Please alpha by author. If title is already on the list, please add abbreviation and date to it. (PW = Publishers Weekly, SLJ = School Library Journal, HB = Horn Book, Kirkus = K, Booklist = BL The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books = BCCB (feel free to add other journal titles and abbreviations)
Alexander, William Nomad K 8/15/15
Almond, David. The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items from the First World War. PW 2/9/15
Anderson, Jodi Lynn. My Diary form the Edge of the World. SLJ 8/15, PW 9/14/15
Anderson, John David. The Dungeoneers. PW 4/20/15
Anderson, R.J. A Pocket Full of Murder. BL 7/15/15
Arnold, Elana K. The Question of Miracles. PW 12/8/14
Arntson, Steven. The Trap. PW 2/23/15, K 1/15/15
Applefeld, Aharon Adam and Thomas K 8/1/15
Applegate, Katherine. Crenshaw. PW 6/22/15 SLJ 8/15
Avi. Catch You Later, Traitor. PW 1/19/15, SLJ 3/15
Bailey, Linda Seven Dead Pirates K 5/15/15 SLJ 9/15
Banks, Angelica. Finding Serendipity. PW 12/22/14
Barnhill, Kelly. The Witch's Boy. BCCB 1/15
Barry, Dave. The Worst Class Trip Ever. PW 3/9/15
Bastedo, Jamie Cut Off K 8/15/15
Beasley, Cassie Circus Mirandus K 3/15/15, PW 4/20/15
Benjamin, Ali. The Thing About Jellyfish. PW 6/8/15, K 5/15/15, BL 8/15/15 SLJ 8/15
Benwell, Sarah. The Last Leaves Falling. HB 5-6/2015
Bertman, Jennifer Chambliss. Book Scavenger. PW 4/13/15
Birdsall, Jeanne. The Penderwicks in Spring. PW 1/12/15
Bond, Gwenda Fallout K 3/1/15
Boyce, Frank Cottrell. The Astounding Broccoli Boy. BL 7/15/15 SLJ 7/15
Bradley, Kimberly Brubaker. The War That Saved My Life. HB 1-2/15, K 10/15/14
Bradford, Michael Button Hill K 1/1/15
Brailler, MAx. The Last Kids on Earth. PW 8/3/15, K 8/15/15 SLJ 9/15
Breslin, Theresa An Illustrated Treasury of Scottish Mythical Creatures K 9/1/15
Britt, Paige. The Lost Track of Time. PW 1/5/15
Brown, Moica Lola Levine Is Not Mean! K 9/1/15
Bueno, Carlos Lauren Ipsum A Story About Computer Science and Other Improbable Things K 2/1/15
Camper, Cathy. Lowriders in Space. BCCB 1/1/15
Carey, Edward Foulsham K 4/15/15
Cheaney, J.B. I Don't Know How This Story Ends K 9/1/15
Chester, H.C & Oliver, Lauren. Curiosity House: The Shrunken Head. BL 7/15/15
Choldenko, Gennifer. Chasing Secrets. BL 6/1/15
Cohen-Janca, Irene Mister Doctor: Janusz Korczak and the Orphans of the Warsaw Ghetto K 5/1/15
Cornwell, Betsy Mechanica K 5/15/15
Coville, Bruce. Diary of a Mad Brownie. BL 5/1/15
Coville, Katherine. The Cottage in the Woods. SLJ 1/15
Crowder, Melanie. A Nearer Moon. PW 6/22/15, K 6/15/15 SLJ 7/15
Cuevas, Michelle. Confessions of an Imaginary Friend. PW 6/1/15
Darvis, Eleanor Flop to the Top! K 7/15/15
DeFelice, Cynthia Fort K 2/1/15
Dicamillo, Kate. Francine Poulet Meets the Ghost Racoon. BL 7/15/15
Domingo, Jose Pablo & Jane and the Hot Air Contraption K 8/15/15
Doodler, Todd Super Fly, The World's Smallest Superhero! K 2/1/15
Draper, Sharon Stella by Starlight K 11/15/14, PW 11/24/14, SLJ 1/15
