South Carolina Children's Book Award Nominees 2006

Anderson, Laurie Halse. THANK YOU, SARAH : THE WOMAN WHO SAVED THANKSGIVING
Bagert, Brad.  GIANT CHILDREN
Brett, Jan.  DAISY COMES HOME
Bruss, Deborah.  BOOK! BOOK! BOOK!
Buehner, Caralyn.  SNOWMEN AT NIGHT
Cheng, Andrea.  ANNA THE BOOKBINDER
Cocca-Leffler, Maryann. MR. TANEN’S TIE TROUBLE
Ehlert, Lois.  WAITING FOR WINGS
Fleming, Candace.  MUNCHA! MUNCHA! MUNCHA!
Fleming, Denise.  ALPHABET UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Hindley, Judy.  DO LIKE A DUCK DOES
Jenkins, Steve.  WHAT DO YOU DO WITH A TAIL LIKE THIS?
Kalman, Maira.  FIREBOAT : THE HEROIC ADVENTURES OF THE JOHN H. HARVEY
Kasza, Keiko.  MY LUCKY DAY
Long, Melinda.  HOW I BECAME A PIRATE
O'Neill, Alexis. THE RECESS QUEEN
Pearson, Tracey Campbell. BOB
Reynolds, Peter.  THE DOT
Rylant, Cynthia.  CHRISTMAS IN THE COUNTRY
Shannon, David.  DUCK ON A BIKE
Stevens, Janet.  AND THE DISH RAN AWAY WITH THE SPOON
Tarpley, Natasha.  BIPPITY BOP BARBERSHOP
Willems, Mo.  DON’T LET THE PIGEON DRIVE THE BUS
Wilson, Karma.  BEAR SNORES ON
Wong, Janet S.  APPLE PIE 4TH OF JULY

Children’s Book Award

Bauer, Marion Dane. RUNT
Bridges, Shirin Yim. RUBY'S WISH
Cronin, Doreen.  DIARY OF A WORM
Darling, Kathy.  THE ELEPHANT HOSPITAL
Farris, Christine King. MY BROTHER MARTIN : A SISTER REMEMBERS GROWING UP WITH THE REV. DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING JR.
Ganci, Chris.  CHIEF : THE LIFE OF PETER J. GANCI, A NEW YORK CITY FIREFIGHTER
Greene, Stephanie.  FALLING INTO PLACE
Hicks, Betty.  ANIMAL HOUSE AND IZ
Lasky, Kathryn.  THE CAPTURE (GUARDIANS OF GA'HOOLE, BOOK 1)
Love, D. Anne.  THE PUPPETEER'S APPRENTICE
MacDonald, Amy.  NO MORE NASTY
Martin, Ann M. .  BELLE TEAL
O’Brien, Patrick.  FANTASTIC FLIGHTS : ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF FLYING ON THE EDGE
O’Connor, Barbara.  FAME AND GLORY IN FREEDOM, GEORGIA
Ray, Delia.  GHOST GIRL : A BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAIN STORY
Testa, Maria.  ALMOST FOREVER
White, Ruth.  TADPOLE

Junior Book Award Nominees

Arrington, Frances. PRAIRIE WHISPERS
Barrett, Tracy.  COLD IN SUMMER
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. FOR FREEDOM
Carey, Janet Lee.  WENNY HAS WINGS
Crum, Shutta.  SPITTING IMAGE
Farmer, Nancy. THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION
Funke, Cornelia Caroline. INKHEART
Haddix, Margaret Peterson. ESCAPE FROM MEMORY
Hahn, Mary Downing. HEAR THE WIND BLOW
Hoffman, Mary.  STRAVAGANZA: CITY OF MASKS
Myers, Anna.  TULSA BURNING
Naylor, Phyllis Renolds. BLIZZARD’S WAKE
Pattou, Edith.  EAST
Paulsen, Gary.  HOW ANGEL PETERSON GOT HIS NAME
Peck, Richard.  THE RIVER BETWEEN US
Rees, Celia.  PIRATES!
Rinaldi, Ann.  OR GIVE ME DEATH: A NOVEL OF PATRICK HENRY’S FAMILY
Simmons, Michael. POOL BOY
Van Draanen, Wendelin.   SWEAR TO HOWDY
Yolen, Jane.  SWORD OF THE RIGHTFUL KING

