Idaho Kids Vote Book Award

Our 2024 Nominees

We are proud to announce the nominees for this year's Idaho Kids Vote Book Award!

Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt

The Hero Two Doors Down by Sharon Robinson

Lemons by Melissa Savage

The Care and Feeding of a Pet Black Hole by Michelle Cuevas

Beauty and the Beak by Deborah Lee Rose and Jane Veltkamp

Stanley Will Probably Be Fine by Sally J. Pla

The Last Last-Day-of-Summer by Lamar Giles

A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying by Kelley Armstrong

Visit the 2024 Nominees page for a synopsis of each book and links to free teaching resources and videos that can help you promote and integrate these titles in your classroom. 


A reading project for Idaho

Do you want your students having discussions with other kids about the books they read? So do I. That's why I hope you'll join me in the Idaho Kids Vote Book Award this year. Participating teachers nominate books. Then, students who read them will be encouraged to share their thoughts with other readers around the state. Participating classes will also have the opportunity to connect with each other to discuss the books via videos, pen pal projects, video calls, and more. Finally, students who read two or more of the nominated books will get to vote in the spring to choose the 2024 winner of the Idaho Kids Vote Book Award.

At this point, the Idaho Kids Vote Book Award is focused on recently published paperbacks for middle grade readers. If there is interest, this project may expand to include other categories in the future.

Are you interested? Use the adjacent form to sign up.