clocks & Robbers

Monsters & Mischief

Related Books:

Pricker Boy by Reade Scott Whinnem

Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn

A Banquet for Hungry Ghosts by Ying Chang Compestine

http://www.danpoblocki.com/


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Shulman, Mark. SCRAWL. New York: Roaring Brook Press, 2010. 234p. (YA)

Annotation:

When eighth-grader Tod Munn gets in trouble for bullying, his guidance counselor insists that he

come to detention every day after school and fill a notebook with several pages a day describing

his daily life and his past bullying incidents.

Booktalk:

When eighth-grader Tod Munn gets in trouble for bullying, his guidance counselor insists that he

come to detention every day after school with her and her alone. While there, he must fill in a

notebook with several pages a day describing his daily life and his past bullying incidents. His

counselor swears she will not break confidentiality, so Tod feels fairly comfortable letting the

stories flow. Tod says that his acts of bullying have been necessities – such as taking kids’

money for lunch, defending his friends, or to save himself from embarrassment. Now he’s been

roped into making the costumes for the school play and trying to maintain his friendships while

locked in detention day after day, scrawling his thoughts into the notebook. Is he really just

doing the best he can with the life he was born into, or is he taking advantage of those around

him? Listen to Tod explain in his own words in this interesting narrative.

Reviews:


Kirkus Review 07/15/10






Awards and Honors:


Chosen for state lists in New Hampshire, Missouri, Tennessee, and Kentucky

Author Website:

(none)

Other Books by Mark Shulman (full list can be found on GoodReads):

“A” is for Zebra The Wicked Wit of Benjamin Franklin

Nutsy the Robot Goes to School Outsmart Math

Related Books:

Breathing Underwater by Alex Flinn

Diary of a Witness by Catherine Ryan Hyde

Bystander by James Preller

Journal of a Schoolyard Bully: Notes on Noogies, Wet Willies, and Wedgies by Farley Katz


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Shulman, Polly. THE GRIMM LEGACY. New York: Putnam, 2010. 336p. Gr. 6-9.

Annotation:

Elizabeth takes an after school job as a page at the New-York Circulating Material Repository,

which lends items, including the magical ones straight out of the Grimm fairy tales; but when

items start to go missing, it is up to her and the other pages to catch the magical thief before they

are accused themselves.

Booktalk:

Elizabeth has had trouble making friends at school, so when her teacher recommends her for a

job at the New-York Circulating Material Repository, she jumps at the task. Elizabeth soon

learns things are not what they seem at the repository when she discovers the Grimm Collection:

magical items taken straight from fairy tales that can be checked out and used for their magical

abilities! Soon though, items go missing and Elizabeth and her new friends must prove their

innocence while trying to catch the thief.

Reviews:

Booklist 05/15/2010



School Library Journal starred 06/01/2010


Teacher Librarian 10/01/2010




Library Media Connection 10/01/2010


New York Times 11/01/2010

Awards and Honors:

Arkansas Teen Book Award Nominee 2011-2012

Connecticut Nutmeg Book Award Nominee 2013

Missouri Truman Book Award Nominees 2012-2013

Tennessee Volunteer State Book Award Nominees 2012-2013: Middle School

Texas Lone Star Reading List 2011

Vermont Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Nominees 2011-2012

Author Website:

http://pollyshulman.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XIepgXWeE0

Other Books by the Author:

Enthusiasm

http://pollyshulman.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3XIepgXWeE0


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Related Books:

The Sisters Grimm Series by Michael Buckley

The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel Series by Michael Scott

The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan

Fablehaven Series by Brandon Mull

The Charlie Bone Series by Jenny Nimmo

Wings by Aprilynne Pike


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Sonnenblick, Jordan. AFTER EVER AFTER. New York: Scholastic Press, 2010. 272 p.

(Gr. 5-9)

Annotation:

Having both experienced the frightening cancer disease, eighth graders, Jeff and Tad, offer each

other support and encouragement as they deal with trials of the school year and focus on end-of-

the-year graduation.

Booktalk: There’s this girl, Lindsey, newly transplanted from California…beautiful, funny, gorgeous legs,

neck like a swan’s! And there’s math to pass, always confusing, seldom understood, critical to an

eighth grader. And Steven, the older brother who was always there for answers to countless

important questions, gone to Africa to join a group of international hand drummers. Jeffrey Alper

has a lot to contend with…but wait! Throw in that he’s also a cancer survivor dealing with the

after-effects of the disease and chemo treatments. With all that, Jeffrey has a goal this year…to

graduate eighth grade! Will he make it? Find out in Jordan Sonnenblick’s After Ever After.

