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      September 2019


Arnold, Elana K. WHAT RILEY WORE
Engle, Margarita.  DANCING HANDS : HOW TERESA CARRENO PLAYED THE PIANO FOR PRESIDENT LINCOLN
Luyken, Corinna. MY HEART
Meddour, Wendy. LUBNA AND PEBBLE
Morales, Yuyi. DREAMERS
Morris, Heather. THE TATTOOIST OF AUSCHWITZ
Reul, Sarah Lynn. THE BREAKING NEWS
Sanders, Rob. BALL AND BALLOON
Sima, Jessie. SPENCER'S NEW PET
Sorell, Traci. WE ARE GRATEFUL : OTSALIHELIGA
Welsh, Sheila Kelly. THE HOLDING ON NIGHT
  • Sunshine State Award Nominees 2020
  • Grades 3-5

    Beasley, Cassie. TUMBLE AND BLUE
    Burgis, Stephanie. DRAGON WITH A CHOCOLATE HEART

    Charman, Katrina. SURVIVAL TAILS : THE TITANIC
    Davis, Mandy. SUPERSTAR
    Dominguez, Angela. STELLA DIAZ HAS SOMETHING TO SAY
    Ecton, Emily. THE AMBROSE DECEPTION
    Eliopoulos, Christopher. COSMIC COMMANDOS
    Fleming,  Candace.  BEN FRANKLIN'S IN MY BATHROOM!

    Johnson, Terry Lynn. SLED DOG SCHOOL
    Lerner, Jarrett. ENGINERDS
    Lubar, David. GHOST ATTACK
    Mahoney, Kristin.  ANNIE'S LIFE IN LISTS
    McDonough, Yona Zeldis.  THE BICYCLE SPY
    Selfors, Suzanne.  WEDGIE & GIZMO

    Grades 6-8

    Arden, Katherine. SMALL SPACES
    Blake, Ashley Herring. IVY ABERDEEN'S LETTER TO THE WORLD
    Bowling, Dusti.  24 HOURS IN NOWHERE
    Burt, Jake.  GREETINGS FROM WITNESS PROTECTION
    Clark, Zack Loran.  THE ADVENTURERS GUILD

    Hautman, Pete.  SLIDER
    Hurwitz, Michele Weber. ETHAN MARCUS STANDS UP
    Jamieson, Victoria.  ALL'S FAIRE IN MIDDLE SCHOOL
    Messner. Kate. BREAKOUT
    Puller, J. S. CAPTAIN SUPERLATIVE
    Roy, Jennifer Rozines. PLAYING ATARI WITH SADDAM HUSSEIN : BASED ON A TRUE STORY
    Smith, Dan. BOY X

    Walters, Eric. ELEPHANT SECRET
    White, J. A.  NIGHTBOOKS

    Teen Reads

    Acevedo, Elizabeth.  THE POET X
    Crossan, Sarah.  MOONRISE
    Hawkins, Rachel. PRINCE CHARMING
    Kemmerer, Brigid.  A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY
    Noni, Lynette.  WHISPER
    Norton, Preston.  NEANDERTHAL OPENS THE DOOR TO THE UNIVERSE
    Pearson, Mary E. DANCE OF THIEVES
    Reed, Amy. THE NOWHERE GIRLS
    Ribay, Randy. AFTER THE SHOT DROPS
    Schaeffer, Rebecca. NOT EVEN BONES
    Shusterman, Neal. DRY
    Simmons, Kristen. THE DECEIVERS
    Summers, Courtney. SADIE
    Suvada, Emily.  THIS MORTAL COIL
    Slater, Dashka. THE 57 BUS


    Sequoyah Children's Book Award nominees

    Children's Book Award

    Asselin, Kristen. THE ART OF THE SWAP
    Auxier, Jonathan. SWEEP
    Bethell, Zillah. THE EXTRAORDINARY COLOURS OF AUDEN DARE
    Dekeyser, Stacy.  THE RHINO IN RIGHT FIELD
    Fletcher, Susan. JOURNEY OF THE PALE BEAR
    Guterson, Ben. WINTERHOUSE
    Hood, Susan.  LIFEBOAT 12
    Janowitz, Jessie. THE DOUGHNUT FIX
    Makechnie, Amy.  THE UNFORGETTABLE GUINEVERE ST. CLAIR
    Mass, Wendy.  BOB
    Piontek, Victoria.  SPIRIT OF CATTAIL COUNTY
    Shurtliff, Liesl. GRUMP : THE (FAIRLY) TRUE TALE OF SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN DWARVES
    Trevayne, Emma. SPINDRIFT AND THE ORCHID
    Tubb, Kristin O’Donnell. THE STORY COLLECTOR
    Wallace, Sandra Neil.  BETWEEN THE LINES : ERNIE BARNES'S JOURNEY FROM THE FOOTBALL FIELD TO LEGENDARY ARTIST

    Sequoyah Intermediate Book Award


    Anderson, M.T. THE ASSASSINATION OF BRANGWAIN SPURGE
    Auxier, Jonathan. SWEEP
    Beals, Melba Pattillo. MARCH FORWARD, GIRL : FROM YOUNG WARRIOR TO LITTLE ROCK NINE
    Blake, Ashley Herring. IVY ABERDEEN'S LETTER TO THE WORLD
    Cartaya, Pablo. MARCUS VEGA DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH
    Charles, Tami. LIKE VANESSA
    Hesse, Monica. THE WAR OUTSIDE
    Marsh, Katherine.  NOWHERE BOY
    McGuire, Sarah.  THE FLIGHT OF THE SWANS
    O’Connor, Sheila.  UNTIL TOMORROW, MR. MARSWORTH
    Partridge, Elizabeth.  BOOTS ON THE GROUND : AMERICA'S WAR IN VIETNAM
    Ribay, Randy. AFTER THE SHOT DROPS
    Saeed, Aisha. AMAL UNBOUND
    Yang, Kelly. FRONT DESK

    Sequoyah High School nominees

    Caletti, Deb. A HEART IN THE BODY OF THE WORLD
    Conkling, Winifred.  VOTES FOR WOMEN! : AMERICAN SUGGRAGISTS AND THE BATTLE FOR THE BALLOT
    Forman, Gayle. I HAVE LOST MY WAY
    Friend, Natasha.  HOW WE ROLL
    Holland, Sara.  EVERLESS
    Khorram, Adib. DARIUS THE GREAT IS NOT OKAY
    Krosoczka, Jarrett. HEY KIDDO
    Lucier, Makiia. ISLE OF BLOOD AND STONE
    Mafi, Tahereh. A VERY LARGE EXPANSE OF SEA
    Marrin, Albert. VERY, VERY, VERY DREADFUL : THE INFLUENZA PANDEMIC OF 1918
    Partridge, Elizabeth. BOOTS ON THE GROUND : AMERICA'S WAR IN VIETNAM
    Ribay, Randy. AFTER THE SHOT DROPS
    Shusterman, Neal. DRY
    Stamper, Vesper. WHAT THE NIGHT SINGS
    Woodfolk, Ashley. THE BEAUTY THAT REMAINS


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