Mr. Keene loves his school and its students so much that he decides to extend the school week, and eventually, the school year.
2003-2004 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by HarperCollins
Copyright July 24, 2001
ISBN# 0-06-027736-X (PB, HB)
Thirteen-year-old Nina is threatened by the Population Police, who give her the option of helping them identify “third-born” children, or facing death.
2004-2005 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Simon & Schuster
Copyright June 1, 2002
ISBN# 0-689-83905-7 (PB, HB)
Toby loves basking in the morning sun, snuggling in a lap in the afternoon, and toasting his tummy by the fireside at night, but somehow his warm spots never last. What Toby wants more than anything is to find something as warm as the sun that never fades or fizzles.
2020-2021 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Neal Porter Books
Copyright August 13, 2019
ISBN# 978-0823443277 (HB)
As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon have narrowly escaped Valley Forge, but their relief is short-lived. Before long they are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on, fiercely determined to find Isabel’s little sister Ruth, who is enslaved in a Southern state where bounty hunters are thick as flies.
2018-2019 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.6
Published by Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books
Copyright October 3, 2016
ISBN# 978-1416961468 (HB)
After Baby Whale is born he swims with his mother and, surrounded with a protective pod, he begins to grow and learn. As he watches all around him, soon Baby Whale comes to know all the ways of the whales and of the sea.
2001-2002 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Chronicle
Copyright September 1, 1999
ISBN# 0-8118-2496-9 (PB, HB)
LeGrand tells a real life story of his journey as he fights to walk again after being tackled on the football field in a college game leaving him paralyzed. He inspires his fans with his personal motto to “believe.”
2014-2015 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 6.4
Published by HarperCollins
Copyright September 25, 2012
ISBN# 9780062225825 (HB)
Brooke is the perfect older sister. For that reason, Kari and Ashley work hard to make their parents just as proud of them as they are of Brooke. Each girl has her own talents. Brooke is an excellent student. Kari is a great soccer player. Ashley, a talented artist. And they are always there for each other. But when the news comes that Dr. Baxter is moving the family from Ann Arbor to Bloomington, Indiana, and the Baxters need to leave the only home and friends they’ve ever known, no one is happy. Saying goodbye is hard but the family still has what’s most important—their faith and their love for each other.
2020-2021 Crown Award
Reading Level: 3.2
Published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books
Copyright February 5, 2019
ISBN# 978-1534412156 (HB)
When thirteen-year-old Alexa embarks on a mysterious quest, she finds her old friends Yipes, the little man, Murphy, the squirrel, Odessa, the wolf, and Squire, the hawk have been designated to help her.
2007-2008 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 6.2
Published by Orchard
Copyright September 1, 2005
ISBN# 0-439-70094-9 (PB, HB)
When her aunt and uncle take her from New Mexico to Lugano, Switzerland, to attend an international school, thirteen-year-old Dinnie discovers an expanding world and her place in it.
2000-2001 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Harper Collins
Copyright September 11, 1998
ISBN# 0-06-026993-6 (PB, HB)
For twelve-year-old Emily, the best thing about moving to San Francisco is that it’s the home city of her literary idol: Garrison Griswold, book publisher and creator of the online sensation Book Scavenger (a game where books are hidden in cities all over the country and clues to find them are revealed through puzzles). Upon her arrival, however, Emily learns that Griswold has been attacked and is now in a coma, and no one knows anything about the epic new game he had been poised to launch. Then Emily and her new friend James discover an odd book, which they come to believe is from Griswold himself, and might contain the only copy of his mysterious new game.
2016-2017 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.5
Published by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Copyright June 2, 2015
ISBN# 9781627791151 (HB)
A young couple inexplicably finds a boy on their porch. John and Marta know they have been chosen to care for the boy and they try to unravel his history.
2016-2017 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by HarperCollins
Copyright September 3, 2013
ISBN# 978-0061892356 (HB)
Adeline revisits the territory she covered in her adult bestseller, Falling Leaves, for this powerful and poignant memoir aimed at young readers.
2001-2002 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Delacorte
Copyright September 7, 1999
ISBN# 0-385-32707-2 (PB, HB)
Chip the potato chip is sure he has the annual Spud City Festival sack race in the bag—he’s been practicing all year. The Home Fries (local baseball team) and Sweet Potatoes (cheer squad) are all rooting for him. The French Fries even bring their tots over for an autograph. But when Curly the springy curly fry shows up, Chip knows he’s in trouble. This totally funny story is filled with clever potato puns—and subtle themes of sportsmanship and persistence. It will have kids and adults alike laughing out loud.
