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About the NBMS Black Eyed Susan Program

Welcome to the NBMS Black Eyed Susan program website! The purpose of the Black Eyed Susan Program is to promote lifelong reading habits by encouraging students to read quality literature that broadens the understanding of the human experience.

To participate in the Black Eyed Susan program at NBMS, a student must complete the following:

  • read a minimum of 3 books from one of the BES book lists.
  • complete the Black Eyed Susan reading Google form for that book list (BES Google form linked here)
  • submit the Black Eyed Susan reading Google form to Mrs. Woods electronically by April 2026. 

Want to know more about the Maryland Black Eyed Susan program? Go to the Maryland Association of School Librarians website.

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Black Eyed Susan Nominees & Reading form 2025-2026

Black Eyed Susan nominated books 2025-2026: Click here for the full list of books that are nominated to find out which one you want to read.

Black Eyed Susan Reading form 2025-2026: Fill out this form once you have read at least 3 books in 1 category.

Book Trailer videos & summaries of the BES books

Deciding which Black Eyed Susan books to read?

Book Trailers & summaries of the 2025-2026 Black Eyed Susan Nominees