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First of all, here are the Division II (grades 6-8) winners from the 2007 Maud Hart Lovelace list from the whole state of Minnesota:

1st place
Drums, Girls and Dangerous Pie by Jordan Sonnenblick

2nd place
Ruby Holler by Sharon Creech

3rd place
Last Dog on Earth by Daniel Ehrenhaft

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Now here below is the new list for 2008. Lots of good ones here! Start now and be ready to talk about them when school starts.

Mirror’s Tale by P. W. Catanese

Flush by Carl Hiaasen

Jackie’s Wild Seattle by Will Hobbs

* Soldier Boys by Dean Hughes

Day of Tears by Julius Lester

Gossamer by Lois Lowry

Sleeping Freshmen Never Lie by David Lubar

Heat by Mike Lupica

Shackleton’s Stowaway by Victoria McKernan

Monsoon Summer by Mitali Perkins

Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan

* So B. It by Sarah Weeks

[*Titles for mature readers]