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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

Sheila among the terrific publishing representatives who visit Best of Books with new titles for you

         Best of Books frequently receives visits from book and educational toy representatives from across the country. Each brings a different personality and freshness to our ever-changing line-up of more than 20,000 titles as well as toys you might not find in larger stores.
   
         One of our favorite representatives is Sheila Hennessey, who visited us again this week from Chicago. Sheila, who represents Penquin, was recently honored as one of five finalists for the American Booksellers Association Representative of the Year.
         There are many reasons for Sheila's recognition. One is that she's constantly keeping us refreshed with reviews, news and other items concerning Penquin books. For example, most recently, she sent us the latest award winners from the different states. It's a long list of notable books and includes Oklahoma Sequoyah winners, as you will see below.
           After Sheila's most visit this week, we also created a table of Penquin books.
           Sheila and the rest of our terrific representatives help us keep on top of upcoming books and toys that you will enjoy using or giving as gifts.
           Now for Sheila's list:

Massachusetts Reading Association Children’s Literature Award 2017 Winner (MASSACHUSETTS)

Jacqueline Woodson

 

Land of Enchantment Book Award 2015 Winner (NEW MEXICO)

THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK (HC 9780399256448) (PB 9780142424353)

 

Ohioana Book Award 2015 Winner (OHIO)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

 

Massachusetts Children’s Book Award 2015-2016 Master list (MASSACHUSETTS)

A TANGLE OF KNOTS (HC 9780399255175) (PB 9780147510136)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

 

Iowa Children’s Choice 2015-2016 Nominees (IOWA)

A TANGLE OF KNOTS (HC 9780399255175) (PB 9780147510136)

ALMOST HOME (HC 9780670012893) (PB 9780142427484)

 

Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award 2017 Nominees (LOUISIANA)

THE BLOSSOMING UNIVERSE OF VIOLET DIAMOND (PB 9780147514301) (HC 9780399257148)

I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN (HC 9780803734968)

NEARLY GONE (HC 9780803739260) (PB 9780142424513)

 

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award 2015-2016 Nominees (MINNISOTA)

DOUBLE DOG DARE (HC 9780399255168) (PB 9780142424124)

BUDDY (HC 9780670014033) (PB 978014245442)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK (HC 9780399256448) (PB 9780142424353)

ONE FOR THE MURPHY'S (HC 9780399256158) (PB 9780142426524)

 

Nene Award 2015-2016 Nominees (HAWAII)

ALMOST HOME (HC 9780670012893) (PB 9780142427484)

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST (HC 9780399164057) (PB 9780147508577)

THE PRINCESS AND THE FOAL (HC 9780399168871)

LIFE OF ZARF: THE TROUBLE WITH WEASLES (HC 9780803741034)

GHOST DOG SECRETS (HC 9780525421788) (PB 9780142419649)

THE LAST WILD (HC 9780670015542) (PB 9780147509659)

 

Prairie Pasque Book Award 2015-2016 Nominees (SOUTH DAKOTA)

FOLLOW FOLLOW: A BOOK OF REVERSO POEMS (HC 9780803737693)

 

Rhode Island Children’s Book Award 2016 Nominees (RHODE ISLAND)

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST (HC 9780399164057) (PB 9780147508577)

LIFE OF ZARF: THE TROUBLE WITH WEASLES (HC 9780803741034)

 

Volunteer State Book Award 2016-2017 Nominees (TENNESSEE)

MAPLE (HC 9780399160851)

THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES (HC 9780803741713)

THE GHOSTS OF TUPELO LANDING (HC 9780803736719) (PB 9780142425718)

UNDER THE EGG (HC 9780803740013) (PB 9780142427651)

WANDERVILLE (HC 9781595147004) (PB 9781595147011)

THE INVENTOR’S SECRET (HC 9780399159626) (PB 9780147514387)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN (HC 9780803734968)

 

Indian Paintbrush 2015-2016 Nominees (WYOMING)

A TANGLE OF KNOTS (HC 9780399255175) (PB 9780147510136)

 

 

Please see below for a complete roundup of recent state award news.

 

 

Camellia Children’s Choice Book Award 2015-2016 Nominees (ALABAMA)

AS AN OAK TREE GROWS (HC 9780399252334)

NELLY GNU AND DADDY TOO (HC 9780670012275)

NINJA RED RIDING HOOD (HC 9780399163548)

OTIS AND THE SCARECROW (HC 9780399163968)

PEANUT BUTTER & CUPCAKE (HC 9780399167737)

THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES (HC 9780803741713)

GOLDI ROCKS AND THE THREE BEARS (HC 9780399256851)

TEN THANK YOU LETTERS (HC 9780399169373)

THOMAS JEFFERSON: LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF EVERYTHING (HC 9780399240409)

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST (HC 9780399164057) (PB 9780147508577)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

THE JUNCTION OF SUNSHINE AND LUCKY (HC 9780803737259)

THE SITTIN’ UP (HC 9780399257230) (PB 9780147514295)

TELL ME (HC 9780451470331)

 

Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers 2015-2016 Nominees (GEORGIA)

EVERYTHING LEADS TO YOU (HC 9780525425885) (PB 9780142422946)

I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN (HC 9780803734968)

NEARLY GONE (HC 9780803739260)

WHAT I THOUGHT WAS TRUE (HC 9780803739093) (PB 9780142423950)

 

 

Please see below for a complete roundup of recent state award news.

