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William Allen White Children’s Book Award 3 rd -5 th Grade

William Allen White Children’s Book Award 3 rd -5 th Grade. 2009-2010. Background. History: Established in 1952 Ruth Gagliardo Directed by Emporia State University Purpose: Honors William Allen White, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist from Kansas

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William Allen White Children’s Book Award 3 rd -5 th Grade

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  1. William Allen White Children’s Book Award3rd-5th Grade 2009-2010

  2. Background • History: • 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

  3. 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

  4. 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 2009-10 winners!

  5. 2008-09 WAW Winner 3rd-5th Grade Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

  6. 2008-09 WAW Winner 6th-8th Grade Yellow Star by Jennifer Roy

  7. William Allen White Children’s Book Award3rd-5th Grade Master list 2009-2010

  8. A Friendship for Today By PatirciaMcKissack In 1954, when desegregation comes to Kirkland, Missouri, ten-year-old Rosemary faces many changes and challenges at school and at home as her parents separate.

  9. Bravo Zulu, Samantha By Kathleen Benner Duble Decidedly unenthusiastic about spending part of her summer vacation with her grandparents, twelve-year-old Samantha is particularly upset by her prickly grandfather's secretive behavior and decides to find out what he is hiding.

  10. Dexter the Tough By Margaret Peterson Haddix A sympathetic teacher and her writing assignment help fourth-grader Dexter deal with being the new kid in school after he punches a kid on the first day of school.

  11. Home of the Brave By Katherine Applegate Kek, an African refugee, is confronted by many strange things at the Minneapolis home of his aunt and cousin, as well as in this fifth grade classroom, and longs for his missing mother, but finds comfort in the company of a cow and her owner.

  12. How to Steal a Dog By Barbara O’Connor Living in the family car in their small North Carolina town after their father leaves them virtually penniless, Georgina, desperate to improve their situation and unwilling to accept her overworked mother's calls for patience, persuades her younger brother to help her in an elaborate scheme to get money by stealing a dog and then claiming the reward that the owners are bound to offer.

  13. One Thousand Tracings:Healing the Wounds of World War II By Lita Judge The author describes her family's efforts to help their friends and others who were left homeless and hungry in the aftermath of World War II.

  14. Seeing Sky Blue Pink By Candice Ransom Although fearful at first, eight-year-old Maddie soon begins to enjoy living in the country and getting to know her new stepfather.

  15. The Rising Star of Rusty Nail By Lesley M. M. Blume In the small town of Rusty Nail, Minnesota, in the early 1950s, musically talented ten-year-old Franny wants to take advanced piano lessons from newcomer Olga Malenkov, a famous Russian musician suspected of being a communist spy by gossipy members of the community.

  16. Way Down Deep By Ruth White In the West Virginia town of Way Down Deep in the 1950s, a foundling called Ruby June is happily living with Miss Arbutus at the local boarding house when suddenly, after the arrival of a family of outsiders, the mystery of Ruby's past begins to unravel.

  17. William Allen White 1910-1941

  18. William Allen White Children’s Book Award3rd-5th Grade 2009-2010

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