William Allen White Children's Book Award
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The William Allen White Children's Book Award is an annual book award chosen by Kansas students. It was established by Ruth Garver Gagliardo in 1952, in memory of William Allen White and is administered by Emporia State University.[1] It was the first statewide readers' choice book award in the United States.[2] From 2001, two winners have been chosen each year, one by students in grades 3 to 5 and the other by students in grades 6 to 8. A selection committee nominates a short list of 24 books from which the students choose the winners.[2]
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Recipients, 1953–2000 [edit]
Recipients, 2001– [edit]
| Year | Winner, Grades 3–5 | Winner, Grades 6–8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Cynthia C. DeFelice | The Ghost of Fossil Glen | Louis Sachar | Holes |
| 2002 | Andrew Clements | The Landry News | Christopher Paul Curtis | Bud, Not Buddy |
| 2003 | Kate DiCamillo | Because of Winn-Dixie | Frances O’Roark Dowell | Dovey Coe |
| 2004 | Peni R. Griffin | Ghost Sitter | Andrea Warren | Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps |
| 2005 | Jerry Spinelli | Loser | Stephanie S. Tolan | Surviving the Applewhites |
| 2006 | Sue Stauffacher | Donuthead | Jeanne DuPrau | The City of Ember |
| 2007 | Andrew Clements | The Report Card | Sarah Weeks | So B. It |
| 2008 | Ann M. Martin | A Dog's Life: The Autobiography of a Stray | L. D. Harkrader | Airball: My Life in Briefs |
| 2009 | Sara Pennypacker | Clementine | Jennifer Roy | Yellow Star |
| 2010 | Barbara O'Connor | How to Steal a Dog | Cynthia Kadohata | Cracker! The Best Dog in Viet Nam |
| 2011 | Patricia R. Giff | Eleven | Susan C. Bartoletti | The Boy Who Dared |
| 2012 | Wendy Mass | 11 Birthdays | Diana López | Confetti Girl |
References [edit]
- ^ William Allen White Children's Book Awards
- ^ a b Kansas students pick 2009 William Allen White Children's Book Award winners