2021-2022 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 2.9
Published by Sleeping Bear Press
Copyright May 15, 2019
ISBN# 9781585364084 (HB)
Two men purchased a lion for sale in a London department store. The men shared their home with Christian until he became too big and they gave him a chance to live in the wild where he belonged.
2012-2013 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 3.0
Published by Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)
Copyright July 21, 2009
ISBN# 9780805091823 (HB)
In 1835, when his father is put in debtors’ prison, 12-yr-old chess prodigy Rufus Goodspeed is relieved to be recruited to secretly operate a chess-playing automaton but soon questions his own safety.
2017-2018 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 6.3
Published by Dial Books
Copyright April 10, 2014
ISBN# 978-0803739246 (PB)
Seven young Elf Lords must decide whether to remain on Earth or return to Allyra as they learn secrets of the past and dark strangers are watching their every move.
2011-2012 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Copyright May 6, 2014
ISBN# 9780718029876 (PB)
When an earthquake creates a tsunami while thirteen-year-old Kyle is babysitting his sister during a family vacation at a Pacific Coast resort, he tries to save his sister and a boy who has bullied him for years.
2005-2006 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Simon & Schuster
Copyright August 1, 2003
ISBN# 0-689-85272-X (HB)
Ally has been smart enough to fool a lot of smart people. Every time she lands in a new school, she is able to hide her inability to read by creating clever yet disruptive distractions. She is afraid to ask for help; after all, how can you cure dumb? However, her newest teacher Mr. Daniels sees the bright, creative kid underneath the trouble maker. With his help, Ally learns not to be so hard on herself and that dyslexia is nothing to be ashamed of. As her confidence grows, Ally feels free to be herself and the world starts opening up with possibilities. She discovers that there’s a lot more to her and to everyone than a label, and that great minds don’t always think alike.
2017-2018 Crown Award
Reading Level: 3.7
Published by Nancy Paulsen Books
Copyright February 4, 2015
ISBN# 978-0399162596 (HB)
When Humphrey returns to Mrs. Brisbane’s class after the winter break, a new class pet and some other surprises give him the opportunity to reflect on the meaning of friendship. Sequel to The World According to Humphrey.
2007-2008 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Putnam
Copyright February 16, 2005
ISBN# 0-399-24264-3 (HB)
A young boy and his mother bake a gingerbread baby that escapes from their oven and leads a crowd on a chase similar to the one in the familiar tale about a not-so-clever gingerbread man.
2000-2001 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Putnam Juvenile
Copyright October 4, 1999
ISBN# 978-0399234446 (PB)
The zoo isn’t what it used to be. It’s run down, and Hippo hardly ever gets any visitors. So he decides to set off for the outside with his friend Red Panda. To make it in the human world, Hippo will have to become a Hippopotamister: he’ll have to act like a human, get a job, and wear a hat as a disguise. He’s a good employee, whether he’s a construction worker, a hair stylist, or a sous chef. But what he really needs is a job where he can be himself.
2018-2019 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 2.8
Published by First Second
Copyright May 9, 2016
ISBN# 978-1626722002 (HB)
The author describes in fiction form how she went to China to adopt a special baby girl.
2002-2003 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Little, Brown
Copyright September 1, 2000
ISBN# 0-31652538-3 (HB)
A young, seriously injured amnesiac regains consciousness on an island and finds that discovering his identity involves notorious pirates warring over legendary treasure.
2009-2010 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Nelson, Thomas, Inc.
Copyright September 9, 2008
ISBN# 9781400313631 (PB)
Ginger is the target of mistaken identity by a disturbed mother.
2002-2003 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Dutton
Copyright March 31, 1999
ISBN# 0-525-46153-1 (PB, HB)
When Eleanor’s beloved babysitter, Bibi, has to move away to take care of her ailing father, Eleanor must try to bear the summer without Bibi and prepare for the upcoming school year.
2013-2014 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 3.2
Published by Amulet
Copyright February 28, 2011
ISBN# 9780810984240 (HB)
A spring tale of trust, patience, and waiting for your time. Woodland creatures are concerned for a newborn white-tailed fawn they believe is lost.
