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2011 Nevada Young Readers' Award Nominees
Intermediate
Bull Rider
By: Suzanne Morgan Williams
This edition: Hardcover, 256 pages
Publication date: February 24, 2009
Ages: above 12
All it takes is eight seconds . . . Cam O'Mara, grandson and younger brother of bull-riding champions, is not interested in partaking in the family sport. Cam is a skateboarder, and perfecting his tricks—frontside flips,...
The Journal of Curious Letters
(Part of 13th Reality, The)
By: James Dashner
Illustrated by: Bryan Beus
This edition: Trade Paperback, 528 pages
Publication date: December 22, 2009
Ages: 8 - 12
What if every time you made a choice that had a significant consequence, a new, alternate reality was created -- the life that would've been? What if those new Realities were in danger? What if it fell to you to save all the...
Young Adult
Just Another Hero
By: Sharon M. Draper
This edition: Hardcover, 288 pages
Publication date: June 23, 2009
Ages: above 12
Suppose someone showed up in YOUR classroom carrying an AK-47.
You have a split second:
To think.
To act.
To be a hero.
But what is a hero?
That question becomes all too real for Arielle, November,...
Nevada Winners List
Land of Enchantment Book Award 2008-2009
Roberto Clemente
Pride of the Pittsburgh Pirates
By: Jonah Winter
Illustrated by: Raul Colon
This edition: Hardcover, 40 pages
Publication date: February 8, 2005
Ages: 4 - 8
On an island called Puerto Rico, there lived a little boy who wanted only to play baseball. Although he had no money, Roberto Clemente practiced and practiced until--eventually--he made it to the Major Leagues. America! As a...
Other Formats: Trade Paperback