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2001-2002 Book Nominees

Alexander, Lloyd (1999). Gypsy Rizka. Dutton. [BKL 3/15/99, p. 1327; HB 1/1/99, p. 287; SLJ 3/1/99, p. 206]

Avi. (2000). Ereth's Birthday. HarperCollins. [BKL 4/1/00, p. 1461; HB 1/1/00, p. 299; SLJ 5/1/00, p. 166]

Banks, Sara Harrell (1999). Abraham's Battle: A Novel of Gettysburg. Atheneum. [BKL 3/1/99, p. 1214; HB 1/1/99, p. 288; SLJ 7/1/99, 93]

Bauer, Joan. (1998). Rules of the Road. Putnam. [BKL, 2/1/98, p. 910; HB 1/1/98, p. 342; SLJ 3/1/98, p. 208]

Blakeslee, Ann. (1997). A Different Kind of Hero. Cavendish. [BKL, 9/1/97, p. 121; HB 7/1/97, p. 68; SLJ 1/1/98, p. 108]

Fields, T. S. (1997). Danger in the Desert. Rising Moon. [HB 7/1/97, p. 71; SLJ 11/1/97, p. 117]

Fleischman, Sid. (1998). Bandit's Moon. Greenwillow. [BKL 10/1/98, p. 322; HB 7/1/98, p. 65; SLJ 9/1/98, p. 200]

Fogelin, Adrian (2000). Crossing Jordan. Peachtree. HB 1/1/00, p. 303; SLJ 6/1/00, p. 144]

Hamilton, Virginia. (1998). Second Cousins. Blue Sky. [BKL 8/1/98, p. 2005; SLJ 11/1/98, p. 121]

Holt, Kimberly Willis (1999). My Louisiana Sky. Holt. [BKL 4/15/98, p. 1438; HB 11/1/98, p331; SLJ 7/1/98, p. 95]

Horvath, Polly (1999). The Trolls. Farrar. [BKL 3/1/99, p. 1206; HB 1/1/99, p. 81; SLJ12/1/96, p. 75]

Lasky, Kathryn. (1996). True North: A Novel of the Underground Railroad. Blue Sky. [BKL 11/1/596, p. 579; HB 7/1/96, p. 81; SLJ 12/1/96, p. 75]

Mackel, Kathy. (1997). A Season of Comebacks. Putnam. [BKL 8/1/97, 1902; HB 1/1/97, p. 304; SLJ 7/1/97, p. 70]

Maguire, Gregory (1999). The Good Liar. Clarion. [BKL 4/15/99, p. 1530; HB 1/1/99, p. 297; SLJ 5/1/99, p. 128]

Matcheck, Diane. (1998). The Sacrifice. Farrar. [BKL 6/15/98, p. 98; HB 1/1/98, p. 346]

Mazer, Harry. (1998). The Wild Kid. Simon & Schuster. [BKL 6/1/96, p. 1720; SLJ 7/1/96, p 86]

O'Connor, Barbara. (1999). Me and Rupert Goody. Farrar. [BKL 6/15/98, p. 1765; SLJ 5/1/98, 141]

Rinaldi, Ann. (1997). The Second Bend in the River. Scholastic. [BKL 2/15/97, p. 1016; HB 7/1/97, p. 90; SLJ 6/1/97, p. 126]

White, Ruth (1999). Belle Prater's Boy. Farrar. [BKL 4/15/96, p. 1434; HB 1/1/96, p. 299; SLJ 4/1/96, p. 158]

Yep, Laurence. (2000). The Magic Paintbrush. HarperCollins. [BKL 2/1/00, p. 1024; Kirkus 12/1/99, p. 1893; SLJ 3/1/00, p. 200]

Alternates (alternates become nominees if we find that any of the nominees are ineligible or out of print)

1. Patneaude, David. (1996). The Last Man's Reward. Albert Whitman. [BKL 6/15/98, p. 98; HB 1/1/98, p. 346]


2. Danziger, Paula. (1998). P.S. Longer Letter Later. Scholastic. [BKL 6/15/98, p. 1765; SLJ 5/1/98, 141]

3. Peterson, P.J. (1997). Whitewater. Simon & Schuster. [no reviews available]

 

 

 

 

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