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Louisiana Young Readers’ Choice Award
Grades 6 - 8
Athlete vs. Mathlete
Twin brothers Owen and Russell may
share the same genes, but that’s where
their similarities end. Owen loves sports
and is a star of the school basketball
team, while Russell is the academicallyminded captain of the math team. The
two have always gotten along together
without overlapping interests, but when
their father and a new coach encourage
Russell to join the basketball team,
tension arises.
By
W.C. Mack
The Boy On The Wooden Box
Holocaust survivor Leon Leyson was
only ten-years-old when World War II
reached his home in Poland. In this
memoir, he straightforwardly recounts
his memories of his life before, during,
and after the war. He attributes his
survival to the brave efforts of Oskar
Schindler, a Nazi who recognized the
value of his life and the lives of other
Jews working in his factory.
By
Leon Leyson
Counting by 7s
Willow Chance is a twelve-year old genius
who has always known she doesn’t quite fit
in with others her age, but she has always
had an accepting and loving home to
support her. Suddenly her world is
tragically changed when both of her
parents die in a car crash. The triumph of
this book is that it is not a tragedy. This
extraordinarily odd, but extraordinarily
endearing little girl manages to push
through her grief. Her journey to find a
fascinatingly diverse and fully believable
surrogate family is a joy and a revelation to
read.
By
Holly Goldberg Sloan
The Darkest Path
In this futuristic dystopia, a militant cult
called the Glorious Path has begun a
rebellion in the southern states that is
threatening to overthrow the US
government completely. Callum and his
brother James have survived for years in
this environment, but Cal finally seizes
an opportunity to escape, attempting a
dangerous mission to return home with a
stray dog as a companion.
By
Jeff Hirsch
Dogs of War
This graphic novel tells the stories of the
canine military heroes of World War I,
World War II, and the Vietnam War. Each
story tells the remarkable adventures of a
soldier and his service dog. Based on the
real-life roles of military dogs that served
as Red Cross rescuers, messengers,
scouts, search-and-rescue teams, sentries,
and mascots, it captures both the
adventure and the devastation brought on
by war, as well as the celebrations of life
and friendship between the soldiers and
their dogs.
By
Sheila Keenan and Nathan Fox
The Heartbreak Messenger
Twelve-year-old Quentin never asked to
be the Heartbreak Messenger. It just kind
of happened, and he can’t let a golden
opportunity pass him by. The valuable
service he offers is simple: he delivers
breakup messages. For a small fee, he
will deliver that message to your soon-tobe ex. If you order the deluxe package,
he’ll even throw in some flowers and a box
of chocolates. He encounters tears, anger,
and even some good advice in a series of
hilarious break-ups for hire.
By
Alexander Vance
Jack Strong Takes A Stand
Jack just wants to be a regular kid. But his
parents have overscheduled his week with
every extra activity under the sun: tennis,
baseball, cello, karate, tutoring, and Chinese
language lessons—all on top of regular
homework. He's just about had enough, so
he stages a sit-in on his couch and refuses
to get up until his parents let him quit some
of the extra activities. His protest attracts a
local television host who is interested in
doing a segment about him. Jack's enjoying
this newfound attention, but he's worried that
this sit-in may have gone too far.
By
Tommy Greenwald
One Came Home
Georgie Burkhardt is known for two things:
her uncanny aim with a rifle and her habit of
speaking her mind plainly. When Georgie
blurts out something that she shouldn't, her
older sister Agatha flees, running off with a
pack of "pigeoners." Then the sheriff returns
to town with an unidentifiable body wearing
Agatha's blue-green ball gown, and
everyone assumes the worst, except
Georgie. Georgie sets out to find her sister
and bring her home. Yet even with resolute
determination and her trusty Springfield
single-shot, Georgie is not prepared for
what she faces on the western frontier.
By
Amy Timberlake
QB1
By
Mike Lupica
Jake Cullen is a freshman quarterback
playing high school football in Texas. He is
also the brother of Wyatt Cullen, who
quarterbacked his team to the Texas State
Championship last season--not to mention
the son of former NFL quarterback and
local legend, Troy Cullen. To be a Cullen
in Texas is to be football royalty . . . which
leaves 14-year-old Jake in a Texas-sized
shadow. Being a good teammate comes
naturally to Jake; being a winner and a
celebrity does not. He feels that he must
fight the extra pressure of living up to his
family’s reputation in order to be himself
and make his own name.
SYLO
By
D.J. MacHale
They came from the sky, parachuting out
of military helicopters to invade Tucker
Pierce’s idyllic hometown on Pemberwick
Island, Maine. They call themselves SYLO
and they are a secret branch of the U.S.
Navy. SYLO’s commander, Captain
Granger, informs residents that the island
has been hit by a lethal virus and must be
quarantined. Now Pemberwick is cut off
from the outside world. Tucker believes
there’s more to SYLO’s story, and only he
holds the clues that can solve this deadly
mystery.
Wake Up Missing
By
Kate Messner
The greatest minds in science are about to
be illegally recreated—and Cat Grayson
must stop it. After suffering a concussion,
Cat is attending I-CAN, a groundbreaking
facility that promises to cure her of constant
headaches and lost memory. But I-CAN is
state-of-the-art in its technology and its
secrets, with a plan to implant DNA from
great scientists into modern kids and use
them to create a super-weapon. When Cat
and her fellow patients discover the truth,
they’re in serious danger and must make a
daring escape through the Everglades to
expose the secrets of I-CAN and save its
subjects from losing themselves forever.
Zero Tolerance
By
Claudia Mills
Seventh-grader Sierra Shepard has always
been the perfect student, so when she sees
that she accidentally brought her mother’s
lunch bag to school, including a paring knife,
she immediately turns in the knife at the
school office. Much to her surprise she is
placed in in-school suspension and a
hearing is set for her possible expulsion
because of the school’s zero tolerance rule.
While there, Sierra spends time with Luke, a
boy who’s known as a troublemaker, and
discovers that he’s not the person she
assumed he would be—and that the lines
between good and bad aren’t as clear as
she once thought.