Book News: Book Awards edition
All yesterday's big winners...
Newbery Award
The War That Saved My Life
Echo
Roller Girl
Caldecott Award
One winner and four honor books (including Last Stop on Market Street, pictured above).
Finding Winnie, the winner, was one of Eliza's favorite books this year. A must-read for any Winnie-the-Pooh fans.
Trombone Shorty
Voice of Freedom
Waiting
Other Awards
You can see the full list of award winners, including all honor books and award categories I didn't include in this newsletter by reading the ALA press release or by clicking the links for each award category (below). The websites will be updated with current winners throughout the week.
Coretta Scott King Author Award
Printz Award (young adult books)
Stonewall Book Award (books about the glbt experience)
Pura Belpre Author Award (latino author)
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/belpremedal
I just read this memoir-in-verse over the weekend and loved it. It's on order and should be in soon.
Sibert Award (nonfiction books for children)
http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/sibertmedal
Two honor books are in our library right now:
Drowned City
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom: My Story of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March
Schneider Family Book Award (expression of the disability experience)
http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/schneider-family-book-award
Honors went to two books in our library:
The War that Saved My Life
Fish in a Tree