2008-2009 Winners Announced!
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!
