2006 ALSC Notable Children's Books - Older Readers
Discover the 2006 ALSC Notable Children's Books for Older Readers—curated list of award-winning titles perfect for young advanced readers. Find your next favorite book today!
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Photo by Brady
by Jennifer Armstrong
Retells the Civil War through the eyes of photographer Mathew Brady and other field photographers as they record a brutal and deadly time.
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Maritcha
by Tonya Bolden
Based on an actual memoir written by Maritcha Rimond Lyons, who was born in New York City, this poignant story tells what it was like …
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The Tequila Worm
by Viola Canales
Sofia comes from a family of storytellers. Here are her tales of growing up in the barrio, full of the magic and mystery of family …
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The Inkheart Trilogy
by Cornelia Caroline Funke
Since Meggie's bookbinder father can "read" fictional characters to life one abducts them; Meggie "reads" herself into Inkworld as the original creator of the world …
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Flush
by Carl Hiaasen
A hilarious, high-stakes adventure involving crooked casino boats, floating fish, toxic beaches, and one kid determined to get justice. This is Carl Hiaasen's Florida—where the …
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An Innocent Soldier
by Josef Holub
A sixteen-year-old farmhand is tricked into fighting in the Napoleonic Wars by the farmer for whom he works, who secretly substitutes him for the farmer's …
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The Forbidden Schoolhouse
by Suzanne Jurmain
Describes Prudence Crandall's violently-resisted attempts to educate African-American girls in Connecticut in the 1830's.
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Day of Tears
by Julius Lester
Through flashbacks, foreshadowing, and shifting first-person points of view, readers will travel with Emma and others through time and space. They come to discover that …
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Eyes of the Emperor
by Graham Salisbury
Following orders from the United States Army, several young Japanese American men train K-9 units to hunt Asians during World War II by being the …
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Under the Persimmon Tree
by Suzanne Fisher Staples
During the 2001 Afghan War, the lives of Najmah, a young refugee from Kunduz, Afghanistan, and Nusrat, an American-Muslim teacher who is awaiting her huband's …
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Stanford Wong Flunks Big-time
by Lisa Yee
After flunking sixth-grade English, basketball prodigy Stanford Wong must struggle to pass his summer-school class, keep his failure a secret from his friends, and satisy …
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When I Was a Soldier
by Valerie Zenatti
The story of one girl's experience in the Israeli national army where strict routines, grueling marches, poor food, and lack of sleep are the norm, …
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Elsewhere
by Gabrielle Zevin
After fifteen-year-old Liz Hall is hit by a taxi and killed, she finds herself in a place that is both like and unlike Earth, where …