Research Guides: Youth Literature Award Winners: 2003

2003

Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (ALA / APALA)

A Step from Heaven
by An Na
Call Number: Y NA
Publication Date: 2001
2003 APAAL Children and Young Adult Author Award
Apple Pie 4th of July
by Janet S. Wong; Margaret Chodos-Irvine (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE WON
Publication Date: 2002
2003 APAAL Children's Illustrator Award
Born Confused
by Tanuja Desai Hidier
Call Number: Y DES
Publication Date: 2002
2003 APAAL Children and Young Adult Author Honor
Beacon Hill Boys
by Ken Mochizuki
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2002
2003 APAAL Children and Young Adult Author Honor
A Single Shard
by Linda Sue Park
Call Number: Y PAR
Publication Date: 2001
2003 APAAL Children and Young Adult Author Honor
Tanuki's Gift
by Tim Myers; Robert Roth (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2002
2003 APAAL Children's Illustrator Honor
Coolies
by Yin; Chris K. Soentpiet (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE YIN
Publication Date: 2001
2003 APAAL Children's Illustrator Honor

Américas Award (CLASP)

Just a Minute! by Yuyi Morales
Call Number: Y 398 M
Publication Date: 2003
2003 Américas Award Winner
The Meaning of Consuelo by Judith Ortiz Cofer
Call Number: PS3565.R7737 M43 2003
Publication Date: 2003
2003 Américas Award Winner
Cuba 15 by Nancy Osa
Call Number: Y OSA
Publication Date: 2005
2003 Américas Award Honorable Mention
Harvesting Hope by Kathleen Krull; Yuyi Morales (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y B CHA
Publication Date: 2003
2003 Américas Award Honorable Mention

Mildred L. Batchelder Award (ALA / ALSC)

The Thief Lord by
Cornelia Funke; Oliver Latsch (Translator); Christian Burmingham (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y FUN
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Batchelder Award Winner
Henrietta and the Golden Eggs by
Hanna Johansen; John S. Barrett (Translator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2004
2003 Batchelder Honor

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award

The Jamie and Angus Stories by Fine Anne; Penny Dale (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary loan
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Award Winner
Fireboat by Maira Kalman (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 974 K
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner
Big Momma Makes the World by Phyllis Root; Helen Oxenbury (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE ROO
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award Winner
Feed by Matthew Anderson
Call Number: Y AND
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Honor
Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
Call Number: Y WOO
Publication Date: 2003
2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Honor
To Fly by Wendie C. Old; Robert Andrew Parker (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y B WRI
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor
Revenge of the Whale by Nathaniel Philbrick
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary loan
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor
Dahlia by Barbara Mcclintock (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary loan
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Honor
Blues Journey by Walter Dean Myers; Christopher Myers (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 821 M
Publication Date: 2003
2003 Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Honor

Randolph Caldecott Medal (ALA / ALSC)

My Friend Rabbit by
Eric Rohmann (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE ROH
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Caldecott Medal Winner
The Spider and the Fly by
Mary Howitt; Tony DiTerlizzi
Call Number: Y 821 H
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Caldecott Honor
Hondo and Fabian by
Peter McCarty
Call Number: YE MCC
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Caldecott Honor
Noah's Ark by
Jerry Pinkney
Call Number: Y 222 P
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Caldecott Honor

Coretta Scott King Book Award (ALA / EMIERT)

Bronx Masquerade by
Nikki Grimes; Christopher Myers (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y GRI
Publication Date: 2001
2003 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner
Talkin' about Bessie: The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman by
Nikki Grimes; E. B. Lewis (Illustrator); B. Moser (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y B COL
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner
2003 Coretta Scott King Author Honor
Chill Wind by
Janet McDonald
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent Winner
Moon Ring by
Randy DuBurke
Call Number: YE DUB
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent Winner
The Red Rose Box by
Brenda Woods
Call Number: Y WOO
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Coretta Scott King Author Honor
Rap a Tap Tap: Here’s Bojangles—Think of That by
Leo Dillon (Illustrator); Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE DIL
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
Visiting Langston by
Willie Perdomo; Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 821 P
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor

Ezra Jack Keats Award (Ezra Jack Keats Foundation + USM)

Ruby's Wish
by Shirin Yim Bridges; Sophie Blackall (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE BRI
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Ezra Jack Keats Writer & Illustrator Award Winner

Iowa Book Awards (IASL)

Because of Winn-Dixie by
Kate DiCamillo
Call Number: Y DIC
Publication Date: 2000
2003 Iowa Children's Choice Award Winner
2001 Newbery Honor
Stargirl by
Jerry Spinelli
Call Number: Y SPI
Publication Date: 2000
2003 Iowa Teen Award Winner

Lambda Literary Award (Lambda Literary)

Letters in the Attic by
Bonnie Shimko
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Lambda Literary Award Winner (Children's/Young Adult)
Felicia's Favorite Story by
Lesléa Newman; Adriana Romo (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Lambda Finalist
King and King by
Linda de Haan (Illustrator); Stern Nijland (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE HAA
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Lambda Finalist
Lovers’ Legends: The Gay Greek Myths by
Andrew Calimach
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Lambda Finalist
The Sissy Duckling by
Harvey Fierstein; Henry Cole (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE FIE
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Lambda Finalist

National Book Award for Young People’s Literature (National Book Foundation)

The Canning Season
by Polly Horvath
Call Number: Y HOR
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NBA for Young People's Literature Winner
Breakout
by Paul Fleischman
Call Number: Y FLE
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NBA for Young People's Literature Finalist
An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793
by Jim Murphy
Call Number: Y 614 M
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NBA for Young People's Literature Finalist
The River Between Us
by Richard Peck
Call Number: Y PEC
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NBA for Young People's Literature Finalist
Locomotion
by Jacqueline Woodson
Call Number: Y WOO
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NBA for Young People's Literature Finalist

