Maud Hart Lovelace Award2012

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

Other Names: Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
20 Works / 24 Items 29,705 Books 1,398 Reviews ½ 3.8
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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All, Winner (71), Honor (16), 3rd Place (12), 2nd Place (12), Nominee (867)
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Years:
All, 2024 (20), 2023 (20), 2022 (20), 2021 (20), 2020 (21), 2019 (20), 2018 (19), 2017 (24), 2016 (24), 2015 (24), 2014 (24), 2013 (23), 2012 (24), 2011 (23), 2010 (24), 2009 (24), 2008 (24), 2007 (24), 2006 (24), 2005 (22), 2004 (22), 2003 (23), 2002 (24), 2001 (23), 2000 (23), 1999 (20), 1998 (15), 1997 (15), 1996 (15), 1995 (24), 1994 (11), 1993 (14), 1992 (15), 1991 (15), 1990 (15), 1989 (14), 1988 (15), 1987 (15), 1986 (15), 1985 (15), 1984 (15), 1983 (15), 1982 (15), 1981 (15), 1980 (15)

Winner 2

Nominee 24

WorkCategoryYear
Please Write In This Book by Mary AmatoDivision I - Grades 3-52012
The Magic Half by Annie BarrowsDivision I - Grades 3-52012
The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric BerlinDivision I - Grades 3-52012
Football Genius by Tim GreenDivision I - Grades 3-52012
Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel by Nikki GrimesDivision I - Grades 3-52012
Getting Air by Dan GutmanDivision I - Grades 3-52012
Melonhead by Katy KellyDivision I - Grades 3-52012
The Dragon in the Sock Drawer by Kate KlimoDivision I - Grades 3-52012
100 Days and 99 Nights by Alan MadisonDivision I - Grades 3-52012
Captain Nobody by Dean PitchfordDivision I - Grades 3-52012
Listen! by Stephanie S. TolanDivision I - Grades 3-52012
No Girls Allowed (Dogs Okay) (Secrets of a Lab Rat) by Trudi TrueitDivision I - Grades 3-52012
Stolen Children by Peg KehretDivision II - Grades 6-82012
Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh BaskinDivision II - Grades 6-82012
The Puzzling World of Winston Breen by Eric BerlinDivision II - Grades 6-82012
The Maze Runner by James DashnerDivision II - Grades 6-82012
Sun and Moon, Ice and Snow by Jessica Day GeorgeDivision II - Grades 6-82012
The Brooklyn Nine by Alan M. GratzDivision II - Grades 6-82012
Football Genius by Tim GreenDivision II - Grades 6-82012
Getting Air by Dan GutmanDivision II - Grades 6-82012
The Juvie Three by Gordon KormanDivision II - Grades 6-82012
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. SchmidtDivision II - Grades 6-82012
Elephant Run by Roland SmithDivision II - Grades 6-82012
Listen! by Stephanie S. TolanDivision II - Grades 6-82012

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