Black-Eyed Susan Award - Grades 4-6 (Awarded by Maryland Association of School Librarians)

Awards List

2015

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

2014

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
(Winner)
Chris Grabenstein

Kizzy Ann Stamps
(Nominee)
Jeri Watts

Buddy
(Nominee)
M.H. Herlong

I Funny
(Nominee)
James Patterson; Chris Grabenstein

Prince Puggly of Spud and the Kingdom of Spiff
(Nominee)
Robert Paul Weston

Frogged
(Nominee)
Vivian Vande Velde

This Journal Belongs to Ratchet
(Nominee)
Nancy Cavanaugh

Sugar
(Nominee)
Jewell Parker Rhodes

Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library
(Nominee)
Chris Grabenstein

Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab
(Nominee)
Bob Pflugfelder; Steve Hockensmith

2013

Ungifted
(Winner)
Gordon Korman

The PS Brothers
(Nominee)
Maribeth Boelts

The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
(Nominee)
Wendy Wan-Long Shang

Saint Louis Armstrong Beach
(Nominee)
Brenda Woods

Glory Be
(Nominee)
Augusta Scattergood

May B.
(Nominee)
Caroline Starr Rose

The Mighty Miss Malone
(Nominee)
Christopher Paul Curtis

The Grave Robber's Apprentice
(Nominee)
Allan Stratton

Looking for Me
(Nominee)
Betsy R. Rosenthal

Summer at Forsaken Lake
(Nominee)
Michael D. Beil

2012

Wild Wings
(Winner)
Gill Lewis

Ninth Ward
(Nominee)
Jewell Parker Rhodes

On the Blue Comet
(Nominee)
Rosemary Wells

Eliza's Freedom Road
(Nominee)
Jerdine Nolen

Inside Out and Back Again
(Nominee)
Thanhha Lai

The Trouble with May Amelia
(Nominee)
Jennifer L. Holm

2011

The Girl Who Could Fly
(Winner)
Victoria Forester

42 Miles
(Nominee)
Tracie Vaughn Zimmer

Everything for a Dog
(Nominee)
Ann M. Martin

The Case of the Case of Mistaken Identity
(Nominee)
Mac Barnett

Dream of Night
(Nominee)
Heather Henson

A Long Walk to Water
(Nominee)
Linda Sue Park

2010

11 Birthdays
(Winner)
Wendy Mass

Masterpiece
(Nominee)
Elise Broach

Peace, Locomotion
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Woodson

Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle & Other Lies Muscle Man Mcginty Told Me
(Nominee)
Nan Marino

Umbrella Summer
(Nominee)
Lisa Graff

Captain Nobody
(Nominee)
Dean Pitchford

Extra Credit
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
(Nominee)
Grace Lin

2009

Samuel Blink and the Forbidden Forest
(Nominee)
Matt Haig

A Crooked Kind of Perfect
(Nominee)
Linda Urban

Dragon's Egg
(Nominee)
Sarah L. Thomson

Fearless
(Nominee)
Elvira Woodruff

Savvy
(Nominee)
Ingrid Law

2008

No Talking
(Winner)
Andrew Clements

Witch Catcher
(Nominee)
Mary Downing Hahn

A Friendship for Today
(Nominee)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack

2007

Revenge of the Witch // The Spook's Apprentice
(Winner)
Joseph Delaney

The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs
(Nominee)
Betty G. Birney

Satch & Me
(Nominee)
Dan Gutman

Moon Runner
(Nominee)
Carolyn Marsden

2006

Trading Places with Tank Talbott
(Winner)
Dori Hillestad Butler

The Old Willis Place
(Nominee)
Mary Downing Hahn

Abby Takes a Stand
(Nominee)
Patricia C. McKissack / Pat McKissack
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

2005

The World According To Humphrey
(Winner)
Betty G. Birney

2004

Lewis and Clark and Me
(Nominee)
Laurie Myers

Pictures of Hollis Woods
(Nominee)
Patricia Reilly Giff

2003

A Week in the Woods
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

2002

Nim's Island
(Nominee)
Wendy Orr
  • / Action Adventure
  • Buy Buy

2001

A Traitor Among the Boys
(Nominee)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

2000

The Sixth Grade Nickname Game
(Winner)
Gordon Korman

Journey to Nowhere
(Nominee)
Mary Jane Auch / M.J. Auch

Perloo the Bold
(Nominee)
Avi

The Landry News
(Nominee)
Andrew Clements

1998

Frindle
(Winner)
Andrew Clements

Earthquake Terror
(Nominee)
Peg Kehret

Tornado
(Nominee)
Betsy Byars / Betsy Cromer Byars

Shiloh Season
(Nominee)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1997

The 13th Floor
(Winner)
Sid Fleischman

Jackson Jones and the Puddle of Thorns
(Nominee)
Mary Quattlebaum

Dog Friday
(Nominee)
Hilary McKay

Fig Pudding
(Nominee)
Ralph Fletcher

Egg-Drop Blues
(Nominee)
Jacqueline Turner Banks

1996

The Fear Place
(Nominee)
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor

1995

Yang the Youngest and His Terrible Ear
(Nominee)
Lensey Namioka

1994

Fourth Grade Rats
(Winner)
Jerry Spinelli

Scared Stiff
(Nominee)
Willo Davis Roberts

Children of the Fire
(Nominee)
Harriette Gillem Robinet

Attaboy, Sam!
(Nominee)
Lois Lowry

1993

Class President
(Nominee)
Johanna Hurwitz

The Boonsville Bombers
(Nominee)
Alison Cragin Herzig
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Finding Buck McHenry
(Nominee)
Alfred Slote
  • / General Fiction
  • Buy Buy

Skateboard Tough
(Nominee)
Matt Christopher

Nekomah Creek
(Nominee)
Linda Crew

1992

Fudge-A-Mania
(Winner)
Judy Blume

On the Far Side of the Mountain
(Nominee)
Jean Craighead George

Ace, the Very Important Pig
(Nominee)
Dick King-Smith

Toughboy and Sister
(Nominee)
Kirkpatrick Hill

Strider
(Nominee)
Beverly Cleary

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