The following books were 2003-2004 nominees for the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award sponsored by the Minnesota Youth Reading Awards.
Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
Winners Take All by Fred Bowen
Love That Dog by Sharon Creech
Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis
Power Of Un by Nancy Etchemendy
The King of Dragons by Carol Fenner
The Girl With 500 Middle Names by Margaret Haddix
Kissing Doorknobs by Terry Hesser
The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill
In the Stone Circle by Elizabeth Cody Kimmel (WINNER!)
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben Mikaelsen (WINNER!)
The Graduation of Jake Moon by Barbara Park
The Last Book In The Universe by Rodman Philbrick
The Dragon of Lonely Island by Rebecca Rupp
Esperanza Risingg by Pam Munoz Ryan
Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli
Memory Boy by Will Weaver
Love, Ruby Lavender by Deborah Wiles
The Maud Hart Lovelace Award is a children’s book award designed to encourage recreational reading among school age children. Click on the links to learn more about each book as well as information on where they can be easily purchased.
