South Carolina Children’s Book Award Nominee Books:  2009-10

Attack of the Turtle by Drew Carlson,  AR 4.2, 5 pts.

The Aurora County All-Stars by Deborah Wiles, AR 4.5, 6 pts.

Brendan Buckley’s Universe and Everything In It by Sundee Tucker Frazier, AR 4.0, 6 pts.

The Castle Corona by Sharon Creech, AR 5.5, 6 pts.

Dragon’s Egg by Sarah L. Thomson, AR 4.9, 6 pts.

Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff,  AR 4.1, 4 pts.

Emma-Jean Lazarus Fell Out of a Tree  by Lauren Tarshis,  AR 5.2, 4 pts.

A Friendship for Today  by Patricia McKissack, AR 4.1, 6 pts.

Lawn Boy by Gary Paulson, AR 4.3, 2 pts.

Leepike Ridge  by Nathan D. Wilson, AR 4.8, 7 pts.

The Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies, AR 4.1, 4 pts.

Me and the Pumpkin Queen by Marlane Kennedy, AR 4.8, 4 pts.

The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart, AR 5.6, 18 pts.

The Mysterious Case of the Allbright Academy by Diane Stanley, AR 5.6, 8 pts.

No Talking by Andrew Clements, AR 5.0, 4 pts.

On the Wings of Heroes by Richard Peck, AR 4.6, 4 pts.

Paint the Wind by Pam Munoz Ryan, AR 5.3, 6 pts.

Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins, AR 4.3, 1 pt.

Swindle by Gordon Korman, AR 4.9, 5 pts.

Two-Minute Drill by Mike Lupica,  AR 5.1, 4 pts.