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Minnesota Youth Reading Awards

2026 Maud Hart Lovelace (MHL) Award Nominees

Our selection committee is happy to announce the nominees for Division I and Division II of the Maud Hart Lovelace Award. To learn how our committee selects titles, please visit our main MHL page.

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2027 MHL Division I Nominees

  • Dogtown Katherine Applegate, Gennifer Choldenko

  • J vs. K Kwame Alexander, Jerry Craft
  • Link + Hud: Heroes By a Hair Jerome Pumphrey, Jarret Pumphrey
  • Matt Sprouts and the Curse of the Ten Broken Toes Matt Eicheldinger
  • The Mystery of Locked Rooms Lindsey Currie
  • The Sherlock Society James Ponti
  • Squire & Knight Chantler, Scott
  • Lasagna Means I Love You Kate O'Shaughnessy
  • The Bellwoods Game Celia Krampien
  • The No-Brainer's Guide to Decomposition Adrianna Cuevas


2027 MHL Division II Nominees

  • Lasagna Means I Love You Kate O'Shaughnessy
  • The Bellwoods Game Celia Krampien
  • The No-Brainer's Guide to Decomposition Adrianna Cuevas
  • Division II (Grades 6-8)
  • Bletchley Riddle Ruta Sepetys
  • Free Throws, Friendship, and Other Things We Fouled Up Jenn Bishop
  • Kareem Between Shifa Saltagi Safadi
  • The Last Dragon On Mars Scott Reintgen
  • Not Quite a Ghost Anne Ursu
  • The Trouble With Heroes Kate Messner
  • Popcorn Rob Harrell


The nominee lists are not intended to be an automatic recommendation of the books. Since selection policies vary, please apply your specific selection criteria to each title and purchase those titles that best meet the needs of your library or school.

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