2006-2007 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Carl R. Sams II Photography, Inc.
Copyright June 30, 2004
ISBN# 0-9671748-8-0 (PB, HB)
From the first moment the Barkers saw the puppy it was love at first sight. They soon learn that adopting a pet is a big responsibility and a decision that will lead to a lifetime of fun and adventures.
2010-2011 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 2.0
Published by Pugtale Publishing
Copyright October 28, 2007
ISBN# 9780976639077 (HB)
A rat named Malcolm loves living at a school with a secret society of pets that keep children out of trouble. This mystery involves an iguana that has disappeared!
2015-2016 Crown Award
Reading Level: 3.8
Published by Houghton
Copyright September 4, 2012
ISBN# 0547681003 (PB, HB)
While her dad is away serving in WW II, Amy helps her mother get a job as a player in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League.
2005-2006 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Harcourt
Copyright February 28, 2003
ISBN# 0-15-202196-5 (HB)
Marvin, a beetle, makes a miniature drawing as a birthday gift for James, a human. The two new friends work together to help recover a drawing stolen from the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
2010-2011 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Square Fish
Copyright March 30, 2010
ISBN# 9780312608705 (PB)
When Simon, Henry, and Jack move with their parents to Arizona, they are irresistibly drawn to explore the aptly named Superstition Mountain, despite warnings it is not safe. Ms. Broach is the recipient of the 2011 Children’s Crown Award for Masterpiece.
2014-2015 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Square Fish
Copyright May 22, 2012
ISBN# 9781250004772 (PB)
When Reena, her little brother, Luke, and their parents first move to Maine, Reena doesn’t know what to expect. She’s ready for beaches, blueberries, and all the lobster she can eat. Instead, her parents ‘volunteer’ Reena and Luke to work for an eccentric neighbor named Mrs. Falala, who has a pig named Paulie, a cat named China, a snake named Edna and that stubborn cow, Zora.
2018-2019 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.4
Published by HarperCollins
Copyright August 29, 2016
ISBN# 978-0062415240 (HB)
In 1927, Riley and his grandfather must find a way to save the family ranch from a group of moonshiners and the men behind the operation.
2003-2004 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Viking
Copyright September 10, 2001
ISBN# 0-670-03502-5 (PB, HB)
Based on the Yiddish folk song “I Had a Little Overcoat,” this splendid tale chronicles four generations through the a grandfather’s coat, which becomes a jacket, then a vest and so on.
2016-2017 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 4.1
Published by Scholastic
Copyright October 21, 2014
ISBN# 978-0439925457 (HB)
When, the loud and disorderly 5th grade boys challenge the girls in their class to a “no talking” duel, the result has lasting effects on everyone, including the teachers and principal.
2009-2010 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Atheneum Books
Copyright June 23, 2009
ISBN# 1416909842 (PB, HB)
Eleven-year-old Melody has a photographic memory, but her teachers and doctors do not know how smart she is and think she is incapable of learning. Melody’s problem is she can’t speak, walk or write, until recently when she discovers something.
2012-2013 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Copyright May 1, 2012
ISBN# 9781416971719 (PB)
Chaya Lindner is a teenager living in Nazi-occupied Poland. Simply being Jewish places her in danger of being killed or sent to the camps. After her little sister is taken away, her younger brother disappears, and her parents all but give up hope, Chaya is determined to make a difference. Using forged papers and her fair features, Chaya becomes a courier and travels between the Jewish ghettos of Poland, smuggling food, papers, and even people. Soon Chaya joins a resistance cell that runs raids on the Nazis’ supplies. But after a mission goes terribly wrong, Chaya’s network shatters. She is alone and unsure of where to go, until Esther, a member of her cell, finds her and delivers a message that chills Chaya to her core, and sends her on a journey toward an even larger uprising in the works—in the Warsaw Ghetto.
2019-2020 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.8
Published by Scholastic Press
Copyright August 28, 2018
ISBN# 978-1338148473 (HB)
Deep in the woods, four normal-sized pups—Leader, Sniffer, Runner, & Thinker—are born. Then comes one last, very small pupages. For him there is no name but Runt and he struggles for acceptance.
2004-2005 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Clarion
Copyright October 21, 2002
ISBN# 0-618-21261-2 (PB)
This is the heartwarming and inspirational story of Michael Jordan as a young boy.
