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Eight Cousins, or the Aunt-Hill, by Louisa May Alcott

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

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2011 Award-Winning Children's Books

Caldecott Medal, Coretta Scott King Award, Newbery Medal, Pura Belpré Author Award, Robert F. Sibert Medal, Schneider Family Book Awards, Theodor Seuss Geisel Award, Kids Blog

01/24/2012 - 4:30pm

Here are the 2011 winners of the American Library Association's children's book awards:

Newbery Medal

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The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

2011 Winner

Moon over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool

2011 Honors

Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm
Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus
Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman
One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia

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Lad, a Dog by Albert Terhune

Classics, Dogs, LibraryPoint Blog, Short stories, Virginia Johnson, Animals, Shelf Life Blog, Book Buzz Blog, Kids Blog, Animals

01/13/2011 - 6:56pm

“He was a big and incredibly powerful collie, with a massive coat of burnished mahogany-and-snow and with absurdly small forepaws (which he spent at least an hour a day in washing) and with deep-set dark eyes that seemed to have a soul behind them. So much for the outer dog. For the inner: he had a heart that did not know the meaning of fear or disloyalty or of meanness.” – Albert Terhune

Think of a famous collie dog, and you’ll probably imagine clever Lassie or maybe motherly Fly from the movie/book Babe. But before these smart collies became known everywhere, there was a real-life dog named Lad who was as famous as either of them. He lived almost one hundred years ago, yet his adventures still make for good reading today.

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Martin Luther King Jr. Book List

Adriana Puckett, Kids Blog

01/10/2011 - 2:25pm

Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday is January 15. In honor of this great man, Congress passed a bill in 1983, making a new national holiday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, to be celebrated the third Monday of January.

Most kids have school off in honor of Dr. King's birthday on Monday, January 17th, 2011, so take a little time to read about his amazing life and work as a civil rights leader. Browse the Martin Luther King Jr. book list.

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