December 2017

Durham, Paul.  THE LAST GARGOYLE
Griffin, Paul. SAVING MARTY
Haynes, Richard.  SLINGSHOT AND BURP
Hyman, Fracaswell.  MANGO DELIGHT
Noyce, Pendred. MOSQUITOES DON'T BITE ME
O'Brien, Patrick.  YOU ARE THE FIRST KID ON MARS
Pearson, Scott. ZEBRA MUSSELS (INVASIVE SPECIES TAKEOVER)
Reynolds, Jason.  LONG WAY DOWN
Stubbs, Lisa. GRUMPY FEET
Winters, Ben H. COUNTDOWN CITY
Winters, Ben H. WORLD OF TROUBLE
Wittekind, Erika. THE BIG PUSH : HOW POPULAR CULTURE IS ALWAYS SELLING

GARDEN STATE CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS nominees 2018

FICTION

Angleberger, Tom. THE RAT WITH A HUMAN FACE
Chambliss Bertman, Jennifer. BOOK SCAVENGER
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker.  THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE
Colossal, Eric. RUTABAGA THE ADVENTURE CHEF
Elliott, Rebecca.  EVA SEES A GHOST
Giff, Patricia Reilly.  UNTIL I FIND JULIAN
Grabenstein, Chris.  THE ISLAND OF DR. LIBRIS
Greenwald, Tommy.  CHARLIE JOE JACKSON'S GUIDE TO PLANET GIRL
Hayes, Christine.  MOTHMAN'S CURSE
Holm, Jennifer L.  BABYMOUSE. 19, BAD BABYSITTER
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly.  FISH IN A TREE
Jamieson, Victoria. ROLLER GIRL
Jones, Kelly.  UNUSUAL CHICKENS FOR THE EXCEPTIONAL POULTRY FARMER
Kinney, Jeff. DIARY OF A WIMPY KID : OLD SCHOOL
Law, Ingrid. SWITCH
Lord, Cynthia.  A HANDFUL OF STARS
McDonald, Megan.  TRIPLE PET TROUBLE
O’Connor, Jane. NANCY CLANCY, SOCCER MANIA 
Pennypacker, Sara. COMPLETELY CLEMENTINE
Pilkey, Dav. CAPTAIN UNDERPANTS AND THE SENSATIONAL SAGA OF SIR STINKS-A-LOT
Primavera, Elise.  MS. RAPSCOTT'S GIRLS
Rodkey, Geoff.  THE TAPPER TWINS GO TO WAR (WITH EACH OTHER)
Sachar, Louis.  FUZZY MUD
Seidler, Tor.  FIRSTBORN
Sloan, Holly Goldberg. APPLEBLOSSOM THE POSSUM
Tashjian, Janet.  MY LIFE AS A GAMER
Vernon, Ursula.  CASTLE HANGNAIL
Warner, Sally.  ELLRAY JAKES THE RECESS KING
Winick, Judd.  THE BOY WHO CRASHED TO EARTH

EARLY READERS

Adler, David A. DON’T THROW IT TO MO!
Arnold, Tedd.  PRINCE FLY GUY
Chaconas, Dori. CORK & FUZZ : SPRING CLEANING
Florian, Douglas. PIG IS BIG ON BOOKS
Lin, Grace.  LING AND TING : TOGETHER IN ALL WEATHER
Lord, Cynthia. HOT ROD HAMSTER AND THE AWESOME ATV ADVENTURE
McCully, Emily Arnold. 3, 2, 1, GO!
McCully, Emily Arnold.  PETE MAKES A MISTAKE
Parish, Herman.  AMELIA BEDELIA CHALKS ONE UP
Ryan, Pam Munoz.  PEN PAL
Rylant, Cynthia.  MR. PUTTER & TABBY SMELL THE ROSES
Shea, Bob.  BALLET CAT : THE TOTALLY SECRET SECRET
Silverman, Erica. LET’S GO FISHING
Willems, Mo. I WILL TAKE A NAP

NON-FICTION

Aldrin, Buzz. WELCOME TO MARS : MAKING A HOME ON THE RED PLANET
Barton, Bethany.  I’M TRYING TO LOVE SPIDERS : (IT ISN’T EASY)
Andrews, Troy.  TROMBONE SHORTY
Collard, Sneed B. FIRE BIRDS: VALUING NATURAL WILDFIRES AND BURNED FORESTS
Eggers, Dave.  THIS BRIDGE WILL NOT BE GRAY
Eszterhas, Suzi. KOALA HOSPITAL
Jenkins, Steve.  HOW TO SWALLOW A PIG : STEP-BY-STEP ADVICE FROM THE ANIMAL KINGDOM
Lewis, J. Patrick.  BIGFOOT IS MISSING!
London, Jonathan. HIPPOS ARE HUGE
Maxwell, Cassandre.  FUR, FINS, AND FEATHERS ABRAHAM DEE BARTLETT AND THE INVENTION OF THE MODERN ZOO
Paschikis, Julie. FLUTTER AND HUM / ALETEO Y ZUMBIDO: ANIMAL POEMS / POEMAS DE ANIMALES
Pringle, Laurence.  OCTOPUSES!: STRANGE AND WONDERFUL
Rockliff, Mara.  GINGERBREAD FOR LIBERTY! HOW A GERMAN BAKER HELPED WIN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Rockliff, Mara. MESMERIZED: HOW BEN FRANKLIN SOLVED A MYSTERY THAT BAFFLED ALL OF FRANCE
Silvey, Anita. UNTAMED: THE WILD LIFE OF JANE GOODALL
Stabler, David.  KID ATHLETES: TRUE TALES OF CHILDHOOD FROM SPORTS LEGENDS
Tavares, Matt.  GROWING UP PEDRO: HOW THE MARTINEZ BROTHERS MADE IT FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC ALL THE WAY TO THE MAJOR LEAGUES
Thompson, Laurie Ann. EMMANUEL’S DREAM: THE TRUE STORY OF EMMANUEL OFOSU YEBOAH
Wicks, Maris.  HUMAN BODY THEATER
Winter, Jonah.  THE FOUNDING FATHERS: THOSE HORSE-RIDIN’, FIDDLE-PLAYIN’, BOOK-READIN’, GUN-TOTIN’, GENTLEMEN WHO STARTED AMERICA

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