Books in Maud Hart Lovelace 1980-1996
This category covers the original single-division years (1980-1996) of the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award, Minnesota's student-voted children's choice award. Winners reflect what Minnesota kids loved in the 1980s and '90s: survival adventures, ghost stories, mysteries, and humorous school stories (e.g., Hatchet, Wait Till Helen Comes, 38 Weeks Till Summer Vacation). Best for readers about ages 9-13.
1996
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Cages | Peg Kehret | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Aliens for Breakfast | Jonathan Etra | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Bearstone | Will Hobbs | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Bringing Nettie Back | Nancy Hope Wilson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Devil's Bridge | Cynthia DeFelice | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Jim Ugly | Sid Fleischman | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Juliet Fisher and the Foolproof Plan | Natalie Honeycutt | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Just a Little Ham | Joan Carris | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Me Two | Mary C. Ryan | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Night the Whole Class Slept Over | Stella Pevsner | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Secret of Sanctuary Island | A.M. Monson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Sharing Susan | Eve Bunting | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Valentine Frankenstein | Maggie Twohill | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear | Lensey Namioka | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Year of Impossible Goodbyes | Sook Nyul Choi | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1995
1994
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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38 Weeks 'Til Summer Vacation | Mona Kerby | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Danger in Quicksand Swamp | Bill Wallace | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Dealing with Dragons | Patricia Wrede | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Mississippi Bridge | Mildred D. Taylor | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Monkey Island | Paula Fox | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Nekomah Creek | Linda Crew | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Otto From Otherwhere | Peni R. Griffin | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Princess in the Pigpen | Jane Resh Thomas | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Shades of Gray | Carolyn Reeder | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Stepping on the Cracks | Mary Downing Hahn | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Toughboy and Sister | Kirkpatrick Hill | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Trading Game | Alfred Slote | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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True Confession of Charlotte Doyle | Avi | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Whinny of the Wild Horses | Amy Laundrie | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Why Me? | Deborah Kent | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1993
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Dead Man in Indian Creek | Mary Downing Hahn | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Is Anybody There? | Eve Bunting | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Journey to Terezor | Frank Asch | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Just My Luck | Emily Moore | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Mustard | Charlotte Graeber | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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My Mother Got Married | Barbara Park | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Mysterious Cases of Mr. PIN | Mary Elise Monsall | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Romeo and Juliet Together (and Alive) at Last | Avi | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Smoke from the Chimney | Kathy Tapp | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Staying Nine | Pam Conrad | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Sugar Isn't Everything | Willo Davis Roberts | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Trouble with Mothers | Margery Facklam | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Voices after Midnight | Richard Peck | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Voyage of the Frog | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Weasel | Cynthia DeFelice | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1992
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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This Island Isn't Big Enough for the Four of Us | Gery Greer | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Bobby Baseball | Robert Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Bodies in the Besseldorf Hotel | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Charlie Skedaddle | Patricia Beatty | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Courage at Indian Deep | Jane Resh Thomas | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Inside Out | Ann M. Martin | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Justin and the Best Biscuits in the World | Mildred Pitts Walter | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Maurice's Room | Paula Fox | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Megan's Island | Willo Davis Roberts | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Number the Stars | Lois Lowry | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Pike River Phantom | Betty Ren Wright | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Secret Life of Dilly McBean | Dorothy Haas | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Talking Earth | Jean Craighead George | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Whose Side are you on? | Emily Moore | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Wild Mustang | Joanna Campbell | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1991
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Hatchet | Gary Paulsen | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Beetles Lightly Toasted | Phyllis Reynolds Naylor | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Christina's Ghost | Betty Ren Wright | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Discovery at Coyote Point | Ann Gabhart | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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I'll Meet You at the Cucumbers | Lilian Moore | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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More Stories Julian Tells | Ann Cameron | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Not-Just-Anybody-Family | Betsy Byars | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Nutty Can't Miss | Dean Hughes | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Stinker from Space | Pamela Service | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Ten Kids, No Pets | Ann M. Martin | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Fighting Ground | Avi | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Kid in the Red Jacket | Barbara Park | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Twenty-five Cent Miracle | Theresa Nelson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Unclaimed Treasure | Patricia MacLachlan | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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What if they Knew | Patricia Hermes | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1990
