From: Ginny Moore Kruse <gmkruse>
Date: Tue, 02 Sep 2003 22:06:46 -0500

You're invited to attend the Jane Addams Book Awards presentations on Friday, October 3, at 1:30 p.m. in New York City. This annual award event offers a memorable afternoon of presentations, responses by all honorees or their representatives, and an opportunity to meet and talk with each honored guest. The 2003 Awards presentations will be held at 777 United Nations Plaza (2nd Floor) on the corner of 44th St. & 1st Ave. A reception and book signing will follow the presentations. The honored books will be available for sale that afternoon courtesy of Bank St. Books.

Coincidentally the two award winning books feature the personal impact of a war in which the United States was involved. The winner in the Picture Book category is
"Patrol: An American Soldier in Vietnam," an unrhymed story-poem was written by Vietnam veteran Walter Dean Myers and accompanied by collage artwork created by Ann Grifalconi. "Patrol" was published by HarperCollins Children's Books, New York City. The winner in the category of Books for Older Children, "Parvana's Journey," is a novel about an Afghan refugee girl separated from her family by death and war. It was written by Deborah Ellis and published by Groundwood Books / Douglas & McIntyre, Toronto, Canada.
  One of two Honor Books in the Picture Book category is "?Si, Se Puede! Yes, We Can! Janitor Strike in L.A.," a story based on actual union organizing in Los Angeles in 2000. Diana Cohn wrote this story about a boy and his mother, who became a leader of the strike. The bilingual story is illustrated with paintings by Francisco Delgado and published by Cinco Puntos Press in El Paso, Texas. The other honored picture book "The Village That Vanished" is an original story set in East Africa during the years when people were being captured by slavers. It was written by Ann Grifalconi, illustrated with paintings by Kadir Nelson and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, New York City. This book was written by the artist of the winning book in the same category. "The Same Stuff as Stars" by Katherine Paterson and "When My Name Was Keoko" by Linda Sue Park were named Honor Books in the category of Books for Older Children. Both books were published by Clarion Books of New York City. As different as these two Honor Books are from the each other, each novel involves a sister and brother attempting to live within extreme circumstances. Paterson's contemporary story features a girl whose survival depends upon economic and emotional factors. Park's story is set during the Japanese occupation of Korea during World War II and is alternately narrated by each sibling.
  The Jane Addams Awards annually acknowledge books published during the previous year which, as well as meeting conventional standards for excellence, most effectively address themes or topics promoting peace, social justice, world community, and/or equality of the sexes and all races. Seals for Winners and Honor Books honored in all years can be purchased in large and small quantities from the Jane Addams Peace Association. For additional information and a complete list of books honored through the Jane Addams Children's Book Awards process since 1953 is available on the world wide web at http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/public/jaddams.htm Members of the 2003 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards Committee are Donna Barkman (Ossining, New York); Marilyn Hurley Bimstein (Seattle, Washington); Eliza T. Dresang (Tallahassee, Florida); Ginny Moore Kruse, Chair (Madison, Wisconsin); Cathie Reed (New Market, Maryland); Suzanne Martell (Harwich, Massachusetts); Serena Murray (San Jose, California); Judith Volc (Boulder, Colorado); and Pat Wiser (Sewanee, Tennessee). Regional reading and discussion groups participated with many of the committee members throughout the jury's evaluation and selection process.
  In addition to the Jane Addams Children's Book Awards and its many other educational projects, JAPA houses the U.N. office of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom in New York City. JAPA owns the Jane Addams House in Philadelphia where the U. S. section of WILPF is located. For more information about the Jane Addams Peace Association, visit www.janeaddamspeace.org For information about WILPF during its 88th year, visit www.wilpf.int.ch/
  Plan now to join everyone who will offer their congratulations on October 3 to the authors, artists, editors and publishers of the fine books being honored this year. Many within the children's book community are already planning to be there, and so are local members of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Ann Chalmers Pendell, national president of the Jane Addams Peace Association will be there, along with members of the JAPA Board. Award Committee members Donna Barkman, Pat Wiser, and Cathie Reed will be there to participate in the presentations, and so will I. Absolutely everyone who is interested is welcome to come to this event! Tell others, and forward this message to people who will want to know about this opportunity. Do you have a question about the Award event? Contact JAPA Executive Director Linda B. Belle, 777 United Nations Plaza, 6th Floor, New York, NY 10017521; phone 212h2?30; or e-mail your question to: japa at igc.org

Ginny Moore Kruse gmkruse at education.wisc.edu
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