The William Allen White Children's Book Award Program was founded in 1952 by Ruth Garver Gagliardo, a specialist in children’s literature for Emporia State University. The award was created to honor the memory of one of the state's most distinguished citizens. William Allen White was a journalist who promoted reading for the young and young at heart. This award is the oldest state-wide children's choice book award in the United States. Students who read at least two of the eleven nominated titles will be eligible to vote for their favorite title in the spring. Click on the blue title and watch a video book trailer to learn more about each book!
The Cursed Moon by Angela Cervantes - Horror
The Probability of Everything by Sarah Everett - Realistic Fiction
The Superteacher Project by Gordon Korman - Mystery
Good Different by Meg Eden Kuyatt- Realistic Fiction
Farther than the Moon by Lindsay Lackey - Adventure
A Work in Progress by Jarrett Lerner - Realistic Fiction
Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martin - Graphic Novel - Available in English & Spanish
Superpod: Saving the Endangered Orcas of the Pacific Northwest by Nora Nickum - Non-Fiction
Lasagna Means I love You by Kate O'Shaughnessy - Realistic Fiction
The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J Pla - Realistic Fiction
What Happened to Rachel Riley by Claire Swinarski - Realistic Fiction
Enemies in the Orchard: A World War 2 Novel in Verse by Dana VanderLugt - Historical Fiction
Jawbreaker - by Christina Wyman - Realistic Fiction
