| McBookwords: State and Regional Book Awards | McBookwords: State and Regional Book Awards See Lists of States BELOW Most of these sites focus on readers' choice awards. These are awards in which the readers - children or young adults have a vote on the book chosen as the winner. In many cases the children recommend the books, an adult committee from the sponsoring organization reads and makes the final determination as to the final list of books to be considered. Readers read those books and vote for their favorite title. That title/author is declared the winner of that particular year's award. Often the book has been published two or three years previous. Sometimes the committee mandates that the book must be available in paperback or that the author is living. Each award has it's own criteria. I have tried to include the "official site" where one could be located but when not we have included a site, if available, with important information. |
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Alabama
Emphasis on Reading
www.alsde.edu/html/sections/doc_download.asp?section=61&id=3244
Alaska
Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award
www.pnla.org/yrca/
Arizona
Grand Canyon Reader Award
www.grandcanyonreaderaward.org/
Arkansas
Charlie May Simon Children's Book Award
www.asl.lib.ar.us/childaward/charlie_may_main.htmCalifornia Young Reader Medal -- From The CATE page click on the CYRM tab
cateweb.org/cyrm.html
Colorado
Colorado Children's Book Award
www.ccira.org/ccba.html
Blue Spruce Young Adult Book Award
cal-webs.org/bluespruce/Connecticut
Nutmeg Children's Book Award
www.nutmegaward.org/2006/index.htmDelaware Diamond Primary Award
www.doe.state.de.us/dsra/Delaware_Diamonds.html
Delaware Blue Hen Award (picture books and chapter books)
wilmlib.org/bluehen.html
Florida
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
www.firn.edu/doe/bin00015/ssyrap.htmGeorgia Children's Book Award
www.coe.uga.edu/gachildlit/awards/index.html
Georgia Peach Book Award for Teen Readers
http://glma-inc.org/peachaward.htm
The Nene Award
kauila.k12.hi.us/~hasl/Nene.htmlPacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award
www.pnla.org/yrca/
Illinois
Monarch Award: Illinois' K-3 Children's Choice Award
islma.org/grants_awards.htm#monarch
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award
www.rebeccacaudill.org/
Abraham Lincoln Illinois High School Book Award
islma.org/grants_awards.htm#lincoln
Indiana
Read Alouds Too Good to Miss
www.ilfonline.org/AIME/ReadAloud/ReadAloud.htm
Young Hoosier Book Award K-8
www.ilfonline.org/AIME/YHBA/YHBA.htm
Eliot Rosewater (Rosie) Award (9-12)
www.ilfonline.org/AIME/Rosie/EliotRosewaterProgram.htm
Iowa
Iowa Children's Choice Award
www.iema-ia.org/icca.html
Iowa Teen Award
www.iema-ia.org/itaindex.html
Iowa High School Book Award
www.iema-ia.org/ihsbaindex.html
William Allen White Children's Book Award
www.emporia.edu/libsv/wawbkawd/index.htm
Hearland Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
www.writingconference.com/heartlan.htm
Kentucky
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
kba.nku.eduLouisiana Young Reader's Choice Award
test.state.lib.la.us/la_dyn_templ.cfm?doc_id=83Maine Student Book Award
www.mainelibraries.org/awards/msba.htm
Maine Chickadee Award
www.chickadeeaward.org
Maryland
Black-Eyed Susan Book Award
mdedmedia.org/besall.html
Maryland Children's Book Award
www.somd.lib.md.us/mcbap/welcome.htm
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
www.salemstate.edu/education/mcba/
Michigan
Great Lakes' Great Books Award
www.michiganreading.org/greatbooks/index.html
Minnesota
Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
www.maudhartlovelace.org
Mississippi
Missouri
Building Block Picture Book Award
www.molib.org/BuildingBlock.html
