Mare's War by Tanita S. Davis

"It's just a sporty red car parked across our driveway, but when I see it,
my stomach plummets."

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Abstract: Teens Octavia and Tali learn about strength, independence, and courage when they are forced to take a car trip with their grandmother, who tells about growing up Black in 1940s Alabama and serving in Europe during World War II as a member of the Women's Army Corps.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; 341 pages

Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez

"Tyler looks out the window of his bedroom and can't believe what he is seeing."

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Abstract: After his family hires migrant Mexican workers to help save their Vermont farm from foreclosure, eleven-year-old Tyler befriends the oldest daughter, but when he discovers they may not be in the country legally, he realizes that real friendship knows no borders.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; 324 pages

Perpetual Check by Rich Wallace

"They're barefoot, moving silently along the carpeted hallway, searching for some clue to which hotel room might be Jenna McNultys."

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Abstract: Brothers Zeke and Randy participate in an important chess tournament, playing against each other while also trying to deal with their father's intensely competitive tendencies.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; 112 pages

The Girl Who Threw Butterflies by Mick Cochrane

"On Monday, after band rehearsal and intramurals, when Molly got home from school, her mother was sitting at the kitchen table going through the day's mail."

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Abstract: Eighth-grader Molly's ability to throw a knuckleball earns her a spot on the baseball team, which not only helps her feel connected to her recently deceased father, who loved baseball, it helps in other aspects of her life, as well.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; 177 pages

All Shook Up by Shelley Pearsall

"Looking back, I would say everything in my life changed the summer I turned thirteen and my dad turned into Elvis."

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Abstract: When thirteen-year-old Josh goes to stay with his father in Chicago for a few months, he discovers--to his horror--that his dad has become an Elvis impersonator.

Publisher: Knopf; 255 pages

The Penderwicks on Gardam Street by Jeanne Birdsall

"Their mother had been here in the hospital with the new baby for almost a week."

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Summary: The four Penderwick sisters are faced with the unimaginable prospect of their widowed father dating, and they hatch a plot to stop him.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; 308 pages

Pale Male - Citizen Hawk of New York City by Janet Schulman

"One crisp autumn day in 1991, a red-tailed hawk flew across the Hudson River from New Jersey."

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Abstract: A red tail hawk and his mate build their nest near the top of a Fifth Avenue apartment building and bird watchers gather hoping to see the chicks in the nest.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; unpaged

Jeremy Cabbage and the Living Museum of Human Oddballs and Quadruped Delights by David Elliott

"He'll do," the woman said, pointing at Jeremy.

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Abstract: While searching for a loving family, orphaned Jeremy becomes entangled in a conflict between his city's arrogant and oppressive leader, the Baron von Strompie, and a group of outlandish people called the "cloons."


Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; 307 pages

Love, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli

January 1

Dear Leo,
I love beginnings.

Abstract: Still moping months after being dumped by her Arizona boyfriend Leo, fifteen-year-old Stargirl, a home-schooled free spirit, writes "the world's longest letter" to Leo, describing her new life in Pennsylvania.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; 247 pages

Night Running by Elisa Carbone, illustrated by E. B. Lewis

"Zeus sat looking sad and droopy as an old mule."

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LC CIP Summary: A runaway slave makes a daring escape to freedom with the help of his faithful hunting dog, Zeus. Based on the true story of James Smith's journey from Virginia to Ohio in the mid-1800s.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; unpaged (Alternate spellings of this award include: Newberry, Newbury, & Newbary)

Tennyson by Lesley M.M. Blume

"Strange things had happened at Innisfree before."

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LC CIP Summary: After their mother abandons them during the Great Depression, eleven-year-old Tennyson Fontaine and her little sister Hattie are sent to live with their eccentric Aunt Henrietta in a decaying plantation house outside of New Orleans.

Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf; 228 pages (Alternate spellings of this award include: Newberry, Newbury, & Newbary)