Children's Books: What's Hot Now: 2011 John Newbery Medal Winner

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2011 John Newbery Medal Winner Nov 28th 2011, 19:46 On January 10, 2011, at the Midwinter meeting of the American Library Association (ALA), the 2011 Newbery Medal winner, Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool, was announced. The John Newbery Medal is the most prestigious award in the United States that an author of children’s books can receive. Four 2011 Newbery Honor Books were also recognized. The 2011 John Newbery Medal Winner Clare Vanderpool won the John Newbery Medal for her first children's book, the novel Moon Over Manifest (Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 2010. ISBN: 9780385738835) Read Jean Hatfield's review of Moon Over Manifest. According to the American Library Association, "The town of Manifest is based on Frontenac, Kan., the home of debut author Clare Vanderpool’s maternal grandparents. Vanderpool was inspired to write about what the idea of 'home' might look like to a girl who had grown up riding the rails. She lives in Wichita with her husband and four children. "'Vanderpool illustrates the importance of stories as a way for children to understand the past, inform the present and provide hope for the future,'" said Newbery Medal Committee Chair Cynthia K. Richey." (Source: ALA) Compare prices. 2011 Newbery Honor Books Note: All of the quotations in this section are also come from the ALA. Turtle in Paradise by Jennifer L. Holm (Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc., 2010. ISBN: 978-0375836886) "Sassy eleven-year-old Turtle finds her life turned on end when she is sent to live with her aunt in Depression-era Key West. With vivid details, witty dialogue and outrageous escapades, Jennifer Holm successfully explores the meaning of family and home… and lost treasures found." Compare prices. Heart of a Samurai by Margi Preus (Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS, 2010. ISBN: 9780810989818) "Shipwrecks, whaling, a search for home and a delightful exploration of cultures create a swashbuckling adventure. This historical novel is based on the true story of Manjiro (later John Mung), the young fisherman believed to be the first Japanese person to visit America, who against all odds, becomes a samurai." Compare prices. Dark Emperor and Other Poems of the Night by Joyce Sidman, illustrated by Rick Allen (Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. ISBN: 9780547152288) "Welcoming her readers into the 'wild, enchanted park' that is the night, Joyce Sidman has elegantly crafted twelve poems rich in content and varied in format. Companion prose pieces about nocturnal flora and fauna are as tuneful and graceful as the poems. This collection is 'a feast of sound and spark.'" Compare prices. One Crazy Summer, by Rita Williams-Garcia (Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2010. ISBN: 9780060760885) Read Jean Hartfield's review of One Crazy Summer. "The voices of sisters Delphine, Vonetta and Fern sing in three-part harmony in this wonderfully nuanced, humorous novel set in 1968 Oakland, Calif. One crazy summer, the three girls find adventure when they are sent to meet their estranged poet-mother Cecile, who prints flyers for the Black Panthers." Compare prices.

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