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Black-Eyed Susan Book Program

Black-Eyed Susans

What is the Black-Eyed Susan Award

The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award honors outstanding books chosen annually by Maryland students. Each year since 1992, the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award has been given to one book in each of several grade-level categories. The 99/00 school year was the first year that a book was selected to receive the award by Maryland high school students. After reading at least 3 of the nominated books in a category, a student is eligible to cast one vote for the book he or she considers to be the most outstanding in that category. Votes from across the state are sent to the Black-Eyed Susan committee and tallied to determine the winner in each grade-level category. The winning authors and/or illustrators receive a pewter plate engraved with the year and the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award logo. Authors, illustrators and publishers recognize the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award as an honor bestowed by Maryland students.

Help select the book that will receive the Black-Eyed Susan Award for high school!

How you can help select the winner:

Read at least 3 of the nominated books in a category.

Cast your vote in the AEHS Media Center by April.

See Media Staff for more information.

Winners are drawn from eligible entries received by

April 28, 2011

Grades 6-9 Nominees

Cottrell Boyce, Frank - Cosmic
Draper, Sharon M. – Out of My Mind

Hahn, Mary Downing – Closed for the Season

Gosselink, John – The Defense of Thaddeus A. Ledbetter

Grabenstein, Chris – The Smoky Corridor
Mone, Gregory - Fish
Mulligan, Andy - Trash
Oppel, Kenneth – Half BrotherPreller, James - Bystander
Williams-Garcia, Rita – One Crazy Summer