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=Charlie May Simon Children’s Book Award =

** 2009-2010 Reading List **
**The Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award for children's literature has been presented annually since 1971 to an author whose book has been selected through a vote taken by Arkansas school children in grades four, five and six. The purpose of the award is to promote better reading for children and to recognize Mrs. John Gould Fletcher, an outstanding Arkansas author who wrote under the pen name Charlie May Simon.**  Children in grades 4-6 should vote on these titles by April 2010. Children must have read or heard at least three of the books from this list in order to be eligible to vote.  = =

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|| McKissack, Patricia. Scholastic, 2007 || Gr.5-8. 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. ||
 * [[image:0545004969.01._SX140_SY225_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg width="77" height="97"]] || **JACK PLANK TELLS TALES**. Babbitt, Natalie. || Gr.2-6. Let go from his pirating job and ostensibly looking for work, Jack instead spends his time telling stories. ||
 * [[image:no.jpg width="75" height="84"]] || **NO TALKING**. Clements, Andrew. || Gr.3-6. The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a "no talking" contest. ||
 * [[image:paul.jpg width="78" height="100"]] || **THE MANY RIDES OF PAULREVERE**. Giblin, James Cross. || Gr. 4-7. From his humble days as the son of a French immigrant through his significant involvement in the insurgency against England, this biography provides a look at the life and accomplishments of an American hero. ||
 * [[image:tail.jpg width="80" height="110"]] || **HOW TO SAVE YOUR TAIL**.Hanson, Mary. Random House, 2007. || Gr.2-5. When he is captured by two of the queen's cats, Bob the rat prolongs his life by sharing fresh-baked cookies and stories of his ancestors, whose escapades are remarkably similar to those of well-known fairy tale heroes. ||
 * [[image:edwardeyes.jpg width="84" height="106" align="left"]] || **EDWARD’S EYES**. MacLachlan, Patricia. Atheneum, 2007. || Gr.4-6. Edward is one of a large and close family that loves baseball, music, books, and each other, and when he unexpectedly dies and his parents donate his organs, his wonderful eyes go to a perfect recipient.
 * [[image:friend.jpg width="78" height="106"]] || **FRIENDSHIP FOR TODAY**.
 * [[image:boy.jpg width="82" height="112"]] || **LAWN BOY.** Paulsen, Gary.. Random House, 2007 || Gr.4-7. Things get out of hand for a twelve-year-old boy when a neighbor convinces him to expand his summer lawn mowing business. ||
 * [[image:girl.jpg width="85" height="101"]] || **RIC****KSHAW GIRL**. Perkins, Mitali. Charlesbridge, 2007. || Gr.2-5. In her Bangladesh village, ten-year-old Naimi excels at painting designs called alpanas, but to help her impoverished family financially she would have to be a boy, or disguise herself as one. ||
 * [[image:wed.jpg width="101" height="122"]] || **THE WEDNESDAY WARS**.Schmidt, Gary D. Clarion, 2007. || Gr.5-8. During the 1967 school year, on Wednesday afternoons when all his classmates go to either Catechism or Hebrew school, seventh-grader Holling Hoodhood stays in Mrs. Baker's classroom where they read the plays of William Shakespeare and Holling learns much of value about the world he lives in. ||
 * [[image:eggs.jpg width="91" height="123"]] || **EGGS**. Spinelli, Jerry. Little, Brown, 2007. || Gr.4-8. Mourning the loss of his mother, nine-year-old David forms an unlikely friendship with independent, quirky thirteen-year-old Primrose, as the two help each other deal with what is missing in their lives. ||
 * [[image:feathers.jpg width="82" height="117"]] || **FEA****THER****S**. Woodson, Jacqueline. Putnam, 2007. || Gr.4-7. Frannie's growing friendship with a new student in her class makes her start to see some things in a new light. ||


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=2008-2009 Award Winners =

THE MIRACULOUS JOURNEY OF EDWARD TULANE by Kate DiCamillo ONE-HANDED CATCH by Mary Jane Auch