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The Golden Sower is a children's book choice award in Nebraska . If students read at least four of the ten selections in their age group, they are then eligible to vote . Students vote by April 15 in their own media center, and the ballots are sent to the Golden Sower Committee. The results are published in May.

2003-2004 Golden Sower Award Winners             

Primary:

Winner: Deloris & Roslyn M. Jordan Salt in His Shoes:  Michael Jordan in Pursuit of a Dream
Honor: Jean Craighead George    Nutik, the Wolf Pup
Honor: Lyn Rossiter McFarland Widget  

                                        
Intermediate:

Winner: Joseph Bruchac Skeleton Man
Honor:  Bill Wallace    Coyote Autumn
Honor:  Roland Smith Zach's Lie

                       

                                                        2004-2005 Golden Sower Award Nominees

Primary:

Cari Best Goose's Story
Robert J. Blake Togo
Carol Otis Hurst Rocks in His Head
Patricia Lakin Clarence the Copy Cat
John Lithgow Micawber
Patty Lovell Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon
Alexis O'Neill The Recess Queen
Phyllis Root Rattletrap Car
Will Smith Just the Two of Us
Mark Teague Dear Mrs. LaRue:  Letters from Obedience School

Intermediate:

Eve Bunting The Summer of Riley
Elisa Carbone Storm Warriors
Sharon Creech Ruby Holler
Patricia Riley Giff Pictures of Hollis Woods
Peni R. Griffin The Ghost Sitter
Dan Gutman The Edison Mystery
Richard Peck Fair Weather
Jerry Spinelli Loser
Stephanie S. Tolan Surviving the Applewhites
Laurence Yep When the Circus Came to Town


More detailed information about the Golden Sower Award is available at the Golden Sower Homepage

Golden Sower image from: http://www.esu3.org/districts/elkhorn/SkyWillow/SkyWillow.html