2012 ALA Youth Media Awards
Today is the big day! The eyes of the publishing world will turn to Dallas at 7:45 a.m. CT on Jan. 23, 2012, when the American Library Association (ALA) announces the top awards in children’s and young adult literature as part of the ALA Midwinter Meeting, January 20 – 24.
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The 2012 Youth Media Award announcements include:
- Alex Awards
- Andrew Carnegie Medal
- Coretta Scott King Book Awards
- Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
- John Newbery Medal
- Margaret A. Edwards Award
- May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
- Michael L. Printz Award
- Mildred L. Batchelder Award
- Odyssey Award
- Pura Belpré Awards
- Randolph Caldecott Medal
- Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
- Schneider Family Book Award
- Stonewall Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award
- Theodore Seuss Geisel Award
- William C. Morris Award
- YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
ALA will host a live Webcast from the Dallas Convention Center begining at 7:30 a.m. CT, Jan. 23. (Virtual seating will be available on a first-come, first-serve basis.) You can also follow the announcements live via twitter at @ALAyma.
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January 2012 Carnival Of Children’s Literature
Add your post about this year’s winners to our carnival!
- Our January 2012 host is Delightful Children’s Books.
- Please send in a link to YOUR post by January 26th.
- The carnival will go live on January 28th.
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Nonfiction Book Blast 2012
Kathleen Krull booktalks
Lives of the Presidents: Fame, Shame (and What the Neighbors Thought)
on the Nonfiction Book Blast blog today…
Save the date! June 23, 2012 Nonfiction Book Blast 1:30 to 3:30 p.m.
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Nonfiction Monday
This week’s Nonfiction Monday Round-up host is Shelf-employed
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My NEW chapter book is Save the Best for Last, Abby (All-Star Cheerleaders)
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