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Notable Book lists for Previous Years

 

2000 Notable Children's Books in the English Language Arts
 

A Band of Angels: A Story Inspired by the Jubilee Singers
Written by Deborah Hopkinson


A Beasty Story
Written by Bill Martin, Jr.
Illustrated by Steven Kellogg


Abraham’s Battle: A Novel of Gettysburg
Written by Sara Harrell Banks


At Her Majesty’s Request: An African Princess in Victorian England
Written by Walter Dean Myers


Barn Savers
Written by Linda Oatman High
Illustrated by Ted Lewis


The Birchbark House
Written by Louise Erdrich


Black Cat
Written by Christopher Myers


Book
Written by George Ella Lyon
Illustrated by Peter Catalanotto

Dear Juno
Written by Soyung Pak
Illustrated by Susan Kathleen Hartung


Fiddlin’ Sam
Written by Marianna Dengler
Illustrated by Sibyl Graber Gerig


Flicker Flash
Written by Joan Bransfield Graham
Illustrated by Nancy Davis


Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Written by J.K. Rowling
Illustrated by Mary Grandpre


The King of Shadows
Written by Susan Cooper


The Landry News
Written by Andrew Clements


Midnight Magic
Written by Avi


The Mouse of Amherst
Written by Elizabeth Spires
Pictures by Claire A. Nivola

My Name is Jorge: On Both Sides of the River
Written by Jane Medina
Illustrated by Fabricio Vanden Broeck

Quack and Count
Written by Keith Baker


Raisel’s Riddle
Written by Erica Silverman
Illustrated by Susan Graber


Rimshots: Basketball Pix, Rolls, and Rhythms
Written by Charles R. Smith Jr.


Sector 7
Written by David Wiesner


Snow Bear
Written by Jean Craighead George
Illustrated by Wendell Minor


Three Cheers of Catherine the Great
Written by Cari Best
Illustrated by Giselle Potter


The Three Sillies
Written by Steven Kellogg

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Publishers wishing to submit books for consideration for the 2009 list should contact Deanna Day at day@vancouver.wsu.edu.

Criteria for Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts
 

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