Maryland Black-eyed Susan Book Award Program

Lakewood readers in 1st grade through 5th grade have the opportunity to participate in the 2008-2009 Maryland Black-Eyed Susan Book Award program, an annual statewide reading encouragement program sponsored by the Maryland Association of School Librarians. Students read from a list of books selected by a committee of Maryland media specialists. In April, students across the state vote for their favorite book from the list. Students must read 3 books from the chapter book list to vote in that category. Students must read 8 picture books to vote in the picture book category.
I will read 8 picture book nominees to students in grades 1 and 2. Students in grades 3, 4 and 5 will read independently, but I will introduce the books to the students. (Note: In general, the fiction nominees are more appropriate for 4th through 6th grade students in content.) The nominated books are listed on the reverse. Participation in this program is voluntary in grades 3 through 5. I also run an abbreviated and unofficial version of the program for the Kindergarten, reading only those books that are suitable.
These books are available in the Media Center. Titles followed by an asterisk are also available at Montgomery County Public Library branches.

Barretta, Gene: Now & Ben: The Modern Inventions of Benjamin Franklin*
Bruel, Nick: Who is Melvin Bubble?
Bruel, Robert O.: Bob and Otto*
Clements, Andrew: Dogku*
Deedy, Carmen Agra: Martina the Beautiful Cockroach: A Cuban Folktale*
Ehrhardt, Karen: This Jazz Man*
Flaherty, Alice: The Luck of the Loch Ness Monster: A Tale of Picky Eating*
Harrington, Janice N.: The Chicken-Chasing Queen of Lamar County*
Kay, Verla: Rough, Tough Charley
Madison, Alan: Velma Gratch & the Way Cool Butterfly*
Michelson, Richard: Across the Alley*
Sierra, Judy: Mind Your Manners, B.B. Wolf
Various authors: Knock, Knock!
Watt, Melanie: Scaredy Squirrel*
Woodruff, Elvira: Small Beauties: The Journey of Darcy Heart*

Berlin, Eric: The Puzzling World of Winston Breen*
Clements, Andrew: No Talking*
Dahlberg, Maurine: The Story of Jonas*
DeFelice, Cynthia: The Ghost of Poplar Point*
Graff, Lisa: The Thing About Georgie: A Novel*
Hahn, Mary Downing: Witch Catcher*
Hicks, Betty: Out of Order*
McKissack, Pat: A Friendship for Today*
O'Connor, Barbara: How to Steal A Dog*
Pitchford, Dean: The Big One-Oh*

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