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Christopher Award for Young People, 2001-2017

Christopher Award for Young People, 2001-2017

Resources for the titles recognized by this award since 2001 -- affirming the highest values of the human spirit

Resources for this booklist include:

  • 84 Videos
  • 47 Book Readings
  • 168 Lesson Plans
  • Total of 792 resources

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Wonder
Wonder
  • by R.J. Palacio
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 33
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    Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
    Flora and Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures
  • by Kate DiCamillo and K.G. Campbell
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2014)
    Newbery Medal (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 31
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    One and Only Ivan, The
    The One and Only Ivan
  • by Katherine Applegate and Patricia Castelao
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2013)
    Newbery Medal (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 30
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    Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
    Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez
  • by Kathleen Krull and Yuyi Morales
  • Multimedia Resources: 28
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    Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, The
    The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane
  • by Kate DiCamillo and Bagram Ibatoulline
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2007)
    BGHB Awards (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Love That Dog
    Love That Dog
  • by Sharon Creech
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 26
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    Wanderer, The
    The Wanderer
  • by Sharon Creech
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2001)
    Newbery Medal (Honor, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 22
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    Silent Boy, The
    The Silent Boy
  • by Lois Lowry
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 21
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    Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
    Poet: The Remarkable Story of George Moses Horton
  • by Don Tate
  • Multimedia Resources: 19
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    How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
    How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?
  • by Jane Yolen and Mark Teague
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
    Ada's Violin: The Story of the Recycled Orchestra of Paraguay
  • by Susan Hood and Sally Wern Comport
  • Multimedia Resources: 18
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    Hope Was Here
    Hope Was Here
  • by Joan Bauer
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2001)
    Newbery Medal (Honor, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 17
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    Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion
    Knuffle Bunny Free: An Unexpected Diversion
  • by Mo Willems
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    Sunrise Over Fallujah
    Sunrise Over Fallujah
  • by Walter Dean Myers
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 16
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    That Book Woman
    That Book Woman
  • by Heather Henson and David Small
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Soar
    Soar
  • by Joan Bauer
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 15
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    Words in the Dust
    Words in the Dust
  • by Trent Reedy
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2012)
    South Asia Book Award (Commended, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle
    Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle
  • by Brian Dennis, Kirby Larson, and Mary Nethery
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Secret Identity
    Secret Identity
  • by Wendelin Van Draanen and Brian Biggs
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Dot, The
    The Dot
  • by Peter H. Reynolds
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 14
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    Witness
    Witness
  • by Karen Hesse
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore, The
    The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore
  • by William Joyce
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Waiting for the Biblioburro
    Waiting for the Biblioburro
  • by Monica Brown and John Parra
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Pictures of Hollis Woods
    Pictures of Hollis Woods
  • by Patricia Reilly Giff
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2003)
    Newbery Medal (Honor, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 13
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    Maddi's Fridge
    Maddi's Fridge
  • by Lois Brandt and Vin Vogel
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Bread and Roses, Too
    Bread and Roses, Too
  • by Katherine Paterson
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 12
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    Clementine's Letter
    Clementine's Letter
  • by Sara Pennypacker and Marla Frazee
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Teacher's Funeral, The: A Comedy in Three Parts
    The Teacher's Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts
  • by Richard Peck
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School
    Dear Mrs. LaRue: Letters from Obedience School
  • by Mark Teague
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 11
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    Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town
    Outcasts United: A Refugee Soccer Team, an American Town
  • by Warren St. John
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Close to Famous
    Close to Famous
  • by Joan Bauer
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2012)
    Schneider Award (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 10
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    Firefly Hollow
    Firefly Hollow
  • by Alison McGhee and Christopher Denise
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Matchbox Diary, The
    The Matchbox Diary
  • by Paul Fleischman and Bagram Ibatoulline
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    How We Are Smart
    How We Are Smart
  • by W. Nikola-Lisa and Sean Qualls
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Extra Credit
    Extra Credit
  • by Andrew Clements and Mark Elliott
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2010)
    Middle East Book Award (Honor, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 9
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    Bookmarks Are People Too!
    Bookmarks Are People Too!
  • by Henry Winkler, Lin Oliver, and Scott Garrett
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Most Loved in All the World
    Most Loved in All the World
  • by Tonya Cherie Hegamin and Cozbi A. Cabrera
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2010)
    Ezra Jack Keats Award (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Friendship According to Humphrey
    Friendship According to Humphrey
  • by Betty G. Birney
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Beatrice's Goat
    Beatrice's Goat
  • by Page McBrier and Lori Lohstoeter
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2002)
    Children's Africana Book Award (Honor, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 8
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    Year of the Jungle
    Year of the Jungle
  • by Suzanne Collins and James Proimos
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2014)
    Zolotow Award (Honor, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Ida, Always
    Ida, Always
  • by Caron Levis and Charles Santoso
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 7
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    Hope Springs
    Hope Springs
  • by Eric Walters and Eugenie Fernandes
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2015)
    Marilyn Baillie Award (Finalist, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Yellow Star, The: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark
    The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark
