2012 NHBA Nominees

Wonderstruck
Wonderstruck
by Brian Selznick
Wonderstruck is an amazing book containing the threads of two stories: one about a boy living in Minnesota in 1977 whose mother dies and leaves him in the care of his aunt and uncle; and the other about a deaf girl living across the river from New York City in 1927.
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 My Name is Mina
HomeschoolMy Name is Mina
by David Almond
My Name is Mina is the story of a charming and imaginative homeschooled girl living in the U.K. who is dealing with the death of her father and adjusting to a new life at home. It's written and designed to sound and look like a journal kept by Mina, full of all her wonderings and thoughts about life.
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The Candymakers
HomeschoolThe Candymakers
by Wendy Mass
Four unique kids are brought together at the Life Is Sweet candy factory to compete in making a delicious new candy. While the basic premise may sound familiar, this story is an entirely new experience! Almost nothing about the kids is as it seems at first glance, and the surprises keep coming as the mystery unfolds.
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 Selling Hope
Selling Hope
by Kristin O'Donnell Tubb
Selling Hope is a fantastic example of entertaining historical fiction based on a fascinating time in U.S. history that is not often represented. Hope McDaniels is a young girl traveling the small-time vaudeville circuit with her Walt Whitman-quoting illusionist father, who uses their show to help "educate the masses."
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Looking for a Good Book?

So are we! We're reading lots of books looking for next year's National Homeschool Book Award nominees. Here we share what we're reading and what we like from a homeschoolers' perspective. It's book reviews by homeschoolers, for homeschoolers!

Recently Added Books

Falling In
Falling In
by Frances O'Roarke Dowell
Social outcast Isabelle Bean doesn't mind when she falls into another world, but how will she convince the kids in this world that she is not the child-eating witch they all fear? And more importantly, can she save them?
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The Search for WondLa
The Search for WondLa
by Tony DiTerlizzi
Eva Nine's never met another human and yearns to see what life is like in the surface world, but when her Sanctuary is destroyed and she's forced to leave everything she knows behind, she discovers she's not as prepared for this new world as she thought.
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Betti On the High Wire
Betti On the High Wire
by Lisa Railsback
Betti, one of many orphaned kids who live in an abandoned circus camp, finds herself trying to adjust to a new life in the U.S. after being adopted against her will. Will she make it home again, or will she make a new home in America?
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Flutter: The Story of Four Sisters and an Incredible Journey
Flutter: The Story of Four Sisters and an Incredible Journey
by Erin Moulton
Two sisters risk everything to save their baby sister and strike out into the Vermont wilderness to find the Wise Woman of local folklore who guards the healing water they hope will heal baby Lilly.
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What We're Reading - Latest Blog Post

WONDER

Tuesday, March 20 2012 by Michelle

Ahh... the confusion of loving a book that has a slightly less-than-fabulous take on homeschooling...

The book is called WONDER, a first novel for author R. J. Palacio. It’s a story about a boy named August (“Auggie”) born with a severe form of a genetic facial malformation. Auggie is kept home until fifth grade, in part because his condition requires frequent surgical procedures and long recoveries, and in part to shelter him from the cruelty his parents worry will be inflicted on him because of his appearance. Just before fifth grade, his parents decide Auggie’s condition is stable enough for him to give school a try and send him to a local private school, where he is forced to face his fears of living outside of his comfort zone.

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