The purpose of the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Program is to promote life-long reading habits by encouraging students to read and enjoy quality contemporary literature that broadens understanding of the human experience!
Grades 6 -8 Novels:
The Bletchley Riddle by Ruta Sepetys and Steven Sheinkin
Blood in the Water by Tiffany D. Jackson
Boy 2.0 by Tracey Baptiste
The Burning Season by Caroline Starr Rose
The Factory by Catherine Egan
The Freedom Seeker by Ruchira Gupta
Happy Town by Greg Van Eekhout
A Hero’s Guide to Summer Vacation by Pablo Cartaya
Not Nothing by Gayle Forman
Popcorn by Rob Harrell
Grades 6 - 8 Graphic Novels:
Almost Sunset by Wahab Algarmi
Carousel Summer by Kathleen Gros
Deepwater Creek by Michael Regina
Family Force V, Book 1 by Matt Braly, illustrated by Ainsworth Lin
How to Talk to Your Succulent by Zoe Persico
I Witnessed: The Lizzie Borden Story by Jeramey Kraatz, illustrated by Crystal Jayme
The Other Side of Tomorrow by Tina Cho, illustrated by Deb JJ Lee
The Puzzling Fate of Millicent Graves by Dora M. Mitchell
Sea Legs by Jules Bakes, illustrated by Niki Smith
The Vanishing of Lake Peigneur: A Graphic Novel Based on a True Story by Allan Wolf, illustrated by Jose Pimienta