Reading Unites Nominees 2008-2009
Hoose List
|
Author |
Title |
Genre |
Rdg. Lvl. |
# of Pages |
|
Anderson |
Fever, 1793 |
Historical Fiction |
5 |
251 |
|
Babbitt |
Jack Plank Tells Tales |
Tall Tale |
5.6 |
128 |
|
Byars |
The Black Tower |
Mystery |
3.9 |
136 |
|
Clements |
No Talking |
Realistic/School story |
5 |
146 |
|
Fan |
Swordbird |
Fantasy |
5 |
219 |
|
Flanagan |
Ruins of Gorlan – Ranger’s Apprentice Series Book 1 |
Fantasy |
7 |
249 |
|
Levine |
Henry’s Freedom Box (Caldecott Honor Award) |
Historical Fiction |
1.3 |
40 |
|
Lombard |
Drita, My Homegirl |
Realistic/Immigration |
3.9 |
135 |
|
Lowry |
*Gossamer |
Fantasy |
4.4 |
140 |
|
Lubar |
Punished |
Fantasy |
3.6 |
96 |
|
Lupica |
*Heat |
Sports/Immigration |
5.3 |
220 |
|
MacLachlan |
Edward’s Eyes |
Realistic/Death |
3.1 |
116 |
|
Marrin |
*Oh, Rats! |
Nonfiction |
5.1 |
48 |
|
O’Connor |
How to Steal a Dog |
Realistic/Homeless/Family |
4 |
170 |
|
Park |
*Project Mulberry |
Immigration/Race Relations |
4.3 |
225 |
|
Paulsen |
Lawn Boy |
Realistic |
4.7 |
88 |
|
Raskin |
The Westing Game (Newbery Award) |
Mystery |
7 |
182 |
|
Riordan |
*The Lightning Thief |
Fantasy/Mythology |
4.9 |
377 |
|
Sis |
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Award) |
History/Autobiography |
5.2 |
50 |
|
Sullivan |
Helen Keller: Her Life in Pictures |
Biography |
6 |
80 |
* Denotes Rebecca Caudill Nominee 2009
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