Young Readers Choice Award

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Young Readers Choice Award

• 2005 Nominees

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Junior Division

• Runt by Marion Dane Bauer
• The Beloved Dearly by Doug Cooney
• The Secret Life of Owen Skye by Alan Cumyn
• Coraline by Neil Gaiman
• Hoot by Carl Hiasen
• Saffys Angel by Hilary McKay
• Camp X by Eric Walters

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Runtby Marion Dane Bauer

• "You've been with them again"

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The Beloved Dearlyby Doug Cooney

• "Tell Mom and Dad you're going to a movie, you
  need the popcorn, score the ten bucks, and give
  little Frisky the send-off he deserves"

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The Secret Life of Owen Skye by Alan Cumryn

• If the Bog Man got you there was no escape. It
  was better to just hold your breath and hope that
  he ate you quickly.

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The Thief Lordby Cornelia Funke

• Welcome to the magical underworld of Venice,
  Italy, where hidden canals and crumbling rooftops
  shelter runaways and children with incredible
  secrets...

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Coralineby Neil Gaiman

• Coraline discovered the door a little while
  after they moved into the house

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Hootby Carl Hiaasen

• What do burrowing owls, a school bully, and a
  boy named Mullet Fingers have in common? They
  are all part of the life in Coconut Grove,
  Florida.

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Saffys Angelby Hilary McKay

• When Saffron was eight, and had at last
  learned to read, she hunted slowly through the
  color chart pinned up on the kitchen wall
• No Saffron, though."There isn't a Saffron,"
  said Saffron after another long search. "I've
  looked, and there isn't! I've read it all, and
  there isn't!"

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Camp Xby Eric Walters

• Silently I took a deep breath, holding it in
  my lungs before exhaling. I had to control my
  breath, my heart, my shaking hands. I might have
  only one chance, and if I failed to kill him then
  his gun would be trained on me. It was me or
  him. Me or him. A shiver went through my entire
  body.

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Intermediate DivisionGrades 7-9

• Crispin The Cross of Lead by Avi
• Stravaganza City of Masks by Mary Hoffman
• Search of the Moon Kings Daughter by Linda
  Holeman
• Son of the Mob by Gordan Korman
• The Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Paterson
• A Dance of Sisters by Tracey Porter
• Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan
• Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde

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Crispin The Cross of Lead by Avi

• I kept asking myself if I felt different, if I
  was different. The answer was always yes. I
  was no longer nothing.

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Stravanganza City of Masks by Mary Hoffman

• In a room at the top of a tall house
  overlooking a canal, a man sat dealing cards out
  on to a desk covered in black silk. He made a
  circle of twelve cards, face up, methodically
  moving widdershins, placed a thirteenth in the
  middle of the circle, then leaned back and
  contemplated the pattern. Strange, he
  muttered.

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Search of the Moon Kings Daughter by Linda
Holeman

• Emmaline stood, the dress in her lap falling
  into a heap on the floor. "What is it, Fanny? It
  is our Tommy? Has something happened?
• "No. 'Tis Cat, Emmy. Your mother's been hurt
  bad."

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Son of the Mobby Gordan Korman

• Vince Luca is just like any other high-school
  guy There is just one thing that really sets him
  apart from other kids - his father happens to be
  the head of a powerful crime organization.

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The Same Stuff as Stars by Katherine Paterson

• nice as Miss Liza might seem, she was a
  librarian, and librarians could be very fussy
  about getting books back on time.

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A Dance of Sisters by Tracey Porter

• I want to stretch to the moon, Delia thought.
• Far, far away.

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Surviving the Applewhites by Stephanie Tolan

• "My name is not Edie. It's E.D. E period, D
  period.""What kind of a name is that?"The boy
  slouching against the porch railing had scarlet
  spiked hair, a silver ring through one dark brown
  eyebrow, and too many earrings to count. He was
  dressed entirely in blackblack T-shirt, black
  jeans, black high-top running shoesand the look
  in his eyes was pure mean."My kind," E. D.
  Applewhite said.

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Heir Apparentby Vivian Vande Velde

• "Don't panic!" Mr. Rasmussen said again. "All
  you have to do is play the game as well and as
  quickly as you can." With these words Giannine
  Bellisaro was left in the medieval virtual
  reality world alone and helpless.

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Senior DivisionGrades 9-12

• Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
• First French Kiss and Other Traumas by Adam
  Bagdasarian
• Hanging on to Max by Margaret Bechard
• House of the Scorpion by Nancy Farmer
• What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci

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Catalyst byLaurie Halse Anderson

• Kate Malone feels like she is ready to explode.
  She cant sleep. She cant concentrate. She is
  becoming more and more disagreeable. One event
  could trigger an explosion or something even more
  fundamental. Whatever happens youll make the
  best of it, says Good Kate. Youre going to
  lose it big time, Bad Kate screams.

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First French Kiss and Other Traumasby Adam
Bagdasarian

• "I tried to find a way to kiss her and breathe
  at the same time, but no matter where I turned my
  head, her nose was always there."

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Hanging on to Maxby Nancy Farmer

• Sams senior year should be a breeze. Parties,
  football games, pep ralliesand, oh yeah - a baby.

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House of the Scorpionby Nancy Farmer

• Matteo Alacran was not born he was harvested.
  His DNA came from El PatronEl Patron loves Matt
  as he loves himself, because Matt is himself.

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What Happened to Lani Garver by Carol Plum-Ucci

• Hackett island has never seen anyone quite
  like Lani Garver. Everything about this new kid
  is a mystery