Blue Hen Award Winners

2022

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

Wild Symphony

Author: Dan Brown
Illustrator: Susan Batori

Travel through the trees and across the seas with Maestro Mouse and his musical friends! Young readers will meet a big blue whale and speedy cheetahs, tiny beetles and graceful swans. Each has a special secret to share.

Along the way, you might spot the surprises Maestro Mouse has left for you- a hiding buzzy bee, jumbled letters that spell out clues, and even a coded message to solve!

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MIDDLE READER WINNER

The Library of Ever

Author: Zeno Alexander

With her parents off traveling the globe, Lenora is bored, bored, bored—until she discovers a secret doorway in the library and becomes its newly appointed Fourth Assistant Apprentice Librarian.

In her new job, Lenora finds herself helping future civilizations figure out the date, relocates lost penguins, uncovers the city with the longest name on Earth, and more in a quest to help patrons. But there are sinister forces at work that want to destroy all knowledge. To save the library, Lenora will have to test her limits and uncover secrets hidden among its shelves.

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MIDDLE READER GRAPHIC WINNER

Snapdragon

Author & Illustrator: Kat Leyh

Snap’s town had a witch.

At least, that’s how the rumor goes. But in reality, Jacks is just a Crocs-wearing, internet-savvy old lady who sells roadkill skeletons online. It’s creepy, sure, but Snap thinks it’s kind of cool, too.

Snap needs a favor from this old woman, though, so she begins helping Jacks with her strange work. Snap gets to know her and realizes that Jacks may in fact have real magic—and an unlikely connection to Snap’s family’s past.

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TEEN READER WINNER

Sadie

Author: Courtney Summers

Told from the alternating perspectives of nineteen-year-old Sadie who runs away from her isolated small Colorado town to find her younger sister’s killer, and a true crime podcast exploring Sadie’s disappearance.

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TEEN READER GRAPHIC WINNER

Dragon Hoops

Author & Illustrator: Gene Luen Yang

An introverted reader starts understanding local enthusiasm about sports in his school when he gets to know some of his talented athletic peers and discovers that their stories are just as thrilling as the comics he loves.

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2021

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

The Scarecrow

Author: Beth Ferry

Illustrator: Fan Brothers

All the animals know not to mess with old Scarecrow. But when a small, scared crow falls from midair, Scarecrow does the strangest thing. . . .

Bestselling author Beth Ferry and the widely acclaimed Fan Brothers present this tender and affectionate tale that reminds us of the comforting power of friendship and the joy of helping others.

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MIDDLE READER WINNER

Zoey Sassafrass: Dragons and Marshmallows

Author: Asia Cintro

Illustrator: Marion Lindsay

With magical animals, science, mystery, and adventure — the brand new series Zoey and Sassafras has something for everyone! Easy-to-read language and illustrations on nearly every page make this series perfect for a wide range of ages.

In the first book of this series, Zoey discovers a glowing photo and learns an amazing secret. Injured magical animals come to their backyard barn for help! When a sick baby dragon appears, it’s up to Zoey and Sassafras to figure out what’s wrong. Will they be able to help little Marshmallow before it’s too late?

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MIDDLE READER GRAPHIC NOVEL WINNER

Guts

by Raina Telgemeier

Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it’s probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she’s dealing with the usual highs and lows: friends, not-friends, and classmates who think the school year is just one long gross-out session. It soon becomes clear that Raina’s tummy trouble isn’t going away… and it coincides with her worries about food, school, and changing friendships. What’s going on?

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TEEN READER WINNER

With the Fire on High

by Elizabeth Acevedo

With her daughter to care for and her abuela to help support, high school senior Emoni Santiago has to make the tough decisions, and do what must be done. The one place she can let her responsibilities go is in the kitchen, where she adds a little something magical to everything she cooks, turning her food into straight-up goodness. Still, she knows she doesn’t have enough time for her school’s new culinary arts class, doesn’t have the money for the class’s trip to Spain — and shouldn’t still be dreaming of someday working in a real kitchen. But even with all the rules she has for her life — and all the rules everyone expects her to play by — once Emoni starts cooking, her only real choice is to let her talent break free.

