Maud Hart Lovelace Award 20062007

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Maud Hart Lovelace Award 2006-2007

• Presented by
• Tori Jensen

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Maud Hart Lovelace

• 1892 1980
• Grew up near Mankato, Minnesota
• Famous for Betsy- Tacy books

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Guidelines for Nominees

• Nominated by students, teachers, and librarians
• Author is living and resides in North America
• Available in paperback
• Published in the past 5 years
• Cannot be part of a series

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Guidelines for students

• Be in 3rd 8th grade
• Read 3 of the nominated books before April 1st

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This years nominees for grades 3-5 are
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Donuthead by Sue Stauffacher
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Escaping the Giant Waveby Peg Kehret
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Gold-Threaded Dressby Carolyn Marsden
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The Good Dogby Avi
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Grover G. Graham and Me by Mary Quattlebaum
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When the Circus Came to Townby Laurence Yep
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The Word Eater by Mary Amato
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The World According to Humphreyby Betty G. Birney
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This years crossover titles for grades 3-8 are
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Rising Waterby P. J. Petersen
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Becoming Naomi Leonby Pam Munoz Ryan
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The Boy Who Saved Baseballby John Ritter
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Gregor the Overlanderby Suzanne Collins
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This years nominees for grades 6-8 are
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Bronx Masqueradeby Nikki Grimes
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Airbornby Kenneth Oppel
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Blizzards Wakeby Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
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Buddha Boyby Kathe Koja
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Hawksong by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
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Heir Apparentby Vivian Vande Velde
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Soldier Xby Don Wulffson
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Things Not Seenby Andrew Clements
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Where can I get these books?

• Your school library
• The public library
• Your school book fair

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Voting

• Takes place in March
• Your school winner announced on April 1st
• State-wide winner announced April 25th (Maud-Hart
  Lovelaces birthday)

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Previous Division I Winners

• 2006 Runt
• 2005 Doll People
• 2004 In the Stone Circle
• 2003 The Ghost of Fossil Glenn
• 2002 Silverwing
• 2001 - The Million Dollar Shot
• 2000 Danger in the Desert

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Previous Division II Winners

• 2006 - Hoot
• 2005 - Zachs Lie
• 2004 - Touching Spirit Bear
• 2003 - Dovey Coe
• 2002 - Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun
• 2001 - Among the Hidden
• 2000 - Tangerine

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For additional information about the Maud Hart
Lovelace Book Award, point your browser to
www.maudhartlovelace.orgThe site lists all
previous award recipients, 1980-2006 as well as
contact information for members of the Executive
Board of the Minnesota Youth Reading Award
(MYRA).