Introducing the DCF
Nominees for
2012 – 2013
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1893, New York
13 year old Maks, a
newsboy, teams up
with Willa, a
homeless girl to solve
a mystery.
Historical Fiction ~ immigration
His older sister has
been charged with
the theft of a gold
watch from the brand
new Waldorf Hotel
where she works.
12 year old Foster (who
loves to cook) and her
mother escape from her
mother’s abusive
boyfriend and end up in
the small town of
Culpepper, West Virginia.
They use their strength
and friendship to build a
new life.
“Humor, surprises and
lots and lots of heart.”
Amazon review
December, 1941, Canada
Historical Fiction
Marie Claire and her
younger brother and sister
are sent to a sanatorium
because they have
tuberculosis. Marie is only
16 years old and World War
II is underway.
Romance, friendship,
family, patriotism…
It’s hard to change your
reputation…
But 6th grader, Clay Hensley,
really wants to change the way
people look at him and treat
him.
He routinely gets involved in
good-humored mischief and
dangerous behavior, but when
his brother lands in serious
legal trouble, Clay begins to
look at life differently.
Money disappears from Evan’s
pocket and everyone thinks it is
the pesky classmate Scott.
But Evan’s younger sister stages
a trial involving the entire class
trying to prove what really
happened!
London’s alley cat
Skilley wants to get rid
of his life living in the
streets
He moves into a
famous tavern and
befriends Pip a
resident mouse…
This is an adventure that involves Skilley’s love for
Cheshire cheese and his friendship with a clever
mouse. Also meet characters Charles Dickens and
Queen Victoria.
April 12, 1912 the
Titanic struck an
iceberg.
This book is filled
with newspaperlike pages of
information and
photographs about
the sinking of the
“Queen of the
Ocean”.
How did it
happen?
Who was
responsible?
Read about the
building and the
sinking of the
doomed Titanic!
She wanted to
circumnavigate the
globe at its widest
point --But over the great
Pacific Ocean she
just disappeared.
Author Candace
Fleming tells the life
story of Amelia
Earhart and the
search for her.
Stunning
photographs and
handwritten
documents.
14 year old Wren and
Darra meet at a summer
camp. They recognize
each other…even though
they have never met.
Using poetic verse, these
teenage girls unravel the
puzzle that connects
their past…one that
reveals friendship and
forgiveness.
A heartfelt novel
about a girl named
Rachel and her
younger brother
and sister, Joey and
Cassie.
They suddenly
become three city
kids trying to
survive alone on a
farm during the
Great Depression.
All about the life of 7th grade Addie Carle
Tall, smart, outspoken and trying to
navigate through middle school.
The plot includes….
•Finding love
•Enduring gossip
•Fighting with her boyfriend
•Meanness from a former friend
Sound like middle school?
Read
Addie on the Inside
Jack is abandoned by his
mother in an Acadia National
Park campground. He tries to
make his way back to Boston
before any one finds out….
with only a toy elephant for
company.
“Beautiful and Intense” ~
Amazon Review
Written in shore poetic
verses…
This is the story of a young
girl’s journey from her
beloved Vietnam at the end
of the Vietnam conflict and
her new life in Alabama,
USA.
A broken family rediscovers
love when they adopt 4
dogs and a cat!
“Sweet with a touch of
magic..” Amazon Review
14 year old
Janie and
her friend
Benjamin
get swept
up in a
race to
save the
world from
nuclear
war.
Full of
adventure
suspense,
mystery
A simple introduction to African
American history –
From Revolutionary –era slavery
to President Obama.
A magical talisman brings
power and evil to whom ever
touches it…
A fairytale with pixies and
fairies, magic and mystery.
Based on a fairy tale written
in 1910, Katherine Paterson
has written a fun, magical
story.
Wonderful colorful
illustrations too!
Zelly Fried wants a dog more
than anything! Then her
grandfather comes up with the
idea of a “practice dog” made
out of an orange juice jug! Will
Kelly go for it?
Setting: Vermont 
Eleven year old Abby and her
beloved Shetland sheepdog
are separated by a tragic car
accident. Read and discover
what happens.
A story for animal lovers.
Part memoir
Part graphic
novel
Part narrative
history
A complex look
at real-life
relationships
between a
mentor and his
student.
An artist in
search of
himself.
Watercolor, cartoons,
photographs and
maps
This is the story of 13 year old Travis and
his friends Velveeta and Bradley. Travis is
the new kid in school. Everything is
going okay, until his teacher asks him to
read out loud in front of the class. Travis
knows he can’t read, but now everyone
else will know too.
A story of a great teacher and good
friends.
Warmth, humor and friendship.
Doug Swieteck has just
moved to town and has no
friends, an abusive father, a
jerk for an older brother and
just about everything is
stacked against him until….
He meets Lil Spicer whose
friendship and fiery
personality helps him find the
strength to cope with life’s
troubles.
Author of Hugo Cabret
brings you
Wonderstruck!
Over 600 pages of text
and amazing sketches.
This is the story of the
parallel lives of Ben and
Rose. Two people who
are mysteriously
connected and who
eventually find each
other.
Lucy Wu thinks that 6th grade
will be the best year
ever…until she learns that her
aunt is moving in and sharing
a room with her!
An aspiring basketball player
and interior designer, Lucy
Wu learns from her quiet
aunt how to tackle her
problems and fulfill her
dreams.
An adventure story
about 12 year old
Chase and his father
as “storm runners”
racing across the
country pursuing
hurricanes, tornadoes
and floods.
But then the hurricane
of the century hits
Saint Petersburg,
Florida and Chase
must survive.
7 year old Molly has visions and
she can see the future.
Unwanted at home, Molly goes to
work for the king of Westria as a
maid.
While working on the king’s
ceremonial hand basin, the basin
mysteriously tells her about the
dreaded curse. A curse that has
stalked the royal family for years.
A fantasy of castles and kingdoms
Jessica is a first class runner with a
bright athletic future. She is
popular at school and a good
student. However, a school bus
accident leaves Jessica an amputee
and unable to run again.
Until…she acquires a prosthetic limb
that rekindles her dream of running
again.
Wonderful story full of friendship,
teamwork and a bit of romance too.
This is a warm novel about
friendship and first love.
Marley’s life is precarious as an
overfull water balloon. Her parents
are newly separated, she has to go
live with her father and she has a job
she doesn’t like.
On the upside, Marley likes a cute
boy who likes dogs as much as she
does.
Funny, heartfelt and emotionally
true.
The story of three unique kids at the
National Scrabble Tournament.
Each kid wants to win!
1. Duncan can feel words and
pictures under his fingertips. He
knows what they are without
even looking!
2. April wants to be seen as more
than a nerd in her family of
jocks.
3. And Nate is struggling to meet
his father’s high expectations.
Three kids with a different drive to win.
A touch of magic and wry humor.
Marley is entering 7th grade and
is a Star Trek geek who hangs out
with the Sci-Fi crowd.
He may not be able to catch a
ball, but he can run fast and his
coach believes that he can win
the race. Is Marley up for the
competition?
And then there is Digger, the class
bully, who beats him up, steals his
tests and homework. Marley
must face him and figure out
what to do.
Full of humor and crazy middle
school antics