Showing 1–16 of 16 titles
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Because of Winn-Dixie
When a stray dog appears almost magically in the midst of the produce section of the Winn-Dixie grocery store, he leads ten-year-old India Opal Buloni from one new friend to the next in a small Florida town. The stories she hears from each one help her to piece together a new definition of family.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 0-7636-0776-2
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Blizzard! The Storm That Changed America
A gripping tale about the disastrous storm that blasted the Eastern seaboard in March 1888. Lending immediacy are eyewitness accounts and evocative visual material. To underscore the historical context, Murphy highlights changes made in weather forecasting and city design after the blizzard.- Nonfiction, History, US History
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780590673099
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Casey at the Bat
In the format of an 1888 scrapbook, the immortal ballad of Ernest Thayer finds new life in Christopher Bing's innovative treatment. Pen-and-ink scratchboard “engravings” in late nineteenth-century style seamlessly blend memorabilia and trompe l'oeil re-creations in an homage to the great American pastime.- Nonfiction, Poetry
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9781929766000
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Click, Clack, Moo: Cows that Type
Farm-smart cows recycle a piece of outdated technology, a manual typewriter, to improve barnyard conditions. Lewin's illustrations help tell this tongue-in-cheek story about bovine agitators locking horns with Farmer Brown in a battle of will and wit that results in a comically satisfying conclusion.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780689832130
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Hope Was Here
Hope Was Here relates how sixteen-year-old Hope and her aunt move to a small town in Wisconsin to join the “short order dance” of life at the Welcome Stairways Diner. In the course of just a few months, Hope encounters issues as diverse as her customers: corruption in politics, a new love, serious illness, and the meaning of family.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 0-399-23142-0
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Joey Pigza Loses Control
Spending the summer with his estranged father, Joey longs for the two of them to be winners together, but their lives gradually spiral out of control. As the old “wired” Joey returns, readers will long to see him regain his balance in an out-of-kilter world. Like many family stories, this is a tale whose pain is generously laced with humor.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 0-374-39989-1
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The Longitude Prize
Set in the exciting historical framework of the 18th century, "The Longitude Prize," chronicles the invention of a seagoing clock by John Harrison and the surrounding scientific, economic and political activity of 18th-century Great Britain. Petricic's black-and-white illustrations chart with levity Harrison's drive to solve the longitude problem with his clocks and his struggle to receive recognition for his ultimate achievement. A detailed glossary and concise timeline complement the book's bibliography and index.- Nonfiction, Technology
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780374346362
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My Season with Penguins: An Antarctic Journal
Webb deftly uses illustrated journal entries to document her participation in a two-month expedition to Antarctica to study Adelie penguins in 1996. She includes absorbing details of daily life for a scientist in the field, as well as the life and behavior of penguins. Clear prose and engaging illustrations done in watercolor, gouache and graphite convey how an ornithologist works and lives in the field.- Nonfiction, Animals, Environment, Nature
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780395922910
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Olivia
Olivia, an inquisitive, creative, confident young piglet, is “very good at wearing people out.” With the touch of a minimalist, Falconer has created an exuberant character using deft black lines, delicate charcoal shading, generous white space, and spots of brilliant red.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Younger
- ISBN: 9780689829536
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Pedro and Me: Friendship, Loss, and What I Learned
Cartoonist Winick tells the true story of his friendship with AIDS-educator Pedro Zamora in a graphic-novel format. Important lessons are presented in a style friendly to young teens. Learning from the friend he met on MTV's "The Real World," Winick continues Pedro's work even after his death.- Nonfiction, Social Sciences
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780805064032
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Samir and Yonatan
When Samir, a Palestinian boy, enters an Israeli hospital for surgery, the initial fear and antagonism he feels is mitigated by his bond with Yonatan, an Israeli. Their relationship grows as they face their own physical and emotional trials.- Fiction, General Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2001 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780439135047
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Sir Walter Ralegh and the Quest for El Dorado
In this biography, Aronson draws on the events, intrigues and literature of Elizabethan times to create a richly layered account of "the first modern man." Ralegh's search for El Dorado drives the elegantly structured plot and serves as a unifying allegory.- Nonfiction, History, World History
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal 2001 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 9780395848272
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So You Want to Be President?
In illustrations rendered in a harmonious mix of watercolor, ink, and pastel chalk, Small employs wiry and expansive lines that echo political cartooning and invest this personable history of the presidency with imaginative detail, wry humor, and refreshing dignity. Small's illustrations capture the spirit of each president featured and provide a genuinely enlightening overview of this unique American institution.- Nonfiction, History, US History
- Randolph Caldecott Medal 2001 (Medal Winner)
- Middle
- ISBN: 9780399234071
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Ultimate Game
Lehmann's novel relates moments in the lives of three teens who purchase a computer game that recreates a virtual reality of a time machine of history's evils: war after war. Eric and Charles are pitted against Andreas, the oldest, whose need for power propels him to play the game as judge, jury and finally, prey.- Fiction
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award 2001 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 9781567921076
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The Wanderer
Sailing across the Atlantic with her uncles and cousins becomes a journey of discovery for thirteen-year-old Sophie. The carefully designed plot gradually reveals the truth of Sophie's past, even as readers begin to wonder about this rag-tag crew. Through journal entries, multiple viewpoints are weaved into a story that speaks to the power of survival and the delicacy of grief.- Fiction, General Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2001 (Honor Title)
- Older
- ISBN: 0-06-027730-0
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A Year Down Yonder
A linked series of vignettes set in rural Illinois during the Depression, A Year Down Yonder tells the story of fifteen-year-old Mary Alice who leaves Chicago to spend a year with Grandma Dowdel. Her initial apprehension about life in a small town with a scheming old woman gradually gives way to admiration and love as she recognizes the warm heart behind Grandma's shenanigans.- Fiction, Historical Fiction
- John Newbery Medal 2001 (Medal Winner)
- Older
- ISBN: 0-8037-2518-3