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Get Caught Reading The Blue Box on the left contains a listing of awards given annually. Click on the award to see the winners. An * indicates we have the book in our library.
All CHS SSR Lists, Teacher Reading Lists, and Bibliographies are located on the teacher's "Get Caught Reading" page according to grade level. Freshmen Lists are found under Mrs. Mazerolle and Mrs. Bell. Sophomore under Mrs. Mazerolle, Mrs. Souther and Mrs. Margeson. Junior under Ms. Black and Ms. Margeson. Senior under Ms. Black and Ms. Levesque. An alphabetical listing is also available at this Link The ABBY Award, the American Book Sense Book of the Year award, was first established in 1991 to honor the "hidden treasures" that ABA bookstore members most enjoyed recommending to their customers during the previous year. 2008 = Hosseini, Khaled- A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007 = Gruen, Sara- Water for Elephants: A Novel 2006 = Kostova, Elizabeth- The Historian: A Novel 2005 = Clarke, Susanna- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell 2004 = Brown, Dan- The Da Vinci Code* 2003 = Funke, Cornelia- The Thief Lord*
2002=Brashares, Ann -The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants*
2001= Dicamillo, Kate- Because of Winn-Dixie 2000 =Brumbeau, Jeff -The Quiltmaker’s Gift 1999= Wells, Rebecca- Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
The Alex Award is in honor of Margaret Edwards, called "Alex" by her friends, for her pioneering services in Young Adult Literature. She was committed to using adult books with teenagers and incorporating then into the reader's advisory training programs they instituted. 2008: Polly, Matthew - American Shaolin Ruff, Matt - Bad Monkeys Lemire, Jeff - Essex County: Vol. 1, Tales From the Farm Iggulden, Conn - Genghis: Birth of an Empire Kyle, Aryn - The God of Animals: A Novel Beah, Ishmael - A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier Jones, Lloyd - Mister Pip Rothfuss, Patrick - The Name of the Wind Maltman, Thomas - The Night Birds Lutz, Lisa - The Spellman Files
2007: Connolly, John-The Book of Lost Things Doig, Ivan-The Whistling Season D'Orso, Michael-Eagle Blue Gruen, Sara-Water for Elephants Hamamura, John-Color of the Sea Joern, Pamela Carter-The Floor of the Sky Lewis, Michael-The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game Mitchell, David-Black Swan Green Rash, Ron-The World Made Straight Setterfield, Diane-The Thirteenth Tale
2006: Bates, Judy Fong-Midnight at the Dragon Cafe Buckhannon, Kalisha-Upstate Gaiman, Neil-Anansi Boys Galloway, Gregory-As Simple as Snow Ishiguro, Kazuo-Never Let Me Go Martinez, A. Lee-Gil's All Fright Diner Palwick, Susan-the Necessary Beggar Rawles, Nancy-My Jim Scheeres, Julia-Jesus Land: A Memoir Walls, Jeannette-The Glass Castle: A Memoir
2005: Almond, Steve-Candyfreak: A Journey Through the Chocolate Underbelly of America Cox, Lynn-Swimming to Antarctica: Tales of a Long Distance Swimmer Halpin, Brendan-Donorboy Durson, Robert-Shadow Divers Meyers, Kent-Word of the Wolves Patchett, Ann-Truth & Beauty: A Friendship Picoult, Jodi-My Sister's Keeper* Reed, Kit-Thinner Than Thou* Shepard, Jim-Project X Sullivan, Robert-Rats: Observations on the History and Habitat of the City's Most Unwanted Inhabitants
2004: Davis, Amanda-Wonder When You'll Miss Me* Haddon, Mark-The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime Hosseini, Khaled-The Kite Runner Niffenegger, Audrey-The Time Traveler's Wife* Packer, Z.Z-Drinking Coffee Elsewhere Roach, Mary-Stiff* Salzman, Mark-True Notebooks* Satrapi, Marjane-Persepolis* Sinspear, Jacqueline-Maisie Dobbs Yates, Bart-Leave Myself Behind
2003: Barry, Lynda-One Hundred Demons* Conroy, Pat-My Losing Season Ferris, Timothy-Seeing in the Dark Fforde, Jasper-The Eyre Affair Lawson, Mary-Crow Lake Malloy, Brian-The Year of Ice Otsuka, Julie-When the Emporer Was Divine* Packer, Ann-The Dive from Clausen's Pier. Southgate, Martha-The Fall of Rome Weisberg, Joseph-10th Grade
