2018 Tween Nominees
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The Dungeoneers by John David Anderson (2015)
IL: 5-8 RL: 5.7
When his gift for pickpocketing is noticed by the mysterious Finn Argos, Colm begins training to become a member of Thwodin's Legions, a strange group of warriors, mages, and hunters who search for treasure.
Jacaby by William Ritter (2014)
IL: YA Lexile: 920
Newly arrived in 1892 New England, Abigail Rook becomes assistant to R. F. Jackaby, an investigator of the unexplained with the ability to see supernatural beings, and she helps him delve into a case of serial murder which, Jackaby is convinced, is due to a nonhuman creature.
Life on Mars by Jennifer Brown (2014)
IL: 3.6 RL: 5.0 Lexile: 780
Twelve-year-old Arcturus Betelgeuse Chambers' quest to find life on other planets seems at an end when his parents decide to move to Las Vegas, but while they look for a house he stays with his neighbor, an astronaut who soon becomes a friend.
Listen, Slowly by Thanhha Lai (2014)
IL: 5-8 RL: 5.3 Lexile: 800
Twelve-year-old Mai is sick of being perfect and her straight A's and extracurricular activities have gotten her a much unwanted trip to Vietnam with her family so she can learn more about her roots. But as time goes on, Mai grows closer to her family and she begins to understand her culture.
Listen to the Moon by Michael Morpurgo (2015)
IL: 5-8 RL: 5.9 Lexile: 960
Tells the story of Merry, who was traveling on the ship Lusitania to visit her father who is recovering from a war injury, and Alfie, who finds her on an uninhabited island after the ship sinks.
Lois Lane: Fallout by Gwenda Bond (2015)
IL: YA Lexile: 750
Lois Lane is the new girl at East Metropolis High, and her instinct to ask questions brings her and her online friend, Smallville Guy, into conflict with some bullying video gamers called the Warheads, who are being used in a dangerous virtual reality experiment.
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Orbiting Jupiter by Gary D. Schmidt (2015)
IL: YA Lexile: 740
Jack, 12, tells the gripping story of Joseph, 14, who joins his family as a foster child. Damaged in prison, Joseph wants nothing more than to find his baby daughter, Jupiter, whom he has never seen. When Joseph has begun to believe he'll have a future, he is confronted by demons from his past that force a tragic sacrifice.
Pax by Sarah Pennypacker (2016)
IL: 3-6 RL: 5.3 Lexile: 760
After being forced to give up his pet fox Pax, a young boy named Peter decides to leave home and get his best friend back.
The Seventh Most Important Thing by Shelley Pearsall (2015)
IL: 5-8 RL: 5.1 Lexile 760
In 1963, thirteen-year-old Arthur is sentenced to community service helping the neighborhood Junk Man after he throws a brick at the old man's head in a moment of rage, but the junk he collects might be more important than he suspects.
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Read-alikes: From Judy Freeman's The Winners! Handbook (Bound to Stay Bound Books, 2017; www.btsb.com
Dream Somthing big: The Story of the Watts Towers by Dianna Hutts Aston
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant
Al Capone Does My SHirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
All Shook Up by Shelley Pearsall
Crooked River by Shelley Pearsall
Jump into the Sky by Shelley Pearsall
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
the Marvels by Brian Selznick
It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw by Don Tate
Art From Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine Hunter by Kate Whitehead
See James Hampton's Code
Book Trailer
Read-alikes: From Judy Freeman's The Winners! Handbook (Bound to Stay Bound Books, 2017; www.btsb.com
Dream Somthing big: The Story of the Watts Towers by Dianna Hutts Aston
A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin by Jen Bryant
Al Capone Does My SHirts by Gennifer Choldenko
Lost in the Sun by Lisa Graff
Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave by Laban Carrick Hill
Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life by Wendy Mass
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
All Shook Up by Shelley Pearsall
Crooked River by Shelley Pearsall
Jump into the Sky by Shelley Pearsall
Okay for Now by Gary D. Schmidt
the Marvels by Brian Selznick
It Jes' Happened: When Bill Traylor Started to Draw by Don Tate
Art From Her Heart: Folk Artist Clementine Hunter by Kate Whitehead
Under a Painted Sky by Stacey Lee (2015)
IL: YA Lexile 730
In 1845, Sammy, a Chinese American girl, and Annamae, an African American slave girl, disguise themselves as boys and travel on the Oregon Trail to California from Missouri.
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