Thanks for sharing this. Warmly, Melissa Green Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. Blog: http://readergirl5674.blogspot.com Facebook: melissa green northern colorado twitter: melissa5674 msn: graduate1531@xxxxxxx Skype: lissa5674 ----- Original Message ----- From: Jamie Yates, CPhT To: Bookshare Volunteers Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 11:34 AM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Kidsreads.com Newsletter - 2010 ALA Youth Media Awards The Winning Books Have Been Announced! I had the pleasure of being in Boston this Monday when the American Library Association (ALA) announced their winners of some of the biggest book awards of the year. Now I am sure you all have clapped about a lot of things --- your favorite movie, game, or music performance. Well, this morning all the clapping --- and cheering --- was about BOOKS! And trust me, the crowd was really excited. I found myself yelling very loudly when the books I knew were announced. As booklovers, you would have been doing the same thing. What also made me smile was when I recognized so many of the books that won. The voting for these awards is SUPER secret, so it's VERY exciting when the titles and authors are announced. Read on for all the winners, and share this with your teachers, school librarians and local librarians. And then check out these books if you have not already. Enjoy...clap clap clap! (I want to hear you clapping here in New York!) Carol Fitzgerald for Kidsreads.com The John Newbery Medal The John Newbery Medal honors the author of the year's most outstanding contribution to children's literature. Presented every year since 1922, the Medal is named for 18th-century British bookseller John Newbery. Henrik Van Loon won the first Newbery Medal in 1922 for THE STORY OF MANKIND. Receiving the Newbery Medal virtually guarantees that the winning book will remain in print and on library and bookstore shelves for years to come. -This year's winner of the John Newbery Medal is WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead. -Four Newbery Honor Books were named: CLAUDETTE COLVIN: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose, THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURNIA TATE by Jacqueline Kelly, THE MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P. FIGG by Rodman Philbrick, and WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON by Grace Lin. The Randolph Caldecott Medal The Randolph Caldecott Medal honors the illustrator of the year's most distinguished American picture book for children. Presented every year since 1938, the medal is named for Randolph Caldecott, a 19th-century English illustrator known for the action, vitality and humor of his picture books. Receiving the Caldecott Medal virtually guarantees that the winning book will remain in print and on library and bookstore shelves for years to come. -This year's winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal is THE LION AND THE MOUSE illustrated by Jerry Pinkney. -Two Caledecott Honor Books were named: ALL THE WORLD written by Liz Garton Scanlon and illustrated by Marla Frazee, and RED SINGS FROM TREETOPS: A Year in Colors written by Joyce Sidman and illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski. The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal was awarded for the first time in 2001 to Marc Aronson for SIR WALTER RALEIGH AND THE QUEST FOR EL DORADO. It is given to honor the authors, illustrators and/or photographers of the most distinguished informational book published for children in the preceding year. Informational books are defined as those written and illustrated to present, organize and interpret documentable factual material. The award is named in honor of Robert F. Sibert, the long-time President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. of Jacksonville, Illinois. -This year's winner of the Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is ALMOST ASTRONAUTS: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone. -Three Robert F. Sibert Honor Books were named: CLAUDETTE COLVIN: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose, THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS: The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors written by Chris Barton and illustrated by Tony Persiani, and MOONSHOT: The Flight of Apollo 11 written and illustrated by Brian Floca. The Coretta Scott King Awards The Coretta Scott King Awards honor African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults that demonstrate sensitivity to "the African American experience via literature and illustration." The books --- fiction or nonfiction --- must have been published in the year prior to the award. -This year's winner of the Coretta Scott King Author Award is Vaunda Micheaux Nelson, author of BAD NEWS FOR OUTLAWS: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshal, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. -One Coretta Scott King Author Honor Book was named: MARE'S WAR by Tanita S. Davis. -This year's winner of the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award is Charles R. Smith Jr., author of MY PEOPLE, written by Langston