Christopher Awards, book for Young People, BOOK LIST

Christopher Awards Books for Young People

2010  AWARDS----BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Preschool
Ten Days and Nine Nights: An Adoption Story, by Yumi Heo
(Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House Children's Books)

Ages 6-8
Nubs: The True Story of a Mutt, a Marine & a Miracle,
by Major Brian Dennis, Kirby Larson & Mary Nethery 
(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers/Hachette Book Group, Inc.)

Ages 8-10
Most Loved in All the World,
by Tonya Cherie Hegamin, illustrated by Cozbi A. Cabrera
(Houghton Mifflin Company)

Ages 10-12
Extra Credit, by Andrew Clements, illustrated by Mark Elliott
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Young Adult
A Pearl in the Storm: How I Found My Heart in the Middle of the Ocean,
by Tori Murden McClure
(Collins/HarperCollins Publishers)

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2009 AWARDS---BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Preschool
Close to You: How Animals Bond, by Kimiko Kajikawa
(Henry Holt Books for Young Readers/Henry Holt and Company, LLC)

Ages 6-8
That Book Woman, by Heather Henson, illustrated by David Small 
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Ages 8-10
Clementine’s Letter, by Sara Pennypacker, illustrated by Marla Frazee
(Disney-Hyperion/Disney Book Group)

Ages 10-12
Shooting the Moon, by Frances O’Roark Dowell
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Young Adult
Sunrise Over Fallujah, by Walter Dean Myers
(Scholastic Press/Scholastic Inc.)

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2008 AWARDS----BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Preschool
Taking a Bath with the Dog and Other Things That Make Me Happy, by Scott Menchin (Candlewick Press)

Ages 6 – 8
How Many Seeds in a Pumpkin?, by Margaret McNamara; Illustrated by G. Brian Karas
(Schwartz & Wade Books/Random House Children's Books)

Ages 8 – 10
Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship, by Isabella Hatkoff, Craig Hatkoff & Dr. Paula Kahumbu; Photographs by Peter Greste (Scholastic Press/Scholastic, Inc.)

Ages 10 – 12
The Wild Girls, by Pat Murphy (Viking/Penguin Young Readers Group)

Young Adult
Diamonds in the Shadow, by Caroline B. Cooney (Delacorte Press/Random House Children's Books)

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2007 AWARDS----BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Preschool
Hero Cat, by Eileen Spinelli, Illustrated by Jo Ellen McAllister Stammen (Marshall Cavendish Children’s Books)

Ages 6 – 8
How We Are Smart, by W. Nikola-Lisa, Illustrated by Sean Qualls (Lee & Low Books Inc.)

Ages 8 – 10
The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane, by Kate DiCamillo, Illustrated by Bagram Ibatoulline (Candlewick Press)

Ages 10 – 12
Listen!, by Stephanie S. Tolan (HarperCollins Children’s Books/HarperCollins Publishers)

Young Adult
Bread and Roses, Too, by Katherine Paterson (Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Company)

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2006 AWARDS---BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Preschool
Am I a Color Too?, by Heidi Cole & Nancy Vogl, illustrated by Gerald Purnell
(Illumination Arts Publishing Company, Inc.)

Ages 6 – 8
I Could Do That! Esther Morris Gets Women the Vote, by Linda Arms White, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
(Melanie Kroupa Books/Farrar Straus Giroux)

Ages 8 – 10
Game Day, by Tiki Barber and Ronde Barber with Robert Burleigh, illustrated by Barry Root
(Paula Wiseman Books/Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)

Ages 10 – 12
Friendship According to Humphrey, by Betty G. Birney
(G. P. Putnam’s Sons/Penguin Young Readers Group)

Young Adult
Hitch, by Jeanette Ingold (Harcourt, Inc.)

2005 AWARDS----BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Preschool
Never, Ever Shout in a Zoo, by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Doug Cushman
(Little, Brown Books for Young Readers)

Ages 6-8
The Hungry Coat: A Tale from Turkey, written & illustrated by Demi
(Margaret K. McElderry Books/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

Ages 8-10
Shredderman: Secret Identity, by Wendelin Van Draanen, illustrated by Brian Biggs
(Alfred A. Knopf/Random House Children’s Books)

Ages 10-12
The Teacher’s Funeral: A Comedy in Three Parts, by Richard Peck
(Dial Books for Young Readers/Penguin Young Readers Group)

Young Adult
Thura’s Diary: My Life in Wartime Iraq, by Thura Al-Windawi (Viking Children’s Books/Penguin Young Readers Group)

2004 AWARDS----BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Little Bear’s Little Boat, by Eve Bunting, illustrated by Nancy Carpenter
(Clarion Books/Houghton Mifflin Company)

The Dot, written & illustrated by Peter H. Reynolds
(Candlewick Press)

Harvesting Hope: The Story of Cesar Chavez, by Kathleen Krull, illustrated by Yuyi Morales
(Harcourt, Inc.)

Iqbal, by Francesco D’Adamo
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers/Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing)

The Silent Boy, by Lois Lowry
(Houghton Mifflin Company/Walter Lorraine Books)

2003 AWARDS----BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Preschool
People Mole and the Baby Bird, by Marjorie Newman, illustrated by Patrick Benson
(Bloomsbury Children’s Books)

Ages 6-8
Dear Mrs. Larue: Letters from Obedience School, written & illustrated by Mark Teague
(Scholastic Press)

Ages 8-10
The Ugly Princess and the Wise Fool, by Margaret Gray, illustrated by Randy Cecil
(Henry Holt and Company, LLC)

Ages 10-12
Pictures of Hollis Woods, by Patricia Reilly Giff (Wendy Lamb Books/Random House Children’s Books)

Young Adult
Left for Dead, by Pete Nelson (Delacorte Press/Random House Children’s Books)

2002 AWARDS----BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Preschool
Kiss Good Night, by Amy Hest, illustrated by Anita Jeram
(Candlewick Press)

Ages 6-8
Beatrice’s Goat, by Page McBrier, illustrated by Lori Lohstoeter
(Anne Schwartz Books/Atheneum Books for Young Readers)

Ages 8-10
Love That Dog, by Sharon Creech
(Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins Publishers)

Ages 10-12
Uncle Daddy, by Ralph Fletcher (Henry Holt and Company, LLC)

Young Adult
Soldier X, by Don Wulffson (Viking Children’s Books)

Witness, by Karen Hesse (Scholastic Press)

2001 AWARDS----BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Ages 6-8

How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night?  by Jane Yolen

Ages 8-10

The Mousery by Charlotte Pomerantz

Ages 10-12

Blog √The Yellow Star: The Legend of King Christian X of Denmark by Carmen Agra Deedy

Ages 12 and up

Hope Was Here by Joan Bauer

Young Adult

The Wanderer by Sharon Creech

2000 AWARDS----BOOKS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

Ages 4-6
I Love You Kangaroo by Emma Chichester Clark

Ages 7-9
Good Luck, Mrs. K! by Louise Borden

Ages 8-10
Love That Dog, by Sharon Creech
(Joanna Cotler Books/HarperCollins Publishers)

Ages 12 and up

Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Sister Went Crazy by Sonya Sones

Young People of All Ages

Grandad's Prayers of the Earth by Douglas Wo