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South Carolina Junior Book Award Nominees. 2012-2013. Bat Scientists by Mary Kay Carson. Lexile 1010 NonFiction, 599.4 Follow the research team on a mission to save bats from extinction. Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth. Lexile 670 Fiction
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Bat Scientistsby Mary Kay Carson • Lexile 1010 • NonFiction, 599.4 • Follow the research team on a mission to save bats from extinction.
Boys Without Namesby Kashmira Sheth • Lexile 670 • Fiction • A provocative look at the brutal life of a young Indian boy who is forced to work in a sweatshop in Mumbai.
Camo Girlby Kekla Magoon • Lexile 600 • Fiction • Ella is caught between choosing popularity with the new kid in class, Bailey, the only other black kid, and the unpopularity of being friends with her lifetime friend, Z.
Crunchby Leslie Connor • Lexile 490 • Fiction • Fourteen-year-old Dewey tries to be responsible by managing the family bicycle repair shop while sharing household and farm duties with his siblings when their parents are stranded far from home.
Dark Lifeby Kat Falls • Lexile 690 • Fiction • When fifteen-year-old Ty, who has always lived on the ocean floor, joins Topside girl Gemma in the frontier's underworld to seek and stop outlaws who threaten his home, they learn that the government may pose an even greater threat.
Grimm Legacy by Polly Shulman • Lexile 600 • Fiction • New York high schooler Elizabeth gets a job at the "New-York Circulating Material Repository," and with access to its Grimm Collection of magical objects, she and coworkers have frightening adventures with mythical creatures and stolen goods.
Heroby Mike Lupica • Lexile 730 • Fiction • Zach, 14, learns he has the same special abilities as his father, who was the President's troubleshooter until "the Bads" killed him, and now he must decide whether to use his powers in the same way.
Is it Night or Day?By Fern Schumer Chapman • Lexile 810 • Fiction • In 1938, Edith Westerfeld, a young German Jew, is sent to Chicago, Illinois, to live with an aunt and uncle and tries to assimilate into American culture while worrying about her parents.
A Long Walk to Water: A Novel based on a True Storyby Linda Sue Parks • Lexile 720 • Fiction • Eleven-year-old Salva becomes separated from his family during Sudan's civil war and must walk with other Dinka tribe members in search of a safe haven.
Mamba Pointby Kurtis Scaletta • Lexile N/A • Fiction • After moving with his family to Liberia, Linus, 12, discovers he has a mystical connection with the black mamba, which he is told will give him some of the snake's characteristics.
Mockingbirdby Kathryn Erskine • Lexile 630 • Fiction • Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project with her father.
Ninth Wardby Jewell Parker Rhodes • Lexile 470 • Fiction • In New Orleans' Ninth Ward, 12-year-old Lanesha, who can see spirits, and her adopted grandmother have to weather the storm as Hurricane Katrina arrives.
Roots and Blues: A Celebrationby Arnold Adoff • Lexile N/A • Non-Fiction, 811 • Lyrical text explores how Blues have been part of everyday life throughout history, from its origins in the sounds of the earth, through slaves' voices singing of freedom, to today's greatest performers--and listeners.
Saving Skyby Diane Stanley • Lexile 620 • Fiction • In an America that has suffered continual terrorist attacks since 9/11, Sky helps a Middle Eastern classmate, even at the risk of herself and her family.
Shooting Kabulby N.H. Senzai • Lexile 800 • Fiction • Fleeing the Afghanistan Taliban, Fadi and his family go to the San Francisco Bay Area, but he plans to return to the Pakistani refugee camp to get his little sister.
Sources of Lightby Margaret McMullan • Lexile 840 • Fiction • Samantha, 14, and her mother move to Jackson, Mississippi, in 1962 after her father is killed in Vietnam, where she learns photography and sees prejudice and violence of the segregationist South.
The Strange Case of Origami Yodaby Tom Angleberger • Lexile 760 • Fiction • Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future.
The Total Tragedy of a Girl Named Hamletby Erin Dionne • Lexile 750 • Fiction • Hamlet's attempts to be a "normal" eighth grader become difficult thanks to her genius seven-year-old sister and her eccentric Shakespeare scholar parents.
Warriors in the Crossfireby Bo Flood • Lexile 560 • Fiction • Joseph helps his family survive when Saipan natives are caught in the crossfire between Japanese soldiers and American troops at the end of World War II.
Woods Runnerby Gary Paulsens • Lexile 870 • Fiction • In 1776, 13-year-old Samuel sets out toward New York City to rescue his kidnapped parents from British soldiers and Indians.
