Famous First Lines

"When Mr. Bilbo Baggins of Bag End
announced that he would shortly be
celebrating his eleventy-first birthday
with a party of special magnificence,
there was much talk and excitement
in Hobbiton."
Can you name the book?

Test Your Trivia Skills
Alex Rider

Georgia Children's Book Award: Nominees 2007-2008

Especially for the Lower Grades (4-5)

Clements, Andrew (2004). THE REPORT CARD. Scholastic.
Hobbs, Valerie (2006).  SHEEP. Frances Foster
Mead, Alice (2006).  ISABELLA’S ABOVE-GROUND POOL.  Farrar Books.
Ullman, Barb Bentler (2006).  THE FAIRIES OF NUTFOLK WOOD.  KatherinTegan Books.

Especially for the Upper Grades (7-8)

Grimes, Nikki (2003).  BRONX MASQUERADE. Penguin.
Hobbs, Will (2006).   CROSSING THE WIRE.  HarperCollins.
Howe, James (2003).  THE MISFITS. Simon & Schuster.
Klise, Kate (2005). DELIVER US FROM NORMAL. Scholastic.
Woodworth, Chris (2006).  GEORGIE’S MOON. Farrar.

Possibly for All Grades (4-8)

Ayers, Katherine (2003). MACARONI BOY. Delacorte.
Boniface, William (2006). HERO REVEALED. HarperCollins.
Couloumbis, Audrey (2005).  THE MISADVENTURES OF MAUDE MARCH. Random House.
Duprau, Jeanne. (2003). THE CITY OF EMBER. Random House.
Hiaasen, Carl (2005). FLUSH. Knopf.
Jones, Kimberly K. (2006). SAND DOLLAR SUMMER. Margaret K. McElderry Books.
Kladstrup, Kristin (2006). THE BOOK OF STORY BEGINNINGS. Candlewick.
Lowry, Lois (2006). GOSSAMER. HarperCollins.
Ruby, Laura (2006).  THE WALL AND THE WING. HarperCollins.
Stanley, Diane (2006). BELLA AT MIDNIGHT. HarperCollins.
Yep, Laurence (2006). THE EARTH DRAGON AWAKES. HarperCollins.