• Maud Hart Lovelace nominees  2015-2016

    Maud Hart Lovelace was a Minnesota author who grew up in Mankato, Minnesota. Her Betsy-Tacy books tell of her childhood in the town she calls "Deep Valley." Each year since 1980, the year of her death, there has been a Minnesota reading contest for third through eighth graders. A committee comprised of teachers and librarians selects the titles for the contest each spring, and students read the books on the list during the following school year. In March the students vote on their favorite book from the list, and on April 25, the anniversary of Maud's birthday, the winner is announced. 

     

    Division One Nominees 2015-16

    1. 8 Class Pets+1 Squirrel-1 Dog=   Chaos  by Vivian Vande Velde

     2. Alien in My Pocket: Blast Off!!   by Nate Ball

     3.  Calli Be Gold by Michelle Weber Hurwitz

     4. Double Dog Dare by Lisa Graff

     5.  Elvis and the Underdog by Jenny Lee

     6. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library by Chris Grabenstein

     7.  Fortunately the Milk by Neil Gaiman

     8.  Fourth Stall by Chris  Rylander

    9.   Perfect Game by Fred Bowen
    10.  Rump: The True Story of  Rumpelstiltskin by Leisl Shurtliff

    11.  Summer of the Wolves by Polly Carlson-Voiles

     12. When Life Gives you OJ   by Erica S. Perl

     
     
    Students that read three titles from the above list during September through March
    will be able to vote for their favorite and help choose the Maud Hart Lovelace winner for this year!!