The Driscoll Student Book Award (DSBA) is a student choice book award program run through the Library in collaboration with teachers. Students in grades 4-8 read and rate the nominated books over the year, then vote for their favorite in the spring. The book that receives the most votes will be the DSBA winner!

Where can I get the nominated books?

• Books are available from the library at Driscoll.  Books are also available through the Brookline Public Library. It doesn't matter where the book comes from, just as long as you read and rate it.

How many books do I have to read to be able to vote?

• Each student sets their own reading goal with the help of a teacher.

Does only reading print books on my own count as reading a nominee?

• No, there are many ways to "read" a nominee! Reading it together at home with your family counts as reading. Listening to it as an audiobook counts as reading. Listening to it as a classroom read aloud counts as reading. The most important part is that you think critically about what you are reading and write a mini-book review.

What DSBA nominees are available as audiobooks?

• Audiobooks of some titles are available through the Driscoll Library. Look under the book cover above to see if the book is available as an audiobook through the Driscoll Library.

How do I rate a book?  

• After you finish reading a book, rate it by putting your name and class on a color coded sticker, available in the library. Post your sticker on the DSBA posters outside the library. The book only counts toward your reading goal if you read the entire book and rate it.

How long may a DSBA nominee be checked out?

• Two weeks.  Supplies are limited, so please read and return so someone else can have a turn!

Thank you to the Driscoll PTO for supporting this program!  This program would not be possible without the generous support of the PTO.  And with thanks to the Maine Student Book Award Program for sharing their list of wonderful books, from which our Driscoll reading list was developed.

• List of 2020 Nominees in the library catalog

• Annotated, printable list of 2020 nominees here