2004 Evergreen Award Winner
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Ann Brasheres)
Carmen decides to discard an old pair of jeans, but Tibby, Lena, and Bridget think they are great and decide that whoever the pants fit best will get them. When the jeans fit everyone perfectly, a sisterhood and a memorable summer begin.
2005 Evergreen Reading Contest Nominees
- All-American
Girl (Meg Cabot)
Sophomore Samantha Madison stops a presidential assassination attempt, is appointed teen ambassador to the United Nations, and catches the eye of the very cute First Son. - Catalyst (Laurie
Halsie Anderson)
Eighteen-year-old Kate, who sometimes chafes at being a preacher's daughter, finds herself losing control in her senior year as she faces difficult neighbors, the possibility that she may not be accepted by the college of her choice, and an unexpected death. - Gingerbread
(Rachel Cohn)
After being expelled from a fancy boarding school, Cyd Charisse's problems with her mother escalate after Cyd falls in love with a sensitive surfer and is subsequently sent from San Francisco to New York City to spend time with her biological father. - House Next
Door (Richie Tankersley Cusick)
A bet to spend a night alone in the abandoned house next door leads Emma Donovan to relive a passionate love and a horrific night from the house's past. - House of
the Scorpion (Nancy Farmer)
In a future where humans despise clones, Matt enjoys special status as the young clone of El Patrón, the 142-year-old leader of a corrupt drug empire nestled between Mexico and the United States. - Shattering
Glass (Gail Giles)
Rob, the charismatic leader of the senior class, provokes unexpected violence when he turns the school nerd into Prince Charming. - Son of the
Mob (Gordon Korman)
When teenage Vince Luca--whose family connections make dating difficult--finally finds a girl worth pursuing, her father turns out to be the FBI agent whose life's goal is to take out Vince's mob boss dad. - Stoner and
Spaz (Ron Koertge)
A troubled youth with cerebral palsy struggles toward self-acceptance with the help of a drug-addicted young woman. - Warchild
(Karin Lowachee)
Eight-year-old Jos, orphaned when pirates destroy his merchant starship home, escapes slavery only to fall into the hands of the alien strit who train him to be a warrior and spy and send him back to live among his people.