From: Robin L. Gibson <rlgibso2>
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 1996 12:53:41 -0600

Hi, I thought you would all be interested to know about this year's award winners (I found this information on an ALA press release on the Internet) - NEWBERYWinner: Karen Cushman, _The Midwife's Apprentice_

Honor Books: Carolyn Coman, _What Jamie Saw_ Christopher Paul Curtis, _The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963_ Carol Fenner, _Yolonda's Genius_ Jim Murphy, _The Great Fire_

CALDECOTT Winner: Peggy Rathmann, _Officer Buckle and Gloria_

Honor Books: Stephen T. Johnson, _Alphabet City_ Marjorie Priceman, _Zin! Zin! Zin! A Violin_ (Text: Lloyd Moss) Brian Pinkney, _The Faithful Friend_ (Text: Robert D. San Souci) Janet Stevens, _Tops & Bottoms_

CORETTA SCOTT KING AUTHOR AWARD Winner: Virginia Hamilton _Her Stories_ illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon

Honor Books: Christopher Paul Curtis, _The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963_ Rita Williams-Garcia, _Like Sisters on the Homefront_ Jacqueline Woodson, _From the Notebooks of Melanin Sun_

CORETTA SCOTT KING ILLUSTRATOR AWARD Winner: Tom Feelings, _The Middle Passage: White Ships Black Cargo_

Honor Books: Leo & Diane Dillon, _Her Stories_ (Text: Virginia Hamilton) Brian Pinkney, _The Faithful Friend_ (Text: Robert D. San Souci)

BATCHELDER AWARD Winner: Uri Orlev, _The Lady with the Hat_

Honor Books: Jo Hoestland, _Star of Fear, Star of Hope_ Lutz van Dijk, _Damned Strong Love: The True Story of Willi G. and Stephan K.

I apologize for any typos -- I was typing really fast! You can access this info. online at: http: www.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/ala96.html, and it will be on the CCBC homepage sometime soon!

Happy reading!

Robin

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