2022 Intermediate Nominees
Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead (2018)
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Read-alikes:
His Name Was Walter by Emily Rodda
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
Louisana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
Nightmares! by Jason Segel
Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar
Wishing Day by Lauren Myracle
Read-alikes:
His Name Was Walter by Emily Rodda
Crenshaw by Katherine Applegate
Louisana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo
Ghosts by Raina Telgemeier
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Reilly Giff
Nightmares! by Jason Segel
Hour of the Bees by Lindsay Eagar
Wishing Day by Lauren Myracle
The Last by Katherine Applegate (2018)
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Read-alikes:
Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
The Wonderling by Mira Bartok
The Quest Begins by Erin Hunter
Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel
The Last Wild by Piers Torday
A Pack Divided by Erin Hunter
Forest of Wonders by Linda Sue Park
The Dark Hills Divide by Patrick Carman
The Coming of Hoole by Kathryn Lasky
Read-alikes:
Podkin One-Ear by Kieran Larwood
The Wonderling by Mira Bartok
The Quest Begins by Erin Hunter
Silverwing by Kenneth Oppel
The Last Wild by Piers Torday
A Pack Divided by Erin Hunter
Forest of Wonders by Linda Sue Park
The Dark Hills Divide by Patrick Carman
The Coming of Hoole by Kathryn Lasky
The Last Panther by Todd Mitchell (2017)
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Read-alikes:
The Wild Robot by Peter Brown
Me and Marvin Gardens by Amy Sarig King
Manatee Rescue by Nicola Davies
The Search for WondLa by Tony DiTerlizzi
The Neptune Project by Polly Holyoke
Guardians of the Taiga by Stacy Hinojosa
Elephant Secret by Eric Walters
Children off Exile by Margaret Peterson Haddis
Crocodile Rescue by Melissa Christina Marquez
The Lifters by Dave Eggers (2018)
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Read-alikes:
Who Could That Be at This Hour? by Lemony Snicket
Floors by Patrick Carman
The Shadows by Jacqueline West
The Iron Trial by Holly Black
The Screaming Staircase by Jonathan Stroud
Escape From Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris Grabenstein
Wildwood by Colin Meloy
Jinx by Sage Blackwood
Nightmares by Jason Segel
Max Einstein: The Genius Experiment by James Patterson (2018)
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Read-alikes:
Frank Einstein and the Antimatter Motor by Jon Scieszka
How to Capture an Invisible Cat by Paul Tobin
Secret Coders by Gene Luen Yang
Nick and Tesla's High-Voltage Danger Lab by Bob Pflugfelder
At The Bottom of the World by Bill Nye
The Fourteenth Goldfish by Jennifer L. Holm
Nikki Tesla and the Ferret-Proof Death Ray by Jess Keating
Fuzzy by Tom Angleberger
Dragons vs. Unicorns by Kate Biberdorf
Me, Frida, and the Secret of the Peacock Ring by Angela Cervantes (2018)
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Read-alikes
The Van Gogh Deception by Deron R. Hicks
Under the Egg by Laura Marx Fitzgerald
Mystery on the Museum Mile by Marcia Wells
Book Scavenger by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
Moving Target by Christa Diaz Gonzalez
Moxie and the Art of Rule Breaking by Erin Dionne
Capture the Flag by Kate Messner
Charlotte in Paris by Annie Bryant
Treasure Hunters by James Patterson
Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech (2019)
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Read-alikes:
Saucy by Cynthia Kadohata
White Fur Flying by Patricia MacLachlan
Because of Winn-Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
Saving Marty by Paul Griffin
Pax by Sara Pennypacker
Wish by Barbara O'Connor
Chicken Boy by Frances O'Roark Dowell
Ellie's Story by W. Bruce Cameron
When Friendship Followed Me Home by Paul Griffin
The Sky at Our Feet by Nadia Hashimi (2018)
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Read-alikes:
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
Gaby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantes
The Crossroads by Alexandra Diaz
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye
Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai
Summer of a Thousand Pies by Margaret Dilloway
Read-alikes:
Amina's Voice by Hena Khan
Gaby, Lost and Found by Angela Cervantes
The Crossroads by Alexandra Diaz
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
Return to Sender by Julia Alvarez
The Remarkable Journey of Coyote Sunrise by Dan Gemeinhart
The Turtle of Oman by Naomi Shihab Nye
Shooting Kabul by N.H. Senzai
Summer of a Thousand Pies by Margaret Dilloway
Two Dogs in a Trench Coat Go to School by Julie Falatko (2018)
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Read-alikes:
Stick Dog by Tom Watson
Elivis and the Underdogs by Jenny Lee
Help! I'm Trapped in Obedience School by Todd Strasser
The Original Adventures of Hank the Cowdog by John R. Erickson
The Bad Guys by Aaron Blabey
Secrets According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney
Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings
Awesome Dog 5000 by Justin Dean
Dog Diaries by James Patterson
Wizardmatch by Lauren Magaziner (2018)
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Read-alikes:
The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris
Upside-Down Magic bySarah Mlynowski
Nevermoor by Jessica Townsend
Breadcrumbs by Anne Ursu
Igraine the Brave by Cornelia Funke
Frogkisser! by Garth Nix
The Wishing Spell by Chris Colfer
Magic Mistakes by Lou Kuenzler
The Witch Boy by Molly Ostertag
