Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy
by Gary D. Schmidt

Remember
by Pulitzer Prize winner and Nobel laureate Toni Morrison (illustrated with archival photographs)

2005 Newbery Honor Book

2005 Printz Honor Book

The American Library Association (ALA) awards the Newbery Medal for the most distinguished children's book published in the United States during the previous year. Additional works of exceptional quality may be designated Honor Books. The Printz Award recognizes excellence in young adult literature and is administered by the Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the ALA, and sponsored by Booklist magazine.

2005 Coretta Scott King Award

The Coretta Scott King Award honors African-American authors of outstanding books for children and young adults. This book is Ms. Morrison's first historical work for young people.

The Voice That Challenged a Nation
by Russell Freedman

The Red Book
written and illustrated by Barbara Lehman

2005 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award

2005 Newbery Honor Book

The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award is given annually by the American Library Association to the author of the most distinguished informational children's book published the previous year. Russell Freedman has also been awarded the 2005 May Hill Arbuthnot Lecture Award. Each year, an individual of distinction is chosen to write and deliver a lecture that will make a significant contribution to the world of children's literature.

2005 Caldecott Honor Award

The Caldecott Medal and Honor Awards are presented annually by the American Library Association to the illustrators of the most distinguished picture books for children published in the United States during the preceding year.

The Tarantula Scientist
written by Sy Montgomery and illustrated with photographs by Nic Bishop

The Scientists in the Field Series

2005 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Award

The Sibert Award and Honor Awards are presented to the authors of the most distinguished informational children’s books published the previous year.

Sequoyah
written and illustrated by James Rumford

2005 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Award

The Sibert Award and Honor Awards are presented to the authors of the most distinguished informational children’s books published the previous year.

Missy Violet and Me
by Barbara Hathaway

2005 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award

Barbara Hathaway received the 2005 Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award, which acknowledges excellence in writing at the beginning of an author's career.