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American Indian Library Association's YOUTH LIT awards

From: Debbie Reese <dreese.nambe_at_gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 05:54:59 -0600

AILA announced awards yesterday, too:

Press release here: http://ala.org/news/pr?idђ99

DALLAS – The American Indian Library Association has selected "“The Christmas Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood” (2011), written by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve, illustrated by Ellen Beier; “Free Throw” (2011) and “Triple Threat” (2011), both written by Jacqueline Guest ; and “Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School” (2010), written by Adam Fortunate Eagle, as recipients of the fourth American Indian Youth Literature Awards. The awards were announced at the American Library Association (ALA) Midwinter Meeting, held Jan. 20-24 in Dallas, and will be presented at the ALA Annual Conference in Anaheim, Calif. June 21-26.
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Debbie Reese, PhD Tribally enrolled: Nambe Pueblo

Email: dreese.nambe_at_gmail.com

Website: American Indians in Children's Literature _at_ http://americanindiansinchildrensliterature.net

Now: Studying for MLIS at San Jose State University Then: Assistant Professor in American Indian Studies, University of Illinois
Received on Wed 25 Jan 2012 05:54:59 AM CST