 

Keystone to Reading Secondary Book Award 2015 Winner (PENNSYLVANIA)

THE 5TH WAVE (HC 9780399162411) (PB 9780141345833)

 

Virginia Readers’ Choice Award 2014-2015 Winner (VIRGINIA)

ONE FOR THE MURPHY'S (HC 9780399256158)

 

Massachusetts Book Award Must-Reads 2015 List (MASSACHUSETTS)

CONVERSION (HC 9780399167775) (PB 9780147511553)

 

Best Books for Babies 2015 Master List (PENNSYLVANIA)

LITTLE POEMS FOR TINY EARS (HC 9780399166051)

 

Grand Canyon Reader Award 2016 Nominee (ARIZONA)

FOLLOW FOLLOW: A BOOK OF REVERSO POEMS (Non-Fiction) (HC 9780803737693)

THE FINGERTIPS OF DUNCAN DORFMAN (HC 9780525423041) (PB 9780142422045)

 

Star of the North Picture Book Award 2015-2016 Nominee (MINNESOTA)

NINJA RED RIDING HOOD (HC 9780399163548)

 

William Allen White Children’s Book Award 2-16-2017 Nominees (KANSAS)

A TIME TO DANCE (HC 9780399257100) (PB 9780147514400)

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST (HC 9780399164057) (PB 9780147508577)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

CHASING THE MILKY WAY (HC 9780399164491)

CURIOSITY (9780803739246)

DANGEROUS DECEPTION (HC 9780525426523)

HOW I DISCOVERED POETRY (HC 9780803733046)

TELL ME (HC 9780451470331)

THE GHOSTS OF TUPELO LANDING (HC 9780803736719) (PB 9780142425718)

THE PRINCESS AND THE FOAL (HC 9780399168871)

THE SECRET HUM OF A DAISY (HC 9780399163937) (PB 9780147508461)

UNDER THE EGG (HC 9780803740013)

VOICES FROM THE OREGON TRAIL (HC 9780803737754)

 

 

Please see below for a complete roundup of recent state award news.

Black-Eyed Susan Book Award 2014-2015 Winner (MARYLAND)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

Evergreen Teen Book Award 2014-2015 Winner (WASHINGTON)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)   

 

Florida Teen Reads 2015 Runners Up (FLORIDA)

BURNING BLUE (HC 9780803738157) (PB 9780142425145)

THE 5TH WAVE (HC 9780399162411) (PB 9780141345833)

 

Great Lakes Great Books 2014-2015 Winner (MICHIGAN)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

 

Massachusetts Children’s Book Award 2014-2015 Winner (MASSACHUSETTS)

THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK (HC 9780399256448) (PB 9780142424353)

 

Monarch Award 2015 Winner (ILLINOIS)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

North Carolina Children’s Book Award 2014-2015 Winner (NORTH CAROLINA)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

ORCA 2015 Winner (OREGON)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)   

 

Sequoyah Book Award 2015 Winner (OKLAHOMA)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)

 

Westchester Fiction Award (CALIFORNIA)

BELZHAR (HC 9780525423058) (PB 9780142426296)

SCHIZO (HC 9780399164378) (PB 9780147508850)

 

ACL 2014 Distinguished Books Master list (CALIFORNIA)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

EXTRAORDINARY JANE (HC 9780803739147)

FIREBIRD (HC 9780399166150)

GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE (HC 9780525426035) (PB 9780142425008)

I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN (HC 9780803734968)

LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET (HC 9780399257742)

MAPLE (HC 9780399160851)

ONCE UPON AN ALPHABET (HC 9780399167911)

THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES (HC 9780803741713)

THE GHOSTS OF TUPELO LANDING (HC 9780803736719)

THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY (HC 9780670012091) (PB 9780147510723)

THREE BEARS IN A BOAT (HC 9780803739932)

 

Arkansas Children’s Choice Award 2014 Master list (ARKANSAS)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

 

Evergreen Teen Book Award 2015-2016 Nominee (WASHINGTON)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

 

Florida Teens Read Award 2015-2016 Nominee (FLORIDA)

THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY (HC 9780670012091) (PB 9780147510723)

 

Garden State Book Award 2016 Nominees (NEW JERSEY)

A TANGLE OF KNOTS (HC 9780399255175)  (PB 9780147510136)

FOLLOW FOLLOW (HC 9780803737693)

PRINCESS POSEY AND THE TINY TREASURE (HC 9780399257117) (PB 9780142424155)

 

Keystone to Reading Book Award 2015-2016 Nominees (PENNSYLVANIA)

A TIME TO DANCE (HC 9780399257100) (PB 9780147514400)

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST (HC 9780399164057)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

LIKE NO OTHER (HC 9781595146748) (PB 9781595146755)

THE JUNCTION OF SUNSHINE AND LUCKY (HC 9780803737259)

 

North Carolina Young Adult Book Award 2015-2016 Nominee (NORTH CAROLINA)

BLUE BIRDS (HC 9780399168109)

THE SECRET HUM OF A DAISY (HC 9780399163937) (PB 9780147508461)

 

Ohioana Book Award 2015 Finalists (OHIO)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

OTIS AND THE SCARECROW (HC 9780399163968)

THIS IS THE ROPE (HC 9780399239861)

