The Christopher Award



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The Christopher Awards are presented each year to works that "affirm the highest value of the human spirit." The list below includes only books for readers in the middle and high school grades. For the complete listing of all award-winning books and films, visit The Christophers Website.

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2007

Title
Author
Listen!Stephanie S. Tolan
Bread and Roses, TooKatherine Paterson




2006

Title
Author
Friendship According to HumphreyBetty G. Birney
HitchJeanette Ingold




2005

Title
Author
The Teacher's FuneralRichard Peck
Thura's DiaryThura al-Windawi




2004

Title
Author
IqbalFrancesco D'Amato
The Silent BoyLois Lowry






2003

Title
Author
Pictures of Hollis WoodsPatricia Reilly Giff
Left for DeadPete Nelson


2002


Title
Author
Love That DogSharon Creech
Uncle DaddyRalph Fletcher
Soldier XDon Wulffson
WitnessKaren Hesse



2001


Title
Author
Hope Was HereJoan Bauer
The WandererSharon Creech
The Yellow StarCarmen Agra Deedy





2000


Title
Author
A Symphony of WhalesSteve Schuch
Stop Pretending: What Happened When My Big Sister Went CrazySonya Sones
Grandad's Prayers of the EarthDouglas Wood



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