The Aurora County All-Stars
No. of pages 256
This book has been graded for interest at 10 years.
There are 256 pages in this book. This book was published 2016 by Houghton Mifflin .
Deborah Wiles spent her childhood summers in a small Mississippi town with her family, including a wacky grandmother who really did go to Hawaii and who loved to wear flip-flops. Deborah has worked as a journalist and radio commentator, and she currently teaches writing and oral history workshops for children. She lives with her family in Frederick, Maryland where she tends her garden, makes baking powder biscuits and drinks plenty of root beer. She has never stolen a chicken. yet. Love, Ruby Lavender is her first novel.
This book has been nominated for the following awards:
Listen Up
This book was recognised by the Listen up.
Pat Conroy Southern Book Award
This book was recognised by the Pat Conroy Southern Book Award.
Young Hoosier Book Award
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Young Hoosier Book Award.
Volunteer State Book Award
This book was recognised in the Grades 4-6 category by the Volunteer State Book Award.
Beehive Award
This book was recognised in the Fiction category by the Beehive Award.
Golden Sower Award
This book was recognised in the Intermediate category by the Golden Sower Award.
South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award
This book was recognised by the South Carolina Childrens Junior and Young Adult Book Award.