2002: Brooks, Geraldine-A Novel of the Plague Doyle, William-An American Insurrection: The Battle of Oxford, Mississippi Durham, David Anthony-Gabriel's Story Ehrenreich, Barbara-Nickel and Dimes: On (not) Getting by in the Boom-Time America Enger, Lief-Peace Like a River Kruger, Kobie-TheWilderness Family: At Home With America's Wildlife Morrissey, Donna-Kit's Law Odom, Mel-The Rover Vijayaraghavan, Vineeta-Motherland Walker, Rebecca-Black, White, and Jewish: Autobiography of a Shifting Self
2001: Strauss, Darin-Chang and Eng Colton, Larry-Counting Coup* Marillier, Juliet-Daughter of the Forest Watt, Alan-Diamond Dogs* Bradley, James-Flags of Our Fathers* Chevalier, Tracy-The Girl with the Pearl Earring Philbrick, Nathaniel-Into the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex Sherwood, Ben-The Man Who Ate the 747 Bradshoaw, Gillian-The Sand Reckoner Jordan, June-Soldier; A Poet's Childhood Breashears, David-High Exposure: An Enduring Passion for Everest & Unforgiving Places Card, Orson Scott-Ender's Shadow* Clark, Breena-River, Cross My Heart Codell, Esme Raji-Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year* Fuqua, Jonathan Scott-The Reappearance of Sam Webber Gaiman, Neil-Stardust Greenlaw, Linda-The Hungry Ocean: A Swordboat Captain's Journey Haruf, Kent-Plainsong Porter, Connie-Imani All Mine Hart, Elva Trevino-Barefoot Heart: Stories of a Migrant Child
Boston Globe-Horn Award top
Founded in 1924, this award is sponsored by the Boston Globe newspaper and the Horn Book, Inc. It honors authors and illustrators of outstanding children's and young adult books in these three categories: Fiction and Poetry, Nonfiction, and Picture Books
Fiction and Poetry: 2008=Sherman Alexie-The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, illustrated by Ellen Forney 2007=Anderson, M.T. - The Pox Party* 2006=DiCamillo, Kate - The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane* 2005=Schusterman, Neal - The Schwa Was Here Nelson, Marylin - A Wreath For Emmett Till* 2004=Almond, David - The Fire Eaters 2003=Anderson, M.T. - Feed* 2002=Salisbury, Graham - Lord of the Deep 2001=Nelson, Marilyn - Carver: A Life in Poems 2000=Billingsley, Franny - The Folk Keeper
Nonfiction: 2008=Peter Sís - The Wall 2007=Cyr, Louis - The Strongest Man in the World 2006=McNulty, Faith - If You Decide to Go to the Moon 2005=Hoose, Phil - The Race to Save the Lord God Bird 2004=Murphy, Jim - An American Plague 2003=Kalman, Maira - Fireboat: The Heroic Adventures of the John Harvey 2002=Partridge, Elizabeth - This Land Was Made for You and Me 2001=Dash, Joan - The Longitude Prize 2000=Aronson, Marc - Sir Walter Raleigh and the Quest for El Dorado 2007 The Carnegie Medal top The Carnegie Medal was first established in 1937 to honor an outstanding book published in the United Kingdom. It was initially limited to English writers, but since 1969 any book written in English and first published in the United Kingdom can be eligible 2008=
Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly - March On! The Day My Brother
Martin Changed the World 2007=Rosoff, Meg - Just in Case* 2005=Peet, Mal - Tamar 2004=Boyce, Frank Cottrell - Millions 2003=Donnelly, Jennifer - A Gathering Light 2002=Creech, Sharon - Ruby Holler 2001=Pratchett, Terry - The Amazing Maurice and his Educated Rodents 2000=Naidoo, Beverly - The Other Side of Truth 1999=Chambers, Aidan - Postcard from No Man's Land* 1998=Almond, David - Skelling
Edgar Allen Poe Award Winners-Best YA Mystery Novel Top Given by the Mystery Writers of America each year to a young adult book for outstanding contributions to mystery, crime and suspense writing. Edgar Allen Poe is known as the "Father of the American Detective Story", so who better to have a mystery award named after? 2008= Hart, John - Down River 2007=Goodwin, Jason - The Janissary Tree 2006=Feinstein, John - Last Shot* 2005=Hoobler, Dorothy - In Darkness, Death 2004=McNamee, Graham - Acceleration* 2003=Andrews, Mary Kay - Savannah Blues 2002=Wynne-Jones, Tim - the Boy in the Burning House* 2001=Alphin, Elaine Marie - Counterfeit Son 2000=Vande Velde - Never Trust a Dead Man 1999=Werlin - Killer's Cousin* 1998=Hobbs - Ghost Canoe*
Coretta Scott King Award Winners Top Two librarians, who realized that African American authors and illustrators had not been recognized for their work, started this award. Started in the late 1960s and early 1970s, this award has become important in children's literature. 2009=Nelson,
