Books in Indian Paintbrush Book Award
The Indian Paintbrush Book Award is an award given annually to books nominated and voted on by children in the fourth, fifth, and sixth grades in Wyoming. The criteria for the award are: The book may be fiction or nonfiction The book must have been published within the past two years and must still be in print Any student may nominate a book No book may be nominated for two consecutive years No book by a winning author may appear on the following year's list.
2026
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Wild River | P.J. Petersen | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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A Place to Hang the Moon | Kate Albus | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| The Bletchley Riddle | Ruta Sepetys | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Two Degrees | Alan Gratz | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| The Midnight Children | Dan Gemeinhart | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Many Points of Me | Caroline Gerter | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Firefly Summer | Pura Belpré | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| The Legend of the Last Library | Frank L. Cole | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| The Wishkeeper's Apprentice | Rachel Chivers Khoo | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Impossible Creatures | Katherine Rundell | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2025
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Amari and the Night Brothers | B. B. Alston | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Unplugged | Gordon Korman | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| The Hope of Elephants | Amanda Rawson Hill | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Nugly | M. C. Ross | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Lines of Courage | Jennifer A. Nielsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| The Swifts: A Dictionary of Scoundrels | Beth Lincoln | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| The Last Mapmaker | Christina Soontornvat | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Roll With It | Jamie Sumner | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Labors of Hercules Beal | Gary D. Schmidt | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| The Mona Lisa Vanishes | Nicholas Day | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2024
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Odder | Katherine Applegate | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Stay | Bobbie Pyron | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Ali Cross | James Patterson | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| A Rover's Story | Jasmine Warga | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Mac Undercover | Mac Barnett | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Torpedoed: The True Story of the World War II Sinking of the Children's Ship | Deborah Heiligman | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Wreck at Ada's Reef | Michael D. Biel | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| The Aquanaut | Dan Santat | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez | Adrianna Cuevas | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | Kwame Mbalia | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2023
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| My Life as a Potato | Arianne Costner | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Scary Stories for Young Foxes | Christian McKay Heidicker | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Ban This Book | Alan Gratz | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Switched | Bruce Hale | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| History Smashers: The Mayflower | Kate Messner | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Starfish | Lisa Fipps | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Linked | Gordon Korman | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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When Stars are Scattered | Victoria Jamieson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Efrén Divided | Ernesto Cisneros | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Beatryce Prophecy | Kate DiCamillo | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2022
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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New Kid | Jerry Craft | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Wildfire | Rodman Philbrick | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| A Wolf Called Wander | Rosanne Parry | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Hello, Universe | Erin Entrada Kelly | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| The House with Chicken Legs | Sophie Anderson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise | Dan Gemeinhart | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Us, in Progress | Lulu Delacre | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| The Benefits of Being an Octopus | Ann Braden | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Out of Hiding | Ruth Gruener | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Becoming Muhammad Ali | James Patterson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2021
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| The Trail | Meika Hashimoto | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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White Bird | R.J. Palacio | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like |
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Refugee | Alan M. Gratz | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like |
| Forest of Wonders | Linda Sue Park | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Dear Sister | Alison McGhee | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Framed! | James Ponti | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Bob | Wendy Mass | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Fish in a Tree | Lynda Mullaly Hunt | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Front Desk | Kelly Yang | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Rising Water | P.J. Petersen | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2020
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Hero | Alethea Kontis | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Resistance | Jennifer A. Nielsen | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like |
| Some Kind of Courage | Dan Gemeinhart | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Towers Falling | Jewell Parker Rhodes | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Awkward | Svetlana Chmakova | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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The Truth as Told By Mason Buttle | Leslie Connor | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Nevermoor | Jessica Townsend | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Louisiana's Way Home | Kate DiCamillo | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| One for Sorrow | Mary Downing Hahn | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Sunny | Jason Reynolds | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2019
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Wishtree | Katherine Applegate | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Listen Slowly | Thanhhà Lại | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus | Dusti Bowling | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Restart | Gordon Korman | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Half a Chance | Cynthia Lord | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Dragonwatch | Brandon Mull | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Under Their Skin | Margaret Peterson Haddix | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| War That Saved My Life | Kimberly Bradley | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Ghost | Jason Reynolds | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| The Boys in the Boat | Daniel Brown | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2018
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Crossover | Kwame Alexander | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Pax | Sara Pennypacker | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like |
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Wish | Barbara O'Connor | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like |
