Our 4th, 5th, and 6th Graders participate in the reading incentive program, the Massachusetts Children’s Book Award (MACBA). Each year there are twenty-five nominees, and the titles represent a variety of genres. It’s fascinating to see which titles become popular among our readers. They start recommending certain books to their friends, and they become “hot.” I will be writing about this year’s nominees in different posts, and I’ll include websites and other information that I have found about the authors and their books. When you see the picture of our MACBA bulletin board, that’s the indication that the books under discussion are part of this year’s selections.