BOOKLIST - INTERMEDIATE (Grades 3 - 5)
 
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.
 
2008 WINNER
Each Little Bird That Sings Each Little Bird That Sings
by Deborah Wiles
(Harcourt, 2005)


NOMINEES

Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs


Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
by Betty Birney.  Illustrated by Matt Phelan.
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2005)
Worth Worth
by Alexandra Lafaye
(Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2004)

 

 

2007 WINNER
Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler by William Wise
Illustrations by Patrick Benson
(Bloomsbury Children's Books, 2004)


NOMINEES




Ida B...and Her Plans to Maximize Fun, Avoid Disaster, and (Possibly) Save the World by Katherine Hannigan
(Greenwillow, 2004)
A Week in the Woods
by Andrew Clements
(Simons & Schuster Books for Young Readers, 2002)

 

 

2006 WINNER
The Good Dog
by Avi
(Atheneum Books for Young Readers, 2001)


NOMINEES




Following Fake Man
by Barbara Ware Holmes
(Knopf, 2001)
Love, Ruby Lavender
by Deborah Wiles
(Harcourt, 2001)

 

 

2005 WINNER
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech (Joanna Cotler, 2002)
NOMINEES
Secret School by Avi (Harcourt, 2001)
When the Circus Came to Town by Laurence Yep (HarperCollins, 2001)

 

 

2004 WINNER The School Story by Andrew Clements (Simon & Schuster, 2001)
NOMINEES The Kite Fighters by Linda Sue Park (Clarion Books, 2000)
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech (HarperCollins, 2001)

 

2003 WINNER Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (Candlewick, 2000)
NOMINEES Island of the Aunts by Eva Ibbotson (Dutton, 2000)
The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill (Simon & Schuster, 2000)

 

2002 WINNER The Million Dollar Shot by Dan Gutman (Disney, 1997)
NOMINEES Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher (Clarion, 1998)
Regarding the Fountain: A Tale, in Letters, of Liars and Leaks by Kate Klise. Illustrated by M. Sarah Klise (Avon, 1998)

 

2001 WINNER Honus and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure by Dan Gutman (Avon/ Camelot, 1997)
NOMINEES Gib Rides Home by Zilpha Keatley Snyder (Delacorte, 1998)
Great Turkey Walk by Kathleen Karr (Farrar, Straus Giroux, 1998)

 

2000 WINNER Riding Freedom by Pam Munoz Ryan. Illustrated by Brian Selznick (Scholastic, 1997)
NOMINEES Frindle by Andrew Clements. Illustrated by Brian Selznick (Simon & Schuster, 1996)
Utterly Yours, Booker Jones by Betsy Duffey (Viking, 1995)

 

1999 WINNER The Thirteenth Floor: A Ghost Story by Sid Fleischman (Greenwillow, 1995)
NOMINEES Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1996)
Family Tree by Katherine Ayres (Delacorte, 1996)

 

1998 WINNER Junkyard Dog by Erika Tamar (Knopf, 1995)
NOMINEES The Fear Place by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (Atheneum, 1994; Pocket Books, Aladdin, 1996)
Poppy by Avi (Orchard, 1995)
 

 

1997 WINNER Jennifer Murdley's Toad by Bruce Coville (Harcourt, 1992; Pocket Books, 1993)
NOMINEES The Best School Year Ever by Barbara Robinson (Harper, 1994)
The Light on Hogback Hill by Cynthia DeFelice (Macmillan, 1993; Avon 1995)

 

1996 WINNER Time for Andrew: A Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn (Clarion Books, 1994)
NOMINEES Flip-Flop Girl by Katherine Paterson (Lodestar Books, 1994)
Wings by Bill Brittain (HarperCollins, 1991)
 

 

1995 WINNER Stonewords: A Ghost Story by Pam Conrad (HarperCollins, 1990)
NOMINEES Jim Ugly by Sid Fleischman (Greenwillow, 1992; Dell/Yearling 1993)
Strider by Beverly Cleary (Morrow, 1991; Avon/Camelot, 1992)

 

1994 WINNER Scared Stiff by Willo Davis Roberts (Atheneum, 1991)
NOMINEES Beauty by Bill Wallace (Holiday House, 1988)
Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher by Bruce Coville (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1991)

 

1993 WINNER Fudge-a-Mania by Judy Blume (Dutton, 1990; Dell, 1991)
NOMINEES Racing the Sun by Paul Pitts (Avon, 1988)
Trading Game by Alfred Slote (HarperCollins, 1990; 1992)

