Every year Kansas students vote for their favorite books from the William Allen White list to pick an award winner. Here’s a list of the nominees for 2023-2024.
3rd-5th Grade
Once Upon a Camel/ Kathi Appelt
Book/ Audiobook/ eBook/ eAudio
Long Road to the Circus/ Betsy Bird
Rez Dogs/ Joseph Bruchac
Twenty-one steps/ Jeff Gottesfeld
The Lion of Mars/ Jennifer L. Holm
Stella/ McCall Hoyle
Book/ Audiobook/ eBook/ eAudio
Shelter/ Christie Matheson
The Great Stink/Colleen Paeff
6th-8th Grade
A Place to Hang the Moon/ Kate Albus
Flight of the Puffin/ Ann Braden
365 Days to Alaska/ Cathy Carr
Book/ Audiobook/ eBook/ eAudio
Starfish/ Lisa Fipps
Alone/ Megan E. Freeman
Book/ Audiobook/ eBook/ eAudio
Ground Zero/ Alan Gratz
Book/ Largeprint/ Audiobook/ eBook/ eAudio
The Last Cuentista/ Donna Barba Higuera
Book/ eBook/ eAudio/ eAudio (Spanish)
When the world turned upside down/ K. Ibura
Fallout/ Steve Sheinkin
Fast Pitch/ Nic Stone
Unspeakable/ Carole Boston Weatherford
