Massachusetts Children's Book Award

Announcement of the 2007 Massachusetts Children's Book Award

Salem State College announces the results of the voting for the 2007 Massachusetts Children's Book Award. Fourth, fifth, and sixth grade children from participating classrooms and libraries in Massachusetts voted for their favorite book from the master list of eligible books.

2007 MCBA Winner

The Tale of Despereaux
by Kate DiCamillo
2004, Candelwick Press

MCBA 2007 Honor Books

(in random order)

The City of Ember by Jeanne Duprau 2003 Random House	Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko 2004 Penguin Putnam
Among the Betrayed by Margaret Peterson Haddix 2002 Simon & Schuster	Thunder from the Sea by Joan Hiatt Harlow 2004 Simon & Schuster

Note: All publishing references are to hard copy editions, but books are available in paper editions, also.

For More Information

Michelle Pierce
Salem State College, Education Department
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970-5353
Telephone: 978-542-7903
Fax: 978-542-7023
Email: mcba@salemstate.edu