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Anderson, Jodi Lynn. Tiger Lily.
Andrews, Jesse. Me and Earl and the Dying Girl
Bacigalupi, Paolo. The Drowned Cities.
Bardugo, Leigh. Shadow and Bone.
Barnaby, Hannah. Wonder Show.
Barnes, Jennifer Lynn. Every Other Day.
Barraclough, Lindsey. Long Lankin.
Bray, Libba. The Diviners.
Brennan, Sarah Rees. Unspoken: The Lynburn Legacy.
Calame, Don. Call the Shots.
Cameron, Sharon. The Dark Unwinding.
Carey, Janet Lee. Dragonswood.
Carlton, Susan. Love & Haight.
Cashore, Kristin. Bitterblue.
Coats, Jillian Anderson. The Wicked and the Just.
Cronn-Mills, Kirstin. Beautiful Music for Ugly Children.
Cross, Sarah. Kill Me Softly.
Crowley, Cath. Graffiti Moon.
Damico, Gina. Croak.
Danforth, Emily M. The Miseducation of Cameron Post.
Derting, Kimberly. The Pledge.
Doller, Trish. Something Like Normal.
Jordan, Dream. Bad Boy.
Ellison, Kate. Butterfly Clues.
Fama, Elizabeth. Monstrous Beauty.
Farish, Terry. The Good Braider.
Fforde, Jasper. The Last Dragonslayer.
Fitzpatrick, Huntley. My Life Next Door.
Gagnon, Michelle. Don’t Turn Around.
Gaughen, A. C. Scarlet.
Grant, Michael. BZRK.
Grant, Michael and Katherine Applegate. Eve & Adam.
Green, John. The Fault in Our Stars.
Halpern, Julie. Have a Nice Day.
Hand, Elizabeth. Radiant Days.
Harrington, Hannah. Speechless.
Hartman, Rachel. Seraphina.
Hiaasen, Carl. Chomp.
Johnson, Angela. A Certain October.
Kagawa, Julie. The Immortal Rules.
Kincaid, S.J. Insignia.
Kindl, Patrice. Keeping the Castle.
King, A.S. Ask the Passengers.
Knowles, Jo. See You At Harry’s.
Kokie, E.M. Personal Effects.
Kontis, Alethea. Enchanted.
Lacey, Josh. Island of Thieves.
LaCour, Nina. The Disenchantments.
LaFevers, Robin. Grave Mercy.
Lake, Nick. In Darkness.
Lanagan, Margo. The Brides of Rollrock Island.
Larbalestier, Justine and Sarah Rees Brennan. Team Human.
Leavitt, Martine. My Book of Life by Angel.
Lee, Y.S. The Traitor and the Tunnel.
Lerangis, Peter and Harry Mazer. Somebody Please Tell Me Who I Am.
Leveen, Tom. Zero.
Levine, Kristin. Lions of Little Rock.
Levithan, David. Every Day.
Lyga, Barry. I Hunt Killers.
Maas, Sarah. Throne of Glass.
MacColl, Michaela. Promise the Night.
Mackall, Dandi. The Silence of Murder.
Magoon, Kekla. Fire in the Streets.
Marchetta, Melina. Froi of the Exiles: The Lumatere Chronicles.
Marillier, Juliet. Shadowfell.
Matson, Morgan. Second Chance Summer.
McCormick, Patricia. Never Fall Down.
McDonald, Ian. Planesrunner.
McQuerry, Maureen Doyle. The Peculiars.
Meyer, Marissa. Cinder.
Michaelis, Antonia. The Storyteller.
Mieville, China. Railsea.
Myers, Kate Kae. The Vanishing Game.
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. No Crystal Stair: A Novel in Documents, Based on the Life and Work, of Lewis Micheaux, Harlem Bookseller.
Newman, Leslea. October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard.
Nielsen, Jennifer. The False Prince.
Nix, Garth. A Confusion of Princes.
Oppel, Kenneth. Such Wicked Intent: The Apprenticeship of Victor Frankenstein Book Two.
Pearce, Jackson. Purity.
Poblocki, Dan. The Ghost of Graylock.
Pratchett, Terry. Dodger.
Quick, Matthew. Boy 21.
Rivers, Karen. The Encyclopedia of Me.
Rossi, Veronica. Under the Never Sky.
Rubens, Michael. Sons of the 613.
Saenz, Benjamin Alire. Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe.
Schrefer, Eliot. Endangered.
Schumacher, Julie. The Unbearable Book Club for Unsinkable Girls.
Selfors, Suzanne. The Sweetest Spell.
Sherman, Delia. The Freedom Maze.
Schreiber, Joe. Au Revoir Crazy European Chick.
