Students in grades four, five and six have been introduced to the Massachusetts Children’s Awards Program. This is a voluntary reading adventure. Students can read as many of the twenty five titles on the reading list as they wish. They can keep a record of the titles they read. In January there will be optional book discussion groups. In March we will celebrate the end of the program with a pizza party and election of our favorite books. In order to be invited to the culminating event participants must have read at least five of the titles on the MCBA reading list. Their teachers must have “signed off” showing that the student has read each book. This program is a great way to help our students enjoy reading and sharing their thoughts on a book.
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award 2010: Master List for 2009-20010
Creech, S. (2007). The Castle Corona.
Curtis, C.P. (2007). Elijah of Buxton.
Davies, J. (2007). The Lemonade War.
Dowd, S. (2008). The London Eye Mystery.
Frederick, H.V. (2007). Spy Mice: Goldwhiskers.
Gormley, B. (2008). Barack Obama: Our 44th President.
Haddix, M.P. (2008). Found (The Missing, Book 1).
Helgerson, J. (2006). Horns and Wrinkles.
James, C. (2006). Billy the Fish.
Jonell, L. (2007). Emmy and the Incredible Shrinking Rat.
Kadohata, C. (2006). Weedflower.
Klages, E. (2006). The Green Glass Sea.
Korman, G. (2008). Swindle.
Lord, C. (2006). Rules.
Lupica, M. (2008). The Big Field.
McKissack, P. (2005). Abby Takes a Stand.
Meehl, B. (2006). Out of Patience.
O’Connor, B. (2007). How to Steal a Dog.
Paterson, K. (2006). Bread and Roses, Too.
Prelutsky, J. (2008). Pizza, Pigs, and Poetry: How to Write a Poem.
Reisman, M. (2008). Simon Bloom, The Gravity Keeper.
Ryan, P. M. (2007). Paint the Wind.
Sage, A. (2006). Araminta Spookie 1: My Haunted House.
Tolan, S. (2006). Listen!
Woodson, J. (2007). Feathers.
For further information about the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award program, please visit www.salemstate.edu/education/mcba/
