Books in Charlotte Huck Award
The Charlotte Huck Award for Outstanding Fiction for Children, from the National Council of Teachers of English, honors fiction that has the potential to transform children's lives by inviting compassion, imagination, and wonder. Winners, honor books, and recommended titles include picture books and middle grade novels (e.g., After the Fall, Room on Our Rock, The Probability of Everything). Best for ages 4-12.
2025
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Last Stand | Antwan Eady | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Popcorn | Rob Harrell | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Summer at Squee | Andrea Wang | Honor | Log In To Like |
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And Then, BOOM! | Lisa Fipps | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Dad, I Miss You | Nadia Sammurtok | Honor | Log In To Like |
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A Flicker of Hope: A Story of Migration | Cynthia Harmony | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Isabel in Bloom | Mae Respicio | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Missing Momma | Winsome Bingham | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Deer Run Home | Ann Clare LeZotte | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Duel | Jessixa Bagley | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Abuela's Letter | Debbie Zapata | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Show Up and Vote | Ani DiFranco | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Mi Tierra | Adria Quinones | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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When Isaac Hears the Rain | Julie Thompson | Recommended | Log In To Like |
2024
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Probability of Everything | Sarah Everett | Winner | Log In To Like |
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My Powerful Hair | Carole Lindstrom | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Mascot | Traci Sorell | Honor | Log In To Like |
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You Are Here | Ellen Oh | Honor | Log In To Like |
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An Ofrenda for Perro | Judith Valdés B. | Honor | Log In To Like |
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That Flag | Tameka Fryer Brown | Honor | Log In To Like |
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This Book Is Banned | Raj Haldar | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Hoops | Matt Tavares | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Lost Year | Katherine Marsh | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Papá's Magical Water-Jug Clock | Jesús Trejo | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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ThunderBoom | Jack Briglio | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Bright Side | Chad Otis | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Plátanos Are Love | Alyssa Reynoso-Morris | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Molly's Tuxedo | Vicki Johnson | Recommended | Log In To Like |
2023
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Wayward Creatures | Dayna Lorentz | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Marvellers | Dhonielle Clayton | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Forever Cousins | Laurel Goodluck | Honor | Log In To Like |
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My Brother Is Away | Sara Greenwood | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Love, Violet | Charlotte Sullivan Wild | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun | Hena Khan | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Wildoak | C. C. Harrington | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Gibberish | Young Vo | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Notebook Keeper | Stephen Briseño | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Big Bear and Little Fish | Sandra Nickel | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Draw | Raul Colon | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Turtle of Michigan | Naomi Shihab Nye | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Patron Thief of Bread | Lindsay Eagar | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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My Hands Tell a Story | Kelly Starling Lyons | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Growing Pangs | Kathryn Ormsbee | Recommended | Log In To Like |
2022
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls | Kaela Rivera | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Laxmi’s Mooch | Shelly Anand | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Jo Jo Makoons: The Used-to-Be-Best Friend | Dawn Quigley | Honor | Log In To Like |
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J. D. and the Great Barber Battle | J. Dillard | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Amber and Clay | Laura Amy Schlitz | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Starfish | Lisa Fipps | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Dumplings for Lili | Melissa Iwai | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Someone Builds the Dream | Lisa Wheeler | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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A Sled for Gabo | Emma Otheguy | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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A Kind of Spark | Elle McNicoll | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Lost Language | Claudia Mills | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Year I Flew Away | Marie Arnold | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Borders | Thomas King | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Pax, Journey Home | Sara Pennypacker | Recommended | Log In To Like |
2021
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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I Am Every Good Thing | Derrick Barnes | Winner | Log In To Like |
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We Are Water Protectors | Carole Lindstrom | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Land of the Cranes | Aida Salazar | Honor | Log In To Like |
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When Stars are Scattered | Victoria Jamieson | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Quintessence | Jess Redman | Honor | Log In To Like |
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A High Five for Glenn Burke | Phil Bildner | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Alice’s Farm: A Rabbit's Tale | Maryrose Wood | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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When You Trap a Tiger | Tae Keller | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Braver: A Wombat’s Tale | Suzanne Selfors | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Ways to Make Sunshine | Renée Watson | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Hike | Pete Oswald | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Blackbird Girls | Anne Blankman | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Arabic Quilt: An Immigrant Story | Aya Khalil | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Efrén Divided | Ernesto Cisneros | Recommended | Log In To Like |
2020
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Room on Our Rock | Kate Temple | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Other Words for Home | Jasmine Warga | Honor | Log In To Like |
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I Can Make This Promise | Christine Day | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border | Mitali Perkins | Honor | Log In To Like |
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When Aidan Became a Brother | Kyle Lukoff | Honor | Log In To Like |