2002-2003 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Simon and Schuster
Copyright October 31, 2000
ISBN# 0-689-83371-7 (PB, HB)
Sixth-grader Marty and his family try to help their rough neighbor, Judd Travers, change his mean ways, because they believe everyone deserves a second chance, even though their West Virginia community continues to expect the worst of him.
2000-2001 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Atheneum
Copyright August 1, 1997
ISBN# 0-689-81460-7 (PB, HB)
The story recounts the adventures of Mibs Beaumont, whose thirteenth birthday has revealed her “savvy”-a magical power unique to each member of her family-just as her father is injured in a terrible accident.
2010-2011 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 6.0
Published by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Copyright March 23, 2010
ISBN# 9780142414330 (PB)
In 1965 Newfoundland, thirteen- year-old Jesse’s brave and impulsive nature leads her to commit a variety of daring acts, including rescuing a herd of wild ponies and kidnapping an orphan girl who is being mistreated by her guardians.
2013-2014 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Simon & Schuster
Copyright September 14, 2014
ISBN# 9781416907848 (PB)
Shep is the true story of a dog whose devotion became an inspiration to people around the world.
2008-2009 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Sleeping Bear Press
Copyright March 31, 2006
ISBN# 1-58536-259-X (HB)
When ten-year-old Emily learns that her mother has cancer, the two of them begin a ritual that will help prepare Emily for what is to come and to remember her mother long after she is gone.
2001-2002 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Delacorte
Copyright May 4, 1999
ISBN# 0-385-32606-8 (HB)
This photo essay describes how Luciano Anastasini, a seventh-generation circus performer whose acrobatic career was cut short by a fall, adopted and trained abandoned dogs to create a unique act.
2014-2015 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 4.6
Published by Scholastic
Copyright April 1, 2012
ISBN# 9780545234979 (HB)
In every season, a little mouse pops out of his hole in the meadow and explores his world, gathering the food and supplies he will need when winter comes.
2017-2018 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 2.7
Published by Orchard Books
Copyright March 31, 2015
ISBN# 978-0545649292 (HB)
A young boy must rely on his dog and his training to save himself and his father after an attack by a bear during a hunting trip.
2009-2010 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 3.0
Published by Philomel
Copyright September 20, 2007
ISBN# 399233830 (HB)
Teenager Prissie Promeroy’s faith is tested when she realizes that she can see Angels. She must rely on God to truly understand his plan for her newly discovered gift.
2014-2015 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.7
Published by Zonderkidz
Copyright September 25, 2012
ISBN# 9780310724193 (HB)
In the year 241, twelve-year-old Lina trades jobs on Assignment Day to be a messenger to run to new places in her beloved but decaying city, perhaps even to glimpse Unknown Regions.
2005-2006 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Random House
Copyright May 13, 2003
ISBN# 0-375-82273-9 (HB)
Alexa is spending another summer in Bridewell with her father. She’s eager to solve the mystery that lurks in the forests and The Dark Hills which townspeople fear.
2006-2007 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Orchard Books
Copyright May 1, 2010
ISBN# 0-439-75843-2 (PB, HB)
Bob and Joe Switzer are the two brothers that invented a whole new kind of color. Through years of experimenting, the two brothers developed fluorescent colors after many trials and errors.
2011-2012 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by Charlesbridge Publishing, Inc.
Copyright July 28, 2009
ISBN# 9781570916731 (HB)
Four orphans are chosen to compete for the role of impersonating the prince after the royal family in the medieval kingdom of Carthya are believed to have all been killed.
2013-2014 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.1
Published by Scholastic Press
Copyright January 31, 2013
ISBN# 9780545284141 (PB)
McKinley, a malamute, is torn between the domestic world of his human family and the wild world of a wolf named Lupin, as he tries to increase his wolf pack.
2003-2004 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Atheneum
Copyright October 1, 2001
ISBN# 0-689-83824-7 (PB, HB)
Adrian’s new friend Antoinette is called to the Realm, but when she arrives to rescue Robby through his Glimpse-twin, the place is in turmoil and she must decide whether to stay loyal to the one true king of join the evil side.
2008-2009 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Thomas Nelson Publishers
Copyright July 10, 2007
ISBN# 9781400322657 (PB)
A young girl listens as her relative, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter, tells of her childhood living on a Maine island, and of an infant that washed ashore in a storm.
