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Pennsylvania Young Readers Choice Award
  • 2013-2014
  • Grade 3 Grade 6

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Pie by Sarah Weeks Do you have a favorite pie
that just makes your mouth water whenever you
think about it? Then you will love this story
about Alice and her very special Aunt Polly who
is quite the celebrity in the town of Ipswich,
Pennsylvania. Aunt Polly has a small bakeshop
where she bakes and generously gives away the
most amazing pies. She has even won the coveted
Blueberry Award 13 times for her tasty treats!
When Aunt Polly dies, it sets off a mad search
throughout the town for those secret pie recipes.
Alice inherits Lardo, Aunt Polly's cat with an
attitude. When it is revealed that Lardo has
inherited the recipes, he suspiciously disappears
and Alice imagines the worst. Will Alice and her
friend Charlie be able to get to the bottom of
this tasty mystery? You may as well join the
search. Who knows? Perhaps you will find a few
new pie recipes to try!
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Prairie Evers by Ellen Airgood Prairie has
been homeschooled by her dear Grammy, learning
her lessons while taking walks and seeing nature.
She even has learned much from raising her
chickens. Grammy has gone home to North Carolina
and her parents are too busy running their farm
to teach her. Now Prairie must go to school, but
being the new kid isnt that easy. School work is
not the problem, unless its because she knows
too much. What she needs to learn is how to make
friends. Finally she meets Ivy, her one true
friend. When Ivys mother suddenly decides to get
married and move away, Ivy feels lost. But
Prairies family comes to the rescue. Read this
book to see how the girls learn lessons on
friendship, loyalty and give-and-take.
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Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger Fake
mustaches are all the rage among the seventh
grade boys of Hairsprinkle. The best one is the
Heidelberg Handlebar Number Seven made with real
human hair.. Casper receives 400 for a birthday
gift and decides to buy the mustache and a
first-class man about town business suit. That
very night, banks in Hairsprinkle begin to be
robbed and the suspect wears a man about town
business suit and a handlebar mustache each time.
Feeling suspicious, Sven decides he has no choice
but to turn in his best friend to the FBI. Read
to find out what happens to Casper and Sven.
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The One and Only Ivan by Katherine
Applegate illustrated by Patricia Castelao Ivan
is a gorilla living in a steel and glass cage in
a roadside zoo. His friends are an elephant named
Stella, Bob, a stray dog, and Julia, the daughter
of the custodian. After living at the Exit 8 Big
Top Mall and Video Arcade for 27 years, Ivan has
grown used to having humans watching his every
move. But his world changes when Stella has a
baby named Ruby. Ivan makes a promise to Stella
and wants to help make Rubys world better than
the dirty, trash-filled, ill-kept place where
they live now. Read this touching story of
friendship and human/animal interaction (which is
based on true events) to see if Ivan and Rubys
life can change.
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When Jackie and Hank Met by Cathy Goldberg
Fishman illustrated by Mark Elliott Have you
ever heard of Jackie Robinson? He was the first
African-American baseball player to play in the
major leagues. Although this event took place
over 50 years ago, When Jackie Met Hank, reminds
us that black baseball players werent the only
ones that had challenges. Hank Goldberg was a
Jewish player. People called him names and were
prejudiced against him, too. On May 17, 1947,
Jackie and Hank collided during a baseball game.
The fans in the stadium began to chant, Fight,
fight, fight. What do you think happened? You
will have to read the book to find out!
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Zita the Spacegirl by Ben Hatke Imagine you
and a friend are playing outside and you discover
a mysterious device with a big red push button.
What would you do? Would you push it? Zita does
and is shocked and horrified when a portal opens
and tentacles reach out and grab her friend,
Joseph. Of course, Zita follows him into the
portal and finds herself on a foreign planet with
an assortment of aliens, some adorable and some
creepy. Zita is quick to make friends who help
her in her quest to rescue her friend. The search
for Joseph is filled with rollicking adventure,
clever creatures to tickle your imagination and
silly antics to make you giggle. Zita refuses to
give up on her friend and you will refuse to
close this graphic novel until you have read and
examined every page.
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The Heros Guide to Saving Your Kingdom by
Christopher Healy illustrated by Todd Harris
Rejected by their princesses, Sleeping Beauty,
Cinderella, Snow White, and Rapunzel, four
princes must set out on quests to impress their
ladies with their bravery and knightly skills. In
their travels, each of them discovers an evil
plot that will destroy their respective kingdoms.
The problem is that the bards who spread the news
around all of the kingdoms through their songs
often leave out important details such as the
princes names and heroic deeds. So all four
princes (Prince Liam, Prince Frederick, Prince
Duncan, and Prince Gustav) are called Prince
Charming, and not one of them gets credit for
their daunting feats against trolls, bandits,
dragons, witches and other evil beings. The other
problem is that the princesses are all very brave
and clever and dont think they require the
lackluster abilities of the princes to save their
kingdoms. Will these four princes manage to
sharpen their wits and hone their fighting skills
enough to save their kingdoms and become real
heroes?
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Mr. and Mrs. Bunny Detectives Extraordinaire!
Translated from Mrs Bunny by Polly Horvath
illustrated by Sophie Blackall 12-year-old
Madeline is shocked when she receives a ransom
note stating that her hippie parents have been
kidnapped. Worse still, the note is written in a
secret code she cant even read. When a car
swishes by with many pairs of staring red eyes,
Madeline thinks she spotted a fox driving the
vehicle. Luckily, she meets a team of bunnies
wearing fedora hats, who happen to be detectives.
