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.
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2011 - 2012
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Picture Books
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Scillian/Bowers |
Memoirs of a Goldfish |
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Grades 4 - 6
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Victoria Forester |
The Girl Who Could Fly |
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Grades 6 - 9
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Sharon Draper |
Out of My Mind |
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High school
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April Henry |
Girl, Stolen |
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2010 - 2011
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Picture Books
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Tony Fucile
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Let's Do Nothing
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Grades 4 - 6
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Wendy Mass
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11 Birthdays
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Grades 6 - 9
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S. A. Bodeen
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The Compound
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High school
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Suzanne Collins
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The Hunger Games
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2009 - 2010
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Picture Books
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Mélanie Watt
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Chester
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Grades 4 - 6
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Gordon Korman
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Swindle
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Grades 6 - 9
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Gordon Korman
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Schooled
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High school
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Neal Shusterman
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Unwind
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2008-2009
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Picture Books
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Mélanie Watt
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Scaredy Squirrel
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Grades 4 - 6
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Andrew Clements
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No Talking
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Grades 6 - 9
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Ally Carter
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I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
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High school
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Susan Beth Pfeffer
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Life As We Knew IT
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2007 - 2008
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Picture Books
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Stevens/Crummel
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The Great Fuzz Frenzy
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Grades 4 - 6
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Joseph Delaney
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Revenge of the Witch: The Last Apprentice
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Grades 6 - 9
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Jordan Sonnenblick
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Drums, Girls & Dangerous Pie
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High school
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Stephenie Meyer
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Twilight
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2006 - 2007
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Picture Book
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Kevin O'Malley
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Once Upon a Cool Motorcycle Dude
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Grades 4 - 6
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Dori Butler
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Trading Places with Tank Talbott
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Grades 6 - 9
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Priscilla Cummings
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Red Kayak
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High School
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Jodi Picoult
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My Sister's Keeper
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2005 - 2006
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Picture Book
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Leah Wilcox
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Falling for Rapunzel
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Grades 4 - 6
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Betty Birney
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The World According to Humphrey
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Grades 6 - 9
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Jeanne DuPrau
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The City of Ember
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High School
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Neal Shusterman
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Full Tilt
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2004 - 2005
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Picture Book
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French/Whatley
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Diary of a Wombat
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Grades 4 - 6
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Diane Stanley
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Mysterious Matter of I. M. Finek
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Grades 6 - 9
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Vivian Vande Velde
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Heir Apparent
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High School
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Margaret Bechard
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Hanging on to Max
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2003 - 2004
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Picture Book
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Prelutsky/Sis
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Scranimals
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Grades 4 - 6
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Dan Gutman
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Million Dollar Kick
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Grades 6 - 9
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Anthony Horowitz
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Point Blank
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High School
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Alex Flinn
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Breathing Underwater
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2002 - 2003
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Picture Book
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Palatini/Egielski
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Web Files
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Grades 4 - 6
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Betsy Duffey
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Cody Unplugged
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Grades 6 - 9
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Julie Ann Peters
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Define Normal
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High School
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Ann Brashares
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The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
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2001 - 2002
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Picture Book
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Cronin/Lewin
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Click, Clack, Moo
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Grades 4 - 6
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Kate DiCamillo
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Because of Winn Dixie
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Grades 6 - 9
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Vivian Vande Velde
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There's a Dead Person Following My Sister Around
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High School
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Jacquline Woodson
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If You Come Softly
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2000 - 2001
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Picture Book
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Simms/Catrow
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Rotten Teeth
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Grades 4 - 6
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Gordon Korman
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The 6th Grade Nickname Game
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Grades 6 - 9
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Louis Sachar
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Holes
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High School
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Sarah Dessen
Nancy Werlin |
Someone Like You
The Killer's Cousin |
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1999 - 2000
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Picture Books
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David Shannon
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A Bad Case of the Stripes
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Grades 4 - 6
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LeeWardlaw
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101 Ways to Bug Your Parents
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Grades 6 - 9
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Gail Carson Levine
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Ella Enchanted
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High school
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David Klass
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Danger Zone
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1998-1999
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Picture Books
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Rod Clement
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Just Another Ordinary Day
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Grade 4-6
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Andrew Clements
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Frindle
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Grade 6-9
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Margaret Haddix
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Don't You Dare Read This Mrs. Dumphries
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1997-1998
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Picture Book
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Margie Palatini
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Piggie Pie!
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Grade 4-6
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Sid Fleischman
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The13th Floor: A Ghost Story
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Grade 6-9
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Margaret P. Haddix
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Running Out of Time
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1996-1997
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Picture Book
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Tom Birdseye
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Soap! Soap! Don't Forget the Soap!
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Grade 4-6
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Mary Downing Hahn
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Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story
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Grade 6-9
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Joan Lowery Nixon
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The Name of the Game Was Murder
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1995-1996
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Picture Book
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Jerdine Nolen Harold
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Harvey Potter's Balloon Farm
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Grade 4-6
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Elvira Woodruff
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Ghosts Don't Get Goosebumps
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Grade 6-9
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Jim Murphy
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Night Terrors
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1994-1995
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Picture Book
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Ed Emberly
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Go Away, Big Green Monster
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Grade 4-6
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Jerry Spinelli
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Fourth Grade Rats
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Grade 6-9
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Lois Lowry
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The Giver
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1993 -1994
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Picture Book
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Jan Brett
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Trouble with Trolls
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Grade 4-6
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Bruce Coville
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Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher
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Grade 6-9
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Mary Downing Hahn
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Stepping on the Cracks
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1992 -1993
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Picture Book
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Sam Swope
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The Araboolies of Liberty Street
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Grade 4-6
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Judy Blume
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Fudge-A-Mania
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Grade 6-9
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Annette Curtis Klause
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The Silver Kiss
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1991 -1992
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Picture Book
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Jon Scieszka
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The True Story of the Three Little Pigs by A. Wolf
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Book Award
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Roald Dahl
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Matilda
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