From: Donna Barkman <barkman>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 14:46:03 EST

>Save the date! The Jane Addams Award Ceremony honoring books that
>celebrate peace, justice, community, and equality will be held October 20,
>2006, 2:30, at 777 United Nations Plaza, New York City. Honorees in
>attendance will be Karen Blumentahl,author of LET ME PLAY: THE STORY OF
>TITLE IX, THE LAW THAT CHANGED THE FUTURE OF GIRLS IN AMERICA
(Atheneum)(winner in the
>Books for Older Children category); Pamela Porter, THE CRAZY MAN
(Groundwood) and Marlene Carvell, SWEETGRASS BASKET (Dutton) (honor books in the Books for Older Children category); Kathleen Benson Haskins, widow of James Haskins, author of DELIVERING JUSTICE: W.W. LAW AND THE FIGHT FOR CIVIL RIGHTS (Candlewick), winner in the Books for Younger Children category and its illustrator, Benny Andrews; plus Francisco X. Alarcon, author of POEMS TO DREAM TOGETHER/POEMAS PARA SONAR JUNTOS (Lee & Low), honor book in the Books for Younger Children category. No reservations necessary. We hope to see you there.

Donna Barkman Jane Addams Book Award Ceremony Coordinator> Donna Barkman barkman at bestweb.net
Received on Thu 31 Aug 2006 02:46:03 PM CDT