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Last in a Long Line of Rebels | Lisa Lewis Tyre | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library | Chris Grabenstein | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Roller Girl | Victoria Jamieson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Old Wolf | Avi Avi | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Circus Mirandus | Cassie Beasley | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Raymie Nightingale | Kate DiCamillo | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Swing Sideways | Nanci Turner Steveson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2017
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Night Divided | Jennifer A. Nielsen | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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El Deafo | Cece Bell | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like |
| Skeleton Tree | Iain Lawrence | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Masterminds | Gordon Korman | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Woof: a Bowser and Birdie novel | Spencer Quinn | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Beneath | Roland Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Soar | Joan Bauer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Thing About Jellyfish | Ali Benjamin | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Menagerie | Tui Sutherland | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Full Cicada Moon | Marilyn Hilton | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2016
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Iron Trial | Holly Black | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| My Friend the Enemy | Dan Smith | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Beholding Bee | Kimberly Newton Fusco | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Mark of the Dragonfly | Jaleigh Johnson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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One Came Home | Amy Timberlake | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Tracing Stars | Erin E Moulton | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Plunked | Michael Northrop | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Lincoln's Grave Robbers | Steve Sheinkin | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Dash | Kirby Larson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Echo | Pam Muñoz Ryan | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Tangle of Knots | Lisa Graff | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Wednesdays | Julie Bourbeau | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Sugar | Jewell Parker Rhodes | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Secret of Midway | Steve Watkins | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Rookie Bookie | L. Jon Wertheim | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2015
2014
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Wonder | R.J. Palacio | Winner | Log In To Like |
| One and Only Ivan | Katherine Applegate | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
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Wild Life | Cynthia DeFelice | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like |
| Game Changers | Mike Lupica | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Sophia's War: a Tale of the Revolution | Avi Avi | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Wolf Storm | Dee Garretson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Eight Keys | Suzanne LaFleur | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Pie | Sarah Weeks | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Ninth Ward | Jewell Parker Rhodes | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Woods Runner | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Zero to Hero | Henry Winkler | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Turtle in Paradise | Jennifer L. Holm | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Bliss | Kathryn Littlewood | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Bulu: African Wonder Dog | Dick Houston | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Grounded | Kate Klise | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2013
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Saving Zasha | Randi G Barrow | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Out of my Mind | Sharon M. Draper | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like |
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Because of Mr. Terupt | Rob Buyea | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like |
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Okay for Now | Gary D. Schmidt | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Flint Heart | Katherine Paterson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| The Fourth Stall | Chris Rylander | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| 13 Treasures | Michelle Harrison | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Dead End in Norvelt | Jack Gantos | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Dog Lost | Ingrid Lee | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Wonderstruck | Brian Selznick | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Love, Aubrey | Suzanne LaFleur | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Bull Rider | Suzanne Williams | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Drizzle | Kathleen Van Cleve | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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A Long Walk to Water | Linda Sue Park | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Powerless | Matthew Cody | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2012
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Red Pyramid | Rick Riordan | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Strange Case of Origami Yoda | Tom Angleberger | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 | Lauren Tarshis | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Masters of Disaster | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Tango: the Tale of an Island Dog | Eileen Beha | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Storm Runners | Roland Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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11 Birthdays | Wendy Mass | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Extra Credit | Andrew Clements | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Storyteller | Patricia Reilly Giff | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Clockwork Three | Matthew Kirby | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Touch Blue | Cynthia Lord | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Lone Wolf | Kristine L. Franklin | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Hero | Alethea Kontis | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Flawed Dogs: the Shocking Raid on Westminster | Berkeley Breathed | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Secret of the Night Ponies | Joan Hiatt Harlow | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2011
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Candy Shop War | Brandon Mull | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Name of this Book is Secret | Pseudonymous Bosch | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
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Savvy | Ingrid Law | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like |
| Mudshark | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Ruins of Gorlan | John Flanagan | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Valley of the Wolves | Laura Gallego García | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Everything for a Dog | Ann M. Martin | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Heart of a Shepherd | Rosanne Parry | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Schooled | Gordon Korman | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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How to Steal a Dog | Barbara O'Connor | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Lost and Found | Andrew Clements | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Kickoff! | Tiki Barber | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Wild Girl | Patricia Reilly Giff | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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When You Reach Me | Rebecca Stead | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Found | Margaret Peterson Haddix | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2010
