Picture Books
| 1 | Olivia. Ian Falconer. Atheneum/Schwartz, $16 ISBN 0-689-82953-1 |
| 2 | So You Want to Be President. Judith St. George, illus. by David Small. Philomel, $17.99 ISBN 0-399-23407-1 |
| 3 | Click Clack Moo: Cows That Type. Doreen Cronin, illus. by Betsy Lewin. Simon Schuster, $15 ISBN 0-689-83213-3 |
| 4 | The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: A Commemorative Pop-Up. L. Frank Baum, illus. by Robert Sabuda. Little Simon, $24.95 ISBN 0-689-81751-7 |
| 5 | Alligator Tales (And Crocodiles Too!). Miles Smeeton, illus. by Eric Grantvedt. Pelican, $4.95 ISBN 1-56554-847-7 |
| 6 | Casey at the Bat. Ernest Lawrence Thayer, illus. by Christopher Bing. Handprint, $17.95 ISBN 1-929766-00-9 |
| 7 | Stranger in the Woods. Carl R. Sams II, photos by Jean Stoick. Sams, $19.95 ISBN 0-96717-4805 |
| 8 | The Quiltmakers Gift. Jeff Brumbeau, illus. by Gail de Marcken. Scholastic Press, $17.95 ISBN 0-439-30910-7 |
| 9 | Gregorys Shadow. Don Freeman. Viking, $15.99 ISBN 0-06-708932-5 |
| 10 | Where Do Balloons Go: An Uplifting Mystery. Jamie Lee Curtis, illus. by Laura Cornell. HarperCollins/Cotler, $16.95 ISBN 0-06-027980-X |
Fiction
| 1 | A Year Down Yonder. Richard Peck. Dial, $16.99 ISBN 0-8037-2518-3 |
| 2 | Holes. Louis Sachar. Dell/Yearling, paper $5.99 ISBN 0-440-41480-6 |
| 3 | The Amber Spyglass. Philip Pullman. Knopf, $19.95 ISBN 0-679-87926-9 |
| 4 | The Golden Compass. Philip Pullman. Del Rey and Knopf, paper $6.99 and $10 ISBN 0-345-41335-0 and 0-679-89310-5 |
| 5 | The Legend of Luke. Brian Jacques. Ace, paper $6.99 ISBN 0-441-00773-2 |
| 6 | Because of Winn-Dixie. Kate DiCamillo. Candlewick, $15.95 ISBN 0-7636-0776-2 |
| 7 | The Wanderer. Sharon Creech. HarperCollins, $15.95 ISBN 0-06-027730-0 |
| 8 | Hope Was Here. Joan Bauer. Putnam, $16.99 ISBN 0-399-23142-0 |
| 9 | The Subtle Knife. Philip Pullman. Del Rey and Knopf, paper $6.99 and $10 ISBN 0-345-41336-9; 0-375-80211-8 |
| 10 | A Long Way from Chicago. Richard Peck. Puffin, paper $4.95 ISBN 0-14-130352-2 |
Nonfiction
| 1 | Chicken Soup for the Preteen Soul. Jack Canfield et al. Health Communications, paper $12.95 ISBN 1-55874-800-8 |
| 2 | 50 States Quarter Folder. Scholastic, $5.95 ISBN 0-439-20922-X |
| 3 | Life Strategies for Teens. Jay McGraw. Fireside, paper $14 ISBN 0-7432-1546-X |
| 4 | Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul. Jack Canfield et al. Health Communications, paper $12.95 ISBN 1-55874-463-0 |
| 5 | Don't Sweat the Small Stuff for Teens. Richard Carlson. Hyperion, paper $11.95 ISBN 0-7868-8597-1 |
Series and Tie-ins
| 1 | Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling. Scholastic/Levine |
| 2 | Captain Underpants. Dav Pilkey. Scholastic/Blue Sky |
| 3 | Junie B. Jones. Barbara Park. Random House |
| 4 | Magic Tree House. Mary Pope Osborne, illus. by Sal Murdocca. Random House |
| 5 | American Girls (Kit). Pleasant Company |
