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National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 1996-2018

National Book Award for Young People's Literature, 1996-2018

Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 1996 -- celebrating the best of American literature

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 127 Videos
  • 155 Book Readings
  • 276 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 1499 resources

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Displaying 111 of 111 award recipients.
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Brown Girl Dreaming
Brown Girl Dreaming
  • by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Multimedia Resources: 39
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    Holes
    Holes
  • by Louis Sachar
  • Multimedia Resources: 37
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    March Book Three
    March Book Three
  • by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell
  • Multimedia Resources: 36
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    Boxers
    Boxers
  • by Gene Luen Yang
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2013)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 34
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    Invention of Hugo Cabret, The
    The Invention of Hugo Cabret
  • by Brian Selznick
  • Multimedia Resources: 34
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    American Born Chinese
    American Born Chinese
  • by Gene Luen Yang
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2006)
    Printz Award (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 34
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    Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, The
    The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
  • by Sherman Alexie and Ellen Forney
  • Multimedia Resources: 32
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    Ghost
    Ghost
  • by Jason Reynolds
  • Multimedia Resources: 31
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    Raymie Nightingale
    Raymie Nightingale
  • by Kate DiCamillo
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2016)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 30
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    Saints
    Saints
  • by Gene Luen Yang
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2013)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 30
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    Underneath, The
    The Underneath
  • by Kathi Appelt and David Small
  • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    Monster
    Monster
  • by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
  • Multimedia Resources: 27
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    Birchbark House, The
    The Birchbark House
  • by Louise Erdrich
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Inside Out & Back Again
    Inside Out & Back Again
  • by Thanhha Lai
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    One Crazy Summer
    One Crazy Summer
  • by Rita Williams-Garcia
  • Multimedia Resources: 25
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    When the Sea Turned to Silver
    When the Sea Turned to Silver
  • by Grace Lin
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2016)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
    Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice
  • by Phillip Hoose
  • Multimedia Resources: 24
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    Locomotion
    Locomotion
  • by Jacqueline Woodson
  • Multimedia Resources: 23
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    Port Chicago 50, The: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
    The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights
  • by Steve Sheinkin
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
    Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--The World's Most Dangerous Weapon
  • by Steve Sheinkin
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Chains
    Chains
  • by Laurie Halse Anderson
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Autobiography of My Dead Brother
    Autobiography of My Dead Brother
  • by Walter Dean Myers and Christopher Myers
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Feed
    Feed
  • by M.T. Anderson
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2002)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Speak
    Speak
  • by Laurie Halse Anderson
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1999)
    Printz Award (Honor, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 20
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    Okay for Now
    Okay for Now
  • by Gary D. Schmidt
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Lockdown
    Lockdown
  • by Walter Dean Myers
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2010)
    CSK Book Awards (Honor, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Long Way From Chicago, A
    A Long Way From Chicago
  • by Richard Peck
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    Challenger Deep
    Challenger Deep
  • by Neal Shusterman and Brendan Shusterman
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2015)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2015)
    Walden Award (Finalist, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
    Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key
  • by Jack Gantos
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1998)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Thing about Luck, The
    The Thing about Luck
  • by Cynthia Kadohata and Julia Kuo
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2013)
    Asian/Pacific American Award (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Sun Is Also a Star, The
    The Sun Is Also a Star
  • by Nicola Yoon
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Thing about Jellyfish, The
    The Thing about Jellyfish
  • by Ali Benjamin
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Bone Gap
    Bone Gap
  • by Laura Ruby
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2015)
    Norton Award (Finalist, 2015)
    Printz Award (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Nimona
    Nimona
  • by Noelle Stevenson
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Ship Breaker
    Ship Breaker
  • by Paolo Bacigalupi
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
    Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War
  • by Steve Sheinkin
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
    When Zachary Beaver Came to Town
  • by Kimberly Willis Holt
    • National Book Award (Winner, 1999)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    American Street
    American Street
  • by Ibi Zoboi
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2017)
    Américas Award (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Far Far Away
    Far Far Away
  • by Tom McNeal
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2013)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Sold
    Sold
  • by Patricia McCormick
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Tiger Rising, The
    The Tiger Rising
  • by Kate DiCamillo and Chris Sheban
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, The: Volume I, The Pox Party
    The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation: Volume I, The Pox Party
  • by M.T. Anderson
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2006)
    BGHB Awards (Winner, 2007)
    Printz Award (Honor, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Penderwicks, The: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
    The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy
  • by Jeanne Birdsall
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2005)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
    Clayton Byrd Goes Underground
  • by Rita Williams-Garcia and Frank Morrison
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2017)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp, The
    The True Blue Scouts of Sugar Man Swamp
  • by Kathi Appelt and Jennifer Bricking
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Never Fall Down
    Never Fall Down
  • by Patricia McCormick
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
    Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith
  • by Deborah Heiligman
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    House of the Scorpion, The
    The House of the Scorpion
  • by Nancy Farmer
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks, The
    The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
  • by E. Lockhart
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2008)
    Printz Award (Honor, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    American Plague, An: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
