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Intermediate
books were not included in the 1976, 1978, or 1980
voting. After the 1977 voting, it was decided the
intermediate category was too broad and a Middle
School/Junior High School category was added.
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| 2013 |
WINNER |
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The Giant Slayer
by Iain Lawrence.
Delacorte Press, 2009. |
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NOMINEES |

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Eleven
by Patricia Reilly Giff.
Wendy Lamb Books, 2008. |
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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
by Grace Lin.
Little, Brown, 2009.. |
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| 2012 |
WINNER |
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Violet Raines Almost Got Struck by Lightning
by Danette Haworth.
Walker & Co., 2008. |
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NOMINEES |

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Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School and Other Scary Things
by Lenore Look.
Schwartz & Wade Books, 2008. |
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The Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis by Barbara O’Conner.
Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2009. |
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| 2011 |
WINNER |
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Zorgamazoo
by Robert Paul Weston.
Razorbill, 2008. |
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NOMINEES |

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Igraine the Brave
by Cornelia Funke.
The Chicken House, 2007. |
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Greetings from Planet Earth
by Barbara Kerley. Scholastic Press, 2007. |
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| 2010 |
WINNER |
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No Talking
by Andrew Clements
Simon & Schuster, 2007 |
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NOMINEES |

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A Friendship for Today
by Patricia C. McKissack
Scholastic, 2007 |
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A Crooked Kind of Perfect
by Linda A. Urban
Random House, 2007 |
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| 2009 |
WINNER |
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Sheep
by Valerie Hobbs
(Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006) |
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NOMINEES |

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Phineas L. MacGuire...Erupts!: The First Experiment
by Frances O'Roark Dowell
(Simon & Schuster, 2006) |
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Clementine
by Sara Pennypacker. Illustrated by Marla Frazee.
(Hyperion, 2006) |
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| 2008 |
WINNER |
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Each Little Bird That Sings
by Deborah Wiles
(Harcourt, 2005)
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NOMINEES |

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Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
by Betty Birney. Illustrated by Matt Phelan.
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005) |
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Worth
by Alexandra Lafaye
(Simon
& Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2004) |
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| 2007 |
WINNER |
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Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small
Traveler by William
Wise
Illustrations by Patrick Benson
(Bloomsbury Children's
Books, 2004)
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NOMINEES |

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Ida B...and Her Plans to Maximize
Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine
Hannigan
(Greenwillow, 2004) |
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A Week in the Woods
by Andrew
Clements
(Simons
& Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2002) |
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| 2006 |
WINNER |
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The Good Dog
by Avi
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001)
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NOMINEES |

