Books in William Allen White Children's Book Award - 6-8th Grades
This is the Grades 6-8 category of Kansas's student-voted William Allen White Children's Book Award. Winners are upper middle grade novels about history, survival, identity, and social issues (e.g., Ghost, Ghost Boys, Restart, Ground Zero). Best for ages 11-14.
2025
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The Cursed Moon | Angela Cervantes | Winner | Log In To Like |
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The Fort | Gordon Korman | Winner | Log In To Like |
2024
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Ground Zero | Alan Gratz | Winner | Log In To Like |
2023
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96 Miles | J. L. Esplin | Winner | Log In To Like |
2022
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The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise | Dan Gemeinhart | Winner | Log In To Like |
2021
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Ghost Boys | Jewell Parker Rhodes | Winner | Log In To Like |
2020
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Restart: Lose Your Memory. Find Your Life | Gordon Korman | Winner | Log In To Like |
2019
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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Ghost | Jason Reynolds | Winner | Log In To Like |
2018
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Took | Mary Downing Hahn | Winner | Log In To Like |
2017
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A Million Ways Home | Dianna Dorisi-Winget | Winner | Log In To Like |
2016
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Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library | Chris Grabenstein | Winner | Log In To Like |
2015
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Buddy | M. H. Herlong | Winner | Log In To Like |
2014
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Hidden | Miriam Halahmy | Winner | Log In To Like |
2013
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Ghost Dog Secrets | Peg Kehret | Winner | Log In To Like |
2012
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Confetti Girl | Diana López | Winner | Log In To Like |
2011
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The Boy Who Dared | Susan Campbell Bartoletti | Winner | Log In To Like |
2010
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Cracker! The Best Dog in Viet Nam | Cynthia Kadohata | Winner | Log In To Like |
2009
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Yellow Star | Jennifer Roy | Winner | Log In To Like |
2008
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Airball: My Life in Briefs | L. D. Harkrader | Winner | Log In To Like |
2007
| Book | Author | Award Level | Completed | |
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So B. It | Sarah Weeks | Winner | Log In To Like |
2006
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The City of Ember | Jeanne DuPrau | Winner | Log In To Like |
2005
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Surviving the Applewhites | Stephanie S. Tolan | Winner | Log In To Like |
2004
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Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps | Andrea Warren | Winner | Log In To Like |
2003
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Dovey Coe | Frances O'Roark Dowell | Winner | Log In To Like |
2002
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Bud, Not Buddy | Christopher Paul Curtis | Winner | Log In To Like |
2001
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Holes | Louis Sachar | Winner | Log In To Like |