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Black Eyed Susan Books
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10 exceptional books for grades 6-9 are nominated each year for the entire state of Maryland for the Maryland-Black Eyed Susan Book Award. Students are encouraged to read at least 3 of the 10 books by the beginning of April so that they can attend the PARTY to vote for their favorite! Stop by our school library or a public library today to get started reading these fantastic books!
Cosmic by Frank Cottrell Boyce "Twelve-year-old Liam, who looks like he is thirty and is tired of being treated like he is older than he actually is, decides he is going to pose as the adult chaperone on the first spaceship to take civilians into space, but when he ends up in outer space with a group of kids and no adult supervision, he must think fast to make things right."
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper "Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time."
Closed for the Season by Mary Downing Hahn "When thirteen-year-old Logan and his family move into a run-down old house in rural Virginia, he discovers that a woman was murdered there and becomes involved with his neighbor Arthur in a dangerous investigation to try to uncover the killer."
The Defense of Thaddeus A. Ledbetter by John Gosselink "Twelve-year-old Thaddeus A. Ledbetter, who considers it a duty to share his knowledge and talent with others, refutes each of the charges which have sent him to "In-School Suspension" for the remainder of seventh grade."
The Smoky Corridor by Chris Grabenstein "With the help of his stepmother, his dog Zipper, and new friend Malik, Zack Jennings faces ghosts and zombies at his new middle school, which is said to house a lost Confederate treasure."
Fish by Gregory Mone "Eleven-year-old Fish, seeking a way to help his family financially, becomes a reluctant cabin boy on a pirate ship, where he soon makes friends--and enemies--and is asked to help decipher clues that might lead to a legendary treasure."
Trash by Andy Mulligan "A group of fourteen-year-old boys, who make a living picking garbage from the outskirts of a large city, finds something special and mysterious that brings terrifying consequences."
Half Brother by Kenneth Oppel "In 1973, when a renowned Canadian behavioral psychologist pursues his latest research project--an experiment to determine whether chimpanzees can acquire advanced language skills--he brings home a baby chimp named Zan and asks his thirteen-year-old son to treat Zan like a little brother."
Bystander by James Preller "Thirteen-year-old Eric discovers there are consequences to not standing by and watching as the bully at his new school hurts people, but although school officials are aware of the problem, Eric may be the one with a solution."
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia "In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp."
Information and book covers by 2011 Follett Library Resources, Inc.
Past Middle School BES Winners
2010-2011 Compound
2009-2010 Schooled
2008-2009 I'd Tell You I Love You But Then I'd Have to Kill You
2007-2008 Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
2006-2007 Red Kayak
2005-2006 City of Ember
2004-2005 Heir Apparent
2003-2004 Point Blank
2002-2003 Define Normal
2001-2002 There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around
2000-2001 Holes
1999-2000 Ella Enchanted
1998-1999 Don't You Dare Read This Mrs. Dumphries
1997-1998 Running Out of Time
1996-1997 The Name of the Game Was Murder
1995-1996 Night Terrors
1994-1995 The Giver
1993-1994 Stepping on the Cracks
1992-1993 The Silver Kiss
PVMS' Media Center
Cecil County Public Schools
850 Aiken Avenue
Perryville, MD 21903
(410) 996-6010
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