The committee considered "works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry for students in grades K-12 that encourage readers to understand, accept, and celebrate cultural differences as well as recognize shared aspects of the human experience across time and space."
I'm proud to be part of the 2008 NBGS book list:
Picture Books
1. Bae, Hyun-Joo. New Clothes for New Year's Day. La Jolla, CA: Kane-Miller
2. Bryan, Ashley. Let It Shine. NY: Atheneum
3. Fleischman, Paul. Glass Slipper, Gold Sandal: A Worldwide Cinderella. Illustrated by Julie Paschkis. NY: Henry Holt
4. Judge, Lita. One Thousand Tracings. NY: Hyperion
5. Levine, Ellen. Henry's Freedom Box. Illustrated by Kadir Nelson. NY: Scholastic
6. Sis, Peter. The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain. NY: Farrar Straus & Giroux
7. Stanton, Karen. Papi's Gift. Illustrated by Rene King Moreno. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press
8. Strauss, Rochelle. One Well: The Story of Water on Earth. Illustrated by Rosemary Woods. Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press
9. Tan, Shaun. The Arrival. NY: Scholastic
10. Thompson, Lauren. Ballerina Dreams: A True Story. Photographs by James Estrin. NY: Holtzbrink
11. Williams, Karen Lynn & Mohammed, Khadra. Four Feet, Two Sandals. Illustrated by Doug Chayka. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans Publishing Company
12. Wise, Bill. Louis Sockalexis: Native American Baseball Pioneer. Illustrated by Bill Farnsworth. NY: Lee & Low
Historical Fiction
13. Compestine, Ying Chang. Revolution is Not a Dinner Party. NY: Henry Holt
14. Curtis, Christopher Paul. Elijah of Buxton. NY: Scholastic
15. Myers, Walter Dean. Harlem Summer. NY: Scholastic
16. Sheth, Kashmira. Keeping Corner. NY: Hyperion
17. Toksvis, Sandi. Hitler's Canary. NY: Roaring Brook Press
18. Wells, Rosemary. Red Moon at Sharpsburg. NY: Penguin
Nonfiction
19. Barakat, Ibtisam. Tasting the Sky. NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
20. Beah, Ishmael. A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier . NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
21. Greenwood, Barbara. Factory Girl. Toronto, ON: Kids Can Press
Realistic Fiction
22. Alexie, Sherman. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Art by Ellen Forney. Boston: Little, Brown Young Readers
23. Marsden, Carolyn. When Heaven Fell. Cambridge, MA: Candlewick
24. O'Connor, Barbara. How to Steal a Dog. NY: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
25. Perkins, Mitali. Rickshaw Girl. Illustrated by Jamie Hogan. Watertown, MA: Charlesbridge