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This view shows all of the books in this age group that have been selected in years past and nominated for the current year (but not yet selected). The nominations are marked by a "Nomination(not yet selected):" label.

LIAR & SPY

Liar & Spy
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Stead
Author's First Name: 
Rebecca
Publisher: 
Wendy Lamb
Publication Date: 
2012

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CHICKADEE

Chickadee
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Erdrich
Author's First Name: 
Louise
Illustrator's First Name: 
Louise
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Erdrich
Publisher: 
Harper
Publication Date: 
2012

Kidnapped by a pair of rascals and taken from Minnesota to Plains country in 1866, 8-year-old Chickadee works his way back to his grieving Ojibwe family. Like others in the Birchbark House series, Erdrich’s pencil drawings enliven this adventure.

BARNUM'S BONES: HOW BARNUM BROWN DISCOVERED THE MOST FAMOUS DINOSAUR IN THE WORLD

Barnum's Bones
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Fern
Author's First Name: 
Tracey
Illustrator's First Name: 
Boris
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Kulikov
Publisher: 
Margeret Ferguson
Publication Date: 
2012

Quirky, humorous illustrations complement the story of Barnum Brown and his quest to find the bones of a species never before unearthed. The text captures both personality and profession as Brown searches and eventually finds Tyrannosaurus Rex. Backmatter includes an author’s note and selected bibliography.

I, GALILEO

I, GALILEO
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Christensen
Author's First Name: 
Bonnie
Publisher: 
Knopf
Publication Date: 
2012

Galileo narrates his own story of invention and discovery when old and blind while under house arrest for his heretical belief in a sun-centered universe. Gouache resist and oils brightly light his invaluable contributions to science, and a timeline provides a broader context for Galileo’s achievements.

THE CAMPING TRIP THAT CHANGED AMERICA: THEODORE ROOSEVELT, JOHN MUIR, AND OUR NATIONAL PARKS

Camping Trip That Changed America
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Rosenstock
Author's First Name: 
Barb
Illustrator's First Name: 
Mordecai
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Gerstein
Publisher: 
Dial
Publication Date: 
2012

After reading John Muir’s book about vanishing forests, Teddy Roosevelt asked Muir to take him camping in Yosemite. Their splendid trip prompted the president to advocate laws saving the wilderness. Pen and watercolor wash exclaim the wideness and wildness found out west.

FORGIVE ME, I MEANT TO DO IT: FALSE APOLOGY POEMS

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Levine
Author's First Name: 
Gail Carson
Illustrator's First Name: 
Matthew
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Cordell
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2012

Irreverent poems voicing the mildly hostile actions of fairy tale characters, siblings, and animals follow the scheme and character of William Carlos Williams’ “This Is Just To Say.” Cordell’s imaginative line-drawings add delicious details to the rationale behind each poem.

GEORGIA IN HAWAII: WHEN GEORGIA O'KEEFEE PAINTED WHAT SHE PLEASED

Georgia in Hawaii
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Novesky
Author's First Name: 
Amy
Illustrator's First Name: 
Yuyi
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Morales
Publisher: 
HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Publication Date: 
2012

Lush Hawaiian rainforests, fuchsia skies, and huge flowers thrilled Georgia O’Keeffe in 1939 when she visited to paint pineapples on commission. After a disagreement with her employer, she found an unusual solution. Digital assembly of acrylics on paper creates soft-edged paintings reminiscent of O’Keeffe’s own style.

MAGRITTE'S MARVELOUS HAT

Magritte's Marvelous Hat
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Johnson
Author's First Name: 
D. B.
Illustrator's First Name: 
D. B.
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Johnson
Publisher: 
HMH (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt)
Publication Date: 
2012

A dog plays the painter in this clever introduction to the Belgian surrealist, Magritte. When he attempts to control his muse (an impetuous bowler hat), a game of hide-and-seek ensues through mixed-media parodies of his famous paintings while cellophane pages enhance the visual tricks.

DUCK FOR A DAY

Duck for a Day
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
McKinlay
Author's First Name: 
Meg
Illustrator's First Name: 
Leila
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Rudge
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2012

Abby and neighbor Weird Noah fiercely compete for the honor of taking home the class pet duck, even though their teacher Mrs. Melvino makes the task especially difficult. Many humorous pencil drawings enhance this story and its requirement of unexpected cooperation between an unlikely pair.

MRS. HARKNESS AND THE PANDA

Mrs Harkness and the Panda
Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Potter
Author's First Name: 
Alicia
Illustrator's First Name: 
Melissa
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Sweet
Publisher: 
Alfred A. Knopf
Publication Date: 
2012

Rice paper, postcards, and coins authenticate the mixed-media and watercolor collages depicting the rigorous expedition through China in the 1930s of a New York dressmaker who wanted to fulfill her deceased husband’s mission of retrieving America’s first panda. Backmatter includes a chronology and author’s note.

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