And the Winners Are...

The winner of the 2010 John Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children's literature is When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead.

This title was selected as the Mock Winner by the (adult) ACPL Mock Newbery Group which met and discussed books on January 9th. It was also selected by by the ACPL Mock Newbery for Kids group which met and discussed books on January 10th.

Four Newbery Honor Books were also named:

• Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose

• The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly

• Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

• The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick
  

What an incredible selection of books! What do YOU think of the choices? Feel free to post your thoughts in the comments.

(For more information on the other ALA youth media awards and notables, please visit the ALA Web site.)

Watch the ALSC Media Awards LIVE!

The 2010 ALA Youth Media Award announcements will take place in Boston on Jan. 18, 2010, 7:45 a.m. EST, and you can watch these awards in real time from the comfort of your own computer.

According to a Press Release from ALA, they will provide a free live webcast again this year. The number of available connections for the Webcast is limited and the broadcast is available on a first-come, first-served basis. Online visitors can view the live Webcast the morning of the announcements by going to http://alawebcast.unikron.com. Those interested in following the action live should bookmark the URL.

The press release announcing all ALA Youth Media Award recipients will be posted in the Youth Media Awards Press Kit prior to 9:30 a.m. EST.

It's always exciting to see what the hard-working Award committees have selected. I can't wait!

ACPL Kids' Mock Newbery Winner!

This afternoon a small, but discerning group of kids chose the ACPL Kids' Mock Newbery winner!
Drum roll please...

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead was the undisputed winner of the 2010 ACPL Kids' Mock Newbery award!


One honor book was also chosen: Anything but Typical by Nora Raleigh Baskin.

ACPL Mock Newbery Results 2010

This morning an enthusiastic group of children's librarians, representing both school and public libraries, met to discuss books for children published in 2009. It was a great discussion -- and a tough decision -- but after several ballots we arrived at a winner and two honor books.

The winner of the 2010 ACPL Mock Newbery is When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead.

We selected two honor books: Jacqueline Woodson's Peace, Locomotion and Helen Frost's Crossing Stones.

Great books from a great year of books! Now we will all anxiously await the announcement of the "real" winner!