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<p><span style="color:#000000">I just wanted to share some news from the Land of Enchantment Book Awards committee: The voting window is now open for New Mexico students to vote for their favorite Land of Enchantment Book Award nominee!</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:#000000">This award is designed to encourage the youth of New Mexico to read outstanding books of literary quality and is sponsored by the New Mexico Library Association. There are four lists of books: Roadrunners (Grades K-3), Coyotes
(Grades 3-5), Lizards (Grades 6-8) and Black Bears (Grades 9-12). All the information you need to help students cast their votes between May 1st and July 31st can be found on the Land of Enchantment Book Award website on the Voting page:
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Land of Enchantment Book Award website</a> <br>
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<p><span style="color:#000000">Thank you for your participation! <br>
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<p><span style="color:#000000">If you have any questions or to subscribe to their awesome newsletter, you can reach out to the Land of Enchantment Book Award Committee by sending an em</span>ail to loebookaward@gmail.com. </p>
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I included the full list of all the nominees below! <br>
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<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Roadrunner (K-3) nominees</strong>:</span></p>
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<li><span style="color:#000000">Unstoppable by Adam Rex, Illustrated by Laura Park</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Honeybee: The Busy Life of Apis Mellifera by Candace Fleming, Illustrated by Eric Rohmann</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Southwest Sunrise by Nikki Grimes, Illustrated by Wendell Minor</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Outside My Window by Linda Ashman, Illustrated by Jamey Christoph</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">In a Jar by Deborah Marcero</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Evelyn del Rey is Moving Away by Meg Medina, Illustrated by Sonia Sanchez</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">The Box Turtle by Vanessa Roeder</span></li></ul>
<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Coyote (3-5) <br>
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<li><span style="color:#000000">Above the Rim: How Elgin Baylor Changed Basketball by Jen Bryant, Illustrated by Frank Morrison</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Clean Getaway by Nic Stone</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Daring Dozen: The Twelve Who Walked on the Moon by Suzanne Slade, Illustrated by Alan Marks</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Stella by McCall Hoyle</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Chester Nez and the Unbreakable Code: A Navajo Code Talker’s Story by Joseph Bruchac, Illustrated by Liz Amini-Holmes</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Bump by Matt Wallace</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Milo Moss is Officially Un-Amazing by Lauren Allbright</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">We Are Water Protectors by Carole Lindstrom, Illustrated by Michaela Goade</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Flying Deep: Climb Inside Deep-Sea Submersible ALVIN by Michelle Cusolito, Illustrated by Nicole Wong</span></li></ul>
<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Lizard (6-8)</strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="color:#000000">Starfish by Lisa Fipps</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">When Stars are Scattered by Victoria Jamieson and Omar Mohamed</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">BenBee and the Teacher Griefer by K.A. Holt</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Nightbooks by J.A. White</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Look Both Ways by Jason Reynolds, Illustrated by Alexander Nabaum</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Red, White, and Whole by Rajani LaRocca</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">The Brave by James Bird</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">The Other Half of Happy by Rebecca Balcárcel</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Healer of the Water Monster by Brian Young</span></li></ul>
<p><span style="color:#000000"><strong>Black Bear (9-12)</strong></span></p>
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<li><span style="color:#000000">Firekeeper’s Daughter by Angeline Boulley</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">In Waves by AJ Dungo</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Patron Saints of Nothing by Randy Ribay</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">The Grief Keeper by Alexandra Villasante</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">The Long Ride by Marina Budhos</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Lore by Alexandra Bracken</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Let’s Call It A Doomsday by Katie Henry</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Sia Martinez and the Moonlit Beginning of Everything by Raquel Vasquez Gilliand</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">Apple (Skin to the Core) by Eric Gansworth</span></li><li><span style="color:#000000">You Brought Me the Ocean by Alex Sanchez, Illustrated by Julie Maroh</span></li></ul>
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