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Wait 'til Helen Comes | Mary Downing Hahn | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Baby-Sitting is a Dangerous Job | Willo Davis Roberts | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Call Me Friday the Thirteenth | Betty Bates | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Flunking of Joshua T. Bates | Susan Shreve | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Harvey's Horrible Snake Disaster | Eth Clifford | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs | Jamie Gilson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Hot and Cold Summer | Johanna Hurwitz | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Hunky-Dory Dairy | Anne Lindbergh | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Lost Star | H. M. Hoover | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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On My Honor | Marion Dane Bauer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Plant that Ate Dirty Socks | Nancy McArthur | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Rasco and the Rats of NIMH | Jane Leslie Conly | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Search for Grissi | Mary F. Shura | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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So Far From Bamboos Grove | Yoko Kawashima Watkins | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Trapped in Death Cave | Bill Wallace | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1989
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Eating Ice Cream with a Werewolf | Phyllis Green | Winner | Log In To Like |
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All New Jonah Twist | Natalie Honeycutt | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Dinah and the Green Fat Kingdom | Isabelle Holland | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Dirt Bike Racer | Matt Christopher | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Ferret in the Bedroom, Lizards in the Fridge | Bill Wallace | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Great Ringtail Garbage Caper | Timothy Foote | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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I Be Somebody | Irwin Hadley | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Journey to the Treasure | Louise Moeri | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Kidnapping of Courtney Van Allen and What's Her Name | Joyce Cool | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Taking Care of Terrific | Lois Lowry | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Thatcher Payne-In-The-Neck | Betty Bates | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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This Place has no Atmosphere | Paula Danziger | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Tracker | Gary Paulsen | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Up from Jericho Tel | E. L. Konigsburg | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1988
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Night of the Twisters | Ivy Ruckman | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Alexandra | Scott O'Dell | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Castle in the Attic | Elizabeth Winthrop | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Come Sing, Jimmy Jo | Katherine Paterson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Cracker Jackson | Betsy Byars | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Daphne's Book | Mary Downing Hahn | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Footprints up my Back | Kristi Holl | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Hour of the Wolf | Patricia Calvert | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson | Bette Lord | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Me, My Goat, and My Sister's Wedding | Stella Pevsner | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Mystery at Peacock Place | M.F. Craig | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Nobody's Fault? | Patricia Hermes | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Pearl's Promise | Frank Asch | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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S.O.R. Losers | Avi | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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This Time of Darkness | H. M. Hoover | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1987
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Stone Fox | John Gardiner | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Back Yard Angel | Judy Delton | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Be a Perfect Person in Just Three Days | Stephen Manes | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Beanpole | Barbara Park | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Beauty | Robin McKinley | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Cat Walk | Mary Stolz | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Dog Called Kitty | Bill Wallace | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Dollhouse Murders | Betty Ren Wright | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Pet Sitting Peril | Willo Davis Roberts | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Seeing Summer | Jeannette Eyerly | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Short Season | Scott Eller | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Solitary Blue | Cynthia Voigt | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Taking Terri Mueller | Norma Fox Mazer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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War with Grandpa | Robert Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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You Shouldn't have to Say Goodbye | Patricia Hermes | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1986
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Zucchini | Barbara Dana | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Between Friends | Sheila Garrigue | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Blind Flight | Hilary Milton | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Callender Papers | Cynthia Voigt | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Missing Persons League | Frank Bonham | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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No Such Thing as a Witch | Ruth Chew | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Rabbit Ears | Alfred Slote | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Run Don't Walk | Harriet Savitz | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Secrets of the Shopping Mall | Richard Peck | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Sign of the Beaver | Elizabeth George Speare | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Stone Pony | Patricia Calvert | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Trig or Treat | Robert Peck | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Westmark | Lloyd Alexander | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Word of the Wise | Jane Lawrence Mali | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Words by Heart | Ouida Sebestyen | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1985
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Skinnybones | Barbara Park | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Anastasia at your Service | Lois Lowry | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Anna to the Infinite Power | Mildred Ames | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Beat the Turtle Drum | Constance Greene | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Comeback Dog | Jane Resh Thomas | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Famous Stanley Kidnapping Case | Zilpha Keatley Snyder | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Ghost Belongs to Me | Richard Peck | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Gift of the Pirate Queen | Patricia Reilly Giff | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Last was Lloyd | Doris Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Miss Switch to the Rescue | Bill Wallace | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Mitzi and the Terrible Tyrannosaurus Rex | Barbara Williams | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Night Swimmers | Betsy Byars | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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River Rats | Jean Craighead George | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Trouble with Tuck | Theodore Tuck | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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A Word From Our Sponsor: or, My Friend Alfred | Judie Angell | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1984
