2006 Nominees
Teen Non-Fiction
 Satrapi, Marjane. Persepolis : The story of a childhood (A/YA)
Marjane Satrapi's wise, funny, and heartbreaking memoir in graphic novel format that recalls her childhood growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution.
 Thompson, Craig . Blankets . (Grades 10+)
Love and loss in a small Wisconsin town: A tale of security and discovery, of playfulness and tragedy, of a fall from grace and the origins of faith. In graphic novel format.
 Bird, Eugenie. Fairie-ality . (Grades 6+)
Gorgeous art - a fashion book for the well-dressed sprite! Fairie haute couture specialists David Ellwand and Eugenie Bird present nearly 150 delicate outfits fit for any fairie queen.
 Bonnell, Jennifer. D.I.Y. Girl: The real girl's guide to making everything from lip gloss to lamps . (Grades 7-10)
A step-by-step guide to making clothes, beauty products, fashion accessories, and decorative items for the home using commonly available materials.
 Capuzzo, Michael. Close to shore: The terrifying shark attacks of 1916 . (Grades 7+)
Details the first documented cases in American history of sharks attacking swimmers, which occurred along the coast of New Jersey in 1916.
 Crowe, Chris. Getting away with murder: The true story of the Emmett Till case . (Grades 7+)
The brutal killing of a 14-year-old boy in Mississippi and the court's failure to convict the white murderers was a powerful national catalyst for the civil rights movement.
 Crutcher, Chris. King of the mild frontier: An ill-advised autobiography . (Grades 8+)
Even if you've never read one of Crutcher's novels, you will want to read his hilarious, heartbreaking memoir. You'll laugh until your sides ache and cry until you're out of Kleenex.
 Freedman, Russell. In defense of liberty: The story of America's Bill of Rights . (Grades 5+)
A knock on the door at midnight . Torture and unfair imprisonment. Focusing on examples of ordinary citizens who have had the courage to challenge their government and raise their voices at injustice, Russell Freedman's compelling text is essential reading for every American.
 Greenberg, Jan. Runaway girl: The artist Louise Bourgeois . (Grades 8+)
Louise Bourgeois is one of the most important - and controversial - artists of the twentieth century. Known for her graphic, highly personal, and sometimes disturbing sculpture, Bourgeois broke down barriers in the male-dominated art world as she struggled to make sense of her troubled past.
 Hopkinson, Deborah. Shutting out the sky: Life in the tenements of New York , 1880-1924 . (Grades 5-8)
The author focuses on the personal stories, told in their own words, of five young immigrants who made New York their home between 1880 and 1924.
 Hoye, Jacob. Tupac: Resurrection, 1971-1996 . (A/YA)
A stunningly designed, richly photographed companion to the much-anticipated documentary from MTV Films, "Resurrection" brings unprecedented clarity and soulful intimacy to the writings and life of Tupac Shakur.
 Hoye, Jacob. Boards: The art and design of the skateboard . (A/YA)
Features hundreds of color images of designs of skateboard decks from some of today's top artists and graphic designers.
 Kraft, Betsy Harvey. Theodore Roosevelt: Champion of the American Spirit (Grades 5-9)
A biography of the energetic 26 th president of the United States who loved a good fight and frequently acted like a kid but used his presidency to change things for the better.
 Rifa'i, Amal and Odelia Ainbinder. We just want to live here: An unlikely teenage friendship in the two Jerusalems. (Grades 9-12)
Moving letters between two teenage girls from Jerusalem , one Palestinian and one Israeli. They write frankly of their anger, frustrations, and fear, but also of their hopes and dreams for a brighter future.
 Murphy, Jim. An American plague: The true and terrifying story of the yellow fever epidemic of 1973 . (Grades 6-10)
It's 1793, and there's an invisible killer roaming the streets of Philadelphia . This killer has a name -- yellow fever -- but everything else about it is a mystery.
 Paulsen, Gary. How Angel Peterson got his name and other outrageous tales of extreme sports. (Grades 6-9)
Author Gary Paulsen relates tales from his youth in a small town in northwestern Minnesota in the late 1940's and early 1950's, such as skiing behind a souped-up car and imitating daredevil Evil Knievel.
 Platt, Richard. Crime scene: Ultimate guide to forensic science (A/YA)
A truly absorbing book that uses case studies and amazing digital imagery to show how science helps uncover the truth about how crimes were committed and who carried them out.
 Roach, Mary. Stiff: The curious lives of human cadavers . (A/YA)
An oddly compelling, often hilarious exploration of the strange lives of our bodies postmortem. In this fascinating account, Mary Roach visits the good deeds of cadavers over the centuries and tells the engrossing story of our bodies when we are no longer with them.
 Salzman, Mark. True notebooks . (A/YA)
Writing workshops in a Los Angeles juvenile facility produce unexpected results. Both selections from the boys' writing and Salzman's storytelling give us multidimensional images of teenagers thrown into a justice system concerned only with punishment
 Schuff, Nancy Rica. Odd jobs: Portraits of unusual occupations . (A/YA)
What will you be when you grow up? Doctor? Lawyer? Dinosaur duster? There are hundreds of hidden jobs out there and this fast-reading book will introduce readers to some of the more interesting ones available.
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