Grades K-2

Emily Page Proctor,
The BFG,
by Roald Dahl

Thomas Tropeano,
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,
by Judith Viorst

Katie Henderson,
Ramona's World,
by Beverly Cleary

Carter Babcock,
The Magic Tree house Series,
by Mary Pope Osbourne

Sarah Kenney,
Lara Ladybug,
by Christine Florie

Zion Buchanan,
Shh, We're Writing the Constitution,
by Jean Fritz

Ondia Smith,
Arthur's Eyes,
by Marc Brown

Grades 3-5

Andrew Davis,
The Schwa was Here,
by Neal Shusterman

Grace Laubenstein,
Frindle,
by Andrew Clements

Cailyn Hall,
The Invention of Hugo Cabret,
by Brian Selznick

Victoria Vale,
The Invention of Hugo Cabret,
by Brian Selznick

Maggie Young,
Because of Winn Dixie,
by Kate DiCamillo

Monee Gulamali,
Absolutely Normal Chaos,
by Sharon Creech

Moriah Lewis,
Peanut Butter and Jelly,
by Nadine Bernard Wescott

Grades 6-8

Matthew Swiman,
A Mystery at the Super Bowl,
by John Feinstein

Andrea Schrock,
The Clique,
by Lisi Harrison

Alayna Henry,
Twelve,
by Lauren Myracle

Lily Oppenheim,
The Audacity of Hope,
by Barack Obama

Sarah Beaverson,
Jurassic Park,
by Michael Crighton

Malaysia Zapata,
Push,
by Sapphire

Julian Carpenter,
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,
by Mildred D. Taylor

Chekera Cooper,
Star Girl,
by Jerry Spinelli

(Photo of finalist unavailable)

Lisa Acevedo,
Push,
by Sapphire

(Photo of finalist unavailable)

Fatima Collins,
Money Hungry,
by Sharon G. Flake

(Photo of finalist unavailable)

Imani McNair,
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry,
by Mildred D. Taylor

(Photo of finalist unavailable)

Grades 9-12

Alexandra Schmelzle,
Paper Towns,
by John Green

Collin Smith,
Walden,
by Henry David Thoreau

Rachel Suffian,
My Sister's Keeper,
by Jodi Picoult

Erin Foraker,
Pet Semetary,
by Stephen King

Rachel Jensen,
The Crystal Cave,
by Mary Stewart

Shivani Amin,
Ties that Bind,
by Lensey Namioka

Avery Carter,
Gone With the Wind,
by Margaret Mitchell

Ashley Varghese,
The Client,
by John Grisham

Lauryn Thomas,
To Kill A Mockingbird,
by Harper Lee

Adedoyin Ojo,
A Tale of Two Cities,
by Charles Dickens

Spiro Metaxas,
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban,
by J.K. Rowling

Elena Nasto,
Water Street,
by Patricia Reilly Giff