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Maud Hart Lovelace Nominees Division I

Maud Hart Lovelace Nominees Division I. 2013-14. Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea. Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the better by "rookie teacher" Mr. Terupt. ATOS Reading Level: 3.7 Point Value: 5.

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Maud Hart Lovelace Nominees Division I

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  1. Maud Hart Lovelace Nominees Division I 2013-14

  2. Because of Mr. Teruptby Rob Buyea Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the better by "rookie teacher" Mr. Terupt. ATOS Reading Level: 3.7 Point Value: 5

  3. Cinderella Smithby Stephanie Barden Cast off by her old friends, Cinderella agrees to help a new student deal with the stepsisters she will soon have, and meantime, a former friend tries to prevent Cinderella from dancing the lead in their tap recital. ATOS Reading Level: 4.2 Point Value: 3

  4. Close to Famousby Joan Bauer ATOS Reading Level: 3.6 Point Value: 6 The residents of Culpepper, despite their grand aspirations, have made little progress toward achieving their goals, but unexpected events and surprises put the ambitions of the residents of Culpepper to the test.

  5. Kilpfish Codeby Mary Casanova ATOS Reading Level: 5 Point Value: 6 Sent with her younger brother to Godoy Island to live with her aunt and grandfather after Germans bomb Norway in 1940, ten-year-old Merit longs to join her parents in the Resistance and when her aunt, a teacher, is taken away two years later, she resents even more the Nazis' presence and her grandfather's refusal to oppose them.

  6. Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steelby K.A. Holt ATOS Reading Level: 4.5 Point Value: 7 Mike is suspicious when his family joins an expedition to Mars at the last minute, and his fears are confirmed when all of the adults on the colonizing mission, including his parents, begin to act strangely

  7. Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freezeby Alan Silberberg ATOS Reading Level: 5.5 Point Value: 6 In love with the girl he sneezed on the first day of school and best pals with Marshall, the "One Eyed Jack" of friends, seventh-grader Milo Cruikshank misses his mother whose death has changed everything at home.

  8. Night Fairyby Laura Amy Schlitz ATOS Reading Level: 4.2 Point Value: 2 When Flory the night fairy's wings are accidentally broken and she cannot fly, she has to learn to do everything differently.

  9. One Crazy Summerby Rita Williams-Garcia ATOS Reading Level: 4.6 Point Value: 7 In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp.

  10. Out of My Mindby Sharon M. Draper ATOS Reading Level: 4.3 Point Value: 8 Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth-grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time.

  11. Quarterback Seasonby Fred Bowen ATOS Reading Level: 4.5 Point Value: 3 As a school assignment, eighth-grader Matt Monroe keeps a journal about his team's football season.

  12. Trouble with Chickensby Doreen Cronin ATOS Reading Level: 3.8 Point Value: 1 A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case.

  13. Turtle in Paradiseby Jennifer L. Holm ATOS Reading Level: 3.7 Point Value: 4 In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida.

  14. Students must read at least 3 of the books nominated in their division and pass the AR tests for those books. • Students must enter their quiz scores in the Google Doc. On the Media Center Web page. • We will check the scores with the Student’s AR record to make sure they are all correct. To Participate in the Maud Hart Lovelace contest: Rewards: • Eligible voters will vote for their favorite book during the last week in March. Votes will be sent in to the State Committee and the winning author will receive the Maud Hart Lovelace Award from MN students. • Eligible voters will receive a certificate and reward for their efforts. • Any student who is able to read all of the nominated books in their division will be specially recognized

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