The 2010 American Library Association awards were announced in Boston this morning. Here are some highlights:
Newbery Award winner: "When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
Randolph Caldecott Medal: "The Lion & the Mouse" by Jerry Pinkney
Printz Award winner: "Going Bovine" by Libba Bray
Belpre Award for Text: "Return to Sender" by Julia Alvarez
Batchelder Award: "A Faraway Island" by Annika Thor
Coretta Scott King – Author Honor Award: "Mare’s War" by Tanita Davis
Four Newbery Honor Books were named:
"Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
"The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
"Where the Mountain Meets the Moon" by Grace Lin
"The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg" by Rodman Philbrick
Two Caldecott Honor Books were named:
"All the World" illustrated by Marla Frazee, written by Liz Garton Scanlon
"Red Sings from Treetops: A Year in Colors" illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski, written by Joyce Sidman
Alex Award Winners
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing.
"The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope" by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer
"The Bride’s Farewell" by Meg Rosoff
"Everything Matters!" by Ron Currie, Jr.
"The Good Soldiers" by David Finkel
"The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir" by Diana Welch and Liz Welch with Amanda Welch and Dan Welch
"The Magicians" by Lev Grossman
"My Abandonment" by Peter Rock
"Soulless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel" by Gail Carriger
"Stitches: A Memoir" by David Small
"Tunneling to the Center of the Earth" by Kevin Wilson
For a complete list of winners, Click Here.
Looks like I'll have to make a trip into the store.
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