Okay, I admit it. This is my favorite list, and not just because I’m on it. I actually keep trying to get off of it, but organizer Sheila Ruth insists I add something to the mix. Probably chocolate but I can’t tell. This is the group that once had a judge give birth mid-season — via c-section — and debated …
2011 Nominations: Young Adult Fiction
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Young Adult Fiction category. 365 Days by KE PayneBold Strokes Books Nominated by: Nora Olsen A & L Do Summer by Jan BlazaninEgmont USA Nominated by: Pat Zietlow MillerReviewed by: jordynface Absolute Value of Mike, The by Kathryn ErskinePhilomel Nominated by: jama rattiganReviewed by: Paula Adios, Nirvana by Conrad WesselhoeftHoughton Mifflin …
2011 Nominations: Poetry
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Poetry category. A Dazzling Display of Dogs by Betsy FrancoTricycle Press Nominated by: Sarah Wendorf A Full Moon Is Rising by Marilyn SingerLee & Low Books, Inc. Nominated by: jama rattigan A Funeral in the Bathroom: and Other School Bathroom Poems by Kalli DakosAlbert Whitman & Company Nominated by: Michelle Bayuk …
2011 Nominations: Non-Fiction Picture Books
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Non-Fiction Picture Books category. A Butterfly Is Patient by Dianna Hutts AstonChronicle Books Nominated by: Roberta Gibson A Nation’s Hope: The Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis by Matt de la PenaDial Nominated by: Edith CampbellReviewed by: JeanLittleLib | semurray A Place for Fish by Melissa StewartPeachtree Nominated by: Danielle Smith …
2011 Nominations: Non-Fiction (MG/YA)
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Non-Fiction (MG/YA) category. 101 Success Secrets for Gifted Kids by Christine FonsecaPrufrock Press Nominated by: Michelle McLean 50 Poisonous Questions: A Book With Bite by Tanya Lloyd KyiAnnick Press Nominated by: Deborah Hodge A Girl Named Faithful Plum: The True Story of a Dancer from China and How She Achieved Her …
2011 Nominations: Middle Grade Fiction
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Middle Grade Fiction category. 101 Ways to Bug Your Friends and Enemies by Lee WardlawDial Nominated by: Lee WardlawaReviewed by: Ms. Yingling A Dog’s Way Home by Bobbie PyronKatherine Tegen Books Nominated by: Natasha MawReviewed by: Ms. Yingling A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story by Linda Sue …
2011 Nominations: Graphic Novels
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Graphic Novels category. Middle/Elementary: Amulet #4: The Last Council by Kazu KibuishiGRAPHIX Nominated by: Lily ZReviewed by: Christina4703 Around the World by Matt PhelanCandlewick Press Nominated by: Travis Jonker Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity by Dave RomanFirst Second Books Nominated by: Alison Wilgus Babymouse #15: A Very Babymouse Christmas …
2011 Nominations: Fiction Picture Books
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Fiction Picture Books category. 11 Experiments That Failed by Jenny OffillSchwartz and Wade Books Nominated by: Catherine NicholsReviewed by: debnance 999 Tadpoles by Ken KimuraNorthSouth Nominated by: Pam CoughlanReviewed by: debnance | rebeccareid A Few Blocks by Cybèle YoungGroundwood Books Nominated by: Mia WenjenReviewed by: debnance | JenRobinson | Natalia | …
2011 Nominations: Fantasy/Science Fiction
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Fantasy/Science Fiction category. Middle/elementary: 13 Curses by Michelle HarrisonLittle, Brown Nominated by: Erin BushReviewed by: Reading Frenzy 13 Gifts by Wendy MassScholastic Nominated by: Melissa Fox A Monster Calls: Inspired by an idea from Siobhan Dowd by Patrick NessCandlewick Press Nominated by: Monica EdingerReviewed by: Reading Frenzy A Tale Dark and …
2011 Nominations: Book Apps
The following books have been nominated in the 2011 Book Apps category. A Fine Musician by Lucy ThomsonThe Trustee for the Tokeru Trust Nominated by: Carisa KluverReviewed by: DigitalStorytime A Present for Milo by Mike AustinRuckus Media Nominated by: DebbieReviewed by: DigitalStorytime All By Myself – Little Critter by Mercer MayerOceanhouse Media Nominated by: Karen Andrew Answers by Alan Katz/Marc …