Nancy Andrews-Goebel.  The Pot That Juan Built

A cumulative rhyme summarizes the life's work of renowned Mexican potter, Juan Quezada. Additional information describes the process he uses to create his pots after the style of the Casas Grandes people.

Robert J. Blake.  Togo

In 1925, Togo, a Siberian husky who loves being a sled dog, leads a team that rushes to bring diphtheria antitoxin from Anchorage to Nome, Alaska.

Deborah Chandra & Madeleine Comora.  George Washington's

Teeth   A rollicking rhyme portrays George Washington's lifelong struggle with bad teeth . A timeline taken from diary entries and other nonfiction sources follows.

Frances O'Roark Dowell.  Where I'd Like to Be

A group of foster children build a home of their own.

John Fleischman.  Phineas Gage:  A Gruesome but True Story

About Brain Science   Story of how Gage, foreman of a railroad construction gang, survived an iron rod being blasted through his brain in 1848, and how the subsequent study of him contributed to the modern understanding of the central nervous system.

Amy Gordon.  The Gorillas of Gill Park

While spending the summer before seventh grade with his aunt, Willy Wilson finds his first friends ever in the colorful characters who all love the neighborhood park owned by an eccentric old man.

Michelle Y. Green.  A Strong Right Arm:  The Story of Mamie

"Peanut" Johnson   From the time she insists on trying out for the all-male all-white Police Athletic League team until she becomes one of only three women to play in the Negro Leagues, Mamie Johnson's life shows that courage -- and a fierce curveball -- can make a childhood dream come true.

Nikki Grimes.  Danitra Brown Leaves Town

Recounts, in a series of poems and letters, Danitra's summer at her aunt's house in the country and her best friend Zuri's summer at home in town.

Jessie Haas.  Runaway Radish

When Radish the pony grows too big for the girls who own him, he goes to live at a horse camp where there are always new children for him to train.

Paul B. Janeczko.  Dirty Laundry Pile:  Poems in Different

Voices   A scarecrow, washing machine, cow, and other objects and animals express themselves in this collection of poems .

Tony Johnston.  Any Small Goodness:  A Novel of the Barrio

Arturo and his family and friends share all kinds of experiences living in the barrio of East Los Angeles--reclaiming their names, playing basketball, championing the school librarian, and even starting their own gang.

Kathleen Krull.  Harvesting Hope:  The Story of Cesar Chavez

A biography of Cesar Chavez, from age ten when he and his family lived happily on their Arizona ranch, to age thirty-eight when he led a peaceful protest against California migrant workers' miserable working conditions.

Patricia C. McKissack.  Tippy Lemmey

Tippy Lemmey is no ordinary dog, and Leanne, Paul, and Jeannie finally realize it.

Debbie S. Miller.  Arctic Lights, Arctic Nights

Describes the unique light phenomena of the Alaskan Arctic and the way animals adapt to the temperature and daylight changes each month of the year.

Hester Mundis.  My Chimp Friday:  The Nana Banana

Chronicles   When an old friend of her father's drops off an unusually intelligent chimpanzee at their apartment in the middle of the night with strict orders to keep the chimp a secret, twelve-year-old Rachel wants to know what the big mystery is all about.

Laurie Myers.  Lewis and Clark and Me:  A Dog's Tale

Seaman, Meriwether Lewis 's Newfoundland dog, describes Lewis and Clark 's expedition, which he accompanied from St. Louis to the Pacific Ocean.

Barbara O'Connor.  Fame and Glory in Freedom, Georgia

Unpopular sixth-grader Burdette "Bird" Weaver persuades the new boy at school, whom everyone thinks is mean and dumb, to be her partner for a spelling bee that might win her everything she's ever wanted.

Graham Salisbury.  Lord of the Deep

Working for his stepfather on a charter fishing boat in Hawaii teaches thirteen-year-old Mikey about fishing, and about taking risks, making sacrifices, and facing some of life's difficult choices.

Vera B. Williams.  Amber Was Brave, Essie Was Smart

A series of poems tells how two sisters help each other deal with life while their mother is working and their father has been sent to jail.

Jacqueline Woodson.  Locomotion

In a series of poems, eleven-year-old Lonnie writes about his life, after the death of his parents, separated from his younger sister, living in a foster home, and finding his poetic voice at school.