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2010-2011 Nominees

Division I (grades 3-5)
CoastWatcher by Elise Weston
A Crooked Kind of Perfect by Linda Urban
Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff
Found by Margaret Haddix
The Hero Revealed: Extraordinary Adventures of an Ordinary Boy by William Boniface
How to Save Your Tail: If You are a Rat by Mary Hanson
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor
Lemonade War by Jacqueline Davies
No Talking by Andrew Clements
One Handed Catch by Mary Jane Auch
Sloppy Copy Slipup by DyAnne DiSalvo
Division II (grades 6-8)
Alabama Moon by Watt Key
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Black Duck by Janet Taylor Lisle
Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing Hahn
Eleven by Patricia Reilly Giff
Every Soul a Star by Wendy Mass
Found by Margaret Haddix
How to Steal a Dog by Barbara O'Connor
*If a Tree Falls at Lunch Period by Gennifer Choldenko
Night of the Howling Dogs by Graham Salisbury
Saturday Night Dirt by Will Weaver
Someone Named Eva by Joan M Wolf

* An asterisk indicates titles for mature readers. The nominee lists are not intended to be an automatic recommendation of the books. Since selection policies vary, please apply your specific selection criteria to each title and purchase those titles that best meet the needs of your library or school.

Past Nominees 1980-2010