South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominees 2012-2013

South Carolina South Carolina Junior Book Award NomineesJunior Book Award Nominees

2012-20132012-2013

Lexile 1010 Lexile 1010 NonFiction, 599.4NonFiction, 599.4

Follow the research team on Follow the research team on a mission to save bats from a mission to save bats from extinction. extinction.

Bat ScientistsBat Scientistsby by Mary Kay CarsonMary Kay Carson

Boys Without NamesBoys Without Namesby Kashmira Shethby Kashmira Sheth

Lexile 670Lexile 670FictionFiction

A provocative look at the brutal life A provocative look at the brutal life of a young Indian boy who is of a young Indian boy who is forced to work in a sweatshop in forced to work in a sweatshop in Mumbai. Mumbai.

Camo GirlCamo Girlby Kekla Magoonby Kekla Magoon


Ella is caught between Ella is caught between choosing popularity with the choosing popularity with the new kid in class, Bailey, the new kid in class, Bailey, the only other black kid, and the only other black kid, and the unpopularity of being friends unpopularity of being friends with her lifetime friend, Z. with her lifetime friend, Z.

CrunchCrunchby Leslie Connorby Leslie Connor


Fourteen-year-old Dewey Fourteen-year-old Dewey tries to be responsible by tries to be responsible by managing the family bicycle managing the family bicycle repair shop while sharing repair shop while sharing household and farm duties household and farm duties with his siblings when their with his siblings when their parents are stranded far from parents are stranded far from home.home.

Dark LifeDark Lifeby Kat Fallsby Kat Falls


When fifteen-year-old Ty, who has When fifteen-year-old Ty, who has always lived on the ocean floor, always lived on the ocean floor, joins Topside girl Gemma in the joins Topside girl Gemma in the frontier's underworld to seek and frontier's underworld to seek and stop outlaws who threaten his stop outlaws who threaten his home, they learn that the home, they learn that the government may pose an even government may pose an even greater threat.greater threat.

Grimm Legacy Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulmanby Polly Shulman


New York high schooler New York high schooler Elizabeth gets a job at the Elizabeth gets a job at the "New-York Circulating "New-York Circulating Material Repository," and with Material Repository," and with access to its Grimm Collection access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and of magical objects, she and coworkers have frightening coworkers have frightening adventures with mythical adventures with mythical creatures and stolen goods. creatures and stolen goods.

HeroHeroby Mike Lupicaby Mike Lupica


Zach, 14, learns he has the Zach, 14, learns he has the same special abilities as his same special abilities as his father, who was the father, who was the President's troubleshooter President's troubleshooter until "the Bads" killed him, until "the Bads" killed him, and now he must decide and now he must decide whether to use his powers in whether to use his powers in the same way. the same way.

Is it Night or Day?Is it Night or Day?By Fern Schumer ChapmanBy Fern Schumer Chapman


In 1938, Edith Westerfeld, a In 1938, Edith Westerfeld, a young German Jew, is sent to young German Jew, is sent to Chicago, Illinois, to live with an Chicago, Illinois, to live with an aunt and uncle and tries to aunt and uncle and tries to assimilate into American culture assimilate into American culture while worrying about her while worrying about her parents. parents.

A Long Walk to Water: A Novel A Long Walk to Water: A Novel based on a True Storybased on a True Story

by Linda Sue Parksby Linda Sue Parks


Eleven-year-old Salva Eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his becomes separated from his family during Sudan's civil war family during Sudan's civil war and must walk with other and must walk with other Dinka tribe members in search Dinka tribe members in search of a safe haven.of a safe haven.

Mamba PointMamba Pointby Kurtis Scalettaby Kurtis Scaletta

Lexile N/ALexile N/AFictionFiction

After moving with his family to After moving with his family to Liberia, Linus, 12, discovers Liberia, Linus, 12, discovers he has a mystical connection he has a mystical connection with the black mamba, which with the black mamba, which he is told will give him some he is told will give him some of the snake's characteristics. of the snake's characteristics.

MockingbirdMockingbirdby Kathryn Erskineby Kathryn Erskine


Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project closure by working on a project with her father.with her father.

Ninth WardNinth Wardby Jewell Parker Rhodesby Jewell Parker Rhodes


In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, 12-year-old Lanesha, who can 12-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have to weather grandmother have to weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina the storm as Hurricane Katrina arrives.arrives.

Roots and Blues: A CelebrationRoots and Blues: A Celebrationby Arnold Adoffby Arnold Adoff

Lexile N/ALexile N/ANon-Fiction, 811Non-Fiction, 811

Lyrical text explores how Lyrical text explores how Blues have been part of Blues have been part of everyday life throughout everyday life throughout history, from its origins in the history, from its origins in the sounds of the earth, through sounds of the earth, through slaves' voices singing of slaves' voices singing of freedom, to today's greatest freedom, to today's greatest performers--and listeners. performers--and listeners.

Saving SkySaving Skyby Diane Stanleyby Diane Stanley


In an America that has suffered In an America that has suffered continual terrorist attacks since continual terrorist attacks since 9/11, Sky helps a Middle 9/11, Sky helps a Middle Eastern classmate, even at the Eastern classmate, even at the risk of herself and her family. risk of herself and her family.

Shooting KabulShooting Kabulby N.H. Senzaiby N.H. Senzai


Fleeing the Afghanistan Fleeing the Afghanistan Taliban, Fadi and his family Taliban, Fadi and his family go to the San Francisco Bay go to the San Francisco Bay Area, but he plans to return to Area, but he plans to return to the Pakistani refugee camp to the Pakistani refugee camp to get his little sister. get his little sister.

Sources of LightSources of Lightby Margaret McMullanby Margaret McMullan


Samantha, 14, and her mother Samantha, 14, and her mother move to Jackson, Mississippi, move to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962 after her father is in 1962 after her father is killed in Vietnam, where she killed in Vietnam, where she learns photography and sees learns photography and sees prejudice and violence of the prejudice and violence of the segregationist South.segregationist South.

The Strange Case of Origami YodaThe Strange Case of Origami Yodaby Tom Anglebergerby Tom Angleberger


Sixth-grader Tommy and his Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their friends describe their interactions with a paper interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. can really predict the future.

The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named HamletHamlet

by Erin Dionneby Erin DionneLexile 750Lexile 750FictionFiction

Hamlet's attempts to be a Hamlet's attempts to be a "normal" eighth grader "normal" eighth grader become difficult thanks to become difficult thanks to her genius seven-year-old her genius seven-year-old sister and her eccentric sister and her eccentric Shakespeare scholar Shakespeare scholar parents. parents.

Warriors in the CrossfireWarriors in the Crossfireby Bo Floodby Bo Flood


Joseph helps his family Joseph helps his family survive when Saipan natives survive when Saipan natives are caught in the crossfire are caught in the crossfire between Japanese soldiers between Japanese soldiers and American troops at the and American troops at the end of World War II.end of World War II.

Woods RunnerWoods Runnerby Gary Paulsensby Gary Paulsens


In 1776, 13-year-old Samuel In 1776, 13-year-old Samuel sets out toward New York City sets out toward New York City to rescue his kidnapped to rescue his kidnapped parents from British soldiers parents from British soldiers and Indians. and Indians.

South Carolina South Carolina Junior Book Award NomineesJunior Book Award Nominees

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South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominees 2012-2013