2004 Sequoyah Children's Masterlist

Avi. Don't You Know There's A War On? HarperCollins, 2001. When he learns that his favorite teacher is going to be fired by the hated school principal, eleven-year-old Howie and his classmates scheme to save the teacher’s job.

Banks, Jacqueline Turner. A Day for Vincent Chin and Me. Houghton Mifflin, 2001. Reluctantly following his mother’s example in a battle against racism, Vincent and his friends start a crusade to make their neighborhood safe.

Bruchac, Joseph. Skeleton Man. HarperCollins, 2001. Molly’s dreams about an old Mohawk story help her discover the truth about her parents’ disappearance and the stranger who claims to be her great uncle.

Bunting, Eve. The Summer of Riley. Cotler/HarperCollins, 2001. Adopting a beautiful dog Riley helps eleven-year-old William cope with his grandfather’s death, his parents’ divorce, and his father’s subsequent engagement, until Riley runs away and chases and injures an elderly neighbor’s horse.

Clements, Andrew. The School Story. Simon and Schuster, 2001. Twelve-year-old Zoë and Natalie conspire with their timid English teacher to get Natalie’s book published.

Fritz, Jean. Leonardo's Horse. Putnam, 2001. Leonardo da Vinci’s unfulfilled dream of sculpting a bronze horse three times larger than life is brought to fruition 500 years after DaVinci’s death by Charles Dent, an enterprising American.

Hornick, Laurie Miller. The Secrets of Ms. Snickle's Class. Clarion, 2001. Lacey puts Ms. Snickel’s job in jeopardy when she sets out to learn and tell all the classroom’s extraordinary secrets.

Kerley, Barbara. The Dinosaurs of Waterhouse Hawkins. Scholastic, 2001. Victorian artist Waterhouse Hawkins built life-sized models of dinosaurs to educate ordinary people about dinosaurs, and once served his friends dinner in one of his huge models.

MacDonald, Amy. No More Nasty. Melanie Kroupa Books, 2001. Eleven-year-old Simon’s class is turned upside down when the new substitute is Simon’s eccentric and wildly creative Great-Aunt Mattie.

Martin, Ann M. Belle Teal. Scholastic, 2001. In 1963, Belle Teal’s year is off to an eventful start with a new teacher, Miss Casey, and the controversy over black students attending her school for the first time.

Peck, Richard. Fair Weather. Dial, 2001. Life changes forever for thirteen-year-old Rosie and her family when they travel to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair and meet Buffalo Bill Cody and the flamboyant performer Lillian Russell.

Siy, Alexandra. Footprints on the Moon. Charlesbridge, 2001. Beautiful full-color photos illustrate the story of man’s ventures into space and the first moon landing.

Stanley, Diane. The Mysterious Matter of I.M. Fine. HarperCollins, 2001. Noticing that a popular series of horror novels is having a bizarre effect on the behavior of its readers, Franny and Beamer set out to find the mysterious author.

Wiles, Deborah. Love, Ruby Lavender. Gulliver, 2001.
Chickens, a new friend, and exchanging letters with her grandmother, make the summer bearable for nine-year-old Ruby Lavender.

Wilson, Nancy Hope. Mountain Pose. Farrar Straus Giroux, 2001. After twelve-year-old Ellie inherits an old Vermont farm from her cruel and heartless grandmother, she reads a set of hidden diaries and discovers secrets from the past that help her understand her dead mother and grandmother.