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A Snicker of Magic

By Natalie Lloyd

When Felicity Pickle and her mom stay with her aunt for awhile after being constantly on the move, Felicity begins to get a sense of family. She also learns what a real friend can be when Oliver sticks by her in good times and bad.

Nominated

2016-2017 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.7

Published by Scholastic

ISBN# 978-0545552738 (HB)

Something to Sing About

By C. C. Payne,

Jamie Jo’s fear of bees keeps her inside most of the time. A series of events brings about many changes, including new friendships and greater trust in God.

Nominated

2010-2011 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company

ISBN# 9780802853448 (PB)

Son of Spirit Horse

By Janice Shefelman, Illustrated by Tom Shefelman

Young Wolf rides his colt Snow Wind in a race against his former friend Little Big Mouth.

Nominated

2006-2007 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Eakin Press

ISBN# 1-57168-833-1 (PB, HB)

Spirit Horse

By Ed Ackerman

When a Siksika boy living on the Plains during the 1770’s becomes separated from a raiding party, he discovers the legendary spirit horse which he attempts to track down and tame.

Nominated

2001-2002 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Scholastic

ISBN# 0-590-39650-1 (PB, HB)

Spy!

By Anna Meyers

In 1774, Jonah becomes a pupil of Nathan Hale, who inspires him to question his beliefs about the impending revolution. Two years later, Jonah makes a decision that leads to Nathan’s execution.

Nominated

2010-2011 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Walker & Company

ISBN# 9780802797421 (HB)

Squirrel in the Museum

By Viviann Vande Velde, Illustrated by Steve Björkman

When Twitch hears that the school children are taking a field trip to the science museum, he decides he wants to join in the fun—so he stows away on the school bus and hides in a backpack to get in. But as always, not everyone is glad to see a squirrel in their midst. Pursued by security guards, Twitch turns the exhibits into his own private carnival rides—swinging on a Foucault pendulum, riding a model Mars Rover, and skittering across the Bernoulli air pressure table. Just when it seems like there’s no escape, Twitch’s chaotic romp turns up some surprises for the museum staff. . . and a friendly boy in a wheelchair saves the day for the squirrel, sneaking him back out.

Nominated

2021-2022 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.3

Published by Holiday House

ISBN# 9780823441679 (HB)

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Squirreled Away (The Dead Sea Squirrels)

By Mike Nawrocki, Illustrated by Luke Séguin-Magee

In the first installment of this hilarious new chapter-book series, ten-year-old Michael and his friend Justin sneak into the Dead Sea caves near the archaeological dig where Michael’s dad is working. Michael finds two 2,000-year-old squirrels petrified in sea salt. Hijinks ensue as Michael tries to bring them back to the U. S., hidden in his backpack. What Michael thinks are just cool souvenirs may turn out to be something much more! The Dead Sea Squirrels series is humorous, fun, and filled with character-building lessons.

Nominated

2021-2022 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.3

Published by Tyndale Kids

ISBN# 9781496434982 (PB)

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Star In The Storm

By Joan Harlow

Maggie tries to hide her Newfoundland dog because of a new law in their village.

Nominated

2002-2003 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Simon and Schuster

ISBN# 0-689-82905-1 (PB, HB)

Stolen by the Sea

By Anna Myers

In Galveston, Texas, a teenage girl and boy work together to save themselves and others from the terrible hurricane of 1900, still the largest natural disaster in American history.

Nominated

2004-2005 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Walker

ISBN# 0-8027-8787-8 (PB, HB)

Stopping to Home

By Lea Wait

In 1806, orphaned Abigail and her brother Seth find a home with a young widow, and they help her find a way to support them all.

Nominated

2003-2004 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Simon & Schuster

ISBN# 0-689-83832-8 (PB, HB)

Storm Chaser

By Chris Platt

A fire forces Jessica’s family to turn their home into a guest ranch. Jessica is able to work with her favorite horse, but all her training is for the future owner, Ariel, a spoiled girl.

Nominated

2011-2012 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.

ISBN# 9781561454969 (HB)

Storyteller

By Patricia Reilly Giff

Elizabeth is infatuated with a drawing of her American Revolution era ancestor, Zee, because of their resemblance. The story alternates between the two girls making the past become as vivid and real as the present.

Nominated

2013-2014 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Yearling

ISBN# 9780440421757 (PB)

Summer in the City

By Marie-Louise Gay and David Homel

Charlie’s parents are straying from their usual off-the-beaten-track vacation this summer to a staycation in their native Montreal. Charlie learns that if you are looking for adventure, it will find you-on your own doorstep.

