2015 Black-Eyed Susan Award (Awarded by Maryland Association of School Librarians)

Awards List

Grades 4-6

Words with Wings
(Nominee)
Nikki Grimes

Half a Chance
(Nominee)
Cynthia Lord

Odd, Weird, and Little
(Nominee)
Patrick Jennings

Absolutely Almost
(Nominee)
Lisa Graff

The Fourteenth Goldfish
(Nominee)
Jennifer L. Holm

Gabriel Finley and the Raven's Riddle
(Nominee)
George Hagen

Half a World Away
(Nominee)
Cynthia Kadohata

Centaur Rising
(Nominee)
Jane Yolen

Grades 6-9

The Great Trouble
(Nominee)
Deborah Hopkinson

Ice Dogs
(Nominee)
Terry Lynn Johnson

The Crossover
(Nominee)
Kwame Alexander

Screaming at the Ump
(Nominee)
Audrey Vernick

The Boundless
(Nominee)
Kenneth Oppel

I Kill the Mockingbird
(Nominee)
Paul Acampora

The Night Gardener
(Nominee)
Jonathan Auxier

Greenglass House
(Nominee)
Kate Milford

Graphic Novel

Dogs of War
(Nominee)
Sheila Keenan; Nathan Fox

Cardboard
(Nominee)
Doug TenNapel

The Silver Six
(Nominee)
A.J. Lieberman

Finding Gossamyr, Volume 1
(Nominee)
David A. Rodriguez

Hidden: A Child's View of the Holocaust
(Nominee)
Loic Dauvillier

El Deafo
(Nominee)
Cece Bell

Phoebe and Her Unicorn
(Nominee)
Dana Simpson

Low Riders in Space
(Nominee)
Cathy Camper

High School

Rose Under Fire
(Nominee)
Elizabeth Wein

Steelheart
(Nominee)
Brandon Sanderson

The Naturals
(Nominee)
Jennifer Lynn Barnes

The Impossible Knife of Memory
(Nominee)
Laurie Halse Anderson

The Scar Boys
(Nominee)
Len Vlahos

Nearly Gone
(Nominee)
Elle Cosimano

Noggin
(Nominee)
John Corey Whaley

Open Road Summer
(Nominee)
Emery Lord

The Shadow Hero
(Nominee)
Gene Luen Yang

The Unfinished Life of Addison Stone
(Nominee)
Adele Griffin

Picture Book

Lost and Found
(Nominee)
Bill Harley

Brush of the Gods
(Nominee)
Lenore Look

Carnivores
(Nominee)
Aaron Reynolds

What's Your Favorite Animal?
(Nominee)
Eric Carle

At the Same Moment, Around the World
(Nominee)
Clotilde Perrin

Joy in Mudville
(Nominee)
Bob Raczka

The Most Magnificent Thing
(Nominee)
Ashley Spires

Dog vs. Cat
(Nominee)
Chris Gall

The Tooth Fairy Wars
(Nominee)
Kate Coombs

Peanut Butter & Cupcake
(Nominee)
Terry Border

Julia's House for Lost Creatures
(Nominee)
Ben Hatke

Award Categories

Chapter Book

Grades 4-6

Grades 6-8

Grades 6-9

Graphic Novel

High School

Picture Book

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