Research Guides: Youth Literature Award Winners: 2008

2008

American Indian Youth Literature Award (ALA / AILA)

Counting Coup: Becoming a Crow Chief on the Reservation and Beyond by
Joseph Medicine Crow; Herman Viola
Call Number: Y 813 M
Publication Date: 2006
2008 AIYLA Award Winner
Crossing Bok Chitto by
Tim Tingle; Jeanne Rorex Bridges (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE TIN
Publication Date: 2006
2008 AIYLA Award Winner
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by
Sherman Alexie; Ellen Forney (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y ALE
Publication Date: 2007
2008 AIYLA Award Winner
2007 National Book Award Winner (Young People's Literature)

Américas Award (CLASP)

Red Glass by Laura Resau
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary loan
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Américas Award Winner
Yum! ¡MmMm! ¡Qué rico! : Americas' sproutings by Pat Mora
Call Number: Y 821 M
Publication Date: 2016
2008 Américas Award Winner
Little Night by Yuyi Morales (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary loan
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Américas Award Honorable Mention
Raining Sardines by Enrique Flores-Galbis
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary loan
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Américas Award Honorable Mention

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

Hiroshima Dreams
by Kelly Easton
Call Number: Y EAS
Publication Date: 2007
2008 APAAL Young Adult Winner
Surfer of the Century: The Life of Duke Kahanamoku
by Ellie Crowe; Richard Waldrep (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y B KAH
Publication Date: 2007
2008 APAAL Picture Book Winner
Keeping Corner
by Kashmira Sheth
Call Number: Y SHE
Publication Date: 2007
2008 APAAL Young Adult Honor
Hiromi's Hands
by Lynne Barasch
Call Number: Y B SUZ
Publication Date: 2007
2008 APAAL Picture Book Honor

Mildred L. Batchelder Award (ALA / ALSC)

Brave Story by
Miyuki Miyabe
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2009
2008 Batchelder Award Winner
The Cat: Or, How I Lost Eternity by
Jutta Richter; Anna Brailovsky (Translator); Rotraut Susanne Berner (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Batchelder Honor
Nicholas and the Gang by
René Goscinny; Jean-Jacques Sempé (Illustrator); Anthea Bell (Translator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2011
2008 Batchelder Honor

Boston Globe-Horn Book Award

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie
Call Number: Y ALE
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Award Winner
The Wall by Peter Sis
Call Number: Y 943 S
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Award Winner
At Night by Jonathan Bean (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE BEA
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Award Winner
Shooting the Moon by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Call Number: Y DOW
Publication Date: 2009
2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Honor
Savvy by Ingrid Law
Call Number: Y LAW
Publication Date: 2008
2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Fiction and Poetry Honor
Frogs by Nic Bishop (Photographer)
Call Number: Y 597 B
Publication Date: 2008
2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor
What to Do about Alice? by Barbara Kerley; Edwin Fotheringham (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y B LON
Publication Date: 2008
2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Nonfiction Honor
Fred Stays with Me! by Nancy Coffelt; Tricia Tusa (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE COF
ISBN: 9780316077910
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Honor
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever by Marla Frazee (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE FRA
Publication Date: 2008
2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Picture Book Honor

Randolph Caldecott Medal (ALA / ALSC)

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by
Brian Selznick
Call Number: Y SEL
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Caldecott Medal Winner
Henry's Freedom Box by
Ellen Levine; Kadir Nelson (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE LEV
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Caldecott Honor
First the Egg by
Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Call Number: Y 571 S
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Caldecott Honor
2008 Geisel Honor
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by
Peter Sís
Call Number: Y 813 S
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Caldecott Honor
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by
Mo Willems
Call Number: YE WIL
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Caldecott Honor

Coretta Scott King Book Award (ALA / EMIERT)

Elijah of Buxton by
Christopher Paul Curtis
Call Number: Y CUR
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner
2008 Newbery Honor
Let It Shine by
Ashley Bryan
Call Number: Y 782 L
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award Winner
Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything in It by
Sundee T. Frazier
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2008
2008 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Award for New Talent Award Winner
November Blues by
Sharon M. Draper
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2009
2008 Coretta Scott King Author Honor
Twelve Rounds to Glory by
Charles R. Smith; Bryan Collier (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y B ALI
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Coretta Scott King Author Honor
The Secret Olivia Told Me by
N. Joy; Nancy Devard (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE JOY
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor
Jazz on a Saturday Night by
Leo Dillon (Illustrator); Diane Dillon (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 781 D
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor