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New Kid | Jerry Craft | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky | Kwame Mbalia | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Planet Earth Is Blue | Nicole Panteleakos | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Lubna and Pebble | Wendy Meddour | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family | Ibtihaj Muhammad | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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For Black Girls Like Me | Mariama J. Lockington | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Roll With It | Jamie Sumner | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story | Kevin Noble Maillard | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Moon Within | Aida Salazar | Recommended | Log In To Like |
2019
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Sweep: the Story of a Girl and Her Monster | Jonathan Auxier | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Day War Came | Nicola Davies | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Ghost Boys | Jewell Parker Rhodes | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Can I Touch Your Hair?: Poems of Race, Mistakes, and Friendship | Irene Latham | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Everything Else in the Universe | Tracy Holczer | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Merci Suárez Changes Gear | Meg Medina | Honor | Log In To Like |
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The Cardboard Kingdom | Chad Sell | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Ivy Aberdeen's Letter to the World | Ashley Herring Blake | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Rabbit Listened | Cori Doerrfeld | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Day You Begin | Jacqueline Woodson | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Alma and How She Got Her Name | Juana Martinez-Neal | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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I Walk with Vanessa: A Story About a Simple Act of Kindness | Kerascoët | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Drawn Together | Minh Lê | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Lifeboat 12 | Susan Hood | Recommended | Log In To Like |
2018
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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After the Fall: How Humpty Dumpty Got Back Up Again | Dan Santat | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Refugee | Alan Gratz | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Forever or a Long Long Time | Caela Carter | Honor | Log In To Like |
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The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet | Carmen Agra Deedy | Honor | Log In To Like |
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The End of the Wild | Nicole Helget | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Little Fox in the Forest | Stephanie Graegin | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Big Cat, little cat | Elisha Cooper | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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All’s Faire in Middle School | Victoria Jamieson | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Shelter | Celine Claire | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Saving Marty | Paul Griffin | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Wishtree | Katherine Applegate | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Stef Soto, The Taco Queen | Jennifer Torres | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Amina's Voice | Hena Khan | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut | Derrick Barnes | Recommended | Log In To Like |
2017
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Ghost | Jason Reynolds | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Worm Loves Worm | J.J. Austrian | Honor | Log In To Like |
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The Wild Robot | Peter Brown | Honor | Log In To Like |
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The Girl Who Drank the Moon | Kelly Barnhill | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Ms. Bixby’s Last Day | John David Anderson | Honor | Log In To Like |
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The Night Gardener | Eric Fan | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Luis Paints the World | Terry Farish | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog | Adam Gidwitz | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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A Bandit’s Tale: The Muddled Misadventures of a Pickpocket | Deborah Hopkinson | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes | Duncan Tonatiuh | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Seventh Wish | Kate Messner | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Wolf Hollow | Lauren Wolk | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Hoot and Peep | Lita Judge | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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One Half from the East | Nadia Hashimi | Recommended | Log In To Like |
2016
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Stella by Starlight | Sharon M. Draper | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Paper Things | Jennifer Richard Jacobson | Honor | Log In To Like |
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New Shoes | Susan Lynn Meyer | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Tiger Boy | Mitali Perkins | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Little Tree | Loren Long | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Strictly No Elephants | Lisa Mantchev | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Crenshaw | Katherine Applegate | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Last Stop on Market Street | Matt de la Peña | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Little Elliot, Big Family | Mike Curato | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Melissa | Alex Gino | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Circus Mirandus | Cassie Beasley | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Two White Rabbits | Jairo Buitrago | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Sidewalk Flowers | JonArno Lawson | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Raccoon: Tales from Deckawoo Drive, Volume Two | Kate DiCamillo | Recommended | Log In To Like |
2015
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Rain Reign | Ann M. Martin | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Crossover | Kwame Alexander | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Revolution | Deborah Wiles | Honor | Log In To Like |
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El Deafo | Cece Bell | Honor | Log In To Like |
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The Farmer and the Clown | Marla Frazee | Honor | Log In To Like |
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Absolutely Almost | Lisa Graff | Honor | Log In To Like |
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The Madman of Piney Woods | Christopher Paul Curtis | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Secret Hum of a Daisy | Tracy Holczer | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Most Magnificent Thing | Ashley Spires | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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A Snicker of Magic | Natalie Lloyd | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Turtle of Oman | Naomi Shihab Nye | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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The Meaning of Maggie | Megan Jean Sovern | Recommended | Log In To Like |
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Otis and the Scarecrow | Loren Long | Recommended | Log In To Like |