Nominated

2015-2016 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.1

Published by Groundwood

ISBN# 1554981778 (PB, HB)

Summer of Courage

By Karen Pavlicin

While he does not look forward to spending a summer with his grandmother, he learns to accept that faith will help him deal with the changes that life brings starting with his father’s recent death. Originally published in hardback in 2007 as Perch, Mrs. Sackets, and Crow’s Nest it was also a Children’s Crown Award Nominee.

Nominated

2016-2017 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.3

Published by Elva Resa

ISBN# 978-1934617243 (PB)

Sweet Land of Liberty

By Deborah Hopkinson, Illustrated by Leonard Jenkins

Oscar Chapman takes a stand as a young boy against prejudice which leads to his participation, as an adult, in arranging the first major gathering at the Lincoln Monument, Marian Anderson’s singing of “America.”

Nominated

2009-2010 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by Peachtree

ISBN# 9781561453955 (HB)

Sword Quest

By Nancy Yi Fan, Illustrated by Jo-anne Roiux

Wind-voice, the half dove, is free and Maldeor, the one-winged archaeopteryx, hungers for supreme power. Wind-voice and his valiant companions are trying to save the world.

Nominated

2010-2011 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN# 9780061757259 (PB)

Tales of Famous Americans

By Connie and Peter Roop, Illustrated by Charlie Powell

These tales each start with a description of the famous person as a child and then use interesting art, pictures, and numerous facts to inspire readers to find similar greatness in themselves.

Nominated

2009-2010 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by Scholastic

ISBN# 9780439641166 (HB)

Ten Good and Bad Things About My Life (so far)

By Ann M. Martin

Pearl and her good friend James learn over the summer that good or bad, life is what happens when you are making other plans.

Nominated

2015-2016 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.5

Published by Feiwel and Friends

ISBN# 0312642997 (PB, HB)

The Arrow Over The Door

By Joseph Bruchac, Illustrated by James Watling

Told in alternating viewpoints of Stands Straight and Samuel Russell, this is based on a historical meeting of Indians and Quakers during the Revolutionary War.

Nominated

2000-2001 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Dial Press

ISBN# 0-8037-2078-5 (PB, HB)

The Aurora County All-Stars

By Deborah Wiles

Recently recovered All-Star pitcher House Jackson is desperate to play ball again, but he may have to reveal a secret about himself to restore harmony, and baseball, to Aurora County, Mississippi.

Nominated

2009-2010 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by HMH Books

ISBN# 152066268 (PB)

The Boy Who Invented TV:  The Story of Philo Farnsworth

By Kathleen Krull, Illustrated by Greg Couch

Philo Farnsworth was obsessed with machines and electricity. He spent eight years working on his idea of “making pictures fly through the air.” His idea became a reality when he transmitted the world’s first television image.

Nominated

2012-2013 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by Random House Children's Books

ISBN# 9780385755573 (PB)

The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians

By Carla Morris, Illustrated by Brad Sneed

Melvin visits the public library every day in his quest for information and discovers kindred, guiding spirits in the form of three librarians who help nurture his thirst for knowledge right up to adulthood.

Nominated

2009-2010 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Peachtree Publishers, Ltd.

ISBN# 9781561453917 (HB)

The Cat with the Yellow Star

By Susan Goldman Rubin and Ela Weissberger

This unusual memoir pays tribute to the devoted adults who helped the children of Terezin, and tells the story of a girl flowering against all odds.

Nominated

2008-2009 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by Holiday House

ISBN# 0-8234-1831-6 (PB, HB)

The Cats of Roxville Station

By Jean Craighead

Mike, a fourteen-year-old foster boy, is not allowed to have a pet. He aides a young tiger striped cat fighting to survive after being thrown into a river.

Nominated

2011-2012 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

ISBN# 9780142415665 (PB)

The Christmas Barn

By C. L. Davis

In 1930, when a snowstorm destroys their home in the Appalachian Mountains, Roxie and her family move into the barn and celebrate Christmas there.

Nominated

2003-2004 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by American Girl

ISBN# 1-58485-414-6 (HB)

The Confessions and Secrets of Howard J. Fingerhut

By Esther Hershenhorn, Illustrated by Ethan Long

A fourth grade entrepreneur competes with his classmates to win a contest and writes a book about the experience.

