2023-24 Massachusetts Children's Book Award

Each year Salem State University sponsors the MA Children's Book Award Program. 4th-6th graders are invited to read at least 5 of the books on the list in order to choose their favorite.  Voting will begin in April of 2024.

To order a book, simply click the cover image.  You will be taken to the online catalog where you can place a hold.

Happy Reading!

 

Air by Monica Roe
Air by Monica Roe
Ana on the Edge by A. J. Sass
Ana on the Edge by A. J. Sass
Another Kind by Cait May
Another Kind by Cait May
Battle Dragons: City of Thieves
Battle Dragons: City of Thieves by Alex London
The Deep and Dark Blue
The Deep and Dark Blue by Niki Smith
Falling Short
The Deep and Dark Blue by Ernesto Cisneros
The Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe
The Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe by Alyson Noel
Finally, Something Msyterious
Finally, Something Mysterious by Doug Cornett
Frizzy
Frizzy by Claribel Ortega
Future Hero
Future Hero: Race to Fire Mountain by Remi Blackwood
The Hero Next Door
The Hero Next Door edited by Olugbemisola Rhuday-Perkovich
How to Win a Slime War
How to Win a Slime War by Mae Respico
A Kind of Spark
A Kind of Spark by Elle McNicoll
Middle School's a Drag
Middle School's a Drag: You Better Werk! by Greg Howard
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich
My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi
New From Here
New From Here by Kelly Yang
Rez Dogs
Rez Dogs by Joseph Bruchac
Starfish
Starfish by Lisa Fipps
Stella
Stella by McCall Hoyle
Stuntboy: In the Meantime
Stuntboy: In the Meantime by Jason Reynolds
Thirst
Thirst by Varsha Bajaj
Unsolved Case Files: The 500 Million Dollar Heist
Unsolved Case Files: The 500 Million Dollar Heist by Tom Sullivan
We Could be Heroes
We Could Be Heroes by Margaret Finnegan