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From: Megan Schliesman <Schliesman>
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 09:34:00 -600
I see that this information has already been posted, but I thought I'd provide you with the CCBC's information sheet on the American Library Association's (ALA) children's literature awards, announced at a press conference on Monday morning, January 22, 1996, at the American Library Association (ALA) Mid-Winter Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. (Note: in the following listing ALSC refers to the Association of Library Services to Children; YALSA refers to the Young Adult Library Services Association. Both are divisions of ALA.)
A Cooperative Children's Book Center BRIEF LISTING OF CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
Announced at the American Library Association Conference
January, 1996
1996 ALSC John Newbery Medal (distinguished writing for children)
THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE by Karen Cushman (Clarion, 1995; ISBN
095i929-6; $10.95)
1996 ALSC John Newbery Honor Books
THE GREAT FIRE by Jim Murphy (Scholastic, 1995; ISBN 0Y0G267-4;
$16.95.
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM -- 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
(Delacorte, 1995; ISBN 0852175-9; $14.95)
WHAT JAMIE SAW by Carolyn Coman (Front Street, 1995; ISBN
1?6910-2; $13.95)
YOLONDA'S GENIUS by Carol Fenner (McElderry, 1995; ISBN
0h9?001-0; $17.00)
1996 ALSC Randolph Caldecott Award (distinguished illustration for
children)
OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA by Peggy Rathman (G.P. Putnam's Sons,
1995; ISBN 099"616-8; $15.95)
1996 ALSC Randolph Caldecott Honor Books
ALPHABET CITY by Stephen T. Johnson (Viking, 1995; ISBN
0g0?631-2; $14.99)
THE FAITHFUL FRIEND illustrated by Brian Pinkney, written by Robert
D. San Souci; Simon & Schuster, 1995; ISBN 0x6131-7; $16.00)
TOPS AND BOTTOMS by Janet Stevens; Harcourt Brace, 1995; ISBN
0)2851-0; $15.00)
ZIN! ZIN! ZIN! A VIOLIN illustrated by Marjorie Priceman, written by
Lloyd Moss (Simon & Schuster, 1995; ISBN 0g1?239-2; $15.00)
1996 SRRT Coretta Scott King Awards (outstanding writing and
illustration by a black author and a black artist)
Author: HER STORIES by Virginia Hamilton (Blue Sky/Scholastic,
1995; ISBN 0Y0G370-0; $19.95)
Author Honor Books:
FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF MELANIN SUN by Jacqueline Woodson
(Blue Sky/Scholastic, 1995; ISBN 0Y0E880-9; $14.95)
LIKE SISTERS ON THE HOME FRONT by Rita Williams-Garcia (Lodestar
Books, 1995; ISBN 0R5g465-9; $15.99)
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM -- 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
(Delacorte, 1995; ISBN 0852175-9; $14.95)
Illustrator: THE MIDDLE PASSAGE by Tom Feelings (Dial, 1995; ISBN
0?3704-7; $40.00)
Illustrator Honor Books:
THE FAITHFUL FRIEND illustrated by Brian Pinkney, written by Robert
D. San Souci; Simon & Schuster, 1995; ISBN 0x6131-7;
$16.00)
HER STORIES illustrated Leo and Diane Dillon, written by Virginia
Hamilton (Blue Sky/Scholastic, 1995; ISBN 0Y0G370-0; $19.95)
1996 ALSC Mildred L. Batchelder Award (the publisher of the
outstanding translated book)
Houghton Mifflin Company for publishing THE LADY WITH THE HAT by Uri
Orlev. Translated from the Hebrew by Hillel Halkin (Houghton
Mifflin, 1995; ISBN 095i957-6; $14.95)
1995 ALSC Mildred L. Batchelder Award Honor Books
Henry Holt and Company for publishing DAMNED STRONG LOVE: THE TRUE
STORY OF WILLI G. AND STEFAN K. by Lutz van Dijk. Translated
from the German by Elizabeth D. Crawford (Henry Holt, 1995; ISBN
0?50770-5; $15.95)
Walker and Company for publishing STAR OF FEAR, STAR OF HOPE written
by Jo Hoestlandt, illustrated by Johanna Kang. Translated from
the French by Mark Polizzotti (Walker, 1995; ISBN 0?27?73-2;
$15.95)
1996 ALSC May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecturer (annual lecture by an
outstanding author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of
children's literature)
Katherine Paterson
1995 YALSA Margaret A. Edwards Award (formerly the YASD Author
Achievement Award) (annual award to an author of outstanding
young adult books)
Judy Blume for:
FOREVER (Bradbury Press, 1975)
Complete lists of Newbery, Caldecott, Batchelder and Coretta Scott King Award books from earlier years with details about each award are available from the CCBC, as are lists of the 1) 1996 ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Books, 2) 1996 ALA/YASD Best Books for Young Adults, and 3) 1996 ALA/YASD Best Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Ask for these at the CCBC, or mail a self?dressed, $.32 stamped #10 envelope for each cumulative list to: Cooperative Children's Book Center, 4290 Helen C. White Hall, 600 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706.
Single copies of the annual annotated lists are available free annually beginning each spring from the Publications Department of the American Library Association, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611 (1?0T5$33).
Cooperative Children's Book Center
4290 Helen C. White Hall
600 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
608&3720
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Received on Tue 23 Jan 1996 09:34:00 AM CST
Date: Tue, 23 Jan 1996 09:34:00 -600
I see that this information has already been posted, but I thought I'd provide you with the CCBC's information sheet on the American Library Association's (ALA) children's literature awards, announced at a press conference on Monday morning, January 22, 1996, at the American Library Association (ALA) Mid-Winter Meeting in San Antonio, Texas. (Note: in the following listing ALSC refers to the Association of Library Services to Children; YALSA refers to the Young Adult Library Services Association. Both are divisions of ALA.)