Sonnenblick, Jordan. Curveball: the Year I Lost My Grip.
Stiefvater, Maggie. The Raven Boys.
Summers, Courtney. This is Not a Test.
Tregay, Sarah. Love & Leftovers.
Vivian, Siobhan. The List.
Volponi, Paul. The Final Four.
Wasserman, Robin. The Book of Blood and Shadow.
Wein, Elizabeth. Code Name Verity.
Woodson, Jacqueline. Beneath a Meth Moon.
Woolston, Blythe. Catch & Release.
Zettel, Sarah. Dust Girl.
Younger Readers
And Then It’s Spring. By Julie Fogliano. Illus. by Erin E. Stead.
Bear Has a Story to Tell. By Philip C. Stead. Illus. by Erin E. Stead.
Black Dog. By Levi Pinfold. Illus. by the author.
Charley's First Night. By Amy Hest. Illus. by Helen Oxenbury.
Creepy Carrots! By Aaron Reynolds. Illus. by Peter Brown.
Demolition. By Sally Sutton. Illus. by Brian Lovelock.
Dogs on Duty. By Dorothy Hinshaw Patent.
Dreaming Up: A Celebration of Building. By Christy Hale. Illus. by the author.
Extra Yarn. By Mac Barnett . Illus. by Jon Klassen.
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors. By Hena Khan. Illus. by Mehrdokht Amini.
Goldilocks and the Three Dinosaurs. By Mo Willems. Illus. by the author.
Green. By Laura Vaccaro Seeger. Illus. by the author.
Hippopposites. By Janik Coat.
Infinity and Me. By Kate Hosford. Illus. by Gabi Swiatkowska.
Just Ducks. By Nicola Davies. Illus. by Salvatore Rubbino.
Let's Go for a Drive! By Mo Willems. Illus. by the author.
Machines Go to Work in the City. By William Low. Illus. by the author.
Magritte’s Marvelous Hat : A Picture Book. By D. B. (Donald B.) Johnson. Illus. by the author.
Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert. By Gary D. Schmidt, Illus. by David Diaz.
More. By I. C. Springman. Illus. by Brian Lies.
Nighttime Ninja. By Barbara DaCosta. Illus. by Ed Young.
Oh, No! By Candace Fleming. Illus. by Eric Rohmann.
One Cool Friend. By Toni Buzzeo. Illus. by David Small.
One Special Day: A Story for Big Brothers and Sisters. By Lola M. Schaefer. Illus. by Jessica Meserve.
Penny and Her Doll. By Kevin Henkes. Illus. by the author.
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons. By Eric Litwin. Illus. by James Dean.
Rabbit and Robot: The Sleepover. By Cece Bell. Illus. by the author.
Sleep Like a Tiger. By Mary Logue. Illus. by Pamela Zagarenski.
This Is Not My Hat. By Jon Klassen. Illus. by the author.
This Moose Belongs to Me. By Oliver Jeffers. Illus. by the author.
Up, Tall, and High! By Ethan Long. Illus. by the author.
Z Is for Moose. By Kelly Bingham. Illus. by Paul O. Zelinsky.
Middle Readers
Abraham Lincoln & Frederick Douglass: The Story behind an American Friendship. By Russell Freedman. illus.
The Beetle Book. By Steve Jenkins. Illus. by the author.
A Black Hole Is Not a Hole. By Carolyn Cinami DeCristofano. Illus. by Michael Carroll.
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon. By Steve Sheinkin. illus.
Brothers at Bat: The True Story of an Amazing All-Brother Baseball Team. By Audrey Vernick. Illus. by Steven Salerno.
Chuck Close: Face Book. By Chuck Close. illus.
Each Kindness. By Jacqueline Woodson. Illus. by E. B. Lewis.
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin. By Robert Byrd. Illus. by the author.
George Bellows: Painter with a Punch! By Robert Burleigh. Illus. by George Bellows.
Helen’s Big World: The Life of Helen Keller. By Doreen Rappaport. Illus. by Matt Tavares.
Iceberg, Right Ahead!: The Tragedy of the Titanic. By Stephanie Sammartino McPherson. illus.
In a Glass Grimmly. By Adam Gidwitz. illus.
Island: A Story of the Galápagos. By Jason Chin. Illus. by the author.
Liar & Spy. By Rebecca Stead.
Lulu and the Duck in the Park. By Hilary McKay. Illus. by Priscilla Lamont.
May B. , By Caroline Starr Rose.
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity. By Elizabeth Rusch. illus.
Moonbird : A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95.
The One and Only Ivan. By Katherine Applegate. Illus. by Patricia Castelao.
See You at Harry’s. By Jo Knowles.
