Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award Tween Book Nominees

Arizona Grand Canyon Reader Award Tween Book Nominees for 2019

Before you meet this year’s nominees, let’s see which book won last year’s award!

Last Year’s Winner Orbiting Jupiter • by Gary D. Schmidt

Some Previous Winners • • • • Echo by Pam Munoz Ryan (2017) Prisoner B-3087 by Alan Gratz (2016) Drama by Raina Telgemeier (2015) The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen (2014) The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan (2013) The Maze Runner by James Dashner (2012) Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2011) Schooled by Gordon Korman (2010) Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick (2009) The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (2008) Son of the Mob by Gordon Korman (2007) Eragon by Christopher Paolini (2006) The House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer (2005) The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke (2004)

Voting Requirements • You must read at least THREE books to vote • Votes are due by the end of March • Listen for announcements when voting begins

And now, this year’s nominated Tween books!

Backlash • Author: Sarah Darer Littman • Realistic Fiction • When a boy she knows only through Facebook, posts a lot of nasty comments on her page, fifteenyear-old Lara tries to kill herself--but that is only the beginning of the backlash for her sister, her former friend, and her classmates. . . • https: //safeshare. tv/x/V 2 l 02 Iihf. YY#

The Blackthorn Key • Author: Kevin Sands • Mystery/Fantasy • In 1665 London, fourteen-year-old Christopher, an apothecary's apprentice, following a series of murders, must solve puzzles and decipher codes in pursuit of a secret that could destroy the world. • https: //safeshare. tv/x/ss 5 b 1178 df 31 e 30#

Booked • Author: Kwame Alexander • Sports Fiction/Poetry • Twelve-year-old Nick loves soccer and hates books, but soon learns the power of words as he wrestles with problems at home, stands up to a bully, and tries to impress the girl of his dreams. • https: //safeshare. tv/x/ss 5 b 117 a 9 edc 737#

Frogkisser! • Author: Garth Nix • Fantasy/Humor • Princess Anya is in a bind. Her stepfather Duke Rikard (who happens to be an evil sorcerer) is plotting to steal the crown, her older sister’s suitor has been transformed into a frog, and Anya has promised to help turn him back into a prince—There’s nothing for it but to embark on a quest to gather hard-to-come-by ingredients for a cure and hopefully devise a way to stop the duke. • https: //safeshare. tv/x/c. Qj. O 5 pir. JLo#

Ghost • Author: Jason Reynolds • Realistic Fiction • “Ghost” Cranshaw has been running for years, ever since the night his father shot a gun at him and his mother. When he gets recruited by a local track coach for a championship team, they strike a deal: if Ghost can stop getting into fights at school, he can run for the Defenders; but will this give him another chance to be part of something bigger than himself, or is he simply destined to explode? • https: //safeshare. tv/x/ss 5 b 117 cda 7 b 9 f 0#

Left Out • Author: Tim Green • Realistic Fiction • Landon wants to be like everyone else. But his deafness and the way he talks have always felt like insurmountable obstacles. But now he finally sees his chance to fit in. Bigger and taller than any other seventh grader in his new school, Landon plans to use his size to his advantage and join the school's football team. But the same speech problems and the cochlear implants that help him hear continue to haunt him. • https: //safeshare. tv/x/ss 5 b 117 f 51 bf 254#

Mayday • Author: Karen Harrington • Realistic Fiction • Middle school is tough for most kids, but seventhgrader Wayne is having a particularly bad year. After surviving a plane crash, Wayne has plenty to cope with. He's lost his voice from an injury, his face is badly scarred, his drill-sergeant Grandpa has moved in, the only reason his girlfriend hasn't dumped him is because she's sorry for him, and his father is an abusive loser. Not having a voice makes life challenging in a whole new way. • https: //safeshare. tv/x/8 Yg. MQBBore. M#

Ms. Bixby’s Last Day • Author: John David Anderson • Realistic Fiction • Ms. Bixby unexpectedly announces that she is very sick and won't be able to finish the school year. Everyone knows there are different kinds of teachers. The boring ones, the mean ones, the ones who try too hard. Ms. Bixby is none of these, she’s one of a kind. Topher, Brand, and Steve know this better than anyone. So, they come up with a risky plan--more of a quest, really--to give Ms. Bixby the last day she deserves. • Author of Sidekicked and The Dungeoneers. • https: //safeshare. tv/x/ss 5 b 11 a 05591416#

A Night Divided • Author: Jennifer A. Nielsen • Historical Fiction • When the Berlin Wall went up, Gerta, her mother, and her brother Fritz were trapped on the eastern side where they were living, while her father, and her other brother Dominic were in the West--four years later, now twelve, Gerta sees her father on a viewing platform on the western side and realizes he wants her to risk her life trying to tunnel to freedom. • Author of The False Prince • https: //safeshare. tv/x/ss 5 b 11 a 27 ddb 066#

Randoms • Author: David Liss • Science Fiction • 12 -year-old science-fiction fan Zeke is picked as one of four human children to take part in a competition to determine whether Earth can join the peaceful Confederation of United Planets. There's just one catch: while the other children were chosen for their intelligence and skills, Zeke is a "random, " selected by chance… • https: //safeshare. tv/x/ak. Lss. YM 85 Fc#

Where Can You Find These Books? Available from our Library (On the “Grand Canyon” bookshelf) Check out only one of these books at a time May have 1 on hold May be renewed only once