John and Patricia Beatty Award Winners

The California Library Association's John and Patricia Beatty Award, sponsored by Baker & Taylor, honors the author of a distinguished book for childr ...more

Winners

	Neighborhood Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California's Farallon Islands by Katherine Roy (Goodreads Author) 4.15 avg rating — 1,837 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2015)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Tree Lady: The True Story of How One Tree-Loving Woman Changed a City Forever by H. Joseph Hopkins 4.20 avg rating — 3,154 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2014)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Noisy Paint Box by Barb Rosenstock (Goodreads Author) 4.16 avg rating — 4,480 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2013)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	One Day and One Amazing Morning on Orange Street by Joanne Rocklin (Goodreads Author) 3.66 avg rating — 801 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2012)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Vinyl Princess by Yvonne Prinz (Goodreads Author) 3.58 avg rating — 1,565 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2011)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French 4.10 avg rating — 903 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2010)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Steinbeck's Ghost by Lewis Buzbee (Goodreads Author) 3.67 avg rating — 353 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2009)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Letters from the Corrugated Castle: A Novel of Gold Rush California, 1850-1852 by Joan W. Blos 3.22 avg rating — 102 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2008)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Julia Morgan Built a Castle by Celeste Davidson Mannis 4.08 avg rating — 74 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2007)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Balloon Boy of San Francisco by Dorothy Kupcha Leland 3.76 avg rating — 33 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2006)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Al Capone Does My Shirts (Tales from Alcatraz, #1) by Gennifer Choldenko (Goodreads Author) 3.85 avg rating — 45,808 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2005)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cecil Poole: A Life in the Law by James Haskins it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating John and Patricia Beatty Award (2004)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Ansel Adams: America's Photographer by Beverly Gherman 3.94 avg rating — 52 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2003)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Any Small Goodness: A Novel of the Barrio by Tony Johnston 3.63 avg rating — 605 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2002)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Hurry Freedom by Jerry Stanley 4.14 avg rating — 43 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2001)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Perilous Journey of the Donner Party by Marian Calabro 3.90 avg rating — 287 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (2000)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bandit's Moon by Sid Fleischman 3.84 avg rating — 483 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (1999)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child by Francisco Jiménez 4.07 avg rating — 7,669 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (1998)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Ballad of Lucy Whipple by Karen Cushman (Goodreads Author) 3.76 avg rating — 2,781 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (1997)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Summer on Wheels by Gary Soto 3.81 avg rating — 124 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (1996)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Cat Running by Zilpha Keatley Snyder 3.76 avg rating — 357 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (1995)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Dragon's Gate (Golden Mountain Chronicles, #3) by Laurence Yep 3.67 avg rating — 2,227 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (1994)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp by Jerry Stanley 4.15 avg rating — 1,761 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (1993)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Sierra (Trophy Picture Books (Paperback)) by Diane Siebert 3.91 avg rating — 33 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (1992)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Baseball in April and Other Stories by Gary Soto 3.65 avg rating — 1,700 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (1991)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Great American Gold Rush by Rhoda Blumberg 3.69 avg rating — 13 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (1990)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chang's Paper Pony (I Can Read Level 3) by Eleanor Coerr 3.72 avg rating — 120 ratings John and Patricia Beatty Award (1989)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars