Division I: ( grades 3 – 5 )

First: Champ by Marcia Thornton Jones (WINNER!)
Second: Home of the Brave by K. A. Applegate
Third: Clementine by Sara Pennypacker

Congrats to Marcia Thornton Jones for writing the winning story in Division I!

Division II: ( grades 6 – 8 )

First: I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You by Ally Carter (WINNER!)
Second: Peak by Roland Smith
Third: Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata

Congrats to Ally Carter for writing the winning story in Division II!

Last year Flush by Carl Hiaasen won in both divisions but the race was wide open this year – no duplicates!

I hope everyone had a fun time this year reading all of these great, deserving books. Keep your eye out for the 2010-2011 nominees and think about getting an early start reading this summer. Have fun!

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2009-2010 Winners Announced!

Division I: ( grades 3 – 5 )
Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
Star Jumper: Journal of a Cardboard Genius by Frank Asch
The Liberation of Gabriel King by K.L. Going
The Thing About Georgie by Lisa Graff
The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat by Lynne Jonell
Champ by Marcia Thornton Jones
The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
Leepike Ridge by N.D. Wilson

Division II: ( grades 6 – 8 )

Home of the Brave by Katherine Applegate
I’d Tell You I Love You, But Then I’d Have to Kill You (Gallagher Girls) by Ally Carter
Fire from the Rock by Sharon Draper
Princess Academy by Shannon Hale
La Linea by Ann Jaramillo
Cracker!: The Best Dog in Vietnam by Cynthia Kadohata
Schooled by Gordon Korman
Rules by Cynthia Lord
Life As We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer
Peak by Roland Smith
Notes From The Midnight Driver by Jordan Sonnenblick
Leepike Ridge by N.D. Wilson

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.

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Maud Hart Lovelace Awards – Complete 2009-2010 Nominee List