Nominated

2004-2005 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Holiday House

ISBN# 0-8234-1642-9 (HB)

The Crazy Man

By Pamela Porter

The story, written in verse, of a young girl growing up in Saskatchewan in the 1960’s recovering, both physically and emotionally, from a farming accident, with the help of some unusual people – a stern teacher, a shy classmate, and a patient from the local mental hospital.

Nominated

2007-2008 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.3

Published by Groundwood Books

ISBN# 0-88899-694-2 (HB)

The Cricket Winter

By Felice Holman, Illustrated by Robyn Thomas

A little boy exchanges Morse code messages with the cricket that lives in his house and together they trap the rat that has been plaguing the boy’s father and the cricket’s friends.

Nominated

2008-2009 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.8

Published by Design Press

ISBN# 0-8028-5289-0 (PB, HB)

The Dancing Pancake

By Eileen Spinelli , Illustrated by Joanne Lew-Vriethoff

Bindi’s life has changed with a new apartment, new friends, and the opening of The Dancing Pancake Restaurant. With all the changes, Bindi is worried about her family.

Nominated

2012-2013 Crown Award

Reading Level: 3.0

Published by Random House Children's Books

ISBN# 9780375853487 (PB)

The Declaration of Independence from A to Z

By Catherine L. Osornio, Illustrated by Layne Johnson

This alphabet book follows the citizens of the Thirteen Colonies and their fight for representation. It begins with the Boston Tea Party in 1773 and takes us through the first reading of the Declaration of Independence.

Nominated

2012-2013 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Pelican Publishing Company, Incorporated

ISBN# 9781589806764 (HB)

The Dog Days of Charlotte Hayes

By Marlane Kennedy

Charlotte who is 11 years old is the only one who remembers to take care of the St. Bernard her father brought home. Not being a dog person she spends time trying to find the dog a home, but during the year becomes a dog lover and discovers new friends.

Nominated

2011-2012 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN# 9780061452413 (HB)

The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa

By Bill Wallace

Don and his bloodhound, Frank, take turns telling the story of how Frank tried to save Christmas for Don and his sister in 1957 when coal mine problems threatened to ruin everything.

Nominated

2009-2010 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Holiday House

ISBN# 9780823421145 (HB)

The Extraordinary Mark Twain (According to Susy)

By Barbara Kerley, Illustrated by Edwin Fotheringham

This is a true story about Susy Clemens writing a biography about her father, Mark Twain, in her journal.

Nominated

2012-2013 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Scholastic, Inc.

ISBN# 9780545125086 (HB)

The Five Lives of Our Cat, Zook

By Joanne Rocklin

Oona is teaching her little brother, Fred, to read by making rebuses (included as the story goes along) about their beloved cat, Zook, just like her dad did with her when he was still alive. The plot thickens when a man comes into the life of their mom and, of course, Oona does not like this intrusion into their loving family.

Nominated

2014-2015 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Abrams

ISBN# 9781419705250 (PB)

The Georges and the Jewels

By Jane Smiley, Illustrated by Elaine Clayton

Abby Lovitt grows up on her family’s California horse ranch in the 1960’s. The horses that have been her refuge from the stress at school and home no longer are her escape.

Nominated

2011-2012 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Random House Children's Books

ISBN# 9780375862281 (PB)

The Good Garden

By Katie Milway and Sylvie Daigneault

This is based on a true story in Honduras of how a new teacher changes the lives of families who can barely feed themselves. They learn new ways of planting, growing, and harvesting food, not only for their families, but discover how to sell the excess without the often deceptive middleman.

Nominated

2013-2014 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by Kids Can

ISBN# 9781554534883 (HB)

The Governor’s Dog is Missing!

By Sneed B. Collard III

Twelve-year-olddetectives Slate and Daphne are in Montana’s capital when the governor’s dog, Cat, goes missing. They assemble a list of suspects and get to work. This is the first title in the Slate Stephens Mysteries.

Nominated

2013-2014 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Bucking Horse

ISBN# 9780984446018 (HB)

The Great Cake Mystery

By Alexander McCall Smith

A young Precious Ramotswe learns that someone is stealing treats from her school friends and her solving the “case” becomes the precursor to her becoming the owner of the No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency as a grownup.

Nominated

2014-2015 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Anchor

ISBN# 9780307743893 (PB)

The Great Whale of Kansas

By Richard Jennings

While digging a hole in his back yard, a Kansas boy finds the fossilized remains of a huge prehistoric animal, bringing fame and controversy.

