Firefly & Fern

Gary Kaschak

Ages 10–16sportsmanshipself-sacrifice

Elizabeth Rudnick

Ages 4–8courageheroism

Stephanie Perry Moore

Ages 9–13self-sacrificepersonal growth

Reki Kawahara

Ages 13–18couragesurvival

Kathryn Lasky

Ages 8–12couragefamily

Leslie A. Dendy, Mel Boring, Leslie Dendy

Ages 10–15scientific discoverymedical history

Kate DiCamillo

Ages 7–12couragelove

Suzanne Collins

Ages 13–18couragesurvival

Kimberly Derting

Ages 13–18self-sacrificepower and responsibility