Books in William Allen White Children's Book Award - 1953-2000
Established in 1952 by Ruth Garver Gagliardo, a children's literature specialist at Emporia State University, it honors William Allen White (1868–1944), a longtime publisher and editor of The Emporia Gazette. The White Award is the oldest statewide children's choice book award in the United States. Kansas schoolchildren vote for the books. One award per year was given through 2000, with awards being split into two categories starting in 2001 (3-5th and 6-8th grades).
2000
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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White Water | P. J. Petersen | Winner | Log In To Like |
1999
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Frindle | Andrew Clements | Winner | Log In To Like |
1998
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Mick Harte was Here | Barbara Park | Winner | Log In To Like |
1997
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Time For Andrew: A Ghost Story | Mary Downing Hahn | Winner | Log In To Like |
1996
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Giver | Lois Lowry | Winner | Log In To Like |
1995
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Man Who Loved Clowns | June Rae Wood | Winner | Log In To Like |
1994
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Shiloh | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Winner | Log In To Like |
1993
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Maniac Magee | Jerry Spinelli | Winner | Log In To Like |
1992
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story | Mary Downing Hahn | Winner | Log In To Like |
1991
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Beauty | Robin McKinley | Winner | Log In To Like |
1990
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Hatchet | Gary Paulsen | Winner | Log In To Like |
1989
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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On My Honor | Marion Dane Bauer | Winner | Log In To Like |
1988
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Cracker Jackson | Betsy Byars | Winner | Log In To Like |
1987
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The War with Grandpa | Robert Kimmel Smith | Winner | Log In To Like |
1986
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Daphne's Book | Mary Downing Hahn | Winner | Log In To Like |
1985
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Land I Lost | Quang Nhuong Huynh | Winner | Log In To Like |
1984
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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A Light in the Attic | Shel Silverstein | Winner | Log In To Like |
1983
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Peppermints in the Parlor | Barbara Brooks Wallace | Winner | Log In To Like |
1982
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Magic of the Glits | C.S. Adler | Winner | Log In To Like |
1981
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Great Gilly Hopkins | Katherine Paterson | Winner | Log In To Like |
1980
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Pinballs | Betsy Byars | Winner | Log In To Like |
1979
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Summer of the Monkeys | Wilson Rawls | Winner | Log In To Like |
1978
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper | Jean Van Leeuwen | Winner | Log In To Like |
1977
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Harry Cat's Pet Puppy | George Selden | Winner | Log In To Like |
1976
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Socks | Beverly Cleary | Winner | Log In To Like |
1975
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Dominic | William Steig | Winner | Log In To Like |
1974
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Headless Cupid | Zilpha Keatley Snyder | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH | Robert C. O'Brien | Winner | Log In To Like |
1973
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Trumpet of the Swan | E. B. White | Winner | Log In To Like |
1972
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Sasha: My Friend | Barbara Corcoran | Winner | Log In To Like |
1971
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Kävik the Wolf Dog | Walt Morey | Winner | Log In To Like |
1970
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler | E. L. Konigsburg | Winner | Log In To Like |
1969
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Henry Reed's Baby-Sitting Service | Keith Robertson | Winner | Log In To Like |
1968
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Mouse and the Motorcycle | Beverly Cleary | Winner | Log In To Like |
1967
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Grizzly | Annabel Johnson | Winner | Log In To Like |
1966
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Rascal | Sterling North | Winner | Log In To Like |
1965
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Bristle Face | Zachary Ball | Winner | Log In To Like |