  • by Carmen Agra Deedy and Henri Sorensen
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2001)
    Jane Addams Award (Honor, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo
    Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo
  • by Karma Wilson and Doug Cushman
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Baby Wren and the Great Gift
    Baby Wren and the Great Gift
  • by Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jen Corace
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Unbound: A Novel in Verse
    Unbound: A Novel in Verse
  • by Ann E. Burg
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 6
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    Little Bear's Little Boat
    Little Bear's Little Boat
  • by Eve Bunting
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Listen!
    Listen!
  • by Stephanie S. Tolan
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
    Owen and Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable Friendship
  • by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff, Paula Kahumbu, and Peter Greste
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2008)
    Orbis Pictus Award (Commended, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    I Could Do That!: Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
    I Could Do That!: Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote
  • by Linda Arms White and Nancy Carpenter
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Game Day
    Game Day
  • by Tiki Barber, Ronde Barber, and Barry Root
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    One Good Deed
    One Good Deed
  • by Terri Fields and Deborah Melmon
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 5
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    Paper Hearts
    Paper Hearts
  • by Meg Wiviott
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Invisible Thread Christmas Story, An
    An Invisible Thread Christmas Story
  • by Laura L. Schroff, Alex Tresniowski, and Barry Root
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Pearl in the Storm, A: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
    A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean
  • by Tori Murden McClure
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Brother Jerome and the Angels in the Bakery
    Brother Jerome and the Angels in the Bakery
  • by Dominic Garramone and Richard Bernal
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Forever You: A Book about Your Soul and Body
    Forever You: A Book about Your Soul and Body
  • by Nicole Lataif and Mary Rojas
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Boy on the Wooden Box, The: How the Impossible Became Possible...on Schindler's List
    The Boy on the Wooden Box: How the Impossible Became Possible...on Schindler's List
  • by Leon Leyson
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Maya Was Grumpy
    Maya Was Grumpy
  • by Courtney Pippin-Mathur
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2014)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    House on Dirty-Third Street, The
    The House on Dirty-Third Street
  • by Jo S. Kittinger and Thomas Gonzalez
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2013)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Uncle Daddy
    Uncle Daddy
  • by Ralph Fletcher
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story
    Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story
  • by Yumi Heo
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2010)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Lafayette and the American Revolution
    Lafayette and the American Revolution
  • by Russell Freedman
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2011)
    Sibert Medal (Honor, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Shooting the Moon
    Shooting the Moon
  • by Frances O'Roark Dowell
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2009)
    BGHB Awards (Honor, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Diamonds in the Shadow
    Diamonds in the Shadow
  • by Caroline B. Cooney
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Wild Girls, The
    The Wild Girls
  • by Pat Murphy
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Iqbal
    Iqbal
  • by Francesco D'Adamo
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2004)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    What Do You Do with a Problem?
    What Do You Do with a Problem?
  • by Kobi Yamada and Mae Besom
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2017)
  • Multimedia Resources: 4
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    Katie's Cabbage
    Katie's Cabbage
  • by Katie Stagliano, Karen Heid, and Michelle H. Martin
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2016)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Eliza Bing Is (Not) a Big, Fat Quitter
    Eliza Bing Is (Not) a Big, Fat Quitter
  • by Carmella Van Vleet
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    I Forgive You: Love We Can Hear, Ask For, and Give
    I Forgive You: Love We Can Hear, Ask For, and Give
  • by Nicole Lataif and Katy Betz
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2015)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Soldier X
    Soldier X
  • by Don L. Wulffson
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Kiss Good Night
    Kiss Good Night
  • by Amy Hest and Anita Jeram
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2002)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Would You Still Love Me If...
    Would You Still Love Me If...
  • by Wendy Laguardia and Patricia A. Keeler
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2011)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Hungry Coat, The: A Tale from Turkey
    The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey
  • by Demi
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    You Can Be a Friend
    You Can Be a Friend
  • by Tony Dungy, Lauren Dungy, and Ron Mazellan
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Close to You: How Animals Bond
    Close to You: How Animals Bond
  • by Kimiko Kajikawa
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2009)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Hero Cat
    Hero Cat
  • by Eileen Spinelli and Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2007)
  • Multimedia Resources: 3
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    Mousery
    Mousery
  • by Charlotte Pomerantz and Kurt Cyrus
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2001)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Thura's Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq
    Thura's Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq
  • by Thura Al-Windawi and Robin Bray
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2005)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Shine: Choices to Make God Smile
    Shine: Choices to Make God Smile
  • by Genny Monchamp and Karol Kaminski
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Hitch
    Hitch
  • by Jeanette Ingold
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool, The
    The Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool
  • by Margaret Gray and Randy Cecil
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things That Make Me Happy
    Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things That Make Me Happy
  • by Scott Menchin
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
    How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?
  • by Margaret McNamara and G. Brian Karas
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2008)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Am I a Color Too?
    Am I a Color Too?
  • by Heidi Cole, Nancy Vogl, and Gerald Purnell
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2006)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis
    Left for Dead: A Young Man's Search for Justice for the USS Indianapolis
  • by Pete Nelson
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 2
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    Hooper Finds a Family: A Hurricane Katrina Dog's Survival Tale
    Hooper Finds a Family: A Hurricane Katrina Dog's Survival Tale
  • by Jane Paley
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2012)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
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    Mole and the Baby Bird
    Mole and the Baby Bird
  • by Marjorie Newman and Patrick Benson
    • Christopher Award (Winner, 2003)
  • Multimedia Resources: 1
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