2009 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FOR YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE
December 1st, 2009 by fjacksonem
On November 18th the National Book Foundation will annouced the winner of this year’s best book in young people’s literature. I have read all five finalists and each one is very special. Here are the finalists.
CHARLES AND EMMA by Deborah Heiligman is a romantic biography between the scientist, Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma. Darwin believed in natural selection and questioned the existence of God, while Emma was extremely religious, but their devotion to one another withstood all their differences.
THIS BIOGRAPHY IS RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 8 AND UP AND EVERYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN HOW A SCIENTIST DEVELOPS A SCIENTIFIC THEORY.
CLAUDETTE COLVIN:TWICE TOWARD JUSTICE by Phillip Hoose tells about the remarkable contribution made by a Montgomery Alabama teenager. More than nine months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus; Claudette Colvin began her quest for civil rights for all. Not only do you get a picture of the 1950’s in the South, but you get Colvin’s own words making this a compelling primary source.
THIS BIOGRAPHY IS RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 7 AND UP.
STITCHES: A MEMOIR by David Small recreates his real-life journey, when, at age, 14, he awakes from a harmless operation and discovers he is a virtual mute. Small was never told he had cancer, and as an adult he tells his story through cartoon art with limited text. This memoir of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s is a graphic novel.
THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL IS RECOMMENDED FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS AND ADULTS.
LIPS TOUCH: THREE TIMES is a collection of three stories by Laini Taylor and illustrated by Jim De Bartolo. Each story, Goblin Fruit, Spicy Little Curses as These, and Hatchling, is about the Kiss and each story has elements of the supernatural. .
THIS SELECTION IS RECOMMENDED FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
JUMPED by Rita Williams-Garcia writes about three teenage girls from New York City. The lives of Leticia, Dominique, and Trina are irrevocably intertwined through the course of one day in an urban high school after Leticia overhears Dominique’s plans to beat up Trina and must decide whether or not to get involved.
THIS BOOK IS RECOMMENDED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN GRADES 8 TO 12 WHO LIKE URBAN LITERATURE.
AND THE WINNER IS ……. CLAUDETTE COLVIN:TWICE TOWARD JUSTICE. Ms. Colvin and author, Phillip Hoose accepted the award.
CHARLES AND EMMA by Deborah Heiligman is a romantic biography between the scientist, Charles Darwin and his wife, Emma. Darwin believed in natural selection and questioned the existence of God, while Emma was extremely religious, but their devotion to one another withstood all their differences.THIS BIOGRAPHY IS RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 8 AND UP AND EVERYONE WHO IS INTERESTED IN HOW A SCIENTIST DEVELOPS A SCIENTIFIC THEORY.
CLAUDETTE COLVIN:TWICE TOWARD JUSTICE by Phillip Hoose tells about the remarkable contribution made by a Montgomery Alabama teenager. More than nine months before Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on a city bus; Claudette Colvin began her quest for civil rights for all. Not only do you get a picture of the 1950’s in the South, but you get Colvin’s own words making this a compelling primary source.THIS BIOGRAPHY IS RECOMMENDED FOR GRADES 7 AND UP.
STITCHES: A MEMOIR by David Small recreates his real-life journey, when, at age, 14, he awakes from a harmless operation and discovers he is a virtual mute. Small was never told he had cancer, and as an adult he tells his story through cartoon art with limited text. This memoir of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s is a graphic novel.THIS GRAPHIC NOVEL IS RECOMMENDED FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS AND ADULTS.
LIPS TOUCH: THREE TIMES is a collection of three stories by Laini Taylor and illustrated by Jim De Bartolo. Each story, Goblin Fruit, Spicy Little Curses as These, and Hatchling, is about the Kiss and each story has elements of the supernatural. .THIS SELECTION IS RECOMMENDED FOR HIGH SCHOOL JUNIORS AND SENIORS LOOKING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT.
JUMPED by Rita Williams-Garcia writes about three teenage girls from New York City. The lives of Leticia, Dominique, and Trina are irrevocably intertwined through the course of one day in an urban high school after Leticia overhears Dominique’s plans to beat up Trina and must decide whether or not to get involved.THIS BOOK IS RECOMMENDED FOR YOUNG PEOPLE IN GRADES 8 TO 12 WHO LIKE URBAN LITERATURE.
AND THE WINNER IS ……. CLAUDETTE COLVIN:TWICE TOWARD JUSTICE. Ms. Colvin and author, Phillip Hoose accepted the award.
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