How It Works
- REad or listen to 5 books on the list.
Need help choosing? Take a look at these lists.
- In april, vote for your favorite book.
(Ask your librarian or teacher how to vote.)
- The winner is announced in the middle of april.
The Massachusetts Children's Book Award Program was founded by Dr. Helen Constant in 1975 to encourage children in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades to read great books. The MCBA committee nominates 25 books every year to a master list.
Children in grades 4, 5, and 6 are eligible to vote if they have read, or have heard read aloud, at least five of the books from the Master List.
The author of the winning book receives a plaque to commemorate the award.
This site is created and maintained by Amanda Bock, Cambridge Public Schools.