2024-25 Golden Sower Chapter Book Nominees (Honeybee)

Bunnicula : the graphic novel /

Howe, James, 1946-,


"Based on the novel by Deborah & James Howe." Kirkus Review, May 2022. School Library Journal, October 2022. "Though scoffed at by Harold the dog, Chester the cat tries to warn his human family that their foundling baby bunny must be a vampire. Presented in comic book format"--OCLC.
Date Published:2022

Cress Watercress

Maguire, Gregory,


School Library Journal starred, April 2022. Horn Book Starred, March 2022. Pub Weekly, January 2022. Kirkus Starred, January 2022. Booklist, February 2022. New York Times, March 2022. Library Media Connection, March 2022. "When Papa doesn't return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It's a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what's left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a suspect owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone's business. Can a dead tree full of annoying neighbors, and no Papa, ever be home?"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2024

School Library Journal starred, April 2022. Horn Book Starred, March 2022. Pub Weekly, January 2022. Kirkus Starred, January 2022. Booklist, February 2022. New York Times, March 2022. Library Media Connection, March 2022. "When Papa doesn't return from a nocturnal honey-gathering expedition, Cress holds out hope, but her mother assumes the worst. It's a dangerous world for rabbits, after all. Mama moves what's left of the Watercress family to the basement unit of the Broken Arms, a run-down apartment oak with a suspect owl landlord, a nosy mouse super, a rowdy family of squirrels, and a pair of songbirds who broadcast everyone's business. Can a dead tree full of annoying neighbors, and no Papa, ever be home?"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2024

Finally seen

Yang, Kelly,


Booklist starred, December 2022. Publishers Weekly, January 2023. Horn Book, January 2023. Kirkus Review, December 2022. School Library Journal starred, September 2023. When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.
Date Published:2024

Booklist starred, December 2022. Publishers Weekly, January 2023. Horn Book, January 2023. Kirkus Review, December 2022. School Library Journal starred, September 2023. When ten-year-old Lina Gao leaves China to live with her parents and sister, after five years apart, she must reckon with her hurt, anger, and curiosity and find a way to get her bearings in this new country--and the almost-new family that comes along with it.

Date Published:2024

Invisible

Gonzalez, Christina Diaz, 1969-,


Text mostly in English with some Spanish. School Library Journal starred, August 2022. Booklist starred, July 2022. Publishers Weekly, June 2022. Horn Book, September 2022. "Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain, Sara: the loner, Dayara: the tough kid, Nico: the rich kid, and Miguel: the athlete. And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same--just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and they must decide whether they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help--or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Text mostly in English with some Spanish. School Library Journal starred, August 2022. Booklist starred, July 2022. Publishers Weekly, June 2022. Horn Book, September 2022. "Can five overlooked kids make one big difference? There's George: the brain, Sara: the loner, Dayara: the tough kid, Nico: the rich kid, and Miguel: the athlete. And they're stuck together when they're forced to complete their school's community service hours. Although they're sure they have nothing in common with one another, some people see them as all the same--just five Spanish-speaking kids. Then they meet someone who truly needs their help, and they must decide whether they are each willing to expose their own secrets to help--or if remaining invisible is the only way to survive middle school"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2022

The midnight children

Gemeinhart, Dan,


Booklist Starred Reviews, Kirkus Reviews Starred, Publishers Weekly Starred, School Library Journal Starred, When lonely Ravani Foster discovers his new friend Virginia and her six mysterious runaway companions are in danger, he must fight to keep them safe, or lose the only person who has ever understood him.
Date Published:2022

Odder

Applegate, Katherine,


Maps on endpapers. . School Library Journal, October 2022. Booklist starred, August 2022. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. New York Times, October 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Kirkus Review, September 2022. "Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--Provided by publisher.
Date Published:2022

Maps on endpapers. . School Library Journal, October 2022. Booklist starred, August 2022. Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books starre, October 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. New York Times, October 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Kirkus Review, September 2022. "Odder spends her days off the coast of central California, practicing her underwater acrobatics and spinning the quirky stories for which she's known. She's a fearless daredevil, curious to a fault. But when Odder comes face-to-face with a hungry great white shark, her life takes a dramatic turn, one that will challenge everything she believes about herself--and about the humans who hope to save her"--Provided by publisher.

Date Published:2022

A rover's story

Warga, Jasmine,


School Library Journal, October 2022. Booklist starred, September 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. Kirkus Starred, August 2022. New York Times, November 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2022. Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.
Date Published:2024

School Library Journal, October 2022. Booklist starred, September 2022. Pub Weekly, August 2022. Kirkus Starred, August 2022. New York Times, November 2022. Horn Book, November 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), October 2022. Built to explore Mars, Resilience begins to develop human-like feelings as he learns from the NASA scientists who assembled him, and as he blasts off and explores Mars, Resilience must overcome different obstacles as he explores the red planet.

Date Published:2024

Witchlings

Ortega, Claribel A.,


Publishers Weekly, February 2022. Booklist, January 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2022. Kirkus Review, December 2021. School Library Journal, May 2022. "Every year Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches. Seven isn't placed in one of the five covens. She's a Spare. Seven invokes her only option. The three Spares will be assigned an impossible task: If they work together and succeed at it, their coven will be sealed and they'll gain their full powers. If they fail--Well, the last coven to make the attempt ended up being turned into toads"--Adapted from publisher.
Date Published:2022

Publishers Weekly, February 2022. Booklist, January 2022. Bulletin (Center for Children's Books), April 2022. Kirkus Review, December 2021. School Library Journal, May 2022. "Every year Witchlings who participate in the Black Moon Ceremony are placed into covens and come into their powers as full-fledged witches. Seven isn't placed in one of the five covens. She's a Spare. Seven invokes her only option. The three Spares will be assigned an impossible task: If they work together and succeed at it, their coven will be sealed and they'll gain their full powers. If they fail--Well, the last coven to make the attempt ended up being turned into toads"--Adapted from publisher.

Date Published:2022