Kadir - We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League
Baseball 2008=Curtis, Christopher Paul - Elijah of Buxton 2007=Draper, Sharon - Copper Sun 2006=Lester, Julius - Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue 2005=Morrison, Toni - Remember: The Journey to School Integration 2004=Johnson, Angela - The First Part Last 2003=Grimes, Nikki - Bronx Masquerade* 2002=Taylor, Mildred D. - The Land* 2001=Woodson, Jacqueline - Miracle's Boys 2000=Curtis, Christopher Paul - Bud, Not Buddy 1999=Johnson, Angela - Heaven
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Recipients Top The Laura Ingalls Wilder Award was first given to Laura Ingalls Wilder in 1954. The award honors an author or illustrator whose books give a lasting contribution to literature over a period of years for children. The award is given every 3 years. 2009=Ashley Bryan 2007=Marshall, James 2005=Yep, Laurence 2003=Carle, Eric 2001=Meltzer, Milton 1998=Freedman, Russell 1995=Hamilton, Virginia 1992=Brown, Marcia 1989=Speare, Elizabeth George 1986=Fritz, Jean
Margaret A. Edwards Award Winners Top The Margaret A. Edwards Award was established in 1988 and is given every year to an author for lifetime achievement in children’s literature for young adults. The interesting thing is the author must be living! The award is named for the late Margaret A. Edwards, a children’s librarian in Baltimore, Maryland for more than 30 years. 2009=Laurie Halse Anderson
2008=Card, Orson Scott
2007=Marshall, James
2005= Block, Francesca Lia
2002= Zindel, Paul 2001= Lipsyte, Robert 2000= Crutcher, Chris 1999=McCaffrey, Anne National Book Awards Top
The National Book Awards has been a tradition since March 16, 1950, when a consortium of book publishing groups sponsored the first annual National Book Awards Ceremony and Dinner in New York City. The goal was to enhance the public’s awareness of exceptional books written by fellow Americans, and to increase the popularity of reading in general. Since then, the National Book Awards have become the nation’s preeminent literary prizes. 2008: Fiction - Shadow Country by Peter Matthiessen Nonfiction - The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family by Annette Gordon-Reed Poetry - Fire to Fire: New and Collected Poems by Mark Doty Young People's Literature - What I Saw and How I Lied by Judy Blundell 2007: Fiction - Tree of Smoke by Denis Johnson Nonfiction - Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA by Tim Weiner Poetry - Time and Materials by Robert Hass Young People's Literature - The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie 2006 : Fiction - The Echo Maker by Richard Powers Nonfiction - The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl by Timothy Egan Poetry - Splay Anthem by Nathaniel Mackey Young People's Literature - The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing: Traitor to the Nation Vol.1 by M.T. Anderson 2005: Fiction - Europe Central by William T. Vollman Nonfiction - The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion Poetry - Migration: New and Selected Poems by W.S. Merwin Young People's Literature - The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall 2004: Fiction - The News from Paraguay by Lily Tuck Nonfiction - Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights and Murder in the Jazz Age by Kevin Boyle Poetry - Door in the Mountain: New & Collected Poems by Jean Valentine Young People’s Literature - Godless by Pete Hautman* 2003: Fiction - The Great Fire by Shirley Hazzard Nonfiction - Waiting for Snow in Havana: Confessions fo a Cuban Boy by Carlos Eire Poetry - The Singing by C.K. Williams Young People's Literature - The Canning Season by Polly Horvath 2002: Fiction - Three Junes by Julia Grass Nonfiction - Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson by Robert A. Caro Poetry - In the Next Galaxy by Ruth Stone Young People's Literature - The House of Scorpion by Nancy Farmer* 2001: Fiction - The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen Nonfiction - The Noonday Deamon by Andrew Soloman Poetry - Poems Seven: New and Complete Poetry by Alan Dugan Young People's Literature - True