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Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Winners Announced!

Maud Hart Lovelace AwardOn Saturday, April 25th, the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award winners were announced!  Saturday would have been the Minnesota author’s 123rd birthday.  And the winners are. . .

Division I

Belly Up Ghost Dog Secrets Guinea Dog
First place: Belly Up by Stuart Gibbs Second place: Ghost Dog Secrets by Peg Kehret Third place: Guinea Dog by Patrick Jennings

 

Division II

Breathing Room Cinder The False Prince
First place: Breathing Room by Marsha Hayles Second place: Cinder by Marissa Meyer Third place: The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen

 

You can learn more about the award, or more about Maud Hart Lovelace herself!

Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award Winners Announced

On April 25th, winners of the Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award were announced at the Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul. The 2009-2010 Maud Hart Lovelace award is a children’s choice book award presented by The Minnesota Youth Reading Association (MYRA).

The winner for division 1 (grades 3-5) was Champ by Marcia Thornton Jones.

The winner for division 2 (grades 6-8) was I’d Tell You I Love You, But then I’d Have to Kill You by Ally Carter.

The award, established in 1980, honors Maud Hart Lovelace (1892-1980), the author of the popular Betsy-Tacy series about growing up in Mankato at the turn of the twentieth century.  The goal of the award is to encourage recreational reading among school age children.  Each year winners are announced on Maud Hart Lovelace’s birthday, April 25. More information is available at:  http://maudhartlovelace.org.