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

 
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