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| Katherine & I :) |
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| Katherine's note to me! |
How the Newbery Medal Came to Be:
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| Newbery Honor Seal. If you see a book with this seal on it, GET IT RIGHT AWAY! A book with this seal means that it's one of the BEST books in existence. |
The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year. On June 22, 1921, Frederic G. Melcher proposed the award to the American Library Association meeting of the Children's Librarians' Section and suggested that it be named for the eighteenth-century English bookseller John Newbery. The idea was enthusiastically accepted by the children's librarians, and Melcher's official proposal was approved by the ALA Executive Board in 1922. In Melcher's formal agreement with the board, the purpose of the Newbery Medal was stated as follows: "To encourage original creative work in the field of books for children. To emphasize to the public that contributions to the literature for children deserve similar recognition to poetry, plays, or novels. To give those librarians, who make it their life work to serve children's reading interests, an opportunity to encourage good writing in this field."
The Newbery Award thus became the first children's book award in the world. Its terms, as well as its long history, continue to make it the best known and most discussed children's book award in this country.
From the beginning of the awarding of the Newbery and Caldecott Medals, committees could, and usually did, cite other books as worthy of attention. Such books were referred to as Newbery or Caldecott "runners-up." In 1971 the term "runners-up" was changed to "honor books." The new terminology was made retroactive so that all former runners-up are now referred to as Newbery or Caldecott Honor Books. [www.ala.org]
To learn more about the Newbery Medal and view recent winners, click here.
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| The One and Only Ivan (click here to purchase) |
Description: Ivan is an easygoing gorilla. Living at the Exit 8 Big Top Mall and Video Arcade, he has grown accustomed to humans watching him through the glass walls of his domain. He rarely misses his life in the jungle. In fact, he hardly ever thinks about it at all. Instead, Ivan thinks about TV shows he’s seen and about his friends Stella, an elderly elephant, and Bob, a stray dog. But mostly Ivan thinks about art and how to capture the taste of a mango or the sound of leaves with color and a well-placed line. Then he meets Ruby, a baby elephant taken from her family, and she makes Ivan see their home—and his own art—through new eyes. When Ruby arrives, change comes with her, and it’s up to Ivan to make it a change for the better. Katherine Applegate blends humor and poignancy to create Ivan’s unforgettable first-person narration in a story of friendship, art, and hope. [GoodReads]
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| Katherine signing my book! |
Book 27: Eve & Adam by Katherine Applegate and Michael Grant
On the same day, there was a YA panel at Anderson's. On the panel was Katherine's husband, Michael Grant. He is the author of the Gone series, which I have not read. He is an extremely likeable person with a great sense of humor. I absolutely LOVED this novel he did with Katherine. I mentioned how both Michael and Katherine worked on the Animorphs series. Katherine told us that one day she decided that she wanted to stay married, so she quit writing with her husband, haha! After some years of doing their own projects, Michael and Katherine have come together again to create Eve & Adam. I am SO EXCITED to announce that they are currently working on a sequel together (which means that the married life must be going well ;) ).
Eve & Adam is a story that entertains the idea of creating humans and exploring the opportunities of genetics. I found this book to be extremely entertaining. It's a love story, family love, romantic love, love of justice and all that is good in the world.
Description: In the beginning, there was an apple— And then there was a car crash, a horrible injury, and a hospital. But before Evening Spiker’s head clears a strange boy named Solo is rushing her to her mother’s research facility. There, under the best care available, Eve is left alone to heal. Just when Eve thinks she will die—not from her injuries, but from boredom—her mother gives her a special project: Create the perfect boy. Using an amazingly detailed simulation, Eve starts building a boy from the ground up. Eve is creating Adam. And he will be just perfect... won’t he? [GoodReads]
Meet the Author:
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| Both Katherine and Michael signed my book! |
Eve & Adam is a story that entertains the idea of creating humans and exploring the opportunities of genetics. I found this book to be extremely entertaining. It's a love story, family love, romantic love, love of justice and all that is good in the world.
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| Eve & Adam (click here to purchase) |
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| Michael Grant |
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