Nominated

2003-2004 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Houghton Mifflin

ISBN# 0-618-10228-0 (PB, HB)

The Greatest Skating Race

By Louise Borden, Illustrated by Niki Daly

During World War II in the Netherlands, a ten-year old boy’s dream of skating in a famous race allows him to help two children escape to Belgium by ice-skating past German soldiers and other enemies.

Nominated

2006-2007 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by McElderry Books

ISBN# 978-0689845024 (HB)

The Jade Dragon

By Carolyn Marsden, Illustrated by Virginia Shin-Mui Loh

Drawing on her own life story Virginia Shin-Mui Loh joins Carolyn Marsden to poignantly capture a young girl’s dilemma as she navigates between her culture and her friendship.

Nominated

2008-2009 Crown Award

Reading Level: 3.8

Published by Candlewick Press

ISBN# 0-7636-3012-8 (PB, HB)

The Journey Of English

By Donna Brook

By the time English came to resemble the language we speak today, the British empire had established colonies on so many continents that the world had become filled with English speakers who now number more than a billion.

Nominated

2000-2001 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Clarion

ISBN# 0-395-71211-4 (HB)

The Journey of the One and Only Declaration of Independence

By Judith St. George, Illustrated by Will Hillenbrand

The true story of the many journeys, by horseback, sailing vessel, mail truck, railroad car, and military tank of one of America’s most important documents.

Nominated

2007-2008 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.4

Published by Philomel Books

ISBN# 0-399-23738-0 (PB, HB)

The Journey that Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margaret and H. A. Rey

By Louise Borden, Illustrated by Allan Drummond

The true story of the harrowing escape of the authors of the Curious George books from Paris, during the Nazi invasion in 1940.

Nominated

2007-2008 Crown Award

Reading Level: 6.1

Published by Houghton Mifflin

ISBN# 0-618-33924-8 (HB)

The Junkyard Wonders

By Patricia Polacco

Young Trisha finds out her new school class is called “the junkyard.” She is devastated until she discovers the true meaning of genius with the oddly brilliant group of students.

Nominated

2012-2013 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

ISBN# 9780399250781 (HB)

The Last Newspaper Boy In America

By Sue Corbett

Wil’s twelfth birthday is approaching and he finally is able to take over the delivering of the newspapers. However, home delivery service is to be cancelled and Wil fights the odds of keeping this service available to his rural community.

Nominated

2011-2012 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

ISBN# 978-0142416969 (PB)

The Leanin’ Dog

By K. A. Nuzum

Dess Dean’s life was changed forever when she found a friend to love and confide in and to share her heart. She now had a dog who would delight in the joy and fun of Christmas with her.

Nominated

2010-2011 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN# 9780061139345 (HB)

The Liberation of Gabriel King

By K.L. Going

In Georgia, during the summer of 1976, Gabriel, a white boy who is being bullied, and Frita, an African American girl who is facing prejudice, decide to face their fears together as they enter the fifth grade.

Nominated

2007-2008 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.5

Published by Putnam

ISBN# 0-399-23991-X (HB)

The Listening Tree

By Celia Barker Lottridge

Ellen is overwhelmed by her new surroundings when she and her mother must move to a big city in Canada during the Great Depression. Ellen finds solace by hiding in a front yard tree while watching the neighborhood children at play, and one day overhears some devastating news.

Nominated

2014-2015 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Fitzhenry & Whiteside

ISBN# 9781554550524 (PB)

The Lost Colony of Roanoke

By Jean Fritz, Illustrated by Hudson Talbott

Describes the English colony of Roanoke, which was founded in 1585, and discusses the mystery of its disappearance.

Nominated

2006-2007 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Putnam

ISBN# 0-399-24027-6 (HB)

The Magical Garden of Claude Monet

By Laurence Anholt

On a visit with her mother to the garden of the famous painter, Julie discovers a world of true beauty where plants grow as tall as trees.

Nominated

2005-2006 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Barron’s

ISBN# 0-7641-5574-1 (PB, HB)

The Mary Celeste

By Jane Yolen

Become a detective as you read this true story of how the Mary Celeste was found adrift on the open sea—the entire crew and passengers had vanished. You might be the first to solve this one hundred-twenty-nine-year-old mystery.

