WILLIAM ALLEN WHITE CHILDREN'S BOOK AWARD
All items prefixed with an asterisk (*) are held by James G. Gee Library, Texas A&M University--Commerce 1950's-2005
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The William Allen White Children's Book Award, established and directed by Emporia State University, Emporia, Kansas, was founded in 1952 by the late Ruth Garver Gagliardo, a specialist in Children's Literature, to honor the memory of one of the State's most distinguished citizens by encouraging the boys and girls of Kansas to read and enjoy good books. The White Award Program is supported in part by the Trusler Foundation.
Criteria considered by Book Selection Committee members in selecting titles for the Master List include qualities of:
originality and vitality,
clarity,
factual accuracy (non-fiction),
sincerity of the author,
respect for the reader, and
acceptance by children.
Books are selected for fourth through eighth graders.
AWARD BOOKS
1953 Medal Winner *Amos Fortune, Free Man by Elizabeth Yates. [Juv. Newbery 326.92 Y27a]
1954 Medal Winner Little Vic by Doris Gates [no holding]
1955 Medal Winner *Cherokee Bill: Oklahoma Pacer by Jean Bailey [Juv. B153c]
1956 *Brighty of the Grand Canyon by Marguerite Henry [Juv. H396b]
1957 *Daniel 'Coon by Phoebe Erickson [Juv. Er44d]
1958 *White Falcon by Elliott Arnold [Juv. Ar64w]
1959 *Old Yeller by Fred Gipson [Yth. G44o]
1960 *Flaming Arrows by William O. Steele [Juv. St323f]
1961 *Henry Reed, Inc. by Keith Robertson [Juv. R546h]
1962 *Helen Keller Story, The by Catherine Owens Peare [Yth. K28p]
1963 *Island of the Blue Dolphins by Scott O'Dell [Juv. Newbery Od2i]
1964 *Incredible Journey, The by Sheila (Every) Burnford [Juv. B9342i]
1965 *Bristle Face by Kelly R. Masters (Zachary Ball, pseud.) [Juv. M393b]
1966 *Rascal by Sterling North [Yth. 599.7444 N811r 1991]
1967 *Grizzly, The by Annabel and Edgar Johnson [Juv. J6312gr]
1968 *Mouse and the Motorcycle, The by Beverly Cleary [Juv. C58m]
1969 *Henry Reed's Baby-Sitting Service by Keith Robertson [Juv. R546he]
1970 *From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler by Elaine (Lobl) Konigsburg [Juv. Newbery K837f]
1971 *Kavik: The Wolf Dog by Walter Morey [Juv. M818k]
1972 *Sasha: My Friend by Barbara Corcoran [Juv. C8113sa]
1973 *Trumpet of the Swan, The by Elwyn Brooks (E. B.) White [Juv. W581t]
1974 *Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh by Robert O'Brien [Juv. Newbery Ob65m]
1975 *Dominic by William Stein [Juv. St331d]
1976 *Socks by Beverly Cleary [Juv. C58so]
1977 *Harry Cat's Pet Puppy by George Selden [Juv. T373h]
1978 Great Christmas Kidnapping Caper, The by Jean Van Leeuwen [no holding]
1979 *Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls [Juv. R194s]
1980 *Pinballs, The by Betsy Byars [Juv. B989p]
1981 *Great Gilly Hopkins, The by Katherine Paterson [Juv. P275g]
1982 Magic of the Glits, The by Carole S. Adler [no holding]
1983 *Peppermints in the Parlor by Barbara Brooks Wallace [Juv. W1536p 1993]
1984 *Light in the Attic, A by Shel Silverstein [Yth. 811.5 Si396l]
1985 *Land I Lost, The: Adventures of a Boy in Vietnam Huynh Quang Nhuong
[Juv. 959.7 H986l]
1986 *Daphne's Book by Mary Downing Hahn [Juv. H124d]
1987 *War With Grandpa, The by Robert Kimmel Smith [Juv. Sm64w]
1988 *Cracker Jackson by Betsy Byars [Juv. B989cr]
1989 *On My Honor by Marion Dane Bauer [Juv. B3265o]
1990 *Hatchet by Gary Paulsen [Yth. P286h]
1991 *Beauty by Bill Wallace [Juv. W1537b]
1992 *Doll in the Garden: A Ghost Story, The by Mary Downing Hahn [Juv. H124do]
1993 *Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli [Juv. Newbery Sp48m]
1994
*Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor [Juv. Newbery N234sh]
1995 *Man Who Loved Clowns, The by June Rae Wood [Juv. W8513m]
1996 *Giver, The by Lois Lowry [Juv. Newbery L955g]
1997 *Time for Andrew, a Ghost Story by Mary Downing Hahn [Juv. H124ti]
1998 *Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara Park [Juv. P221m]
1999 *Frindle by Andrew Clements [Juv. C5915f]
2000 *White Water by P. J. Petersen [Juv. P4414vw]
2001--3rd-5th Grade *Ghost of Fossil Glen, The by Cynthia C. DeFelice [Juv. D361g]
2001--6th-8th Grade *Holes by Louis Sachar [Juv. Newbery Sa137h]
2002--3rd-5th Grade *Landry News, The by Andrew Clements [Juv. C591l]
2002--6th-8th Grade *Bud, Not Buddy by Christopher Paul Curtis [Juv. Newbery C942b]
2003--3rd-5th Grade *Because of Winn-Dixie by DiCamillo, Kate, [Juv.D547B]
2003--6th-8th Grade *Dovey Coe by Dowell, Frances O'Roark [Juv. D753D]
2004--3rd-5th Grade *Ghost Sitter by Griffin, Peni R. [Juv.G8758GH]
2004--6th-8th Grade *Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps by Warren, Andrea [BIO. M312W]
2005--3rd-5th Grade *Loser by Spinelli, Jerry [Juv.SP48LO]
2005--6th-8th Grade *Surviving the Applewhites by Tolan, Stephanie S. [Juv. T574SU]
This page compiled by Marsha Keenan Last update February 2006
