Maud Hart Lovelace Book Award
2016 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
About This Book
Two girls separated by race form an unbreakable bond during the tumultuous integration of Little Rock schools in 1958
Twelve-year-old Marlee doesn't have many friends until she meets Liz, the new girl at school. Liz is bold and brave, and always knows the right thing to say, especially to Sally, the resident mean girl. Liz even helps Marlee overcome her greatest fear - speaking, which Marlee never does outside her family.
But then Liz is gone, replaced by the rumor that she was a Negro girl passing as white. But Marlee decides that doesn't matter. Liz is her best friend. And to stay friends, Marlee and Liz are willing to take on integration and the dangers their friendship could bring to both their families.
Twelve-year-old Marlee doesn't have many friends until she meets Liz, the new girl at school. Liz is bold and brave, and always knows the right thing to say, especially to Sally, the resident mean girl. Liz even helps Marlee overcome her greatest fear - speaking, which Marlee never does outside her family.
But then Liz is gone, replaced by the rumor that she was a Negro girl passing as white. But Marlee decides that doesn't matter. Liz is her best friend. And to stay friends, Marlee and Liz are willing to take on integration and the dangers their friendship could bring to both their families.
Awards
Georgia Children's Book Award
2015 · Children's Book (Grades 4 - 8) · Nominee
Grand Canyon Reader Award
2015 · Tween · Nominee
Iowa Teen Award
2015 · Young Adult · Nominee
Sequoyah Book Award
2015 · Intermediate · Nominee
Sunshine State Young Reader's Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
William Allen White Childens Book Award
2015 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Young Hoosier Book Award
2015 · Middle Grades · Nominee
Beehive Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Kentucky Bluegrass Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Keystone to Reading Book Award
2014 · Middle School · Nominee
Land of Enchantment Book Award
2014 · Young Adult · Nominee
Land of Enchantment Book Award
2014 · Young Adult · Winner
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2014 · Children's Book · Nominee
Massachusetts Children's Book Award
2014 · Children's Book · Winner
North Carolina Children's Book Award
2014 · Junior Book · Nominee
Nutmeg Book Award
2014 · Teen · Nominee
Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Award
2014 · Grades 6-8 · Nominee
Rebecca Caudill Young Readers Book Award
2014 · Grades 4-8 · Nominee
Black-Eyed Susan Award
2013 · Grades 6-9 · Nominee
Capitol Choices: Noteworthy Books for Children and Teens
2013 · Ten to Fourteen · Recommended
South Carolina Childrens, Junior and Young Adult Book Award
2013 · Junior Book · Nominee
Texas Lone Star Reading List
2013 · Young Adult · Commended
Cybils
2012 · Middle Grade Fiction · Finalist
