Books in Josette Frank Award - 1943-1996
The Josette Frank Award, from Bank Street College of Education, honors fiction of outstanding literary merit in which children or young people deal positively with difficulties in their world. The award was previously called the Children's Book Award; although this category's name says 1943-1996, its entries run 1997-present. Winners are middle grade and YA novels and graphic novels (e.g., When Stars Are Scattered, Firekeeper's Daughter, The Labors of Hercules Beal). Best for ages 9-16.
2024
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Labors of Hercules Beal | Gary D. Schmidt | Winner | Log In To Like |
2023
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I Must Betray You | Ruta Sepetys | Winner | Log In To Like |
2022
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Firekeeper's Daughter | Angeline Boulley | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Milo Imagines the World | Matt de la Peña | Winner | Log In To Like |
2021
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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When Stars are Scattered | Victoria Jamieson | Winner | Log In To Like |
2020
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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When the Ground Is Hard | Malla Nunn | Winner | Log In To Like |
2019
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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A Heart in a Body in the World | Deb Caletti | Winner | Log In To Like |
2018
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Piecing Me Together | Renée Watson | Winner | Log In To Like |
2017
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Secret Life of Lincoln Jones | Wendelin Van Draanen | Winner | Log In To Like |
2016
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The War that Saved My Life | Kimberly Brubaker Bradley | Winner | 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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I'll Give You the Sun | Jandy Nelson | Winner | Log In To Like |
2014
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Rose Under Fire | Elizabeth Wein | Winner | Log In To Like |
2013
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Wonder | R. J. Palacio | Winner | Log In To Like |
2012
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Bluefish | Pat Schmatz | Winner | Log In To Like |
2011
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Out of my Mind | Sharon M. Draper | Winner | Log In To Like |
2010
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate | Jacqueline Kelly | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon | Grace Lin | Special Citation | Log In To Like |
2009
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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After Tupac And D Foster | Jacqueline Woodson | Winner | Log In To Like |
2008
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Home of the Brave | Katherine Applegate | Winner | Log In To Like |
2007
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Clementine | Sara Pennypacker | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Manny Files | Christian Burch | Special Citation | Log In To Like |
2006
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Each Little Bird That Sings | Deborah Wiles | Winner | Log In To Like |
2005
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Ida B...and her plans to maximize fun, avoid disaster, and (possibly) save the world | Katherine Hannigan | Winner | Log In To Like |
2004
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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The Goose Girl | Shannon Hale | Winner | Log In To Like |
2003
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Goddess of Yesterday | Caroline B. Cooney | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Jericho Walls | Kristi Collier | Special Citation | Log In To Like |
2002
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart | Vera B. Williams | Winner | Log In To Like |
2001
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Because of Winn-Dixie | Kate DiCamillo | Winner | Log In To Like |
2000
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Figuring Out Frances | Gina Willner-Pardo | Winner | Log In To Like |
1998
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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My Louisiana Sky | Kimberly Willis Holt | Winner | Log In To Like |
1997
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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No Turning Back: A Novel of South Africa | Beverley Naidoo | Winner | Log In To Like |