Maud Hart Lovelace AwardWinner

Given by Minnesota Youth Reading Awards, Inc. (MYRA)

Other Names: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
67 Works / 71 Items 42,347 Books 947 Reviews ½ 3.9
About the Maud Hart Lovelace Award

The Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award is a children's read and vote book award. Its purpose is to encourage recreational reading among school age children.

Nominated show more titles are works of fiction of recognized quality selected by independent regional reading groups.

Students in grades 3-5 who have read or listened to at least three titles from the Division I nominee list and students in grades 6-8 who have read or listened to at least three titles from the Division II nominee list are eligible to vote for the Maud Hart Lovelace Award.

Students vote for a favorite title and ballots may be submitted to the Minnesota Youth Reading Awards during the month of March.

The current year's winners and next year's nominees are announced by the MYRA executive board in April. The winning authors are then invited to attend an award presentations in the fall, location and date to be announced by the MYRA executive board.

The books on the nominee lists are selected by the Maud Hart Lovelace Selection Committee. Criteria for selection include:

books must be available in paperback as of January 1st of the selection year

author must live in North America

original copyright must be within three years of the selection year

must be work of fiction and not classified as a picture book

The nominee lists are not intended to be an automatic recommendation of the books. Since selection policies vary, please apply your specific selection criteria to each title and purchase those titles that best meet the needs of your library or school.

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Stages:
All, Winner (71), Honor (16), 3rd Place (12), 2nd Place (12), Nominee (867)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2023 (2), 2022 (2), 2021 (2), 2020 (2), 2019 (2), 2018 (2), 2017 (2), 2016 (2), 2015 (2), 2014 (2), 2013 (2), 2012 (2), 2011 (2), 2010 (2), 2009 (2), 2008 (2), 2007 (2), 2006 (2), 2005 (2), 2004 (2), 2003 (2), 2002 (2), 2001 (2), 2000 (2), 1999 (2), 1998 (2), 1997 (2), 1996 (1), 1995 (1), 1994 (1), 1993 (1), 1992 (1), 1991 (1), 1990 (1), 1989 (1), 1988 (1), 1987 (1), 1986 (1), 1985 (1), 1984 (1), 1983 (1), 1982 (1), 1981 (1), 1980 (1)

Winner 71

WorkCategoryYear
City Spies by James PontiDivision I - Grades 3-52023
White Bird: A Wonder Story by R. J. PalacioDivision II - Grades 6-82023
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria JamiesonDivision I - Grades 3-52022
When Stars Are Scattered by Victoria JamiesonDivision II - Grades 6-82022
Restart by Gordon KormanDivision I - Grades 3-52021
Resistance by Jennifer A. NielsenDivision II - Grades 6-82021
Wish by Barbara O'ConnorDivision I - Grades 3-52020
Refugee by Alan GratzDivision II - Grades 6-82020
The Terrible Two by Mac BarnettDivision I - Grades 3-52019
A Night Divided by Jennifer A. NielsenDivision II - Grades 6-82019
Fort by Cynthia DeFeliceDivision I - Grades 3-52018
The War That Saved My Life by Kimberly Brubaker BradleyDivision II - Grades 6-82018
El Deafo by Cece BellDivision I - Grades 3-52017
El Deafo by Cece BellDivision II - Grades 6-82017
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library by Chris GrabensteinDivision I - Grades 3-52016
One for the Murphys by Lynda Mullaly HuntDivision II - Grades 6-82016
Belly Up by Stuart GibbsDivision I - Grades 3-52015
Breathing Room by Marsha HaylesDivision II - Grades 6-82015
Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob BuyeaDivision I - Grades 3-52014
Out of My Mind by Sharon M. DraperDivision II - Grades 6-82014
11 Birthdays by Wendy MassDivision I - Grades 3-52013
Matched by Ally CondieDivision II - Grades 6-82013
Please Write In This Book by Mary AmatoDivision I - Grades 3-52012
Stolen Children by Peg KehretDivision II - Grades 6-82012
Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing HahnDivision I - Grades 3-52011
Deep and Dark and Dangerous by Mary Downing HahnDivision II - Grades 6-82011
Champ by Marcia Thornton JonesDivision I - Grades 3-52010
I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You by Ally CarterDivision II - Grades 6-82010
Flush by Carl HiaasenDivision I - Grades 3-52009
The Lightning Thief by Rick RiordanDivision II - Grades 6-82009
Ruby Holler by Sharon CreechDivision I - Grades 3-52008
Drums, Girls, And Dangerous Pie by Jordan SonnenblickDivision II - Grades 6-82008
Escaping the Giant Wave by Peg KehretDivision I - Grades 3-52007
Things Not Seen by Andrew ClementsDivision II - Grades 6-82007
Runt by Marion Dane BauerDivision I - Grades 3-52006
Hoot by Carl HiaasenDivision II - Grades 6-82006
The Doll People by Ann M. MartinDivision I - Grades 3-52005
Zach's Lie by Roland SmithDivision II - Grades 6-82005
In the Stone Circle by Elizabeth Cody KimmelDivision I - Grades 3-52004
Touching Spirit Bear by Ben MikaelsenDivision II - Grades 6-82004
The Ghost of Fossil Glen by Cynthia DeFeliceDivision I - Grades 3-52003
Dovey Coe by Frances O'Roark DowellDivision II - Grades 6-82003
Silverwing by Kenneth OppelDivision I - Grades 3-52002
Trapped Between the Lash and the Gun by Arvella WhitmoreDivision II - Grades 6-82002
The Million Dollar Shot by Dan GutmanDivision I - Grades 3-52001
Among the Hidden by Margaret Peterson HaddixDivision II - Grades 6-82001
Danger In The Desert by T.S. FieldsDivision I - Grades 3-52000
Tangerine by Edward BloorDivision II - Grades 6-82000
Frindle by Andrew ClementsDivision I - Grades 3-51999
Crash by Jerry SpinelliDivision II - Grades 6-81999
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara ParkDivision I - Grades 3-51998
Mick Harte Was Here by Barbara ParkDivision II - Grades 6-81998
The Summer I Shrank My Grandmother by Elvira WoodruffDivision I - Grades 3-51997
The Devil's Arithmetic by Jane YolenDivision II - Grades 6-81997
Cages by Peg Kehret1996
Nightmare Mountain by Peg Kehret1995
38 Weeks Till Summer Vacation by Mona Kerby1994
The Dead Man in Indian Creek by Mary Downing Hahn1993
This Island Isn't Big Enough For the Four Of Us by Gery Greer1992
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen1991
Wait Till Helen Comes by Mary Downing Hahn1990
Eating Ice Cream with a Werewolf by Phyllis Green1989
Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman1988
Stone Fox by John Reynolds Gardiner1987
Zucchini by Barbara Dana1986
Skinnybones by Barbara Park1985
Nothing's Fair in Fifth Grade by Barthe DeClements1984
It Can't Hurt Forever by Marilyn Singer1983
The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Barbara Robinson1982
The Pinballs by Betsy Byars1981
Summer of the Monkeys by Wilson Rawls1980

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