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New Hampshire Great Stone Face nominees 2021


Armstrong, Kelley. A ROYAL GUIDE TO MONSTER SLAYING
Barrows, Annie.  THE BEST OF IGGY
Farrant, Natasha. A TALENT FOR TROUBLE
Gibbs, Stuart. CHARLIE THORNE AND THE LAST EQUATION
Giff, Patricia Reilly. A SLIP OF A GIRL
Gratz, Alan. ALLIES
Korman, Gordon.  NOTORIOUS
Marks, Janae.  FROM THE DESK OF ZOE WASHINGTON
Morris, Chad. SQUINT
Ostler, Scott. BOUNCING BACK
Panteleakos, Nicole. PLANET EARTH IS BLUE
Parry, Rosanne. A WOLF CALLED WANDER
Philbrick , Rodman. WILDFIRE : WHEN TREES EXPLODE
Pyron, Bobbie. STAY
Ritter, William. THE ODDMIRE. 1, CHANGELING
Tarshis, Lauren. I SURVIVED THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC, 1912 : GRAPHIC NOVEL
Thomson, Melissa. TITO THE BONECRUSHER
Warga, Jasmine. OTHER WORDS FOR HOME
White, J. A. ARCHIMANCY : SHADOW SCHOOL
Yardi, Robin. OWL'S OUTSTANDING DONUTS


South Carolina Book Award 

Picture Book Award

Chung, Arree. MIXED : A COLORFUL STORY
Cummings, Troy.  CAN I BE YOUR DOG?

Daywalt, Drew. SLEEPY, THE GOODNIGHT DADDY
Denise, Anika. PLANTING STORIES : THE LIFE OF LIBRARIAN AND STORYTELLER PURA BELPRE
Dyckman, Ame. MISUNDERSTOOD SHARK
Harrison, Hannah. FRIENDS STICK TOGETHER
Higgins, Ryan T.  WE DON'T EAT OUR CLASSMATES
Hood, Susan. SHAKING THINGS UP : 14 YOUNG WOMEN WHO CHANGED THE WORLD
John, Jory. GIRAFFE PROBLEMS
Kensky, Jessica. RESCUE & JESSICA: A LIFE-CHANGING FRIENDSHIP
Martinez-Neal, Juana. ALMA AND HOW SHE GOT HER NAME
Meadows, Michelle. BRAVE BALLERINA : THE STORY OF JANET COLLINS
Miller, Pat Zietlow. REMARKABLY YOU
Mitchell, Malcolm. THE MAGICIAN'S HAT
Oliveros, Jessie. THE REMEMBER BALLOONS
Shetterly, Margot Lee. HIDDEN FIGURES : THE TRUE STORY OF FOUR BLACK WOMEN AND THE SPACE RACE
Sima, Jessie. LOVE, Z
Stewart, Melissa. PIPSQUEAKS, SLOWPOKES AND STINKERS : CELEBRATING ANIMAL UNDERDOGS
Theule, Larissa.  BORN TO RIDE
Woodson, Jacqueline. THE DAY YOU BEGIN


Children's Books

August, John.  ARLO FINCH IN THE VALLEY OF FIRE
Auxier, Jonathan. SWEEP : THE STORY OF A GIRL AND HER MONSTER
Beatty, Robert. WILLA OF THE WOOD
Bowles, David.  THEY CALL ME GUERO : A BORDER KID'S POEMS
Cline-Ransome, Lesa. FINDING LANGSTON
Creech, Sharon. SAVING WINSLOW
Dallas, Sandra. HARDSCRABBLE
Draper, Sharon. BLENDED
Janowitz, Jessie. THE DOUGHNUT FIX
Lubner, Susan. LIZZY AND THE GOOD LUCK GIRL
McDunn, Gillian. CATERPILLAR SUMMER
Mosier, Paul.  ECHO'S SISTER
Nelson, Vaunda Micheaux. LET 'ER BUCK! : GEORGE FLETCHER, THE PEOPLE'S CHAMPION
Peirce, Lincoln. MAX AND THE MIDKNIGHTS
Polacco, Patricia.  HOLES IN THE SKY
Saeed, Aisha. AMAL UNBOUND
Shabazz, Ilyasah. BETTY BEFORE X
Slade, Suzanne. DARING DOZEN : THE TWELVE WHO WALKED ON THE MOON
Stoddard, Lindsey. JUST LIKE JACKIE
Woods, Brenda.  THE UNSUNG HERO OF BIRDSONG, USA

Junior Book Award

Applegate, Katherine. ENDLING : ;THE LAST
Arden, Katherine. SMALL SPACES   
Braden, Ann. BENEFITS OF BEING AN OCTOPUS
Carter, Ally.  NOT IF I SAVE YOU FIRST
Cartaya, Pablo.  MARCUS VEGA DOESN'T SPEAK SPANISH
Gemeinhart, Dan. THE REMARKABLE JOURNEY OF COYOTE SUNRISE
Hiranandani, Veera.  THE NIGHT DIARY
Holczer,Tracy. EVERYTHING ELSE IN THE UNIVERSE
Hood, Susan. LIFEBOAT 12
Jensen, Cordelia. EVERY SHINY THING
Key, Watt.  DEEP WATER
Korman, Gordon.  THE UNTEACHABLES
Levine, Kristin. THE JIGSAW JUNGLE
Marshall, Kate Alice.  I AM STILL ALIVE
McAnlty, Stacy.  THE MISCALCULATIONS OF LIGHTNING GIRL
Ramee, Lisa Moore. A GOOD KIND OF TROUBLE
Hunt, Lynda Mullaly.  SHOUTING AT THE RAIN
Williams, Alicia. GENESIS BEGINS AGAIN
Woodson, Jacqueline. HARBOR ME
Yang, Kelly. FRONT DESK

YA Book Award

Albert, Melissa. THE HAZEL WOOD
Bliss, Bryan.  WE'LL FLY AWAY
Bowman, Erin.  CONTAGION
Charbonneau, Joelle. TIME BOMB
Dayton, Arwen Elys. STRONGER, FASTER, AND MORE BEAUTIFUL
Farizan, Sara.  HERE TO STAY
Gervais, Allison. THE SILENCE BETWEEN US
Grove, S. E.  THE WANING AGE
Henry, Katie.  HERETICS ANONYMOUS
Hoose, Phillip. ATTUCKS! : OSCAR ROBERTSON AND THE BASKETBALL TEAM THAT AWAKENED A CITY

Johnson, Maureen. TRULY DEVIOUS  
Kemmerer, Brigid.  A CURSE SO DARK AND LONELY
Krosocka, Jarrett J.  HEY KIDDO
Mafi, Tahareh.  A VERY LARGE EXPANSE OF SEA
Prout, Chessy. I HAVE THE RIGHT TO
Ribay, Randy. AFTER THE SHOT DROPS
Richards, Natalie. WHAT YOU HIDE
Sanderson, Brandon.  SKYWARD
Vivian, Siobhan. STAY SWEET
Young, Adrienne. SKY IN THE DEEP



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