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From the Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award website:
“The Louisiana Young Readers' Choice Award, sponsored by the State Library of Louisiana and the Louisiana Center for the Book and underwritten by Hibernia National Bank, has been established to encourage children of Louisiana in grades 3-5 in public, private, and home schools to read and to vote for their favorite book from a list of titles suggested by librarians, educators and other interested individuals in Louisiana. The book receiving the most votes from children in grades three through five will be the winner. The author of the winning book will be invited to come to Louisiana to accept the award at a special Louisiana Center for the Book event.
The purpose of the award is to foster a love of reading in the children of Louisiana, and to give them the opportunity to participate in the selection of books worthy of receiving an award for literary excellence. The award seeks to excite children about reading by encouraging them to read and compare high quality books, and to honor the authors of outstanding books for children. Teachers and librarians are encouraged to present the books in appealing and meaningful ways, to read the books aloud, and to develop activities that will connect the literature to the curriculum.”
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