The following books were 2006-2007 nominees for the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award sponsored by the Minnesota Youth Reading Awards.
The Word Eater by Mary Amato
Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
The Good Dog by Avi
The World According to Humphrey by Betty Birney
Things Not Seen by Andrew Clements (WINNER!)
Gregor The Overlanderby Suzanne Collins
Bronx Masquerade by Nikki Grimes
Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg Kehret (WINNER!)
Buddha Boy by Kathe Koja
The Gold-Threaded Dress by Carolyn Marsden
Blizzard’s Wake by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Rising Water by P. J. Peterson
Grover G. Graham and Me by Mary Quattlebaum
The Boy Who Saved Baseball by John Ritter
Becoming Naomi Leon by Pam Munoz Ryan
Donuthead by Sue Stauffacher
Heir Apparent by Vivian Vande Velde
Soldier X by Don Wulffson
When the Circus Came to Town by Lawrence Yep
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.