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Deep and Dark and Dangerous | Mary Downing Hahn | Winner | Log In To Like |
| The Battle of the Labyrinth | Rick Riordan | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Football Hero | Tim Green | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
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The Magic Thief | Sarah Prineas | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Elephant Run | Roland Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Gossamer | Lois Lowry | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Jackie's Wild Seattle | Will Hobbs | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Mysterious Benedict Society | Trenton Lee Stewart | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Wednesday Wars | Gary D. Schmidt | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Listen | Stephanie S. Tolan | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| War Horse | Michael Morpurgo | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Elijah of Buxton | Christopher Paul Curtis | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Lawn Boy | Jonathan Evison | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters | Jeanne Birdsall | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Kenny and The Dragon | Tony DiTerlizzi | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2009
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Diary of a Wimpy Kid | Jeff Kinney | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Invention of Hugo Cabret | Brian Selznick | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| The Lightning Thief | Rick Riordan | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Weedflower | Cynthia Kadohata | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Toby Wheeler, Eighth Grade Benchwarmer | Thatcher Heldring | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Legend of the Wandering King | Laura Gallego García | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Swindle | Gordon Korman | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Hattie Big Sky | Kirby Larson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Fairy Tale Detectives | Michael Buckley | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Legend of Bass Reeves | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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No Talking | Andrew Clements | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Fablehaven | Brandon Mull | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Getting Air | Dan Gutman | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Heat | Mike Lupica | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Rules | Cynthia Lord | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2008
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Miraculous Journey Of Edward Tulane | Kate DiCamillo | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray | Ann M. Martin | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Cracker!: the Best Dog in Vietnam | Cynthia Kadohata | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Fire Within | Chris D'Lacey | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Frog Princess | E. D. Baker | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Mud City | Deborah Ellis | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Niagara Falls, Or Does It? | Henry Winkler | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Homework Machine | Dan Gutman | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Wenny Has Wings | Janet Lee Carey | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Beyond The Deepwoods | Paul Stewart | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Miracle On 49th Street | Mike Lupica | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Takini: Lakota Boy Alerts Sitting Bull | Kenneth Thomasma | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Peter And The Starcatchers | Dave Barry | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Room One: A Mystery or Two | Andrew Clements | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Midnight Rider | Joan Hiatt Harlow | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2007
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Dragon Rider | Cornelia Caroline Funke | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Toad Rage | Morris Gleitzman | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism | Georgia Byng | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| The Amulet of Samarkand | Jonathan Stroud | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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The River Between Us | Richard Peck | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Lightland | H.l. Mccutchen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Silent Boy | Lois Lowry | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Worth | A LaFaye | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Buttermilk Hill | Ruth White | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Stranded in Boringsville | Catherine Bateson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| The Perils of Peppermints | Barbara Brooks Wallace | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Survival in the Storm: the Dust Bowl Diary of Grace Edwards | Katelan Janke | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| The Heroic Adventure of Hercules Amsterdam | Melissa Glenn Haber | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Maxx Comedy: the Funniest Kid in America | Gordon Korman | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Maggie's Door | Patricia Reilly Giff | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2006
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| No Dogs Allowed! | Bill Wallace | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Once Upon a Marigold | Jean Ferris | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like |
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Hoot | Carl Hiaasen | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like |
| Circle of Doom | Tim Kennemore | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Ida B...and her plans to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and (possibly) save the world | Katherine Hannigan | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Ravenmaster’s Secret | Elvira Woodruff | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Dark Hills Divide | Patrick Carman | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Best Halloween Ever, by | Barbara Robinson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Chasing Vermeer | Blue Balliett | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| TruckDogs: a Novel in Four Bites | Graeme Base | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Merchant of Death | D. J. MacHale | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| School Story | Andrew Clements | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Blue Fingers: A Ninja’s Tale | Cheryl Aylward Whitesel | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Rodzina | Karen Cushman | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Secret of the Black Widow | Eugene Gagliano | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2005
2004
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban | J.K. Rowling | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Loser | Jerry Spinelli | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like |
| Thief Lord | Cornelia Caroline Funke | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
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Breadwinner | Deborah Ellis | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Janitor's Boy | Andrew Clements | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Good Dog | Avi Avi | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Carnivorous Carnival | Lemony Snicket | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Artemis Fowl | Eoin Colfer | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Captain's Dog: My Journey with the Lewis & Clark Tribe | Roland Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Hideout | Peg Kehret | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Contest | Gordon Korman | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Dread Mountain | Emily Rodda | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Hunted | Gloria Skurzynski | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Ruby Holler | Sharon Creech | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Hope Was Here | Joan Bauer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2003
