The following books have been nominated in the 2009 Middle Grade Fiction category:
Al Capone Shines My Shoes
by Gennifer Choldenko
Dial
Nominated by: Mary Ann Scheuer
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | Sherry
Alibi Junior High
by Greg Logsted
Aladdin
Nominated by: Stephanie Elliot
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
All The Broken Pieces
by Ann Burg
Scholastic
Nominated by: Laurie Schneider
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | thereadingzone
Also Known As Harper
by Ann Haywood Leal
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Jeni Bell
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra | Sherry
Alvin Ho: Allergic to Camping, Hiking, and Other Natural Disasters
by Lenore Look
Schwartz and Wade Books
Nominated by: Natasha Maw
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra
Angel Cake
by cathy cassidy
Puffin UK
Nominated by: Anna
Reviewed by: Sandra
Anna’s World
by Wim Coleman
Chiron
Nominated by: Bethany Brown
Reviewed by: Sandra | Sherry
Anything But Typical
by Nora Raleigh Baskin
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Pam W Coughlan
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Becky | Melissa | Sandra | Sherry
Beast of Blackslope (The Sherlock Files), The
by Tracy Barrett
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Shellie Braeuner
Reviewed by: Becky | Sherry
Beef Princess of Practical County, The
by Michelle Houts
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Pat Zietlow Miller
Reviewed by: Melissa | Sandra | Sherry
Best Bad Luck I Ever Had, The
by Kristin Levine
Putnam Juvenile
Nominated by: Amanda Snow
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra | Sherry
Beyond the Station Lies the Sea
by Jutta Richter
Milkweed Editions
Nominated by: Librarian Pirate
Reviewed by: Sandra
Black Angels
by Linda Beatrice Brown
Putnam Juvenile
Nominated by: Susan
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | Sherry
Bobby vs. Girls (Accidentally)
by Lisa Yee
Arthur A Levine
Nominated by: Jennifer Roy
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | thereadingzone
Born to Fly
by Michael Ferrari
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Alyson
Reviewed by: Melissa | Sandra | Sherry
Boy Trouble (Claudia Cristina Cortez)
by Diana G. Gallagher
Stone Arch Books
Nominated by: Jennifer Glidden
Reviewed by: Sandra
Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z., The
by Kate Messner
Walker Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Jennifer Laughran
Reviewed by: Melissa | Sandra | thereadingzone
Brooklyn Nine, The
by Alan M. Gratz
Dial
Nominated by: Sarah
Reviewed by: Melissa | Sandra | thereadingzone
Brushing Mom’s Hair
by Andrea Cheng
Wordsong
Nominated by: Linda Sanders-Wells
Reviewed by: Sandra
Bull Rider
by Suzanne Morgan Williams
Margaret K. McElderry
Nominated by: Greg Leitich Smith
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Melissa | Sandra
Bystander
by James Preller
Feiwel & Friends
Nominated by: Nan Hoekstra
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | thereadingzone
Callie’s Rules
by Naomi Zucker
Egmont USA
Nominated by: Torey Yates
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | Sherry
Captain Nobody
by Dean Pitchford
Putnam Juvenile
Nominated by: Dawn Mooney
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra | TheBoyReader
Carolina Harmony
by Marilyn Taylor McDowell
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Becky
Reviewed by: Sandra
Castle of Bran, The
by Stephen S. Keeney
Zumaya Thresholds
Nominated by: Elizabeth Burton
Chains
by Laurie Halse Anderson
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: melissa
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Becky | Melissa | Sandra | thereadingzone
Confetti Girl
by Diana Lopez
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Laurie Amster-Burton
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Becky | Sandra | Sherry
Dani Noir
by Nova Ren Suma
Aladdin
Nominated by: Chelsea Campbell
Reviewed by: Sandra | Sherry
Dear Pen Pal (The Mother-Daughter Book Club)
by Heather Vogel Frederick
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Jennifer Donovan
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Dessert First
by Hallie Durand
Atheneum
Nominated by: Beth Kizer
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Becky | Sandra | Sherry
Devon Delaney Should Totally Know Better
by Lauren Barnholdt
Aladdin
Nominated by: Mandy Hubbard
Reviewed by: Sandra
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days
by Jeff Kinney
Amulet
Nominated by: Alexa Nagasue
Reviewed by: Sandra
Dog Whisperer: The Rescue
by Nicholas Edwards
Square Fish
Nominated by: Doret
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Dork Diaries: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life
by Rachel Renee Russell
Aladdin
Nominated by: Jessica Burkhart
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Becky
Dragon Wishes
by Stacy Nyikos
Blooming Tree Press
Nominated by: Tricia Hoover
Emma Jean Lazarus Fell in Love
by Lauren Tarshis
Dial
Nominated by: EM
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra
Evolution of Calpurnia Tate, The
by Jacqueline Kelly
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Scope Notes
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra | Sherry | thereadingzone
Extra Credit (Junior Library Guild Selection)
by Andrew Clements
Atheneum
Nominated by: Abby Johnson
Reviewed by: Sandra
Faith, Hope, and Ivy June
by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Katie
Reviewed by: Melissa | Sandra
Fiona Finkelstein, Big-Time Ballerina!!
