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Star Student Guidelines
Star Student Guidelines
Star Students are students in grades 4-5 who have read at least 15 books from the list and 6-8 graders who have read 20 or more.
Star Students are students in grades 4-5 who have read at least 15 books from the list and 6-8 graders who have read 20 or more.
The first 10 students total to be awarded Star Student status will also receive a free MSBA t-shirt!
The first 10 students total to be awarded Star Student status will also receive a free MSBA t-shirt!
Do you want to be a Star Student? Have your teacher, librarian, or parent email your photo and a blurb about you (approximately 100 words) to the Star Student coordinator listed on the Contact page. Tell us which book was your favorite! Please make sure we have parental permission for us to post it.
Meet the 2025-2026 MSBA Star Students!
Meet the 2025-2026 MSBA Star Students!
Devin is a 4th grader at Dirigo Elementary School in Peru, Maine. He has read 15 MSBA Nominees and plans to keep reading! His absolute favorite book was The Legend of the Last Library. He also enjoyed Spooky Lakes. When he's not reading in a hammock while camping he loves riding his bike, fishing, and enjoying the outdoors.
Sophia is a 5th grader at Falmouth Elementary School. She has read 21 nominees from this year's list (and still going!). Her favorite, so far, is A Game of Noctis by Deva Fagan. In her spare time she loves to read, of course!
Hanna is a 5th-grade student at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick, Maine. She has read 15 Maine Student Book Award books so far this year and plans to read more in the future. Hanna’s favorite MSBA book is Popcorn, written by Rob Harrell. One thing she liked about Popcorn is how, even after Alexander had the worst day, he still took his school picture in addition to reading. She likes to draw, play with her cats, play and watch soccer on TV, and listen to music.
Ciro is a 5th-grade student at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick, ME. He has read 15 MSBA books so far and plans to read more in the future. Ciro’s favorite MSBA book is A Game of Noctis written by Deva Fagan, which was his 15th MSBA book. He found interest in it because he wondered why there were fish flying in the air on the cover. He also likes to watch football on his TV.
Graham is a 5th grader at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick, Me. He has read 16 books on the Maine Student Book Award list and is still reading more. Graham's favorite MSBA book is The Legend of the Last Library by Frank L. Cole. In his free time Graham likes to play soccer and read.
Edith is a 4th grade student at Asa Adams Elementary School. She has read 15 Maine Student Book Awards. Her favorite was Not Nothing because the 107 year old man's story was very interesting. When Edith is not reading she likes to do gymnastics.
Charlotte is a student at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick, Maine. She has read 15 Maine Student Book Award books so far this year and plans to read more in the future. Charlotte’s favorite MSBA book is Popcorn, written by Rob Harrell. One thing she liked about Popcorn is how Andrew took his picture even after having a horrible day at school. In addition to reading, she likes to play and watch basketball, listen to music, and play with her cats and dogs.
Junie is a 5th-grade student at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick, Maine. She has read 15 MSBA books and plans to read more before middle school. Junie’s favorite MSBA book is Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody by Patrick Ness and illustrated by Tim Miller. This was her 10th MSBA book, and she read 5 good MSBA books afterward. She found an interest in Chronicles of a Lizard Nobody because one day she forgot her book and started a new MSBA book. When she grabbed it, she did not know it was going to become her new favorite book. Junie likes to sing, draw, act, and hang out with her friends at sleepovers.
Brayden is a 5th grader at Westbrook Middle School in Westbrook, Maine. He has read 15 books and plans to keep reading! His favorite MSBA book so far has been Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic. When he isn’t reading he likes playing video games, going on dog walks, and playing board games with his family.
Arrow is a 5th grader at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick, ME. She has read 15 books on the Maine Student Book Award list, and she plans to read more. Arrow's favorite MSBA book is Narwhal: Unicorn of the Arctic by Candace Fleming. In her free time, Arrow likes to act, read, play tag, and hang out with friends.
Poppy is a 5th grade student at Asa Adams Elementary School. She has read 15 Maine Student Book Award books. Her two favorite books were Code Name Kingfisher, which was about two sisters in World War II and Popcorn, which was about a boy in middle school who has anxiety and a bad picture day. When she is not reading, Poppy likes to play basketball and the violin.
Carter is a 5th grader at Westbrook Middle School in Westbrook, Maine. He has read 15 books from the MSBA list and plans to keep reading! His favorite MSBA book so far has been Wildful. When he isn’t reading he likes playing sports and playing outside.
Asher is a 5th-grade student at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School in Brunswick, Maine. He has read 15 Maine Student Book Awards and plans to finish all of them. Asher's favorite MSBA book is The Kid written by Jeff Schill. One thing he liked about The Kid is that it's about the Wild West and old-fashioned duels. Outside of reading, he enjoys playing soccer, spending time with friends, gaming, and interacting with his cat, Toby.
Kamil is a 4th grader at Falmouth Elementary School. He has read 15 of the MSBA nominees and Popcorn is his favorite. He enjoyed all of the mishaps Andrew's shirt endured. In his free time, Kamil enjoys playing video games, sports, and helping out at his family's local pizzeria.
Oliver has read 16 of the MSBA nominees so far. His favorite is Code Name Kingfisher. In his free time, Oliver enjoys playing soccer, building LEGO, and hanging out with friends.
Jack is a 4th grader at Falmouth Elementary School. He has read 18 of the MSBA books and is still going. He is torn between The Sherlock Society and The Night Train as his favorite. Jack spends his free time reading.
Bailey is a 4th grader at Falmouth Elementary School. He is working on reading the entire list of 40 books and is only a few away. His favorite so far is Impossible Creatures because he loves to read fantasy books. In his free time, Bailey likes to read, of course.
Rhiannon is a 4th grade student at Woolwich Central School. She has read 15 Maine Student Book Award books. Her favorite book is Code Name Kingfisher because she loved how everything wrapped up at the end (we don’t want to spoil the ending!) and the symbolism of the kingfisher. In her free time, she likes playing videogames with her brothers. She also likes making stop motion movies.
Silas is a 4th grade student at Woolwich Central School. He has read 15 Maine Student Book Award books. His favorite book is The Sherlock Society because it combines mystery and adventure. When he’s not reading, Silas enjoys soccer and math.
Jorie is a 4th grade student at Woolwich Central School. She has read 17 Maine Student Book Award books. Her favorite book is Not Nothing because she likes learning about things that happened in the past. In her free time, she likes to read, snuggle with her pets and spend quality time with family.
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