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Congratulations to Megan E. Freeman's book Alone winner of the 2022-2023 Massachusetts Children's Book Award!

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Isla to Island Castellanos N/A
Twins Johnson & Wright GN360L
Black Brother Black Brother Parker-Rhodes HL400L
I Survived The Nazi Invasion, 1944: A Graphic Novel Tarshis & Sarraseca GN520L
Blackbird Girls Blankman 560L
Lemons Savage 630L
P.S. I Miss You Petro-Roy 660L
Arlo Finch and the Valley of Fire August 670L
A Wolf Called Wonder Parry 670L
The List of Things That Will Not Change Stead 680L
Yummy: A History of Desserts Elliot GN690L
Alone Freeman 690L
Amari and the Night Brothers Alston 700L
Isaiah Dunn is My Hero Baptist 700L
Prairie Lotus Park 730L
Roll with It Sumner 740L
Too Bright To See Lukoff 790L
Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez Cuevas 740L
CeCe Rios and the Desert of Souls Rivera 810L
Ancestor Approved Smith, 810L
Simon B Rhymin Reed 820L
Float Martin 850L
Marley Dias Gets it Done Dias 940L
Dragon Egg Princess Oh 1010L
History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics Messner & Koch 1110L

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Master List 2020-2021 Award

Burg, A. (2016). Unbound.

Cline-Ransome, L. (2018). Finding Langston. 

Connor, L. (2018). The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle. 

Curtis, C. (2018). The Journey of Little Charlie. 

Elliot, Z. (2018). Dragons in a Bag. 

Gino, A. (2018). You Don’t Know Everything, Jilly P!

Hashimi, N. (2018). The Sky at Our Feet.

Helget, N. (2017). The End of the Wild. 

Hiranandani, V. (2018). The Night Diary. 

Hernandez, C. (2019). Sal and Gabi Break the Universe.

Hood, S. (2018). Lifeboat 12. 

Kadohata, C. (2018). Checked. 

Kelly, L. (2019). Song for a Whale. 

Lai, R. (2019). Pie in the Sky. 

Murdock, C. (2018). The Book of Boy. 

Sheinkin, S. (2018). Abigail Adams, Pirate of the Caribbean. 

Stokes, J. (2018). The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution: A Handbook for Time Travelers.

Tarshis, L. (2019). I Survived The Great Molasses Flood, 1919. 

Telgemeier, R. (2019). Guts. 

Trueit, T. (2018). Explorer Academy: The Nebula Secret. 

Walsh, J. (2019). She Dared: Bethany Hamilton. 

Wang, J. (2019). Stargazing. 

Woods, B. (2019). The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA. 

Woods, M. (2017). The Boy, the Bird, and the Coffin Maker. 

Yang, K. (2018). Front Desk. 

Massachusetts Children's Book Award

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Master List 2021 Award

Burg, A. (2016). Unbound. 

Cline-Ransome, L. (2018). Finding Langston.

Connor, L. (2018). The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle.

Curtis, C. (2018). The Journey of Little Charlie.

Elliot, Z. (2018). Dragons in a Bag.

Gino, A. (2018). You Don't Know Everything, Jilly P!

Hashimi, N. (2018). The Sky at Our Feet.

Helget, N. (2017). The End of the Wild. 

Hiranandani, V. (2018). The Night Diary.

Hernandez, C. (2019). Sal and Gabi Break the Universe.

Hood, S. (2018). Lifeboat 12.

Kadohata, C. (2018). Checked.

Kelly, L. (2019). Song for a Whale.

Lai, R. (2019). Pie in the Sky.

Murdock, C. (2018). The Book of Boy.

Sheinkin, S. (2019). Abigail Adams, Pirate of the Caribbean.

Stokes, J. (2018). The Thrifty Guide to the American Revolution: A Handbook for Time Travelers.

Tarshis, L. (2019). I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919.

Telgemeier, R. (2019). Guts.

Walsh, J. (2019). She Dared: Bethany Hamilton.

Wang, J. (2019). Stargazing.

Woods, B. (2019). The Unsung Hero of Birdsong, USA.

Woods, M. (2017). The Boy, the Bird, and the Coffin Maker.

Yang, K. (2018). Front Desk.