Reviews:




Horn Book (starred) 03/2010

Awards and Honors:

Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Middle School 2011

Schneider Family Book Award Middle School 2011

Chosen for state lists in Alaska, Arkansas, Utah, Connecticut, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Arizona,

Texas, Maine, Missouri, Rhode Island, Iowa, Tennessee, Vermont, and Indiana


Author Website: http://www.jordansonnenblick.com/

Other Books by Jordan Sonnenblick:

Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie

Notes from the Midnight Driver

Zen and the Art of Faking It

Dodger and Me

Dodger for President

Dodger for Sale

Related Books: A Time for Dancing by Davida Wills Hurwin

Six Innings by James Preller

Side Effects by Amy Goldman Koss

https://webmail.deercreek.k12.ok.us/owa/redir.aspx?C=ed3e5a60c96447fdb7954ae6f270601f&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.jordansonnenblick.com%2f


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Stanley, Diane. SAVING SKY. New York: Harper, 2010. 208p. (Gr. 4-12)

Annotation:

During a time of terrorist strikes in New Mexico a young girl named Sky is living on 60 acres of

land where her parents farm and survive off the land, when terrorist strikes start to cause panic

Sky’s family hides one of her classmates to keep him from going to a Deportation center.

Booktalk:

During a time of terrorist strikes in New Mexico a young girl named Sky is living on 60 acres of

land where her parents farm and survive off the land, when terrorist strikes start to cause panic

Sky’s family hides one of her classmates to keep him from going to a Deportation center. Her

family is secluded and many of the people in town think they’re a little strange since they don’t

have television, internet, and use solar energy for everything. One of Sky’s school assignments

is to write an essay on patriotism. She ends up winning a contest and gets to read her essay to

her town, what she does instead rocks the boat and brings changes to the way everyone thinks.

Reviews:

Booklist 06/01/2010




Awards or Honors:

The New England Children’s Booksellers Advisory Council, Top Ten Books for Fall

Bank Street College of Education, Best Books of the Year

Arab American Book Award 2011

New Mexico Battle of the Books selection

New Hampshire’s Great Stone Face Award nominee

Toledo Blade Holiday Roundup

Author website:

http://dianestanley.com/

Other Books by Diane Stanley (see the complete list on her website):

The Silver Bowl

Bella at Midnight

Rumpelstiltskin’s Daughter

The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine

The Mysterious Case of the Allbright

Academy

Related Books:

Number the Stars by Lois Lowery

Borderline by Allan Stratton

http://dianestanley.com/


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Williams-Garcia, Rita. ONE CRAZY SUMMER. New York: Amistad, 2010. 215 p. (Gr. 6-8)

Annotation:

Sisters Delphine, Vonetta and Fern never expected to attend Black Panther day camp during a

visit with their mother that crazy summer of 1968.

Booktalk: excerpt from page 3

―All the way to the airport, Pa had tried to act like he was dropping off three sacks of

wash at the Laundromat. I’d see through Pa. He’s no Vonetta, putting on performances. He has

only one or two faces, nothing hidden, nothing exaggerated. Even though it had been his idea

that we fly out to Oakland to see Cecile, Pa’d never once said how exciting our trip would-be. He

just said that seeing Cecile was something whose time had come. That it had to be done. Just

because he decided it was time for us to see her didn’t mean he wanted us to go.

My sisters and I had stayed up practically all night California dreaming about what

seemed like the other side of the world. We saw ourselves riding wild waves on surfboards,

picking oranges and apples off fruit trees, filling our autograph books with signatures from

movie stars we’d see in soda shops. Even better, we saw ourselves going to Disneyland.‖

What the sisters found when they got to California was a cold and carless mother with totally

different plans for their summer.

Reviews:

Book Links 01/01/2011



Horn Book (starred) 03/01/2010

Kirkus Reviews (starred) 01/15/2010


Multicultural Review 06/01/2010






Awards and Honors:

ALA Notable Children's Books 2011

Amelia Bloomer Project 2011

Booklist Editor's Choice 2010

Coretta Scott King Author Award 2011

Horn Book Fanfare 2010

Newbery Honor 2011

Parents' Choice Gold Award 2010

Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award 2011

SLJ Best Books for Children 2010

Chosen for state reading lists in: Tennessee, Rhode Island, New Mexico, Maryland, Indiana,

Illinois, and Georgia


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Author website:

www.ritawg.com

Other books by Rita Williams-Garcia:

Jumped

No Laughter Here

Every Time a Rainbow Dies

Catching the Wild Waiyuuzee

Like Sisters on the Homefront

Fast Talk on a Slow Track

Blue Tights

Related books:

The Rock and the River by Kekla Magoon

My Life with the Lincolns by Gayle Brandeis

A Thousand Never Evers by Shana Burg

http://www.ritawg.com/

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