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Arkansas Diamond Nominees: Students in grades 1 - 3 vote on their favorite book at the end of the year.  These votes are sent to the state and added to votes from students all over Arkansas to determine the winner of the award.  

Use your CALS Tech Card to check out books online. The Arkansas Diamond nominees are available, at no charge, using the CALS Tech Card. Need a card? contact me at kelly.chaney@lrsd.org. Provide the name of your child and the teacher.

The Arkansas Diamond nominees for 2020-2021 are:

The United States vs. Jackie Robinson by Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen

The Hugely Wugely Spider by Ethan T. Berlin

There's a Dinosaur on the 13th Floor by Wade Bradford

Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker's Story by Joseph Bruchac

Sisters & Champions: The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams by Howard Bryant

Giraffe Problems by Jory John

The Rough Patch by Brian Lies

Goldfish on Vacation by Sally Lloyd-Jones

Doll E 1.0 by Shanda McCloskey

Wordy Birdy by Tammi Sauer

Dear Substitute by Liz Garton Scanlon & Audrey Vernick

The Charlie May Simon Award is for books that are appropriate for students in grades 4 - 6.  Students will vote on their favorites in May.  

Children must have read or heard at least three of the books from this list in order to be eligible to vote.

The Charlie May Simon Award Nominees for 2020-2021 are:

Where the Watermelons Grow by Cindy Baldwin

Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden

Backyard Bears: Conservation, Habitat Changes, and the Rise of Urban Wildlife by Amy Cherrix

Finding Langston by Lesa Cline-Ransome

Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

Lousiana's Way Home by Kate DiCamillo

Lifeboat 12 by Susan Hood

The Season of Styx Malone by Kekla Magoon

The One and Only Bob by Wendy Mass and Rebecca Stead

The Miscalculatons of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

Dear Sister by Alison McGhee

Playing Atari with Saddam Hussein: Based on a True Story by Jennifer Roy

Amal Unbound by Aisha Saeed

The Girl Who Drew Butterflies: How Maria Merian's Art Changed Science by Joyce Sidman

Just Like Jackie by Lindsey Stoddard

Harbor Me by Jacqueline Woodson