Grades K-2
- Bow-Wow Bugs a Bug, by Mark Newgarden and Megan Montague Cash (Harcourt, 2007)
- Henry’s Freedom Box, by Ellen Levine, ill. by Kadir Nelson (Scholastic 2007)
- Junie B., First Grader: Aloha-Ha-Ha!, by Barbara Park (Random House Books For Young Readers, 2006)
- Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity, by Mo Willems (Hyperion, 2007)
- The Topsy-Turvy Towel, by Julie Goulis, ill. by John Ferguson (Bubblegum Books, 2006)
Grades 3-5
- Clementine, by Sara Pennypacker, ill. By Marla Frazee (Hyperion, 2006)
- Diary of a Wimpy Kid, by Jeff Kinney (Abrams Books For Young Readers, 2007)
- Forever Home, by Sandra J. Philipson , ill. By Jenny Campbell (Cleveland Clinic Press, 2007)
- The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick (Scholastic, 2007)
- Titan’s Curse (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Book 3), by Rick Riordan (Miramax, 2007)
Grades 6-8
- The Prophet of Yonwood (The Book of Ember),
by Jeanne Duprau (Random House, 2006)
- Football Genius, by Tim Green (HarperCollins, 2007)
- Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride Book 3), by James Patterson (Little, Brown Young Readers, 2007)
- Rules, by Cynthia Lord (Scholastic, 2006)