Debut author in YA books:
C’mon Graceling…
Finalists
A Curse Dark as Gold by Bunce
Graceling by Cashore
Absolute Brightness by Lesceane
Madapple by Meldrum
Me the Missing and the Dead by Valentine
Winner
Curse Dark as Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce (my 2nd pick!)
For significant and lasting contribution –
LAURIE HALSE ANDERSON!!!!! Hurrah!
Audio book award.
Honor Books
Curse of the Blue Tattoo by LA Meyer
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
I’m Dirty by Kate & Jim McMullen
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach by Deedy
Nation by Terry Pratchett
Award Book
Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian by Sherman Alexie (YES!!!!)
New Talent Award
Shandra Strickland for Bird (HOORAH!)
Illustrator Honor Books
We Are the Ship by Kadir Nelson
Sean Qualls for Before John Was a Jazz Giant
Jerry Pinkney for The Moon Over Star
Illustrator Award Book
Floyd Cooper for The Blacker the Berry
Author Honor Books
Hope Anita Smith for Keeping the Night Watch
Joyce Carol Thomas for The Blacker the Berry
Carol Boston Weatherford for Becoming Billie Holiday
Author Award Book
Kadir Nelson for We Are the Ship
Best Young Children
Piano Starts Here The Young Art Tatum by Robert Andrew Parker
Best Middle School
Waiting for Normal by Leslie Connor (YEAH!!!!!!)
Best Teen
Jerk, California by Jonathan Friesen (Ooo! Haven’t read this one!)
Forgive my miss-spellings and the items I miss, I’m doing this live from the webcast.
Adult books with teen appeal. 10 books chosen each year.
City of Thieves
Dragons of Babel
Finding Nouf
Good Thief
Just After Sunset
Mudbound
Over and Under
Oxford Project
Sharp Teeth
Three Girls and Their Brother
Each year Publishers Weekly asks children’s booksellers to vote on a wide variety of categories. They include favorite picture book and favorite novel of the year. But it gets much more interesting that that!
How about most innovative book? The book you wish everyone would shut up about? Book you were happiest to see back in print?
Click through the see the answers. I’m amazed that I agree with so many of their responses!
The 2009 Scott O’Dell Award has been announced. The winner is Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson which is definitely one of the favorites for the Newbery which will be announced next Monday.
Harry Hungry! by Steven Salerno
Harry’s tummy begins to rumble and he starts to howl with hunger. His mother rushes to him with a snack but he calls for more! Blueberries, cookies, and he still wants more. He toddles to the fridge – tips it on its side and gobbles it all right down. He heads outside, eats the flowers, the hose and the mailbox. And he is still hungry! What will it take to get this baby to stop eating everything in sight?
Expect delighted expressions when Harry tips the refrigerator on its side. The book moves from what seems to be a conventional story about a hungry toddler to a wonderful wild ride with a toddler eating ever more spectacular things. The tone switches with ease from a funny toddler story to almost a Godzilla-style rampage.
Salerno’s illustrations are a delight with their thick lines and bright colors that will project well to a group of children. Read this one last at a story time about snacks and you will have them eating out of your hand!
Appropriate for ages 3-6 with older children appreciating the humor most of all.
Waking Brain Cells 