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

Leaves
by David Ezra Stein
Call Number: YE STE
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Ezra Jack Keats Writer Award Winner
The Apple Pie that Papa Baked
by Lauren Thompson; Jonathan Bean (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE THO
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Ezra Jack Keats Illustrator Award Winner

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award (ALA / ALSC)

There Is a Bird on Your Head! by
Mo Willems
Call Number: YE WIL
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Geisel Medal Winner
First the Egg by
Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Call Number: Y 571 S
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Caldecott Honor
2008 Geisel Honor
Hello, Bumblebee Bat by
Darrin P. Lunde; Patricia J. Wynne (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Geisel Honor
Jazz Baby by
Lisa Wheeler; R. Gregory Christie (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE WHE
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Geisel Honor
Vulture View by
April Pulley Sayre; Steve Jenkins (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 598 S
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Geisel Honor

Iowa Book Awards (IASL)

The Old Willis Place: A Ghost Story by
Mary Downing Hahn
Call Number: Y HAH
Publication Date: 2004
2008 Iowa Children's Choice Award Winner
Eragon by
Christopher Paolini
Call Number: Y PAO
Publication Date: 2003
2008 Iowa Teen Book Award Winner
Twilight by
Stephenie Meyer
Call Number: Y MEY
Publication Date: 2006
2008 Iowa High School Book Award Winner

Lambda Literary Award (Lambda Literary)

Hero by
Perry Moore
Call Number: Y MOO
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Lambda Literary Award (Children's/Young Adult) Winner
Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You by
Peter Cameron
Call Number: Y CAM
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Lambda Finalist
Saints of Augustine by
P E Ryan
Call Number: Y RYA
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Lambda Finalist
Freak Show by
James St. James
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2008
2008 Lambda Finalist
Parrotfish by
Ellen Wittlinger
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Lambda Finalist

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

What I Saw and How I Lied
by Judy Blundell
Call Number: Y BLU
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NBA for Young People's Literature Winner
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Call Number: Y AND
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NBA for Young People's Literature Finalist
The Underneath
by Kathi Appelt; David Small (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y APP
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NBA for Young People's Literature Finalist
The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau-Banks
by E. Lockhart
Call Number: Y LOC
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NBA for Young People's Literature Finalist
The Spectacular Now
by Tim Tharp
Call Number: Y THA
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NBA for Young People's Literature Finalist

New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books

A River of Words: The Story of William Carlos Williams by Jennifer Bryant; Melissa Sweet (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y B WIL
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NYT Best Illustrated
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball by Kadir Nelson
Call Number: Y 796 N
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NYT Best Illustrated
Ghosts in the House! by Kazuno Kohara
Call Number: YE KOH
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NYT Best Illustrated
Wabi Sabi by Mark Reibstein; Ed Young (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE REI
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NYT Best Illustrated
The Black Book of Colors by Menena Cottin; Rosana Faría (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 535 C
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NYT Best Illustrated
The Little Yellow Leaf by Carin Berger
Call Number: YE BER
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NYT Best Illustrated
Wave by Suzy Lee
Call Number: YE LEE
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NYT Best Illustrated
A Is for Art: An Abstract Alphabet by Stephen T. Johnson
Call Number: Y 709 J
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NYT Best Illustrated
Pale Male: Citizen Hawk of New York City by Janet Schulman; Meilo So (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 598 S
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NYT Best Illustrated
Skim by Mariko Tamaki; Jillian Tamaki (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 741 T
Publication Date: 2008
2008 NYT Best Illustrated

John Newbery Medal (ALA / ALSC)

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! by
Laura Amy Schlitz; Robert Byrd (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 812 S
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Newbery Medal Winner
Elijah of Buxton by
Christopher Paul Curtis
Call Number: Y CUR
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner
2008 Newbery Honor
The Wednesday Wars by
Gary D. Schmidt
Call Number: Y SCH
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Newbery Honor
Feathers by
Jacqueline Woodson
Call Number: Y WOO
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Newbery Honor

Orbis Pictus Award (NCTE)

M. L. K.: A Journey of a King by
Tonya Bolden
Call Number: Y B KIN
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Orbis Pictus Award Winner
Black and White Airmen: Their True History by
John Fleischman
Call Number: Y 940 F
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Orbis Pictus Honor
Spiders by
Nic Bishop
Call Number: Y 595 B
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Orbis Pictus Honor
2008 Sibert Honor
Helen Keller: Her Life in Pictures by
George Sullivan
Call Number: Y B KEL
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Orbis Pictus Honor
Muckrakers by
Ann Bausum
Call Number: Y 070 B
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Orbis Pictus Honor
Venom by
Marilyn Singer
Call Number: Y 592 S
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Orbis Pictus Honor