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TEEN READER GRAPHIC NOVEL WINNER

Check, Please! Book 1, #Hockey

by Ngozi Ukazu

Y’all… I might not be ready for this. I may be a former junior figure skating champion, vlogger extraordinaire, and very talented amateur pâtissier, but being a freshman on the Samwell University hockey team is a whole new challenge. It’s nothing like co-ed club hockey back in Georgia! First of all? There’s checking. And then, there is Jack—our very attractive but moody captain.

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2020

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

We Don’t Eat Our Classmates!

Author & Illustrator: Ryan T. Higgins

It’s the first day of school for Penelope Rex, and she can’t wait to meet her classmates. But it’s hard to make human friends when they’re so darn delicious! That is, until Penelope gets a taste of her own medicine and finds she may not be at the top of the food chain after all….

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MIDDLE READER WINNER

The Losers Club

Author: Andrew Clements

So when Principal Vance lays down the law—pay attention in class, or else—Alec takes action. He can’t lose all his reading time, so he starts a club. A club he intends to be the only member of. After all, reading isn’t a team sport, and no one would want to join something called the Losers Club, right? But as more and more kids find their way to Alec’s club—including his ex-friend turned bully and the girl Alec is maybe starting to like—Alec notices something. Real life might be messier than his favorite books, but it’s just as interesting.

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MIDDLE READER GRAPHIC NOVEL WINNER

Real Friends

Author: Shannon Hale

Illustrator: LeUyen Pham

Shannon and Adrienne have been best friends ever since they were little. But one day, Adrienne starts hanging out with Jen, the most popular girl in class and the leader of a circle of friends called The Group. Everyone in The Group wants to be Jen’s #1, and some girls would do anything to stay on top…even if it means bullying others.

Now every day is like a roller coaster for Shannon. Will she and Adrienne stay friends? Can she stand up for herself? And is she in The Group—or out?

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TEEN READER WINNER

Scythe
Author: Neal Shusterman

A world with no hunger, no disease, no war, no misery: humanity has conquered all those things, and has even conquered death. Now Scythes are the only ones who can end life—and they are commanded to do so, in order to keep the size of the population under control. Citra and Rowan are chosen to apprentice to a scythe—a role that neither wants. These teens must master the “art” of taking life, knowing that the consequence of failure could mean losing their own.

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TEEN READER GRAPHIC NOVEL WINNER

The Prince and the Dressmaker

Author: Jen Wang

Prince Sebastian’s secret weapon (and best friend) is the brilliant dressmaker Frances―one of only two people who know the truth: sometimes this boy wears dresses. But Frances dreams of greatness, and being someone’s secret weapon means being a secret. Forever. How long can Frances defer her dreams to protect a friend? Jen Wang weaves an exuberantly romantic tale of identity, young love, art, and family. A fairy tale for any age, The Prince and the Dressmaker will steal your heart.

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2019

YOUNG READER WINNER

EVEN MONSTERS NEED TO SLEEP

Author: Lisa Wheeler

Illustrator: Chris Van Dusen

Even Monsters Need to Sleep by acclaimed author-illustrator team Lisa Wheeler and Chris Van Dusen puts a fresh and humorous spin on the classic bedtime story. Perfect for readers who enjoy How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night? and other subversive bedtime tales.What do you do before you go to bed at night?Bigfoot hugs his wooby extra tight, while aliens have pillow fights.Nessie gets a drink, then swims down deep.But in the end, everybody needs to sleep . . . even monsters!

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MIDDLE READER WINNER

THE SHRUNKEN HEAD (Curiosity House series #1)

Author: Lauren Oliver

Growing up with fellow sideshow performers at an oddities museum, three orphans with unusual superhuman abilities are joined by a fourth child, a knife-thrower, with whom they search for the museum’s stolen Amazonian shrunken head.Click here to put this book on hold.

MIDDLE READER GRAPHIC NOVEL WINNER

EL DEAFO

Author: CeCe Bell

Starting a new school is scary, even more so with a giant hearing aid strapped to your chest. At her old school, everyone in Cece’s class was deaf. Here she is different. She is sure the kids are staring at the Phonic Ear, the powerful aid that will help her hear her teacher. Too bad it also seems certain to repel potential friends. Then Cece makes a startling discovery. With the Phonic Ear she can hear her teacher not just in the classroom, but anywhere her teacher is in the school — in the hallway … in the teacher’s lounge … in the bathroom! This is power, maybe even superpower. Cece is on her way to becoming El Deafo, listener for all. But the funny thing about being a superhero is that it’s just another way of feeling different … and lonely. Can Cece channel her powers into finding the thing she wants most, a true friend?