Hughes. -One Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book was named: THE NEGRO SPEAKS OF RIVERS written by Langston Hughes and illustrated by E.B. Lewis. -The winner of the Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Author Talent Award is Kekla Magoon, author of THE ROCK AND THE RIVER. The Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement The Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement is named in memory of distinguished and beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton. The award is presented annually and will be presented in even years (i.e. 2010, 2012, 2014…) to an African American author, illustrator or author/illustrator for a body of his or her published books for children and/or young adults who has made a significant and lasting literary contribution. In alternate years (i.e. 2011, 2013, 2015…), the award will honor a practitioner for substantial contributions through active engagement with youth using award-winning African American literature for children and/or young adults, via implementation of reading and reading-related activities/programs. Walter Dean Myers is the winner of the first Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. Myers has redefined the image of African American youth. His body of work is chiefly fiction and also includes biography, poetry, history and memoir. The community of Harlem and ongoing dialogues with today’s youth serve as his muse. He writes authentically in the voice of young people. He is best known for creating vivid, unflinching stories that speak candidly of the lives of teens. For four decades, his characters have wrestled with life-changing decisions (SCORPIONS), romance (AMIRI & ODETTE), family relationships (SOMEWHERE IN THE DARKNESS and MOTOWN AND DIDI) and friendships (MOJO AND THE RUSSIANS). While his stories often incorporate humor, music, sports and adventure, they also address challenging themes such as incarceration (MONSTER) and war (FALLEN ANGELS and SUNRISE OVER FALLUJAH). The Schneider Family Book Award The Schneider Family Book Award is donated by Dr. Katherine Schneider, and honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three annual awards are presented for the best Teen, Middle School and Children’s Book. -This year's winner of the Schneider Family Children's Book Award is DJANGO by Bonnie Christensen. -This year's winner of the Schneider Family Middle School Book Award is ANYTHING BUT TYPICAL by Nora Raleigh Baskin. -This year's winner of the Schneider Family Teen Book Award is MARCELO IN THE REAL WORLD by Francisco X. Stork. The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is presented annually to both the author(s) and illustrator(s) of an outstanding book for beginning readers published in the past calendar year. The winning author(s) and illustrator(s) must demonstrate great creativity to engage children in reading. The first Theodor Seuss Geisel Award was presented in 2006 to author Cynthia Rylant and illustrator Suçie Stevenson for HENRY AND MUDGE AND THE GREAT GRANDPAS. -This year's winner of the Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is BENNY AND PENNY IN THE BIG NO-NO! written and illustrated by Geoffrey Hayes. -Four Theodor Seuss Geisel Honor Books were named: I SPY FLY GUY! written and illustrated by Tedd Arnold, LITTLE MOUSE GETS READY written and illustrated by Jeff Smith, MOUSE AND MOLE, FINE FEATHERED FRIENDS written and illustrated by Wong Herbert Yee, and PEARL AND WAGNER: ONE FUNNY DAY written by Kate McMullan and illustrated by R. W. Alley. The Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production The Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production is presented to the producer of the best audiobook produced for youth available in English in the United States. The first Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production was given in January 2008. Honor titles may also be selected. The award is jointly administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), divisions of ALA, and is sponsored by Booklist magazine. -This year's winner of the Odyssey Award is LOUISE, THE ADVENTURES OF A CHICKEN written by Kate DiCamillo and narrated by Barbara Rosenblat. -Three Odyssey Honor Books were named: IN THE BELLY OF THE BLOODHOUND: Being an Account of a Particularly Peculiar Adventure in the Life of Jacky Faber written by L.A. Meyer and narrated by Katherine Kellgren, PEACE, LOCOMOTION written by Jacqueline Woodson and narrated by Dion Graham, and WE ARE THE SHIP: The Story of Negro League Baseball written by Kadir Nelson and narrated by Dion Graham. -- Jamie in Michigan Currently Reading: The Lace Reader by Brunonia Barry Earn cash for answering trivia questions every 3 hours: http://instantcashsweepstakes.com/invitations/ref_link/49497 See everything I've read this year at: www.michiganrxtech.com/books.html ____________________________________________________________ Diet Help Cheap Diet Help Tips. Click here. http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL2141/c?cp=FiPA0hLyhW4Ul4rNeePVgQAAJ1CoJd3PCUxdgIkZ1GfbnoDxAAYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAADNAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYQAAAAAA=