We are thrilled to celebrate all of our authors and illustrators that have been recognized by the American Library Association.She/He/They/Me by Robyn Ryle is a Stonewall Book Award-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award Honor Book The Stonewall Book Awards are given annually to English-language works of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience. The Stonewall Book Award-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award is presented to non-fiction titles. Learn more and see the full list here: http://www.ala.org/awardsgrants/stonewall-book-awards. Thinker by Eloise Greenfield, illus. by Ehsan Abdollahi and Survivors of the Holocaust, edited by Kath Shackleton, are 2020 ALA/ALSC Notable Children’s Books
We Are Lost and Found by Helene Dunbar and You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman are on YALSA’s 2020 Best Fiction for Young Adults List
A Danger to Herself and Others by Alyssa Sheinmel and I’m Not Dying with You Tonight by Kimberly Jones and Gilly Segal are on YALSA’s 2020 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers Lis
You Asked for Perfect by Laura Silverman is on the 2020 Rainbow Book List The Rainbow Book List is created by the Rainbow Book List Committee of the Rainbow Round Table of the American Library Association. It is a curated bibliography highlighting books with significant gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender, or queer/questioning content, aimed at children and youth from birth to age 18.
Learn more and see the full list here: https://glbtrt.ala.org/rainbowbooks/archives/1331 We are thrilled to share that Thinker by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Ehsan Abdollahi, is a 2020 Notable Children’s Book!
We are thrilled to share that Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illustrated by Giovanni Rigano, is the winner of the 2019 Excellence in Graphic Literature Award winner!
We are thrilled to share that Shark Lady by Jess Keating, illustrated by Marta Alvarez Miguens, is the winner of the 2019 Utah Beehive Book Award!
Watch students from Upland Terrace Elementary announce the winners! Click "read more" to learn more about the book and author!
We are happy to share trade reviews from Booklist and Horn Book. Horn Book magazine reviewed Thinker: My Puppy Poet and Me by Eloise Greenfield; illus. by Ehsan Abdollahi
Booklist reviewed Cowboy in Wolf’s Clothing by Kait Ballenger
Booklist reviewed Cowboy Summer by Joanne Kennedy
Booklist reviewed Beyond the Limit by Cindy Dees
Booklist reviewed The Victim by Max Manning
Booklist reviewed The Last List of Miss Judith Kratt by Andrea Bobotis
We are happy to share that Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, I Know Exactly What You Are by Julia Kregenow, illustrated by Carmen Saldaña, is a 2020 Towner Award Nominee!
The Towner Award is sponsored by the Washington Library Media Association, and aims to recognize and promote excellent informational picture books to encourage students to learn more about our world and support teachers’ use of outstanding nonfiction in their classrooms.
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, I Know Exactly What You Are was chosen as one of ten nominated titles, selected by a team of teacher and public librarians among hundreds of nonfiction picture books. In spring 2020, Washington students in grades 2—6 will vote for the winners, to be announced in early May. Click "read more" below to learn more about the book and the author.  We are thrilled to share that Furyborn by Claire Legrand and Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano, are on the ILA 2019 Young Adults’ Choices Reading List! The Young Adults’ Choices Reading List is an annual list developed by the International Literacy Association (ILA). It aims to give young adults an opportunity to voice their opinions about book written for them by developing an annotated list of book selected by teens themselves. Every year, 12,500 students in grades 7–12 read and select 30 titles from books donated from North American publishers to curate the list. This reading list is a trusted source for book recommendations and is used by teens, their parents, teachers, and librarians. Click "read more" to learn about each book and authors/illustrators. Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano, is a 2020 Nutmeg Nominee5/2/2019
 We are thrilled to share that Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano, is a Connecticut Nutmeg Award nominee! The Nutmeg Book Award encourages children in grades 2-12 to read quality literature and to choose their favorite from a list of nominated titles. Jointly sponsored by the Connecticut Library Association (CLA) and the Connecticut Association of School Librarians (CASL), the Nutmeg Committee is comprised of children's librarians and school library media specialists who are members of our sponsoring organizations. Click "read more" below to learn more about the book, the authors, and illustrator.  We are thrilled to share that Inky the Octopus by Erin Guendelsberger, illus. by David Leonard, is on the 2019-2020 Florida Sunshine State Jr. list. The Sunshine State Jr. List (SSYRA Jr) is sponsored by the Florida Association for Media in Education. The mission of the program is to “develop student interest in reading for pleasure by exposing them to a wide range of appropriate literature. Sunshine State Jr. books are selected for their wide appeal, literary value, varied genres, curriculum connections, and/or multicultural representation.”  We are happy to share that After the Fire by Will Hill and Illegal by Eoin Colfer and Andrew Donkin, illus. by Giovanni Rigano, are 2020 Rhode Island Book Award nominees! After the Fire is a 2020 nominee for the Rhode Island Teen Book Award, and Illegal is a 2020 nominee for the Rhode Island Middle School Book Award. The Rhode Island Teen Book Award is sponsored by the School Librarians of Rhode Island (SLoRI) and the Rhode Island Library Association (RILA). The goal of the award is to promote quality literature for teens by highlighting well-written books that will encourage teens not only to read more, but discuss the books they read with others. The Rhode Island Middle School Book Award is also sponsored by the SLoRI and RILA, and aims to serve the same purpose as the teen book award, but for students in grades 6, 7 and 8. Click "read more" below to learn more about the books, authors, and illustrators. |
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