Nominated

2001-2002 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Simon & Schuster

ISBN# 0-689-81079-2 (PB, HB)

The Midnight Ride of Paul Revere

By Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Illustrated by Christopher Bing

In his magnificent interpretation of Longfellow’s famous poem, Mr. Bing seamlessly weaves history and imagination into a rich portrait of an American hero.

Nominated

2003-2004 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Handprint

ISBN# 1-929766-13-0 (PB, HB)

The Moon Over High Street

By Natalie Babbitt

Young Joe Casimir must choose to stay with his family or be adopted by an eccentric millionaire who can offer Joe ‘the world’.

Nominated

2014-2015 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Scholastic

ISBN# 9780545376365 (HB)

The Mouse of Amherst

By Elizabeth Spires

When she moves into Emily Dickinson’s bedroom, Emmaline, the mouse, discovers her own propensity for poetry.

Nominated

2001-2002 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by FSG

ISBN# 0-374-35083-3 (PB, HB)

The Peddler’s Dream

By Janice Shefelman

Soloman Azar brought nothing but a big dream with him when he crossed the ocean from Lebanon at the turn of the century. He would seek his fortune in America and then bring his beloved, Marie, to share life in the New World.

Nominated

2001-2002 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Houghton Mifflin

ISBN# 1-57168-294-5 (HB)

The Perfect Thanksgiving

By Eileen Spinelli, Illustrated by Joann Adinolfi

Two families, one that is perfect and one that is far from it, celebrate Thanksgiving in their own loving ways.

Nominated

2005-2006 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Henry Holt

ISBN# 0-8050-6531-8 (PB, HB)

The Poppy Lady: Moina Belle Michael and Her Tribute to Veterans

By Barbara Walsh, Illustrated by Layne Johnson

When American soldiers entered World War I Moina felt they deserved a symbol for their courage and sacrifice. Almost singlehandedly she ultimately secured a place in history for the ever vibrant red poppy and that symbol is still strong today.

Nominated

2015-2016 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.9

Published by Calkins Creek

ISBN# 1590787544 (HB)

The Porcupine Year

By Louise Erdrich

Omakayas or Little Frog and her Ojibwe family lived the most extraordinary year full of flight and adventure and joy in 1852 while searching for a new home. While the family has prepared, unexpected danger, enemies, and hardships test their survival.

Nominated

2010-2011 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN# 9780064410304 (PB)

The Riches of Oseola McCarty

By Evelyn Coleman

Oseola McCarty worked all her life washing and ironing other people’s clothes. She saved her money and because she did not get to go to college, she gave $150,000 to the University of Southern Mississippi, for needy students.

Nominated

2001-2002 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by A. Whitman

ISBN# 0-8075-6961-5 (HB)

The Secret River

By Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings, Illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

This is one of many stories written about seventy five years ago by the Pulitzer Prize winner for The Yearling. The Dillons, in their captivating illustrations, have brought to life again the tale of young Calpurnia who goes to a secret place in the Florida forest to catch fish to feed her hungry neighbors and she shares her bounty with the creatures she meets on the way home.

Nominated

2013-2014 Crown Award

Reading Level: 3.0

Published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers

ISBN# 9781416911791 (HB)

The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs

By Betty G. Birney, Illustrated by Matt Phelan

Eben McAllister searches his small town to see if he can find anything comparable to the real Seven Wonders of the World.

Nominated

2007-2008 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.8

Published by Atheneum

ISBN# 0-689-87136-8 (HB)

The Snow Goose

By Paul Gallico

A young girl and a crippled, isolated artist become friends during World War II, when they work together to nurse a wounded bird to health.

Nominated

2009-2010 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.0

Published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group

ISBN# 978-0394445939 (HB)

The Story of Salt

By Mark Kurlansky, Illustrated by S.D. Schindler

With a playful mix of witty illustrations, informative sidebars, and illuminating maps, The Story of Salt shows both the scientific and historical ways that salt has shaped the world.

Nominated

2008-2009 Crown Award

Reading Level: 7.0

Published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons

ISBN# 0-399-23998-7 (PB, HB)

The Tale of Pale Male: A True Story

By Jeanette Winter

Pale Male, a Red-tailed hawk, and his mate build their nest at the top of an apartment building on Fifth Avenue instead of in New York’s Central Park.

Nominated

2009-2010 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

ISBN# 9780547545530 (HB)

The Tallest Tree

By Sandra Belton

A group of young African-American children learn about Paul Robeson from one of the neighborhood “elders”. They decide to reclaim the town theater in order to celebrate Robeson’s life.

