SCASL South Carolina Childrens Book Award Nominees 2010

SCASL South Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominees 2010 -2011

100 Days and 99 Nights By Alan Madison As Esme introduces her stuffed animal collection that is alphabetically arranged from Alvin the aardvark to Zelda the zebra, she also relates her family's military life and her father's deployment. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

42 Miles By Tracie Zimmerman Linked free-verse poems and illustrations depict the challenges a young girl faces as she grows up and tries to determine who she really wants to be and how she can remain true to herself. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

A Dog on His Own By Mary Jane Auch After a daring escape from the animal shelter, Pearl, Peppy, and K-10 --so named because he is one step above all the other canines-explore the outside world while moving from one adventure to another. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

All the Lovely Bad Ones: A Ghost Story By Mary Downing Hahn Travis and his sister Corey decide to boost business at their grandmother's Vermont inn by staging a few "hauntings" that soon draw tourists from across the country. But when their antics awaken a dark force, they must find a way to put to rest the ghosts they have disturbed. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Breakfast in the Rainforest: A Visit with Mountain Gorillas By Richard Sobol Photographer Richard Sobol records his journey into the rain forests of Uganda's national parks where he spies on African mountain gorillas as they eat their morning meal of leaves. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Colonial Voices: Hear Them Speak By Kay Winters Ethan, a printer's errand boy, must deliver an important message to the Patriots, and as he makes his way through the streets of his city, he witnesses the daily events and practices of diverse groups of people. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Every Soul A Star: A Novel By Wendy Mass Ally, Bree, and Jack meet at Moon Shadow, an isolated campground, to watch a total eclipse of the sun. They soon begin to learn a great deal about themselves, each other, and the universe. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Farmer George Plants a Nation By Peggy Thomas Describes how George Washington built his farm at Mount Vernon, discussing his experiments with seeds, fertilizers, and tools and presenting related letters and diary entries. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Found By Margaret Peterson Haddix When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

George Washington Carver By Tonya Bolden This book follows Carver’s from slave and orphan to his college days as the first African American to attend Iowa State College and on to his life and work in the field of agriculture. Illustrated with historical artifacts and photographs, the book traces his life, discoveries, and legacy. Copyright © 1996 -2010, Amazon. com, Inc.

I, Matthew Henson: Polar Explorer By Carole Boston Weatherford Shares the story of Matthew Henson, an African-American man who vigorously pursued his dream to reach the North Pole along with explorer Robert Peary. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Lady Liberty: A Biography By Doreen Rappaport Presents an illustrated biography of the Statue of Liberty, describing who designed it and why, and how it came to become a symbol of the United States. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Lost and Found By Andrew Clements Twin brothers Jay and Ray Grayson learn about friendship, honesty, and themselves after taking advantage of a clerical oversight in which their new school thinks there is only one Grayson boy. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Skylar: A Story By Mary Cuffe-Perez Skylar, who claims he was once wild, leads four pond geese in their first attempt at migration. Then an injured heron asks their help in reaching Lost Pond, where the annual Before the Migration Convention is about to be held. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

The Gollywhopper Games By Jody Feldman Twelve-year-old Gil Goodson competes against thousands of other children at extraordinary puzzles and stunts, in hopes of a fresh start for his family, who has been ostracized since his father was falsely accused of embezzling money from Golly Toy and Game Company. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

The Leanin’ Dog By K. A Nuxum Eleven-year-old Dessa Dean, mourning the death of her mother, finds an injured dog on her porch, which allows both Dessa and the dog to heal together with a friendship that shapes both of their lives. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

The Totally Made-Up Civil War Diary of Amanda Mac. Leish By Claudia Mills While dealing with her parents' separation and her best friend's distance, Amanda is able to work out some of her anxiety through her fifthgrade project--writing a diary from the point of view of a ten -year-old girl whose brothers fight on opposite sides in the Civil War. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

When the Wolves Returned: Restoring Nature’s Balance in Yellowstone By Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Discusses how the wolf, once returned to Yellowstone National Park, helped restore balance to the ecosystem helping more aspen and willow trees to grow, and influencing other previously misunderstood dynamics. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Wild Tracks! A Guide to Nature’s Footprints By Jim Arnosky Presents detailed illustrations of life-size paw, claw, and hoof prints; and explains how to identify tracks and how fast the animal might be traveling. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Women Daredevils: Thrills, Chills, and Frills By Julie Cummins Profiles fourteen women who flouted convention to work as entertainers in the years between 1880 and 1929, performing thrilling feats in the water, in the air, and in the circus. Copyright © 2010 Follett Library Resources, Inc.

Created by Leck Mason Goodnough WNES 2010