Believer by Virginia Wolff* 2000: Fiction - America by Susan Sontag Nonfiction - In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick Poetry - Blessing the Boats: New and Selected Poems by Lucille Clifton Young People’s Literature - Homeless Bird by Gloria Whelan* 1999: Fiction - Waiting by Ha Jin Nonfiction - Embracing Defeat: Japan in the Wake of WWI by John W. Dower Poetry - Vice: New and Selected Poems by Ai Young People’s Literature - When Zachary Beaver Came to Town by Kimberly Willis Holt* Newbery Award Winners Top The American Library Association awards the Newbery Medal, each year, for the most distinguished American children’s book of the year. Named after the eighteenth century bookseller, John Newbery, the first award was given in 1922. The Newbery Award was also the first award given to children’s books. 2009= Gaiman, Neil - The Graveyard Book 2008=Schlitz, Laura Amy - Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village 2007=Lord, Cynthia - Rules Holm, Jennifer - Penny From Heaven Larson, Kirby - Hattie Big Sky Patron, Susan - Higher Power of Lucky
2006=Perkins - Criss Cross Armstrong - Whittington Bartoletti - Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow* Hale - Princess Academy Woodson - Show Way* . 2005= Kadohata -Kira-Kira*
2004= DiCamillo- The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse.. 2003= Avi- Crispin: The Cross of Lead 2002= Park- A Single Shard* 2001= Peck- A Year Down Yonder*
2000= Curtis- Bud, Not Buddy Michael L. Printz Award Top This award is given to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. Named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian, Michael Printz was know for discovering and promoting quality books for young adults. He had a passion for books and reading!2009=
Marchetta, Melina- Jellicoe Road 2008=McCaughrean, Geraldine - The White Darkness: A Novel* Knox, Elizabeth - Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet Clarke, Judith - One Whole and Perfect Day Jenkins, A.M. - Repossessed 2007=Zusak, Markus - Book Thief*
2006 =Green, John - Looking for Alaska*
2005=Rosoff, Meg - How I Live Now*
2004=Johnson, Angela- The First Part Last* 2003=Chambers, Aiden- Postcards from No Man’s Land* 2002=Na- A Step from Heaven* The Milkweed Award Top The Milkweed Award for Online Literary Excellence is an honor given for outstanding efforts in electronic publishing, which promote the goals of quality literature as a transforming art form.
Henderson, Aileen Kilgore - The Summer of the Bonepile Monster Williams, Laura/Goldstein, Nancy - Behind the Bedroom Wall* Bridal, Tessa - The Tree of Red Stars*
Mythopoeic Fantasy Awards Top The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award is given by the international literary and educational organization, dedicated to the study and enjoyment of fantasy literature. These awards are presented each year for adult adn children's fantasy books. 2008= Christensen, Kate - The Great Man 2007=McKillip, Patricia - Solstice Wood Fisher, Catherine - Corbenic 2006=Gaiman, Neil - Anansi Boys Stroud, Jonathan - The Bartimaeus Trilogy* 2005=Clarke, Susanna - Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell* Pratchett, Terry - A Hat Full of Sky* 2004=McKinley, Robin - Sunshine* Dunkle, Clare B. - The Hollow Kingdom 2003=McKilip, Patricia - Ombria in Shadow Chabon, Michael - Summerland Tolkien, J.R.R. - Beowulf and the Critics 2002=Bujold, Lois McMaster - The Curse of Chalion Flieger, Verlyn & Hostetter - Carl Tolkien's Legendarium 2001=Murphy - Night Flying* Napoli - Beast* 2000=Rowling - Harry Potter & the Prizoner of Azkaban*
In 1912, the Columbia School of Journalism was established one year after the death of Joseph Pulitzer. The committee gave honor to Pulitzer in categories of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, biography/autobiography, music and drama. Nonfiction: 2008=Friedlander, Saul - The Years of Extermination: Nazi Germany & the Jews 1939-1945 2007=Wright, Lawrence - The Looming Tower 2006=Elkins, Caroline - Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya 2005=Coll, Steve - Ghost Wars 2004=Applebaum, Steve - Gulag: A History 2003=Power, Samantha - A Problem from Hell: America & the Age of Genocide 2002=McWhorter, Diane - Carry Me Home 2001=Bix, Herbert P. - Hirohito and the Making of Modern Japan 2000=Dower, John W. - Embracing Defeat 1999=McPhee, John - Animals of the Former World
