William Allen White

Children’s Book Award

For 3rd-5th Grade Students

2012-13

BackgroundHistory:

• Established in 1952 Ruth Gagliardo• Directed by Emporia State University

Purpose:• Honors William Allen White, a Pulitzer Prize

winning journalist from Kansas Encourages Kansas children to read and enjoy

high quality literature

Distinction: Thought to be the first book award program in

the country decided by children

Nominated Books Must be published within the past

year

Authors must be from the United States, Canada or Mexico

Text must be fiction, non-fiction or poetry

Selection committee chooses books for their originality, vitality, accuracy and sincerity

Participation Who: 3rd – 8th grade Kansas students

What: Read 2 nominated books

Where: Check them out at the library

When: Read all year long and be ready to vote by April 15th

Why: To select the 2012-13 winners!

2011-12 WAW Winner 3rd-5th Grade

11 Birthdaysby Wendy Mass

William Allen White

Children’s Book Award

3rd-5th Grade Master list

2012-13

Emily’s Fortune

While traveling to her aunt's home in Redbud by train and stagecoach, quiet young Emily and her turtle, Rufus, team up with Jackson, fellow orphan and troublemaker extraordinaire, to outsmart mean Uncle Victor, who is after Emily's inheritance.

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By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

Guinea Dog

Rufus has been dreaming of getting a dog. But his dad has a few objections: They whine. They gnaw. They bark. They scratch. They beg. They drool. When Mom comes home with an alternative, no one in the family is ready for what happens next.

By Patrick Jennings

Junkyard WondersBy Patricia Polacco

Trisha is excited about starting fresh in a new school until she learns she is assigned to the room called the junkyard. Her school year takes a surprising turn when her new teacher begins the year by reading the definition of genius and telling them that’s what they are.

Out of My Mind

Melody is not like most people. She cannot walk or talk, but she has a photographic memory; she can remember every detail of everything she has ever experienced. She refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy. And she's determined to let everyone know it...somehow.

By Sharon Draper

Prairie Peter Pan: The Story of Mary White

Photographs and text written by Mary White's father, William Allen White, chronicle the short life of Mary from her birth in 1904 until a tragic riding accident claimed her life in 1921.

By Beverly Olson Buller

Star in the Forest

After eleven-year-old Zitlally's father is deported to Mexico, she takes refuge in her trailer park's forest of rusted car parts, where she befriends a spunky neighbor and finds a stray dog. She nurses him back to health and begins to believe she must keep him safe so that her father will return.

By Laura Resau

Turtle in Paradise

When her mother gets a job as a housekeeper for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida in 1935.

By Jennifer Holm

William Allen White

Children’s Book Award

6th – 8th Grade Master list

2012-13

Candy Bomber

Describes the efforts of US Air Force Lieutenant Gail Halvorsen to aid the children in Russian-blockaded West Berlin by dropping packages filled with candy from the air. Personal photographs, along with letters and drawings from the children of Berlin are included.

By Machael Tunnell

Extraordinary Mark Twain

Thirteen-year-old Susy Clemens wants the world to know that her papa, Mark Twain, is more than just a humorist and sets out to write a comprehensive biography of the American icon.

By Barbara Kerley

Ghost Dog Secrets

Sixth-grader Rusty, is determined to help an injured dog that is chained outdoors in frigid weather. After he calls animal control, he takes matters into his own hands. His best friend and a ghost collie lead him to an even deeper secret. (Includes instructions for knitting cat blankets.)

By Peg Kehret

Mockingbird

Ten-year-old Caitlin, who has Asperger's Syndrome, struggles to understand emotions, show empathy, and make friends at school, while at home she seeks closure by working on a project with her father.

By Kathryn Erskine

Moon Over Manifest

Twelve-year-old Abilene Tucker is the daughter of a drifter and in the summer of 1936, he sends her to stay with an old friend in Manifest, Kansas. Since that’s where her father grew up, she hopes to learn more about him and his past.

By Clare Vanderpool

Strange Case of Origami Yoda

Sixth-grader Tommy and his friends describe their interactions with a paper finger puppet of Yoda, worn by their weird classmate Dwight, as they try to figure out whether or not the puppet can really predict the future. Includes instructions for making Origami Yoda.

By Tom Angleberger

Tale Dark and Grimm

Follows Hansel and Gretel as they walk out of their own story and into eight more tales, encountering such wicked creatures as witches, along with kindly strangers and other helpful folk. Based in part on the Grimms' fairy tales Faithful Johannes, Hansel and Gretel, The Seven Ravens, Brother and Sister, The Robber Bridegroom, and The Devil and his Three Golden Hairs.

By Adam Gidwitz

William Allen White1868-1944

William Allen White

Children’s Book Award

For 3rd-5th Grade Students

2012-13