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Among the Hidden | Margaret Peterson Haddix | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Reptile Room | Lemony Snicket | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Giggler Treatment | Roddy Doyle | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Ice Story: Shackleton's Lost Expedition | Elizabeth Cody Kimmel | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Westward to Home: Joshua's Diary | Patricia Hermes | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Mouse Called Wolf | Dick King-Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Pure Dead Magic | Debi Gliori | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Jaguar | Roland Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Choosing Up Sides | John H. Ritter | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| My Life In Dog Years | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Nory Ryan's Song | Patricia Reilly Giff | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Promises to the Dead | Mary Downing Hahn | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Doll People | Ann M. Martin | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Lake of Tears | Emily Rodda | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Down the Yukon | Will Hobbs | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2002
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire | J.K. Rowling | Winner | Log In To Like |
| The Bad Beginning | Lemony Snicket | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
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Because of Winn-Dixie | Kate DiCamillo | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like |
| Ramona's World | Beverly Cleary | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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My Louisiana Sky | Kimberly Willis Holt | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| The Case of the Measled Cowboy | John Erickson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Lily's Crossing | Patricia Giff | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| The Wanderer | Sharon Creech | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Color Me Dark: The Diary of Nellie Lee Love | Patricia McKissack | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Bud, Not Buddy | Christopher Paul Curtis | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| The Truth About Sacajawea | Kenneth Thomasma | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Jason's Gold | Will Hobbs | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Ghost Horses | Gloria Skurzynski | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Ella Enchanted | Gail Carson Levine | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| A Blizzard Year | Gretel Ehrlich | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2001
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Holes | Louis Sachar | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Captain Underpants and the Plot of Professor Poopypants | Dav Pilkey | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Sasquatch | Roland Smith | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Soldier's Heart: a Novel of the Civil War | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Skull of Truth | Bruce Coville | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Girl's Revenge | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Perloo the Bold | Avi Avi | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Rosa Parks: My Story | Rosa Parks | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Eye of the Great Bear | Bill Wallace | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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P.S. Longer Letter Later | Paula Danziger | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| My Heart Is on the Ground | Ann Rinaldi | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker | Cynthia DeFelice | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Maze | Will Hobbs | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Do Sia | Kenneth Thomasma | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Landry News | Andrew Clements | Nominee | Log In To Like |
2000
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | J.K. Rowling | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Upchuck and Rotten Willy | Bill Wallace | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Ghost of Fossil Glen | Cynthia DeFelice | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Wringer | Jerry Spinelli | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| World's Worst Fairy Godmother | Bruce Coville | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Ballad of Lucy Whipple | Karen Cushman | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Running Out of Time | Margaret Peterson Haddix | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Ghost Canoe | Will Hobbs | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Out of the Dust | Karen Hesse | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Thunder Cave | Roland Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Rage of Fire | Gloria Skurzynski | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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There's an Owl in the Shower | Jean Craighead George | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Pleasing the Ghost | Sharon Creech | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Across the Wide and Lonesome Praire | Kristiana Gregory | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Wolf Shadows | Mary Casanova | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1999
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Saving Shiloh | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Falling Up | Shel Silverstein | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Backward Bird Dog | Bill Wallace | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
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Frindle | Andrew Clements | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Titanic Crossing | Barbara Williams | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Amee-nah: Zuni Boy Runs the Race of His Life | Kenneth Thomasma | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Wagon Train 911 | Jamie Gilson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| View from Saturday | EL Konigsburg | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Sees Behind Trees | Michael Dorris | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Amber Brown Goes Fourth | Paula Danziger | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Call Me Francis Tucket | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Music of the Dolphins | Karen Hesse | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Help! I'm Trapped in My Sister's Body | Todd Strasser | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Return of Santa Paws | Nicholas Edwards | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Bad, Badder, Baddest | Cynthia Voigt | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1998
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Crash | Jerry Spinelli | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Shiloh Season | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Brian's Winter | Gary Paulsen | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Richest Kids in Town | Peg Kehret | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| See You Around, Sam! | Lois Lowry | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Light on Hogback Hill | Cynthia DeFelice | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Tarantula in My Purse | Jean Craighead George | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Best School Year Ever | Barbara Robinson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Dinosaurs Alive! | Shelly Ritthaler | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Poppy | Avi Avi | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Cyberstorm | Gloria Skurzynski | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Ghost of Popcorn Hill | Betty Ren Wright | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Moose Tracks | Mary Casanova | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Countdown | Ben Mikaelsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Far North | Will Hobbs | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1997