Duffy, Chris, ed. Fable Comics. PW 6/22/15, K 7/1/15
Durham, Paul. The Luck Uglies: Fork-Tongue Charmers. BL 2/15/15
Durst, Sarah The Girl Who Could Not Dream K 8/1/15 SLJ 7 /15
Easton, T.S. Boys Don't Knit K 1/1/15
Foreman, Michael The Tortoise and the Soldier K 9/15/15
Gaiman, Neil The Sleeper and The Spindle K 7/15/15
Gannon, Nicholas The Doldrums K 5/15/15, PW 6/15/15
Gay, Marie-Louise Princess Pistachio and the Pest K 6/15/15
Gino, Alex. George. PW 5/11/15, K 5/15/15, BL 8/15/15 SLJ 7/15
Goldblatt, Mark Finding the Worm K 12/15/14
Graff, Lisa Lost in the Sun K 3/1/15, BL 3/15/15, PW 6/8/15
Hanlon, Abby. Dory and the Real True Friend. PW 6/15/15
Hanlon, Abby. Dory Fantasmagory. BCCB 2/15
Hannigan, Kate. The Detective's Assistant BCCB 7- 8/15
Hardinge, Frances Cuckoo Song K 2/15/15, PW 3/30/15, SLJ 1/15
Harrold. A.F. The Imaginary. SLJ 2/15, K 1/15/15
Hatfield, Ruth The Book of Storms K 10/15/14
Hatke, Ben Little Robot K 6/15/15
Haydu, Corey Ann. Rules for Stealing Cars SLJ 7/15, BL 9/1/15
Hayes, Christine Mothman's Curse K 4/1/15
Helget, Nicole. Wonder at the Edge of the World. BL 4/15/15
Hellisen, Cat Beastkeeper K 11/15/14, BCCB 3/15
Hilton, Marilyn Full Cicada Moon K 6/15/15 SLJ 8/15, BL 9/1/15
Holm, Jennifer Sunny Side Up K 7/1/15
Holt, Kimberly Willis. Dear Hank Williams. SLJ 3/15
Howland, Leila. The Forget-Me-Not Summer. BL 4/15/15
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly. Fish in a tree. SLJ 1/15
Iserles, Inbali The Taken K 7/1/15
Jacobson, Jennifer. Paper Things. SLJ 1/15
Jamieson, Victoria Roller Girl K 12/15/14, PW 1/26/15, BCCB 4/15
Johnson, Hal Fearsome Creature of the Lumberwoods: 20 Chilling Tales from the Wilderness K 5/15/15, PW 7/13/15 SLJ 8/15, BL 9/15/15
Jonell, Lynne The Sign of the Cat K 3/15/15
Jones, Kelly. Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer. SLJ 2/15, K 2/1/15
Kay, Jim The Great War: Stories Inspired by Items From the First World War K 1/1/15
Keating, Jess How To Outfox Your Friends When You Don't Have a Clue K 8/15/15
Kelley, Jane The Book of Dares for Lost Friends K 4/15/15
Kelly, Erin Entrada Blackbird Fly K 1/1/15
Kelly, Jacqueline. The Curious World of Calpurnia Tate. PW 5/4/15, BL 4/15/15, SLJ 3/15, K 4/15/15
Kidd, Ronald Night on Fire K 7/15/15, BL 9/1/15
Kirby, Matthew. The Arctic Code. BL 3/15/15
Kreller, Susan., You Can't See the Elephants. PW 7/27/15
Lackey, Mercedes Hunter K 7/15/15
Lai, Thannha. Listen Slowly. PW 12/1/14, SLJ 1/15
Lawson, Jessica. Nooks & Crannies. PW 4/27/15
Lewis, John March Book Two K 1/15/15
Liniers Written and Drawn by Henrietta K 5/15/15, PW 6/22/15
Liss, David. Randoms. BL 7/15/15
Lloyd Jones, Rob Wild Boy and the Black Terror K 2/15/15
Lord, Cynthia. A Handful of Stars. BCCB 9/15
Lotfin, Nikki Wish Girl K 1/11/14
Lucke, Deb. The Lunch Witch. PW 1/26/15
Mabbitt, Will. The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones. PW 4/27/15
Maberry, Jonathan The Orphan Army K 2/15/15
