All Rivers Flow to the Sea
by Alison McGhee
ALA (American Library Association) Best Book for Young Adults
Junior Library Guild Selection
Book Sense Children’s Pick Top Ten
1 starred review
Andy Shane and the Very Bossy Dolores Starbuckle
by Jennifer Richard Jacobson, illustrated by Abby Carter
Junior Library Guild Selection
2 starred reviews
Because of Winn-Dixie
by Kate DiCamillo
Newbery Award Honor Book 2001
Book Sense Book of the Year Award
Parents’ Choice Awards Gold Award
Riverbank Review Children’s Books of Distinction
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Bulletin Blue Ribbon
Judy Lopez Memorial Awards for Children’s Literature
New York Public Library Children’s Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year
Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year
SEBA (Southeast Booksellers Association) Best Books of the Year
Smithsonian’s Notable Books for Children
ALA (American Library Association) Notable Children’s Books
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award
Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books of the Year
Nutmeg Award (Connecticut)
Washington State Book Award
Pennsylvania Young Reader’s Choice Awards 2002-2002
Hedgie Award for Best Read-Aloud Chapter Book
ABC (Association of Booksellers for Children) Children’s Choices Award
Offspring Magazine “Best Books of 2000”
Land of Enchantment Book Award, Master List
A New York Times Bestseller
Texas Bluebonnet Award Winner
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award Winner
Alabama Children’s Choice Award Winner
Colorado Children’s Book Award Nominee
Sasquatch Reading Award Nominee (Washington)
Sunshine State Young Reader’s Award Winner
California Young Reader Medal
IRA Young Adults’ Choice
Maine Student Book Award Winner
Oklahoma State Children’s Sequoyah Award
Bank Street College Josette Franklin Award
NAHEE (National Association for Humane and Environmental Education) KIND Children’s Book Award
Volunteer State Book Award Winner (Tennessee)
William Allen White Children’s Book Award
Virginia State Reading Association’s Young Readers Award
Mark Twain Award (Missouri Association of School Librarians)
Golden Sower Award (Nebraska)
Golden Archer Award (Wisconsin)
West Virginia Children’s Book Award
Pacific Northwest Library Association Young Reader’s Choice Award in the Junior Division
Young Hoosier Book Award (Indiana)
Book Sense Best Books
3 starred reviews
Released as a major motion picture from 20th Century Fox (2004)
Boy Proof
by Cecil Castellucci
ALA (American Library Association) Best Books for Young Adults
ALA (American Library Association) Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Quick Pick
Book Sense Children’s Picks List Selection
2 starred reviews
The Cat Who Liked Potato Soup
by Terry Farish, illustrated by Barry Root
Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, Bulletin Blue Ribbon
New England Book Show, Juvenile Category Winner
New Hampshire Literary Award for Outstanding Work of Children’s Literature
4 starred reviews
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen
by Dyan Sheldon
Booklist Editors’ Choice
ALA (American Library Association) Recommended Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers, Quick Pick
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
YALSA Popular Paperbacks for Young Adult Lists
A New York Times Bestseller
USA Today, “Top 150 Best-selling Books” List
Released as a major motion picture from Walt Disney Studios (2004)
Dear Baby
by Sarah Sullivan, illustrated by Paul Meisel
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award Winner
Mercy Watson Fights Crime
by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
Junior Library Guild Selection
Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year
New York Times Bestseller
BookSense Bestseller
Mercy Watson Goes for a Ride
by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
Theodore Seuss Geisel Beginning Reader Honor Winner
ALA (American Library Association) Notable Children’s Books
New York Times Bestseller
BookSense Bestseller
Mercy Watson to the Rescue
by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Chris Van Dusen
ALA (American Library Association) Notable Children’s Books
Child’s Best of the Year
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award Winner
Junior Library Guild Selection
Parenting Books of the Year Awards
Chicago Public Library Best Books for Children and Teens
Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year
New York Times Bestseller
BookSense Bestseller
2 starred reviews
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Winner
Christopher Award Winner
Bank Street College Best Children’s Book of the Year
ALA (American Library Association) Notable Children’s Books
New York Times Bestseller
Junior Library Guild Selection
Book Sense Children’s Picks List Selection
New York Times Book Review Notable Books of the Year
Amazon.com Best Books of the Year
Parenting Books of the Year Awards
Parents’ Choice Awards Gold Award
Child Magazine’s Best Children’s Book Award
Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year
Publishers Weekly Best Books of the Year
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
Booklist Editors’ Choice
Publishers Weekly Cuffie Award
Quill Awards Nominee
Midwest Booksellers’ Choice Award
Sunshine State Young Readers Award Winner
Kentucky Bluegrass Award Winner
3 starred reviews
To be released as a major motion picture from New Line Cinema
Seeing the Blue Between
poems and letters collected by Paul B. Janeczko
NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
New York Public Library Children’s Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
The Silver Spoon of Solomon Snow
by Kaye Umansky
Junior Library Guild Selection
Book Sense Children’s Picks List Selection
1 starred review
The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo, illustrated by Timothy Basil Ering
Newbery Medal 2004
Parents’ Choice Awards Silver Honor
Book Sense 76 Top 10 Picks
Booklist Editors’ Choice
Children’s Literature Choices
NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
ALA (American Library Association) Notable Children’s Books
Child’s Best of the Year
Publishers Weekly Best Children’s Books of the Year
A New York Times Bestseller
Rhode Island Children’s Book Award Winner
Maine Student Book Award Winner
Oklahoma State Children’s Sequoyah Award
New England Book Show, Juvenile Category Winner
Chicago Public Library Best Books for Children and Teens
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children’s Book Award Master List
Golden Archer Award (Wisconsin)
Nick Jr. Family Magazine Best Books of the Year
USA Today, “Top 150 Best-selling Books” List
Pennsylvania School Librarians Assoc. YA Top Ten Fiction Titles
Association of Children’s Librarians of Northern CA Distinguished Books
Chapman Awards for Best Classroom Read-Alouds
Great Lakes’ Great Books Award
Garden State Children’s Book Award
Four starred reviews
To be released as a major motion picture from Universal Pictures (December 2008)
This Place I Know
poems collected by Georgia Heard, illustrated by various picture book artists
Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People
Child Magazine’s Best Children’s Book Award
Chicago Public Library Best Books for Children and Teens
The Tiger Rising
by Kate DiCamillo
National Book Award Finalist
Parents’ Choice Awards Silver Honor
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award Winner
Book Sense 76 selection
2 starred reviews
Top Secret
by Paul B. Janeczko, illustrated by Jenna LaReau
Booklist Editors’ Choice
NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
New York Public Library Children’s Books: 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
New York Public Library Books for the Teen Age
School Library Journal Best Books of the Year
CBC (Children’s Book Council) Children’s Choices
Chicago Public Library Best Books for Children and Teens
Cooperative Children’s Book Center Choices List
2 starred reviews
Zachary’s Ball
by Matt Tavares
Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Award Winner
Boston Authors Club Book Awar
Kara LaReau 