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2007-2008 West Virginia Children's Book Award Nominees
2007-2008 West Virginia Children's Book Award Nominees
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Anderson, M. T. and Kurt Cyrus, illus. Whales on Stilts. New York: Harcourt, 2005.
Tongue and cheek science fiction story about middle school student Lilly's race to save the world from an army of whales controlled by her father's maniacal boss. Grades 4 to 7. Armstrong, Alan. Whittington. New York: Random House, 2005.
Whittington, a feline descendant of Dick Whittington's famous cat of English folklore, appears at a rundown barnyard plagued by rats and restores harmony while telling his ancestor's story. Grades 5 to 8.Bruchac, Joseph. Code Talker: A Novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two. New York: Dial, 2005.
After being taught in a boarding school run by whites that Navajo is a useless language, Ned Begay and other Navajo men are recruited by the Marines to become Code Talkers, sending messages during World War II in their native tongue. Young Adult.Hahn, Mary Downing. Witch Catcher. New York: Clarion, 2006.
Arriving in the mansion house her dad has inherited in West Virginia's Eastern Panhandle, Jen discovers warring fairy forces and danger that could overwhelm her own mortal family. Grades 4 to 7.Hopkinson, Deborah and James E. Ramsome, illus. Sky Boys: How They Built the Empire State Building. New York: Schwartz and Wade Books, 2006.
In 1931, a boy and his father watch as the world's tallest building, the Empire State Building is constructed, step-by-step, near their Manhattan home. Grades 1 to 4, picture book.Holm, Jennifer L. and Matthew Holm. Babymouse: Queen of the World. New York: Random House, 2005.
An imaginative mouse dreams of being queen of the world, but will settle for an invitation to the most popular girl's slumber party. Grades 4 to 6, graphic novel.Lasky, Kathryn. Broken Song. New York: Viking, 2005.
In 1897, fifteen-year-old Reuven Bloom, a Russian Jew, must set aside his dreams of playing the violin in order to save himself and his baby sister after the rest of their family is murdered. Grades 5 to 8.Lin, Grace. Year of the Dog. New York: Little Brown, 2006.
Line drawings by the author add sparkle to this story of Lin, a Taiwanese-American fourth grader who sets out to apply the lessons of the Year of the Dog (making friends and finding oneself) to her own life. Grades 3 to 5.Lord, Cynthia. Rules. New York: Scholastic, 2006.
Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence but her world is further complicated by a friendship with a young paraplegic. Grades 4 to 7.Lowry, Lois. Gossamer. Houghton Mifflin, 2006.
In turns charming and scary, this is a wonderful look at the nature of dreams and the little creatures who bring them. Ages 8 to 12.Pullman, Philip and Peter Bailey, illus. The Scarecrow and His Servant. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2004.
A scarecrow and Jack, his boy servant set off on a dangerous adventure to outwit the villains and claim their land. Grades 4 to 6.Riordan, Rick. The Lightning Theif. New York: Hyperion Books Children, 2005.
Young Percy Jackson learns his father was Poseidon, Greek god of the sea. He is sent to Camp Half-Blood, a summer camp for demi-gods where he becomes involved in attempts to prevent a war among the gods. Grades 6 to 9.Shaw, Janet and Jean-Paul Tibbles, illus. The Silent Stranger: A Kaya Mystery. Middleton, WI: Pleasant Co., 2005.
An American Girl Mystery set in the northwest: 1765, the arrival of an injured stranger from another tribe, traveling alone and unable to speak, arouses suspicion in Kaya's Nez Perce village. Grades 4 to 7.Smucker, Anna Egan. To Keep to the South Manitou Light. Detroit, MI: Wayne State University Press, 2004.
Set on South Manitou Island in Lake Michigan, this historical novel by West Virginia Author Anna Egan Smucker is a story of courage and responsibility. Ages 8 to 12.White, Ruth. Way Down Deep. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 2007.
In the 1950's West Virginia town of Way Down Deep a foundling named Ruby June lives happily at the local boarding house with Miss Arbutus. When a new family arrives the mystery of Ruby's past begins to unravel. Grades 4 to 7.