2024 NATIONAL MEDAL
for Museum and Library Service Finalist

Kids

Shiloh

When he finds a lost beagle in the hills behind his West Virginia home, Marty tries to hide it from his family and the dog's real owner, a mean-spirited man known to shoot deer out of season and to mistreat his dogs.

The Boys Start the War series

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor based her 1993 young adult novel, The Boys Start the War, loosely on the historical rivalry between the Hatfields and the McCoys. In her novel, the Hatford boys feud with the Malloy girls. The story is told from the perspective of the two 4th graders: Wally and Caroline.

The Nerdy Dozen series

When Neil Andertol and a motley crew of video-gaming whizzes accidentally download top-secret training software and are recruited by the military to restore a botched aircraft mission, they're no longer playing for points—they're playing to save the world!

The $150,000 Rugelach

"Fame-obsessed Jack and somber Jillian, who is mourning the loss of her mother, become a mismatched duo selected to compete for $150,000 in a high-stakes baking contest jam-packed with hilarious high jinks."--Provided by publisher.