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American Library Association Book Awards

The American Library Association presents a number of awards every year. Try some of these lists:

Caldecott Medal - Goes to the best picture book of the year.

Newberry Medal - Goes to "the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children" each year.

Batchelder Award - Goes to the outstanding book published in a language other than English each year.

Belpre Award - Goes to the outstanding children's book written or illustrated by a Latino/ Latina.

Geisel Award - Goes to the outstanding book for beginning readers

Sibert Award - Goes to the most distinguished information book

Wilder Award - Goes to an author or illustrator who has made a long-term, substantial contribution to children's literature




Book Recommendations

from Mrs. Whiteford’s 2015 – 2016 6th Grade Class

 

Action/Adventure:
The Variant Series
Divergent Series
Mazerunner series
Hunger Games series
The Ranger’s Apprentice
The Brother Band Chronicles
All Fall Down
Alex Rider series
Artemis Fowl
Magnus Chase
The Crown of Ptolemy
X Men Origins – Wolverine
My side of the Mountain
Loot
Keepers of the Lost City

Fantasy:
Harry Potter
Unwanted Series
Menagerie
The Hobbit
Eragon series
Twilight series
Wings of Fire
Daniel X series
Warriors series
Percy Jackson series
Phantom Tollbooth
James and the Giant Peach
Chronicles of Narnia
Magic 2.0
NPC
Air Man
The Blackwell Series
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Emily Winsnap series
Kane Chronicles

Nonfiction:
Little Known Facts About Well Known Places

Mystery:
Mysterious Benedict Society
Nancy Drew
Hardy Boys
39 Clues
Spiderwick
Sammy Keyes

Historical Fiction:
I Survived series
To Kill a Mockingbird
Little Women
Royal Diaries of Marie Antoinette
Robin Hood
Dar and the Spearthrower
Blood on the River

SciFi/Horror:
Star Wars
Dune
Escape from Mr. Lemoncello’s Library
Hypnotist
Jedi Academy series
The Martian
Halo series

Drama/Realistic Fiction:
Wonder
Mixed up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankwhiler
A little Princess
Holes
Dork Diaries
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Paper Town
The Fault in Our Stars
Middle School
Out of My Mind
I Funny
Treasure Hunter
Charlotte’s Web
The Marvels
Where the Red Fern Grows
Danny the Champion of the World
BFG – Big Friendly Giant
Hatchet
Because of Winn Dixie
Hero

Poetry:
Falling Up
Where the Sidewalk Ends
Running Babbit
A Light in the Attic
Shakespeare
Everything On It
Pizza the Size of the Sun