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RE: American Indian Library Association's YOUTH LIT awards

From: Cammie L. Backus <clbackus_at_rif.org>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 09:25:10 -0500

A question for the group: has the Asian Pacific American Library Associatio n (APALA) released the titles of their awardees yet? If not, does anyone k now when they'll be announced?

Cammie Backus Vice President Reading Is Fundamental, Inc.

From: Debbie Reese
 Sent: Wednesday, January 25, 2012 6:55 AM To: CCBC-Net Subject:
 American Indian Library Association's YOUTH LIT awards

AILA announced awards yesterday, too:

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

DALLAS - The American Indian Library Association has selected ""The Christm as Coat: Memories of My Sioux Childhood" (2011), written by Virginia Drivin g Hawk Sneve, illustrated by Ellen Beier; "Free Throw" (2011) and "Triple T hreat" (2011), both written by Jacqueline Guest ; and "Pipestone: My Life in an Indian Boarding School" (2010), written by Adam Fortunate Eagle, as r ecipients of the fourth American Indian Youth Literature Awards . The awards were announced at the American Library Association (ALA) Mi dwinter Meeting, held Jan. 20-24 in Dallas, and will be presented at the AL A 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 Illinoi s


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