Wilkerson Elementary Library: Kentucky Bluegrass Award Nominees 3-5

Hoping to adopt a pet to find a sense of belonging in her busy family, Maggie is disappointed to discover she is severely allergic to anything with fur and tries to find a pet to love anyway.

Eleven-year-old Cyrus knows he is not cut out to be a football hero or fireman like his adopted father, but it takes a skittish stray dog to teach him that he, too, can be brave.

Join the hilarious exploration of "a day in the life" of nearly 100 things on Earth. Packed with comics, diagrams, and "secret diaries," this book is a wondrous, encyclopedic glance at a dizzying host of different things--from hearts to farts to coconuts--and makes a hilarious and informative guide for curious young readers.

Fred, a scrappy and lovable shelter dog, gets cast as a stand-in for the lead role in “Dog Squad,” a show about crime-fighting dogs, and he soon finds out the action doesn't always stop on screen.

Missing her mother who has returned to Turkey to resolve an immigration problem, sixth-grader Sila welcomes a very large distraction in her life when she helps a surprising new friend rescue a circus elephant.

The first in a nonfiction series about real FBI cases, this book presents the gripping account of a man, known as D.B. Cooper, who hijacked Northwest Airlines flight 305 on November 24, 1971, and extorted the airline out of $200,000.

Even though eleven year-old Bell has spent his whole life on Mars, he’s still just a regular kid who loves cats and any kind of cake, and is curious about the secrets the adults in the US colony are keeping. When a virus breaks out and the grown-ups all fall ill, Bell and the other children have to uncover the truth to save his family and possibly unite an entire planet.

Stella, the beagle, was trained to sniff out dangerous chemicals, but during a routine safety inspection, she misses the scent of an explosive, leading to the death of Stella’s handler. Cloe, a young girl with epilepsy wants to adopt Stella, but can Stella overcome her anxiety and convince Cloe’s mom that she can be a new kind of service dog and find a home with them?

Maureen and Francine Carter are twins and best friends. Just before the girls start sixth grade, however, Francine becomes Fran -- a girl who wants to join the chorus, run for class president, and dress in fashionable outfits that set her apart from Maureen. Are sisters really forever or will middle school change things for good?

When the annual migration of hummingbears, tiny winged bears that nest in bubbles who are a source of local pride and income for the town of Perchance, dwindles, no one knows why. When a handmade birthday gift brings unexpected magic to Willodeen and her new friend, Connor, she’s determined to speak up for the animals she loves, and perhaps even uncover the answer to the mystery of the missing hummingbears.