
Primary: My Lucky Day by Keiko Kasza (born in Japan, now living in Indiana).
Intermediate: Christopher Mouse: The Tale of a Small Traveler, the anti-Despereaux, by William Wise, illustrated by Patrick Benson.
Middle School: Al Capone Does My Shirts, set on Alcatraz Island in 1935, by Gennifer Choldenko.
Young Adult: Shattering Glass, a thriller about popularity by Gail Giles.
Picture Books for Older Readers: Cats in Krasinski Square, a story about the Warsaw resistance in 1942, by Karen Hesse, illustrated by Wendy Watson.
Here are next year's nominees.