Nominated

2010-2011 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN# 9780060527495 (HB)

The Tomb of the Boy King

By John Frank, Illustrated by Tom Pohrt

Rhyming text tells the story of Howard Carter’s efforts to find Tutankhamen’s tomb and of what he discovered in the Valley of the Kings.

Nominated

2003-2004 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Farrar

ISBN# 0-374-37674-3 (HB)

The Wanigan: A Life on the River

By Gloria Whelan, Illustrated by Emily Martindale

In 1878, eleven-year-old Annabel and her parents survive a year of adventure that includes floating downriver in two shacks along with a group of Michigan lumbermen.

Nominated

2004-2005 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Knopf

ISBN# 0-375-81429-9 (PB, HB)

The Winner’s Walk

By Nancy Ruth Patterson, Illustrated by Thomas F. Yezerski

Surrounded by a multitalented family, nine-year-old Case Callahan feels driven to succeed, but his failed attempts at various competitions discourage him until he finds a stray dog with a surprising past.

Nominated

2008-2009 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.8

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

ISBN# 0-374-38445-2 (PB, HB)

The Year of the Book

By Andrea Cheng, Illustrated by Abigail Halpin

Anna, a Chinese American girl navigates relationships with family, friends, and her fourth-grade classroom, and finds a true best friend.

Nominated

2015-2016 Crown Award

Reading Level: 3.6

Published by Houghton

ISBN# 0547684630 (PB, HB)

The Year With Grandma Moses

By W. Nikola-Lisa

A collection of paintings and memoirs by the American folk artist describing the seasons of upstate New York.

Nominated

2002-2003 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Holt

ISBN# 0-8050-6243-2 (HB)

Theodore

By Frank Keating, Illustrated by Mike Wimmer

Frank Keating’s telling of incidents in Roosevelt’s rich and varied life reminds readers how one person can make a difference.

Nominated

2008-2009 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.7

Published by Simon & Schuster, Inc.

ISBN# 0-689-86532-5 (HB)

Thomas Jefferson Builds a Library

By Barb Rosenstock, Illustrated by John O'Brien

From a very young age Thomas loved to read and collect books, hundreds first, then thousands. His various collections led to the creation of the world’s largest library, the Library of Congress

Nominated

2016-2017 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.8

Published by Calkins Creek

ISBN# 978-1590789322 (HB)

Through My Eyes

By Ruby Bridges

Ruby recounts the story of her involvement, as a six-year-old, in the integration of her school in New Orleans in 1960.

Nominated

2002-2003 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Scholastic

ISBN# 0-590-18923-9 (PB, HB)

Thunder From the Sea

By Joan Hiatt Harlow

Just when his dreams of being part of a family and having a dog seem to be coming true, Tom wonders if trouble with neighbors on his new island home and the impending birth of a new baby will change everything.

Nominated

2006-2007 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by McElderry Books

ISBN# 0-689-86403-5 (HB)

Tiger Boy

By Mitali Perkins, Illustrated by Jamie Hogan

Passing exams will earn young Neel a much-coveted scholarship for a private boarding school in Kolkata, and the boy’s family has their dreams pinned on him, feeling that a good education will ensure him a better quality of life. But Neel is too attached to the “golpata branches swaying in the monsoon rains…the evening smell of jasmine flowers…mingling with green chilies and fresh ilish fish simmering in mustard-seed oil” to ever consider leaving his home. He studies only halfheartedly for his tests, incurring the wrath of his serious headmaster. When a female tiger cub escapes from a neighboring animal reserve, Neel is determined to find her before she’s snagged by greedy poachers led by Mr. Gupta, a corrupt local businessman. Gupta employs several of the villagers, including Neel’s father, tempting them with additional income if they assist in the illegal effort.

Nominated

2017-2018 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.1

Published by Charlesbridge

ISBN# 978-1580896603 (HB)

The Tiny Hero of Ferny Creek Library

By Linda Bailey, Illustrated by Victoria Jamieson

Eddie is a tiny green bug who loves to read and who lives behind the chalkboard in the fourth-grade classroom with his parents, his 53 brothers and sisters, and his aunt Min. But when Aunt Min goes to the school library to read a book and never returns, Eddie leaves the comfort of his home for the first time and makes the dangerous trek through Ferny Creek Elementary School to find her. After dodging running sneakers, falling books, and terrifying spiders, Eddie reaches the library, where he discovers Aunt Min stuck in a perilous situation! To top it all off, there’s a substitute librarian who aims to close the library for good and get rid of all the books!

