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Seven to Ten

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.

SPARKS FLY HIGH: THE LEGEND OF DANCING POINT

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Quattlebaum
Author's First Name: 
Mary
Illustrator's First Name: 
Leonid
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Gore
Publisher: 
Melanie Kroupa
Publication Date: 
2006

Determined to rid his land of the Devil, Colonel Lightfoot agrees to a dance contest with the conceited creature. This Virginia folktale’s lively illustrations highlight the Colonel’s realization that he can use the devil’s own arrogance to defeat him.

CLEMENTINE

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Pennypacker
Author's First Name: 
Sara
Illustrator's First Name: 
Marla
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Frazee
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2006

Irrepressible third-grader Clementine always has an ingenious idea “sproinging up” in her brain, each leading to a series of humorous mishaps. Expressive ink illustrations and a fresh first-person narrative suit both chapter book readers and listeners.

UGLY

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Napoli
Author's First Name: 
Donna Jo
Illustrator's First Name: 
Lita
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Judge
Publisher: 
Hyperion
Publication Date: 
2006

In this recasting of Andersen’s familiar tale, the gosling himself narrates his life as a misunderstood fowl. Set in Tasmania, this excellent read-aloud introduces young readers to an exotic habitat.

UNCLE PETER'S AMAZING CHINESE WEDDING

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Look
Author's First Name: 
Lenore
Illustrator's First Name: 
Yumi
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Heo
Publisher: 
Atheneum
Publication Date: 
2006

A sense of loss clouds Jenny's excitement about her favorite uncle's wedding. Exuberant illustrations bordered, tilted, and sprinkled with details of Chinese customs capture the joy, the anxiety, and the happy resolution in this companion to Henry's First-Moon Birthday.

RUBY LU: EMPRESS OF EVERYTHING

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Look
Author's First Name: 
Lenore
Illustrator's First Name: 
Anne
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Wilsdorf
Publisher: 
Atheneum
Publication Date: 
2006

Second-grader Ruby Lu is excited when she is chosen to be the “smile buddy” for her cousin Flying Duck, newly arrived from China. Lively ink cartoons creatively capture their humorous adventures.

GEORGE DID IT

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Jurmain
Author's First Name: 
Suzanne Tripp
Illustrator's First Name: 
Larry
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Day
Publisher: 
Dutton
Publication Date: 
2006

George Washington greeted his election to the presidency "like a criminal who was 'going to . . . his execution.'" Pithy phrases pair with light-hearted illustrations in this anecdotal biography that shows the human side of a hero.

HOUNDSLEY AND CATINA

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Howe
Author's First Name: 
James
Illustrator's First Name: 
Marie-Louise
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Gay
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2006

Houndsley attempts to cook while Catina fancies herself a writer. Gay’s soft watercolors emphasize their lack of talent while revealing their success at being a best friend.

LUGALBANDA: THE BOY WHO GOT CAUGHT UP IN A WAR

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Henderson
Author's First Name: 
Kathy
Illustrator's First Name: 
Jane
Illustrator's Last Name: 
Ray
Publisher: 
Candlewick
Publication Date: 
2006

Kindness and courage help a youngest royal brother gain power in this five-thousand-year-old survival adventure from ancient Iraq. Intricate, luminous illustrations and insightful historical notes underscore the Sumerian roots of this oldest extant tale.

OWEN & MZEE: THE TRUE STORY OF A REMARKABLE FRIENDSHIP

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Hatkoff
Author's First Name: 
Isabella
Second Author's First Name: 
Craig Hatkoff and Dr. Paula Kahumbu
Publisher: 
Scholastic
Publication Date: 
2006

Photographs reveal an orphaned baby hippopotamus and a cantankerous 130-year-old tortoise forming an unlikely friendship after the 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean.

PHINEAS L. MACGUIRE...ERUPTS!

Author Information
Author's Last Name: 
Dowell
Author's First Name: 
Frances O'Roark
Illustrator's First Name: 
Preston
Illustrator's Last Name: 
McDaniels
Publisher: 
Atheneum
Publication Date: 
2006

A scientist at heart, Phineas rejects his partner’s plan to create a typical volcano for the science fair, but his partner, a new boy in class, has other ideas.

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