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2016-2017 Volunteer State Book Award Intermediate Division

Join Miles Murphy and Ned in a thrilling adventure as they challenge the local prankster and uncover a family secret. With a mix of pranks, courage, and friendship, they pull off the biggest prank ever seen.

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2016-2017 Volunteer State Book Award Intermediate Division

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  1. 2016-2017Volunteer State Book AwardIntermediate Division

  2. The Terrible Twoby Mac Barnett and Jory John Illustrated by Kevin Cornell • When master prankster Miles Murphy moves to sleepy Yawnee Valley, he challenges the local, mystery prankster in an epic battle of tricks but soon the two join forces to pull off the biggest prank ever seen.

  3. The Witch’s Boyby Kelly Barnhill • When a Bandit King comes to take the magic that Ned's mother, a witch, is meant to protect, the stuttering, weak boy villagers think should have drowned rather than his twin summons the strength to protect his family and community, while in the woods, the bandit's daughter puzzles over a mystery that ties her to Ned.

  4. El Deafoby Cece Bell • In this graphic memoir, Bell writes and draws about growing up with a hearing impairment.

  5. Lantern Sam and the Blue Streak Banditsby Michael Beil • In 1937, ten-year-old Henry Shipley must rely on a talking cat named Lantern Sam and a kindly conductor named Clarence to help solve the kidnapping of a young heiress aboard the Lake Erie Shoreliner passenger train.

  6. Serafina'sPromiseby Ann E. Burg • In a poor village outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Serafina works hard to help her family, but dreams of going to school and becoming a doctor--then the earthquake hits and Serafina must summon all her courage to find her father and still get medicine for her sick baby brother as she promised.

  7. The Map Trapby Andrew Clements • Sixth-grader Alton Barnes loves maps, and when his portfolio of secret maps is stolen, he begins getting notes with orders that he must obey to get the maps back but, with the help of a popular classmate, he just might succeed before his teacher, principal, or someone else learns he has been studying and mapping things about them.

  8. Under the Eggby Laura Marx Fitzgerald • Her grandfather's dying words lead thirteen-year-old Theodora Tenpenny to a valuable, hidden painting she fears may be stolen, but it is her search for answers in her Greenwich Village neighborhood that brings a real treasure.

  9. Shooting at the Starsby John Hendrix • In 1914 France, a British soldier writes to his mother about the strange events of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when German and Allied soldiers met on neutral ground to share songs, food, and fun.

  10. Secret of the Mountain Dogby Elizabeth Cody Kimmell • An adventure-hungry girl and an enormous Tibetan mastiff share a journey in the Catskill Mountains, where a boy and his teacher seek to reopen an abandoned monastery to find a mysterious statue.

  11. George Washington's Rules to Live Byby K.M. Kostyal and Illustrated by Fred Harper • This book offers modernized adaptation of more than one hundred maxims according to which the first president conducted his life.

  12. Dashby Kirby Larsen • When her family is forced into an internment camp, Mitsi Kashino is separated from her home, her classmates, and her beloved dog Dash; and as her family begins to come apart around her, Mitsi clings to her one connection to the outer world--the letters from the kindly neighbor who is caring for Dash.

  13. A Snicker of Magicby Natalie Lloyd • The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, a town which legend says was once magic--but Felicity is convinced the magic is still there, and with the help of her new friend, Jonah the Beedle, she hopes to bring the magic back.

  14. Hiding Out at the Pancake Palaceby Nan Marino • When musical prodigy Elvis Ruby completely freezes up on television, he is forced to hide out in the Pinelands of New Jersey and try to find his way back to the music once again with the help of a new friend.

  15. Rain Reignby Ann M. Martin • Struggling with Asperger's syndrome, Rose shares a bond with her beloved dog, but when the dog goes missing during a storm, Rose is forced to confront the limits of her comfort levels, even if it means leaving her routines in order to search for her pet.

  16. Wandervilleby Wendy McClure • To escape rumored terrors in Kansas, New Yorkers Jack, Frances, and Harold jump off an orphan train in 1899 and help new friend Alexander to build Wanderville, a safe place for homeless children.

  17. Zane and the Hurricaneby Rodman Philbrick • A twelve-year-old boy and his dog become trapped in New Orleans during the horrors of Hurricane Katrina.

  18. Rumpby LieslShurtliff • In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when he finds an old spinning wheel, his luck seems to change. Rump discovers he has a gift for spinning straw into gold. His best friend, Red Riding Hood, warns him that magic is dangerous, and she's right. With each thread he spins, he weaves himself deeper into a curse.

  19. The Ghost of Tupelo Landingby Sheila Turnage • When Miss Lana accidentally buys a haunted inn at the Tupelo Landing town auction, the Desperado Detectives--aka Mo LoBeau and her best friend Dale--open up a paranormal division to solve the ghost's identity before the town's big 250th anniversary bash.

  20. Loot: How to Steal a Fortuneby Jude Watson • When Alfie McQuinn, the notorious jewel thief, is killed on a job, his last words to his son, March, are to "find jewels" and this instruction leads the boy to Jules, the twin sister he never knew he had--and the perfect partner to carry on the family business.

  21. Ava and Pipby Carol Weston • When ten-year-old Ava uses her writing talents to help her older sister overcome her shyness, both girls learn the impact their words and stories can have on the world around them.

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