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TEEN READER WINNER

The Hate U Give

Author: Angie Thomas

Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.

Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.

But what Starr does or does not say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life.

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TEEN GRAPHIC NOVEL WINNER

ERASED OMNIBUS VOLUME 1 (Erased series Volume #1)

Author: Kei Sanbe

Twenty-nine-year-old Satoru Fujinuma is floundering through life. Amid his daily drudgery, he finds himself in the grip of an incredible, inexplicable, and uncontrollable phenomenon that rewinds time, a condition that seems to only make his drab life worse. But then, one day, everything changes. A terrible incident forever changes Satoru’s life as he knows it…and with it, comes a “Revival” that sends Satoru eighteen years into the past!

In the body of his boyhood self, Satoru encounters sights he never imagined he would see again–the smile of his mother, alive and well, his old friends, and Kayo Hinazuki, the girl who was kidnapped and murdered when he was a boy the first time around. To return to the present and prevent the tragedy that brought him back to his childhood in the first place, Satoru begins plotting a way to change Hinazuki’s fate…But up against the clock and a faceless evil, does eleven-year-old Satoru even stand a chance?

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2018

YOUNG READER WINNER

LION LESSONS

Author: Jon Agee

There are seven steps to becoming a proper lion, including Looking Fierce, Roaring, Prowling Around, and Pouncing. Our young hero, a rather meek and scrawny human boy, does his best to learn the necessary skills during his training with a master instructor (who just happens to be a real lion). After a grueling set of lessons, the boy discovers that that the final step—Looking Out for Your Friends—is the most important of all. That’s how any kid can earn his lion diploma (not to mention the affection of every cat in town).

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MIDDLE READER WINNER

MAGNUS CHASE AND THE GODS OF ASGARD : THE SWORD OF SUMMER

Author: Rick Riordan

Magnus Chase has always been a troubled kid. Since his mother’s mysterious death, he’s lived alone on the streets of Boston, surviving by his wits, keeping one step ahead of the police and the truant officers.

One day, he’s tracked down by an uncle he barely knows-a man his mother claimed was dangerous. Uncle Randolph tells him an impossible secret: Magnus is the son of a Norse god.

The Viking myths are true. The gods of Asgard are preparing for war. Trolls, giants and worse monsters are stirring for doomsday. To prevent Ragnarok, Magnus must search the Nine Worlds for a weapon that has been lost for thousands of years.

When an attack by fire giants forces him to choose between his own safety and the lives of hundreds of innocents, Magnus makes a fatal decision.

Sometimes, the only way to start a new life is to die . . .

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TEEN READER WINNER

HEARTLESS

Author: Marissa Meyer

Long before she was the terror of Wonderland—the infamous Queen of Hearts—she was just a girl who wanted to fall in love. Catherine may be one of the most desired girls in Wonderland, and a favorite of the unmarried King of Hearts, but her interests lie elsewhere. A talented baker, all she wants is to open a shop with her best friend. But according to her mother, such a goal is unthinkable for the young woman who could be the next queen. Then Cath meets Jest, the handsome and mysterious court joker. For the first time, she feels the pull of true attraction. At the risk of offending the king and infuriating her parents, she and Jest enter into an intense, secret courtship. Cath is determined to define her own destiny and fall in love on her terms. But in a land thriving with magic, madness, and monsters, fate has other plans.

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2017

YOUNG READER WINNER

WHAT THE DINOSAURS DID LAST NIGHT: A VERY MESSY ADVENTURE

Author: Refe & Susan Tuma

The dinosaurs wreck bathrooms, destroy vases, rock out, encounter terrifying hot irons, even do the dishes with hilarious, magical results. Each scene is photographed in meticulous detail, letting viewers joyfully suspend disbelief and think to themselves–just LOOK what the dinosaurs did last night!

