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Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Program
2013 - 2014
Categories
• Picture Book: 15 titles nominated
• Grades 4 – 6: 10 chapter books
nominated – all fiction
• Grades 4 – 6: Graphic Novels! NEW!
• Grades 6 – 8: 10 chapter books
• High School: 10 chapter books
How Does It Work?
• 10 books are nominated.
• Students in Maryland read at least 3
of the nominees for the Grades 4 – 6
Chapter Book and Graphic Novels.
• Students vote in April.
• Winner is announced at the beginning
of May.
Previous Winners
• Frindle, by Andrew Clements
• Because of Winn Dixie, by Kate DiCamillo
• Trading Places with Tank Talbott, by Dori
Butler
• Swindle, by Gordon Korman
• 11 Birthdays, by Wendy Mass
• Last year’s winner:
• Wild Wings, by Gill Lewis
The 2013 – 2014 Grades 4 – 6
Chapter Book Nominees are:
The 2013 – 2014 Grades 4 – 6
Graphic Novel Nominees are:
Grades 4 – 6 Chapter Book
Descriptions:
Glory Be, by Augusta Scattergood
Historical Fiction.
Set in Hanging Moss, Mississippi, in 1964,
Gloriana June Hemphill – known as Glory –
deals with a changing world. From the new
girl in town, to the public debate about who
can use the public swimming pool, Glory
needs to summon the courage to find out
what is really true and who is lying.
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Grave Robber’s Apprentice, by Allan Stratton
Fantasy Fiction
Hans, an orphan raised by a grave robber, helps
Countess Angela Gabriela, nearly thirteen, when
she is torn away from her dream of being a
professional puppetteer by an evil archduke out to
destroy her parents.
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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu,
by Wendy Wan-Long Shang
Realistic Fiction
Eleven-year-old aspiring basketball player and
interior designer Lucy Wu is excited about having
her own bedroom, until she learns that her great-
aunt is coming to visit and Lucy will have to share
her room with her for several months, shattering
her plans for a perfect sixth-grade year.
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Looking For Me, by Betsy Rosenthal
Historical Fiction
In 1936 Baltimore, an eleven-year-old
Jewish girl, one of twelve siblings, tries
to find her place in her overcrowded
family.
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May B., by Caroline Starr Rose
Historical Fiction
When a failed wheat crop nearly
bankrupts the Betterly family, Pa
pulls twelve-year-old May, who
suffers from dyslexia, from school
and hires her out to a couple new to
the Kansas frontier.
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The Mighty Miss Malone,
by Christopher Paul Curtis
Historical Fiction
With love and determination befitting the
"world's greatest family," twelve-year-old
Deza Malone, her older brother Jimmie,
and their parents endure tough times in
Gary, Indiana, and later Flint, Michigan,
during the Great Depression.
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The PS Brothers, by Maribeth Boelts
Realistic Fiction
Sixth-graders Russell and Shawn, poor
and picked on, work together scooping
dog droppings to earn money for a
Rottweiler puppy to protect them from
bullies, but when they learn the puppies'
owner is running an illegal dog-fighting
ring, they are torn about how to respond..
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Saint Louis Armstrong Beach,
by Brenda Woods
Realistic Fiction
As Hurricane Katrina bears down on
New Orleans, Saint is stuck in the city
after escaping evacuation so he can look
for his dog, Shadow, and he, Shadow,
and an elderly neighbor, Miz Moran, take
shelter in her attic.
Summer At Forsaken Lake,
by Michael Beil
Realistic Fiction
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Twelve-year-old Nicholas and his ten-
year-old, twin sisters, Hetty and Haley,
spend the summer with their Great-
Uncle Nick at Forsaken Lake, where he
and their new friend Charlie investigate
the truth about an accident involving
their families many years before.
Ungifted, by Gordon Korman
Realistic Fiction
Due to an administrative mix-up,
troublemaker Donovan Curtis is sent to
the Academy of Scholastic Distinction, a
special program for gifted and talented
students, after pulling a major prank at
middle school.
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Graphic Novel
Descriptions
Gabby & Gator, by James Burks
When an outcast sewer
alligator named Gator meets
a little girl named Gabby,
whose quirkiness and
environmental concern
make it difficult for her to fit
in, they both find out what it
is like to have a friend who
accepts them for who they
are.
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Giants Beware! By Jorge Aguirre
Claudette wants
nothing more than to
slay a giant but her
little village is too safe
and quiet.
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Hilda and the Midnight Giant,
by Luke Pearson
Hilda finds her world turned upside down as
she faces the prospect of leaving her snow-
capped birthplace for the hum of the
megalopolis. Her mother, an architect, has
been offered a prestigious position in the
bustling metropolis that she would find hard
to reject. Besides, the tiny elven creatures
making a daily habit of bombarding them
with threats isn't making Hilda's case any
better. As she seeks ways to stall her
mother's decision, Hilda rushes to befriend
the very source of her malady - will they help
or hinder her? More importantly, who is this
mysterious Midnight Giant?
Little White Duck, by Na Liu
A young girl describes
her experiences
growing up in China,
beginning with the
death of Chairman Mao
in 1976.
Luz Makes a Splash, by Claudia Davila
With a heat wave and
a drought threatening
the city's water
supply, Luz and her
friends dive into the
fight to save the
swimming pond and
Friendship Park.
Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales: One Dead Spy,
by Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale, who was an officer
and spy for the American rebels
during the Revolutionary War,
shares his story, from his
unlucky days at Yale to his later
unlucky days as an officer, with
a hangman and British officer.
Sidekicks, by Dan Santat
When Captain Amazing
feels he is getting too old
to be a reliable superhero,
he tries to hire a new
sidekick, but his pets have
different ideas.
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Unsinkable Walker Bean,
by Aaron Renier
In order to save his ailing
grandfather from a curse, boy
inventor Walker Bean must
return an accursed pearl skull
to the witches who created it,
and face pirates, magical
machines., and deadly
peril along the way.
Wrinkle In Time, by Hope Larson
(Based on the novel by Madeline L’Engle)
A graphic novel adaptation of
the classic tale in which Meg
Murry and her friends become
involved with unearthly
strangers and a search for
Meg's father, who has
disappeared while engaged in
secret work for the
government.
Book Trailer
Zita the Spacegirl, by Ben Hatke
When young Zita discovers a
device that opens a portal to
another place, and her best
friend is abducted, she is
compelled to set out on a
strange journey from star to
star in order to get back home.
Book Trailer
Here’s what YOU do -----
• Read them!
• Keep track of what your read:
– Check off on the sheet in the yellow folder.
– Check off on your copy of the titles sheet.
• You MUST read 3 titles in each category
in order to vote.
• Voting will take place in April.
• NO RESERVES!!!!!
Which one do YOU want to read first?
Which one do you think will win?
Which one do YOU want to read first?
Which one do you think will win?
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