The winners of the John Newbery and Randolph Caldecott Medals were announced this morning in Seattle, giving us a total of ten more books to add to our "to read" list!
The Newbery Medal is "awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children."
2013 Winner
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate When Ivan, a gorilla who has lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find her a better life.
HCPL's Book Bites column appears monthly in Houston Family Magazine. Each column features suggested books for toddlers through teens. Get the new list every month in the magazine, available at all of our branches. Previous columns.
HCPL's Book Bites column appears monthly in Houston Family Magazine. Each column features suggested books for toddlers through teens. Get the new list every month in the magazine, available at all of our branches. Previous columns.
HCPL's Book Bites column appears monthly in Houston Family Magazine. Each column features suggested books for toddlers through teens. Get the new list every month in the magazine, available at all of our branches. Previous columns.
The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Nominators are members of teen book groups in sixteen school and public libraries around the country. Nominations are posted on Support Teen Literature Day, the Thursday of National Library Week, and teens across the country vote on their favorite titles each year. Readers ages twelve to eighteen voted online in August and September; the winners were announced at the start of Teen Read Week.
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