I had a wonderful afternoon on Wednesday, April 25 visiting at Wentworth during their Maine Student Book Award celebration. 65 students enjoyed ice cream, then we sat around and listened as Mrs. Merritt and others introduced the new, 2012-2013 Maine Student Book Award List. Some of the books talked about were:
Amelia Lost by Candiace Fleming ” Between chapters on Amelia's childhood, growing up, and training to be a pilot, are chapters on the search, after contact with her was lost during her final flight, including information from Coast Guard cutters sitting in the Pacific and ordinary Americans sitting in their living rooms.”
Dead End in Norvelt by Jack Gantos “In the historic town of Norvelt, Pennsylvania, twelve-year-old Jack Gantos spends the summer of 1962 grounded for various offenses until he is assigned to help an elderly neighbor with a most unusual chore involving the newly dead, molten wax, twisted promises, Girl Scout cookies, underage driving, lessons from history, typewriting, and countless bloody noses.”
Mission Unstoppable, Book One in the Genius Files by Dan Gutman “On a cross-country vacation with their parents, twins Coke and Pepsi, soon to be thirteen, fend off strange assassins as they try to come to terms with their being part of a top-secret government organization known as The Genius Files.”
The Aviary by Kathleen O’Dell “In late nineteenth-century Maine, eleven-year-old Clara Dooley gains a friend and uncovers a magical secret that changes her life when she learns to care for the once-feared birds in the aviary attached to the Glendoveer mansion where she lives.”
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.” This book is rarely on our shelves, it is that popular.
For a complete list of the titles, click here to visit the official Maine Student Book Award site.
