READ poster contest information

Read all 15 Sunshine State books and prove it:

1. Pass a reading counts quiz OR

2. Write 10 multiple choice questions (see LA teacher for rubric) OR

3. Write a paragraph in response to the question on the blog comments. Sign with your FIRST NAME ONLY! OR

4. Make a 30 second movie trailer about the book

Celebrity Read Posters

Sunshine State Young Reader's Award Information

Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet

Genre: Romance

8th grade graduation ceremony gets pretty crazy when your African American and Asian grandparents are cooking together. Invite the cutest boy in the school and what you have is a recipe for disaster!

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The Entertainer and the Dybbuk

Genre: Historical/Fantasy

A creepy puppet gets revenge for the horror of the Holocaust. Who's in charge here and how does this puppet know so much?

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Dragon Slippers

Genre: Fantasy

Creel's aunt GIVES her to a dragon who GIVES her some blue shoes. These aren't exactly the blue suede kind either. Fantasy lovers, this is your read!

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Found

Genre: Science Fiction

Haddix had me hooked on "it wasn't there - then it was". Time travel, history, adventure, sci fi, high tech! What else do you want?

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Gabriel's Horses

Genre: Historical

"Tenpenny is saying I can run forever, Gabriel. I just got to hold on."

How free can a 12 year old black slave feel when racing horses in the white man's world?

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Schooled

Genre: Comedy/Contemporary

Need I say more? Well, yes. Yes, I do. Old hippies will love this one. Middle school - a place for saints and sinners.

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La Linea

Genre: Realistic

Your heart will pound as you ride the top of a train with two Mexican kids trying to cross the border - Jaramillo gets real.

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First Light

Genre: Science Fiction

Stead combines sci fi, fantasy and adventure with just enough global warming to get you asking questions.

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Runaway

Genre: Realistic

Waaaaay too street smart homeless kid looking for home in all the wrong places. Who doesn't love Van Draanen and happy endings?


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All the Lovely Bad Ones

Genre: Horror

Hahn does it again with a believable ghost story. Travis and Corey think it's funny to haunt their grandmother's quiet inn - when they wake up real ghosts things aren't so funny anymore.

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Into the Wild

Genre: Fantasy/ Folklore

Durst fairy tale redux with a wild twist - who knew "Zel" (Rapunzel) had a daughter!


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The Misadventures of Maude March

Genre: Historical

When the wanted woman in the poster hanging everywhere across the wild west is YOUR big sis...no good can come of it. Or can it?

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Go Big or Go Home

Genre: Science Fiction

Hobbs creates a smart boy with asthma who suddenly can jump buildings in a single bound. Meteor shower? Who knew!



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Airball

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Genre: Sports

Klutzy Kirby doesn't know who his dad is and can't play basketball. Can he play any better with his shirt off and the whole world watching?

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Wing Nut

Genre: Realistic

Grady and his mom have left the commune in a car held together with duct tape. Grady doesn't expect much from the world; maybe for once he and his mom will get more than they bargained for.

Car lovers, bird lovers, mom lovers and any kid who has ever felt left out will enjoy this quick read.

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