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MIDDLE READER WINNER

A SNICKER OF MAGIC

Author: Natalie Lloyd

The Pickles are new to Midnight Gulch, Tennessee, a town which legend says was once magic–but Felicity is convinced the magic is still there, and with the help of her new friend Jonah the Beedle she hopes to bring the magic back.

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TEEN READER WINNER

WE WERE LIARS

Author: E. Lockhart

A beautiful and distinguished family.
A private island.
A brilliant, damaged girl; a passionate, political boy.
A group of four friends—the Liars—whose friendship turns destructive.
A revolution. An accident. A secret.
Lies upon lies.
True love.
The truth.

We Were Liars is a modern, sophisticated suspense novel from National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart.

Read it.
And if anyone asks you how it ends, just LIE.

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2016

YOUNG READER WINNER

I AM A WITCH’S CAT

Author: Harriet Muncaster

A “special witch’s cat” is certain her mother is a witch because she keeps special potions in the bathroom, grows magical herbs in her garden, and whirls her broomstick around the room once a week.

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MIDDLE READER WINNER

THE LAND OF STORIES

Author: Chris Colfer

Through the powers of a book of stories, twins Alex and Conner leave their world behind and find themselves in a land full of wonder and magic where they come face-to-face with the fairy tale characters they grew up reading about.

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TEEN READER WINNER

THE SELECTION

Author: Kiera Cass

America Singer is chosen to compete in the Selection–a contest to see which girl can win the heart of Illea’s prince–but all she really wants is a chance for a future with her secret love, Aspen, who is a caste below her.

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2015

YOUNG READER WINNER

OPEN VERY CAREFULLY A BOOK WITH BITE

Author: Nicola O’Bryne

A crocodile falls into a quiet storybook and wreaks havoc on the characters, in a tale that invites youngsters to slam the book shut or find the courage to take a peek inside.

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MIDDLE READER WINNER

ESCAPE FROM MR. LENONCELLO’S LIBRARY

Author: Chris Grabenstein

Twelve-year-old Kyle gets to stay overnight in the new town library, designed by his hero (the famous gamemaker LuigiLemoncello), with other students but finds that come morning he must work with friends to solve puzzles in order to escape.

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TEEN READER WINNER

ELEANOR & PARK

Author: Rainbow Rowell

“Set over the course of one school year in 1986, this is the story of two star-crossed misfits–smart enough to know that first love almost never lasts, but brave and desperate enough to try”– Provided by publisher.
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2014

YOUNGER READER WINNER

Z IS FOR MOOSE

Author: Kelly Bingham

Moose, terribly eager to play his part in the alphabet book his friend Zebra is putting together, then awfully disappointed when his letter passes, behaves rather badly until Zebra finds a spot for him.

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MIDDLE READER WINNER

GHOST NIGHT

Author: Cornelia Funke

Relocating to a new boarding school only to be confronted by a group of vengeful ghosts, Jon and his friend, Ella, team up to uncover a centuries-old murder and summon the ghost of a medieval knight who they are not sure can be trusted.

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TEEN READER WINNER

THE FAULT IN OUT STARS

Author: John Green

Sixteen-year-old Hazel, a stage IV thyroid cancer patient, has accepted her terminal diagnosis until a chance meeting with a boy at cancer support group forces her to reexamine her perspective on love, loss, and life.

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2013 NO AWARDS GIVEN

2012

YOUNG READER WINNER

WE ARE IN A BOOK!

Author: Mo Willems

Gerald and Piggie discover the joy of being read. But what will happen when the book ends?

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MIDDLE READER WINNER

MILLION-DOLLAR THROW

Author: Mike Lupica

Eighth-grade star quarterback Nate Brodie’s family is feeling the stress of the troubled economy, and Nate is frantic because his best friend Abby is going blind, so when he gets a chance to win a million dollars if he can complete a pass during the halftime of a New England Patriot’s game, he is nearly overwhelmed by the pressure to succeed.

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TEEN READER WINNER

FINNIKIN OF THE ROCK

Author: Melina Marchette

Now on the cusp of manhood, Finnikin, who was a child when the royal family of Lumatere was brutally murdered and replaced by an imposter, reluctantly joins forces with an enigmatic young novice and fellow-exile, who claims that her dark dreams will lead them to a surviving royal child and a way to regain the throne of Lumatere.

