Juvenile Nonfiction Ages 7-10, Grades 2-5
Children's picture book
Ruth and the Green Book
In the early 1950s, newly built interstate highways invited Americans to travel by automobile, but the open road wasn't so open for African-Americans, especially in the South.
The Night Shimmy
Until he meets Marcia, Eric doesn't speak -- the Night Shimmy does all the talking.
Poetry
Trail of Stones
Strauss explores the theme of metamorphosis in fairy tales in this collection of poetry.
Novel
Papio
The adventure story of a young couple who sail to the Yucatan