LOUISIANA YOUNG READERS’ CHOICE AWARD
BALLOT 2010
GRADES 3-5
Casey Back At Bat by Gutman, Dan. Illustrated by Steve Johnson. 32 pages. Casey is
at bat again and this time hits the ball so hard it travels across the world and back through
time.
Trade Cloth. HarperCollins Publishers 2007. 0060560258. $16.99.
Library Binding. HarperCollins Publishers 2007. 0060560266. $18.89.
Comets, Stars, the Moon and Mars: Space Poems and Paintings by Florian, Douglas.
48 pages. Through poetry and paintings poet Douglas Florian paints a colorful portrait
of the astral bodies that make up our solar system.
Trade Cloth. Harcourt Children’s Books 2007. 0152053727. $16.00.
Dolley Madison Saves George Washington by Brown, Don. 32 pages. First lady
Dolley Madison bravely refuses to leave behind her favorite painting of George
Washington when the White House is captured during the War of 1812.
Trade Cloth. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007. 0618411992. $16.00.
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Jonell, Lynne. Illustrated by Jonathan
Bean. 346 pages. Wild adventures ensue when Emmy is bitten by the class rat and gains
the ability to understand what he is saying.
Trade Cloth. Henry Holt & Company 2007. 080508150X. $17.95.
Trade Paper. Square Fish 2008. 0312384602. $6.99.
Large Type. Thorndike Press 2008. 1410407780. $23.95.
The Fabled Fourth Graders of Aesop Elementary School by Fleming, Candace. 186
pages. Brave Mr. Jupiter becomes the new teacher for the unruly 4th grade class. The
school year is told through twisted Aesop-like vignettes.
Trade Cloth. Random House Children’s books 2007. 0375836721. $15.99
Library Binding. Random House Children’s Books 2007. 0375936726. $18.99
Hairy Hezekiah by King-Smith, Dick. Illustrated by Nick Bruel. 89 pages. Hezekiah is
the only Bactrian camel at the zoo so he escapes in search of a friend.
Trade Cloth. Roaring Brook Press 2007. 1596433183. $12.95.
Henry’s Freedom Box by Levine, Ellen. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. 40 pages. Henry
Brown is a slave with nothing left to lose, he was torn from his mother as a child and
when he was older his wife and children were sold. Henry resolves to escape slavery and
with the help of some abolitionists is mailed to freedom in a box.
Trade Cloth. Scholastic Incorporated 2007. 043977733X. $16.99.
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How to Steal a Dog by O’Connor, Barbara. 170 pages. Georgina and her family have
been living in their car since her father left. To help her mom raise cash for rent,
Georgina decides to steal a dog for the reward money but things do not go according to
her plan.
Trade Cloth. Farrar, Straus & Giroux 2007. 0374334978. $16.00.
Jim Limber Davis: A Black Orphan in the Confederate White House by Pittman,
Rickey. Illustrated by Judith Hierstein. 26 pages. This true story is about Jim, a free
black orphan that the president of the Confederacy and his family adopted.
Trade Cloth. Pelican Publishing Company 2007. 158980435X. $15.95
Lawn Boy by Paulsen, Gary. 88 pages. A 12 year old boy receives his grandpa’s riding
lawnmower and sets out to make money but things get out of control when he has a little
too much success.
Trade Cloth. Random House Children’s Books 2007. 0385746865. $12.99.
Library Binding. Random House Children’s Books 2007. 0385909233. $15.99.
The Lemonade Club by Polacco, Patricia. 48 pages. Best friends Traci and Marilyn
have been handed a lemon; Marilyn is diagnosed with leukemia. Together with their 5th
grade teacher they start the lemonade club and bravely and positively face the
challenging times ahead.
Trade Cloth. Penguin Group 2007. 0399245405. $16.99.
Marley: A Dog Like No Other by Grogan, John. 196 pages. The Grogan’s decide that
a golden retriever puppy will be the perfect addition to their family. They are in for a
shock when he grows into a huge rambunctious dog with a mind of his own.
Trade Paper. HarperCollins Publishers 2008. 006140354. $6.99.
Trade Cloth. HarperCollins Publishers 2007. 0061240338. $16.99.
Library Binding. HarperCollins Publishers 2007. 0061240346. $17.89.
Compact Disc. HarperChildren’s Auido 2007. 0061255092. $21.95.
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Foktale by Deedy, Carmen Agra.
Illustrated by Michael Austin. 32 pages. Martina is ready to get married but takes to
heart her grandfather’s advice on how to test her suitors in order to find the perfect mate.
Trade Cloth. Peachtree Publishers, Limited, 2007. 1561453994. $16.95.
Moxy Maxwell Does Not Love Stuart Little by Gifford, Peggy. Photographer Valorie
Fisher. 91 pages. When forth grader Moxy is assigned to read Stuart Little over the
summer she finds every means possible to procrastinate while her twin brother read it on
the first day of summer.
Trade Paper. Random House Children’s Books 2008. 0440422302. $5.50.
Trade Cloth. Random House Children’s Books 2007. 0375839151. $12.99.
Library Binding. Random House Children’s Books 2007. 0375939156. $15.99.
E-Book. Random House Children’s Books 2008. 0375891072. $5.50.
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Satchel Paige: Don’t Look Back by Adlet, David A. Illustrated by Terry Widener. 32
pages. Satchel Paige was one of the best players in the Negro Baseball Leagues but he
never gave up on his dream to play in the then segregated Major Leagues.
Trade Cloth. Harcourt Trade Publishers, 2007. 0152055851. $16.00.
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