Massachusetts Children’s Book Award

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Master List 2018

• Abbott, T. (2014). The Forbidden Stone. (Katherine Tegen Books)
• Angelberger, T. (2016). Inspector Flytrap. (Amulet Books)
• Baptiste, T. (2015). The Jumbies. (Algonquin Young Readers)
• Bradley, K. B. (2015). The War that Saved My Life. (Puffin Books)
• Camper, C. (2014). Lowriders in Space. (Chronicle Books)
• Draper, S. (2015). Stella by Starlight. (Atheneum/Caitlyn Dlouhy Books)
• Gibbs, S. (2014). Space Case: A Moon Base Alpha Novel. (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
• Hilton, M. (2015). Full Cicada Moon. (Puffin Books)
• Hunt, L. M. (2015). Fish in a Tree. (Puffin Books)
• Jamieson, V. (2015). Roller Girl. (Dial Books)
• Jennings, K. (2014). Maps & Geography. (Little Simon)
• Levy, D. A. (2014). Misadventures of the Family Fletcher. (Yearling Books)
• MacLachan, P. (2013). The Truth of Me: About a Boy, His Grandmother, and a Very Good Dog. (Harper Collins)
• Milford, K. (2014). Greenglass House. (HMH Books for Young Readers)
• Nye, N. S. (2014). The Turtle of Oman. (Greenwillow Books)
• Oppel, K. (2015). Nest. (Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers)
• Pearsall, S. (2015). The Seventh Most Important Thing. (Yearling Books)
• Perkins, L. R. (2014). Nuts to You. (Harper Collins)
• Sands, K. (2015). The Blackthorn Key. (Aladdin)
• Shurtliff, L. (2015). Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk. (Yearling Books)
• Spinelli, E. (2014). Another Day as Emily. (Random House Children's Books)
• Stroud, J. (2013). Screaming Staircase. (Disney-Hyperion)
• Wicks, M. (2016). Coral Reefs: Cities of the Ocean. (First Second Books)
• Woods, B. (2014). The Blossoming Universe of Violet Diamond. (Puffin Books)
• Woodson, J. (2014). Brown Girl Dreaming. (Puffin Books)

Massachusetts Children's Book Award 2017

Master List for 2017-2017

Avi. (2012). Sophia’s War: A Tale of the Revolution. (Beach Lane Books)

Bell, C. (2014). El Deafo. (Harry N. Abrams)

Barnhill, K. (2014). The Witch’s Boy. (Algonquin Young Readers)

Blakemore, M. F. (2013). The Water Castle. (Walker)

Bowen, F. (2015). Out of Bounds. (Peachtree)

Butler, D. H. (2012). The Buddy Files: The Case of the School Ghost. (Albert Whitman & Company)

Chambliss Bertman, J. (2015). Book Scavenger. (Holt)

Ellis, D. (2011). No Ordinary Day. (Groundwood Books)

Farber, E.S. (2013). Fish Finelli Book 1: Seagulls Don’t Eat Pickles. (Chronicle)

Gibbs, S. (2014). Poached. (Simon & Schuster)

Graff, L. (2014). Absolutely Almost. (Philomel)

Herrick, A. (2013). The Time Fetch. (Algonquin Young Readers)

Holm, J. L. (2014). The Fourteenth Goldfish. (Random House)

Holub, J. (2012). Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom (Heroes in Training). (Aladdin).

Jones, K. (2015). Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer. (Knopf)

Kurtz. C. (2013). The Adventures of a South Pole Pig: A novel of snow and courage. (Harcourt)

Lendle, I. (2015). The Stratford Zoo Midnight Revue Presents Romeo and Juliet. (First Second)

Lerangis, P. (2013). Seven Wonders Book 1: The Colossus Rises. (Harper Collins)

Littlewood, K. (2012). Bliss. (Katherine Tegen Books)

Lloyd, N. (2014). A Snicker of Magic. (Scholastic)

Martin, L, & Martin, V. (2013). Anton and Cecil, Book 1: Cats at Sea. (Algonquin Young Readers)

Schanen, A. B. (2014). Quinny and Hopper. (Disney-Hyperion)

Tarshis, L. (2015). I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire, 1871. (Scholastic)

Watson, J. (2014). Loot: How to Steal a Fortune. (Scholastic)

Wright, T. (2013). Mystery on Pine Lake: Cooper and Packrat. (Islandport Press)

Grade Level Guide For Teachers and Librarians

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