    An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
  • by Jim Murphy
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Revolution
    Revolution
  • by Deborah Wiles
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Endangered
    Endangered
  • by Eliot Schrefer
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Step from Heaven, A
    A Step from Heaven
  • by An Na
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Mockingbird
    Mockingbird
  • by Kathryn Erskine
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2010)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
    I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
  • by Erika L. Sanchez
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2017)
    Tomás Rivera Award (Winner, 2018)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Chime
    Chime
  • by Franny Billingsley
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2011)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2011)
    Norton Award (Finalist, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Jumped
    Jumped
  • by Rita Williams-Garcia
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
    19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East
  • by Naomi Shihab Nye
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Hush
    Hush
  • by Jacqueline Woodson
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Goblin Secrets
    Goblin Secrets
  • by William Alexander
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Threatened
    Threatened
  • by Eliot Schrefer
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2014)
    Green Earth Award (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Picture Me Gone
    Picture Me Gone
  • by Meg Rosoff
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Lips Touch Three Times
    Lips Touch Three Times
  • by Laini Taylor and Jim Di Bartolo
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Stitches
    Stitches
  • by David Small
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2009)
    Alex Awards (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    River Between Us, The
    The River Between Us
  • by Richard Peck
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Carver: A Life in Poems
    Carver: A Life in Poems
  • by Marilyn Nelson
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    True Believer
    True Believer
  • by Virginia Euwer Wolff
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Homeless Bird
    Homeless Bird
  • by Gloria Whelan
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2000)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Story of a Girl
    Story of a Girl
  • by Sara Zarr
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History
    We Were There, Too!: Young People in U.S. History
  • by Phillip Hoose
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2001)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Godless
    Godless
  • by Pete Hautman
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Noggin
    Noggin
  • by John Corey Whaley
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    My Name Is Not Easy
    My Name Is Not Easy
  • by Debby Dahl Edwardson
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy
    Flesh & Blood So Cheap: The Triangle Fire and Its Legacy
  • by Albert Marrin
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Each Little Bird That Sings
    Each Little Bird That Sings
  • by Deborah Wiles
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Mean Margaret
    Mean Margaret
  • by Tor Seidler and Jon Agee
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1997)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
    Parrot in the Oven: Mi Vida
  • by Victor Martinez
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Far from the Tree
    Far from the Tree
  • by Robin Benway
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Trolls, The
    The Trolls
  • by Polly Horvath
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Girl Named Disaster, A
    A Girl Named Disaster
  • by Nancy Farmer
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    What I Saw and How I Lied
    What I Saw and How I Lied
  • by Judy Blundell
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    What Girls Are Made of
    What Girls Are Made of
  • by Elana K. Arnold
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Dark Water
    Dark Water
  • by Laura McNeal
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Spectacular Now, The
    The Spectacular Now
  • by Tim Tharp
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Rules of Survival, The
    The Rules of Survival
  • by Nancy Werlin
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
    Honey, Baby, Sweetheart
  • by Deb Caletti
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Luna: A Novel
    Luna: A Novel
  • by Julie Anne Peters
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2004)
    Lambda Awards (Finalist, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Legend of Buddy Bush, The
    The Legend of Buddy Bush
  • by Shelia P. Moses
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2004)
    CSK Book Awards (Honor, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance
    Harlem Stomp!: A Cultural History of the Harlem Renaissance
  • by Laban Carrick Hill
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie
    This Land Was Made for You and Me: The Life and Songs of Woody Guthrie
  • by Elizabeth Partridge
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Skin Hunger
    Skin Hunger
  • by Kathleen Duey
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Breakout
    Breakout
  • by Paul Fleischman
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Sons of Liberty
    Sons of Liberty
  • by Adele Griffin and Peter McCarty
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1997)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    What Jamie Saw
    What Jamie Saw
  • by Carolyn Coman
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Canning Season, The
    The Canning Season
  • by Polly Horvath
    • National Book Award (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Out of Reach
    Out of Reach
  • by Carrie Arcos
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Keturah and Lord Death
    Keturah and Lord Death
  • by Martine Leavitt
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Inexcusable
    Inexcusable
  • by Chris Lynch
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Book of the Lion, The
    The Book of the Lion
  • by Michael Cadnum
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War
    No Pretty Pictures: A Child of War
  • by Anita Lobel
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1998)
    ALSC Notable Books (Commended, 1999)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Touching Snow
    Touching Snow
  • by M. Sindy Felin
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2007)
    Américas Award (Commended, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Where I Want to Be
    Where I Want to Be
  • by Adele Griffin
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Forgotten Fire
    Forgotten Fire
  • by Adam Bagdasarian
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2000)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods, The
    The Secret Life of Amanda K. Woods
  • by Ann Cameron
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1998)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Send Me Down a Miracle
    Send Me Down a Miracle
  • by Han Nolan
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1996)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Hurry Freedom: African Americans in Gold Rush California
    Hurry Freedom: African Americans in Gold Rush California
  • by Jerry Stanley
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2000)
    Orbis Pictus Award (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Many Stones
    Many Stones
  • by Carolyn Coman
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 2000)
    Printz Award (Honor, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Dancing on the Edge
    Dancing on the Edge
  • by Han Nolan
    • National Book Award (Winner, 1997)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Where You Belong
    Where You Belong
  • by Mary Ann McGuigan
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1997)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
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    Facts Speak for Themselves, The
    The Facts Speak for Themselves
  • by Brock Cole
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1997)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
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    Long Season of Rain, The
    The Long Season of Rain
  • by Helen S. Kim
    • National Book Award (Finalist, 1996)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
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