2016-2017 Lectio Book Award Nominee List

28 Days: Moments in Black History that Changed the World. By Charles R. Smith, Jr. Illustrated by Shane W. Evans.

Adventures with Waffles. By Maria Parr. Illustrated by Kate Forrester.

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind. By William Kamkwamba. Illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon.

Circus Mirandus. By Cassie Beasley.

Crenshaw. By Katherine Applegate.

The Crossover. By Kwame Alexander.

Dear Pope Francis: The Pope Answers Letters from Children Around the World. By Pope Francis.

El Deafo. By Cece Bell.

Fish in a Tree. By Lynda Mullaly Hunt.

Follow Follow: A Book of Reverso Poems. By Marilyn Singer. Illustrated by Josee Masse.

Greenglass House. By Kate Milford. Illustrated by Jaime Zollars.

A Handful of Stars. By Cynthia Lord.

Hiawatha and the Peacemaker. By Robbie Robertson. Illustrated by David Shannon.

Jack: The True Story of Jack and the Beanstalk. By Liesl Shurtliff.

The Key to Extraordinary. By Natalie Lloyd.

A Night Divided. By Jennifer A. Nielsen.

Pax. By Sara Pennypacker. Illustrated by Jon Klassen.

Stella by Starlight. By Sharon M. Draper.

Untamed: The Wild Life of Jane Goodall. By Anita Silvey.

The War that Saved My Life. By Kimberly Brubaker Bradley.