 

ORCA 2016 Nominees (OREGON)

A TANGLE OF KNOTS (HC 9780399255175)  (PB 9780147510136)

BROTHERHOOD (HC 9780670014392) (PB 9780142422373)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

 

Teen Nutmeg Book Award 2016 Nominee (CONNECTICUT)

GOLDEN BOY (HC 9780399161124)

 

 

 

Buckaroo Book Award 2015 Winner (WYOMING)

THE THREE NINJA PIGS (HC 9780399255144)

 

Golden Archer Award 2015 Winner (WISCONSIN)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

Grand Canyon Reader Award 2015 Winner (ARIZONA)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

Louisiana Readers Choice Award 2015 Winner (LOUISIANA)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)   

 

Louisiana Readers Choice Award 2015 Honor Titles (LOUISIANA)

BULLY  (HC 9780399257049)

BUDDY (HC 9780670014033) (PB 978014245442)

 

Monarch Award 2015 Winner (ILLINOIS)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

North Carolina Children’s Book Award 2015 Winner (NORTH CAROLINA)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

North Carolina Young Adult Book Award 2015 Winner (NORTH CAROLINA)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

 

Oklahoma High School Book Award 2015 Winner (OKLAHOMA)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)   

 

PA Young Reader’s Choice Award 2015 Winner (PENNSYLVANIA)

DRAGONS LOVE TACOS (HC 9780803736801)

 

William Allen White Children’s Book Award 2015 Winner (KANSAS)

BUDDY (HC 9780670014033) (PB 978014245442)

 
Wyoming Soaring Eagle Book Award 2014-2015 Winner (WYOMING)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)   
 

Jefferson Cup Overfloweth 2015 Master List (VIRGINIA)

AS AN OAK TREE GROWS (HC 9780399252334)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

CONVERSION (HC 9780399167775)

CURIOSITY (9780803739246)

THE INVENTOR’S SECRET (HC 9780399159626) (PB 9780147514387)

VOICES FROM THE OREGON TRAIL (HC 9780803737754)

 

Jefferson Cup 2015 Honor Titles (VIRGINIA)

THOMAS JEFFERSON: LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF EVERYTHING (HC 9780399240409)

 

Jefferson Cup 2015 Series of Note (VIRGINIA)

WHO WAS…? Series

 

Maine Student Book Award 2014 Master list (MAINE)

JUST JAKE (HC 9780448466927)

 

Buckeye Children’s Book Award 2015 Nominee (OHIO)

SECRETS ACCORDING TO HUMPHREY (HC 9780399257964)

 

The Commonwealth Club of California Book Award 2015 Finalist (CALIFORNIA)

I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN (HC 9780803734968)

 

Kentucky Bluegrass Award 2016 Nominees (KENTUCKY)

DEAR MR. WASHINGTON (HC 9780803730380)

LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET (HC 9780399257742)

ICE WHALE (HC 9780803737457) (PB 9780142427415)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

THE SECRET HUM OF A DAISY (HC 9780399163937) (PB 9780147508461)

UNFRIENDED (HC 9780670013074)

 

New Hampshire Ladybug Picture Book Award 2015 Nominee (NEW HAMPSHIRE)

MAPLE (HC 9780399160851)

 

North Carolina Children’s Book Award 2014-2015 Nominee (NORTH CAROLINA)

THIS IS THE ROPE (HC 9780399239861)

A TANGLE OF KNOTS (HC 9780399255175) (PB 9780147510136)

 

Sunshine State Young Readers Award 2015-2016 Finalists (FLORIDA)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

THREE TIMES LUCKY  (HC 9780803736702) (PB 9780142426050)

 

Star of the North Picture Book Award 2015-2016 Nominee (MINNESOTA)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

Teen Nutmeg Award 2016 Nominee (CONNECTICUT)

GOLDEN BOY (HC 9780399161124)

 

Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award 2016 Nominee (WASHINGTON)

LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET (HC 9780399257742)

 

North Carolina Young Adult Book Award 2015-2016 Nominees (NORTH CAROLINA)

BLUE BIRDS (HC 9780399168109)

THE SECRET HUM OF A DAISY (HC 9780399163937) (PB 9780147508461)

I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN (HC 9780803734968)

THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY (HC 9780670012091) (PB 9780147510723)


Bill Martin, Jr. Picture Book Award 2015 Winner (KANSAS)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award 2015 Winner (ILLINOIS)

LEGEND (HC 9780399256752) (PB 9780142422076)

 

Texas Institute of Letters 2015 Winner (TEXAS)

NIGHTINGALE’S NEST (HC 9781595145468) (PB 9781595146236)

 

Young Reader’s Choice Award 2015-2016 Master list (PENNSYLVANIA)

DORY FANTASMAGORY (HC 9780147510679)

THREE BEARS IN A BOAT (HC 9780803739932)

THE BLOSSOMING UNIVERSE OF VIOLET DIAMOND (PB 9780147514301) (HC 9780399257148)

POINTE (HC 9780399160349)

THE YOUNG ELITES (HC 9780399167836)

I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN (9780803734968)

 
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teens 2014-2015 Honoree (GEORGIA)

THE 5TH WAVE (HC 9780399162411) (PB 9780141345833)
 

Black-Eyed Susan Book Award 2015-2016 Nominees (MARYLAND)