 

1992 WINNER All About Sam by Lois Lowry (Houghton Mifflin, 1988)
NOMINEES Martin's Mouse by Dick King-Smith (Crown, 1989)
This Island Isn't Big Enough for the Four of Us by Gery Greer and Bob Ruddick (Collins/Crowell, 1987)

 

1991 WINNER Harry's Mad by Dick King-Smith (Crown, 1987; Dell, 1988)
NOMINEES Different Dragons by Jean Little (Viking Kestrel, 1987)
Stinker from Space by Pamela F. Service (Scribners, 1988)

 

1990 WINNER The War With Grandpa by Robert K. Smith (Delacorte, 1984)
NOMINEES Desdemona: Twelve Going on Desperate by Beverly Keller (Lothrop, 1986)
Not-Just-Anybody Family by Betsy Byars (Delacorte, 1986)

 

1989 WINNER The Castle in the Attic by Elizabeth Winthrop (Holiday House, 1985; Bantam, 1986)
NOMINEES Hello, My Name is Scrambled Eggs by Jamie Gilson (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1985)
The Hot and Cold Summer by Johanna Hurwitz (Morrow, 1984; Scholastic 1985)

 

1988 WINNER Be a Perfect Person in Just 3 Days by Stephen Manes (Houghton Mifflin, 1982; Bantam 1987)
NOMINEES Babe The Gallant Pig by Dick King-Smith (Crown, 1983)
In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson by Bette Bao Lord (Harper Junior Books, 1984; 1986)

 

1987 WINNER The Dollhouse Murders by Betty Ren Wright (Holiday House, 1983; Scholastic, 1985)
NOMINEES Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman (Harper & Row, 1980- 1984)
The Sign of the Beaver by Elizabeth George (Speare Dial, 1988)

 

1986 WINNER Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe De Clements (Viking, 1981; Scholastic, 1982)
NOMINEES Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary (Morrow, 1983; HarperTrophy, 2000)
Hazel Rye by Vera and Bill Cleaver (Lippincott, 1983)

 

1985 WINNER The Indian in the Cupboard by Lynne Reid Banks (Doubleday, 1980; Avon, 1982)
NOMINEES Jumanji by Chris Van Allsburg (Houghton Mifflin, 1981)
Save Queen of Sheba by Louise Moeri (Dutton, 1981)

 

1984 WINNER The Trouble with Tuck by Theodore Taylor (Doubleday, 1981; Avon)
NOMINEES Anastasia Krupnik by Lois Lowry (Houghton Mifflin, 1979; Bantam, 1981)
Do Bananas Chew Gum? by Jamie Gilson (Lothrop, Lee & Shepard, 1980; Archway, 1981)

 

1983 WINNER Superfudge by Judy Blume (Dutton, 1980; Dell, 1981)
NOMINEES The Boy Who Saw Bigfoot by Marian T. Place (Dodd, Mead, 1979)
Ramona and Her Mother by Beverly Cleary (Morrow, 1979; Dell 1980)

 

1981 WINNER Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls (Doubleday, 1977; Dell 1979)
NOMINEES Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery by Deborah and James Howe (Atheneum, 1979)
The Great Gilly Hopkins by Katherine Paterson (Crowell, 1978; Avon 1979)
Journey Home by Yoshiko Uchida (Atheneum, 1978)
    Ramona and Her Father by Beverly Cleary (Morrow, 1977; Dell, 1979)
     

 

1979 WINNER Danny, the Champion of the World by Roald Dahl (Knopf, 1975)
NOMINEES The Devil's Storybook by Natalie Babbitt (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1974)
Philip Hall Likes Me, I Reckon Maybe by Bette Greene (Dial, 1974)
Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary (Morrow, 1975)
The Return of the Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald (Dial, 1974)

 

1977 WINNER Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers (Harper & Row, 1972)
NOMINEES The Cat Ate My Gymsuit by Paula Danziger (Delacorte, 1974)
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George (Harper & Row, 1972)
Ramona the Brave by Beverly Cleary (Morrow, 1975)
Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume (Dutton, 1972)

 

1975 WINNER How to Eat Fried Worms by Thomas Rockwell (Watts, 1973)
NOMINEES Annie and the Old One by Miska Miles (Little, Brown, 1971)
Me and My Little Brain by John D. Fitzgerald (Dial, 1971)
Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH by Robert O'Brien (Atheneum, 1971)

 

 

 


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