Massachusetts Children's Book Award for 2008-2009
Whales on Stilts by M. T. Anderson
The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs by Betty Birney
Shakespeare's Secret by Elise Broach
Free Baseball by Sue Corbett
Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell
The Sacrifice by Kathleen Benner Duble
Swordbird by Nancy Yi Fan
Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini by Sid Fleischman
I, Coriander by Sally Gardner
The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman - Honor Book!
Double Identity by Margaret Peterson Haddix - Honor Book!
Martin Bridge Ready for Takeoff! by Jessica Scott Kerrin
Regarding the Trees: A Splintered Saga Rooted in Secrets by Kate Klise
Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
Drita, My Homegirl by Jenny Lombard
Gossamer by Lois Lowry
Miracle on 49th Street by Mike Lupica - Honor Book!
All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Rickshaw Girl by Mitali Perkins
The Mysterious Benedict Society by Trenton Lee Stewart - WINNER!
H.I.V.E. : Higher-Institute-Of-Villainous-Education by Mark Walden - Honor Book!
Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles
Counting on Grace by Elizabeth Winthrop