BEST 2023: The Spring Edition

BEST 2023: The Spring Edition was held online via Zoom on Thursday, March 2, 2023.

Special thanks to our keynote, Ernesto Cisneros, author of Efrén Divided,

Group 1, Grades 4-6

• Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes

• Efrén Divided by Ernesto Cisneros

• The Lion of Mars by Jennifer L Holm

• Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca

• Willodeen by Katherine Applegate 

Group 2, Grades 6-12

• The Brave by James Bird

• Starfish by Lisa Fipps

• Hide and Seeker by Daka Hermon

• The Shape of Thunder by Jasmine Warga

• Pumpkin by Julie Murphy