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Black-Eyed Susan Book Award

The Black-Eyed Susan Book Award program was created to promote reading and literacy for Maryland children. The award honors outstanding books chosen by students in Maryland. Awards are given for books in four categories: picture book, grades 4-6, grades 6-9, and high school.

Table of Contents

  1. 2010-2011 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award nominees have been announced
  2. Cast Your Official Vote
  3. What Does the Winner Get?
  4. Which Books are Eligible for the Black-Eyed Susan Award?
  6. Vote in the 2010-2011 High School Category
  7. Vote in the 2010-2011 Grades 6-9 Category
  8. Vote in the 2010-2011 Grades 4-6 Category
  9. Vote in the 2010-2011 Picture Book Category
  11. Give a SHOUT OUT for your favorite book!!!
  12. 2010 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  13. 2008 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  14. 2007 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  15. 2006 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  16. 2005 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  17. 2004 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  18. 2003 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  19. 2002 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  20. 2001 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  21. 2000 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  22. 1999 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  23. 1998 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  24. 1997 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners
  25. 1996 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award Winners

2010-2011 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award nominees have been announced

The 2010 Black-Eyed Susan Book Award nominees have been announced. The most up-to-date information regarding this award can be found on the Maryland Association of School Librarians website.

Please note that the deadline to vote in 2011 is no later than April 25, 2011.

Cast Your Official Vote

.. ahem... help select the winner.

It's easy to help pick a winner.

1. To vote in the Picture Book category, you must read 8 of the 15 nominated books.

2. To vote in any other category, you must read at least 3 of the nominated books.

3. Cast you vote in any Maryland Public Library. Every child gets one vote in each category.

4. Votes at each location are tallied and sent to the Black-Eyed Susan Book Awards Committee to be counted.

5. Typically, votes are due in the month of April.

See any Maryland librarian for details.

What Does the Winner Get?

The winning authors and/or illustrators receive a pewter plate engraved with the year and the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award logo. Authors, illustrators and publishers recognize the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award as an honor bestowed by Maryland students.

Which Books are Eligible for the Black-Eyed Susan Award?

Committees of school library media specialists and other interested persons meet over the course of a year to determine which books will go on the lists; anyone is invited to suggest titles. Following are some of the criteria:

Books may be fiction or nonfiction.

Books must have a copyright date of the current year or one of the preceding three years and be listed in the current Books in Print.

Each title selected will have received positive reviews from appropriate professional journals.

Members of the committee will read and discuss the submitted books and choose the best books to be placed on the list.

VIEW and VOTE for your favorite Black-Eyed Susan Book:

Vote in the 2010-2011 High School Category

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If I Stay by Gayle Forman

If I Stay by Gayle Forman

A critically acclaimed novel that will change the way more...1 point

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The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

Katniss is a 16-year-old girl living with her moth more...0 points

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Candor by Pam Bachorz

Candor by Pam Bachorz

In the model community of Candor, Florida, every teen more...0 points

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Paper Towns by John Green

Paper Towns by John Green

Two-time Printz Medalist John GreenÂ's New York Times more...0 points

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Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith

Flygirl by Sherri L. Smith

All Ida Mae Jones wants to do is fly. Her daddy wa more...0 points

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Pop by Gordon Korman

Pop by Gordon Korman

When Marcus moves to a new town in the dead of summer, more...0 points

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Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi

Gamer Girl by Mari Mancusi

After Maddy's parents divorce, she's stuck startin more...0 points

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Flash Burnout by L. K. Madigan

Flash Burnout by L. K. Madigan

Winner of the 2010 William C. Morris Award! Fifte more...0 points

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Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

Shiver by Maggie Stiefvater

For years, Grace has watched the wolves in the woods more...0 points

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Funny How Things Change by Melissa Wyatt

Funny How Things Change by Melissa Wyatt

Remy Walker has it all: he found the love of his l more...0 points

Vote in the 2010-2011 Grades 6-9 Category

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All The Broken Pieces by Ann Burg

All The Broken Pieces by Ann Burg

Two years after being airlifted out of war-torn Vietnam, more...0 points

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Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor

Addie is waiting for normal. But Addie's mother has more...0 points

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Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

Anything But Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin

Jason Blake is an autistic 12-year-old living in a more...0 points

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Boost by Kathy Mackel

Boost by Kathy Mackel

Thirteen-year-old Savvy's three-point shot is dead more...0 points

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The Compound by S.A. Bodeen

The Compound by S.A. Bodeen

Eli and his family have lived in the underground C more...0 points

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Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

Chasing Lincoln's Killer by James L. Swanson

Based on rare archival material, obscure trial manuscripts, more...0 points

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When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Winner of the 2010 John Newbery MedalFour mysterious more...0 points

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When the Whistle Blows by Fran Slayton

