Massachusetts Childrens Book Award

It's that time again when we get to announce the 23-24 MCBA winner! Congratulations to @Claribel_Ortega and @rosebousamra's Frizzy!

My book has been nominated by @mcbareading for '24-25 & I'm giving FREE author visits to #Massachusetts #teachers and #librarians who read THE UNFORGETTABLE LOGAN FOSTER aloud in school. Head to shawnpeterswrites.com/school-visits to get the details. @HarperStacks @ACM_KidsandIllo

🏡✨ Loved Other Words for Home by Jasmine Warga? Check out Unsettled by @reemfaruqi! Both tales explore young girls navigating identity amid change. 🌍💔 What’s your favorite book about finding home? Let us know! 📚💬 #BookRecommendations #DiversityInLiterature

📚 Hey book lovers! If you enjoyed "Front Desk" by @kellyyanghk, check out "Lety Out Loud" by @AngelaCervantes ! Both have: • Brave young heroines • Immigrant family stories • Finding your voice Which one will you read next? #MiddleGradeBooks #MCBA #DiverseReads

If you loved the DIARY OF A WIMPY KID by Jeff Kinney, check out THE BEST OF IGGY by Annie Barrows! 😂 With silly illustrations and pranks, this book is a must-read for fans of realistic fiction! 🎉 Big thanks to Hannah at the Milford Town Library for the awesome artwork! 🎨

If you loved "New Kid," check out "Swim Team"! 🏊‍♀️ Both graphic novels explore self-discovery, but in different worlds—art vs. competitive swimming. 💖 Shoutout to Hannah at The Milford Town Library for the graphic! Have you read them? Let us know your thoughts! 📚

If you're able, please help our friends at Hale Elementary in Roxbury get the MCBA books into their school library! donorschoose.org/project/nathan…

Here it is- the 2024-2025 list! Happy reading!

Look! We have a website! It's still under construction but coming along nicely! salemstate.edu/mcba

and finally, the last 23-24 MCBA nominee, Field Guide to the Supernatural Universe by @AlysonNoel

It's time to announce our 23-24 nominee list! Here are the nominees (in no particular order).

Only two more selections to go! Welcome to the 23-24 MCBA list, Thirst by @varshabajaj @penguinkids

The MCBA coordinator has a rubber ducky collection in her office AND is the parent of an only child, so you know we just had to include Finally Something Mysterious By @MrDougCornett on our 23-24 MCBA list. @KnopfBFYR

Not sure how something written about the decade I grew up in could be considered historical fiction, but here we are another amazing book on the 23-24 MCBA nominee list! My Life as an Ice Cream Sandwich by Ibi Zoboi @DuttonYR

Our next 23-24 MCBA list pick is another fantasy that retells a folk tale. We know that you'll love Remi Blackwood's Future Hero as much as we did! @Scholastic @JRichardsAuthor

Another great fantasy on the 23-24 MCBA is Battle Dragons: City of Thieves by @ca_london. We love including the first book in a series! @Scholastic

You know what else we love at MCBA? A fairy tale retelling! Sisters of the Neversea By Cynthia Leitich Smith

Rounding out the 23-24 MCBA list's contemporary fiction is @monica_roe's Air!

Can't wait for you to read 23-24 nominee We Could Be Heroes by Margaret Finnegan @SimonKIDS

The next 23-24 MCBA nominee is all about an adorable dog! Welcome the MCBA list, Stella. @McCallHoyle @ShadowMountn

The next MCBA 23-24 nominee is @Author_Cisneros's Falling short. @eastwestlit @HarperChildrens