The Massachusetts Children’s Book Award (MCBA) was established as a program to encourage children to read great books. The children themselves vote for the book they think deserves to be named the book of the year. The award was started in 1975 by Dr. Helen Constant. The award program was developed because children in intermediate grades seemed to lose interest in reading after learning how to read. The award is sponsored by Salem State College in Salem, Massachusetts.
The current Master List with grade level guide and summaries can be found here
For more information on the Massachusetts Book Awards see the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award site at Salem State College
Here is a list of the books that PTA purchased so the 4th graders could participate:
El Deafo by: C. Bell
The Witch’s Boy by: K. Barnhill
The Water Castle by: M.F. Blakemore
Out of Bounds by: F. Bowen
The Buddy Files: The Case of the School Ghost by: D.H. Butler
Fish Finelli Book 1: Seagulls Don’t Eat Pickles by: E.S. Farber
Absolutely Almost by: L. Graff
The Time Fetch by: A. Herrick
The Fourteenth Goldfish by: J.L. Holm
Zeus and the Thunderbolt of Doom (Heroes in Training) by: J. Holub & S. Williams
Unusual Chickens for the Exceptional Poultry Farmer by: K. Jones
The Adventures of a South Pole Pig: A novel of snow and courage by: C. Kurtz
Bliss by: K. Littlewood
A Snicker of Magic by: N. Lloyd
Anton and Cecil, Book 1: Cats at Sea by: L. Martin & V. Martin
Quinny & Hopper by: A.B. Schanen
I Survived: The Great Chicago Fire, 1871 by: L. Tarshis
Loot: How to Steal a Fortune by: J. Watson
Mystery on Pine Lake: Cooper and Packrat by: T. Wright
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