Children's Choice Awards
The Children's Choice Book Awards program was created to provide young readers with an opportunity to voice their opinions about the books being written for them and to help develop a reading list that will motivate children to read more and cultivate a love of reading.
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We are water protectors2020
Summary: Water is the first medicine. It affects and connects us all. When a black snake threatens to destroy the Earth and poison her people's water, one young water protector takes a stand to defend Earth's... more »- place hold (0)
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Efren Divided2020
Summary: Efrén Divided is a not-to-be-missed debut middle grade novel for readers who love Front Desk or Merci Suárez Changes Gears—or for anyone working toward a more loving world—about... more »EBOOK
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Ways to make sunshine2020
Summary: Ryan Hart loves to spend time with her friends, loves to invent recipes, and has a lot on her mind -- school, self-image, and family. Her dad finally has a new job, but money is tight. That means... more »- place hold (0)
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Captain Superlative2019
Summary: Janey, a quiet outsider, is inspired by the eccentric and enigmatic Captain Superlative, a masked superhero who runs through the halls of their middle school, performing radical acts of kindness.- place hold (0)
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Guts2019
Summary: Raina wakes up one night with a terrible upset stomach. Her mom has one, too, so it's probably just a bug. Raina eventually returns to school, where she's dealing with the usual highs and lows:... more »- place hold (0)
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The undefeated2019
Summary: An ode to black American triumph and tribulation. Originally performed for ESPN's The Undefeated, this poem is a love letter to black life in the United States. It highlights the unspeakable trauma... more »- place hold (0)
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Because of the rabbit2019
Summary: On the last night of summer, Emma and her Maine game warden father rescue a small domestic rabbit stuck in a fence; the very next day Emma starts fifth grade after years of being home schooled,... more »- place hold (0)
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The good egg2019
Summary: When the other eggs in his carton behave badly, the good egg feels like he needs to be perfect.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickNew kid. Book 12019
Summary: Seventh grader Jordan Banks loves nothing more than drawing cartoons about his life. But instead of sending him to the art school of his dreams, his parents enroll him in a prestigious private school... more »- place hold (0)
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The unteachables2019
Summary: Told in alternating voices, the teacher and students in room 117 find their lives changed over the course of a school year.- place hold (0)
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The rhino in right field2018
Summary: In 1948, Nikko Spirakis, twelve, loves baseball but must get past his hard-working immigrant parents--and the rhino in the outfield--to become a batboy for the local minor league team.- place hold (0)
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Strays like us2018
Summary: Twelve-year-old Fred (never Winifred) is being fostered by the eccentric but kind Margery Dawson while her mother is dealing with addiction problems, and mostly Fred is determined not to form any... more »- place hold (0)
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You don't know everything, Jilly P!2018
Summary: "When her new baby sister is born deaf, Jilly makes an online connection with a fellow fantasy fan, who happens to be black and deaf, and begins to learn about the many obstacles that exist in the world for people who are different from her." --- place hold (0)
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I say ooh you say aah2018
Summary: Invites the reader to interact with the story by repeating words and actions while helping a timid donkey find something he is missing.- place hold (0)
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The perfect score2018
Summary: In a story told from different viewpoints, five sixth-graders, facing various challenges and under pressure to do well on statewide assessment tests, agree to a plan for acing the tests.- place hold (0)
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Amal unbound2018
Summary: "Twelve-year-old Amal's dream of becoming a teacher one day is dashed in an instant when she accidentally insults a member of her Pakistani village's ruling family. As punishment for her behavior,... more »- place hold (0)
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Louisiana's way home2018
Summary: When Louisiana Elefante's granny wakes her up in the middle of the night to tell her that the day of reckoning has arrived and they have to leave home immediately, Louisiana isn't overly worried.... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickSquirm2018
Summary: Billy Dickens discovers that his mysterious father lives in Montana, so this summer Billy will fly across the country, hike a mountain, float a river, dodge a grizzly bear, shoot down a spy drone, and save his own father.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickHarbor me2018
Summary: "When six students are chosen to participate in a weekly talk with no adults allowed, they discover that when they're together, it's safe to share the hopes and fears they have to hide from the rest of the world." --- place hold (0)
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Saving Winslow2018
Summary: When his father brings home an ailing, newborn donkey, Louie names the animal Winslow and takes care of him, but everyone, including Louie's quirky friend Nora, thinks Winslow is not going to survive.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickGhost boys2018
