Sounder William Armstrong 1972 Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of Nimh Robert C. O' Brien 1973 It's a Mile From Here to Glory Robert C. Lee 1974 How to Eat Fried Worms Thomas Rockwell 1975 The Home Run Trick Scott Corbett 1976 The Ghost on Saturday Night Sid Fleischman 1977 Ramona the Brave Beverly Cleary 1978 The Champion of Merrimack Roger Drury 1979 The Pinballs Betsy Byars 1980 Soup for President Robert Newton Peck 1981 The Boy Who Saw Bigfoot Marion T. Place 1982 The Girl with Silver Eyes Willo Davis Roberts 1983 Secret Life of the Underwear Champ Betty Miles 1984 A Bundle of Sticks Pat Rhoads Mauser 1985 The Dollhouse Murders Betty Ren Wright 1986 The War With Grandpa Robert Kimmel Smilth 1987 Baby Sitting is a Dangerous Job Willow Davis Roberts 1988 Sixth-Grade Sleepover Eve Bunting 1989 There's a Boy in the Girl's Bathroom Louis Sacher 1990 All About Sam Lois Lowry 1991 The Doll in the Garden Mary Downing Hahn 1992 Maniac Magee Jerry Spinelli 1993 Shiloh Phyllis Reynolds Naylor 1994 The Man Who Loved Clowns June Rae Wood 1995 The Ghost of Mercy Manor Betty Ren Wright 1996 Time For Andrew: A Ghost Story Mary Downing Hahn 1997 Titanic Crossing Barbara Williams 1998 Small Steps: The Year I Got Polio Peg Kehret 1999