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2011

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

TIGER PUPS

Author: Tom and Allie Harvey

Presents the story of how Isabella, a golden retriever owned by the couple who run the Safari Zoological Park in Caney, Kansas, adopted three white tiger cubs–Nasira, Anjika, and Sidani–as her own, creating an unusual, interspecies family.

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CHAPTER BOOK WINNER

A SEASON OF GIFTS

Author: Richard Peck

Relates the surprising gifts bestowed on twelve-year-old Bob Barnhart and his family, who have recently moved to a small Illinois town in 1958, by their larger-than-life neighbor, Mrs. Dowdel.

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TEEN BOOK WINNER

IF I STAY

Author: Gayle Forman

While in a coma following an automobile accident that killed her parents and younger brother, seventeen-year-old Mia, a gifted cellist, weighs whether to live with her grief or join her family in death.

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2010

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

A COUPLE OF BOYS HAVE THE BEST WEEK EVER

Author: Marla Frazee

Friends James and Eamon enjoy a wonderful week at the home of Eamon’s grandparents during summer vacation.

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CHAPTER BOOK WINNER

NIGHTMARE AT THE BOOK FAIR

Author: Dan Gutman

When fifth-grader Trip Kindleman, who does not like to read very much, is hit on the head by a heavy box and becomes a character in a series of different books–from a sports story to a science fiction novel to an adventure tale–his view of reading is changed forever.

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TEEN BOOK WINNER

HUNGER GAMES

Author: Suzanne Collins

In a future North America, where the rulers of Panem maintain control through an annual televised survival competition pitting young people from each of the twelve districts against one another, sixteen-year-old Katniss’s skills are put to the test when she voluntarily takes her younger sister’s place.

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2009

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

IVAN THE TERRIER

Author: Peter Catalanotto

A terrier named Ivan keeps interrupting story hour.

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CHAPTER BOOK WINNER

NO TALKING

Author: Andrew Clements

The noisy fifth grade boys of Laketon Elementary School challenge the equally loud fifth grade girls to a “no talking” contest.

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TEEN BOOK WINNER

MEMOIRS OF A TEENAGE AMNESIAC

Author: Gabrielle Zevin

After a nasty fall, Naomi realizes that she has no memory of the last four years and finds herself reassessing every aspect of her life.

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2008

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

LIBRARY LION

Author: Michelle Knudsen

A lion starts visiting the local library but runs into trouble as he tries to both obey the rules and help his librarian friend.

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CHAPTER BOOK WINNER

CLEMENTINE

Author: Sara Pennypacker

While sorting through difficulties in her friendship with her neighbor Margaret, eight-year-old Clementine gains several unique hairstyles while also helping her father in his efforts to banish pigeons from the front of their apartment building.

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TEEN BOOK WINNER

SAINT IGGY

Author: K.L. Going

Iggy Corso, who lives in city public housing, is caught physically and spiritually between good and bad when he is kicked out of high school, goes searching for his missing mother, and causes his friend to get involved with the same dangerous drug dealer who deals to his parents.

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2007

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

SPACE STATION MARS

Author: Daniel San Souci

The Dangerous Snake and Reptile club, with the help of a boy visiting the neighborhood, sets up equipment in the clubhouse in hopes of tracking flying saucers and making contact with aliens.

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CHAPTER BOOK WINNER

PROJECT MULBERRY

Author: Linda Sue Park

While working on a project for an after-school club, Julia, a Korean American girl, and her friend Patrick learn not just about silkworms, but also about tolerance, prejudice, friendship, patience, and more. Between the chapters are short dialogues between the author and main character about the writing of the book.

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TEEN BOOK WINNER

FLUSH

Author: Carl Hiassen

With their father jailed for sinking a river boat, Noah Underwood and his younger sister, Abbey, must gather evidence that the owner of this floating casino is emptying his bilge tanks into the protected waters around their Florida Keys home.

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2006

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

OVER IN THE OCEAN: IN A CORAL REEF

Author: Marianne Berkes

Verse that may be sung to the included melody introduces different reef dwellers in scenes sculpted in polymer clay, with how many of each animal listed and increasing from one to ten.