PEANUT BUTTER & CUPCAKE (HC 9780399167737)

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST (HC 9780399164057) (PB 9780147508577)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY (HC 9780670012091) (PB 9780147510723)

NEARLY GONE (HC 9780803739260)

 

Bluestem Award 2016 Nominee (ILLINOIS)

THE JUNCTION OF SUNSHINE AND LUCKY (HC 9780803737259)

 

Charlotte Award 2016 Nominee (NEW YORK)

THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES (HC 9780803741713)

 

Dorothy Canfield Fisher Book Award 2015-2016 Nominees (VERMONT)

UNDER THE EGG (HC 9780803740013)

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST (HC 9780399164057) (PB 9780147508577)

UNFRIENDED (HC 9780670013074)

 

Green Mountain Book Award 2015-2016 Nominees (VERMONT)

A MAD, WICKED FOLLY (HC 9780670014682)

ALL THE TRUTH THAT’S IN ME (HC 9780670786152) (PB 9780142427309)

 

Ladybug  Picture Book Award 2015 Nominee (NEW HAMPSHIRE)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

Monarch Award 2016 Nominee (ILLINOIS)

A DANCE LIKE STARLIGHT (HC 9780399252846)

THE GIRL WHO HEARD COLORS (HC 9780399256431)

 

Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award 2016 Nominees (WASHINGTON)

CATCH THAT COOKIE! (HC 9780525428350)

HOW MARTHA SAVED HER PARENTS FROM THE GREEN BEANS (HC 9780803737662)

LAST STOP ON MARKET STREET (HC 9780399257742)

 

Capitol Choices 2014 Master List (WASHINGTON D.C.)

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST (HC 9780399164057) (PB 9780147508577)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE (HC 9780525426035) (PB 9780142425008)

I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN (HC 9780803734968)

ONCE UPON AN ALPHABET (HC 9780399167911)

THE BABY TREE (HC 9780399257186)

THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY (HC 9780670012091)

 

Charlie May Simon Children’s Book Award 2014-2015 Reading List (ARKANSAS)

THREE TIMES LUCKY (HC 9780803736702) (PB 9780142426050)

 

Illinois Reads Program 2015

PUG IN A BUG (HC 9780803733206)

 

Iowa High School Book Award 2013-2014 Master List (IOWA)

FIRE (HC 9780803734616) (PB 9780142415917)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)   

 

Just One More Page! 2015 Master List (WISCONSIN)

A TIME TO DANCE (HC 9780399257100) (PB 9780147514400)

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST (HC 9780399164057) (PB 9780147508577)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

DORY FANTASMAGORY (HC 9780147510679)

ICE WHALE (HC 9780803737457) (PB 9780142427415)

LIFE OF ZARF (HC 9780803741034)

NIGHTINGALE’S NEST (HC 9781595145468) (PB 9781595146236) 

OLLIE AND THE SCIENCE OF TREASURE HUNTING (HC 9780803738720)

THE BLOSSOMING UNIVERSE OF VIOLET DIAMOND (PB 9780147514301) (HC 9780399257148)

THE INVENTOR’S SECRET (HC 9780399159626) (PB 9780147514387)

THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN WITCHES (HC 9780803739185)

THE PAPER COWBOY (HC 9780399163289)

THE SECRET HUM OF A DAISY (HC 9780399163937) (PB 9780147508461)

THE SECRET SKY (HC 9780399160783) (PB 9780142424063)

WHAT WAS ELLIS ISLAND (PB 9780448479156)

 

Picture This! 2015 Master List (WISCONSIN)

A DANCE LIKE STARLIGHT (HC 9780399252846)

EXTRAORDINARY JANE (HC 9780803739147)

FIREBIRD (HC 9780399166150)

FOLLOWING PAPA’S SONG (HC 9780670013159)

I AM ABRAHAM LINCOLN (HC 9780803740839)

I AM AMELIA EARHART (HC 9780803740822)

I HATCHED (HC 9780803736887)

LITTLE ROJA RIDING HOOD (HC 9780399247675)

MAPLE (HC 9780399160851)

NINJA RED RIDING HOOD (HC 9780399163548)

OH NO! A FOX! (HC 9780803739529)

ONCE UPON AN ALPHABET (HC 9780399167911)

THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES (HC 9780803741713)

THREE BEARS IN A BOAT (HC 9780803739932)

 

Sequoyah State 2016 Master List (OKLAHOMA)

OUT OF THE EASY (HC 9780399256929) (PB 9780147508430)

THE 5TH WAVE (HC 9780399162411) (PB 9780141345833)

 

Tejas Star Reading List 2015-2016 Reading List (TEXAS)

LITTLE ROJA RIDING HOOD (HC 9780399247675)

‘TWAS NOCHEBUENA (HC 9780670016341))

 

Abraham Lincoln Award 2015 Nominees (ILLINOIS)

THE 5TH WAVE (HC 9780399162411) (PB 9780141345833)

OUT OF THE EASY (HC 9780399256929) (PB 9780147508430)

 

Blue Spruce Book Award 2016 Nominees (COLORADO)

THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY (HC 9780670012091)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)

FALLING KINGDOMS (HC 9781595147840) (PB 9781595145857)

BELZHAR (HC 9780525423058)

THE INFINITE SEA (HC 9780399162428)

 

California Young Readers Medal 2015 Nominees (CALIFORNIA)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

