2012 Nēnē Award Nominees List

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	The 100-Year Old Secret (The Sherlock Files Series #1) by Tracy Barrett 2008 (Mystery, siblings) "Sherlock Holmes: The Fifth Generation : Tracy Barrett introduces kids to the descendants of the world's greatest detective" by Chris Scott - Summary and Author Interview Discussion Questions in pdf Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Biography and links The Sherlock Holmes Museum and Sherlockian.net Resources on the Web Woodland Junior School website about Daily Life in Britain, British Vocabulary and other links London, England and Brief History of Victorian London --Britain Express
	Alcatraz versus the Evil Librarians (Alcatraz Series #1) by Brandon Sanderson 2007 (Science fiction, adventure) Scholastic Booktalk KidsRead, Firefly's Book Blog and Blood of the Muse Reviews Fantasy Book Critic author interview and Fantasy Book Review biography KidsHealth "Foster Families" and ScienceNetLinks Update "Clumsy Kids" ALA "Young Person's Guide to Intellectual Freedom" in pdf, ReadWriteThink Lessons Links, Time for Kids "Understanding the First Ammendment" Mini-Lesson, Kidspeak "What's Your Censorship IQ?" and eTheme Censorship links
	All the Lovely Bad Ones by Mary Downing Hahn 2008 (Ghost story) Author's Autobiographical Essay and Author Name Pronunciation Guide Author's Frequently Asked Questions Vermont Ghost Stories and "Vermont Legends, Myths, Hauntings and Ghost Stories" Haunted Lodgings across the United States American Folklore, Legends of America, and HSPLS web links to Hawaii Ghost Stories & Myths Kidzworld "April Fools' Practical Jokes and Pranks" and how to create a ghostly image and an illusion
	Calvin Coconut: Trouble Magnet by Graham Salisbury 2009 (Hawai'i, humor, school) Calvin Coconut Website with Curriculum Connections Kidsday talks with author Graham Salisbury -- transcript of interview Publisher's Weekly "Q & A with Graham Salisbury" Honolulu Advertiser Photos of Salisbury at Kailua Elementary Hawa'ii State Info on Kailua and Hawai'i Chamber of Commerce Kailua Town History Kailua Beach Park: Honolulu.gov and Hawaiiweb.com sites Hawai'i Reporter "Growing Up in Hawaii" series and site "Obama's Hawaii Neighborhood" KidsHealth "Dealing with Bullies" PBS Kids "What is Bullying?" and Links to websites/lesson plans/webquests G4tv "Alison Goes Kite Surfing," Time for Kids "Kitesurfing Anyone?" and video of Lenny Kai, Hawaiian Waterman
	Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce 2010 (Science fiction, family) HarperCollins Teaching/Discussion and Reading Group guides in pdf Author Interviews: Just Imagine Write Away, Book Divas, Walden Media "Exclusive! COSMIC Author Frank Cottrell Boyce’s Space Thrill Ride," Publishers Weekly Q & A, and Examiner.com Walden.com audio book clip and video trailer and Liverpool Daily Post Author Reading TeensHealth "Growth Spurt," KidsHealth "Feeling Too Tall or Too Short" and "Talking to Your Parents" Space links: NASA website with Multimedia link, Science Channel "Exodus Earth: Vomit Comet" video, and HowStuffsWork videos: "Spacewalkers : Vomit Comet," "NASA Explains Spacesuits," "Cheaper Space Flight" Commercial Spaceflight: Commercial Spaceflight Federation website, "New era begins of innovative commercial space flight," Virgin Galactic Virgin Galactic website, "Why US can Beat China : The Facts about SpaceX Costs," SpaceTalkNow.org articles and DiscoveryNews Private Spaceflight links China Great Wall Industry Corporation website, The China Post "Singapore to be commercial space flight launch site" and NASAspaceflight.com "China kicks off their big 2011 push with BeiDou-2 launch"
