Because of Mr. Terupt by Rob Buyea Seven fifth-graders at Snow Hill School in Connecticut relate how their lives are changed for the better by "rookie teacher" Mr. Terupt. ATOS Reading Level: 3.7 Point Value: 5

Cinderella Smith by Stephanie Barden Cast off by her old friends, Cinderella agrees to help a new student deal with the stepsisters she will soon have, and meantime, a former friend tries to prevent Cinderella from dancing the lead in their tap recital. ATOS Reading Level: 4.2 Point Value: 3

Close to Famous by Joan Bauer The residents of Culpepper, despite their grand aspirations, have made little progress toward achieving their goals, but unexpected events and surprises put the ambitions of the residents of Culpepper to the test. ATOS Reading Level: 3.6 Point Value: 6

Kilpfish Code by Mary Casanova Sent with her younger brother to Godoy Island to live with her aunt and grandfather after Germans bomb Norway in 1940, ten-year-old Merit longs to join her parents in the Resistance and when her aunt, a teacher, is taken away two years later, she resents even more the Nazis' presence and her grandfather's refusal to oppose them. ATOS Reading Level: 5 Point Value: 6

Mike Stellar: Nerves of Steel by K.A. Holt Mike is suspicious when his family joins an expedition to Mars at the last minute, and his fears are confirmed when all of the adults on the colonizing mission, including his parents, begin to act strangely ATOS Reading Level: 4.5 Point Value: 7

Milo: Sticky Notes and Brain Freeze by Alan Silberberg In love with the girl he sneezed on the first day of school and best pals with Marshall, the "One Eyed Jack" of friends, seventh- grader Milo Cruikshank misses his mother whose death has changed everything at home. ATOS Reading Level: 5.5 Point Value: 6

Night Fairy by Laura Amy Schlitz When Flory the night fairy's wings are accidentally broken and she cannot fly, she has to learn to do everything differently. ATOS Reading Level: 4.2 Point Value: 2

One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia In the summer of 1968, after traveling from Brooklyn to Oakland, California, to spend a month with the mother they barely know, eleven-year-old Delphine and her two younger sisters arrive to a cold welcome as they discover that their mother, a dedicated poet and printer, is resentful of the intrusion of their visit and wants them to attend a nearby Black Panther summer camp. ATOS Reading Level: 4.6 Point Value: 7

Out of My Mind by Sharon M. Draper Considered by many to be mentally retarded, a brilliant, impatient fifth- grader with cerebral palsy discovers a technological device that will allow her to speak for the first time. ATOS Reading Level: 4.3 Point Value: 8

Quarterback Season by Fred Bowen As a school assignment, eighth-grader Matt Monroe keeps a journal about his team's football season. ATOS Reading Level: 4.5 Point Value: 3

Trouble with Chickens by Doreen Cronin A hard-bitten former search-and-rescue dog helps solve a complicated missing chicken case. ATOS Reading Level: 3.8 Point Value: 1

Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm In 1935, when her mother gets a job housekeeping for a woman who does not like children, eleven-year-old Turtle is sent to stay with relatives she has never met in far away Key West, Florida. ATOS Reading Level: 3.7 Point Value: 4

To Participate in the Maud Hart Lovelace contest:  Eligible voters will vote for their favorite book during the last week in March. Votes will be sent in to the State Committee and the winning author will receive the Maud Hart Lovelace Award from MN students.  Eligible voters will receive a certificate and reward for their efforts.  Any student who is able to read all of the nominated books in their division will be specially recognized Students must read at least 3 of the books nominated in their division and pass the AR tests for those books. Students must enter their quiz scores in the Google Doc. On the Media Center Web page. We will check the scores with the Student’s AR record to make sure they are all correct. Rewards: