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Josette Frank Award

This award is given each year to honor a book or books of outstanding literary merit in which children or young people deal in a positive and realistic way with difficulties in their world and grow emotionally and morally.

In addition to being a well-known author of articles about children's books, Josette Frank was the first editor of the Children's Book Committee publications and remained a member for over sixty years.  The prize to the author of the award books has been generously provided by The Florence L. Miller Memorial Fund.

Please note: When this award was first presented, the listing gave the publication date.  This date policy changed in 1998.  The listings below have been adjusted so that the year in the box title reflects the year the award was presented.

Josette Frank Award 2024

Josette Frank Award 2023

Josette Frank Award 2022

Josette Frank Award 2021

Josette Frank Award 2020

Josette Frank Award 2019

Josette Frank Award 2018

Josette Frank Award 2017

Josette Frank Award 2016

Josette Frank Award 2015

Josette Frank Award 2014

Josette Frank Award 2013

Josette Frank Award 2012

Josette Frank Award 2011

Josette Frank Award 2009

Josette Frank Award 2008

Josette Frank Award 2007

Josette Frank Award 2006

Josette Frank Award 2004

Josette Frank Award 2003

Josette Frank Award 2001

Josette Frank Award 2000

Josette Frank Award 1999

Josette Frank Award 1997

Josette Frank Award 1996

Josette Frank Award 1995

Josette Frank Award 1994

Josette Frank Award 1992

Josette Frank Award 1991

Josette Frank Award 1990

Josette Frank Award 1988

Josette Frank Award 1986

Josette Frank Award 1985

Josette Frank Award 1984

Josette Frank Award 1983

Josette Frank Award 1982

Josette Frank Award 1981

Josette Frank Award 1980

Josette Frank Award 1979

Josette Frank Award 1978

Josette Frank Award 1977

Josette Frank Award 1976

Josette Frank Award 1975

Josette Frank Award 1974

Josette Frank Award 1973

Josette Frank Award 1972

Josette Frank Award 1971

Josette Frank Award 1970

Josette Frank Award 1969

Josette Frank Award 1968

Josette Frank Award 1967

Josette Frank Award 1966

Josette Frank Award 1965

Josette Frank Award 1964

Josette Frank Award 1963

Josette Frank Award 1962

Josette Frank Award 1961

Josette Frank Award 1960

Josette Frank Award 1959

Josette Frank Award 1958

Josette Frank Award 1957

Josette Frank Award 1956

Josette Frank Award 1955

Josette Frank Award 1954

Josette Frank Award 1953

Josette Frank Award 1952

No award given

Josette Frank Award 1951

Josette Frank Award 1950

Josette Frank Award 1949

Josette Frank Award 1948

Josette Frank Award 1947

Josette Frank Award 1946

Josette Frank Award 1945

Josette Frank Award 1944

This Handy Topic...

will help you locate the different Josette Frank Award Award books that are in our collections.  Just click on a name to go to the record!

Please note: if a title is not linked, it means that we currently do not have it in our collection.  Please check the Kearney Public Library or consider ordering it from Interlibrary Loan

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