	Cracker! The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata 2007 (Historical fiction, war, animals) Scholastic Video Book Trailer and Quia Multiple-Choice Quiz BookPage interview 'Kira-Kira' author shares the story of a soldier's best friend Author Name Pronunciation Guide with short anecdote NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD ACTIVITIES -go to page 30 Simon&Schuster Reading Group Guide and author's site Reading Guide in pdf "War Dogs in Vietnam;" "Dogs of War: Vietnam 1960-1975;" "Scouts Dogs;" "Military Working Dog History;" "MWD Training" and "War Dog FAQ" AwesomeStories "Vietnam War" and video clips AKC MEET THE BREEDS®: German Shepherd Dog with links
	The Dreamer by Pam Muñoz Ryan 2010 (Biographical fiction, magical realism) Scholastic Discussion Guide with download, biography in pdf, video booktalk and author video interviews; Reading Rockets video interview and transcript TeachingBooks.net audio clip, author's name and illustrator's name pronunciation guide Pablo Neruda links: Nobelprize.org, poets.org, Telegraph "Pablo Neruda's Chile," DFWinternational.org Tribute/Educational Guide and PoetryConnection brief bio & poems KidsHealth topics: "Shyness," "Stuttering," "Dealing with Bullies," "How to Handle Abuse;" TeensHealth "5 Ways to Shake Shyness," "Cyberbullying" and "Abuse" eThemes links "Writing Poetry for Elementary Grade Levels" and "Poetry: Imagery" Time For Kids Around the World "Chile" with native lingo; National Geographic Kids Chile Facts and Pictures; and info from CIA World Factbook
	Emily's Fortune by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 2010 (Western, historical fiction, humor, adventure) Reading Rockets Video Interview and Transcript Author Name Pronunciation Guide with short anecdote Links to Cowboy Slang & Recipes; Eyewitness to History.com "Riding the Overland Stage, 1861" and other Old West links; Wells Fargo Stagecoach
	The Familiars (Familiars Series #1) by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson 2010 (Fantasy, animal story) The Familiars Website and HarperCollins audio excerpt and two video (youtube) links Friendship topics from Kids' Health and TeensHealth WitchcraftAndWitches.com Terms and Tools; WitchesLore.com "Familiars" Examiner.com "Love Your Cat Familiar" and Spiritual Inspiration "Power Animals" (scroll) Google Books "The Witch and Wizard Training Guide" and "The Book of Wizard Craft" Information about: Tree Frogs; Blue Jay; Cats and other Animal Facts HowStuffWorks "Pet Psychics" and video "Science of the Impossible: Telekinesis"
	Flight of the Phoenix (Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist Series #1) by R. L. La Fevers 2009 (Fantasy, mythical animals) Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist Website and Reading Guide/Projects in pdf Enchanted Inkpot and Book Buddies Interviews American Museum of Natural History "Dodo"
	The Giant-Slayer by Iain Lawrence 2009 (Historical fiction, family, polio, fantasy) Reviews: The Globe and Mail; Wall Street Journal Bookshelf; and Narita's Classroom Book of the Week with curricular activities Polio info: Smithsonian"Whatever Happened to Polio?" with historical photos; Immunization Action Coalition; KidsHealth; Outgamie Museum "1955 Polio Epidemic" primary source documents and classroom activities links; eThemes links March of Dimes website and PBS "Polio Crusade" and other video links ReadWriteThink Picture Book Project lesson plan, Fractured Fairy Tales Activity; and "Qualities of Good Storytelling" printout and related resources
	The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman 2008 (Spooky, humor) Official Neil Gaiman Website for Young Readers with videos, fan kit, games and more HarperCollins Reading Group Guide in pdf and Wired Author Video Interview Author interviews: Just Imagine Write Away, Just One More Book podcast and Author Name Pronunciation Guide with short anecdote