Young Adult Book Award Nominees

Atkins, Catherine. ALT ED
Atwater-Rhodes, Amelia. HAWKSONG
Brashares , Ann.  THE SECOND SUMMER OF THE SISTERHOOD
Dean, Carolee .  COMFORT
Deuker, Carl .  HIGH HEAT
Dunkle, Clare.  THE HOLLOW KINGDOM
Farmer, Nancy.  HOUSE OF THE SCORPION
Going, K. L. FAT KID RULES THE WORLD
Johnson , Angela.  FIRST PART LAST
Kidd, Sue Monk.  THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
Lamm,  C. Drew. BITTERSWEET
Mackler, Carolyn. THE EARTH, MY BUTT, AND OTHER BIG ROUND THINGS
Namioka, Lensey.  AN OCEAN APART, A WORLD AWAY
Nelson, Blake.  NEW RULES OF HIGH SCHOOL
Paolini, Christorpher. ERAGON
Pattou, Edith.  EAST
Plum-Ucci, Carol.  THE SHE
Shusterman, Neal.  FULL TILT
Tashjian, Jante.  FAULT LINE
Wittlinger, Ellen.  ZIGZAG

Abelove, Joan. SAYING IT OUT LOUD
Allan, Nicholas.  WHERE WILLY WENT
Alphin, Elaine Marie. GHOST SOLDIER
Arnold, Tedd.  EVEN MORE PARTS :  IDIOMS FROM HEAD TO TOE
Asch, Frank.  MR. MAXWELL'S MOUSE
Avi.  NOTHING BUT THE TRUTH : A DOCUMENTARY NOVEL
Becker, Helaine.  ARE YOU PSYCHIC? : THE OFFICIAL GUIDE FOR KIDS
Blacker, Terence.  BOY2GIRL
Brighton, Catherine. THE BRONTES : STORIES FROM THE CHILDHOOD OF CHARLOTTE, BRANWELL, EMILY AND ANNE
Bryant, Jennifer.  GEORGIA'S BONES
Byars, Betsy.  COAST TO COAST
Cabot, Meg.  ALL-AMERICAN GIRL
Carter, Dorothy.  GRANDMA'S GENERAL STORE : THE ARK
Choldenko, Gennifer. AL CAPONE DOES MY SHIRTS
Clayton, Sally Pomme. TALES TOLD IN TENTS : STORIES FROM CENTRAL ASIA
Codell, Esme Raji.  SING A SONG OF TUNA FISH : HARD TO SWALLOW STORIES FROM FIFTH GRADE
Crew, Gary.  PIG ON THE TITANIC : A TRUE STORY!
Curtis, Christopher Paul. BUD, NOT BUDDY
De Young, Coco.  A LETTER TO MRS. ROOSEVELT
Draper, Sharon.  FORGED BY FIRE
Edwards, Pamela Duncan. MCGILLYCUDDY COULD!
Elliot, George.  THE BOY WHO LOVED BANANAS
Ernst, Lisa Campbell. THE TURN-AROUND, UPSIDE-DOWN ALPHABET BOOK
Flake, Sharon.  WHO AM I WITHOUT HIM? : SHORT STORIES ABOUT GIRLS AND THE BOYS IN THEIR LIVES
Fleischman, Sid.  THE GIANT RAT OF SUMATRA, OR, PIRATES GALORE
Flinn, Alex.  FADE TO BLACK
George, Lindsay Barrett. THE SECRET
Gillet, Marie-Anne. STANDING UP
Gonyea, Mark.  A BOOK ABOUT DESIGN : COMPLICATED DOESN'T MAKE IT GOOD
Gove, Doris.  MY MOTHER TALKS TO TREES
Guiberson, Brenda Z. MUD CITY : A FLAMINGO STORY
Gutman, Dan.  RACE FOR THE SKY : THE KITTY HAWK DIARIES OF JOHNNY MOORE
Hawkins, Colin.  FAIRYTALE NEWS
Hest, Amy.  MR. GEORGE BAKER
Hopkins, Lee Bennett, ed. OH, NO!  WHERE ARE MY PANTS? AND OTHER DISASTERS : POEMS
Howard, Arthur.  THE HUBBUB ABOVE
