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http://www.coe.uga.edu/gcba/
 * Georgia Children's Book Award**

The Georgia Children’s Book Award program has been sponsored by The University of Georgia College of Education since 1968. The purpose of the award is to foster a love of reading in Georgia’s children and to introduce them to books of literary excellence. Each year a committee of teachers and media specialists selects 20 Picture Book nominees and 20 Chapter Book nominees from books that have been published within the last 5 years. Teachers and media specialists are encouraged to present the books to students; the UGA College of Ed. website provides lesson plans and activity ideas for the books. Schools register each fall to vote online. Students in grades K-4 may vote if they have read or have heard read at least 10 of the 20 picture book nominees. Students in grades 4-8 may vote if they have read at least 3 of the 20 chapter books. Voting generally occurs in March or April. The winners are announced and the authors are invited to speak at the following year’s Children’s Literature Conference in Athens.

Tips for participating in and promoting this program: The purpose of the award is to highlight and promote the best current young adult literature for high school age students and to encourage reading among that age group. Teens vote for their favorite books out of the year’s top 20 nominees.
 * Look for the list of new nominees near the end of each school year and decide if you would like to purchase the titles.
 * Publicize the list of nominees to teachers with brief annotations and suggestions for curriculum support.
 * Decide how to share the books with teachers. Some keep them on a reserved shelf for teacher check out, but each school finds their best method.
 * Book talk the nominees on morning tv broadcasts or in class settings.
 * Consider using the power point on the CBA website or develop other promotional activities for reading and voting.
 * Georgia Peach Award**