2000 Nominees
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• Alphabet City Ballet by Erika Tamar
• As Long As There Are Mountains by Natalie Kinsey-Warnock
• The Butterfly Lion by Michael Morpurgo
• A Different Kind of Hero by Ann Balckslee
• Earthquake Terror by Peg Kehret
• Ella Enchanted by Gail Carson Levine (Winner)
• Leon's Story by Leon Walker Tillage
• Lily's Crossing by Patricia Reilly Giff
• Lone Wolf by Kristine Franklin
• Losers, Inc. by Claudia Mills
• Orphan Train Rider by Andrea Warren
• P.S. Longer Letter Later by Paula Danziger
• Saving Shiloh by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
• Seedfolks by Paul Fleischman
• Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel
• Stones in the Water by Donna Jo Napoli
• Stranded by Ben Mikaelson
• Sun and Spoon by Kevin Henkes
• Treasures in the Dust by Tracy Porter
• The View From Saturday by E.L. Konigsburg