A Cooperative Children's Book Center BRIEF LISTING OF CHILDREN'S AND YOUNG ADULT LITERATURE AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
Announced at the American Library Association Conference
January, 1996
1996 ALSC John Newbery Medal (distinguished writing for children)
THE MIDWIFE'S APPRENTICE by Karen Cushman (Clarion, 1995; ISBN
095i929-6; $10.95)
1996 ALSC John Newbery Honor Books
THE GREAT FIRE by Jim Murphy (Scholastic, 1995; ISBN 0Y0G267-4;
$16.95.
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM -- 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
(Delacorte, 1995; ISBN 0852175-9; $14.95)
WHAT JAMIE SAW by Carolyn Coman (Front Street, 1995; ISBN
1?6910-2; $13.95)
YOLONDA'S GENIUS by Carol Fenner (McElderry, 1995; ISBN
0h9?001-0; $17.00)
1996 ALSC Randolph Caldecott Award (distinguished illustration for
children)
OFFICER BUCKLE AND GLORIA by Peggy Rathman (G.P. Putnam's Sons,
1995; ISBN 099"616-8; $15.95)
1996 ALSC Randolph Caldecott Honor Books
ALPHABET CITY by Stephen T. Johnson (Viking, 1995; ISBN
0g0?631-2; $14.99)
THE FAITHFUL FRIEND illustrated by Brian Pinkney, written by Robert
D. San Souci; Simon & Schuster, 1995; ISBN 0x6131-7; $16.00)
TOPS AND BOTTOMS by Janet Stevens; Harcourt Brace, 1995; ISBN
0)2851-0; $15.00)
ZIN! ZIN! ZIN! A VIOLIN illustrated by Marjorie Priceman, written by
Lloyd Moss (Simon & Schuster, 1995; ISBN 0g1?239-2; $15.00)
1996 SRRT Coretta Scott King Awards (outstanding writing and
illustration by a black author and a black artist)
Author: HER STORIES by Virginia Hamilton (Blue Sky/Scholastic,
1995; ISBN 0Y0G370-0; $19.95)
Author Honor Books:
FROM THE NOTEBOOKS OF MELANIN SUN by Jacqueline Woodson
(Blue Sky/Scholastic, 1995; ISBN 0Y0E880-9; $14.95)
LIKE SISTERS ON THE HOME FRONT by Rita Williams-Garcia (Lodestar
Books, 1995; ISBN 0R5g465-9; $15.99)
THE WATSONS GO TO BIRMINGHAM -- 1963 by Christopher Paul Curtis
(Delacorte, 1995; ISBN 0852175-9; $14.95)
Illustrator: THE MIDDLE PASSAGE by Tom Feelings (Dial, 1995; ISBN
0?3704-7; $40.00)
Illustrator Honor Books:
THE FAITHFUL FRIEND illustrated by Brian Pinkney, written by Robert
D. San Souci; Simon & Schuster, 1995; ISBN 0x6131-7;
$16.00)
HER STORIES illustrated Leo and Diane Dillon, written by Virginia
Hamilton (Blue Sky/Scholastic, 1995; ISBN 0Y0G370-0; $19.95)
1996 ALSC Mildred L. Batchelder Award (the publisher of the
outstanding translated book)
Houghton Mifflin Company for publishing THE LADY WITH THE HAT by Uri
Orlev. Translated from the Hebrew by Hillel Halkin (Houghton
Mifflin, 1995; ISBN 095i957-6; $14.95)
1995 ALSC Mildred L. Batchelder Award Honor Books
Henry Holt and Company for publishing DAMNED STRONG LOVE: THE TRUE
STORY OF WILLI G. AND STEFAN K. by Lutz van Dijk. Translated
from the German by Elizabeth D. Crawford (Henry Holt, 1995; ISBN
0?50770-5; $15.95)
Walker and Company for publishing STAR OF FEAR, STAR OF HOPE written
by Jo Hoestlandt, illustrated by Johanna Kang. Translated from
the French by Mark Polizzotti (Walker, 1995; ISBN 0?27?73-2;
$15.95)
1996 ALSC May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecturer (annual lecture by an
outstanding author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of
children's literature)
Katherine Paterson
1995 YALSA Margaret A. Edwards Award (formerly the YASD Author
Achievement Award) (annual award to an author of outstanding
young adult books)
Judy Blume for:
FOREVER (Bradbury Press, 1975)
Complete lists of Newbery, Caldecott, Batchelder and Coretta Scott King Award books from earlier years with details about each award are available from the CCBC, as are lists of the 1) 1996 ALA/ALSC Notable Children's Books, 2) 1996 ALA/YASD Best Books for Young Adults, and 3) 1996 ALA/YASD Best Books for Reluctant Young Adult Readers. Ask for these at the CCBC, or mail a self?dressed, $.32 stamped #10 envelope for each cumulative list to: Cooperative Children's Book Center, 4290 Helen C. White Hall, 600 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706.
Single copies of the annual annotated lists are available free annually beginning each spring from the Publications Department of the American Library Association, 50 E. Huron Street, Chicago, IL 60611 (1?0T5$33).
Cooperative Children's Book Center
4290 Helen C. White Hall
600 North Park Street
Madison, WI 53706
608&3720
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Received on Tue 23 Jan 1996 09:34:00 AM CST
