2001 Nominees
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• The Dark Side of Nowhere by Neal Shusterman
• Flying Solo by Ralph Fletcher
• Gip Rides Home by Zilpha Keatley Snyder
• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Winner)
• Honus and Me by Dan Gutman
• Last Man's Reward by David Patneaude
• The Landry News by Andrew Clements
• A Long Way From Chicago by Richard Peck
• The Maze by Will Hobbs
• My Life in Dog Years by Gary Paulsen
• My Louisiana Sky by Kimberly Willis Holt
• Petey by Ben Mikaelson
• Poppy and Rye by Avi
• Riding Freedom by Pam Muñoz Ryan
• Rules of the Road by Joan Bauer
• Shadow Spinner by Susan Fletcher
• Skellig by David Almond
• Small Steps the Year I Got Polio by Peg Kehret
• Tangerine by Edward Bloor
• The Turnabout Shop by Colby Rodowsky