Saturday, October 20, 2012

10 More Award-winning Books at the DLA Las Piñas LRC!

For the quick 101 on Book Medals and Awards, please see this first.


1. The Cat Who Went to Heaven (Elizabeth Coatsworth)

Award/s:
  • Newberry Medal

2. Little Town on the Prairie (Laura Ingalls Wilder)

Award/s:
  • ALA Notable Children’s Book
  • Newberry Honor

3. Hatchet (Gary Paulsen)

Award/s:
  • Newberry Honor

4. On the Banks of Plum Creek (Laura Ingalls Wilder)

Award/s:
  • ALA Notable Children’s Book
  • Newberry Honor

5. The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Hugh Lofting)

Award/s:
  • Newberry Medal

6. The Great Gilly Hopkins (Katherine Paterson)

Award/s:
  • National Book Award
  • Newbery Honor Award
  • Honor Book, Jane Addams Children's Book Awards
  • Christopher Award
  • American Library Association Notable Children's Books
  • School Library Journal Best Book

7. Whittington (Alan Armstrong)

Award/s:
  • Newberry Honor

8. Catherine, Called Birdy (Karen Cushman)

Award/s:
  • ALA Best Book for Young Adults
  • ALA Notable Book for Children
  • ALA Recommended Book for Reluctant Young Adult Readers
  • Booklist Editors' Choice
  • Golden Kite Award
  • Horn Book Fanfare Selection
  • IRA Teachers' Choice
  • Newbery Honor Book
  • School Library Journal, Best Books of the Year
  • American Bookseller "Pick of the Lists"
  • South Carolina Book Award
  • New York Public Library, 100 Titles for Reading and Sharing
  • Parenting Magazine Reading Magic Awards
  • Commonwealth Club Silver Medal
  • Notable Children's Book in the Language Arts
  • Commonwealth Club of California Medal
  • Carl Sandburg Literary Arts Award
  • International Board on Books for Young People Honor List
  • ABC Children's Booksellers Choice Award

9. The Fledgling (Jane Langton)

Award/s:
  • A Newbery Honor Book
  • ALA Notable Children’s Book
  • ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice
  • Newbery Honor Book
  • Library of Congress Children’s Books

10. Shadrach (Meindert DeJong)

Award/s:
  • Newbery Honor Book
  • ALA Notable Children’s Book
  • Horn Book Fanfare


All of these books are available at the LRC! :)

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