Janeczko, Paul B.  A KICK IN THE HEAD : AN EVERYDAY GUIDE TO POETIC FORMS
Joosse, Barbara M.  NIKOLAI, THE ONLY BEAR
Juster, Norton.  THE HELLO, GOODBYE WINDOW
Kaner, Etta.  ANIMALS MIGRATING : HOW, WHEN, WHERE AND WHY ANIMALS MIGRATE
Karr, Kathleen. MAMA WENT TO JAIL FOR THE VOTE
Keillor, Garrison.  DADDY'S GIRL
Kerr,  P. B.  CHILDREN OF THE LAMP : THE AKHENATEN ADVENTURE
Kidd, Sue Monk.  THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES
Klause, Annette Curtis. THE SILVER KISS
Koertge, Ronald.  STONER & SPAZ
Kunhardt, Edith.  JUDY'S FLOWER BED
Lewin, Ted.  TOP TO BOTTOM DOWN UNDER
Lockhart, E.  THE BOYFRIEND LIST : (15 GUYS, 11 SHRINK APPOINTMENTS, 4 CERAMIC FROGS AND ME, RUBY OLIVER)
Maddern, Eric.  DEATH IN A NUT
Maddern, Eric.  THE KING WITH HORSE'S EARS
Malaspina, Ann.  THE IROQUOIS : A PROUD PEOPLE
Manning, Mick.  ROMAN FORT : FLY ON THE WALL
Mason, Adrienne.  SNAKES
Mazer, Harry.  A BOY AT WAR
Mitchel, Pratima.  PETAR'S SONG
Monthei, Betty.  LOOKING FOR NORMAL
Morgan, Rachel.  WHY DOESN'T MOMMY LOVE ME?
Neuschwander, Cindy. MUMMY MATH : AN ADVENTURE IN GEOMETRY
Numeroff, Laura Joffe. BEATRICE DOESN'T WANT TO
Pendziwol, Jean E.  A TREASURE AT SEA FOR DRAGON AND ME : WATER SAFETY FOR KIDS
Petersen, P. J.  ROB&SARA.COM
Pirotta, Saviour.  TURTLE BAY
Rappaport, Doreen.  IN THE PROMISED LAND : LIVES OF JEWISH AMERICANS
Ray, Jane.  ADAM AND EVE AND THE GARDEN OF EDEN
Rieckhoff, Sibylle. ROBERTA AND ME
Robbins, Maria Polushkin. MOTHER, MOTHER, I WANT ANOTHER
Robertson, M. P. THE MOON IN THE SWAMPLAND
Rose, Deborah Lee.  OCEAN BABIES
Rosenberry, Vera.  VERA'S BABY SISTER
Rylant, Cynthia.  BORIS
Santella, Andrew.  AIR FORCE ONE
Schmidt, Erin.  WHAT DOES A FIREFIGHTER DO?
Schmidt, Norman.  INCREDIBLE PAPER FLYING MACHINES
Scotton, Rob.  RUSSELL THE SHEEP
Sebold, Alice.  THE LOVELY BONES
Sill, Cathryn P.  ABOUT FISH : A GUIDE FOR CHILDREN
Silverman, Erica. COWGIRL KATE AND COCOA
Silverstein, Shel.  RUNNY BABBIT
Singer, Marilyn.  MONDAY ON THE MISSISSIPPI
Skrepnick, Michael William. TRICERATOPS : MIGHTY THREE-HORNED DINOSAUR
Stamaty, Mark Alan. ALIA'S MISSION : SAVING THE BOOKS OF IRAQ
Steggall, Susan.  ON THE ROAD
Taylor, Theodore.  THE BOY WHO COULD FLY WITHOUT A MOTOR
Tomecek, Steve. MOON (JUMP INTO SCIENCE)
Van Rossum, Helene. WILL YOU CARRY ME?
Wells, Rosemary.  WINGWALKER
Willis, Jeanne. SHHH!
Wilson, Karma.  MAMA ALWAYS COMES HOME
Wolff, Ferida.  IT IS THE WIND
Yolen, Jane.  THE PERFECT WIZARD : HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSON

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