DRAGONS LOVE TACOS (HC 9780803736801)

A NATION’S HOPE: THE STORY OF BOXING LEGEND JOE LOUIS (HC 9780803731677) (PB 9780147510617)

 

Colorado Children’s Book Award 2015 Nominees (COLORADO)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

THREE TIMES LUCKY (HC 9780803736702) (PB 9780142426050)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

Colorado Libraries for Early Literacy Award 2015 Finalist (COLORADO)

THE BOOK WITH NO PICTURES (HC 9780803741713)

 

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2013-2014 Nominees (INDIANA)

BELZHAR (HC 9780525423058)

BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA (HC 9780803738898) (PB 9780142423219)

HALF BAD (HC 9780670016785) (PB 9780147511461)

I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN (HC 9780803734968)

THE SOUND OF LETTING GO (HC 9780670015535)

A TIME TO DANCE (HC 9780399257100) (PB 9780147514400)

TURNING 15 ON THE ROAD TO FREEDOM (HC 9780803741232)

 

Evergreen Teen Book Award 2015 Nominee (WASHINGTON)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)

 

Georgia Children’s Book Award 2015-2016 Finalists (GEORGIA)

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST (HC 9780399164057) (PB 9780147508577)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

NICKEL BAY NICK (HC 9780399254659) (PB 9780147512277)

PRAIRIE EVERS (HC 9780399256912) (PB 9780142426685)

THE SATURDAY BOY (HC 9780670785513)

 

Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers 2014-2015 Nominees (GEORGIA)

JUST ONE DAY (HC 9780525425915) (PB 9780142422953)

ORLEANS (HC 9780399252945) (PB 9780147509963)

THE 5TH WAVE (HC 9780399162411) (PB 9780147519085)

 

Golden Archer Award 2015 Nominees (WISCONSIN)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)

 

Great Lakes Great Books Award 2015-2016 Nominees (MICHIGAN)

FIREBIRD (HC 9780399166150)

MAPLE (HC 9780399160851)

 

Indian Paintbrush Book Award 2014-2015 Nominee (WYOMING)

PRAIRIE EVERS (HC 9780399256912) (PB 9780142426685)

 

Indiana Read Alouds Too-Good-To-Miss 2013-2015 Master List (INDIANA)

LEGEND (HC 9780399256752) (PB 9780142422076)

EACH KINDNESS (HC 9780399246524)

 

Iowa Children’s Choice 2015-2016 Master List (IOWA)

A TANGLE OF KNOTS (HC 9780399255175) (PB 9780147510136)

ALMOST HOME (9780670012839)

 

Land of Enchantment Book Award 2014-2015 Nominees (NEW MEXICO)

THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK (HC 9780399256448) (PB 9780142424353)

 

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award 2014-2015 Nominees (MINNESOTA)

GHOST DOG SECRETS (HC 9780525421788) (PB 9780142419649)

 

Nebraska Golden Sower Award 2014-2015 Nominees (NEBRASKA)

THREE TIMES LUCKY (HC 9780803736702) (PB 9780142426050)

 

Nebraska Golden Sower Award 2015-2016 Nominees (NEBRASKA)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

Nutmeg Book Award 2015 Nominees (CONNECTICUT)

OUT OF THE EASY (HC 9780399256929) (PB 9780147508430)

SAINT LOUIS ARMSTRONG BEACH (HC 9780399255076) (PB 9780142421864)

 

Oklahoma Book Award 2015 Finalist (OKLAHOMA)

GEORGE FERRIS, WHAT A WHEEL! (HC 9780448479262) (PB 9780448479255)

 
Oregon Reader’s Choice Award 2015 Nominees (OREGON)

THREE TIMES LUCKY (HC 9780670012961) (PB 9780142426050)

THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK (HC 9780399256448) (PB 9780142424353)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)   

 

Pacific Northwest Young Readers Choice Award 2015 Nominees (ALASKA, ALBERTA, BRITISH COLUMBIA, IDAHO, MONTANA, WASHINGTON)

THREE TIMES LUCKY (HC 9780803736702) (PB 9780142426050)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)   

BITTERBLUE (HC 9780803734739) (PB 9780142426012)

 

Rebecca Caudill Young Readers’ Book Award 2016 Nominees (ILLINOIS)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

GOLDEN BOY (HC 9780399161124

THREE TIMES LUCKY (HC 9780803736702) (PB 9780142426050)

 

Red Clover Award 2014-2015 Nominees (VERMONT)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

 

South Carolina High School Book Award 2014-2015 Nominees (SOUTH CAROLINA)

OUT OF THE EASY (HC 9780399256929) (PB 9780147508430)

 

South Carolina Junior Book Award 2014-2015 Nominees (SOUTH CAROLINA)

ONE FOR THE MURPHY'S (HC 9780399256158)

 

The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award 2014-2015 Nominees (MARYLAND)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

STUCK (HC 9780399257377)

THIS IS THE ROPE (HC 9780399239861)

 

Virginia Readers’ Choice Award 2014-2015 Nominees (VIRGINIA)

EACH KINDNESS (HC 9780399246524)

THIS MOOSE BELONGS TO ME (HC 9780399161032)

ONE FOR THE MURPHY'S (HC 9780399256158)

 

Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award 2015 Nominees (WASHINGTON)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

LITTLE DOG LOST (HC 9780399256660)

