• Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Stories by Lenore Look (Realistic Fiction)
• The Arrow Over the Door by Joseph Bruchac (Historical Fiction)
• Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo (Realistic Fiction)
• The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau (Science Fiction)
• Diamond Willow by Helen Frost (Fantasy)
• Joey Pigza Swallowed the Key by Jack Gantos (Realistic Fiction)
• Keeping Score by Linda Sue Park (Historical Fiction)
• Marco? Polo! by Jon Scieszka (Science Fiction)
• Masterpiece by Elise Broach (Fantasy)
• Paint the Wind by Pam Munoz Ryan (Realistic Fiction)
• Poppy by Avi (Fantasy)
• Rapunzel’s Revenge by Shannon and Dean Hale (Fantasy)
• Secret Identity by Wendelin Van Draanen
• Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret (Biography)
• Who was Ben Franklin? by Dennis Brindell Fradin (Biography)
• The Willoughbys by Lois Lowry (Realistic Fiction)