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Morning Calm Medal

The Morning Calm Medal is a book award that's voted on annually by international school students in Korea.

Students can vote in 3 categories: Elementary Chapter Books, Middle School Books, and High School Books

To participate in choosing the next Morning Calm Medal winners:
  1. Choose a category.
  2. Read the books (4 out of 5 elementary chapter books, 3 out of 5 middle school books, or any high school book).
  3. Vote!

Vote for your favorite book by April 15, 2019!
  • Elementary chapter books voting form
  • Middle school books voting form
  • High school books voting form

Morning Calm Medal Nominees 2018-19 - Elementary Chapter Books

The Goldfish Boy
The Goldfish Boy
by Lisa Thompson
(AR level: 5.0, AR points: 10.0, Lexile: 750) Emotionally troubled by his obsessive-compulsive disorder, teenager Matthew passes the day observing his neighbors from his window. When a toddler staying next door disappears, Matt is the ke...
The Marvelwood Magicians
The Marvelwood Magicians
by Diane Zahler
(No AR, Lexile: 630) Eleven-year-old Mattie Marvelwood comes from a family of traveling performers. Her dad is an illusionist; her mom is a fortune-teller; her brother has a vanishing act; and she herself is a mind-reader. But the Marvel...
Where's Halmoni?
Where's Halmoni?
by Julie Kim
(AR level: 5.9, AR points: 12.0, Lexile: 880) Elizabeth, eleven, spends Christmas break at Winterhouse Hotel under strange circumstances, where she discovers that she has magic, and her love of puzzles helps her solve a mystery. - Summar...
Winterhouse
Winterhouse
by Ben Guterson
(AR level: 5.9, AR points: 12.0, Lexile: 880) Elizabeth, eleven, spends Christmas break at Winterhouse Hotel under strange circumstances, where she discovers that she has magic, and her love of puzzles helps her solve a mystery. - Summar...
Yours Sincerely, Giraffe
Yours Sincerely, Giraffe
by Megumi Iwasa
(No AR, Lexile: 510) Giraffe is bored, as usual. He'd love a friend to share things with. So he writes a letter and sends it as far as possible across the other side of the horizon. There he finds a pen pal, Penguin. - Summary from Goodr...

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Morning Calm Medal Nominees 2018-19 - Middle School Books

Aru Shah and the End of Time
Aru Shah and the End of Time
by Roshani Chokshi
(AR level: 4.7, AR points: 12.0, Lexile: 630) Twelve-year-old Aru stretches the truth to fit in at her private school, but when she is dared to prove an ancient lamp is cursed, she inadvertently frees an ancient demon. - Summary from AR ...
Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea
by Sungju Lee
(AR level: 5.9, AR points: 12.0, Lexile: 880) This book is the memoir of a North Korean boy named Sungju, who is forced at age twelve to live on the streets and fend for himself. The coauthor is Susan McClelland. - Summary from AR Bookfi...
Ghost
Ghost
by Jason Reynolds
(AR level: 4.6, AR points: 6.0, Lexile: 730) Ghost wants to be the fastest sprinter on his elite middle-school track team, but his past is slowing him down. - Summary from AR Bookfinder
In the Shadow of the Sun
In the Shadow of the Sun
by Anne Sibley O'Brien
(AR level: 5.1, AR points: 13.0, Lexile: 800) Twelve-year-old Mia is on a five-day tour of North Korea with her older brother, Simon, and their father, Mark, a food aide worker, but she is scared because her father keeps sneaking off at ...
Riverkeep
Riverkeep
by Martin Stewart
(AR level: 5.9, AR points: 14.0, Lexile: 920) When 15-year-old Wull's father is possessed by a dark spirit, Wull must care for him and take on his family's mantle of Riverkeep, tending the dangerous Danék River. - Summary from AR Bookfinder

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Morning Calm Medal Nominees 2018-19 - High School Books

The Forgetting
The Forgetting
by Sharon Cameron
(AR level: 4.8, AR points: 16.0, Lexile: 740) Every 12 years, the people of Canaan lose their memories and must reconstitute their identities and relationships from books recording their personal histories. With her memory secretly intac...
Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
Mary's Monster: Love, Madness, and How Mary Shelley Created Frankenstein
by Lita Judge
(No AR, Lexile: 1070) A young adult biography of Frankenstein's profound young author, Mary Shelley, coinciding with the 200th anniversary of its publication, told through free verse and 300+ full-bleed illustrations. - Summary from Good...
Renegades
Renegades
by Marissa Meyer
(AR level: 6.5, AR points: 25.0, Lexile: 860) The Renegades are a syndicate of prodigies who emerged from the ruins of a crumbled society and established order where chaos reigned. As champions of justice, they are symbols of hope and co...
Warcross
Warcross
by Marie Lu
(AR level: 5.6, AR points: 16.0, Lexile: 810) When coder Emika hacks into the opening tournament of the championships, she glitches herself into the game and a sinister plot with major consequences for the entire Warcross empire. - Summa...
You Bring the Distant Near
You Bring the Distant Near
by Mitali Perkins
(AR level: 4.9, AR points: 9.0, Lexile: HL720) Told in alternating voices across three generations, this book explores sisterhood, first loves, friendship, and the inheritance of culture, for better or worse. - Summary from AR Bookfinder

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