1999 Nominees
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• The Apprenticeship of Lucas Whitaker by Cynthis DeFelice
• Behind the Bedroom Wall by Laura E. Williams
• Belle Prater's Boy by Ruth White
• The Bookstore Mouse by Peggy Christian
• Far North by Will Hobbs
• Frindle by Andrew Clements (Winner)
• Hannah in Between by Colby Rodowsky
• Jip: His Story by Katherine Paterson
• Junebug by Alice Mead
• The Junkyard Dog by Erika Tamar
• Kids at Work by Russell Freedman
• Once on This Island by Gloria Whelan
• The Only Alien on the Planet by Kirsten D. Randle
• Poppy by Avi
• The Richest Kids in Town by Peg Kehret
• Shiloh Season by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
• Tell Them We Remember by Susan Bachrach
• The Well: David's Story by Mildred Taylor
• White Lilacs by Carolyn Meyer