DCF Book Award

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We have a 2003 winner!
Sharon Creech for Love that Dog
Ceremony: Tuesday, May 27
Vermont Technical College

AUTHOR TITLE PUBLISHER GRADE
Alexander, Lloyd THE ROPE TRICK Dutton 5 up
Alvarez, Julia BEFORE WE WERE FREE Knopf 7 up
Avi CRISPIN: THE CROSS OF LEAD Hyperion 6 up
Bauer, Marion Dane RUNT: A NOVEL Clarion 4 up
Byars, Betsy KEEPER OF THE DOVES Viking 4 up
Clinton, Cathryn A STONE IN MY HAND Candlewick 6 up
Davies, Jacqueline WHERE THE GROUND MEETS THE SKY Cavendish 5 up
Farmer, Nancy THE HOUSE OF THE SCORPION Atheneum 6 up
Ferris, Jean ONCE UPON A MARIGOLD Harcourt 5 up
Fleischman, John PHINEAS GAGE Houghton 5 up
Gaiman, Neil CORALINE HarperCollins 5 up
Gantos, Jack WHAT WOULD JOEY DO? FSG 5 up
George, Kristine O’Connell SWIMMING UPSTREAM Clarion 5 up
Green, Michelle Y. A STRONG RIGHT ARM Dial 4 up
Hiaasen, Carl HOOT Knopf 6 up
Howe, James IT CAME FROM BENEATH THE BED Atheneum 4 up
Lowry, Lois GOONEY BIRD GREENE Houghton 4 up
Marsden, Carolyn THE GOLD-THREADED DRESS Candlewick 4 up
Martin, Ann M. A CORNER OF THE UNIVERSE Scholastic 5 up
Meyer, L.A. BLOODY JACK Harcourt 6 up
Myers, Walter Dean PATROL HarperCollins 4 up
Napoli, Donna Jo DAUGHTER OF VENICE Random 6 up
Park, Linda Sue WHEN MY NAME WAS KEOKO Clarion 6 up
Partridge, Elizabeth THIS LAND WAS MADE FOR YOU AND ME Viking 6 up
Paterson, Katherine THE SAME STUFF AS STARS Clarion 5 up
Spinelli, Jerry LOSER HarperCollins 5 up
Tolan, Stephanie S. SURVIVING THE APPLEWHITES HarperCollins 5 up
Vande Velde, Vivian HEIR APPARENT Harcourt 6 up
Walker, Sally M. FOSSIL FISH FOUND ALIVE Carolrhoda 5 up
Woodson, Jacqueline HUSH Putnam 6 up

Click here for a Quick List of DCF Books for 2003-2004
Click here for the Annotated List of DCF Books for 2003-2004

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You can review DCF Lists from the past and learn about the DCF Awards History. You can also find biography information about Dorothy Canfiled Fisher as well as other children's book award programs.

Contact the DCF Members with your ideas and comments about the DCF Children's Book Award.

The Dorothy Canfield Children's Book Award, first given in 1957, is co-sponsored by the Vermont State PTA and the Vermont Department of Libraries. These books, to be read during the school year, comprise the master list for the award to be made each spring. Voting forms for this master list will be mailed to all Vermont schools and public libraries in spring, so children can vote for their favorite book. The master list titles have been selected to satisfy the reading interests of children in grades 4-8; The grades listed should be regarded more as maturity levels than reading levels. The Dorothy Canfield Fisher books are carefully selected and highly recommended by a committee of eight, but because maturity level and interest level may vary from community to community, each library should choose the books in accordance with its own selection policy. For your convenience, we have included annotations of the books.