Annal:2004 Golden Kite Fiction Award
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Results of the Golden Kite Fiction Award in the year 2004. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- 2004 Golden Kite-fiction winner
- 2007 YRCA-Intermediate nominee
- Score: 14.54
Luther T. Farrell has got to get out of Flint, Michigan.
As his best friend Sparky says, “Flint’s nothing but the Titanic.”
And his mother, a.k.a. the Sarge, says, “Take my advice and stay off the sucker path.”
The Sarge milked the system to build an empire of slum housing and group homes. Luther’s just one of the many people trapped in the Sarge’s Evil Empire—but he’s about to bust out.
If Luther wins the science fair this year, he’ll be on track for college and a future as America’s best-known and best-loved philosopher. All he’s got to do is…
- 2004 Golden Kite-fiction honor
- Score: 6.54
In a futuristic United States devoid of wealth and material things, a teenage baker befriends a talented weaver's apprentice who holds a dark secret.
