Eighty-nine 5th and 6th graders from Bank Street School discussed the candidates and  voted!

Here’s the results:

Short list

• Magician’s Elephant
• When you Reach Me
• The Cats of Roxville Station
• Strawberry Hill
• The Year the Swallows Came Early
• The Blue Shoe
• Al Capone Shines My Shoes

Extra credit

• The Dragon of Trellian
• 11 Birthdays
• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon
• When the Whistle Blows

The Winner

When You Reach Me Rebecca Stead Retail Price: $15.99 Hardcover: 208 pages Publisher: Wendy Lamb Books – (2009-07-14) ISBN / EAN: 0385737424 / 9780385737425

Honor Books

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon Grace Lin Retail Price: $16.99 Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers – (2009-07-01) ISBN / EAN: 0316114278 / 9780316114271

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11 Birthdays Wendy Mass Retail Price: $6.99 Mass Market Paperback: 272 pages Publisher: Scholastic Paperbacks – (2010-01-01) ISBN / EAN: 0545052408 / 9780545052405

They’re anxiously waiting to see how their results stack up against the professionals.

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