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Norma Meacham Reading Award Honorees
Opened Young Minds to Reading
The Norma Meacham Reading Award is a tradition at Union Chapel. Norma Meacham was a first grade teacher at Union Chapel from 1977-1993. She loved reading and she loved teaching children how to read. At the time of her death, her estate gifted many books to the Union Chapel library so that kids would always keep reading. You will notice the Norma Meacham label in the front of many of our books in the library. It says, “Norma Meacham Opened Young Minds to Reading at Union Chapel from 1977-1993.” This award was created to honor her memory in 1998. It has been presented to one student from each classroom each year since that time. It can be given to the most distinguished reader, the most enthusiastic reader, a reader who helps others to read or the most improved reader.
Award Books
We celebrate these award books! Updated lists come out each spring.
Mark Twain Award Nominees
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by Dusti Bowling
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by Kathi Appelt
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by Jamie Sumner
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by R.J Palacio
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by Ena Jones
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by Rebecca Caprara
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by Deva Fagan
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by Jennifer L. Holm
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by Kate Albus
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by Merrill Wyatt
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by Lisa Phipps
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by Dusti Bowling
Building Block Nominees
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By Daniel Bernstromm, illustrated by Brandon James Scott
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By Lucy Cousins
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By Julia Mills
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By Meg Fleming, illustrated by Brandon James Scott
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By Greg Pizzoli
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By Jon Agee
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By Chris Grabenstein, illustrated by Leo Espinosa
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By Jan Thomas
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By Marianna Coppo
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By Sandra Boynton
Show Me Readers Award
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Written by Jen Arena and illustrated by Jessica Gibson
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Written by Aaron Reynolds and illustrated by Peter Brown
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Written by Philip C. Stead and illustrated by Matthew Cordell
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Written by Cheryl B. Klein and illustrated by Abhi Alwar
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Written by Rebecca Kraft Rector and illustrated by Shanda McCloskey
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Written by Crystal Hubbard and illustrated by Alleanna Harris
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Written and illustrated by Lindsay Ward
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Written by Julie Falatko and illustrated by Ruth Chan
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Written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Gladys Jones
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Written and illustrated by Alex Willan
Great Kids Can Read
![Cover image of "Blue"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610170/parkhillk12mous/oirg8zlwtws0p6vkb041/blue.png","width":198}])
By Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond
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By Jennifer O’Connell
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By Maryann Cocca-Leffle
![Cover image of "Finding my Dance"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610779/parkhillk12mous/m24kvyo74omh46nl1yeg/dance.png","width":225}])
By Ria Thundercloud
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By Tonya Bolden
![Cover image of "I Color Myself Different"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731610904/parkhillk12mous/gwlvp63wdg8cwhkjsgjm/different.png","width":225}])
By Colin Kaepernick
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By Kelly Starling Lyons
![Cover image of "Opal Lee"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731611035/parkhillk12mous/cyj0detoxuci6qus5ydd/opallee.png","width":204}])
By Alice Faye Duncan
![Cover image of "The Year we Learned to Fly"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731611126/parkhillk12mous/una2abzvnfzzfqewzix6/fly.png","width":209}])
By Jacqueline Woodson
![Cover image of "Yoshi and the Ocean"]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1731611270/parkhillk12mous/dmmwvzrxxv0nrpo6dvfr/ocean.png","width":208}])
By Lindsay Moore
Destiny Online Catalog
Use your district username and password to log in to your school on the Destiny Online Catalog. Locate materials in your library, find out what you already have checked out, or create your own reading list.
Exploring Curiosity
- Biblionasium
- Code.org
Learn to Code -
Santa Tracker
- Instructables
Share what you make - Smithsonian
- Make Magazine
Projects - National Geographic for Kids
- School Tube
- San Diego Zoo Kids Animal Cams
- Wonderopolis
Book Recommendations
Award-Winning Books
- Missouri Building Block
- Show Me Readers Award
- The Caldecott Medal
- Great Kids Can Read
- Mark Twain Award