When the Whistle Blows by Fran Slayton

Jimmy lives in Rowlesburg, West Virginia, during t more...0 points

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Jolted: Newton Starker's Rules for Survival by Arthur Slade

Jolted: Newton Starker's Rules for Survival by Arthur Slade

Newton Goddard Starker lives with a mysterious curse: more...0 points

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Every Soul A Star by Wendy Mass

Every Soul A Star by Wendy Mass

And as streams of light fan out behind the darkened more...0 points

Vote in the 2010-2011 Grades 4-6 Category

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Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

In the valley of Fruitless mountain, a young girl more...0 points

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Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino

Neil Armstrong Is My Uncle and Other Lies Muscle Man McGinty Told Me by Nan Marino

"Muscle Man McGinty is a squirrelly runt, a more...0 points

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Masterpiece by Elise Broach

Masterpiece by Elise Broach

Marvin lives with his family under the kitchen sin more...0 points

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Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff

Umbrella Summer by Lisa Graff

Annie Richards knows there are a million things to more...0 points

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Extra Credit (Junior Library Guild Selection) by Andrew Clements

Extra Credit (Junior Library Guild Selection) by Andrew Clements

It isn't that Abby Carson can't do her schoolwork, more...0 points

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11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass

11 Birthdays by Wendy Mass

It's Amanda's 11th birthday and she is super excit more...0 points

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The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas

The Magic Thief by Sarah Prineas

In a city that runs on a dwindling supply of magic, more...0 points

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Captain Nobody by Dean Pitchford

Captain Nobody by Dean Pitchford

Growing up in the shadow of his football star brother, more...0 points

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Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson

Peace, Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson

Twelve-year-old Lonnie is fi nally feeling at home more...0 points

Vote in the 2010-2011 Picture Book Category

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Let's Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile

Let's Do Nothing! by Tony Fucile

Don't move! A master of animation explores the elusive more...1 point

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The Plot Chickens by Mary Jane Auch

The Plot Chickens by Mary Jane Auch

Henrietta loves to read. When she clucks buk, buk, more...0 points

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14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy

14 Cows for America by Carmen Agra Deedy

In June of 2002, a very unusual ceremony begins in more...0 points

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Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator by Sarah C. Campbell

Wolfsnail: A Backyard Predator by Sarah C. Campbell

This true tale of horror begins in the leaf litter more...0 points

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Imogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming

Imogene's Last Stand by Candace Fleming

Meet Imogene, a plucky heroine with a passion for history. more...0 points

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One World, One Day by Barbara Kerley

One World, One Day by Barbara Kerley

One World, One Day uses exquisite, moving photographs more...0 points

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Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember by Steve Jenkins

Never Smile at a Monkey: And 17 Other Important Things to Remember by Steve Jenkins

When it comes to wild animals, everyone knows that more...0 points

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Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson

Listen to the Wind by Greg Mortenson

Greg Mortenson stumbled, lost and delirious, into more...0 points

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The Pet Dragon: A Story about Adventure, Friendship, and Chinese Characters by Christoph Niemann

The Pet Dragon: A Story about Adventure, Friendship, and Chinese Characters by Christoph Niemann

Meet Lin and her pet dragon! When the dragon mysteriously more...0 points

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Life-Size Zoo: From Tiny Rodents to Gigantic Elephants, An Actual Size Animal Encyclopedia

Life-Size Zoo: From Tiny Rodents to Gigantic Elephants, An Actual Size Animal Encyclopedia

An elephant's trunk is so nimble, it can pick up a more...0 points

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Bobby Bramble Loses His Brain by Dave Keane

Bobby Bramble Loses His Brain by Dave Keane

A hilarious cautionary tale full of mayhem-and wordplay. more...0 points

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Have I Got a Book for You! by Melanie Watt

Have I Got a Book for You! by Melanie Watt

The bestselling author-illustrator and creator of more...0 points

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Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to be Noticed by J.C. Phillipps

Wink: The Ninja Who Wanted to be Noticed by J.C. Phillipps

The happiest day of Wink's life was when he was accepted more...0 points

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Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems

Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed by Mo Willems

Wilbur is different from the other Naked Mole Rats more...0 points

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Long Shot: Never Too Small to Dream Big by Chris Paul

Long Shot: Never Too Small to Dream Big by Chris Paul

Everybody told Chris that he was too small to play more...0 points

Comment Here

Give a SHOUT OUT for your favorite book!!!

  • guy Mar 1, 2012 @ 2:29 pm | delete
    jump from 2011-2012 awards for high school was great
  • agoofyidea Aug 25, 2011 @ 9:51 pm | delete
    It's wonderful that great kids books are getting recognized. Nice lens.
  • Lexi WInkler Sep 18, 2009 @ 8:05 pm | delete
    09-10 black eyed susan books are so far great i read zen and the art of faking it and now shark girl. I go to Glenwood Middle School
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