| 2008 - 2009 Mark Twain Ward Nominees |
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The Wright 3 by Blue Balliett |
| In the midst of a series of unexplained accidents and mysterious coincidences, sixth-graders Calder,
Petra, and Tommy lead their classmates in an attempt to keep Frank Lloyd Wright's famous Robie House from being demolished. |
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Cornelia and the Audacious Escapades of the Somerset Sisters by Lesley M. Blume |
| A lonely city girl, Cornelia is told stories by an elderly adventuress that take her from Paris
to Morocco to England and beyond. |
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Uncharted Waters by Leslie Bulion |
| Jonah's lies and his secret fear of the sea threaten to ruin his month at the shore with his favorite
uncle, but a grumpy marina storekeeper and an attractive young college student help turn the summer into an adventure he will
never forget. |
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Million Dollar Putt by Dan Gutman |
| Assisted by his neighbor, Birdie, blind thirteen-year-old Ed "Bogie" Bogard will win one million
dollars if he can sink a ten-foot putt in Hawaii's fifth annual Angus Killick Memorial Tournament. |
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Rules by Cynthia Lord |
| Frustrated at life with an autistic brother, twelve-year-old Catherine longs for a normal existence
but her world is further complicated by a friendship with an young paraplegic. |
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A Small White Scar by K.A. Nuzum |
| Fifteen-year-old Will Bennon leaves his family and begins life as a cowboy, but his mentally retarded
twin brother follows him and joins the journey. |
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Archer's Quest by Linda Sue Park |
| Twelve-year-old Kevin Kim helps Chu-mong, a legendary king of ancient Korea, return to his own
time. |
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Moon Shadow by Chris Platt |
| Thirteen-year-old Callie is determined to save and raise a beautiful but sickly mustang foal after
the filly is orphaned in a Nevada desert round-up. |
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Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordin |
| Demi-god Percy Jackson and his friends must journey into the Sea of Monsters to save their camp.
But first Percy will discover a secret that makes him wonder whether being claimed as Poseidon's son is an honor or a cruel
joke. |
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Fairies of Nutfolk Wood by Barbara Bentler Ullman |
| After her parents divorce and she moves to the country with her mother, fourth-grader Willa Jane,
anxious and unhappy with the changes in her life, discovers a world of little people called Nutfolk living in the woods around
her new home. |
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Finest Kind by Lea Wait |
| Jake's father has lost his job and savings in the economic panic of 1837. The family leaves its
comfortable Boston surroundings and takes up residence in a dingy farmhouse in Wiscasset, ME, where the 12-year-old finds
himself responsible for the household. With his father working as a lumberman and his mother caring for his younger brother,
who has cerebral palsy, Jake carries the additional burden of keeping his sibling's existence a secret. |
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Counting on Grace by Elizabeth Winthrop |
| It's 1910 in Pownal, Vermont. At 12 Grace and her best friend Arthur must go to work in the mill,
helping their mothers work the looms. Together Grace and Arthur write a secret letter to the Child Labor Board about underage
children working in the mill. A few weeks later, Lewis Hine, a famous reformer arrives undercover to gather evidence. Grace
meets him and appears in some of his photographs, changing her life forever. |