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade | Barthe DeClements | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Boy Who Spoke Chimp | Jane Yolen | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Chicken Bone Wish | Barbara Girion | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Dumb Like Me, Olivia Potts | Lila Perl | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Getting Something on Maggie Marlmelstein | Marjorie Sharmat | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Help! There's a Cat Washing Here! | Alison Smith | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Into the Dream | William Sleator | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Island Keeper | Harry Mazer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Journey Home | Yoshiko Uchida | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Meat in the Sandwich | Alice Bach | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Mrs. Fish, Ape, and Me, the Dump Queen | Norma Fox Mazer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Operation: Dump the Chump | Barbara Park | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Secret Life of the Underwear Champ | Betty Miles | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Shelter From the Wind | Marion Dane Bauer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Weird Henry Berg | Sarah Sargent | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1983
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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It Can't Hurt Forever | Marilyn Singer | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Banana Twist | Florence Parry Heide | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Cay | Theodore Taylor | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Do Bananas Chew Gum? | Jamie Gilson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Eyes of the Amaryllis | Natalie Babbitt | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Get-Away Car | Eleanor Clymer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Girl with the Silver Eyes | Willo Davis Roberts | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Harry Cat's Pet Puppy | George Selden | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Left-Handed Short Stop | Patricia Reilly Giff | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Misty and Me | Barbara Girion | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Mr. Wolf and Me | Mary F. Shura | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Rinehart Lifts | R.R. Knudson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Save the Queen of Sheba | Louise Moeri | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Toby Lived Here | Hilma Wolitzer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Treasure of Alpheus Winterborn | John Bellairs | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1982
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Best Christmas Pageant Ever | Barbara Robinson | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Abel's Island | William Steig | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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All this Wild Land | Ann Nolan Clark | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Bears Upstairs | Dorothy Haas | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Blood in the Snow | Marlene Shyer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Child of the Owl | Laurence Yep | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Hocus-Pocus Dilemma | Pat Kibbe | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Hook a Fish, Catch a Mountain | Jean Craighead George | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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House with a Clock in its Walls | John Bellairs | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Last Guru | Daniel Pinkwater | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Snow Bound | Harry Mazer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Soup and Me | Robert Peck | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Tuck Everlasting | Natalie Babbitt | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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What about Me? | Colby Rodowsky | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Zanboomer | R.R. Knudson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1981
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Pinballs | Betsy Byars | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Beloved Benjamin is Waiting | Jean Karl | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Billions for Boris | Mary Rodgers | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Bunnicula | James Howe | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Escape into Daylight | Geoffrey Household | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Four Miles to Pinecone | John Hassler | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Frozen Fire | James Houston | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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FTC Superstar | Mary Anderson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Hang Tough Paul Mather | Alfred Slote | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Harvey, the Beer Can King | Jamie Gilson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Mayday! Mayday! | Hilary Milton | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Ordinary Jack | Helen Criswell | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Ramona and her Mother | Beverly Cleary | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Remarkable Return of Winston Potterly Crisply | Eve Rice | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Welcome Home Jelly Bean | Marlene Shyer | Nominee | Log In To Like |
1980
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Summer of the Monkeys | Wilson Rawls | Winner | Log In To Like |
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Champion of Merrimack County | Roger Drury | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Danny the Champion of the World | Roald Dahl | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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The Diary of The Strawbridge Place | Helen Jacob | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Don't Hurt Laurie | Willo Davis Roberts | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Fox Steals Home | Matt Christopher | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Gentlehands | M. E. Kerr | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper | Jean Van Leeuwen | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Great Gilly Hopkins | Katherine Paterson | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Hoboken Chicken Emergency | Daniel Pinkwater | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Kitty in the Middle | Judy Delton | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Ramona and her Father | Beverly Cleary | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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A Secret Friend | Marilyn Sachs | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Star Ka'at | Andre Norton | Nominee | Log In To Like |
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Year of the Black Pony | Walt Morey | Nominee | Log In To Like |