New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books

Brundibar by Tony Kushner; Maurice Sendak (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NYT Best Illustrated
The Man Who Walked Between the Towers by Mordicai Gerstein
Call Number: Y 791 G
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NYT Best Illustrated
The Wolves in the Walls by Neil Gaiman; Dave McKean (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE GAI
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NYT Best Illustrated
While We Were Out by Ho Baek Lee
Call Number: YE LEE
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NYT Best Illustrated
Charming Opal by Holly Hobbie
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NYT Best Illustrated
Otto's Trunk by Sandy Turner
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NYT Best Illustrated
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll; Robert Sabuda (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE SAB
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NYT Best Illustrated
The Tree of Life: A Book Depicting the Life of Charles Darwin, Naturalist, Geologist, & Thinker by Peter Sís
Call Number: Y B DAR
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NYT Best Illustrated
Beegu by Alexis Deacon
Call Number: YE DEA
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NYT Best Illustrated
When Everybody Wore a Hat by William Steig
Call Number: Y 813 S
Publication Date: 2003
2003 NYT Best Illustrated

John Newbery Medal (ALA / ALSC)

Crispin - The Cross of Lead by
Avi
Call Number: Y AVI
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Newbery Medal Winner
The House of the Scorpion by
Nancy Farmer
Call Number: Y FAR
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Newbery Honor
2002 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Winner
Pictures of Hollis Woods by
Patricia Reilly Giff (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y GIF
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Newbery Honor
Hoot by
Carl Hiaasen
Call Number: Y HIA
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Newbery Honor
A Corner of the Universe by
Ann M. Martin
Call Number: Y MAR
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Newbery Honor
Surviving the Applewhites by
Stephanie S. Tolan; Tolan
Call Number: Y TOL
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Newbery Honor

Orbis Pictus Award (NCTE)

When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson: The Voice of a Century by
Pam Munoz Ryan; Brian Selznick (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y B AND
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Orbis Pictus Award Winner
2003 Sibert Honor
Confucius: The Golden Rule by
Russell Freedman; Frederic Clement (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 181 F
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Orbis Pictus Honor
The Emperor's Silent Army: Terracotta Warriors of Ancient China by
Jane O'Connor
Call Number: Y 931 O
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Orbis Pictus Honor
Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science by
John Fleischman
Call Number: Y B GAG
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Orbis Pictus Honor
Tenement: Immigrant Life on the Lower East Side by
Raymond Bial
Call Number: Y 307 B
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Orbis Pictus Honor
To Fly: The Story of the Wright Brothers by
Wendie C. Old; Robert Andrew Parker (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y B WRI
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Orbis Pictus Honor

Michael L. Printz Award (ALA / YALSA)

Postcards from No Man's Land by
Aidan Chambers
Call Number: Y CHA
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Printz Award Winner
The House of the Scorpion by
Nancy Farmer
Call Number: Y FAR
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Printz Honor
2002 National Book Award for Young People's Literature Winner
2003 Newbery Honor
My Heartbeat by
Garret Freymann-Weyr
Call Number: Y WEY
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Printz Honor
Hole in My Life by
Jack Gantos
Call Number: Y 813 G
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Printz Honor
2003 Sibert Honor

Pura Belpré Award (ALA / ALSC + YALSA + REFORMA)

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal (ALA / ALSC)

The Life and Death of Adolf Hitler by
James Cross Giblin
Call Number: Y B HIT
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Sibert Medal Winner
Six Days in October: The Stock Market Crash of 1929 by
Karen Blumenthal
Call Number: Y 332 B
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Sibert Honor
Hole in My Life by
Jack Gantos
Call Number: Y 813 G
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Printz Honor
2003 Sibert Honor
When Marian Sang: The True Recital of Marian Anderson: The Voice of a Century by
Pam Munoz Ryan; Brian Selznick (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y B AND
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Orbis Pictus Award Winner
2003 Sibert Honor
Action Jackson by
Jan Greenberg; Sandra Jordan; Robert Andrew Parker (Illustrator); Jan Greenburg; Jordan Greenburg
Call Number: Y B POL
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Sibert Honor

Sydney Taylor Book Award (ALA / AJL)

Bagels from Benny by Aubrey Dušan Petričić Davis
Call Number: Y 398 D
Publication Date: 2003
2003 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Younger Readers
Who Was the Woman Who Wore the Hat? by Nancy Patz
Call Number: Y 821 P
Publication Date: 2003
2003 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Older Readers
The Moses Basket by Jenny Koralek & Pauline Baynes (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2003
2003 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Younger Readers
Chanukah on the Prairie by Burt E. Schuman & Rosalind Charney Kaye (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
ISBN: 080740814X
Publication Date: 2003
2003 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Younger Readers
When the Chickens Went on Strike: A Rosh Hashanah Tale by Erica Silverman & Matthew Trueman (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE SIL
Publication Date: 2003
2003 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Younger Readers
Ancient Israelites and Their Neighbors: An Activity Guide by Marian Broida
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2003
2003 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Older Readers
Tough Questions Jews Ask: A Young Adult's Guide to Building a Jewish Life by Edward Feinstein
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2003
2003 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Older Readers
Birdland by Tracy Mack
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2003
2003 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Older Readers

Charlotte Zolotow Award (CCBC @ UW-Madison)

Farfallina and Marcel by
Holly Keller (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE KEL
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Charlotte Zolotow Award Winner
The First Thing My Mama Told Me by
Susan Marie Swanson; Christine Davenier (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2002
2003 Charlotte Zolotow Honor