by Shawn K. Stout
Aladdin
Nominated by: Jessica Burkhart
Reviewed by: Sandra
Girl Who Threw Butterflies, The
by Mick Cochrane
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Shannon Bosley
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Sandra | Sherry
Gone from These Woods
by Donny Bailey Seagraves
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Hester Bass
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | Sherry
Heart of a Shepherd
by Rosanne Parry
Random House Children’s Books
Nominated by: jone
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Becky | Melissa | Sandra | Sherry
I Am Jack
by Susanne Gervay
Tricycle Press
Nominated by: Hayley Gonnason
Reviewed by: Sandra
Ice Shock (Joshua Files)
by M. G. Harris
Scholastic UK
Nominated by: Anna
Jemma Hartman, Camper Extraordinaire
by Brenda A. Ferber
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Nominated by: Megan Germano
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | Sherry
Journey of Dreams
by Marge Pellegrino
Frances Lincoln Childrens Books
Nominated by: Janni
Reviewed by: Sandra
Kind of Friends We Used to Be, The
by Frances O’Roark Dowell
Atheneum
Nominated by: Sheryl
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Becky | Sandra | Sherry | thereadingzone
Kip Campbell’s Gift (Funeral Director’s Son)
by Coleen Murtagh Paratore
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: elaina
Reviewed by: Sandra
Last Invisible Boy, The
by Evan Kuhlman
Ginee Seo Books
Nominated by: sharon H
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Becky | Sandra | Sherry | thereadingzone
Last Newspaper Boy in America, The
by Sue Corbett
Dutton Juvenile
Nominated by: Mark Di Vincenzo
Reviewed by: Sandra
Leaving the Bellweathers
by Kristin Clark Venuti
Egmont USA
Nominated by: Kathy Temean
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra
Liberty Porter First Daughter
by Julia DeVillers
Aladdin
Nominated by: Melissa Wiechmann
Reviewed by: Sandra
Lincoln and His Boys
by Rosemary Wells
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Jenny Choy
Reviewed by: Sandra | Sherry | thereadingzone
Living It Up to Live It Down
by Ronica Stromberg
Royal Fireworks Publishing Company
Nominated by: Lee Allen
Reviewed by: Sandra
Love, Aubrey
by Suzanne LaFleur
Wendy Lamb Books
Nominated by: Jen Barnes
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra | thereadingzone
Lucky Breaks
by Susan Patron
Ginee Seo Books
Nominated by:
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Melonhead
by Katy Kelly
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Jennifer Wharton
Reviewed by: Sandra
Models Don’t Eat Chocolate Cookies
by Erin Dionne
Dial
Nominated by: Megan Crewe
Reviewed by: Melissa | Sherry
Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg
by Rodman Philbrick
Blue Sky Press
Nominated by: Kara Dean
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Mudville
by Kurtis Scaletta
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Deva Fagan
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | Sherry
My Life in Pink & Green
by Lisa Greenwald
Amulet
Nominated by: Sarah Rettger
Reviewed by: Melissa | Sandra | Sherry
Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner’s Dilemma, The
by Trenton Lee Stewart
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Sherry Early
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
NERDS: National Espionage, Rescue, and Defense Society (Book One)
by Michael Buckley
Amulet
Nominated by: Alison Fargis
Reviewed by: Sandra
Neil Armstrong is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me
by Nan Marino
Roaring Brook
Nominated by: Kristine Michael
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa
Newsgirl
by Liza Ketchum
Viking
Nominated by: Vicki Palmquist
Reviewed by: Sandra | Sherry
No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) (Secrets of a Lab Rat)
by Trudi Trueit
Aladdin
Nominated by: Trina L.
