March 2019

State Book Awards – Crest Hill Voting Results

Crest Hill students have been reading from lists of candidates for the state book awards. They have now voted, and here are their favorite new books of the year:

Buckaroo Book Award (K-3)

Anything But Ordinary Addie: The True Story of Adelaide Herrmann, Queen of Magic – 11%

Be Quiet – 9%

The Blobfish Book – 4%

The Book of Mistakes – 5%

The Legend of Rock, Paper, Scissors – 23%

Monkey and Dusk Quack Up – 5%

Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea – 11%

Pandora – 7%

The Princess and the Pony – 21%

The Wolf, the Duck, and the Mouse – 5%

 

The Indian Paintbrush Award (4-6):

The Boys in the Boat – 12%

Dragonwatch – 6%

Ghost – 18%

Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus – 6%

Restart – 24%

The War That Saved My Life – 18%

Wishtree – 18%

 

All student votes are to be recorded with the Wyoming Library Association who shall then tally votes from students all across the state. Final award winners should be announced this spring.

Thanks to all the students who participated in the democratic process of recognizing the best new books for Wyoming readers.