Shortlists for the BCCLS Mock Awards 2008

These are the shortlists for the BCCLS Mock Awards, which will take place on January 3 and 4, 2008, at the New Milford Library. Happy reading!

For the Mock Caldecott (author, illustrator -- title):

Andreasen, Dan -- The Giant of Seville
Bateman, Donna -- Deep in the Swamp
Broach, Elise illus. by David Small -- When Dinosaurs Came with Everything
Bruel, Nick -- Poor Puppy
Cate, Annette Leblanc -- Magic Rabbit
Coffelt, Nancy, illus. by Tricia Tusa -- Fred Stays with Me
DiCamillo, Kate -- Great Joy
Florian, Douglas -- Comets, Stars, the Moon, and Mars
Goldberg, Myla, illus. by Chris Sheban -- Catching the Moon
Gutman, Dan -- Casey Back at Bat
Harrington, Janice, illus. by Shelley Jackson -- The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County
Keller, Holly -- Help! : A Story of Friendship
Lobel, Anita -- Nini Here and There
Newgarden, Mark and Megan Montague Cash -- Bow-Wow Bugs-a-Bug
Palatini, Margie, illus. by Steve Johnson & Lou Fancher -- The Cheese
Pixley, Marcella -- Freak
Prelutsky, Jack -- The Wizard
Rex, Adam -- Pssst!
Seeger, Laura Vaccaro Dog and Bear: two friends, three stories
Sherry, Kevin -- I’m the Biggest Thing in the Ocean
Stein, David Ezra -- Leaves
Thompson, Lauren, illus. by Jonathan Bean -- The Apple Pie That Papa Baked
Van Leeuween, Jean, illus. by Rebecca Bond -- Papa and the Pioneer Quilt
Willems, Mo -- Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity


Mock Newbery (author -- title):

Compestine, Ying Chang -- Revolution is not a Dinner Party
Curtis, Christopher Paul -- Elijah of Buxton
Korman, Gordon -- Schooled
Miller, Sarah -- Miss Spitfire
Olson, Gretchen -- Call me Hope
Pennypacker, Sara -- The Talented Clementine
Pixley, Marcella -- Freak
Schmidt, Gary -- The Wednesday Wars
Selznick, Brian -- The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Tarshis, Lauren -- Emma-Jean Lazarus fell out of a Tree
Taylor, Laini -- Faeries of Dreamdark: Blackbringer
Woodson, Jacqueline -- Feathers
Zimmer, Tracy Vaughan -- Reaching for Sun


Mock Printz (author -- title):

Alexie, Sherman -- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Brooks, Martha -- Mistik Lake
Dowd, Siobhan -- A Swift Pure Cry
Downham, Jenny -- Before I Die
Hemphill, Stephanie -- Your Own, Sylvia
Lyga, Barry -- Boy Toy
McCaughrean, Geraldine -- The White Darkness
Park, Linda Sue, et. al. -- Click
Rowling, J.K. -- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Schmidt, Gary -- The Wednesday Wars
Tan, Shaun -- The Arrival
Thompson, Kate -- The New Policeman