The 5th graders at Meadowview Intermediate participate in the Golden Archer Award process. In the fall, they are introduced to the nominated books in the Intermediate category. Multiple copies are purchased for the LMC, and they are encouraged to read all the nominees during the school year. In the spring, they vote for their favorite, and their votes are sent to the state Golden Archer committee. They also get to nominate books for the upcoming year's award.
Last year's winner was Champ by Marcia Thornton Jones. It is an excellent story about a show dog whose leg must be amputated after a car accident. The owner wants to put the dog to sleep, but a young boy decides to adopt it. The boy's relationship to his dog creates challenges and opportunities that test his character. It came in 2nd in our school vote; our favorite was Punished by David Lubar.
This year's nominated book titles are: Swindle by Gordon Korman, The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo, No Talking by Andrew Clements, The Invention of Hugo Cabret (which also won the Caldecott Award) by Brian Selznick, and Marley: A Dog Like No Other by John Grogan. Happy reading!
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