THE YUCKIEST, STINKIEST, BEST VALENTINE EVER  (HC 978-0803735057)

 

West Virginia Children’s Choice Book Award 2013-2014 Nominees (WEST VIRGINIA)

THREE TIMES LUCKY (HC 9780803736702) (PB 9780142426050)

EACH KINDNESS (HC 9780399246524)

 

William Allen White Book Award 2014-2015 Nominees (KANSAS)

BUDDY (HC 9780670014033) (PB 978014245442)

PRAIRIE EVERS (HC 9780399256912) (PB 9780142426685)

THE LIONS OF LITTLE ROCK (HC 9780399256448) (PB 9780142424353)

 

Young Hoosier Book Award 2015-2016 Nominee (INDIANA)

FIREBIRD (HC 9780399166150)

LITTLE ROJA RIDING HOOD (HC 9780399247675)

THE SECRET HUM OF A DAISY (HC 9780399163937) (PB 9780147508461)

DREAMWOOD (HC 9780399250675)

I WANNA GO HOME (HC 9780399254079)

GOLDI ROCKS AND THE THREE BEARS (HC 9780399256851)

NINJA RED RIDING HOOD (HC 9780399163548)

 

Young People’s Literary Committee of Friends of American Writers 2015 List (MIDWEST STATES)

SPARKERS (HC 9780451468765)

 

Garden State Teen Book Award 2015 Winner (NEW JERSEY)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (PB 9780142424179)

 

Buckeye Teen Book Award 2015 Winner (OHIO)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (PB 9780142424179)

 

Texas 2x2 2015 Reading List (TEXAS)

EXTRAORDINARY JANE (HC 9780803739147)

MAPLE (HC 9780399160851)

 

Illinois Reads 2015 Program Master List (ILLINOIS)

LOOKING FOR ALASKA (HC 9780525475064) (PB 9780142402511)

ON THE WINGS OF HEROES (HC 9780803730816) (PB 9780142412046)

WHAT THE MOON SAID (HC 9780399163524)

IGGY LOOMIS, SUPERKID IN TRAINING (PB 9780142425732)

 

Colorado Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award 2016 Nominee (COLORADO)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (PB 9780142424179)

 

Young Hoosier Book Award 2016-2017 Nominees (INDIANA)

ABSOLUTELY ALMOST (HC 9780399164057)

AS AN OAK TREE GROWS (HC 9780399252334)

BRAVE CHICKEN LITTLE (HC 9780670786169)

BROWN GIRL DREAMING (HC 9780399252518)

CHASING THE MILKY WAY (HC 9780399164491)

CONVERSION (HC 9780399167775)

COUNTING BY 7S (HC 9780142422861)

CURIOSITY (9780803739246)

FOLLOWING FLORA (HC 9780803741287)

LITTLE OWL’S DAY (HC 9780670016501)

MAPLE AND WILLOW TOGETHER (HC 9780399160851)

OLLIE AND THE SCIENCE OF TREASURE HUNTING (HC 9780803738720)

ONCE UPON AN ALPHABET (HC 9780399167911)

SPARKERS (HC 9780451468765)

STRANGER (HC 9780670014804)

THE 8TH CONTINENT (HC 9781595147547)

THE GLASS SENTENCE (HC 9780670785025)

THE HUEYS: NONE THE NUMBER (HC 9780399257698)

THE INVENTOR’S SECRET (HC 9780399159626)

THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN WITCHES (HC 9780803739185)

THOMAS JEFFERSON: LIFE, LIBERTY AND THE PURSUIT OF EVERYTHING (HC 9780399240409)

 

Buckeye Teen book Award 2014 Winner (OHIO)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (PB 9780142424179)

 

Alabama Author Award 2015 Winner (ALABAMA)

Lori Nichols – MAPLE (HC 9780399160851)

 

Spirit of Texas Reading Program for Middle School 2015-2016 List (TEXAS)

Maya van Wagenen – POPULAR (HC 9780525426813) (PB 9780147512543)

 

Kansas State Reading Circle Senior High Level 2015 List (KANSAS)

NEARLY GONE (HC 9780803739260)

THE SECRET SKY (HC 9780399160783)

THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY (HC 9780670012091) (PB 9780147510723)

HALF BAD (HC 9780670012091) (PB 9780147511461)

GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE (HC 9780525426035) (PB 9780142425008)

CONVERSION (HC 9780399167775) (PB 9780147511553)

STOLEN (HC 9780399257551)

WINGS (HC 9780399159459)

A MAD, WICKED FOLLY (HC 9780670014682)

THE SOUND OF LETTING GO (HC 9780670015535)

ALTHEA & OLIVER (HC 9780670785391)

BELZHAR (HC 9780525423058)

FOUND (HC 9780399256523)

THE YOUNG ELITES (HC 9780399167836)

THE INFINITE SEA (HC 9780399162428)

FORGET ME (HC 9780399165290) (PB 9780147509413)

BLIND (HC 9780670785223)

BRAZEN (HC 9780670014019)

 

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2015-2016 Nominees (INDIANA)

THE 5TH WAVE (HC 9780399162411)

THE NAME OF THE STAR (PB 9780142422052) (HC 9780399256608)

45 POUNDS (MORE OR LESS) (HC 9780670784820) (PB 9780142422656)

 

Gateway Readers Award 2015-2016 Nominees (MISSOURI)

