As is the tradition at the Maud Hart Lovelace Awards the winners were announced on the anniversary of the author’s birthday, April 25th. Over 20,000 Minnesota students between grades 3-8 chose among a list of great award nominees to narrow the field down to these winners:
Division I: ( grades 3 – 5 )
First: Flush by Carl Hiaasen (WINNER!)
Second: Lunch Money by Andrew Clements
Third: Three Good Deeds by Vivian Vande Velde
Everyone I have talked with agreed that Flush is a great book and deserved to be chosen #1. Congrats to Carl Hiaasen!
Division II: ( grades 6 – 8 )
First: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan (WINNER!)
Second: So B. It by Sarah Weeks
Third: Flush by Carl Hiaasen
Flush was even popular with the older kids. But congrats to Rick Riordan for winning with The Lightning Thief!
I hope everyone had a fun time this year reading all of these great, deserving books. Keep your eye out for the 2009-2010 nominees and think about getting an early start reading this summer. Have fun!
