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KBA Nominees

KBA Nominees. Grades 3-5 2013. http://www.rachelvail.com/. Title: Justin Case: School, Drool and other Daily Disasters Author : Rachel Vail .

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KBA Nominees

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  1. KBA Nominees Grades 3-5 2013

  2. http://www.rachelvail.com/ Title: Justin Case: School, Drool and other Daily Disasters Author: Rachel Vail Justin is very nervous about starting third grade and must make the best of things when he does not get the teacher he wanted, his best friend is in another class, and his favorite stuffed animal disappears. AR Level: 5.2 Points: 6.0

  3. http://www.maribethboelts.com/ Title: The PS Brothers Author: MaribethBoelts Sixth-graders Russell and Shawn, poor and picked on, work together scooping dog droppings to earn money for a Rottweiler puppy to protect them from bullies, but when they learn the puppies' owner is running an illegal dog-fighting ring, they are torn about how to respond. AR Level: 4.8 Points: 3.0

  4. http://goraina.com/ Title: SmileAuthor: RainaTelgemeier The author relates, in graphic form, her experiences after she injured her two front teeth and had to have surgeries and wear embarrassing braces and headgear, all while also dealing with the trials and tribulations of middle school. AR Level: 2.6 Points: 1.0

  5. http://winifredconkling.com/ Title: Sylvia & AkiAuthor: Winifred Conkling At the start of World War II, Japanese-American third-grader Aki and her family are sent to an internment camp in Poston, Arizona, while Mexican-American third-grader Sylvia's family leases their Orange County, California, farm and begins a fight to stop school segregation. AR Level: 5.2 Points: 4.0

  6. http://www.gailcarsonlevine.com/ Title: A Tale of Two CastlesAuthor: Gail Carson Levine Twelve-year-old Elodie journeys to Two Castles in hopes of studying acting but instead becomes apprentice to a dragon, who teaches her to be observant and use reasoning, thus helping her to uncover who is poisoning the king. AR Level: 4.3 Points: 9.0

  7. http://www.andrewclements.com/ Title: TroublemakerAuthor: Andrew Clements When Clay's older brother, Mitchell, gets in some serious trouble, Clay decides to change his own mischief-making ways, but he can't seem to shake his reputation as a troublemaker. AR Level: 4.7 Points: 3.0

  8. Title: Waiting for the Magic Author: Patricia MacLachlan In absence of their father, a brother and sister adopt four dogs and a cat in an attempt to save their family. http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/maclachlan.html http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/kids/authorsandillustrators/contributordetail.aspx?cid=12425 AR Level: 3.0 Points: 2.0

  9. http://www.alafaye.com/ Title: Walking Home to Rosie LeeAuthor: A. LaFaye At the end of the Civil War, young Gabe meets many other former slaves getting a feel for freedom whose kindness helps him in his quest to find his mother, who was sold away. AR Level: 4.1 Points: 0.5

  10. http://www.georgeellalyon.com/ Title: Which Side Are You On? the Story of a SongAuthor: George Ella Lyon A woman defends her children and writes a song as men hired by the coal company for which her husband works shoot bullets through the windows and walls in retaliation for his fight for the rights of workers. AR Level: 2.9 Points: 0.5

  11. http://www.wonderstruckthebook.com/ Title: Wonderstruck: a Novel in Words and Pictures Author: Brian Selznick Relates the stories of twelve-year-old Ben, who loses his mother and his hearing in a short time frame and decides to leave his Minnesota home in 1977 to seek the father he has never known in New York City; and Rose, who lives with her father but feels compelled to search for what is missing in her life. Ben's story is told in words; Rose's in pictures. AR Level: 5.4 Points: 4.0

  12. 2013 Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominees Grades 3-5

  13. Created by: Ashley Kemp Librarian, Fulton County Schools Feel free to use, share, edit, etc.

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