1. The 2008-2009 Nominees for the SOUTH CAROLINA CHILDREN’S BOOK AWARDS

2. Archer’s Quest By Linda Sue Parks Twelve-year-old Kevin Kim helps Chu-mong, a legendary king of ancient Korea, return to his own time.

3. Big One-oh By Dean Pitchford Charley Maplewood decides to throw himself a tenth birthday party, complete with a "house of horrors" theme.

4. Bringing Ezra Back By Cynthia DeFelice In the mid-1800s, twelve-year-old Nathan journeys from his farm on the Ohio frontier to Western Pennsylvania to rescue a friend held captive by the owners of a freak show.

5. Clementine By Sara Pennypacker While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles.

6. Melvin Beederman Superhero: Curse of the Bologna Sandwich By Greg Trine After graduating from the superhero academy, Melvin Beederman heads for Los Angeles, where he unexpectedly teams up with Candace Brinkwater, school play actress, to nab the evil McNasty Brothers.

7. Dexter, the Tough By Margaret Peterson Haddix A sympathetic teacher and her writing assignment help fourth-grader Dexter deal with being the new kid in school after he punches a kid on the first day.

8. Drita, My Homegirl By Jenny Lombard When ten-year-old Drita and her family Drita is teased about not speaking English well. Popular student Maxine is forced to learn about Kosovo as a punishment for teasing Drita, the two girls soon bond.

9. Earth Dragon Awakes, The San Francisco Earthquake of 1906 By Laurence Yep Eight-year-old Henry and nine-year-old Chin love to read about heroes in popular "penny dreadful" novels, until they both witness real courage while trying to survive the 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

10. Feathers By Jacqueline Woodson When a new, white student nicknamed "The Jesus Boy" joins her sixth grade class, Frannie's friendship with him makes her see some things in a new light.

11. Free Baseball By Sue Corbett Eleven-year-old Felix becomes a bat boy for a minor league baseball team, hoping to someday be like his father, a famous Cuban outfielder.

12. Gossamer By Lois Lowery While learning to bestow dreams, a young dream giver tries to save an eight-year-old boy from the effects of both his abusive past and the nightmares inflicted on him by the frightening Sinisteeds.

13. Homework Machine By Dan Gutman Four fifth-grade students--a geek, a class clown, a teacher's pet, and a slacker, each relate events surrounding a computer programmed to complete homework assignments.

14. How to Save Your Tail By Mary Elizabeth Hanson Bob the rat is captured by two of the queen's cats and survives by sharing fresh-baked cookies.

15. How to Steal a Dog By Barbara O’Conner In North Carolina, her family living in a car, Georgina comes up with a way for the family to make money by stealing a dog for ransom.

16. Jack Plank Tells Tales By Natalie Babbitt Because he is too nice to be a pirate, Jack Plank looks for a new career, but each night he tells tales of why the one job he looked into that day is wrong.

17. Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane By Kate DiCamillo Edward Tulane, a cold- hearted and proud toy rabbit, loves only himself until he is separated from the little girl who adores him and travels across the country, acquiring new owners and listening to their hopes, dreams, and histories.

18. Pompeii: Lost and Found By Mary Pope Osborne Presents a short, illustrated narrative of the city of Pompeii before the 79 AD eruption of Mount Vesuvius buried the city; and describes how in 1763 the city was discovered.

19. Room One: A Mystery or Two By Andrew Clements Ted Hammond, the only sixth grader in his small Nebraska town's one-room schoolhouse, searches for clues to the disappearance of a homeless family.

20. Roxie and the Hooligans By Phyllis Reynolds Naylor Roxie Warbler, the niece of a famous explorer, follows Uncle Dangerfoot's advice on how to survive any crisis when she becomes stranded on an island with a gang of school bullies and a pair of murderous bank robbers.

21. Winner’s Walk By Nancy Ruth Patterson Surrounded by a multitalented family, nine-year-old Case Callahan feels driven to succeed, but his failed attempts at various competitions discourage him until he finds a stray dog with a surprising past.