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Honorable Mention Winners for 2003

Amy's Magical Handkerchief
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Sixth Grade students
Northern Bedford Middle School
Loysburg, Pennsylvania
Project Coordinator: Bonnie Dilling
Principal: Trevor Replogle

The Animal Handbook
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Eighth Grade students
St. Anastasia School
Los Angeles, California
Project Coordinator: Sylvia Arambulo
Principal: Rosemary Connolly

A to Z Unsung African Americans
Nonfiction
Written and illustrated by Fourth Grade students
Forest Knolls Elementary School
Silver Spring, Maryland
Project Coordinator: Renee Patrick
Principal: Carolyne Starek

A Boring Day at School
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Fourth through Eighth Grade students
Franklin Elementary School
Franklin, New Jersey
Project Coordinator: Judy Gutlerner
Principal: Patricia J. Pfeil

Cindermelon
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Third Grade students
Jefferson Elementary
Kingsport, Tennessee
Project Coordinator: Susan Horne
Principal: Dalton Bloomer

The Costume Dilemma
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Eighth Grade students
St. Mary's Elementary School
Alexandria, Kentucky
Project Coordinator: Clair Breetz
Principal: Faye L. Smith

Croc Cuisine
Nonfiction
Written and illustrated by Fourth and Fifth Grade students
Oaks Elementary School
Humble, Texas
Project Coordinator: Lori Connealy and Connie Springs
Principal: Julia Kerr

Do You See the Sea?
Nonfiction
Written and illustrated by Third Grade students
McQueeney Elementary
McQueeney, Texas
Project Coordinator: Betty Cobb
Principal: Dr. Yolanda Escobedo

English Doesn't Make Sense
Nonfiction
Written and illustrated by Second Grade students
Joseph Sims Elementary
Elk Grove, California
Project Coordinator: Cynthia Wood-Kilmer
Principal: Cheri Collin

How Kids See the World
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Fifth Grade students
McQueeney Elementary
McQueeney, Texas
Project Coordinator: Betty Cobb
Principal: Dr. Yolanda Escobedo

Kids Are Artists, Too!
Nonfiction
Written and illustrated by Fourth Grade students
Susitna Elementary
Anchorage, Alaska
Project Coordinator: Erika Braun
Principal: Mary Johnstone

Moby Dink: The Little White Whale
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Third Grade students
First Woodway Christian School
Waco, Texas
Project Coordinator: Jenni Grove
Principal: Nancy Purdy

Nobody But Tom
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Fifth Grade students
Ocean View Elementary
Albany, California
Project Coordinator: Kim Haltiner
Principal: Madeleine Hennings

Our Solar System
Nonfiction
Written and illustrated by Fourth and Fifth Grade students
Riverside Elementary
Joppa, Maryland
Project Coordinator: Karen F. Kinghorn
Principal: Duane Wallace

Proud Moth and Humble Butterfly
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Sixth Grade students
The Franciscan School
Raleigh, North Carolina
Project Coordinator: Ann Marie Krasnow
Principal: Barbara Polston

Rainbow's Search
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Kindergarten students
West Woodland Elementary
Seattle, Washington
Project Coordinator: Karen Holert
Principal: Edward James

Seven New Stars Light the Heavens
Nonfiction
Written and illustrated by Fifth Grade students
Midvalley Elementary School
Midvale, Utah
Project Coordinator: Thomasania Leydsman
Principal: Karen Kezerian

Seven Stars Over Texas
Nonfiction
Written and illustrated by First and Second Grade students
Dunbar Primary
Lufkin, Texas
Project Coordinator: Sue Rolf/ Jean Ann Keen
Principal: Dr. Marsha Glynn

Snooze on the Loose
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Fifth Grade students
Coast Episcopal School
Long Beach, Mississippi
Project Coordinator: Reona E. Visser
Principal: Lisa S. Williams

Special Kids
Nonfiction
Written and illustrated by Fourth Grade students
Folsom Hills Elementary
Folsom, California
Project Coordinator: Mary Holl
Principal: Linda Walden

Ten Things That Drive Your Mother Bonkers
Fiction
Written and illustrated by First and Third Grade students
St. James Academy
Solana Beach, California
Project Coordinator: Terri A. Hills
Principal: Donna Kruszona

There's A Rainbow in Our Room
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Fifth Grade students
Kester Avenue Elementary
Van Nuys, California
Project Coordinator: Georgia Larson
Principal: Sandi Barrett

Three Feathers
Fiction
Written and illustrated by Sixth Grade students
Science Hill Independent School
Science Hill, Kentucky
Project Coordinator: Rita Presley
Principal: Michelle Harville

Totally Tessellated: A Step-by-Step Guide to Making Tessellations
Nonficton
Written and illustrated by Sixth Grade students
Hammocks Middle School
Miami, Florida
Project Coordinator: Lizette M. Guardado
Principal: Vera A. Hirsh

What's That In Your Ear?
Nonfiction
Written and illustrated by Fourth and Fifth Grade students
W.C. Taylor Elementary
Trenton, Michigan
Project Coordinator: Michelle Minard
Principal: Harold Michaelis