 | 11 Birthdays (2009) by Wendy Mass IL: 3-6 RL: 4.1 After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda
and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other
for the last year, prepare to celebrate their eleventh birthday
separately but peculiar things begin to happen as the day of their
birthday begins to repeat itself over and over again. Multiple Intelligence Activities North Carolina Children's Book Award Guide (see page 32) Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award- summary and discussion questions (see page 20) Sunshine State Young Reader's Award- includes an annotation, author information, challenging words, figurative language, realia, food, and curriculum connections. |
 | Born to Fly (2009) by Michael Ferrari IL: 3-6 RL: 4.3 Bird McGill, an eleven-year-old tomboy obsessed with flying in 1942, withholds judgement while her classmates maintain that new Japanese American student Kenji Fujita is a spy, but she realizes Kenji is just as American as she is when they find evidence of real spy activity during their research for a class project. Discussion Questions from Author |
 | Closed For the Season (2009) by Mary Downing Hahn IL: 5-8 RL: 4.3 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award- summary and discussion questions (see page 8) Video Book Trailer |
 | Dying to Meet You (2009) by Kate Klise, illustrated by M. Sarah Klise IL: 3-6 RL: 4.4 In this story told mostly through letters, children's book author, I. B.
Grumply, gets more than he bargained for when he rents a quiet place to
write for the summer. |
 | Extra Credit (2009) by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Mark Elliott IL: 3-6 RL: 5.2 Three young middle-school-age children, Abby, Amira, and Sadeed, exchange letters back and forth between the prairies of Illinois and the mountains of Afghanistan and begin to bridge a gap across cultural and religious divides. Reading Guide from Simon and SchusterDiscussion Topics and Research Information from the author (pdf) |
 | Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me (2009) by Nan Marino IL: 3-6 RL: 4.3 Ten-year-old Tamara Ann Simpson thinks she has finally found a chance to prove Muscle Man McGinty is a liar when he brags he can beat anyone in the neighborhood at kickball, but as she awaits McGinty's downfall, she begins to understand his motives for lying. Dorothy Canfield Fisher Award- summary and discussion questions (see page 18)Teachers Pay Teachers Projects, Literature Guide and Lessons- Free download after registering. Enter document title: Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Literature Unit in keyword box. Unit Plan from the Author (pdf) Resource Guide from Scholastic Books |
 | A Nest For Celeste: A Story About Art, Inspiration, and The Meaning of Home (2010) by Henry Cole IL: 3-6 RL: 4.9 Celeste, a mouse longing for a real home, becomes a source of inspiration to teenaged Joseph, assistant to the artist and naturalist John James Audubon, at a New Orleans, Louisiana, plantation in 1821. North Carolina Children's Book Award Guide (see page 25)Teaching Guide from Harper Collins (pdf) YouTube Video Book Trailer Author's Website |
 | The Night Fairy (2010) by Laura Amy Schlitz IL:3-6 RL: 4.7 When Flory the night fairy's wings are accidentally broken and she cannot fly, she has to learn to do everything differently. Author Website |
 | The Secret of Zoom (2009) by Lynne Jonell IL: 3-6 RL: 4.8 Ten-year-old Christina lives a sheltered life until she discovers a secret tunnel, an evil plot to enslave orphans, and a mysterious source of energy known as zoom. Resource Sheet (pdf)Literature Unit |
 | Star in the Forest (2010) by Laura Resau IL: 3-6 RL: 4.1 After eleven-year-old Zitlally's father is deported to Mexico, she takes refuge in her trailer park's forest of rusted car parts, where she befriends a spunky neighbor and finds a stray dog that she nurses back to health and believes she must keep safe so that her father will return. Discussion Guide from Author (pdf) Teacher Guide (pdf) |
2012 Intermediate Nominees |