Great Stone Face Award
Grades 4 - 5 - 6
"The Great Stone Face Book Award is given annually to an author whose book receives the most votes from 4th through 6th graders throughout the state. In April, N.H. children vote for their favorite book from a list of 20 recently-published titles that are chosen by the Great Stone Face (GSF) Committee. The purpose of the award is to promote reading enjoyment, to increase awareness of contemporary writing, and to allow children to honor their favorite authors. "
During the school year, I make it my mission to read as many of the books on the list that I possibly can and encourage students in 4th, 5th, and 6th to do the same! Not every book on the list is going to be for every student - but given the variety on the list, I encourage students to find one on the list they may be interested in reading and try it out!
In April, I will send out a Google Form voting ballot to the students' emails, encouraging them to vote for a book they enjoyed from the list. Votes are tallied and sent to the Great Stone Face Committee, who announce the winner in May.
Note: Students are not required to read any of these books, only encouraged!
