William Allen White Awards master lists
William Allen White Children’s Book Awards Program~ Bringing Authors, Books, and Children Together Since *The first statewide children's choice award program in the United States. *Established by Ruth Garver Gagliardo with the direction of Emporia State University to honor the memory of the state's most distinguished citizen. *To encourage the boys and girls of Kansas to read and enjoy good books. *Commended by AASL in 2008.
Grades 3 to 5 master list 2010 winner Grades 3 to 5 Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Also Known as Harper by Ann Haywood Leal Used by permission of Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
Extra Credit by Andrew Clements c by Andrew Clements. Cover by Brian Selznick. Illustrated by Mark Elliott.
Family Reminders by Julie Danneberg Illustration c by John Shelley from Family Reminders by Julie Danneberg. Published by Charlesbridge.
Fortune’s Magic Farm by Suzanne Selfors Used with permission of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
The Boy Who Invented TV: The Story of Philo Farnsworth by Kathleen Krull c. 2009, used by permission of Random House Books
The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust by Karen Gray Ruelle and Deborah Durland DeSaix c. 2009, Holiday House
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin art c. Grace Lin, used with permission by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass c. 2009, used by permission of Scholastic Press
Grades 6 to 8 master list 2010 winner Grades 6 to 8 Atheneum Books for Young Readers
All the Broken Pieces by Ann E. Burg c. 2009, used by permission of Scholastic Press
Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin c by Nora Raleigh Baskin. Cover by James Gulliver Hancock.
Confetti Girl by Diana Lopez Used with permission of Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Double Eagle by Sneed B. Collard III Reprinted with permission from Peachtree Publishers
Faith, Hope, and Ivy June by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor c. 2009, used by permission of Random House Books
Heart of a Shepherd by Rosanne Parry Jacket art c by Jonathan Barkat c. 2009, used by permission of Random House Books
My Name is Phillis Wheatley: A Story of Slavery and Freedom by Afua Cooper c. 2009, used by permission of publisher
Notes from the Dog by Gary Paulsen c. 2009, used by permission of Random House Books
Operation Yes by Sara Lewis Holmes c. 2009, used by permission of Scholastic Press
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez c. 2009, used by permission of Random House Books
Scat by Carl Hiaasen c. 2009, used by permission of Random House Books
The Amaranth Enchantment by Julie Berry c by Julie Berry, published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books
The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly Used by permission of Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
The Great Death by John Smelcer Used by permission of Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick c. 2009, used by permission of Scholastic Press
Wild Things by Clay Carmichael Cover design: Helen Robinson Cover cat art: Clay Carmichael Front Street
Years of Dust: The Story of the Dust Bowl by Albert Marrin Dutton Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Young Readers Group
Bringing AUTHORS, Books and Children Together… 2010 Award Winners
Visiting the sleepover the night before the awards day
Hope to see you in Emporia on Saturday, September 24, 2011! The William Allen White Children’s Book Awards: Bringing Authors, Books, and Children Together!