Fiction: 2008=Diaz, Junot - The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao 2007=McCarthy, Cormac - The Road 2006=Brooks, Geraldine - March 2005=Robinson, Marilynne - Gilead 2004=Jones, Edward P. - The Known World 2003=Eugenides, Jeffrey - Middlesex 2002=Russo, Richard - Empire Falls 2001=Chabon, Michael - The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay 2000=Lahiri, Jhumpa -Interpreter of Maladies 1999=Cunningham, Michael - The Hours
Biography: 2008=Matteson, John - Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and her Father 2007=Applegate, Debby - The Most Famous Man in America 2006=K. Bird/M. Sherwin - American Prometheus; the Triumph & Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer 2005=M. Stevens/A. Swan - de Kooning: An American Master 2004=Taubman, William - Khrushchev: The Man and his Era 2003=Caro, Robert A. - Master of the Senate: The Years of Lyndon Johnson 2002=McCullough, David - John Adams 2001=Lewis, David L. - W.E.B. Dubois: The Fight for Equality & the American Century, 1919-1963 2000=Schiff, Stacy - Vera 1999=Berg, A. Scott - Lindbergh
History: 2008=Howe, Daniel Walker - What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848 2007=Roberts, G./Klibanoff, H. - The Race Beat 2006=Oshinsky, David - Polio: An American Story 2005=Hackett, David - Washington's Crossing 2004=Hahn, Steven - A Nation Under Our Feet 2003=Atkinson, Rick - An Army At Dawn: The War in Africa 2002=Menard, Louis - The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America 2001=Ellis, Joseph J. - Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000=Kennedy, David - Freedom From Fear 1999=Burrows, Edwin G. - Gotham: A History of NY City to 1898
Drama: 2008=Letts, Tracy - August: Osage County 2007=Lindsay-Abaire, David - Rabbit Hole 2006=none - no award given 2005=Shanley, John Patrick - Doubt, a Parable 2004=Wright, Doug - I Am My Own Wife 2003=Cruz, Nilo - Anna in the Tropics 2002=Parks, Suzan-Lori - Topdog/Underdog 2001=Auburn, David - Proof 2000=Margulies, Donald - Dinner With Friends 1999=Edson, Margaret - Wit
Poetry: 2008=Hass, Robert - Time and Materials 2007=Trethewey, Natasha - Native Guard 2006=Emerson, Claudia - Late Wife 2005=Kooser, Ted - Delights & Shadows 2004=Wright, Franz - Walking to Martha's Vineyard 2003=Muldoon, Paul - Moy Sand and Gravel 2002=Dennis, Carl - Practical Gods 2001=Dunn, Stephen - Different Hours 2000=Williams, C.K. - Repair 1999=Strand, Mark - Blizzard of One
Scott O'Dell Historical Fiction Award Top The Scott O'Dell Award is presented for an historical fiction book which takes place in the "New World", and is published by a United States publisher. This is awarded during the winter of each year. 2008= Curtis, Christopher Paul - Elijah of Buxton 2007=Klages, Ellen - The Green Glass Sea 2006=Erdrich, Louise - The Game of Silence 2005=LaFaye, A. - Worth 2004=Peck, Richard - A River Between Us 2003=Pearsall, Shelley - Trouble Don't Last 2002=Taylor - The Land 2001=Lisle - Art of Keeping Cool 2000=Bat-Ami - Two Suns in the Sky*
100 Best Books for Teens Top Librarians at the 2000 ALA Conference selected the one hundred titles they consider to be the best books for young adults from the last half of the twentieth century. Titles were chosen from the Best Books for Young Adults Booklists published from 1966-2000. The following titles are those selected as the top 100 books: FICTION: Adams, Douglas - The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy* Adams, Richard - Watership Down* Anonymous - Go Ask Alice* Atwood, Margaret - Handmaid's Tale* Avi - Blue Heron Avi - Nothing But the Truth* Bachman, Richard - Long Walk* Bauer, Joan - Rules of the Road* Block, Francesca Lia - Weetzie Bat Bloor, Edward - Tangerine* Brooks, Bruce - The Moves Make the Man* Brooks, Terry - Magic Kingdom for Sale-Sold! Card, Orson Scott - Ender's Game* Childress, Alice - Hero Ain't Nothin' but a Sandwich* Cooney, Caroline - Flight #116 is Down Cormier, Robert - After the First Death* Cormier, Robert - Fade* Cormier, Robert - I Am the