Earlier today I received the list of the 2006 nominees for the Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award. As with any awards list, there are titles I'm excited to see and others that leave me scratching my head. I am particularly surprised to see Stargirl on the list, considering that it was nominated for the 2003 Rebecca Caudill Award (which is geared towards student grade 4-8). Go figure. Anyway, for those who might be curious the 2006 nominees are:

Girl With a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier
You Remind Me of You: A Poetry Memoir by Eireann Corrigan
King of the Mild Frontier by Chris Crutcher
The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
The Battle of Jericho by Sharon Draper
The Eyre Affair by Jasper Fforde
The Children of Willesden Lane by Mona Golabek and Lee Cohen
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon
Sweetblood by Peter Hautman
Mother, Come Home by Paul Hornschemeier
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
Odd Thomas by Dean Koontz
The Earth, My Butt and Other Big Round Things by Carolyn Mackler
The Usual Rules by Joyce Maynard
My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult
Mortal Engines by Philip Reeve
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach
Rainbow Boys by Alex Sanchez
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
The Gospel According to Larry by Janet Tashjian
Inside Out by Terry Trueman

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