The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award is a children's choice award for the state of Maryland. Each year since 1992, the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award has been given to authors and/or illustrators of outstanding books chosen for the award by Maryland students. The award seeks to promote literacy and lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality, contemporary literature. MASL has also provided a list of the nominees in a print-friendly version [PDF]. Visit the website for the Maryland Association of School Librarians for more information about the awards.
Picture Books | Grades 4-6 | Grades 6-9 | High School
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Picture Books
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A Pig Parade is a Terrible Idea
Black, Michael Ian
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Persephone
Clayton, Sally Pomme
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Clever Jack Takes the Cake
Fleming, Candace
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Chicken Big!
Graves, Keith
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That Book Woman
Henson, Heather
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The Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave
Hill, Laban
Carrick Dave
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I Didn't Do It
MacLachlan, Patricia
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Pop!: The Invention Of Bubble Gum
McCarthy, Meghan
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The Lion's Share
McElligott, Matthew
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Gracias
Mora, Pat
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Sit-In: How Four Friends Stood Up By Sitting Down
Pinkney, Andrea Davis
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Guyku: A Year Of Haiku For Boys
Raczka, Bob
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Memoirs Of A Goldfish
Scillian, Devin
Winner
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Mirror Mirror: A Book Of Reversible Verse
Singer, Marilyn
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Fly Free!
Thong, Roseanne
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Grades 4 – 6
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The Case Of The Case Of Mistaken Identity
Barnett, Mac
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The Girl Who Could Fly
Forester, Victoria
Winner
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Dream Of Night
Henson, Heather
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Turtle In Paradise
Holm, Jennifer L
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After All, You're Callie Boone
Mack, Winnie
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Everything For A Dog
Martin, Ann M.
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Emily's Fortune
Naylor, Phyllis Reynolds
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A Long Walk To Water : A Novel : Based On A True Story
Park, Linda
Sue
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The Gold Rush Kid
Waldorf, Mary
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42 Miles
Zimmer, Tracie Vaughn
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Grades 6 – 9
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Cosmic
Cottrell Boyce, Frank
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Out Of My Mind
Draper, Sharon M.
Winner
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Closed For The Season: A Mystery Story
Hahn, Mary Downing
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The Defense Of Thaddeus A. Ledbetter: A Novel
Gosselink, John
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The Smoky Corridor
Grabenstein, Chris
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Fish
Mone, Gregory
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Trash
Mulligan, Andy
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Half Brother
Oppel, Kenneth
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Bystander
Preller, James
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One Crazy Summer
High School
Williams-Garcia, Rita
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High School
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Split
Avasthi, Swati
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Ship Breaker
Bacigalupi, Paolo
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Hate List
Brown, Jennifer
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Jump
Carbone, Elisa Lynn
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A Kiss In Time
Flinn, Alex
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Girl, Stolen
Henry, April
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All Unquiet Things
Jarzab, Anna
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The Rock And The River
Magoon, Kekla
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How To Say Goodbye In Robot
Standiford, Natalie
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Marcelo In The Real World
Stork, Francisco X
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