Cheese* Cormier, Robert - The Chocolate War; A Novel* Crutcher, Chris - Athletic Shorts: 6 Short Stories* Crutcher, Chris - Chinese Handcuffs* Crutcher, Chris - Ironman* Crutcher, Chris - Running Loose Crutcher, Chris - Staying Fat for Sarah Byrnes* Cushman, Karen - Catherine Called Birdy* Cushman, Karen - The Midwife's Apprentice* Deuker, Carl - On the Devil's Court* Dickinson, Peter - Eva* Draper, Sharon - Tears of a Tiger* Farmer, Nancy - A Girl Named Disaster* Farmer, Nancy - The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm* Fleischman, Paul - Bull Run Fleischman, Paul - Whirligig Gallo, Donald - Sixteen: Short Stories by Outstanding Writers for Young Adults* Garden, Nancy - Annie On My Mind Gurney, James - Dinotopia: A Land Apart from Time* Guy, Rosa - Disappearance Guy, Rosa - The Friends* Hesser, Terry Spencer - Kissing Doorknobs* Hobbs, Will - Downriver* Hobbs, Will - Far North* Hurwin, Davida Wills - A Time For Dancing* Kindl, Patrice - Owl in Love* Klause, Annette Curtis - The Silver Kiss* Koertge, Ron - The Arizona Kid* Laird, Elizabeth - Kiss the Dust Lowry, Lois - The Giver* Magorian, Michelle - Good Night, Mr. Tom Mahy, Margaret - The Changeover: a Supernatural Romance Marsden, John - Tomorrow, When the War Began* McCaffrey, Anne - Dragonsinger McDonald, Joyce - Swallowing Stones* McKinley, Robin - Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast* McKinley, Robin - Blue Sword Myers, Walter Dean - Fallen Angels* Myers, Walter Dean - Hoops* Myers, Walter Dean - Slam!* Myers, Walter Dean - Somewhere in the Darkness* Nelson, Theresa - Earthshine* Nix, Garth - Sabriel* O'Brien, Robert - Z for Zachariah* O'Brien, Tim - Things They Carried* Orr, Wendy - Peeling the Onions* Paterson, Katherine - Jacob, I Have Loved* Paterson, Katherine -Lyddie Paulsen, Gary - Soldier's Heart* Plath, Sylvia - The Bell Jar* Potok, Chaim - The Chosen* Pullman, Philip - The Golden Compass* Pullman, Philip - The Ruby in teh Smoke* Rowling, J.K. - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone* Sachar, Louis - Holes* Sleator, William - House of Stairs Spiegelman, Art - Maus: A Survivor's Tale II* Staples, Suzanne - Shabanu* Stewart, Mary - The Crystal Cave* Tan, Amy - The Joy Luck Club* Voight, Cynthia - Runner* White, Robb - Deathwatch* Wolff, Virginia Euwer - Make Lemonade* Woodson, Jacqueline - If You Come Softly Wrede, Patricia - Dealing with Dragons Yolen, Jane - Briar Rose NONFICTION: Angelou, Maya - I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings* Ashabranner, Brent - Always to Remember: the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Boas, Jacob - We are Witnesses: The Diaries of Five Teenagers Who Died in the Holocaust* Bodanis, David - Secret House: 24 Hours in the Strange and Unexpected World in Which We Spend... Brooks, Polly Schoyer - Beyond the Myth: The Story of Joan of Arc Cleary, Beverly - Girl from Yamhill: a Memoir* Edelman, Bernard - Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam Freedman, Russell - Eleanor Roosevelt: A Life of Discovery* Freedman, Russell - Lincoln: A Photobiography Freedman, Russell - Wright Brothers: How They Invented the Airplane Janeczko. Paul - Place My Words are Looking For: What Poets Say About and Through Their Work* McCall, Nathan - Makes Me Wanna Holler: A Young Black Man in America* McKissack, Patricia C. - Rebels Against Slavery Paulsen, Gary - Woodsong* Spiegelman, Art - Maus: A Survivor's Tale* Stoll, Cliff - The Cuckoo's Egg: Tracking a Spy Through the Maze of Computer Espionage Zindel, Paul - Pigman and Me*
The Walt Whitman Award Top
The Walt Whitman Award is given to an American who has never before published a book of poetry. The award was established in 1975 to encourage the work of emerging poets and to enable the publication of a poet's first book. 2008=Thirkield, Jonathan - The Waker's Corridor 2007=Van Doren, Sally - Sex at Noon Taxes 2006=Wiese, Anne Pierson - Floating City 2005=O'Reilley, Mary Rose - Half Wild 2004=Doran, Geri - Resin 2003=Tost, Tony - Invisible Bride 2002=Kim, Sue Kwock - Notes from the Divided Country 2001=Canaday, John - The Invisible World 2000=Doyle, Ben - Radio, Radio 1999=Jordan, Judy - Carolina Ghost Woods
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