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Spring Stinks
K-1 Read Aloud
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Nerdy Birdy Tweets
2nd Grade Read Aloud
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BAD KITTY Does NOT like CANDY
K-1 Read Aloud
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Diary of a Worm
2nd Grade Read Aloud
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Some oldies, but goodies!
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The Littlest Yak
K-1 Read Aloud
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Love, Z
2nd Grade Read Aloud
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It can’t hurt to try a new genre!
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Narwhal Unicorn of the Sea
K-1 Read Aloud
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Skippy Jon Jones in the Dog House
2nd Grade Read Aloud
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It can’t hurt to try a new genre!
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The Book That Almost Rhymed
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The Last Stand
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Ursula Upside Down
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The Rock in my Throat
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Millie Fleur’s Poison Garden
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Touch The Sky
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Looking For Happy
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Miguel Must Fight
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Rock Your Mocs
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Star Party
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Stay warm with a series.
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Turkey Trouble
by Wendi Silvano
2nd Grade Read Aloud
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Balloons Over Broadway
by Melissa Sweet
Happy Thanksgiving!
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5th Grade
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K-1 Read Aloud
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Bad Kitty Does Not Like Thanksgiving
by Nick Bruel
2nd Grade Read Aloud
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How To Catch a Turkey
by Adam Wallace and Andy Elkerton
What’s your favorite?
Fiction or fantasy?
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If I Built a School
by Chris Van Duran
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Ruby The Copycat
by Peggy Rothmann
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Maud Hart Lovelace Award
2026 Nominees
2025-2026 School Year
Sponsored by Minnesota Youth
Reading Awards
Who was Maud Hart Lovelace?
Maud Hart Lovelace was born in 1892 around Mankato, Minnesota. She became a famous children’s author with her Betsy-Tacy series. They are a well-known example of children’s historical fiction. This is why our state chapter book award is named in her honor.
Read three of these books,
then vote in March for your favorite!
Our votes are tallied as a school, then put together with the rest of the state to declare a winner. (We will vote in March!)
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We Don’t Eat our Classmates
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Do you have a library card? If you don’t you can get one at the public library! It’s FREE and you can check out books and other kinds of fun materials.
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The Yawns Are Coming!
By: Christopher Eliopoulos
2nd and 3rd Grade Read Aloud
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Bruce’s Big Storm
By Ryan T. Higgins
4th and 5th Grade Trailers
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young fredle
By Cynthia Voight
The long Fall break is a GREAT time to read something new. Try a different genre, author or an interesting non fiction topic.
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Fall Is Not Easy
by Marty Kelley
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Parts
by Tedd Arnold
4th and 5th Grade Book Trailer
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Restart
by Gordon Korman
REMEMBER TO TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOUR LIBRARY BOOKS. KEEP THEM AWAY FROM YOUR WATER BOTTLE IN YOUR BACKPACK.
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Snack Attack
by Terry Border
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Epic Adventure of Huggie & Stick
by Drew Daywalt
4th and 5th Grade Book Trailer
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The Mysterious Benedict Society
by Trenton Lee Stewart
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Leo A Ghost Story
by Mac Barnett
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Halloween Night
by Marjorie Dennis Murray
4th and 5th Grade Book Trailer
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The Zombie Chasers
by John Kloepfer
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I’m Not Afraid of This Haunted House
by Laurie B. Freedman
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The Scariest Book Ever
by Bob Shea
4th and 5th Grade Book Trailer
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Dying To Meet You
by Katie Klise
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A Fine, Fine School
by Sharon Creech
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We Don’t Lose Our Class Goldfish
by Ryan T. Higgins
4th and 5th Grade Book Trailer
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Words on Fire
by Jennifer A. Nielsen
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Pizza and Taco Wrestling Mania
by Stephen Shaskan
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It’s A Tiger
by David LaRochelle
4th and 5th Grade Book Trailer
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The Friendship War
by Andrew Clements
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My Mouth is a Volcano
by Julia Cook
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The Girl Who Never Made Mistakes
by Gary Rubinstein
4th and 5th Grade Book Trailer
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Power Forward
by Hena Khan
5th Grade Book Trailer
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Swim Team
by Johnnie Christmas
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Sorry Grownups, You Can’t Go To School
by Christina Geist
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Lila Greer, Teacher of the Year
by Andrea Beaty
4th Grade Book Trailer
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Timmy Failure
by Stephan Pastis
5th Grade Book Trailer
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Monday Into the Cave of Thieves
by Ralph Lazar