Update on the MCBA at Spofford

The votes are in!

Statewide, students in grades 4-6 gave the nod to the historical fiction novel, A Night Divided, by Jennifer A. Nielsen, the winner of the 2018-2019 Massachusetts Children’s Book Award.

The majority of the 26 students (9 sixth graders, 11 fifth graders, and 6 fourth graders)  who read the number of books required to participate in the vote at Spofford Pond School, voted for the novel Framed, by James Ponti, the first in his Framed mystery novel trilogy.

The Inquisitor’s Tale by Adam Gidwitz, was voted runner-up by students, and A Night Divided by Jennifer A. Nielsen placed third.

A Handful of Stars by Cynthia Lord and Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin tied for fourth place.

Our thanks and appreciation to the generosity of B.E.S.T., who granted $900 from the Harriet Ernst fund to purchase (3) copies of each of the books that were made available to our students to read and share.  Ms. Ernst was known for her love of children’s literacy and this fund was established in her name accordingly.

We look forward to growing student participation in the MCBA in 2019-2020 awards, with the continued support of B.E.S.T. funding and the momentum that this year’s participation has created.

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