With the help of the bunny detectives, she chases
marmots, states her case in front of the scary
Bunny Council, and even questions a pack of evil
foxes, as she searches for her parents. Will
Madeline and Mr. and Mrs. Bunny solve the Case
of the Missing Parents? .
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Those Rebels, John Tom by Barbara
Kerley illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham Thomas
Jefferson is tall, shy, a good student, an
impressive dresser, and likes to solve problems
by writing about them. John Adams is short, a
talker, an outdoorsman, dresses plainly, and
likes to solve problems by arguing about them.
Two men very different in appearance and
character - but the same when it comes to how
they feel about King George III(from England) and
their country (the American colonies) In the
summer of 1775, Tom and John meet with others in
Philadelphia to talk about the problems the
colonies are having with King George and what
they should do. How do two men, so very
different, approach the problems facing the
soon-to-become United States of America? Will
they agree on anything?

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Gifts from the Gods Ancient Words and Wisdom
From Greek and Roman Mythology by Lise
Lunge-Larsen illustrated by Gareth Hinds Did
you know that Hypnos, the god of sleep, was so
powerful he could put anyone to sleep whenever he
desired? In one story from Gifts From the Gods,
Hera wanted Zeus, who supported the Trojans, put
to sleep so she could help the Greeks battle
against the Trojans in the Trojan War. Hypnos
reluctantly agreed and sprinkled sleep onto Zeus.
While Zeus slept, Hera helped her Greek heroes
drive out the Trojans in battle. The word
hypnotize, putting someone into an artificial
sleep, comes from the myth of Hypnos. There are
many more stories just as entertaining about your
favorite Gods and Goddesses. You will also
discover how the Greek Roman Gods inspired
words in our language derived from their gifts.
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Life in the Ocean The Story of Oceanographer
Sylvia Earle by Claire Nivola If you are
dazzled by the sea, you will love this beautiful
biography of Sylvia Earle, an oceanographer who
designed vehicles for deep sea exploration, set
diving depth records, swam with whales and even
lived underwater for two weeks! As a child,
Sylvia was enchanted by the natural world. The
illustrations bring that world to life with
detailed pictures filled with different species
of mammals, birds, insects and fish. It is
exciting to see the ocean through Sylvias eyes
and to learn more about ocean life along the way.
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Glory Be by Augusta Scattergood For Gloriana
Hemphill (Glory for short) summer means her
Fourth of July birthday at the Hanging Moss Pool.
But the summer shes turns twelve, the town
council closes the pool to fix a (imaginary)
crack in the bottom. The winds of change have
blown into Hanging Moss, Mississippi that summer
of 1964. There is turmoil in the town when some
folks from up north arrive to help get the black
folks registered to vote, and integrate the
community pool. Glory doesnt see what the big
fuss is all about, and just wants the pool to be
opened. It doesnt take long for her to realize
that there are injustices that need to be
addressed.. She writes a letter to the town
paper, but not everyone wants to hear what Glory
has to say about Independence Day and the
direction things have started to take in her
town. In her own way, shes growing up, and
taking a stand.
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Mirror, Mirror by Marilyn Singer illustrated by
Josee Massee The first poem in this book will
challenge your thinking Who says its truedown
is the only view? If you believe that, this poem
will challenge you. Up is something new. Want to
try it? Read the poem in reverse, a method that
author Marilyn Singer made up. Something new is
up. You will challenge this poem if you believe
that the only view is down. Its true, Says who?
Each of the poems in this book is based on a
fairy tale, and tells both sides of the story.
After your read the poems, you will want to try
reverso yourself.
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Soldier Athletes by Glenn Stout Some athletes
do more than just play the game and earn a
paycheck. Some athletes serve their country, the
United States, in times of war. Whether they
served before their career, after their career,
or in the middle of their sports career, these
four athletes made a difference by being American
Patriots first, and professional athletes second.
Every one may know Ted Williams was one of the
greatest hitters ever to play baseball. Did you
know he also served in the Air Force? Rocky Blier
played for the Pittsburgh Steelers, and also
served in Viet Nam. Chicago White Soxs Carlos
May and Arizona Cardinals Pat Tillman also
served their country. Find out more about these
soldier athletes in the informational text.
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Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage Mo and her
best friend Dale live in Tupelo Landing, North
Carolina. It is the start of summer and these two
eleven-year-olds have no plans bigger than
watching Dales brother race stock cars and
helping out at Mos family diner. Their summer
plans quickly grow complicated after a member of
their small-town community is found dead. When
Dale is considered a suspect and Mos adopted
father disappears, the kids become increasingly
entangled in the murder investigation. Mo is a
great character with a funny sense of humor. You
will like this book for the unusual setting, the
surprising twists and the fast-paced adventure,
but you will love this book for Mo a terrific
main character with an irrepressible spirit
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Remember, it is easy to participate. Just read or
listen to at least 3 books from the list by March
1, 2014. At that time Mrs. Haltiwanger will
distribute ballots. Votes will be sent to the
awards committee by March 15 and the winning
titles and authors will be announced at the
annual Pennsylvania School Librarians
Conference.Keep reading!!!
Annotations adapted from psla.org.
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