	How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O’Connor 2007 (Realistic fiction, family, homelessness, animals) Scholastic Book Trailer and Author Name Pronunciation Guide Macmillan Biography and Discussion Guide and Scholastic Literature Guide in pdf HUD.gov "Help the Homeless" and change.org End Homelessness Homelessness: NY Times, CNN, Hawaii Reporter, Wall Street Journal, BBC News Honolulu Star Bulletin "Where's Home?" series, "Homeless in Paradise," and "A Family Torn Apart" Honolulu Advertiser "Three paychecks away from homelessness," "Homeless children face unique barriers" and "Isles rank third in aid to homeless kids"
	Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick 2007 (Historical, mystery, orphans, automatons) Scholastic Explore Hugo Cabret , video Interview, Biography and BookFocus article Reading Rockets Video Interview and transcript Library Sparks Lessons and Teaching Literature Index NY Times article "Reads Like a Book, Looks Like a Film" "More than Words: Typo/graphic interventions in literary writing" Blog Spot KidsRead.com biography and author talk and Author Name Pronunciation Clock links: Horology-Stuff, HowStuffWorks, "Skull Automaton Clock" Automata Clips: one, two, three, four and the Toyota robots About Georges Méliès: EarlyCinema.com with bio and FilmsdeFrance.com with clips
	The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies 2007 (Realistic, sibling rivalry, entrepreneurship) The Lemonade War Website with Curriculum Connections, Biography, weekly brain teaser, Kids moneymaking biz, lemon treat recipe and more! Houghton Mifflin Discussion Guide and Activities School Library Journal "Review of the Day" Part 1 and Part 2 eMints links to Economics: Basic Concepts with the downloadable Lemonade Stand simulation and Math: Counting Money Thinkfinity "Lemonade Stand" links to lessons and websites
	Mockingbird: (Mok'ing-bûrd) by Kathryn Erskine 2010 (Realistic, Asperger's Syndrome) Scholastic Book Talk author interview; Publishers Weekly Q & A; Penguin Group Discussion Guide in pdf Reviews: School Library Journal with additional links (Why I Wrote Mockingbird) and Kidliterate Author Name Pronunciation Guide with short anecdote KidsHealth "Asperger’s syndrome," and various videos from PBS, Science Discovery Parenting Science "Teaching kids about emotions: Games with facial expressions;" SEN Teacher Face Fans; and personal viewpoint/thoughts "How I've Coped with Aspergers" KidsHealth Personal Health Series on Empathy: Teacher's Guide gr. 3-5 and gr. 6-8 in pdf
	My Life as a Book by Janet Tashjian 2010 (School, family, humor) My Life as a Book website with Trailer, Word of the Day, Teacher Resources, etc. BookBrowse Author Interview Author Name Pronunciation Guide with short anecdote
	The Name of This Book is Secret (Secret Series #1) by Pseudonymous Bosch 2007 (Mystery, adventure) "Can You Make Sense of the Secret" interactive website and the Name of the Book is Secret UK site America's CryptoKids NSA Kids site, printable cryptograms for kids, and Google books "The Cryptoclub" and other book previews eTheme links "Magic: Tricks and Illusions" and "Magicians" and Google books "Kids' Magic Secrets" and other book previews
	Night Wings by Joseph Bruchac 2009 (Spooky, adventure, Native American legend) Cynsations Writing Across Formats and Author Feature interviews Author Name Pronunciation Guide with short anecdote Abenaki Nation website
	Operation Yes by Sara Lewis Holmes 2009 (School, family, realistic fiction, military family) Operation Yes website with teachers resources and other links TRT Book Club Author Visit Author Name Pronunciation Guide with short anecdote
