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Minnesota Youth Reading Awards

2021 Maud Hart Lovelace (MHL) Award Nominees

Our selection committee is happy to announce the 2020-2021 school year nominees for Division I and Division II of the Maud Hart Lovelace Award. To learn how our committee selects titles, please visit our main MHL page.

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2021 MHL Division I Nominees

  • Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord

  • Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead, illustrated by Nicholas Gannon
  • Front Desk by Kelly Yang
  • Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
  • Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green
  • Mustaches for Maddie by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown
  • New Kid by Jerry Craft
  • Restart by Gordon Korman
  • Sled Dog School by Terry Lynn Johnson
  • Wishtree by Katherine Applegate


2021 MHL Division II Nominees

  • The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
  • Float by Laura Martin
  • Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti Bowling
  • Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green
  • New Kid by Jerry Craft
  • Posted by John David Anderson
  • Resistance by Jennifer Nielsen
  • Restart by Gordon Korman
  • Spirit Hunters by Ellen Oh
  • The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle by Leslie Connor


*Please be advised that an asterisk indicates titles for mature readers. The nominee lists are not intended to be an automatic recommendation of the books. Since selection policies vary, please apply your specific selection criteria to each title and purchase those titles that best meet the needs of your library or school.

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