Nominated

2019-2020 Crown Award

Reading Level: 3.7

Published by Greenwillow Books

ISBN# 978-0062440938 (HB)

To Dare Mighty Things: The Life of Theodore Roosevelt

By Doreen Rappaport , Illustrated by C.F. Payne

Even as a boy Teddy had ambitious dreams to change the world. As a man he had the conviction to see his stupendous imaginings brought to fruition. He also became one of the most beloved American presidents.

Nominated

2016-2017 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.8

Published by Disney Hyperion

ISBN# 978-1423124887 (HB)

To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers

By Wendie C. Old, Illustrated by Robert Andrew Parker

This book traces the work that the two brothers did together 100 years ago to develop the first machine-powered aircraft. A flight timeline is included.

Nominated

2004-2005 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Clarion

ISBN# 0-618-13347-X (HB)

Tornadoes

By Seymour Simon

With clear, concise text and dramatic full-color photographs, award-winning Seymour Simon investigates one of nature’s most powerful phenomena. Learn about some of the worst disasters in history by some enormous twisters.

Nominated

2001-2002 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Morrow

ISBN# 0-688-14646-5 (PB, HB)

Touch Blue

By Cynthia Lord

When the state of Maine threatens to shut down their island’s one-room schoolhouse due to dwindling enrollment, Tess and her family take in a trumpet-playing foster child, to increase the school’s population.

Nominated

2013-2014 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Scholastic

ISBN# 9780545035323 (PB)

Touch the Sky: Alice Coachman, Olympic High Jumper

By Ann Malaspina, Illustrated by Eric Velasquez

A biography of the first black woman to win an Olymmpic gold medal, from her childhood in segregated Albany, Georgia, in the 1930s, through her recognition at the 1996 Olympics as one of the hundred best athletes in Olympic history.

Nominated

2014-2015 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Albert Whitman

ISBN# 9781480492738 (HB)

Toys

By Don Wulffson

Describes the creation of a variety of toys and games, from seesaws to Silly Putty.

Nominated

2002-2003 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Holt

ISBN# 0-8050-6196-7 (PB, HB)

Trading Places

By Claudia Mills

When fifth-grade twins, Amy and Todd, tackle a school project, they also have to cope with issues of friendship at school and problems at home, including their father’s unemployment.

Nominated

2008-2009 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.8

Published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux

ISBN# 0-374-31798-4 (HB)

Tropical Rainforests

By Seymour Simon

This award-winning science writer has teamed up with the Smithsonian Institute to take readers on an exotic, full-color adventure to one of the most amazing places on earth.

Nominated

2013-2014 Crown Award

Reading Level: 6.0

Published by HarperCollins

ISBN# 9780061142536 (HB)

Trouble According to Humphrey

By Betty G. Birney

Humphrey, the classroom hamster, relates the adventures and misadventures of the students in school room 26 when they begin an assignment to build a model town.

Nominated

2009-2010 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Penguin Young Readers Group

ISBN# 9780142410899 (PB)

Tua and the Elephant

By R. P. Harris, Illustrated by Taeeun Yoo

Nine-year-old Tua releases an abused elephant from its chains in Chiang Mai. Can she complete the rescue by getting it to an elephant refuge without being caught herself?

Nominated

2015-2016 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.2

Published by Chronicle

ISBN# 0811877817 (PB, HB)

Ultimate Field Trip 4: A Week In The 1800s

By Susan Goodman

Describes the week-long experience of some middle schoolers at a pioneer farm.

Nominated

2002-2003 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Atheneum

ISBN# 0-689-83045-9 (HB)

Umbrella Summer

By Lisa Graf

Ten year old Annie worries about the dangers over everything after her brother dies. She befriends a new neighbor who helps her work through the sadness.

Nominated

2011-2012 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by HarperCollins Publishers

ISBN# 9780061431890 (PB)

Under the Wild Western Sky

By Jim Arnosky

This is a collection of some of the author’s favorite mountains, rivers, and deserts. Brilliant illustrations accompany the information rich text of northwestern USA.

