Land Of Enchantment Book Award
2011-12 Children's book nominees
A Dog on His Own by Mary Jane Auch. RL-3.5
K-10 likes to do things on his own, spending his life running away from owners and in and out of shelters. But he learns the value of a pack after escaping from a shelter with a group of dogs in this funny, heartwarming story.
Adventure According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney. RL-4.4
Humphrey is a class hampster with a taste for adventure, including sailing across the pond and a visit to the library.
Extra Credit by Andrew Clements. RL-5.3 Abby has no idea that a request for a little extra credit will change her perspective on her life as an American.
Family Reminders by Julie Danneburg. RL-4.8
Ten-year-old Mary McHugh must lead her family out of a terrible crisis in this historical novel of life in the small mining towns of the late 1800's.
In Memory of Gorfman T. Frog by Gail Donovan. RL-4.2
Always in trouble, fifth grader Josh takes on his biggest challenge yet when he tries to save a mutant frog in this hilarious book from a new author.
The Birthday Ball by Lois Lowry, illustrated by Jules Feiffer. RL-5.2
Bored with life as a pampered princess, Patricia Priscilla dons a disguise and enters the village school as a new student. There, she'll learn more than she imagined about life on the other side of the castle.
Bad to the Bone by Lucy Nolan, illustrated by Mike Reed. RL-2.8
Down Girl and Sit work hard to train their masters and along the way learn some important truths about the dangers of cats and squirrels in this hilarious story.
Captain Nobody by Dean Pitchford. RL-4.7
Newt Newman has never been someone special--just the little brother of a star football player. But when an awesome Halloween costume releases his inner superhero, Newt discovers his own star power.