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CHAPTER BOOK WINNER

THE REPORT CARD

Author: Andrew Clements

Fifth-grader Nora Rowley has always hidden the fact that she is a genius from everyone because all she wants is to be normal, but when she comes up with a plan to prove that grades are not important, things begin to get out of control.

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TEEN BOOK WINNER

CONTENTS UNDER PRESSURE

Author: Lara Zeises

Lucy, a fourteen-year-old high school freshman, experiences the happiness and confusion of dating a popular older boy, changing relationships with life-long friends, and sharing a bedroom with her older brother’s pregnant girlfriend.

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2005

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

MISS SMITH’S INCREDIBLE STORYBOOK

Author: Michael Garland

When the new teacher, Miss Smith, reads to her class, Zack and his classmates are amazed to find that the storybook characters come to life.

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CHAPTER BOOK WINNER

THE TALE OF DESPEREAUX

Author: Kate DeCamillo

The adventures of Despereaux Tilling, a small mouse of unusual talents, the princess that he loves, the servant girl who longs to be a princess, and a devious rat determined to bring them all to ruin.

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TEEN BOOK WINNER

THE SECOND SUMMER OF THE SISTERHOOD

Author: Ann Brashares

Can’t wait for the next installment of the Pants? Check out the SPECIAL EDITION of The Second Summer of the Sisterhood , in stores now! Inside you’ll find an exclusive “Who’s Your Soul Mate Quiz” and a sneak peak at the third book, Girls in Pants. With a bit of last summer’s sand in the pockets, the Traveling Pants and the Sisterhood that wears them embark on their 16th summer. Bridget: Impulsively sets off for Alabama, wanting to both confront her demons about her family and avoid them all at once. Lena: Spends a blissful week with Kostos, making the unexplainable silence that follows his visit even more painful. Carmen: Is concerned that her mother is making a fool of herself over a man. When she discovers that her mother borrowed the Pants to wear on a date, she’s certain of it. Tibby: Not about to spend another summer working at Wallman’s, she takes a film course only to find it’s what happens off-camera that teaches her the most.

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2004

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

NEW YORK’S BRAVEST

Author: Mary Pope Osborne

Tells of the heroic deeds of the legendary New York firefighter, Mose Humphreys.

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CHAPTER BOOK WINNER

GIRL IN A CAGE

Author: Jane Yolen and Robert J. Harris

As English armies invade Scotland in 1306, eleven-year-old Princess Marjorie, daughter of the newly crowned Scottish king, Robert the Bruce, is captured by England’s King Edward Longshanks and held in a cage on public display.

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2003

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

GREAT GRACIE CHASE: STOP THAT DOG!

Author: Cynthia Rylant

A cumulative tale about a small dog named Gracie whose quiet life is disrupted by some noisy painters.

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CHAPTER BOOK WINNER

ARTEMIS FOWL

Author: Eoin Colfer

When a twelve-year-old evil genius tries to restore his family fortune by capturing a fairy and demanding a ransom in gold, the fairies fight back with magic, technology, and a particularly nasty troll.

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2002

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

DOG’S NIGHT

Author: Meredith Hooper

On their annual Dogs’ Night, all the dogs depicted in an art gallery leave their paintings to play, but four of them create a sensation by going back into the wrong paintings. Includes information about the real paintings shown.

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CHAPTER BOOK WINNER

BECAUSE OF WINN DIXIE

Author: Kate DiCamillo

Ten-year-old India Opal Buloni describes her first summer in the town of Naomi, Florida, and all the good things that happen to her because of her big ugly dog Winn–Dixie.

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2001

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

HOOWAY FOR WODNEY WAT

Author: Helen Lester

All his classmates make fun of Rodney because he can’t pronounce his name, but it is Rodney‘s speech impediment that drives away the class bully.

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CHAPTER BOOK WINNER

HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCERER’S STONE

Author: J. K. Rowling

Rescued from the outrageous neglect of his aunt and uncle, a young boy with a great destiny proves his worth while attending Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry.

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2000

PICTURE BOOK WINNER

A BAD CASE OF STRIPES

Author: David Shannon

Camilla Cream loves lima beans, but she never eats them. Why? Because the other kids in her school don’t like them. And Camilla Cream is very, very worried about what other people think of her. In fact, she’s so worried that she”s about to break out in a bad case of stripes!

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1999