2008 Winners and Honors

"Elijah of Buxton,” written by Christopher Paul Curtis, and published by Scholastic.

"Let It Shine,” illustrated and written by Ashley Bryan, and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers.

“November Blues,” written by Sharon M. Draper, and published by Atheneum Books for Young Adults

“Twelve Rounds to Glory: The Story of Muhammad Ali,” written by Charles R. Smith, illustrated by Bryan Collier, and published by Candlewick Press.

“The Secret Olivia Told Me,” illustrated by Nancy Devard, written by N. Joy, and published by Just Us Books.

“Jazz on A Saturday Night,” illustrated and written by Leo and Diane Dillon, and published by Scholastic Blue Sky Press.

“Brendan Buckley's Universe and Everything In It,” written by Sundee T. Frazier, and published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books.