Marshall III, Joseph In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse K 9/1/15
Macfarlane, John Stormstruck! K 7/15/15
Magoon, Kekla. Shadows of Sherwood. SLJ 7/15
Marshall III, Joseph In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse K 8/15/15
McCoola, Marika Baba Yaga's Assistant K 6/15/15
McCullough, Kelly. School for Sidekicks. PW 5/18/15, K 4/15/15
McElligott, Matthew Mad Scientist Academy: The Dinosaur Disaster K 4/1/15
McGhee, Alison. Firefly Hollow. PW 5/25/15, K 4/15/15, BL 5/15/15
McIntosh, Fiona The Whisperer K 2/1/15
McKay, Hilary Binny in Secret K 4/15/15 HB 7-8/15, BCCB 9/15
Mills, Claudia. The Trouble with Ants. PW 6/1/15
Mills, Emma First & Then K 8/1/15
Morpurgo, Michael Listen to the Moon K 7/15/15 SLJ 9/15
Morrison, Megan Grounded: The Adventures of Rapunzel K 2/1/15, BCCB 6/15
Naylor, Phyllis A Shiloh Christmas K 7/15/15, PW 9/14/15
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth and Harlem's Greatest Bookstore. BL 10/1/15
Nelson, Marilyn My Seneca Village K 9/1/15
Nesbet, Anne. The Wrinkled Crown. SLJ 8/15
Newman, Leslea. Ketzel, the Cat Who Composed. PW 8/10/15
Newman, Robin The Case of the Missing Carrot Cake K 2/15/15
Nielsen, Jennifer Mark of the Thief K 11/15/14
Nilsson, Ulf The First Case K 2/15/15
Norriss, Andrew. Friends for Life. PW 5/18/15
O'Connor, George Ares: Bringer of War K 11/1/14
Oppel, Kenneth. The Nest. PW 7/20/15, K 8/1/15, BL 7/15/15 SLJ 8/15
Perkins, Mitali. Tiger Boy. SLJ 2/15
Peterfreund, Diana. Omega City. BL 3/1/15
Pierpoint, Eric The Secret Mission of William Tuck K 5/15/15
Potter, Ellen. Piper Green and the Fairy Tree. PW 6/15/15
Preus, Margi The Bamboo Sword K 5/15/15
Primavera, Elsie. Ms. Rapscott's Girls. BL 1/15/15
Quinlan, Nigel The Maloneys' Magical Weatherbox K 5/15/15
Ravishankar, Anushka. Captain Coconut and the Case of the Missing Bananas. PW 4/20/15
Resau, Laura The Lightning Queen K 8/15/15 SLJ 9/15
Revell, Mike. Stonebird. BL 6/1/15
Riley, James Story Thieves K 10/15/14
Rhodes, Jewell Parker. Bayou Magic. BL 3/15/15
Roberston, Robbie. Hiawath and the Peacemaker. BL 9/1/15
Rodkey, Geoff. The Tapper Twins Go To War (With Each Other). PW 2/2/15
Rosen, Michael The Tale of Rescue K 8/15/15
Ross, Joel The Fog Diver K 3/15/15
Rundell, Katherine. The Wolf Wilder. BL 9/15/15, BCCB 9/15
Ryan, Pam Munoz Echo K 12/15/14, PW 12/22/14, BCCB 3/15
Sachar, Louis. Fuzzy Mud. BL 5/15/15
Sands, Kevin. The Blackthorn Key. PW 6/29/15, K 7/15/15 SLJ 8/15, BL 9/15/15
Savage, J. Scott. Fires of Invention. PW 6/22/15
Scanlon, Liz Garton. The Great Good Summer. PW 6/8/15
Schlitz, Laura The Hired Girl K 7/15/15
Schmidt, Gary Orbiting Jupiter K 7/15/15, PW 8/17/15
Searles, Rachel The Stolen Moon K 10/15/14
Seidler, Tor. Firstborn. PW 1/12/15
Selznick, Brian. The Marvels. PW 7/6/15, K 7/1/15, BL 7/15/15 SLJ 8/15
Shang, Wendy Wan-Long. The Way Home Looks Now. PW 3/2/15, K 2/1/15
Shevah, Emma. Dream On, Amber. PW 8/10/150, K 8/15/15, BL 7/15/15
Shusterman, Neal. Edison's Alley. BCCB 5/15
