Congratulations to Gene Luen Yang! This highly-regarded graphic novelist was recently named National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Librarian of Congress. Mr. Yang's first graphic novel, American Born Chinese, was a National Book Award finalist and received the Printz Award from the American Library Association. His most recent graphic novel is called Secret Coders, illustrated by Mike Holmes, and is first in a series in which the story involves solving puzzles and learning about computer programming. In other big children's literature news, the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards were announced last Monday morning. Check out the winners below and head over to the ALA site to see the honor books and the winners in many other categories! You'll see that Last Stop on Market Street not only won the Newbery Medal, but it also received a Caldecott Honor. This has only happened once before, with A Visit to William Blake's Inn (1981), written by Nancy Willard and illustrated by Alice and Martin Provenson.
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Congratulations to Kate DiCamillo! Ms. DiCamillo, who lives in Minneapolis, was just named the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature by the Librarian of Congress. This role was established in 2008 to help raise awareness of the importance of quality children's literature in improving literacy and education for young people in America. Ms. DiCamillo's first book, Because of Winn-Dixie, won a Newbery honor and her most recent book, Flora and Ulysses, quickly became a New York Times best seller and has already received many honors since its publication in September 2013. To find out more about the program and Ms. DiCamillo, head over to the National Ambassador's page on the Library of Congress website. |
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