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Following Fake Man
by Barbara
Ware Holmes
(Knopf, 2001) |
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Love, Ruby Lavender
by Deborah
Wiles
(Harcourt, 2001) |
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2005 |
WINNER |
Ruby
Holler by Sharon Creech (Joanna
Cotler, 2002)
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NOMINEES |
| Secret
School by Avi (Harcourt,
2001) |
| When
the Circus Came to Town by Laurence
Yep (HarperCollins, 2001) |
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| 2004
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WINNER |
The
School Story by Andrew Clements (Simon
& Schuster, 2001) |
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NOMINEES |
The
Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park (Clarion
Books, 2000) |
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Love
That Dog by Sharon Creech (HarperCollins,
2001) |
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| 2003
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WINNER |
Because
of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick,
2000) |
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NOMINEES |
Island
of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson (Dutton,
2000) |
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The
Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill
(Simon & Schuster, 2000) |
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| 2002
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WINNER |
The
Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman
(Disney, 1997) |
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NOMINEES |
Flying
Solo by Ralph Fletcher (Clarion,
1998) |
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Regarding
the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks
by Kate Klise. Illustrated by M. Sarah
Klise (Avon, 1998) |
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| 2001
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WINNER |
Honus
and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan
Gutman (Avon/ Camelot, 1997)
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NOMINEES |
Gib
Rides Home by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
(Delacorte, 1998) |
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Great
Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr (Farrar,
Straus Giroux, 1998) |
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| 2000
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WINNER |
Riding
Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan. Illustrated
by Brian Selznick (Scholastic,
1997) |
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NOMINEES |
Frindle
by Andrew Clements. Illustrated by Brian
Selznick (Simon & Schuster,
1996) |
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Utterly
Yours, Booker Jones by Betsy Duffey
(Viking, 1995) |
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| 1999
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WINNER |
The
Thirteenth Floor: A Ghost Story by Sid
Fleischman (Greenwillow, 1995)
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NOMINEES |
Belle
Prater's Boy by Ruth White (Farrar,
Straus & Giroux, 1996) |
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Family
Tree by Katherine Ayres (Delacorte,
1996) |
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| 1998
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WINNER |
Junkyard
Dog by Erika Tamar (Knopf,
1995) |
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NOMINEES |
The
Fear Place by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
(Atheneum, 1994; Pocket Books, Aladdin,
1996) |
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Poppy
by Avi (Orchard, 1995)
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| 1997
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WINNER |
Jennifer
Murdley's Toad by Bruce Coville (Harcourt,
1992; Pocket Books, 1993) |
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NOMINEES |
The
Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson
(Harper, 1994) |
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The
Light on Hogback Hill by Cynthia DeFelice
(Macmillan, 1993; Avon 1995) |
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| 1996
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WINNER |
Time
for Andrew: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing
Hahn (Clarion Books, 1994)
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NOMINEES |
Flip-Flop
Girl by Katherine Paterson (Lodestar
Books, 1994) |
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Wings
by Bill Brittain (HarperCollins,
1991) |
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| 1995
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WINNER |
Stonewords:
A Ghost Story by Pam Conrad (HarperCollins,
1990) |
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NOMINEES |
Jim
Ugly by Sid Fleischman (Greenwillow,
1992; Dell/Yearling 1993) |
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Strider
by Beverly Cleary (Morrow,
1991; Avon/Camelot, 1992) |
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| 1994
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WINNER |
Scared
Stiff by Willo Davis Roberts (Atheneum,
1991) |
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NOMINEES |
Beauty
by Bill Wallace (Holiday House,
1988) |
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Jeremy
Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville
(Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991) |
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| 1993
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WINNER |
Fudge-a-Mania
by Judy Blume (Dutton, 1990;
Dell, 1991) |
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NOMINEES |
Racing
the Sun by Paul Pitts (Avon,
1988) |
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Trading
Game by Alfred Slote (HarperCollins,
1990; 1992) |
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| 1992
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WINNER |
All
About Sam by Lois Lowry (Houghton
Mifflin, 1988) |
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NOMINEES |
Martin's
Mouse by Dick King-Smith (Crown,
1989) |
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This
Island Isn't Big Enough for the Four of Us
by Gery Greer and Bob Ruddick (Collins/Crowell,
1987) |
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| 1991
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WINNER |
Harry's
Mad by Dick King-Smith (Crown,
1987; Dell, 1988) |
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NOMINEES |
Different
Dragons by Jean Little (Viking
Kestrel, 1987) |
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Stinker
from Space by Pamela F. Service (Scribners,
1988) |
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| 1990
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WINNER |
The
War With Grandpa by Robert K. Smith
(Delacorte, 1984) |
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NOMINEES |
Desdemona:
Twelve Going on Desperate by Beverly
Keller (Lothrop, 1986)
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Not-Just-Anybody
Family by Betsy Byars (Delacorte,
1986) |
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| 1989
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WINNER |
The
Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop
(Holiday House, 1985; Bantam, 1986) |
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NOMINEES |
Hello,
My Name is Scrambled Eggs by Jamie Gilson
(Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1985) |
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The
Hot and Cold Summer by Johanna Hurwitz
(Morrow, 1984; Scholastic 1985)
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| 1988 |
WINNER |
Be
a Perfect Person in Just 3 Days by Stephen
Manes (Houghton Mifflin, 1982;
Bantam 1987) |
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NOMINEES |
Babe
The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith
(Crown, 1983) |
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In
the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson
by Bette Bao Lord (Harper
Junior Books, 1984; 1986) |
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| 1987
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WINNER |
The
Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright
(Holiday House, 1983; Scholastic,
1985) |
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NOMINEES |
Night
of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman (Harper
& Row, 1980- 1984) |
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The
Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George
(Speare Dial, 1988) |
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| 1986
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WINNER |
Nothing's
Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe De Clements
(Viking, 1981; Scholastic, 1982)
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NOMINEES |
Dear
Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary (Morrow,
1983; HarperTrophy, 2000) |
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Hazel
Rye by Vera and Bill Cleaver (Lippincott,
1983) |
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| 1985
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WINNER |
The
Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid
Banks (Doubleday, 1980; Avon,
1982) |
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NOMINEES |
Jumanji
by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton
Mifflin, 1981) |
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Save
Queen of Sheba by Louise Moeri (Dutton,
1981) |
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| 1984
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WINNER |
The
Trouble with Tuck by Theodore Taylor
(Doubleday, 1981; Avon) |
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NOMINEES |
Anastasia
Krupnik by Lois Lowry (Houghton
Mifflin, 1979; Bantam, 1981) |
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Do
Bananas Chew Gum? by Jamie Gilson
(Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1980;
Archway, 1981) |
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| 1983
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WINNER |
Superfudge
by Judy Blume (Dutton, 1980;
Dell, 1981) |
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NOMINEES |
The
Boy Who Saw Bigfoot by Marian T. Place
(Dodd, Mead, 1979) |
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Ramona
and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary
(Morrow, 1979; Dell 1980) |
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| 1981 |
WINNER |
Summer
of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls (Doubleday,
1977; Dell 1979) |
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NOMINEES |
Bunnicula:
A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah and
James Howe (Atheneum, 1979) |
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The
Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson
(Crowell, 1978; Avon 1979) |
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Journey
Home by Yoshiko Uchida (Atheneum,
1978) |
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Ramona
and Her Father by Beverly Cleary
(Morrow, 1977; Dell, 1979) |
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| 1979
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WINNER |
Danny,
the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl
(Knopf, 1975) |
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NOMINEES |
The
Devil's Storybook by Natalie Babbitt
(Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1974)
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Philip
Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe by Bette
Greene (Dial, 1974) |
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Ramona
the Brave by Beverly Cleary (Morrow,
1975) |
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The
Return of the Great Brain by John D.
Fitzgerald (Dial, 1974) |
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| 1977
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WINNER |
Freaky
Friday by Mary Rodgers (Harper
& Row, 1972) |
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NOMINEES |
The
Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger
(Delacorte, 1974) |
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Julie
of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George
(Harper & Row, 1972) |
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Ramona
the Brave by Beverly Cleary (Morrow,
1975) |
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Tales
of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume
(Dutton, 1972) |
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| 1975
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WINNER |
How
to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell
(Watts, 1973) |
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NOMINEES |
Annie
and the Old One by Miska Miles (Little,
Brown, 1971) |
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Me
and My Little Brain by John D. Fitzgerald
(Dial, 1971) |
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Mrs.
Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert
O'Brien (Atheneum, 1971) |
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