State Award Nominees

Grades 3-5
Elliott, Zetta. DRAGONS IN A BAG
Fleming, Candace.  STRONGHEART : WONDER DOG OF THE SILVER SCREEN
Gravel, Elise. OLGA AND THE SMELLY THING FROM NOWHERE
Harrington, Kim. ATTACK OF THE NOT-SO-VIRTUAL MONSTERS
Hopkinson, Deborah.  HOW I BECAME A SPY
Johannes, Shelley. BEATRICE ZINKER, UPSIDE DOWN THINKER
Khan, Hena.  POWER FORWARD
Lenz,. Niki. BERNICE BUTTMAN, MODEL CITIZEN
Marciano, Johnny. KLAWDE : EVIL ALIEN WARLORD CAT
McDunn, Gillian. CATERPILLAR SUMMER
Ogburn, Jacqueline K. THE UNICORN IN THE BARN
Oppel, Kenneth. INKLING
Panteleakos, Nicole. PLANET EARTH IS BLUE
Scheerger, Sarah. OPERATION FROG
Van Eekout, Greg. VOYAGE OF THE DOGS

Grades 6-8

Calejo, Ryan.  CHARLIE HERNANDEZ AND THE LEAGUE OF SHADOWS
Cartaya, Pablo.  MARCUS VEGA DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH
Craft, Jerry.  NEW KID
Durst, Sarah Beth. SPARK
Gemeinhart, Dan. THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF COYOTE SUNRISE
Greenland, Shannon. SCOUTS
Greenwald, Tommy.  GAME CHANGER
Hood, Susan.  LIFEBOAT 12
Kelly, Lynne. SONG FOR A WHALE
Key, Watt. DEEP WATER
Martin, Laura.  FLOAT
Oppel, Kenneth.  INKLING
Ponti, James. CITY SPIES. 01
Rodkey, Geoff. WE'RE NOT FROM HERE
Venkatraman, Padma. THE BRIDGE HOME

Teen Reads

Armentrout, Jennifer. STORM AND FURY
Elston, Ashley. 10 BLIND DATES
Kaufman, Amie. AURORA RISING
Liggett, Kim. THE GRACE YEAR
Lloyd-Jones, Emily. THE BONE HOUSES
Mather, Adriana. KILLING NOVEMBER
McGinnis, Mindy. HEROINE
Morris, Brittney.  SLAY
Norton, Preston. WHERE I AND & YOU BEGIN
Ribay, Randy. PATRON SAINTS OF NOTHING
Rutherford, Mara.  CROWN OF CORAL AND PEARL
Stone, Nic. JACKPOT
Wignall, Kevin.  WHEN WE WERE LOST
Young, Suzanne. GIRLS WITH SHARP STICKS

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