2010+E.B.+White+Awards

=2010 E.B. White Read Aloud Award Winner and Honor Books=

WINNER: __The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z__ by Kate Messner (FIC MES)
Gianna has less than one week to complete her leaf project if she wants to compete in the upcoming cross-country sectionals, but issues like procrastination, disorganization--and her grandmother's declining health--seem destined to keep her from finishing.

[] The author's website [] An online leaf classification guide

__Honor Books__
__Leaving the Bellweathers__ by Kristin Clark Venuti (FIC VEN) In Eel-Smack-by-the-Bay, put-upon butler Tristan Benway writes a memoir of his years spent working for the chaotic and eccentric Bellweather family in their lighthouse, as he prepares for his long-awaited departure from indentured servitude.

[] The author's website

__Tumtum and Nutmeg: Adventures Beyond Nutmouse Hall__ by Emily Bearn (FIC BEA) Wealthy, married mice Tumtum and Nutmeg find adventure when they secretly try to help two human siblings who live in a tumbledown cottage with their absent-minded inventor father.

[] The author's website, including informaton on othere stories in the series

__Where the Mountain Meets the Moon__ by Grace Lin (FIC LIN) Minli, an adventurous girl from a poor village, buys a magical goldfish, and then joins a dragon who cannot fly on a quest to find the Old Man of the Moon in hopes of bringing life to Fruitless Mountain and freshness to Jade River.

[] The author's website [] A website with a wide variety of traditional Chinese folktales.


 * Call numbers refer to the call number for the Cedar Ridge IMC (or other Unit 5 elementary IMC if the title is not available at Cedar Ridge).
 * Plot synopsis taken from KidZviZ, Unit 5's electronic card catalog.
 * Book cover images taken from NoveList Plus