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2007-2008 Golden Sower Nominees for grades 4-6
Becoming Naomi Leon
by Ryan, Pam Munoz. 2004.
Defiance
by Hobbs, Valerie. 2005.
Heartbeat
by Creech, Sharon. 2004.
The liberation of Gabriel King
by Going, K. L. 2005.
The Penderwicks : a summer tale of four sisters, two rabbits, and a very interesting boy
by Birdsall, Jeanne. 2005.
Project Mulberry : a novel
by Park, Linda Sue. 2005.
The scarlet stockings spy
by Noble, Trinka Hakes. 2004.
The SOS file
by Byars, Betsy. 2004.
The stupendous dodgeball fiasco
by Repka, Janice. 2004.
The world according to Humphrey
by Birney, Betty G. 2004.
2007-2008 Golden Sower Nominees for Young Adults
Black storm comin'
by Wilson, Diane L. 2005.
Code orange
by Cooney, Caroline B. 2005.
Code Talker : a novel about the Navajo Marines of World War Two
by Bruchac, Joseph. 2005.
Drums, girls, & dangerous pie
by Sonnenblick, Jordan. 2004. A boy deals with his younger brother's leukemia during his 8th-grade school year.
Flush
by Hiaasen, Carl. - Alfred A. Knopf. 2005.
The lightning thief
by Riordan, Rick. 2006.
The perfect shot
by Alphin, Elaine Marie.2005.
The Schwa was here.
by Shusterman, Neal. 2006.
Surviving Antarctica : reality TV 2083 (also called No Child's Game: reality TV 2083)
by White, Andrea. 2005.
Uglies
by Westerfeld, Scott. 2005.
Recommended Reads
Bronx Masquerade
by Grimes, Nikki. 2003. Bronx high school students discover their inner poets.
Car Trouble
by Jeanne DuPrau. 2005. A 17-year-old computer nerd's cross-country trip to San Jose, CA turns into a zany adventure when his car breaks down. (from the author of City of Ember
Detour for Emmy.
by Marilyn Reynolds. 1993. Emmy, a teen mother, struggles with raising a baby with little help from her mother or the baby's father. (recommended by a student--a great read!)
Do you know the monkey man?
by Dori Hillestad Butler. 2005. A 13-year-old girl sets out to find her father and discover what happened the day her siter was presumed dead.
The Fruit Bowl Project
by Sarah Durkee. 2006. A middle school teacher arranges for a rock superstar to teach her 8th-grade students, who each tell a story about the same topic, in the style of a rap, poem, monologue, screenplay, haiku, fairytale, and more.
Gossamer by Lois Lowry. 2006.
Invisible by Pete Pautman. 2005.
Jack's Run
by Roland Smith. 2005. (sequel to Zach's Lie)
Lush
by Natasha Friend. (second book by the author of Perfect)
Runner by Carl Deuker. (realistic fiction) Seventeen-year-old Chance Taylor has been taking care of himself and his alcholic dad ever since his mom left them. Tired of living on a small sailboat and never knowing if there will be money for food or rent, Chance accepts a job picking up and delivering packages while taking his daily runs. Is the money he makes worth the risk of going to jail or being killed to keep quiet? Is it really possible that terrorists are targeting Seattle?
Other books by this author: Heart of a Champion (baseball) High Heat (baseball) On the Devil's Court (basketball) Night Hoops (basketball) Painting the Black (baseball)
Snap
by Alison McGhee 2004.
Popular Series
Bluford High. (Someone to Love Me
by Anne Schraff. 2002.)
Cirque Du Freak by Darren Shan (book 12: Sons of Destiny)
Hank Zipzer: The World's Greatest Underachiever. by Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver.Niagara Falls or does it? I got a "D" in Salami Day of the Iguana The Zippity Zinger The night I flunked my field trip Holy Enchilada! Help! Somebody get me out of fourth grade! Summer School! What genius thought that up? My secret life as a ping-pong wizard
Spy Force by Deborah Abela. Mission: In Search of the Time and Space Machine Mission: Spy Force Revealed Mission: The Nightmare Vortex Mission: Hollywood
Traveling Pants: Forever in Blue: the fourth summer of the sisterhood. by Ann Brashares. 2007.
Winning Season by Rich Wallace. The Roar of the Crowd Technical Foul Fast Company Double Fake Emergency Quarterback
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