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Operation Redwood
by S. Terrell French
Amulet
Nominated by: Ellen Jensen Abbott
Reviewed by: Sandra | thereadingzone
Operation Yes
by Sara Lewis Holmes
Arthur A Levine
Nominated by: Laura Purdie Salas
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | thereadingzone
Paris Pan Takes the Dare
by Cynthea Liu
Putnam Juvenile
Nominated by: Sarah Ockler
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Sandra
Peace, Locomotion
by Jacqueline Woodson
Putnam Juvenile
Nominated by: Jessica
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Petronella Saves Nearly Everyone: The Entomological Tales of Augustus T. Percival
by Dene Low
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Colleen Mondor
Reviewed by: Sandra | Sherry
Piper Reed Gets a Job
by Kimberly Willis Holt
Henry Holt
Nominated by: Pam Calvert
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Positively
by Courtney Sheinmel
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: amanda berlin
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Problem with the Puddles, The
by Kate Feiffer
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Jess
Reviewed by: Sandra | Sherry
Recipe for Robbery, A
by Marybeth Kelsey
Greenwillow Books
Nominated by: Jenny Moss
Reviewed by: Sandra | Sherry
Red, White & True Blue Mallory
by Laurie Friedman
Carolrhoda Books
Nominated by: Lindsay Matvick
Reviewed by: Sandra
Rescuing Seneca Crane (A Kari and Lucas Mystery)
by Susan Runholt
Viking
Nominated by: Britt Aamodt
Reviewed by: Sandra | Sherry
Return to Sender
by Julia Alvarez
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: LaTonya
Reviewed by: Sandra | Sherry
Road to Tater Hill
by Edith M. Hemingway
Delacorte Press Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Bonnie J. Doerr
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Ruby Flips For Attention (Ruby And The Booker Boys)
by Derrick Barnes
Scholastic
Nominated by: Kelly Starling Lyons
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Sahwira: An African Friendship
by Carolyn Marsden
Candlewick Press
Nominated by: Edith Hope Fine
Reviewed by: Sandra
Scat
by Carl Hiaasen
Knopf Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: Jenn R
Reviewed by: Sandra | thereadingzone
Season of Gifts, A
by Richard Peck
Dial
Nominated by: Jeff Barger
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra
Ship of Lost Souls, The
by Rachelle Delaney
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Tara MacDonald
Signal
by Cynthia DeFelice
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Nominated by: Dick Holmes
Reviewed by: Becky
Sisters Eight Bk 1: Annie’s Adventures
by Lauren Baratz-Logsted
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Nominated by: Stephanie Elliot
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Small Adventure of Popeye and Elvis, The
by Barbara O’Connor
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
Nominated by: Augusta Scattergood
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra
Solving Zoe
by Barbara Dee
Margaret K. McElderry
Nominated by: Julie Peterson
Reviewed by: Sandra | Sherry
Standing for Socks
by Elissa Brent Weissman
Atheneum
Nominated by: Little Willow
Reviewed by: Sandra
Storm Chaser
by Chris Platt
Peachtree
Nominated by: Carrie, Reading to Know
Reviewed by: Sandra
Strawberry Hill
by Mary Ann Hoberman
Little, Brown
Nominated by: Deborah Freedman
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra
Take the Mummy and Run: The Riot Brothers Are on a Roll (The Riot Brothers Series)
by Mary Amato
Holiday House
Nominated by: kathleen morandini
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Touchdown Trouble (Fred Bowen Sports Story Series)
by Fred Bowen
Peachtree
Nominated by: Lesley
Reviewed by: Sandra
Tropical Secrets: Holocaust Refugees in Cuba
by Margarita Engle
Publisher not defined
Nominated by: Elizabeth Bird
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Umbrella Summer
by Lisa Graff
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Franki Sibberson
Reviewed by: Becky
Walking Backward
by Catherine Austen
Orca Books
Nominated by: Geoff Quaile
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra
Wanting Mor
by Rukhsana Khan
Groundwood Books
Nominated by: Marjorie
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | Sherry
When the Whistle Blows
by Fran Slayton
Philomel
Nominated by: Tarie Sabido
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Becky | Sandra | thereadingzone
White Cave Escape
by Jennifer Mcgrath Kent
Nimbus
Nominated by: C Drake
Reviewed by: Sandra
Wild Things
by Clay Carmichael
Front Street
Nominated by: Joyce Moyer Hostetter
Reviewed by: Melissa | Sandra
William S. and the Great Escape
by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
Atheneum
Nominated by: Sara Lea
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | Sherry
Winnie’s War
by Jenny Moss
Walker Books for Young Readers
Nominated by: R.J. Anderson
Reviewed by: Becky | Sandra | Sherry | thereadingzone
Year of the Bomb, The
by Ronald Kidd
Simon & Schuster
Nominated by: Della
Reviewed by: abbylibrarian | Becky | Sandra
Year the Swallows Came Early, The
by Kathryn Fitzmaurice
HarperCollins
Nominated by: Melissa
Reviewed by: Becky | Melissa | Sandra | Sherry