Great Lakes Great Books Award2016

Given by Michigan Reading Association

Other Names: Great Lakes' Great Books Award
40 Works 31,300 Books 2,063 Reviews ½ 3.9
The Michigan Reading Association's GLGB award is given annually for outstanding literature written for children.
Stages:
All, Winner (130), Honor Book (112), Nominee (161)
Categories:
Years:
All, 2024 (40), 2023 (40), 2022 (42), 2021 (5), 2020 (5), 2019 (5), 2018 (6), 2017 (5), 2016 (40), 2015 (12), 2014 (15), 2013 (15), 2012 (15), 2011 (15), 2010 (15), 2009 (15), 2008 (15), 2007 (13), 2006 (12), 2005 (12), 2004 (4), 2003 (4), 2002 (4), 2001 (4), 2000 (3), 1999 (2), 1998 (4), 1997 (3), 1996 (3), 1993 (3), 1991 (2), 1989 (3)

Winner 5

WorkCategoryYear
My Explosive Diary by Emily Gale2nd & 3rd Grade2016
El Deafo by Cece Bell4th & 5th Grade2016
The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler6th, 7th & 8th Grade2016
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th Grade2016
Gaston by Kelly DiPucchioKindergarten & 1st Grade2016

Nominee 40

WorkCategoryYear
My Explosive Diary by Emily Gale2nd & 3rd Grade2016
My Teacher Is a Monster! (No, I Am Not.) by Peter Brown2nd & 3rd Grade2016
Firebird by Misty Copeland2nd & 3rd Grade2016
The Scraps Book: Notes from a Colorful Life by Lois Ehlert2nd & 3rd Grade2016
I Love You Just Enough by Robbyn Smith van Frankenhuyzen2nd & 3rd Grade2016
The Year of Billy Miller by Kevin Henkes2nd & 3rd Grade2016
Creature Features: Twenty-Five Animals Explain Why They Look the Way They Do by Steve Jenkins2nd & 3rd Grade2016
Fly Away by Patricia MacLachlan2nd & 3rd Grade2016
El Deafo by Cece Bell4th & 5th Grade2016
The Madman of Piney Woods by Christopher Paul Curtis4th & 5th Grade2016
Space Case by Stuart Gibbs4th & 5th Grade2016
The Mark of the Dragonfly by Jaleigh Johnson4th & 5th Grade2016
A Snicker of Magic by Natalie Lloyd4th & 5th Grade2016
Half a Chance by Cynthia Lord4th & 5th Grade2016
Zane and the Hurricane: A Story of Katrina by Rodman Philbrick4th & 5th Grade2016
Winter Bees & Other Poems of the Cold by Joyce Sidman4th & 5th Grade2016
The Forbidden Library by Django Wexler6th, 7th & 8th Grade2016
I Kill the Mockingbird by Paul Acampora6th, 7th & 8th Grade2016
The Crossover by Kwame Alexander6th, 7th & 8th Grade2016
The Night Gardener by Jonathan Auxier6th, 7th & 8th Grade2016
Ali: An American Champion by Barry Denenberg6th, 7th & 8th Grade2016
Gaijin: American Prisoner of War by Matt Faulkner6th, 7th & 8th Grade2016
Absolutely Truly by Heather Vogel Frederick6th, 7th & 8th Grade2016
Half a World Away by Cynthia Kadohata6th, 7th & 8th Grade2016
We Were Liars by E. Lockhart9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th Grade2016
Killer of Enemies by Joseph Bruchac9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th Grade2016
Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th Grade2016
The Half Life of Molly Pierce by Katrina Leno9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th Grade2016
Darius & Twig by Walter Dean Myers9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th Grade2016
Clariel by Garth Nix9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th Grade2016
Dorothy Must Die by Danielle Paige9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th Grade2016
Schizo: A novel by Nic Sheff9th, 10th, 11th, & 12th Grade2016
Gaston by Kelly DiPucchioKindergarten & 1st Grade2016
The Lion and the Bird by Marianne DubucKindergarten & 1st Grade2016
The Farmer and the Clown by Marla FrazeeKindergarten & 1st Grade2016
One Big Pair of Underwear by Laura GehlKindergarten & 1st Grade2016
Once Upon an Alphabet: Short Stories for All the Letters by Oliver JeffersKindergarten & 1st Grade2016
Maple by Lori NicholsKindergarten & 1st Grade2016
Three Bears in a Boat by David SomanKindergarten & 1st Grade2016
Mama Built a Little Nest by Jennifer WardKindergarten & 1st Grade2016

Descriptions

The Michigan Reading Association's GLGB award is given annually for outstanding literature written for children. (English, Member-written)
"Founded in 1995, The Great Lakes Book Awards annually honor the year’s brightest and most deserving books about America’s heartland. Established by the Great Lakes Booksellers Association, the purpose of the awards is to recognize and reward excellence in the writing and publishing of books that capture the spirit and enhance awareness of the Great Lakes region."
Great Lakes Book Awards website (English, Member-written)

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