PROXY (HC 9780399257766) (PB 9780147511331)

OUT OF THE EASY (HC 9780399256929) (PB 9780147508430)

THE 5TH WAVE (HC 9780399162411)

ALL THE TRUTH THAT’S IN ME (HC 9780670786152) (PB 9780142427390)

 

Mark Twain Readers Award 2015-2016 Nominees (MISSOURI)

COUNTING BY 7S (HC 9780803738553) (PB 9780142422861)

AL CAPONE DOES MY HOMEWORK (HC 9780803734722) (PB 9780142425220)

BROTHERHOOD (HC 9780670014392) (PB 9780142422373)

 

Show Me Readers Award 2015-2016 Nominees (MISSOURI)

BITS & PIECES (HC 9780803737884)

WILFRED (HC 9780803737327)

THIS IS THE ROPE (HC 9780399239861)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT  (HC 9780399255373)

KNIT YOUR BIT (HC 9780399252419)

 

Truman Readers Award 2015-2016 Nominees (MISSOURI)

ROGUE (HC 9780399162251)

SYLO (PB 9781595146663) (HC 9781595146656)

 

 

 

Texas Lone Star 2015 Reading List (TEXAS)

THE NETERGRIM (HC 9780399159985) (PB 9780142422687)

FORGET ME (HC 9780399165290) (PB 9780147509413)

POPULAR (HC 9780525426813) (PB 9780147512543)

PROXY (HC 9780399257766) (PB 9780147511331)

 

Texas TAYSHAS 2015 Reading List (TEXAS)

I’LL GIVE YOU THE SUN (Top Ten book!) (HC 9780803734968)

ALTHEA & OLIVER (HC 9780670785391)

THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY (HC 9780670012091) (PB 9780147510723)

HALF BAD (HC 9780670012091) (PB 9780147511461)

THE WELL’S END (HC 9780399159909) (PB 9780147514363)

PROXY (HC 9780399257766) (PB 9780147511331)

EVERYTHING LEADS TO YOU (HC 9780525425885) (PB 9780142422946)

CONVERSION (HC 9780399167775) (PB 9780147511553)

BELZHAR (HC 9780525423058)

GRASSHOPPER JUNGLE (HC 9780525426035) (PB 9780142425008)

 

Pacific Northwest Book Award 2015 Shortlist (WASHINGTON, OREGON, ALASHA, MONTANA, IDAHO, BRITISH COLUMBIA)

THE SOUND OF LETTING GO (HC 9780670015535)

 

The Spirit of Texas 2015-2016 Reading Program (TEXAS)

POPULAR (Middle School) (HC 9780525426813) (PB 9780147512543)

 

The Golden Sower Award 2015-2016 Nominees (NEBRASKA)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (Primary) (HC 9780399255373)

THE BLOSSOMING UNIVERSE OF VIOLET DIAMOND (Intermediate) (HC 9780399257148) (PB 9780147514301)

QB 1 (Young Adult) (HC 9780399252280) (PB 9780147511522)

COUNTING BY 7S (Young Adult) (HC 9780803738553) (PB 9780142422861)

GOLDEN BOY (Young Adult) (HC 9780399161124) (PB 9780142424506)

 

The Grand Canyon Reader Award 2016 Nominees (ARIZONA)

FOLLOW FOLLOW: A BOOK OF REVERSO POEMS (Non-Fiction) (HC 9780803737693)

COUNTING BY 7S (Tween) (HC 9780803738553) (PB 9780142422861)

THE SOUND OF LETTING GO (Teen) (HC 9780670015535)

JUST ONE DAY (Teen) (HC 9780525425915) (PB 9780142422953)

THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY (Teen) (HC 9780670012091) (PB 9780147510723)

 

The Great Stone Face Award 2014-2015 Nominees (NEW HAMPSHIRE)

ALMOST HOME (HC 9780670012893) (PB 9780142427484)

COUNTING BY 7S (HC 9780803738553) (PB 9780142422861)

NICKEL BAY NICK (HC 9780399254659) (PB 9780147512277)

THE SATURDAY BOY (HC 9780670785513)

THE TELL-TALE START (HC 9780670784912) (PB 9780142423462)

 

The Children’s Sequoyah 2015 Master list (OKLAHOMA)

THE SINISTER SWEETNESS OF SPLENDID ACADEMY (PB 9781595146281)

DOUBLE DOG DARE (HC 9780399255168) (PB 9780142424124)

 

California Young Readers Medal 2015-2016 Nominees (CALIFORNIA)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (Primary) (HC 9780399255373)

DRAGONS LOVE TACOS (Primary) (HC 9780803736801) (PB 9780147515599)

A NATION’S HOPE (Picture Books for Older Readers) (HC 9780803731677) (PB 9780147510617)

 

 

Arkansas Teen Book Award 2015 Nominee (ARKANSAS)

CONTROL (HC 9780803739048)

 

The Magnolia Award 2014-2015 Nominee (MISSISSIPPI)

THE ONLY THING WORSE THAN WITCHES (3RD – 5TH ) (HC 9780803739185)

 

The Volunteer State Book Award 2014-2015 Nominee (TENNESSEE)

MOXIE AND THE ART OF RULE BREAKING (Middle School Division) (HC 9780803738713) (PB 9780142426142)

 

