INTERMEDIATE GRADES YHBA BOOK AWARD NOMINEES 2011—2012
Intermediate 11-12 Order Form
 

11 BIRTHDAYS
by Wendy Mass
After celebrating their first nine same-day birthdays together, Amanda and Leo, having fallen out on their tenth and not speaking to each other
ISBN: 0545052408, $6.99 (pb)



ADVENTURES IN CARTOONING
by James Strum
In this action-packed cartooning adventure, kids will have as much fun making comics as reading them!
ISBN: 1596433698, $12.99 (pb)



ALEC FLINT: SUPER SLEUTH
by Jill Santopolo
Alec Flint is practicing to be a super sleuth. He's even got a pair of super sleuth pants with lots of pockets to hide his detective tools.
ISBN: 043990353X, $5.99 (PB)



ANY WHICH WALL
by Laurel Snyder
If you had a magic wall that could take you to any place and any time, where would you go? Would you want to visit castles and desert islands? Would you want to meet famous wizards, terrible pirates, beautiful queens, and dastardly outlaws?
ISBN: 0375855610, $6.99 (PB)



BAD NEWS FOR OUTLAWS
by Vaunda Nelson Micheaux
Sitting tall in the saddle, with a wide-brimmed black hat and twin Colt pistols on his belt, Bass Reeves seemed bigger than life.
ISBN: 0822567644, $17.95 (HC)



 


BOY WHO INVENTED TV
by Kathleen Krull
Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to “make pictures fly through the air.”
ISBN: 0375845615, $16.99 (HC)



CALVIN COCONUT: TROUBLE MAGNET
by Graham Salisbury
Fourth-grader Calvin lives near the beach in Oahu with his mom and little sister. Mom says: “You’re the man of the house.” But Calvin’s not great at being the man of the house, or taking care of his responsibilities.
ISBN: 037584600X, $6.99 (PB)



COLONIAL VOICES: HEAR THEM SPEAK
by Kay Winters
It's December 16, 1773, and Boston is about to explode! King George has decided to tax the colonists' tea. The Patriots have had enough.
ISBN: 0525478728, $17.99 (hc)



DAY-GLO BROTHERS
by Chris Barton
Joe and Bob Switzer were very different brothers. Bob was a studious planner who wanted to grow up to be a doctor. Joe dreamed of making his fortune in show business and loved magic tricks and problem-solving.
ISBN: 157091673X, $18.95 (HC)




EVERTHING FOR A DOG
by Ann M. Martin
The story of a boy dealing with unspeakable loss, and a boy whose most ardent wish is to own a dog—and everything for a dog.
ISBN: 0312386516, $16.99 (HC) ISBN: 0312674848, $6.99 (PB, avilable 5/10/11)


 

FAITH HOPE AND IVY JUNE
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Ivy June Mosely and Catherine Combs, two girls from different parts of Kentucky, are participating in the first seventh-grade student exchange program between their schools.
ISBN: 0385736150, $16.99 (HC) ISBN: 0375855910, $6.99 (PB, avail. 6/14/11)



LADY LIBERTY
by Doreen Rappaport
A powerfully moving, authentic portrait of the Statue of Liberty, told through the eyes of those who created her and illustrated in glorious detail.
ISBN: 0763625302, $17.99 (hc) ISBN: 0763653012, $7.99 (pb, avail 5/10/11)



LOST AND FOUND
by Andrew Clements
Although it's a drag to constantly be mistaken for each other, in truth, during those first days at a new school, there's nothing better than having a twin brother there with you.
ISBN: 1416909869, $5.99 (PB)



MAGIC THIEF
by Sarah Prineas
In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, a young boy is drawn into a life of wizardry and adventure.
ISBN: 006137590X, $6.99 (PB)



MUDSHARK
by Gary Paulsen
Mudshark is the go-to guy for any mysteries that need solving. Lost your shoe? Can’t find your homework? Ask Mudshark.
ISBN: 0553494643, $6.99 (PB)


 

PIRATES
by David L. Harrison
Real pirates, Harrison's opening warns us, "were never heroes," and their lives "[were] not fun."
ISBN: 1590784553, $17.95 (HC)



SECRET SCIENCE ALLIANCE
by Eleanor Davis
TSuper-smart Julian Calendar thinks starting junior high at a new school will mean he can shed his nerdy image–but then he meets Ben and Greta, two secret scientists like himself!
ISBN: 1599903962, $10.99 (PB)



SURPRISES ACCORDING TO HUMPHREY
by Betty G. Birney
Being a classroom hamster means having to be ready for anything—but suddenly there are a lot of big surprises in Humphrey's world.
ISBN: 0142412961, $5.99 (PB)




TWO MINTUE DRILL
by Mike Lupica
Chris Conlan is the coolest kid in sixth grade—the golden-armed quarterback of the football team and the boy all the others look up to.
ISBN: 0142414425, $6.99 (PB)



WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON
by Grace Lin
In the Valley of Fruitless Mountain, a young girl named Minli spends her days working hard in the fields and her nights listening to her father spin fantastic tales
ISBN: 0316114278, $16.99 (hc) ISBN: 0316038636, $7.99 (pb, avail 4/12/11)