THE NEW DCF LIST IS HERE!!! THE NEW DCF LIST IS HERE!!!

More exciting than the new phone books, more stimulating than an Xbox, it's a bird, it's a plane, it's.... the 2007-2008 Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award Master List!

Here's how the award process works: kids in Vermont between grades 4 and 8 have a year (from March 2007 to March 2008) to read as many of the titles below as they can. At the end of that time, readers will vote with their school or public librarians for their favorite book out of the list. The author whose book receives the most votes from the kids' votes will be invited to Vermont to receive the DCF Award in May or June of 2008. It's a great chance for kids to have a big say in the literary world. Without further ado, here's the list:

2007-2008 DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER

BOOK AWARD MASTER LIST

Abbott, Tony. FIREGIRL
Anderson, M.T. THE CLUE OF THE LINOLEUM LEDERHOSEN
Auch, MJ. ONE–HANDED CATCH
Dowell, Frances O'Roark. PHINEAS L. MACGUIRE ERUPTS
Ellis, Sarah. ODD MAN OUT
Fleischman, Sid. ESCAPE! THE STORY OF THE GREAT HOUDINI
Fleischman, Sid. THE WHITE ELEPHANT
Fletcher, Susan. ALPHABET OF DREAMS
Freedman, Russell. THE ADVENTURES OF MARCO POLO
Hatkoff, Craig and Isabella. OWEN & MZEE
Hobbs, Will. CROSSING THE WIRE
Kadohata, Cynthia. WEEDFLOWER
Key, Watt. ALABAMA MOON
Kurlansky, Mark. THE STORY OF SALT
Larson, Kirby. HATTIE BIG SKY
Lawrence, Iain. GEMINI SUMMER
Leavitt, Martine. KETURAH & LORD DEATH
Lisle, Janet Taylor. BLACK DUCK
Lord, Cynthia. RULES
Lowry, Lois. GOSSAMER
Nuzum, K.A. A SMALL WHITE SCAR
Paterson, Katherine. BREAD & ROSES, TOO
Patron, Susan THE HIGHER POWER OF LUCKY
Pearsall, Shelley. ALL OF THE ABOVE
Schlitz, Laura Amy. A DROWNED MAIDEN’S HAIR
Shinn, Sharon. THE DREAM MAKER’S MAGIC
Springer, Nancy. THE CASE OF THE MISSING MARQUESS
Tolan, Stephanie S. LISTEN!
Turner, Megan Whelan. THE KING OF ATTOLIA
Winthrop, Elizabeth. COUNTING ON GRACE