2004-2005 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Dial Press
Copyright August 5, 2002
ISBN# 0-8037-2703-8 (HB)
Megan lives next door to the zoo and notices puzzling behavior from the animals. When she disappears, her friends follow a set of clues and must sneak into the zoo. There they discover much more than they could have ever guessed.
2012-2013 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.0
Published by HarperCollins Publishers
Copyright December 27, 2010
ISBN# 9780061987519 (PB)
Humphrey, a pet hamster at Longfellow School, learns that he has an important role to play in helping his classmates and their teacher.
2006-2007 Crown Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Putnam
Copyright February 1, 2004
ISBN# 0-399-24198-1 (HB)
Every day is a day to celebrate and find hope in this colorful, creative storybook inspired by Psalm 118:24. With joyous rhymes and colorful illustrations of all kinds of children, find the beauty and wonder of every moment of the day—and learn that you can make the world even more glorious, too!
2019-2020 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 0.0
Published by Little Shepherd
Copyright March 27, 2018
ISBN# 978-1338047035 (HB)
During a summer family trip, Adam meets an adventurous neighbor named Alice, and they spend the summer trying to discover the mystery surrounding Adams grandmother.
2015-2016 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 4.6
Published by Candlewick Press
Copyright May 13, 2014
ISBN# 9780763665647 (HB)
When his owner, Alex, finds and illegal animal trap in the woods, Pete the cat faces grave danger as he tries to help his human friends find the culprit who set the trap.
2008-2009 Crown Award
Reading Level: 5.0
Published by Dutton Childrens Books
Copyright October 19, 2006
ISBN# 0-525-47728-4 (PB, HB)
Simon always has a lot to say. And sometimes he can’t stop talking—even in the middle of class. When Simon gets in trouble for jabbering at school, his best friends, Molly and Rosie, think up a plan to keep him from getting grounded at home! It involves cars, suds, and pink plastic flamingos! But will their big plan turn into an even bigger disaster?
2021-2022 Crown Award
Reading Level: 3.5
Published by Harper Collins
Copyright February 25, 2020
ISBN# 9780062953445 (HB)
A moving story of a three-legged dog who finds a boy of his very own.
2015-2016 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 3.2
Published by Scholastic
Copyright October 29, 2013
ISBN# 978-0545100410 (HB)
When two dogs, Whistle and Spot, play at running and jumping, sometimes one wins and sometimes the other one does, but until Spot learns to swim, Whistle always beats him across the pond.
2007-2008 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 2.5
Published by Greenwillow
Copyright April 26, 2005
ISBN# 0-06-008648-3 (PB)
Red is an oak tree who is many rings old. Red is the neighborhood “wishtree”―people write their wishes on pieces of cloth and tie them to Red’s branches. Along with a crow named Bongo and other animals who seek refuge in Red’s hollows, this wishtree watches over the neighborhood. You might say Red has seen it all. Until a new family moves in. Not everyone is welcoming, and Red’s experience as a wishtree is more important than ever.
2019-2020 Crown Award
Reading Level: 4.2
Published by Feiwel & Friends; First Edition edition
Copyright November 26, 2017
ISBN# 978-1250043221 (HB)
Danger is never far from Audra’s family farm in Lithuania. She always avoids the occupying Russian Cossack soldiers, who insist that everyone must become Russian—they have banned Lithuanian books, religion, culture, and even the language. But Audra knows her parents are involved in something secret and perilous. In June 1893, when Cossacks arrive abruptly at their door, Audra’s parents insist that she flee, taking with her an important package and instructions for where to deliver it. But escape means abandoning her parents to a terrible fate.
2021-2022 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.6
Published by Scholastic Press
Copyright October 1, 2019
ISBN# 9781338275476 (HB)
This is the true story of Sandy Koufax who was a gifted young athlete who went from unpredictable to otherworldly. Along the way he faces many obstacles.
2011-2012 Gallery Award
Reading Level: 3.0
Published by Random House Children's Books
Copyright February 23, 2009
ISBN# 9780375837388 (HB)
Legendary literary game-maker Garrison Griswold is back in action―this time with “Unlock the Rock.” For his latest game, Griswold has partnered with the famous—and famously reclusive—mystery writer Errol Roy to plan an epic escape room challenge on Alcatraz Island.
2020-2021 Lamplighter Award
Reading Level: 5.8
Published by Henry Holt and Co
Copyright May 1, 2018
ISBN# 978-1627799638 (HB)
