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 2011: Master List for 2010-2011
Anderson, L. H. (2008). Chains. (Simon & Schuster).
Appelt, K. (2008). The Underneath. (Atheneum).
Applegate, K. (2007). Home of the Brave. (Feiwel & Friends).
Avi. (2007). Iron Thunder. (Hyperion Books).
Balliett, B. (2008). The Calder Game. (Scholastic).
Barrows, A. (2007). The Magic Half. (Bloomsbury).
Baskin, N. (2009). Anything but Typical. (Simon & Schuster).
Berlin, E. (2009). The Potato Chip Puzzles: The Puzzling World of Winston Breen. (Putnam).
Blume, J. (2008). Cool Zone with the Pain and the Great One. (Delacorte).
Clements, A. (2007). No Talking! (Atheneum).
Goodman, A. (2008). The Other Side of the Island. (Razorbill).
Harper, C. (2007). Just Grace. (Houghton Mifflin).
Key, W. (2006). Alabama Moon. (Farrar, Straus and Giroux).
Law, I. (2008). Savvy. (Dial).
Lowery, L. (2006). Truth and Salsa . (Peachtree).
Lowry, L. (2008). The Willoughbys. (Houghton Mifflin).
MacLachlan, P. (2007). Edward's Eyes. (Atheneum).
Mass, W. (2009). 11 Birthdays. (Scholastic).
Mortenson, G., & Relin, D. (2009). Three Cups of Tea (Young Edition). (Dial).
Reilly Giff, P. (2008). Eleven. (Wendy Lamb Books).
Scaletta, K. (2009). Mudville. (Knopf).
Stead, R. (2007). First Light. (Wendy Lamb Books).
St. John, L. (2007). The White Giraffe. (Dial).
Stuchner, J. (2008). Honey Cake. (Random House).
Wilson, N. D. (2007). 100 Cupboards: Book 1. (Random House).
For further information about the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award program, please visit www.salemstate.edu/education/mcba/
