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BEST MIDDLE-GRADE NONFICTION OF 2015
THE QUEEN'S SHADOW by Cybèle  Young
Kirkus StarTHE QUEEN'S SHADOW
by Cybèle Young
ENCHANTED AIR by Margarita Engle
Kirkus StarENCHANTED AIR
by Margarita Engle
THE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND by William Kamkwamba
Kirkus StarTHE BOY WHO HARNESSED THE WIND
by William Kamkwamba
THE OCTOPUS SCIENTISTS by Sy Montgomery
Kirkus StarTHE OCTOPUS SCIENTISTS
by Sy Montgomery

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BEST MIDDLE-GRADE POETRY OF 2015
FLUTTER AND HUM/ALETEO Y ZUMBIDO by Julie Paschkis
Kirkus StarFLUTTER AND HUM/ALETEO Y ZUMBIDO
by Julie Paschkis
THE DEATH OF THE HAT by Paul B. Janeczko
Kirkus StarTHE DEATH OF THE HAT
by Paul B. Janeczko
POEMS IN THE ATTIC by Nikki Grimes
Kirkus StarPOEMS IN THE ATTIC
by Nikki Grimes
SAIL AWAY by Langston Hughes
Kirkus StarSAIL AWAY
by Langston Hughes

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BEST MIDDLE-GRADE GRAPHIC NOVELS OF 2015
DROWNED CITY by Don Brown
Kirkus StarDROWNED CITY
by Don Brown
THE MARVELS by Brian Selznick
Kirkus StarTHE MARVELS
by Brian Selznick
LITTLE ROBOT by Ben Hatke
Kirkus StarLITTLE ROBOT
by Ben Hatke
SUNNY SIDE UP by Jennifer L. Holm
Kirkus StarSUNNY SIDE UP
by Jennifer L. Holm

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BEST MIDDLE-GRADE HISTORICAL FICTION OF 2015
ADAM AND THOMAS by Aharon Appelfeld
Kirkus StarADAM AND THOMAS
by Aharon Appelfeld
FINDING SOMEPLACE by Denise Lewis Patrick
Kirkus StarFINDING SOMEPLACE
by Denise Lewis Patrick
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CRAZY HORSE by Joseph M. Marshall III
Kirkus StarIN THE FOOTSTEPS OF CRAZY HORSE
by Joseph M. Marshall III
FULL CICADA MOON by Marilyn Hilton
Kirkus StarFULL CICADA MOON
by Marilyn Hilton

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BEST MIDDLE-GRADE REALISTIC FICTION OF 2015
DREAM ON, AMBER by Emma Shevah
Kirkus StarDREAM ON, AMBER
by Emma Shevah
THE TALE OF RESCUE by Michael J. Rosen
Kirkus StarTHE TALE OF RESCUE
by Michael J. Rosen
GEORGE by Alex Gino
Kirkus StarGEORGE
by Alex Gino
RED BUTTERFLY by A.L. Sonnichsen
Kirkus StarRED BUTTERFLY
by A.L. Sonnichsen

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BEST MIDDLE-GRADE BOOKS OF 2015 THAT CELEBRATE DIFFERENCE AND DIVERSITY
THE SONG WITHIN MY HEART by David Bouchard
Kirkus StarTHE SONG WITHIN MY HEART
by David Bouchard
THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
Kirkus StarTHE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley
GONE CRAZY IN ALABAMA by Rita Williams-Garcia
Kirkus StarGONE CRAZY IN ALABAMA
by Rita Williams-Garcia
STELLA BY STARLIGHT by Sharon M. Draper
Kirkus StarSTELLA BY STARLIGHT
by Sharon M. Draper

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