Splendors and Glooms. By Laura Amy Schlitz.
Starry River of the Sky. By Grace Lin. Illus. by the author.
Three Times Lucky. By Sheila Turnage.
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster. By Deborah Hopkinson. illus.
Twelve Kinds of Ice. By Ellen Bryan Obed. Illus. by Barbara McClintock.
Unspoken: A Story from the Underground Railroad. By Henry Cole. Illus. by the author.
Wonder. By R. J. Palacio.
Zombie Makers: True Stories of Nature's Undead. By Rebecca L. Johnson. illus.
Older Readers
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe. By Benjamin Alire Sáenz.
Beyond Courage: The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust. By Doreen Rappaport. illus.
Drama. By Raina Telgemeier. Illus. by the author.
A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return. By Zeina Abirached. Illus. by the author.
Invincible Microbe: Tuberculosis and the Never-Ending Search for a Cure. By Jim Murphy and Alison Blank. illus.
My Family for the War. By Anne C. Voorhoeve. Trans. by Tammi Reichel.
My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece. By Annabel Pitcher
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano. By Sonia Manzano.
Seraphina. By Rachel Hartman.
Son. By Lois Lowry.
Son of a Gun. By Anne de Graaf. Trans. by the author.
Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different. By Karen Blumenthal. illus.
Temple Grandin: How the Girl who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World. By Sy Montgomery. illus.
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March. By Cynthia Y. Levinson. illus.
All Ages
Little Bird. By Germano Zullo. Illus. by Albertine.
National Geographic Book of Animal Poetry: 200 Poems with Photographs that Squeak, Soar, and Roar! Ed. by J. Patrick Lewis. illus.
Step Gently Out. By Helen Frost. Illus. by Rick Lieder.
The Year Comes Round : Haiku through the Seasons. By Sid Farrar. Illus. by Ilse Plume.
Water Sings Blue: Ocean Poems. By Kate Coombs. Illus. by Meilo So.
PICTURE BOOK AWARD WINNER:
Building Our House written and illustrated by Jonathan Bean
PICTURE BOOK HONOR WINNERS:
Open This Little Book by Jesse Klausmeier, illustrated by Suzy Lee
Black Dog written and illustrated by Levi Pinfold
FICTION AWARD WINNER:
Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell
FICTION HONOR WINNERS:
Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
A Corner of White by Jaclyn Moriarty
NONFICTION WINNER:
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin written and illustrated by Robert Byrd
Medal
This Is Not My Hat, written and illustrated by Jon Klassen
Honors
Creepy Carrots! illustrated by Peter Brown, written by Aaron
Extra Yarn, illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett
Green, illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
One Cool Friend, illustrated by David Small, written by Toni Buzzeo
Sleep Like a Tiger, illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Mary Logue
Author Award Winner
Andrea Davis Pinkney, author of Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America
Illustrator Award Winner
Bryan Collier, illustrator of I, Too, Am America
Author Honor
Jacqueline Woodson, author of Each Kindness, illustrated by E. B. Lewis
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, author of No Crystal Stair: A Documentary Novel of the Life and Work of Lewis Micheaux, Harlem Bookseller, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie
Illustrator Honor
Daniel Minter, illustrator of Ellen’s Broom, written by Kelly Starling Lyons
Christopher Myers, illustrator and author of H. O. R. S. E.
Kadir Nelson, illustrator of I Have a Dream: Martin Luther King, Jr., written by Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Quick Fix by Jack D. Ferraiolo
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
Non-Fiction
Fiction
Picture Book: The Family Tree written and illustrated by David McPhail
Children’s Fiction: One White Dolphin, by Gill Lewis
Children’s Nonfiction: Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard, by Loree Griffin Burns and photographed by Ellen Harasimowicz
Young Adult Fiction: Endangered by Eliot Schrefer
Young Adult Nonfiction: Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95 by Phillip Hoose
My Family for the War, written by Anne C. Voorhoeve, translated by Tammi Reichel
Award
In Darkness by Nick Lake
Honors
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe written by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Code Name Verity written by Elizabeth Wein
Dodger written by Terry Pratchett
The White Bicycle written by Beverley Brenna
Medal Winner
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate
Honors
Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage
Award Winner
Monsieur Marceau: Actor without Words by Leda Schubert, illustrated by Gérard DuBois
Honor Books
Citizen Scientists: Be a Part of Scientific Discovery from Your Own Backyard
by Loree Griffin Burns, photographs by Ellen Harasimonwicz
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin
by Robert Byrd
The Mighty Mars Rovers: The Incredible Adventures of Spirit and Opportunity
by Elizabeth Rusch
Those Rebels, John & Tom
by Barbara Kerley, illustrated by Edward Fotheringham
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children’s March
by Cynthia Levinson
Author Award Winner
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
Illustrator Award Winner
Martín de Porres: The Rose in the Desert, illustrated by David Diaz, written by Gary D. Schmidt
Author Honor Book
The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano, by Sonia Manzano
Medal Winner
Bomb: The Race to Build—and Steal—the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon,” written by Steve Sheinkin
Honor Books
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and Times of Benjamin Franklin, written and illustrated by Robert
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95, written by Phillip M. Hoose
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, written by Deborah Hopkinson
Chickadee by Louise Eldrich
Medal Winner
Up, Tall and High!, written and illustrated by Ethan Long
Honors
Let’s Go for a Drive! written and illustrated by Mo Willems
Pete the Cat and His Four Groovy Buttons written by Eric Litwin, created and illustrated by James Dean
Rabbit & Robot: The Sleepover, written and illustrated by Cece Bell
Kindergarten–Grade 2
COAT, Janik. Hippopposites. illus. by author. Abrams/Appleseed
DALY, Niki. The Herd Boy. illus. by author
DAVIES, Nicola. Just Ducks! illus. by Salvatore Rubbino.
