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Our Fabulous Contenders
Our fabulous contenders as presented by SLJ’s fabulous creative director, Mark Tuchman:
2015 Judge: Nathan Hale
Nathan Hale is author and illustrator of the Nathan Hale’s Hazardous Tales series which was named to the New York Public Library’s 100 Books for Reading and Sharing list, YALSA’s Great Graphic Novels for Teens list, School Library Journal’s Top 10 Graphic Novels for Children, and the Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People [...]
2015 Judge: Holly Black
Holly Black is the bestselling author of contemporary fantasy novels for teens and children, including The Coldest Girl in Coldtown, Tithe: A Modern Faerie Tale and the #1 New York Times bestselling Spiderwick series. She has been a finalist for the Mythopoeic Award and the Eisner Award, and the recipient of the Andre Norton Award. [...]
2015 Judge: Kelly Barnhill
Kelly Barnhill writes novels for children and short stories for adults and poetry that she whispers in the dark when no one is listening. Her first novel, The Mostly True Story of Jack, received four-starred reviews, and her second, Iron Hearted Violet, received a Parents’ Choice Gold Award. Her most recent novel is The Witch’s [...]
So How Did Our Contenders Do At ALA’s Youth Media Awards?
Not bad at all, this year! Half of our list was recognized one way or another. We’ve got ALL the Newberys (Medal and Honors) here. And, for the first time, a Caldecott Honor in THIS ONE SUMMER. (In retrospect perhaps this last isn’t completely surprising as one of us was on the Caldecott Committee, but [...]
The 2015 Contenders — Any Guesses?
We will be announcing this year’s contenders on January 14th. Any guesses?
The Big Kahuna Match: Between Boxers & Saints, P.S. Be Eleven, and Eleanor & Park
JUDGE – JENNIFER HOLM Boxers & Saints by Gene Luen Yang FirstSecond/Macmillan Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell Saint Martin’s Press P.S. Be Eleven by Rita Williams-Garcia Amistad/HarperCollins I’m one of five kids. Children from big families have a habit of asking their mother: “Who do you love most?” Mothers generally hem and haw and say [...]
The Winner of the 2014 Undead Poll Is…
So was this year’s Undead Winner a dark horse? Did a scientist come along and cause his or her favorite to win? Or did perhaps a certain famous conservative radio commentator-and-now-best-selling-children’s-author get his followers to vote often and well for his favorite? (Sorry, couldn’t resist.) Nope, not to worry. This year’s winner started out in [...]
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