Texas Bluebonnet Award 2015-2016 Master List (TEXAS)

THE GHOSTS OF TUPELO LANDING (HC 9780803736719)

 

 

The Volunteer State Book Award 2014-2015 Nominee (TENNESSEE)

HOW MARTHA SAVED HER PARENTS FROM GREEN BEANS (Primary Division) (HC 9780803737662)

 

William Allen White Children’s Book Award 2015-2016 Master List (KANSAS)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

 

Oregon Battle of the Books 2014-2015 List (OREGON)

THE NAME OF THE STAR (PB 9780142422052) (HC 9780399256608)

 

North Carolina Young Adult Book Award 2014-2015 Nominee (NORTH CAROLINA)

THE NAME OF THE STAR (PB 9780142422052) (HC 9780399256608)

 

Louisiana Reader’s Choice 2016 Nominee (LOUISIANA)

THE 5TH WAVE (HC 9780399162411)

QB 1 (PB 9780148511522) (HC 9780399252280)

ORLEANS (PB 9780148509963) (HC 9780399252945)

COUNTING BY 7S (PB 9780142422861) (HC 9780803738553)

SYLO (PB 9781595146663) (HC 9781595146656)

 

Young Hoosier Book Award 2015-2016 Nominee (INDIANA)

THE BLOSSOMING UNIVERSE OF VIOLET DIAMOND (PB 9780147514301) (HC 9780399257148)

BY THE GRACE OF TODD (PB 9781595146786) (HC 9781595146779)

HIDDEN SUMMER (PB 9780142425688) (HC 9780803738362)

THE IMPOSSIBLE KNIFE OF MEMORY (HC 9780670012091)

THE DAY THE CRAYONS QUIT (HC 9780399255373)

THE GIRL WHO HEARD COLORS (HC 9780399256431)

 

 

The Jefferson Cup Award (VIRGINIA)

BROTHERHOOD (Older Readers category) (PB 9780142422373) (HC 9780670014392)

 

 

Keystone to Reading Secondary Book Award 2014 WINNERS (PENNSYLVANIA)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (High School category) (PB 9780142424179) (HC 9780525478812)

THREE TIMES LUCKY (Middle Grade category) (PB 9780142426050) (HC 9780803736702)

 

Oregon Spirit Book Awards list  2013 (OREGON)

THE THEORY OF EVERYTHING (HC 9780399256264)

 

Grand Canyon Reader Award 2015  Nominee (ARIZONA)

THREE TIMES LUCKY (PB 978-0142426050) (HC 978-0803736702)

THE FINAL FOUR (PB 978-0142423851) (HC 978-0670012640)

 

Washington Children’s Choice Picture Book Award 2014-2015 Nominee (WASHINGTON)

THE YUCKIEST, STINKIEST, BEST VALENTINE EVER  (HC 978-0803735057)

 

Maryland Blue Crab Young Readers Award 2014 Honoree (MARYLAND)

THIS IS THE ROPE (Transitional Fiction Category) (HC 978-0399239861)

 

 

Westchester Fiction Award 2013-2014  WINNER (CALIFORNIA)

ALL THE TRUTH THAT'S IN ME (HC 9780670786152) (PB 9780142427309)       

PROXY (HC 9780399257766) (PB 9780147511331)

THE 5TH WAVE (HC 9780399162411) (PB 9780141345833)

 

Westchester Fiction Award 2013-2014  Honorable Mention (CALIFORNIA)

OUT OF THE EASY (HC 9780399256929) (PB 9780147508430)

BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND THE DEEP BLUE SEA (HC 9780803738898) (PB 9780142423219)

ORLEANS (HC 9780399252945) (PB 9780147509963)

 

Golden Sower Award 2013-2014 WINNER (NEBRASKA) 

LEGEND (HC 9780399256752) (PB 9780142422076)

 

Virginia Readers' Choice Award 2013-2014 WINNER (VIRGINIA)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)   

 

Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award 2013-2014 WINNER (MARYLAND)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)   

 

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2013-2014 Honor Title (INDIANA)

THE FAULT IN OUR STARS (HC 9780525478812) (HC 9780141345659)   

 

Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award 2013-2014 Masterlist (INDIANA)

BETWEEN SHADES OF GRAY (HC 9780399254123) (PB 9780142420591)

 

Florida Teens Read! Award 2014-2015 Finalist (FLORIDA)

BENEATH A METH MOON(HC 9780399252501) (PB 9780142423929)

BURNING BLUE (HC 9780803738157) (PB 9780142425145)

THE 5TH WAVE (HC 9780399162411) (PB 9780141345833)

 

North Carolina Children's Book Award Masterlist 2014-2015 (NORTH CAROLINA)
A TANGLE OF KNOTS (HC 9780399255175) (PB 9780147510136)

COUNTING BY 7S  (HC 9780803738553)

 

Beehive Book Award Masterlist 22014-2015 (UTAH)

SHIP OUT OF LUCK (HC 9780525422266) (PB 9780142426241)

SLATED (BOOK 1) (9780399161728)

 

Sasquatch Reading Award Nominee 2014-2015 (WASHINGTON)

DEADWEATHER AND SUNRISE: THE CHRONICLES OF EGG (HC 9781101571941) (PB 9780142426623)

RED THREAD SISTERS (HC 9780670013869)

THREE TIMES LUCKY (HC 9780670012961) (PB 9780142426050)