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"Home of the Faith Firecrackers"Our reading theme for the year is "Clued into Reading". We have many activities planned throughout the year to celebrate the love of reading. NORTH CAROLINA CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD For the next several months, students in grades K-5 will be participating in the North Carolina Children's Book Award contest. This award was first given in 1992 and each year since then, school and public libraries participate in the process of selecting, studying, and voting for the next winner. Students will become familiar with the nominees through a variety of activities and vote for their favorite title in March. This North Carolina Children's Book Award for 2008-2009 will be selected by our students and students from all over the state of North Carolina. This year's nominees are:
PICTURE BOOK CATEGORY Grades K-3
A FROG THING
THE GREAT FUZZ FRENZY
HERO CAT
ICE BEAR: IN THE STEPS OF THE POLAR BEAR
LEONARDO THE TERRIBLE MONSTER
MAX'S WORDS
NOT AFRAID OF DOGS
NOT NORMAN: A GOLDFISH STORY
NOW AND BEN: THE MODERN INVENTIONS OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
ON TOP OF SPAGHETTI
ROGER THE JOLLY PIRATE
SCAREDY SQUIRREL
SUPERHERO ABC
WHAT A DAY IT WAS AT SCHOOL!: POEMS
WHY DID THE CHICKEN CROSS THE ROAD?
WOLVES
JUNIOR BOOK CATEGORY Grades 4-5
ALL OF THE ABOVE: A NOVEL
ANGUS AND SADIE
BABYMOUSE 1, QUEEN OF THE WORLD
BLUE
BUTTERFLY EYES AND OTHER SECRETS OF THE MEADOW
CLEMENTINE
EACH LITTLE BIRD THAT SINGS
FRANKENSTEIN MAKES A SANDWICH
THE HOMEWORK MACHINE
THE INVENTION OF HUGO CABRET: A NOVEL IN WORDS AND PICTURES
THE LIGHTNING THIEF
MARVELOUS MATTIE: HOW MARGARET E. KNIGHT BECAME AN INVENTOR
ROOM ONE : A MYSTERY OR TWO
THE YEAR OF THE DOG: A NOVEL
YOUNGUNCLE COMES TO TOWN
Links to AR BooksAuthor A-GAuthor H-PAuthor Q-ZTitles A-JTitles K-STitles T-Z Reading Level 0.1-2.9Reading Level 3.0-3.9Reading Level 4.0-4.9
Reading Level 5.0-5.9Reading Level 6.0-12.0 Upcoming EventsApril 13-19 National Library WeekApril 17 Poetry in a Pocket DayApril 17 Book Fair Looking DayApril 18 -25 Book FairApril 24 Family NightMay 16 Reading Celebration Day | 