	Pandora Gets Jealous (Pandora Series #1) by Carolyn Hennesy 2008 (Humor, school, Greek mythology) Carolyn Hennesy's Pandora website and teacher's guide in pdf Once Upon a Romance Review and PopCultureMadness Interview More Interviews: Pen and Ink Blog; Wubs.net; and Bildungsroman Author Name Pronunciation Guide with short anecdote Scholastic Myths, Folktales & Fairy Tales project and grades 4-6 lesson plan; Highsmith "Timeless Tales made New" Library Lessons in pdf (scroll down to lesson 3) WebEnglishTeacher "Classical Mythology Lesson plans and other teaching resources" links History.com "Greek Mythology;" MythWeb; Myth Man website and link to Pandora info BBC "Ancient Greece: Gods and Heroes" and Woodlands "Ancient Greece Gods" ReadWriteThink "Audience & Purpose: Evaluating Disney's Changes to the Hercules Myth" and "Character Trading Cards;" Edsitement "It Came from Greek Mythology" lesson Encyclopedia Mythica Pronunciation Guide and Genealogy Tables Kids' Health "Jealousy -when it's all about you" and PBS "Sibling Rivalry: Jealousy Monster"
	Stone Child by Dan Poblocki 2009 (Spooky, adventure) Fantasy Book Critic Review with brief Q & A and BookNerds Review YouTube Video Book Trailer by created by booksandliteratureforteens.blogspot.com Interviews: "7 Questions" and "Quickie" Monstropedia Encyclopedia; Monstrous.com; History.com Monsterpedia 42explore "Codes, Ciphers & Secret Messages;" NSA "CryptoKids;" CIA "Break the Code" and Exploratorium "Secret Language" with links ArtsEdge "Things that go Bump in the Night"
	Storm Runners (Series #1) by Roland Smith 2011 (Adventure, realistic fiction, family) Book Trailer and Scholastic biography; Author Name Pronunciation Guide with anecdote Curriculum Unit with activities and tests in pdf Learner.org "Powerful Storms" with links such as NOVA "StormChasers"; Discovery Channel Storm Chasers "Why We Chase;" NPR "How the Storms Destroy" Animation USA Today "History of Category 5 hurricanes;" NOAA "Be Prepared;" NASA for Kids "Tropical Twister;" Scholastic "Quiz Challenge" and NationalGeographic "Choose a Force" with Lab, Map and Case Studies and Lesson Plans "Hurricane KatrinaA Citizen Resource to Further Our Understanding of Hurricane Katrina" Central Pacific Hurricane Center with "Hurricane Awareness" links; FEMA for Kids "Hurricanes;" KidsHealth "Hurricanes" KITV.com "Hawaii Hurricane History Revisited;" Google "Iniki;" Starbulletin.com "A Decade After the Disaster" and Honoluluadvertiser "Kaua'i's spirit endured Hurricane 'Iniki's test" NOAA "When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!," "What You Need to Know" and "Struck by Lightning" video; ABCnews "Man Struck by Lightning Twice;" NationalGeographic "Lightning: The Shocking Story" and "Make Lightning Strike" interactive;
	Swindle by Gordon Korman 2008 (Adventure, crime, friendship) Scholastic Booktalk, Book Trailer and Video Interviews of the author BookVideos.tv video with Korman speaking about his writing career and his book Author Name Pronunciation Guide; Dictionary definitions of swindle and fraud Lelands auction catalogue and Forbes Top Ten Baseball Cards Ehtics Scoreboard "Ethics Fallacies, Myths, Distortions and Rationalizations" PBS Dishonesty Lesson Plan and FBI Common Fraud Schemes Federal Trade Commission Lesson: False or Misleading Ads and "It Looks Good...But is it True?" in pdf; FBI Kids' Page; Consumer Information Links