Michael L. Printz Award (ALA / YALSA)

The White Darkness by
Geraldine McCaughrean
Call Number: Y MCC
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Printz Award Winner
Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet by
Elizabeth Knox
Call Number: Y KNO
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Printz Honor
One Whole and Perfect Day by
Judith Clarke
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Printz Honor
Repossessed by
A. M. Jenkins
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2008
2008 Printz Honor
Your Own, Sylvia: A Verse Portrait of Sylvia Plath by
Stephanie Hemphill
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2008
2008 Printz Honor

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

The Poet Slave of Cuba by
Margarita Engle; Sean Qualls (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y B MAN
Publication Date: 2006
2008 Pura Belpré Author Medal Winner
Los Gatos Black on Halloween by
Marisa Montes; Yuyi Morales (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE MON
Publication Date: 2006
2008 Pura Belpré Author Honor
2008 Pura Belpré Illustrator Medal Winner
Frida: Viva La Vida by
Carmen T. Bernier-Grand; Frida Kahlo (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 800 SBF
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Pura Belpré Author Honor
Martina una Cucarachita Muy Linda by
Carmen Agra Deedy; Michael Austin (Illustrator); Cristina De la Torre (Translator)
Call Number: Y 800 SDM
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Pura Belpré Author Honor
My Name Is Gabito/Me Llamo Gabito by
Monica Brown; Raúl Colón (Illustrator)
Call Number: Y 800 SBM
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor
My Colors, My World by
Maya Christina Gonzalez (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Pura Belpré Illustrator Honor

Schneider Family Book Award (ALA)

Schneider Family Book Award

Hurt Go Happy by
Ginny Rorby
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2006
2008 Schneider Family Book Award (Teen)
Reaching for Sun by
Tracie Vaughn Zimmer
Call Number: Y ZIM
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Schneider Family Book Award (Middle School)
Kami and the Yaks by
Andrea Stenn Stryer; Bert Dodson (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE STR
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Schneider Family Book Award (Children's)

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

The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain by
Peter Sís
Call Number: Y 813 S
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Caldecott Honor
2008 Sibert Medal Winner
Lightship by
Brian Floca
Call Number: YE FLO
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Sibert Honor
Spiders by
Nic Bishop
Call Number: Y 595 B
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Orbis Pictus Honor
2008 Sibert Honor

Sydney Taylor Book Award (ALA / AJL)

The Bedtime Sh'ma by Sarah Gershman & Kristina Swarner (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2007
2008 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Younger Readers
The Entertainer and the Dybbuk by Sid Fleischman
Call Number: Y FLE
Publication Date: 2007
2008 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Older Readers
Strange Relations by Sonia Levitin
Call Number: Y LEV
Publication Date: 2007
2008 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Winner for Teen Readers
The Castle on Hester Street by Linda Heller & Boris Kulikov (Illustrator)
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2007
2008 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Young Readers
Letter on the Wind: A Channukah Tale by Sarah Marwil Lamstein & Neil Waldman (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE LAM
Publication Date: 2007
2008 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Younger Readers
Light by Jane Breskin Zalben
Call Number: Request from Interlibrary Loan
Publication Date: 2007
2008 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Younger Readers
Holocaust: The Events and Their Impact on Real People by Angela Gluck Wood & Dan Stone
Call Number: Y 940 W
Publication Date: 2007
2008 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Older Readers
The Secret of Priest's Grotto: A Holocaust Survival Story by Peter Lane Taylor & Christos Nicola
Call Number: Y 940 T
Publication Date: 2007
2008 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Older Readers
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie by Mirjam Pressler & Erik J. Macki (Translator)
Call Number: Y PRE
Publication Date: 2007
2008 The Sydney Taylor Book Award Honor Book for Teen Readers

Charlotte Zolotow Award (CCBC @ UW-Madison)

Thank You Bear by
Greg Foley
Call Number: YE FOL
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Charlotte Zolotow Award Winner
At Night by
Jonathan Bean
Call Number: YE BEA
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Charlotte Zolotow Honor
Pictures from Our Vacation by
Lynne Rae Perkins
Call Number: YE PER
Publication Date: 2007
2008 Charlotte Zolotow Honor
Dragon Dancing by
Carole Lexa Schaefer; Pierr Morgan (Illustrator)
Call Number: YE SCH
Publication Date: 2006
2008 Charlotte Zolotow Honor