5 Award-winning Books at the DLA Las Piñas LRC!

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

1. Island of the Blue Dolphins (Scott O'Dell)

Award/s:

• John Newbery Medal
• Lewis Carroll Shelf Award
• Southern California Council on Literature for Children and Young People Notable Book
• Pomona Friends of the Library
• International Board on Books for Young People Honor List
• William Allen White Children's Book Award
• Federal Republic of Germany Jugendbuchpreis
• Rupert Hughes Award
• Nene Award
• George C. Stone Center for Children's Books
• Children's Literature Association: "10 Best American Children's Books of the Past 200 Years"
• Omar's Book Award
• School Library Journal, Books That Shaped The Century

2. The Road from Home (David Kherdian)

Award/s:

• Newbery Honor Book
• Boston Globe / Horn Book Award
• Lewis Carroll Bookshelf Award
• Banta Award
• Nomination for the American Book Award

3. The Black Pearl (Scott O'Dell)

Award/s:

• Newbery Honor Book

4. Onion John (Joseph Krumgold)

Award/s:

• Newbery Medal
• Notable Children's Books of 1940 - 1970, ALA
• Lewis Carroll Shelf Award

5. Sarah, Plain and Tall (Patricia MacLahlan)

Award/s:

• Jefferson Cup Award (Virginia)
• New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year
• Garden State Children's Book Award (New Jersey)
• ALA Booklist "Best of the ’80s"
• Charlie May Simon Book Award (Arkansas)
• Newbery Medal
• Christopher Award
• Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction
• Golden Kite Award
• ALA Notable Children’s Book
• ALA Booklist Editors’ Choice
• School Library Journal Best Book
• IRA/CBC Children's Choice
• Notable Children's Books in the Language Arts (NCTE)
• Horn Book Fanfare
• Library of Congress Children’s Books

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