2000 Nominees

Frindle
by Andrew Clements
The battle lines are drawn in fifth grade. Nick is on one side and his dreaded dictionary-loving teacher Mrs. Granger is on the other. Who will win the word war over the word "frindle"?

The Ballad of Lucy Whipple
by Karen Cushman
Just like a story in song, California Morning Whipple, renamed Lucy, experiences the drama of 1850's pioneer life in a California gold rush mining town.

Lone Wolf
by Kristine L. Franklin
A large family moves into the house near where Perry and his father live in the woods and Perry's lonely world begins to change.

Wagon Train 911
by Jamie Gilson
Get ready to head west to Oregon with Mr. Marconi's Wagons Out West Program! Dinah, the tallest girl in the fifth grade, along with Orin, the shortest boy, Marilou, the snobbiest girl, and Clyde, the meanest boy, are in a wagon train together. Will this group ever be able to work together to survive the hardships of the trail?

The Million Dollar Shot **
by Dan Gutman
Eleven year old Eddie has a chance to win a million dollars by sinking a foul shot at the NBA Finals. But someone does not want Eddie to make the basket and is trying to rattle him. Can he overcome the mysterious sabotage and make the basket?

The Music of Dolphins
by Karen Hesse
Mila has lived in the ocean since she was four, raised by her dolphin family. She is discovered by a passing Coast Guard plane, captured, and taken to a center for scientific study, where she becomes an experiment in developing humanness. Mila learns, but she can't forget her home in the sea.

Ella Enchanted
by Gail Carson Levine
Cursed at birth with the "gift" of obedience by a foolish fairy, Ella is powerless to resist the commands of others. As she works to break the curse, Ella has adventures and learns something about herself along the way.

Search for the Shadowman
by Joan Lowery Nixon
As part of a history project, Andy Thomas searches for information about a long lost relative through the Internet, family memories, and cemetery visits. Why doesn't his aunt want him to find out more about this shadowman? Will Andy prove the innocence of this mysterious relative or embarrass his family further? Can he solve a mystery almost a hundred and fifty years old? This intriguing story answers all these problems and more.

Gooseberry Park
by Cynthia Rylant
A dog, a hermit crab, and a bat try to find a mother squirrel who was separated from her babies in an ice storm accident.

Dear Levi: Letters from the Overland Trail
by Elvira Woodruff
In 1851, twelve-year-old orphan Austin Ives joins a wagon train bound for the Oregon Territory and writes letters to his younger brother, Levi, detailing his adventures.

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