

Some very prestigious kids and teen awards were announced this weekend.
The John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature went to Dead End in Norvelt.
The Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children went to A Ball for Daisy, illustrated and written by .
Finally, the Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults went to Where Things Come Back, written by .
Amongst the Printz Honor books are Why We Broke Up by , which was featured in our most recent newsletter, and The Scorpio Races by , which our Be First Club absolutely loved.For a full listing of more ALA award winners and honor books, see the ALA press release.
Congratulations to all the authors involved!
Categories: Awards, buzz, Publishing News
Hear ye, hear ye! We now have a date for our next session of the I Love Reading Club.
Our next session will be Tuesdays, March 20th, April 3rd and April 17th. We will be reading: Tunnels of Time by , The Wreckers by , and Alchemy and Meggy Swann by .
The I Love Reading Club is a discussion group for enthusiastic readers in grades 4 to 6. The fee for the program is the price of the books to be discussed. Pre-registration is required.
Categories: Book Clubs, Winnipeg, Ongoing Kids Events in Winnipeg
: Launching The Duck's Vacation, a children's picture book. Saturday January 14, 2:00 pm in the Atrium.
: Signing My Little Red Mittens, a children's picture book. Saturday January 21, 2:00-4:00 pm by the cash desk.
: Launching Sugar Falls: A Residential School Story, a graphic novel for young adults on Thursday, January 26th at 7:30 pm. in the Cafe.
Learn to Knit: For children ages 8 and up. The cost is $30.00, supplies included. Wednesdays, February 1st, 8th, 15th, 7:00-8:00 pm.
Events in the new Community Classroom (registration required):
Gee-Whiz Science: Find out the science behind some simple hands-on experiments. For children ages 8-12. Thursdays, February 9th and 16th, 6:30-8:30 pm. Cost is $20.00.
Words Worth: How to Hold an Audience's Attention. Learn about public speaking. For ages 12 and up. Saturdays, February 18, 25, March 3. Cost is $75.00.
Categories: Winnipeg, Event News
: Reading Ghost Moon and Written in Blood, novels for young adults. Thursday November 3, 7:00 pm in the Travel Alcove.
: Reading Keturah and Lord Death, a novel for young adults. Saturday November 5, 2:30 pm in the Atrium.
: Launching Misilla Mouse, a children's picture book. Saturday November 12, 2:00 pm in the Atrium.
: Launching The Stone Guardian, a novel. Tuesday November 15, 7:00 pm in the travel Alcove.
Categories: Store News, Event News
The winner of the 2011 Man Booker Prize for Fiction has been announced. has been awarded the £50,000 award for The Sense of an Ending, published in Canada by Knopf Canada.
The full press release can be found here. Categories: Awards| 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 - Older > |




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