Summary: "After seventh-grader Jerome is shot by a white police officer, he observes the aftermath of his death and meets the ghosts of other fallen black boys including historical figure Emmett Till." --- place hold (0)
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Staff PickFront desk2018
Summary: "Mia Tang has a lot of secrets. Number 1: She lives in a motel, not a big house. Every day, while her immigrant parents clean the rooms, ten-year-old Mia manages the front desk of the Calivista Motel... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickBob2018
Summary: Visiting her grandmother in Australia, Livy, ten, is reminded of the promise she made five years before to Bob, a strange, green creature who cannot recall who or what he is.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe prince and the dressmaker2018
Summary: Paris, at the dawn of the modern age: Prince Sebastian is looking for a bride -- or rather, his parents are looking for one for him. Sebastian is too busy hiding his secret life from everyone. At... more »- place hold (0)
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The great treehouse war2017
Summary: Fifth-grader Winnie, with notes from her friends, writes of turning her treehouse into an embassy after her newly-divorced parents become unreasonable, where she is joined by nine others with complaints.- place hold (0)
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Greetings from witness protection!2017
Summary: Thirteen-year-old Nicki Demere is an orphan and a kleptomaniac, making her the perfect girl to portray the Trevors' daughter in witness protection, but she soon learns that the biggest threat to her new family's security comes from her own past.- place hold (0)
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Lemons2017
Summary: After her mother dies in 1975, ten-year-old Lemonade must live with her grandfather in a small town famous for Bigfoot sightings and soon becomes friends with Tobin, a quirky Bigfoot investigator.- place hold (0)
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The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street2017
Summary: Told that they will have to move out of their Harlem brownstone just after Christmas, the five Vanderbeeker children, ages four to twelve, decide to change their reclusive landlord's mind.- place hold (0)
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The losers club2017
Summary: Alec, a sixth-grade bookworm always in trouble for reading instead of listening and participating in class, starts a book club, solely to have a place to read, and discovers that real life, although... more »- place hold (0)
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Staff PickThe hate u give2017
Summary: After witnessing her friend's death at the hands of a police officer, Starr Carter's life is complicated when the police and a local drug lord try to intimidate her in an effort to learn what happened the night Kahlil died.- place hold (0)
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Ms. Bixby's last day2016
Summary: Loving their gifted teacher, three boys are dismayed when the teacher falls ill and leaves for the rest of the school year, a situation that compels them to share their stories while cutting class and journeying across town together on a fateful day.- place hold (0)
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Locker hero2016
Summary: Questioning his resolve to attend public school after being homeschooled when he is targeted by a bully, Max aspires to become like his favorite comic book heroes and finds an unexpected opportunity to be the hero his middle school needs.- place hold (0)
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Staff PickI'm trying to love spiders : (it isn't easy)2015
Summary: "This fresh and very funny non-fiction picture book shares lots of fascinating facts about spiders in an entirely captivating way. If I'm Trying to Love Spiders doesn't cure your spider phobia, it'll... more »- place hold (0)
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Hilo. Book 1, The boy who crashed to Earth2015
Summary: Hilo doesn't know where he came from, or what he's doing on Earth. (or why going to school in only your underwear is a bad idea.) But, uh-oh, what if Hilo wasn't the only thing that fell to Earth?... more »- place hold (0)
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George2015
Summary: BE WHO YOU ARE. When people look at George, they think they see a boy. But she knows she's not a boy. She knows she's a girl. George thinks she'll have to keep this a secret forever. Then... more »- place hold ()
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Six of crows2015
Summary: "Six dangerous outcasts. One impossible heist. Kaz's crew is the only thing that might stand between the world and destruction--if they don't kill each other first"--- place hold (0)
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The Little Shop of Monsters2015
Summary: An illustrated, interactive story with a narrator who invites the reader to meet a vast array of pet monsters, such as the Yucky Mucky twins, and choose one to take home.- place hold (0)
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The princess and the pony2015
Summary: Princess Pinecone would like a real war horse for her birthday, instead of which she gets a plump, cute pony -- but sometimes cuteness can be a kind of weapon, especially in a fight with dodgeballs and spitballs and hairballs and squareballs.- place hold (0)
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All the bright places2015
Summary: "Told in alternating voices, when Theodore Finch and Violet Markey meet on the ledge of the bell tower at school--both teetering on the edge--it's the beginning of an unlikely relationship, a journey... more »- place hold (0)
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The dumbest idea ever!2014
Summary: "What if the dumbest idea ever turned your life upside down? At thirteen, Jimmy was popular, at the top of his class, and the leading scorer on his basketball team. But all that changed when chicken... more »- place hold (0)
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