Rhode Island Children's Book Award 2024 Nominees

"For the life of him, William "Scoob" Lamar can't seem to stay out of trouble--and now the run-ins at school have led to lockdown at home. So when G'ma, Scoob's favorite person on Earth, asks him to go on an impromptu road trip, he's in the RV faster than he can say FREEDOM. With G'ma's old maps and a strange pamphlet called the 'Travelers' Green Book' at their side, the pair takes off on a journey down G'ma's memory lane. But adventure quickly turns to uncertainty: G'ma keeps changing the license plate, dodging Scoob's questions, and refusing to check Dad's voice mails. And the farther they go, the more Scoob realizes that the world hasn't always been a welcoming place for kids like him, and things aren't always what they seem--G'ma included."--Jacket flap.

"Og the Frog tells the story of how he first came to Room 26, where he meets Humphrey the hamster, befriends the students, and writes poems and songs"-- Provided by publisher.

When eleven-year-old Yumi Chung stumbles into a kids' comedy camp she is mistaken for another student, so she decides to play the part"--Provided by publisher.

When Max (Maxine Zealster) befriends her new robot classmate Fuzzy, she helps him navigate Vanguard Middle School and together they reveal the truth behind the Robot Integration Program.

"An epic fantasy about a young girl raised by a witch, a swamp monster, and a Perfectly Tiny Dragon, who must unlock the powerful magic buried deep inside her."--Provided by publisher.

"A picture-book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize"--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations present twenty-eight different science projects.

A great story about a woman who began her career as a journalist for the Chicago Defender writing about the unjust treatment of Black WWII Veterans on American military bases in Japan. She is best known for her time as White House Press Reporter. She asked tough questions of President Eisenhower, demanding that he explain how he planned on enforcing desegregation in America’s schools.

"Using his signature illustration style and [José de la] Luz's diary entries from the war, award-winning author and illustrator Duncan Tonatiuh tells the story of a Mexican American war hero and his fight for equality"--Jacket flap.

In this fictionalized account of Muhammad Ali’s childhood, authors Patterson and Alexander alternate chapters between the two main characters. Alexander writes the chapters from Ali’s point of view in a free verse format, capturing Ali’s charm, sense of fun, work ethic, ability to stand up in the face of oppression and his tremendous athletic abilities. Patterson’s chapters are from the point of view of Ali’s fictional best friend Lucky.

In Dakota Territory in the 1880s, half-Chinese Hanna and her white father face racism and resistance to change as they try to make a home for themselves. Includes author's note.

As the frightening impact of World War II creeps closer and closer to her door, eleven-year-old Ada learns to manage life on the home front"--Provided by publisher.

"Twelve-year-old Annabelle must learn to stand up for what's right in the face of a manipulative and violent new bully who targets people Annabelle cares about, including a homeless World War I veteran"--Provided by publisher.

This book is the first in the Missing series. When thirteen-year-olds Jonah and Chip, who are both adopted, learn they were discovered on a plane that appeared out of nowhere, full of babies with no adults on board, they realize that they have uncovered a mystery involving time travel and two opposing forces, each trying to repair the fabric of time.

Iris and Daniel are best friends and both kids are going through a tough time. One night they meet in the woods between their homes and Iris lies down in the snow to make a snow angel. When she gets up she realizes that she has inadvertently made her snow angel on the grave of a girl named Avery, who was buried in a now forgotten segregated cemetery. She begins to haunt Iris in her dreams. Iris and Daniel research the segregated cemeteries and the legacy of racism in their community in order to help Avery find peace.

When thirteen-year-old Oz Keillor finds a dead body in his family's Santa Fe, New Mexico, restaurant, he is determined to solve the mystery in which his older brother is implicated, but which also involves their long-dead father, who was accused of being a spy.

Did you like the action in the book Loot? Well this might be the perfect follow-up. "Twelve-year-old Ben, who aspires to be a police officer, struggles to do the right thing when his parents suddenly take him and his little sister "on vacation," and he learns they took a large amount of money that was mistakenly deposited in their bank account."

"While his father works two jobs, seventh-grader Efrén Nava must take care of his twin siblings, kindergartners Max and Mia, after their mother is deported to Mexico. Includes glossary of Spanish words"--Provided by publisher.

"Avid baker Zoe Washington receives a letter on her twelfth birthday from her biological father, who is in prison for a terrible crime"--Provided by publisher.

"When twelve-year-old Edie finds letters and photographs in her attic that change everything she thought she knew about her Native American mother's adoption, she realizes she has a lot to learn about her family's history and her own identity"-- Provided by publisher.

Twelve-year-old Max, who loves the legend Buelo tells him about a mythical gatekeeper who can guide brave travelers on a journey into tomorrow, sets out on a dangerous quest to discover if he is true of heart and what the future holds, armed with a treasured compass, a mysterious stone rubbing, and Buelo's legend as his only guides.

After an injury sidelines her dreams of becoming a ballet star, Maisie is not excited for her blended family's midwinter road trip along the coast, near the Makah community where her mother grew up.

Amara visits her father's family in Harlem for her twelfth birthday, hoping to better understand her family and herself, but New York City is not what she expected.

Twelve-year-old Iris and her grandmother, both deaf, drive from Texas to Alaska armed with Iris's plan to help Blue-55, a whale unable to communicate with other whales.

The main character is Little Eddie. His best friend has moved to New York and Little Eddie faces a summer without his best friend. He meets Cameron, a girl with a strong sense of herself, in the day camp program and convinces her to be his partner in a fishing contest. This contest is one that his father won years before. His dad, who was from Colombia, died when Little Eddie was young and he barely remembers him. Little Eddie hopes that this will help him reconnect with his father. Neither he nor Cameron have ever fished before. LIttle Eddie can’t wait until his half-brother who lives in Colombia comes to visit this summer. Those plans change when Big Eddie’s abuela becomes ill and Big Eddie must stay to help her. LIttle Eddie ends up flying to Colombia at Abuela’s request. He spends a month getting to know Big Eddie’s Abuela and learning about his Colombian heritage. When Little Eddie returns to Minneapolis, Cameron has new friends who don’t like Little Eddie and he still has no idea how to fish.

When Lily, her sister Sam, and their mother move in with her sick grandmother, Lily traps a tiger and makes a deal with him to heal Halmoni.