Posted by Anne W on Friday, Mar 2, 2018
Kids, here's your chance to make your voice heard at the ballot box: vote for the Children's Choice Award in the ICPL Children's Department throughout the month of March!
The Children's Choice Award is the only national book award given only by children and teens. There are five books nominated (also chosen by kids in school libraries around the country) in each of three age group categories: kindergarten to second grade, third to fourth grade, and fifth to sixth grade.
Visit our voting booth and fill out the secret ballot for your age group category. The winners will be announced when voting ends everywhere on May 6!
For a full list of this year's nominees, click here.
Kids can also vote online (instantly and without entering any personal information) by visiting http://everychildareader.net/vote/.
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Anne W. works in Children's Services and Collection Services. She loves to read, go on low-budget road trips (especially to camp and hike in national parks), and drink craft beer on a patio. Anne W. enjoys visiting thrift stores, but is also a minimalist. Anne W. has two daughters, a husband, and three cats. Anne W. divides her reading...
Set in 1935, this book tells the story of Moose Flanagan and his family. His father gets a job as a prison guard on Alcatraz, so his family goes to live on the prison island alongside the other workers. Moose cares for his teenage sister Natalie, who nowadays would be diagnosed with autism, and deals with the warden’s shady daughter, who tries to involve Moose in her schemes. Notorious gangster Al Capone is imprisoned there, and is the target of much speculation and lore. -Anne W