Abraham Lincoln Award
2005
Master List

Winner: Pelzer, Dave. A Child Called "It"   

Anderson, Laurie Halse. Speak                                              197 p.                  F And
   An outcast in high school since she called the cops on an end-of-summer party, Melinda will only make it
   worse if she reveals the reason for what she did.
Bechard, Margaret. Hanging On to Max                                 142 p.                  F Bec
    A high school senior trades parties, football and college plans for diapers and bottles as he attempts to be a     responsible father to his new baby.
Bennett, James. The Squared Circle                                      247 p.                  F Ben
   A college basketball prodigy finds his life becoming a nightmare as the result of a recruiting scandal.
Brooks, Geraldine. Year of Wonders                                      336 p.                  F Bro
   When an infected bolt of fabric carries the Black Death into a small village in northern England, the local    minister persuades the residents to quarantine themselves in order to stop the spread of the deadly pestilence.
Card, Orson Scott. Ender's Shadow                                       379 p.                  F Car
   As insect-like enemy aliens threaten Earth, Bean is one of the military geniuses chosen to stop them through    special training at the Battle School.
Flinn, Alex. Breathing Underwater                                          263 p.                  F Fli
   Sent to counseling for hitting his girlfriend and ordered to keep a journal, sixteen-year-old Nick recounts his    relationship with Caitlin, examines his controlling behavior and anger, and describes living with his abusive    father.
Grimes, Nikki. Bronx Masquerade                                          167 p.                  F Gri
   A class assignment forces 18 New York City teens to question who they really are and to reveal their inner    selves to their peers as they read their poems on Open Mike Friday.
Hidier, Tanuja Desai. Born Confused                                     413 p.                  F Des
   Dimple Lala has spent her whole 17 years resisting her parents' old fashioned Indian traditions, but now that    she's on the rebound from a broken romance, her parents' chosen "suitable boy" is beginning to look pretty    good.
Kidd, Sue Monk. The Secret Life of Bees                              302 p.                  F Kid
   When young Lily and her black "stand-in-mother" Rosaleen must flee the town racists, they are taken in by an    eccentric trio of black sisters who keep bees.
King, Stephen. The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon                  219 p.                  F Kin
   Lost in a dense wilderness during a family hike, Trisha keeps in touch with civilization and safety with her    Walkman radio, while attempting to elude the maniac who is on her trail.
Korman, Gordon. Son of the Mob                                           262p.                  F Kor
   Vince appears to be just a typical teenage boy. The only problem is that his father is the head of a powerful    crime organization. When Vince tries to date a girl he really likes, the problem turns out to be her family. Her    father is an F.B.I agent that wants to put his father in jail.
Martel, Yann. Life of Pi                                                           401 p.                  F Mar
   16-year-old Pi Patel, son of an Indian Zookeeper, is stranded in a lifeboat with an adult Bengal tiger named    Richard Parker after their ship sinks on his family's journey to Canada.
McCormick, Patricia. Cut                                                        168 p.                  F Mcc
   Callie can't talk about her problems, so she cuts herself instead, to release the pain inside, and that has landed    her in a residential treatment center for problem girls.
Myers, Walter Dean. Monster                                                 281 p.                  F Mye
   A 16-year-old records his experiences as he is tried as an accomplice to murder.
Nix, Garth. Sabriel                                                                   292 p.                  F Nix
   A necromancer's daughter must journey to the magical Old Kingdom to rescue her father from the Land of the    Dead.
Paulsen, Gary. Soldier's Heart                                                 106 p.                  F Pau
   15-year-old Charley Goddard joins the Union Army so as not to miss the great adventure of war,
    never dreaming he'll fight through the entire four years of the conflict.
Pelzer, Dave. A Child Called "It"                                             184 p.                  921 Pelzer
   Story of a young boy's struggle to survive child abuse and his mother's emotionally tortuous games.
Porter, Connie. Imani All Mine                                                  212 p.                  F Por
   A fifteen-year-old mother struggles with schoolwork, raising her baby, and dealing with her mom's new
   boyfriend.
Pullman, Philip. The Golden Compass                                     399 p.                  F Pul
   Lyra and her daemon set out to save her kidnapped friends from becoming the subjects of a gruesome    experiment.
Rennison, Louise. Angus, Thongs and Full-frontal Snogging  234 p.                  F Ren
   Georgia confides to her diary the trials and tribulations of her 14 years, including parent and sister problems, her    maniac cat, evil teachers, and her hopeless love for the sex god Robbie.
Sebold, Alice. The Lovely Bones                                            328 p.                  F Seb
    After she is murdered and her body hidden by a local loner, Susie watches from heaven as the trap slowly    encloses her killer.
Trueman, Terry. Stuck In Neutral                                            114 p.                  F Tru
    Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy, believes his father is planning to     kill him.