Nominated

2006-2007 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by HarperCollins

ISBN# 978-0688171216 (HB)

Vilonia Beebe Takes Charge

By Kristin L. Gray

Being responsible is NOT easy. Fourth grader Vilonia hasn’t lost her rain coat in the three weeks she’s had it and she’s brushed her teeth every night andshe’s volunteered to be the Friday Library Helper. But all that hard work is worth it if it means she can get a dog. Besides, this dog isn’t just because Vilonia has wanted one for pretty much ever. It’s also to help Mama, who’s been lost in one, big sadness fog for forty-three days—ever since Nana died. But Vilonia read that pets can help with sadness. Now all she has to do is keep the library goldfish alive over spring break, stop bringing stray animals home, and help Mama not get fired from her job. And she’s got to do all of it before the Catfish Festival. Easy as pie, right?

Nominated

2019-2020 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.3

Published by Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books

ISBN# 978-1481458429 (HB)

Walking With Henry

By Thomas Locker

Introduces philosopher, writer, and environmentalist Henry David Thoreau, using selections from his writings with stunning illustrations by Mr. Locker.

Nominated

2004-2005 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Fulcrum

ISBN# 1-55591-355-5 (HB)

Wanda Gag:  The Girl Who Lived to Draw

By Deborah Kogan Ray

Wanda loves to draw, but after her father’s death she puts her family first. Once she realizes her family can support themselves she is able to attain her dream.

Nominated

2011-2012 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.0

Published by Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

ISBN# 9780670062928 (HB)

War Dogs: Churchill and Rufus

By Kathryn Selbert

It is 1940 and Britain’s prime minister, Winston Churchill, must lead his country through World War II. He has powerfull allies from several nations and he also has Rufus, his loyal miniature poodle constantly at his side.

Nominated

2015-2016 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.3

Published by Charlesbridge

ISBN# 1580894143 (HB)

Ways to Make Sunshine

By Renée Watson

Ryan Hart can be and do anything. Her name means “king”, that she is a leader, and she is determined to keep growing into the name her parents gave her. She is all about trying to see the best in people, to be a good daughter, sister, and friend. But Ryan has a lot on her mind. For instance: Dad finally has a new job, but money is still tight. That means some changes, like moving into a new (old) house, and Dad working the night shift. And with the fourth-grade talent show coming up, Ryan wonders what talent she can perform on stage in front of everyone without freezing. As even more changes and challenges come her way, Ryan always finds a way forward and shows she is a girl who knows how to glow.

Nominated

2022-2023 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.5

Published by Bloomsbury Children's Books

ISBN# 978-1547600564 (HB)

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We Asked for Nothing: The Remarkable Journey of Cabeza de Vaca

By Stuart Waldman, Illustrated by Tom McNeely

An account of the travels of the Spanish explorer Cabeza de Vaca through Texas and Mexico from 1528 through 1536, looking particularly at his relations with the native peoples with whom he shared his journeys.

Nominated

2007-2008 Crown Award

Reading Level: 6.5

Published by Mikaya Press

ISBN# 1-931414-07-6 (HB)

Welcome to Camden Falls

By Ann M. Martin

This story is that of small town life and friendships.

Nominated

2008-2009 Crown Award

Reading Level: 5.2

Published by Scholastic Press

ISBN# 0-439-86879-3 (PB)

Westward to Home: Joshua’s Diary

By Patricia Hermes

In 1848, Joshua McCullough writes a journal of his family’s journey from Missouri to Oregon in a covered wagon.

Nominated

2003-2004 Crown Award

Reading Level: 0.0

Published by Scholastic

ISBN# 0-439-11209-5 (HB)

When Apples Grew Noses and White Horses Flew: Tales of Ti-Jean

By Jan Andrews and Dusan Petricic

In these imaginative stories we are introduced to Quebec’s traditional folktale hero. Ti-Jean (pronounced Ty-Zsaun) is both wise and foolish and though he often puts himself in hard situations, he somehow manages to do what needs to be done. The author/storyteller is the founding president of the Storytellers of Canada and the illustrator is editorial cartoonist at the Toronto Star.

Nominated

2013-2014 Crown Award

Reading Level: 3.0

Published by Groundwood

ISBN# 9780888999528 (HB)

When Green Becomes Tomatoes: Poems for All Seasons

By Julie Fogliano, Illustrated by Julie Morstad

Flowers blooming in sheets of snow make way for happy frogs dancing in the rain. Summer swims move over for autumn sweaters until the snow comes back again. In Julie Fogliano’s skilled hand and illustrated by Julie Morstad’s charming pictures, the seasons come to life in this gorgeous and comprehensive book of poetry.

Nominated

2018-2019 Crown Award

Reading Level: 4.9

Published by Roaring Brook Press

ISBN# 978-1596438521 (HB)