DUBUC, Marianne. Animal Masquerade. illus. by author.
GRAHAM, Bob. A Bus Called Heaven. illus. by author.
HOVLAND, Henrik. John Jensen Feels Different. tr. from Norwegian by Don Dartlett. illus. by Torill Kove.
KRISHNASWAMI, Uma. Out of the Way! Out of the Way! illus. by Uma Krishnaswamy.
MACLEAR, Kyo. Virginia Wolf. illus. by Isabelle Arsenault.
MACKINTOSH, David. The Frank Show. illus. by author.
MILLARD, Glenda. Isabella’s Garden. illus. by Rebecca Cool.
ROGERS, Gregory. The Hero of Little Street. illus. by author.
SCOTT, Nathan Kumar. The Great Race. illus. by Jagdish Chitara.
SERRES, Alain. I Have the Right to Be a Child. tr. from French by Helen Mixter. illus. by Aurélia Fronty.
SIF, Birgitta. Oliver. illus. by author.
TOLMAN, Marije & Ronald Tolman. The Island. illus. by authors.
Grades 3–5
HARTNETT, Sonya. Sadie and Ratz. illus. by Ann James.
I SAW A PEACOCK WITH A FIERY TALE. illus. by Ramsingh Urveti.
IBBOTSON, Eva. One Dog and His Boy.
LAIRD, Elizabeth. Shahnameh: The Persian Book of Kings. illus. by Shirin Adl.
LANTHIER, Jennifer. The Stamp Collector. illus. by François Thisdale.
MCKAY, Hilary. Lulu and the Duck in the Park. illus. by Priscilla Lamont
MORPURGO, Michael. Shadow.
ROSEN, Michael. Bananas in My Ears: A Collection of Nonsense Stories, Poems, Riddles, and Rhymes. illus. by Quentin Blake.
THEMERSON, Stefan. The Table that Ran Away to the Woods. tr. from Polish. illus. by Franciszka Themerson.
VAN LEEUWEN, Joke. Eep! tr. from Dutch by Bill Nagelkerke. illus. by author.
VOAKE, Steve. Hooey Higgins and the Shark. illus. by Emma Dodson.
Grades 6–8
ABIRACHED, Zeina. A Game for Swallows: To Die, to Leave, to Return. tr. from French by Edward Gauvin. illus. by author.
CHADDA, Sarwat. Savage Fortress.
DE GRAAF, Anne. Son of a Gun. tr from Dutch.
DOYLE, Roddy. Greyhound of a Girl.
ELLIS, Deborah. My Name Is Parvana.
GLEITZMAN, Morris. Now.
SERRANO, Francisco. La Malinche: The Princess Who Helped Cortés Conquer the Aztec Empire. tr. from Spanish by Susan Ouriou. illus. by Pablo Serrano.
TANAKA, Shelley. Nobody Knows. photos by Hirokazu Kore-eda & Kawauchi Rinko.
Grades 9–12
ELLIS, Deborah. Kids of Kabul: Living Bravely Through a Never-Ending War.
MASTER, Irfan. A Beautiful Lie.
WEIN, Elizabeth. Code Name Verity.
Winner
Bomb: The Race to Build - and Steal- the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, written by Steve Sheinkin
Finalists
Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different, a biography by Karen Blumenthal.
Moonbird: A Year on the Wind with the Great Survivor B95, written by Phillip Hoose
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster, written by Deborah Hopkinson.
We've Got a Job: The 1963 Birmingham Children's March, written by Cynthia Levinson.
