Massachusetts Children's Book Award Nominees - 2022-2023
Massachusetts Children’s Book Award honors books that promote reading for pleasure among students in grades four through six. The Massachusetts Children's Book Award is sponsored by Salem State University.
- Isla to Island by Alexis Castellanos
- Twins by Varian Johnson, Shannon Wright
- Black Brother, Black Brother by Jewell Parker Rhodes
- I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944: Graphic Novel by Lauren Tarshis
- The Blackbird Girls by Anne Blankman
- Lemons by Melissa Savage
- P.S. I Miss You by Jen Petro-Roy
- Arlo Finch and the Valley of Fire by John August
- A Wolf Called Wander by Rosanne Parry
- The List of Things That Will Not Change by Rebecca Stead
- Yummy: A History of Desserts by Victoria Grace Elliott
- Alone by Megan E. Freeman (Winner)
- Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston
- Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero by Kelly J. Baptist
- Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park
- Roll With It by Jamie Sumner
- Too Bright to See by Kyle Lukoff
- The Total Eclipse of Nestor Lopez by Adrianna Cuevas
- Cece Rios and the Desert of Souls by Kaela Rivera
- Ancestor Approved: Intertribal Stories for Kids by Cynthia L. Smith
- Simon B. Rhymin' by Dwayne Reed
- Float by Laura Martin
- Marley Dias Gets it Done: And So Can You! by Marley Dias
- The Dragon Egg Princess by Ellen Oh
- History Smashers: Plagues and Pandemics by Kate Messner