	Thomas and the Dragon Queen by Shutta Crum 2010 (Fantasy) Links to Reader's Guides, Reviews, Interviews and Book Trailer Cynsations Writing Acorss Formats Interview Author Name Pronunciation Guide with short anecdote HowStuffWorks " How Knights Work" and other links; Learning.org "Middle Ages" Interactive Higgins Armory Museum Collection and Teacher Resources such as "Common Questions About Arms & Armor" in pdf Royal Armouries Museum Collection with WebQuests (click on KS2 History) such as "Suited for Survival" challenge to design animal armor, Games (Arming King Henry VIII wasn't easy!) and Videos Genesis Park "Dragons in History" The National Gallery "Take One Picture" of St. George and the Dragon with examples of school projects; and Monstrous.com "Dragons"
	War Games by Audrey and Akila Couloumbis 2009 (Historical fiction, World War II) PBWorks Booktalk RandomHouse Book Notes Educators Guide in pdf USHMM.org "Holocaust in Greece" and "Salonika;" U.S. Dept. of State "Background Note: Greece," History of Macedonia "Battle of Greece;" AthensInfoGuide "History of Athens" WWIIAnimated.com Flash "Battle for Greece and Crete;" CriticalPast "German invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia during World War II" clip GoogleBooks World War II "Life under the Swastika" (p. 106) limited preview
	Ways to Live Forever by Sally Nicholls 2008 (Family, realistic fiction, death, leukemia) Scholastic Video Booktalk and Transcirpt; UK Book website with link to movie Teenreads and Chicklish reviews; IrishTimes, WriteWords and WriteAway Author Interviews Pearson Education Teacher's Booklet in pdf KidsHealth topics: "Some Kinds of Cancer Kids Get," "Radiation Therapy," "What is Cancer?" and "When Cancer Keeps You Home" TeensHealth topics: "Cancer Center: Cancer Basics" with links to personal stories and "Dealing with Cancer" and "What's It Like to Stay in the Hospital?" KidsHealth "When Somebody Dies" and TeensHealth "Death and Grief" National Children's Leukemia Foundation; American Cancer Society; Childhood Leukemia Foundation "Wigs 4 Kids"
	We the Children (Benjamin Pratt and the Keepers of the School Series #1) by Andrew Clements 2010 (School, mystery) Video Book Trailer and a visit with author Andrew Clements Simon and Shuster Reading Group Guide and Book Club Tips Barnes and Noble Media (type Andrew Clements in Search box) Author Name Pronunciation Guide with short anecdote
	Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin 2009 (Dragons, Chinese folklore) Online Booklaunch Virtual Book Celebration with Event Kit in pdf, Activity Book in pdf, mp3 audio excerpt by author Lin, Al's Book Club video clip on MSNBC Today, YouTube Book Trailer and Reading Rockets Video Interview Author Name Pronunciation Guide with short anecdote PaperTigers Author Interview, Cynsations "Craft, Career & Cheer: Grace Lin," SLJ "Grace Lin's new novel is a tribute to her late husband--and a reminder of what really matters" and Xiaoning's Blog Interview Google Books preview of "Olive Lake (A Story of the Han People)" from the book titled The Frog Rider & Other Folktales From China by Gladys Yang and Asian Children's Favorite Stories by David Conger et. al. "Waters of Olive Lake" on page 6 Goldfish Photo Gallery and other information from Eli Goldfish Farm China and Dragon links on this site and About.com "One-Stop Chinese Culture" such as "Chinese Dragon Culture" and links Family Fun "Good-Luck Goldfish," firstpalette "Chinese Hat," Disney's Family.com Dragon Mask, BillyBear4Kids Dragon Finger Puppet, and Kaboose "Dragons on Parade"
	The Witch's Guide to Cooking with Children by Keith McGowan 2009 (Suspense, siblings, humor) Macmillan Teacher's Guide and author Conversation with Book Prologue to Chapter 2 in pdf Narita's Classroom Book of the Week extension activities and author interview Reviews: New Yorker Book Bench and Books & Other Thoughts Ohio Channel Writers Talk author interview video, Macmillan Kids Wings Hansel and Gretel plus other Fairy Tale links Kids Health "Getting along with brothers and sisters"
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