Gate City Book Award

The Gate City Book Award is sponsored by the Elementary School Librarians of Nashua, New Hampshire. This award is given each year to the author whose book receives the most votes from third and fourth graders in Nashua.

For 2020-21 we have added 10 new titles to last year’s list. This will allow students a better opportunity to complete the original 20 books plus enjoy the 10 exciting, well-written and intriguing titles. Voting will take place in May 2021 in the elementary school libraries. Enjoy!

2030: A Day in the Life of Tomorrow’s Kids by Amy Zuckerman and James Daly

Autumn Science (Acadia Files series) by Katie Coppens

Because of the Rabbit by Cynthia Lord

Bigfoot and Little Foot by Ellen Potter

Bob by Rebecca Stead and Wendy Mass

Extreme Ghost Stories by Thomas Kingsley Troupe

Fairy Mom and Me by Sophie Kinsella

Finchosaurus by Gail Donovan

The Friendship War by Andrew Clements

Good Rosie! by Kate DiCamillo

Her Fearless Run by Kim Chaffee

The Journey of York by Hasan Davis

Just Like Rube Goldberg: The Incredible Story of the Man Behind the Machine by Sarah Aronson

Lafayette! by Nathan Hale

Max and the Midnights by Lincoln Peirce

Miscalculations of Lightning Girl by Stacy McAnulty

My Father’s Words by Patricia MacLachlan

Saving Winslow by Sharon Creech

Song For A Whale by Lynne Kelly

Terrible Two’s Last Laugh by Jory John and Mac Barnett

My Life in Pictures (Bea Garcia Series #1) by Deborah Zemke

Junior Ninja Competition: The Competition Begins by Catherine Hapka

I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic,1912 (Graphic Novel Series #1) by Lauren Tarshis

The One and Only Bob by Katherine Applegate

Stargazing by Jen Wang

Louisiana’s Way Home by Kate DiCamillo

Front Desk by Kelly Yang

The Eye That Never Sleeps; How Detective Pinkerton Saved President Lincoln by Marissa Moss

The Crayon Man: The True Story of the Invention of Crayola Crayons by Natascha Biebow

Bringing Back the Wolves: How a Predator Restored an Ecosystem by Jude Isabella