Eloise Jarvis McGraw Award for Children’s Literature
Eloise McGraw’s (1915-2000) books for children include The Striped Ships, which received an Oregon Book Award in 1992, and The Moorchild, which received an Oregon Book Award and a Newbery Award in 1997.

Leslie Bradshaw Award for Young Adult Literature
This award was created in 1999 by friends and family to honor a devoted lover of literature, Leslie Bradshaw (1952-1998). Bradshaw was well known within her community for sharing a passion for reading and love of a good story. She inspired many children at Beaver Acres Elementary School in Beaverton to become engaged with books.

Award Winners and Finalists-Young Readers
Note: Winners indicated in boldface type.

2005
Children’s Literature
Carmen T. Bernier-Grand of Portland, César (Marshall Cavendish)
Deborah Hopkinson of Corvallis, Apples to Oregon (Atheneum Books for Young Readers)
Angelyn Ray (as Captain Cliff) of Lakeview, Fables by the Sea, Volume One (The Aenor Trust)
Nicole Rubel of Aurora, Twice As Nice (Farrar, Straus and Giroux)
Henry Sayre of Bend, Cave Paintings to Picasso (Chronicle Books)

Young Adult Literature
Linda Crew of Corvallis, A Heart for Any Fate (Oregon Historical Society Press)
Roland Smith of Wilsonville, Cryptid Hunters (Hyperion Books for Children)

2004
Children’s Literature
Michelle McCann of Portland, Luba
Marie & Roland Smith of Wilsonville, B Is for Beaver
Andrea U’Ren of Portland, Mary Smith
Leah Wilcox of Redmond, Falling for Rapunzel

Young Adult Literature
Nancy Osa of Eagle Creek, Cuba 15
Susanna Vance of Portland, Deep

2003
Children’s Literature
Eric A. Kimmel of Portland, Three Samurai Cats
Petra Mathers of Astoria, Herbie’s Secret Santa
Valerie Rapp of Portland, Life in a River
Nicole Rubel of Aurora, No More Vegetables!
Cynthia Rylant of Portland, Henry and Mudge and the Tall Tree House

Young Adult Literature
Brian A. Connolly of Bend, Wolf Journal
Heather Vogel Frederick of Portland, The Voyage of Patience Goodspeed
Kezi Matthews of Portland, Flying Lessons
Elizabeth Rusch of Portland, Generation Fix
Graham Salisbury of Lake Oswego, Island Boyz

2002
Monte Killingsworth of Applegate, Equinox
Sara Ryan of Portland, Empress of the World
Graham Salisbury of Portland, Lord of the Deep
Roland Smith of Tualatin, Zach’s Lie

2001
Virginia Euwer Wolff of Oregon City, True Believer

2000
Carmen Bernier-Grand of Portland, In the Shade of the Níspero Tree
Ellen Howard of Salem, The Gate in the Wall
Roland Smith of Wilsonville, The Last Lobo

1999
Susan Fletcher of Lake Oswego, Shadow Spinner
Pamela Smith Hill of Portland, A Voice from the Border

1998
Linda Crew of Corvallis, Long Time Passing
Gretchen Olson of Amity, Joyride
Graham Salisbury of Portland, Shark Bait
Judy Sierra of Eugene, The Mean Hyena
Roland Smith of Tualatin, Sasquatch

1997
Rodger Larson of Portland,What I Know Now
Eloise McGraw of Lake Oswego, The Moorchild

1996
David Delamare, The Man in the Moon and the Hot Air Balloon
Rebecca Hickox, Per and the Dala Horse
Eric A. Kimmel, The Adventures of Hershel of Ostropol
Roland Smith, Journey of the Red Wolf
Roland Smith, Thunder Cave

1995
Margaret Bechard, Really No Big Deal
Robert Crum, On the Powwow Trail with a Young Grass Dancer
Rita Grauer, Vasalisa and Her Magic Doll
Graham Salisbury, Under the Blood-Red Sun

1994
Susan Fletcher, Flight of the Dragon Kyn
Eric Kimmel, Anasi and the Talking Melon
Virginia Euwer Wolff, Make Lemonade

1993
Becky Ayres, Matreshka
Margaret Bechard, Tory and Me and the Spirit of True Love
Eric Kimmel, The Spotted Pony
Graham Salisbury, Blue Skin of the Sea

1992
Eloise McGraw, The Striped Ships
Virginia Euwer Wolff, The Mozart Season

1991
Linda Crew, Someday Iíll Laugh About This
Eric Kimmel, The Chanukkah Guest
Eric Kimmel, Four Dollars and Fifty Cents

1990
Susan Fletcher, Dragonís Milk
Eric Kimmel, Hershel and the Hanukkah Goblins
Dorothy Nafus Morrison, Vanishing Act

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