Simpson, Dana. Unicorn On A Roll: Another Phoebe And Her Unicorn Adventure. BCCB 6/15
Smith, Lane Return to Augio Hobble K 2/1/15, BL 5/1/15, PW 6/8/15
Smith, Sherri L. The Toymaker's Apprentice. SLJ 9/15
Smith, Tamara Ellis Another Kind of Hurricane K 5/1/15
Sonnichsen, A.L. Red Butterfly. PW 12/1/14
Spiegelman, Nadja. Lost in NYC: A Subway Adventure. BCCB 6/15 HB 7-8/15
Springstubb, Tricia. Moonpenny Island PW 12/8/14
Starmer, Aaron The Whisper K 12/15/14
Stead, Rebecca. Goodbye Stranger. PW 5/11/15, BL 5/15/15, K 5/15/15 HB 7-8/15, BCCB 9/15
Stevens, Robin. Murder is Bad Manners. PW 2/23/15, K 2/1/15
Stevenson, Noelle. Lumberjanes Vol. 1 Beware the Kitten Holy. SLJ 2/15
Tanner, Lian Icebreaker K 5/15/15
Thomas, Elizabeth Certain Poor Shepherds: A Christmas Tale K 7/1/15
Tolstikova, Dasha. A Year Without Mom. PW 8/17/15, K 9/1/15
Toten, Teresa The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B K 1/15/15
Tougas, Shelley. Finders Keepers. BL 9/1/15
Turnage, Sheila The Odds of Getting Even K 8/15/15, K 9/1/15, BL 9/1/15
Tyre, Lisa Lewis. Last in a Long Line of Rebels. PW 6/15/15
Valente, Catherynne The Boy Who Lost Fairyland K 1/15/15
Vaughn, M.M. Six K 2/15/15
Vernon, Ursula Castle Hangover K 2/1/15
Vernon, Ursula. Harriet the Invincible. K 5/1/15, PW 5/11/15, BL 7/15/15
White, J.A. The Thickety: The Whispering Trees. PW 1/26/15, BCCB 3/15
Wiechman, Katby Cannon Like A River: A Civil War Novel 1/15/15
Willems, Mo. The Story of Diva and Flea SLJ 9/15
Williams-Garcia, Rita. Gone Crazy in Alabama. SLJ 1/15, K 2/1/15
Winick, Judd Hilo: The Boy Who Crashed to Earth K 7/15/15
Yoon, Nicola Everything, Everything K 7/15/15
Young, Cybele The Queen's Shadow: A Story About How Animals See K 1/1/15
Zimmerman, Virginia. The Rosemary Spell. PW 9/28/15
1. In identifying “distinguished contribution to American literature,” defined as text, in a book for children,
a. Committee members need to consider the following:
Note: Because the literary qualities to be considered will vary depending on content, the committee need not expect to find excellence in each of the named elements. The book should, however, have distinguished qualities in all of the elements pertinent to it.
b.Committee members must consider excellence of presentation for a child audience.
2. Each book is to be considered as a contribution to American literature. The committee is to make its decision primarily on the text. Other components of a book, such as illustrations, overall design of the book, etc., may be considered when they make the book less effective.
3. The book must be a self-contained entity, not dependent on other media (i.e., sound or film equipment) for its enjoyment.
Note: The committee should keep in mind that the award is for literary quality and quality presentation for children. The award is not for didactic content or popularity.
Adopted by the ALSC Board, January 1978. Revised, Midwinter 1987. Revised, Annual 2008.