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Watchdog and Coyotes | Bill Wallace | Winner | Log In To Like | |
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Stranded | Ben Mikaelsen | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like |
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Mick Harte was Here | Barbara Park | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like |
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Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear | Lensey Namioka | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Dear Levi | Elvira Woodruff | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Lostman's River | Cynthia DeFelice | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Girls Get Even | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Christmas Sonata | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Walk Two Moons | Sharon Creech | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Time for Andrew | Mary Downing Hahn | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Catherine, Called Birdy | Karen Cushman | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Zlata's Diary | Zlata Filipovic | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Pink and Say | Patricia Polacco | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Math Curse | Jon Scieszka | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Absolutely True Story How I Visited Yellowstone | Willo Davis Roberts | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1996
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Moho Wat: A Sheepeater Boy Attempts a Rescue | Kenneth Thomasma | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Frankie Murphy's Kiss List | Donna Guthrie | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Journey Home | Yoshiko Uchida | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| End of the Race | Dean Hughes | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Addy's Surprise | Connie Porter | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Magic School Bus Lost in the Solar System | Joanna Cole | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Letters From a Slave Girl | Mary E. Lyons | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Monster Blood III | R.L. Stine | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Haymeadow | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Beardance | Will Hobbs | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Boys Start the War | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Giver | Lois Lowry | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Aliens Ate My Homework | Bruce Coville | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| White Hare's Horses | Penina Keen Spinka | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Nasty Stinky Sneakers | Eve Bunting | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1995
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Rescue Josh McGuire | Ben Mikaelsen | Winner | Log In To Like |
| Legend of Jimmy Spoon | Kristiana Gregory | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Mystery of the Cupboard | Lynne Reid Banks | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Goblins in the Castle | Bruce Coville | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Fourth Grade Rats | Jerry Spinelli | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Mama, Let's Dance | Patricia Hermes | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Dark-Thirty: Southern Tales of the Supernatural | Patricia McKissack | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Missing May | Cynthia Rylant | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| If You're Not Here, Please Raise Your Hand | Kalli Dakos | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Sharing Susan | Eve Bunting | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Somewhere Just Beyond | Barbara A. Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Tuck Triumphant | Theodore Taylor | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Woodsong | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Jim Ugly | Sid Fleischman | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Boggart | Susan Cooper | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1994
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Shiloh | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Wayside School is Falling Down | Louis Sachar | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
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Weasel | Cynthia DeFelice | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like |
| Knights of the Kitchen Table | Jon Scieszka | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Wanted: Mud Blossom | Betsy Byars | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Aldo Peanut Butter | Johanna Hurwitz | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| River | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Stonewords: A Ghost Story | Pam Conrad | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Ghost Brother | C.S. Adler | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Dew Drop Dead | James Howe | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| D-Poems of Jeremy Bloom | Gordon Korman | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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There's a Girl in My Hammerlock | Jerry Spinelli | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Humbug | Nina Bawden | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Stepping on the Cracks | Mary Downing Hahn | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1993
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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| Pathki Nana: Kootenai Girl Solves a Mystery | Kenneth Thomasma | Winner | Log In To Like | |
| Doll in the Garden | Mary Downing Hahn | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Totally Disgusting | Bill Wallace | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| On the Far Side of the Mountain | Jean Craighead George | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Who Invited the Undertaker? | Ivy Ruckman | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Strider | Beverly Cleary | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Missing | James Duffy | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Shoebag | Mary James | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Young Black Stallion | Walter Farley | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Secret of the Indian | Lynne Reid Banks | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Practical Joke War | Alane Ferguson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Ghost Cadet | Elaine Marie Alphin | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Soup's Hoop | Robert Newton Peck | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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All About Sam | Lois Lowry | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Teacher's Pet | Johanna Hurwitz | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1992
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Maniac Magee | Jerry Spinelli | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Fudge-a-Mania | Judy Blume | 1st Runner Up | Log In To Like |
| Fudge | Charlotte Graeber | 2nd Runner Up | Log In To Like | |
| Cricket and the Crackerbox Kid | Alane Ferguson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Basement Baseball Club | Jeffrey Kelly | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Afternoon of the Elves | Janet Taylor Lisle | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Lone Star | Barbara Barrie | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| 38 Weeks Till Summer Vacation | Mona Kerby | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
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Beetles Lightly Toasted | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Nominee | Log In To Like |
| Shadowmaker | Ron Hansen | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| High Wizardry | Diane Duane | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Awful Short for 4th Grade | Elvira Woodruff | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Horrible Harry in Room 2B | Susie Kline | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Hank the Cowdog: It's A Dog's Life | John Erickson | Nominee | Log In To Like | |
| Great Male Conspiracy | Betty Bates | Nominee | Log In To Like |
