Adam Canfield of the Slash by Michael Winerip
2007-2008 WAW Award Nominee
Middle school reporters follow their nose for news, which leads
them to publish some enlightening, and at times, controversial news
stories. Readers may also sense a get-there-first competition
between the local television news media and . . .
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Black Storm Comin' by Diane Lee Wilson
2007-08 WAW Award Nominee (Grades 6-8)
A sign in the telegraph office reads: "Wanted. Young, wiry
fellows, not over eighteen. Must be expert riders, willing to risk
death daily. Orphans preferred." A twelve-year-old boy --
saddled with the responsibility of becoming the . . .
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Defiance by Valerie Hobbs
2007-08 WAW Award nominee (Grades 6-8)
Sometimes we feel like giving up. Sometimes we feel sick or just
don't feel very well, which contributes to our wanting to quit. If
this ever happens to you, hopefully there will be a special
someone to give you the strength and hope . . .
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On Etruscan Time by Tracy Barrett
2007-08 WAW Award Nominee (Grades 6-8)
A boy accompanies his mother to Italy, where she has been asked
to help with an archeological dig of Etruscan ruins. He "luckily"
discovers a stone that becomes a transport back to Etruscan time.
Readers will learn about the careful . . .
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Out of Order by Betty Hicks
2007-08 WAW Award Nominee (Grades 6-8)
This Brady-Bunch kind of novel brings together two single-parent
family who face obstacles and adjustments in order to form some
semblance of a family unit. A service project to buy soccer balls
for children in Iraq becomes the catalyst . . .
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Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
2007-08 WAW Award Nominee (Grades 6-8)
Similar to the hymns sung by slaves prior to the Civil War,
quarry-speech is a song that is sung by those who work in the
quarry. It is also a means of communication, a form of telepathy,
among the people of Mount Eskel. Only those from . . .
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Project Mulberry by Linda Sue Parks
2007-08 WAW Award nominee (Grades 6-8)
Wiggle Club, whose real name is the W ork- G row- G ive- L ive, has the initials WGGL, which in common speech or kid conversation is ultimately referred to as Wiggle Club. Similar to 4-H clubs, Wiggle Club encourages its members to have . . . read more
Sacrifice by Kathleen Benner Duble
2007-08 WAW Award nominee (Grades 6-8)
Father has a mental condition that strikes every once in a while
-- usually when he is under some sort of stress -- and he has had
it for quite some time. Almost everybody in the community knows
about his illness. However, when talk of . . .
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Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach
2007-08 WAW Award nominee (Grades 6-8)
This story -- part detective, part mystery -- is based on the
theory that William Shakespeare did not really write all the
theatrical plays attributed to him. The plot itself takes flight as
characters begin looking for a diamond that is . . .
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The Misadventures of Maude March by Audrey Couloumbis
2007-08 WAW Award Nominee (Grades 6-8)
This is a pioneer or frontier story, also subtitled as the
"Trail of the Notorious 'Mad' Maude March and her Gang of Robbers,
Murderers, and Horse Thieves across Iowa & Missouri, 1869."
Eleven-year-old Sallie and her . . .
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The Naked Mole-Rat Letters by Mary Amato
2007-08 WAW Award Nominee (Grades 6-8)
This book is an example of the saying "Don't judge a book by its
cover (or title)." Did you know that there really is an
underground creature called a naked mole-rat? If not, you'll learn
a lot about them by reading this book.
. . .
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Wing Nut by MJ Auch
2007-08 WAW Award nominee (Grades 6-8)
This is a story about personal relationships -- about how to
read, size up, or figure out people by what they say and how they
act. (similar to Heidi in So B. It ) For instance, Grady who
is very protective of his mother, has learned to . . .
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