ANNOUNCEMENTS

Fall Conference 2009
October 15 and 16
Frederick, MD

Keynote Speaker
Toni Buzzeo

Guest Author
Jordan Sonnenblick

 

Past Winners

The first list of nominated books was distributed for the 1991-92 school year. There were only two awards at that time (Picture Book and Book Award.) For the 1992-93 school year, the committee decided to have three awards: Picture Book, Grades 4-6, and Grades 6-9. The first high school winner was announced in 2000.

2007 - 2008

Picture Books

Stevens/Crummel

The Great Fuzz Frenzy

Grades 4 - 6

Joseph Delaney

Revenge of the Witch: The Last Apprentice

Grades 6 - 9

Jordan Sonnenblick

Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie

High school

Stephenie Meyer

Twilight

2006 - 2007

Picture Book

Kevin O’Malley

Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude

Grades 4 - 6

Dori Butler

Trading Places with Tank Talbott

Grades 6 - 9

Priscilla Cummings

Red Kayak

High School

Jodi Picoult

My Sister’s Keeper

2005 - 2006

Picture Book

Leah Wilcox

Falling for Rapunzel

Grades 4 - 6

Betty Birney

The World According to Humphrey

Grades 6 - 9

Jeanne DuPrau

The City of Ember

High School

Neal Shusterman

Full Tilt

2004 - 2005

Picture Book

French/Whatley

Diary of a Wombat

Grades 4 - 6

Diane Stanley

Mysterious Matter of I. M. Finek

Grades 6 - 9

Vivian Vande Velde

Heir Apparent

High School

Margaret Bechard

Hanging on to Max

2003 - 2004

Picture Book

Prelutsky/Sis

Scranimals

Grades 4 - 6

Dan Gutman

Million Dollar Kick

Grades 6 - 9

Anthony Horowitz

Point Blank

High School

Alex Flinn

Breathing Underwater

2002 - 2003

Picture Book

Palatini/Egielski

Web Files

Grades 4 - 6

Betsy Duffey

Cody Unplugged

Grades 6 - 9

Julie Ann Peters

Define Normal

High School

Ann Brashares

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

2001 - 2002

Picture Book

Cronin/Lewin

Click, Clack, Moo

Grades 4 - 6

Kate DiCamillo

Because of Winn Dixie

Grades 6 - 9

Vivian Vande Velde

There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around

High School

Jacquline Woodson

If You Come Softly

2000 - 2001

Picture Book

Simms/Catrow

Rotten Teeth

Grades 4 - 6

Gordon Korman

The 6th Grade Nickname Game

Grades 6 - 9

Louis Sachar

Holes

High School

Sarah Dessen
Nancy Werlin

Someone Like You
The Killer's Cousin

1999 - 2000

Picture Books

David Shannon

A Bad Case of the Stripes

Grades 4 - 6

LeeWardlaw

101 Ways to Bug Your Parents

Grades 6 - 9

Gail Carson Levine

Ella Enchanted

High school

David Klass

Danger Zone

1998-1999

Picture Books

Rod Clement

Just Another Ordinary Day

Grade 4-6

Andrew Clements

Frindle

Grade 6-9

Margaret Haddix

Don't You Dare Read This Mrs. Dumphries

1997-1998

Picture Book

Margie Palatini

Piggie Pie!

Grade 4-6

Sid Fleischman

The13th Floor: A Ghost Story

Grade 6-9

Margaret P. Haddix

Running Out of Time

1996-1997

Picture Book

Tom Birdseye

Soap! Soap! Don't Forget the Soap!

Grade 4-6

Mary Downing Hahn

Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story

Grade 6-9

Joan Lowery Nixon

The Name of the Game Was Murder

1995-1996

Picture Book

Jerdine Nolen Harold

Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm

Grade 4-6

Elvira Woodruff

Ghosts Don't Get Goosebumps

Grade 6-9

Jim Murphy

Night Terrors

1994-1995

Picture Book

Ed Emberly

Go Away, Big Green Monster

Grade 4-6

Jerry Spinelli

Fourth Grade Rats

Grade 6-9

Lois Lowry

The Giver

1993 -1994

Picture Book

Jan Brett

Trouble with Trolls

Grade 4-6

Bruce Coville

Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher

Grade 6-9

Mary Downing Hahn

Stepping on the Cracks

1992 -1993

Picture Book

Sam Swope

The Araboolies of Liberty Street

Grade 4-6

Judy Blume

Fudge-A-Mania

Grade 6-9

Annette Curtis Klause

The Silver Kiss

1991 -1992

Picture Book

Jon Scieszka

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf

Book Award

Roald Dahl

Matilda

     
   
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