BOOK AWARDS

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Ladybug Picture Book Award
Sponsored by the Center for the Book at the NH State Library, this award is given to a picture book that is voted the best of ten titles by children pre-K through 3rd grade.  

Great Stone Face Award
Students in grades 4-6 choose their favorite book on a list of 20 titles.  Be sure to click on the Awards tab for drop-down menus that lead to booktalks, brochures and other promotional material. This award is sponsored by CHILIS.  
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Isinglass Teen Read Award
"The Isinglass Teen Read Award was begun in 2001 by the Barrington Public Library and the Barrington Middle School in order to promote teen reading, the participation of teens in the creation of their own reading list, and to honor those authors whose works speak to youth. The award is now open to all New Hampshire students in grades 7-8. Voting is done annually in April." - YALS 

The Flume Teen Reader's Choice Award
The Flume Teen Readers’ Choice Award is geared for students in grades 9-12. High school students vote for their favorite book on a list of 10 titles. Only high school teens can suggest titles for the list.
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2019 Award Winners

 These winners are available at our library.

Ladybug Picture Book Award Winner

Can I Be Your Dog?
by Troy Cummings

Amazon Summary:  "This picture book shares the tale of Arfy, a homeless mutt who lives in a box in an alley. Arfy writes to every person on Butternut Street about what a great pet he'd make. His letters to prospective owners share that he's house broken! He has his own squeaky bone! He can learn to live with cats! But, no one wants him. Won't anyone open their heart--and home--to a lonesome dog? Readers will be happily surprised to learn just who steps up to adopt Arfy. 
Troy Cummings's hilarious and touching story is a perfect gift for a child wanting a dog, and for pet adoption advocates. It also showcases many different styles of letter writing, making it appealing to parents and teachers looking to teach the lost art of written communication."

Great Stone Face Award

The Trail
​by Meika Hashimoto

Amazon Summary:  "Toby has to finish the final thing on The List. 
It's a list of brave, daring, totally awesome things that he and his best friend, Lucas, planned to do together, and the only item left is to hike the Appalachian Trail. But now Lucas isn't there to do it with him. 
Toby's determined to hike the trail alone and fulfill their pact, which means dealing with the little things -- the blisters, the heat, the hunger -- and the big things -- the bears, the loneliness, and the memories.
When a storm comes, Toby finds himself tangled up in someone else's mess: Two boys desperately need his help. But does Toby have any help to give?"

Isinglass Teen Read Award

Restart
by Gordon Korman

Amazon Summary:  "Rachel Brooks is excited for the new school year. She's finally earned a place as a forward on her soccer team. Her best friends make everything fun. And she really likes Tate, and she's pretty sure he likes her back. After one last appointment with her scoliosis doctor, this will be her best year yet.
Then the doctor delivers some terrible news: The sideways curve in Rachel's spine has gotten worse, and she needs to wear a back brace 23 hours a day. The brace wraps her in hard plastic from shoulder blades to hips. It changes how her clothes fit, how she kicks a ball, and how everyone sees her -- even her friends and Tate. But as Rachel confronts all the challenges the brace presents, the biggest change of all may lie in how she sees herself."

The Flume Award

The Hate U Give
​by Angie Thomas

Amazon Summary:  "Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend Khalil at the hands of a police officer. Khalil was unarmed.
Soon afterward, his death is a national headline. Some are calling him a thug, maybe even a drug dealer and a gangbanger. Protesters are taking to the streets in Khalil’s name. Some cops and the local drug lord try to intimidate Starr and her family. What everyone wants to know is: what really went down that night? And the only person alive who can answer that is Starr.
​But what Starr does—or does not—say could upend her community. It could also endanger her life."

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2018 Award Winners

 These winners are available at our library.

Ladybug Picture Book Award

Not Quite Narwhal
​by Jessie Sima

Great Stone Face Award

Ghosts
​by Raina Telgemeier

Isinglass Teen Read Award

Ghosts
by Raina Telgemeier

The Flume Teen Reader's Choice Award

Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
by Becki Albertini