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ALABAMA CAMELLIA AWARD

Winners Revealed

Alabama Department of EducationTerry Atchison (tatchison@alsde.edu)

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Criteria for the Camellia Award for the 2010-2011 Year

No Caldecott or Newberry winners Consider books by Alabamians, about

Alabama, or an Alabamian Introduce various cultures Avoid stereotypes Has well-developed characters Has illustrations that enhance the story

and relate to the text

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Alabama Camellia Award

Auburn City SchoolsJennifer Dempsey, Chair

Elmore County SchoolsLori McKenzie, Chair

Shelby County SchoolsHeather Mays, Chair

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Books for Grades K-1 I Need My Monster by Amanda Noll The Day Leo Said I HATE YOU! by

Robie H. Harris The Busy Tree by Jennifer Ward Silly Tilly by Eileen Spinelli A Mighty Fine Time Machine by

Suzanne Bloom

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Books for Grades K-1 (continued) Robot Zot by Jon Scieszka Little Blue Truck Leads the Way by

Alice Schertle Ophelia by Ingrid and Dieter Schubert Jon Scieszka’s Trucktown: Truckery

Rhymes by Jon Scieszka Wink by J. C. Phillips

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And the winner is…?

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I Need My Monster Written by Amanda Noll

Illustrated by Howard McWilliam

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Books for Grades 2-3 Letters to a Soldier by First

Lieutenant David Falvey Tsunami! by Kimiko Kajikawa Flip, Float, Fly: Seeds on the Move

by JoAnn Early Macken When the Wolves Returned by

Dorothy Hinshaw Patent Tortuga In Trouble by Ann Whitford

Paul

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Books for Grades 2-3 (continued)

Under the Snow by Melissa Stewart Henry Aaron’s Dream by Matt Tavares Alfred Nobel: The Man Behind the

Peace Prize by Kathy-Jo Wargin Lincoln and His Boys by Rosemary

Wells Minnow and Rose: An Oregon Trail

Story by Judy Young

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And the winner is…?

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When the

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Written by Dorothy Hinshaw PatentIllustrated by Ethan Long

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Books for Grades 4-6 The Potato Chip Puzzles by Eric

Berlin Million-Dollar Throw by Mike Lupica The Best Bad Luck I Ever Had by

Kristin Levine Barbarians by Steven Kroll When the Whistle Blows by Fran

Cannon Slayton

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And the winner is…?

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Million-Dollar Throw

Written by Mike Lupica

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K-1 Committee - Shelby County Heather Mays, Chair, LMS Supervisor Amy Hogan, Oak Mountain Elementary Laura Kaylor, Calera Elementary Stephen Kearley, Elvin Hill Elementary Jackie Killingsworth, Creek View Elementary Gidget McCaleb, Valley Elementary Steve McClendon, Vincent Elementary Laurie Watson, Meadow View Elementary

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Grades K-1 Finalists Princess K.I.M. and the Lie that Grew

by Maryann Cocca-Leffler Yucky Worms by Vivian French Can’t Sleep Without Sheep by Susan

Leonard Hill Bedtime Hullabaloo by David

Conway The Three Gators by Helen Ketteman

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Grades K-1 Finalists (continued)

Even Monsters Need Haircuts by Matthew McElligott

Who Will Plant a Tree? by Jerry Pallotta

Chick ‘n’ Pug by Jennifer Sattler Memoirs of a Goldfish by Devin

Scillian Mr. President Goes to School by Rick

Walton

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2-3 Committee – Elmore County

Lori McKenzie, Chair, Wetumpka High Angie Ashurst, Eclectic Elementary Amy Bass, Holtville Middle Gayla McConnell, Coosada Elementary Mary Peeples, Holtville Elementary Glenda VanErmen, Department of

Curriculum and Instruction

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Grades 2-3 Finalists The Can Man by Laura E. Williams The Lunch Thief by Anne C. Bromley Ocean Soup: Tide-Pool Poems by

Stephen R. Swinburne Rosa’s Bus: The Ride to Civil Rights

by Jo S. Kittinger Pierre the Penguin: A True Story by

Jean Marzollo

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Grades 2-3 Finalists (continued)

What’s So Special About Planet Earth? by Robert E. Wells

First Dog’s White House Christmas by J. Patrick Lewis and Beth Zappitello

Miles of Smiles: The Story of Roxey, the Long Island Rail Road Dog by Heather Hill Worthington

Seaside Dream by Janet Costa Bates One of Us by Peggy Moss

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4-6 Committee – Dothan City Alison Holley, Chair, Girard Middle Karen Kerfoot, Girard Middle Amy Beck, Girard Middle Deonne Davis, Girard Middle Frances Weems, Girard Middle LaJuana Brown, Girard Middle Daphne Harker, Girard Middle

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Grades 4-6 Finalists 11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass Missile Mouse: The Star Crusher by

Jake Parker Leaving Gee’s Bend by Irene Latham Finding Family by Tonya Bolden The Magician’s Elephant by Kate

DiCamillo

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Grades 4-6 Books (continued) Operation Yes by Sara Lewis Holmes What Momma Left Me by Renee’

Watson Dirt Road Home by Watt Key My Invisible Sister by Beatrice Colin

and Sara Pinto The Boy Who Howled by Timothy

Power

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