Show Me Reader Award
www.maslonline.org/awards/books/ShowMe/
Mark Twain Award
www.maslonline.org/awards/books/MarkTwain/
Missouri Gateway Award for Teens
www.maslonline.org/awards/books/Gateway/
Montana
Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award
www.pnla.org/yrca/Golden Sower Award
www.goldensower.org
Nevada
Nevada Young Readers' Award
www.nevadalibraries.org/Divisions/NYRA/
New Hampshire
Great Stone Face Award
www.chilisnh.org/gsf/gsfaward.html
New Hampshire Ladybug Picture Book Award
www.nh.gov/nhsl/bookcenter/programs/ladybug.html
New Jersey
The Garden State Children's Book Awards
http://www.njla.org/honorsawards/ Click on Children's link
The Garden State Teen Book Awards
http://www.njla.org/honorsawards Click on Teen link
New Mexico
Land of Enchantment Book Award
www.loebookaward.com/
New York
Charlotte Award
www.nysreading.org/Awards/charlotte
3 Apples Children's Choice Award
www.3applesbookaward.org/
Teen 3 Apples Award
http://www.3applesbookaward.org/teens/
North Carolina
North Carolina Children's Book Award
www.bookhive.org/nccba/
North Dakota
Flicker Tale Children's Book Award
ndsl.lib.state.nd.us/ndla/ftaward.htmBuckeye Children's Book Award (grades k-8)
www.bcbookaward.info
Teen Buckeye Award (grades 9-12)
www.bcbookaward.info/teens/
Oklahoma
Sequoyah Book Award
www.oklibs.org/sequoyah/
Oregon
Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award
www.oema.net/cleary/history.htm
Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award
www.pnla.org/yrca/
Patricia Gallagher Picture Book Award
www.open.org/~ora/picturebook.html
Carolyn W. Field Award
www.clpgh.org/kids/booknook/topicbooklists/fieldaward.htmlYoung Reader's Choice Award
www.psla.org/grantsandawards/pyrca.php.3
Rhode Island Children's Book Award
www.ri.net/RIEMA/bookaward.html
Rhode Island Teen Book Award
www.ri.net/RIEMA/ritba.html
SCASL (SC Assoc. of School Librarians) Book Award
www.scasl.net/bookawards.htm
South Dakota
Prairie Bud Award - Grades K-3
www.sdlibraryassociation.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=6130
Prairie Pasque Award - 4-6
www.sdlibraryassociation.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=6130
YARP Reading List - Grades 7-12
www.sdlibraryassociation.org/mc/page.do?sitePageId=6130
Volunteer State
www.korrnet.org/tasl/vsba.htm
Texas
www.txla.org/html/reading.html
Includes links to the following Texas Library Association Awards:
- 2X2 -- Age two through second grade
- Texas Bluebonnet Award -- Third through sixth grade
- Lone Star-- Sixth through eighth grade
- Tayshas --High school
Children's Literature Association - Beehive Awards
www.clau.org/Red Clover Award
www.mothergooseprograms.org/html/redclover.html
Dorothy Canfield Fisher Children's Book Award
www.dcfaward.org/
Virginia
Virginia State Young Readers Award
http://www.vsra.org/Vyrpindex.htmlSasquatch Reading Award
www.wlma.org/Association/sasquatch.htm
Pacific Northwest Library Association's Young Reader's Choice Award
www.pnla.org/yrca/
Evergreen Young Adult Book Award
www.wlma.org/Association/evergr.htm
Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award
www.wlma.org/Association/wccpb.htm
West Virginia
West Virginia Children's Book Award
www.wvcba.org
Wisconsin
Golden Archer Award
www.wemaonline.org/ go to awards/grants; then go to Golden Archer Awards
Wyoming
Indian Paintbrush Book Award
www.ccpls.org/html/indianp.html
Soaring Eagle Award
www.ccpls.org/html/soaringeagle.html
Buckaroo Book Award
www.wyla.org/buckaroo/The Lupine Award
www.rice.lib.me.us/lupine.htm
Michigan
Michigan Author Award
www.mla.lib.mi.us/units/committee/maac/
New York
Knickerbocker Award for Juvenile Literature
www.slms-nyla.org/knick.html
Wisconsin
The Elizabeth Burr Award
www.soemadison.wisc.edu/ccbc/burr.htm
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