tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-76505406330948270072024-03-12T22:01:46.901-04:00ACPL Mock Coretta Scott King Book AwardsThis blog is brought to you by the Children's Services department of the Allen County Public Library in Fort Wayne, Indiana. The books that you see below are those that we believe to be qualified for discussion as possible Coretta Scott King award-contenders. If you have something to say about a title on this blog, please add your comments to the blog post for that title. To suggest a title that you feel we should discuss, please <a href="mailto:bwhite@acpl.info">click here to send an email.</a>Maryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18425130370380633997noreply@blogger.comBlogger109125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-49012621874335212972012-03-09T16:36:00.001-05:002012-03-09T16:36:09.737-05:00We've Moved!Please visit us at ACPL's new kids' blog, <a href="http://acplkid.wordpress.com/" target="_blank"><b>One Book, Two Books, Old Books, New Books</b></a>. Find our latest Mock Coretta Scott King Book Awards nominees by selecting the <a href="http://acplkid.wordpress.com/category/mock-coretta-scott-king/" target="_blank">Mock Coretta Scott King Category</a> <a href="http://acplkid.wordpress.com/category/mock-coretta-scott-king/" target="_blank">http://acplkid.wordpress.com/category/mock-coretta-scott-king/</a> .Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-32143399738800437782012-02-18T15:39:00.000-05:002012-02-18T15:47:42.250-05:00The REAL 2012 Coretta Scott King Book Awards:<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Illustrator Award: Shane W. Evans</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Author Honor Award: Eloise Greenfield</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-41636921227626344352012-01-17T16:32:00.029-05:002012-01-18T20:29:08.854-05:00And OUR award-winners are . . .<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn542263693"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 156px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-UDx0Q2ikh-k/TxXsvYEdP1I/AAAAAAAAAbw/bNFHHIXk_Cs/s320/Underground.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5698721202166382418" border="0" /></a>A group of us had a great time Saturday talking about the wonderful features of the books presented this year on this blog. It was a difficult decision, but we're pleased to announce that <a href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn542263693">Underground, by Shane W. Evans</a>, impressed us enough to be named our mock author AND illustrator award-winner in our annual Mock Coretta Scott King Book Awards. Don't miss looking at this book that explains the underground railroad to young readers, or those below that we named mock honor books. The <span style="font-weight: bold;">real</span> Coretta Scott King Book Awards will be announced at 8:45 a.m. on Monday, January 23, when 18 youth media awards are announced by the American Library Association. You can tune in at 8:30 a.m. <a href="http://www.webcastinc.com/client/ala-webcast/">here</a> for a live webcast.<br /><br /><br />Mock Coretta <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn651153676"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HlrdkJO6RLI/TxcpNJ16COI/AAAAAAAAAc4/PPtrQJMkBmI/s320/Great%2BMigration.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699069159417710818" border="0" /></a>Scott King Author Honor Books<br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn607317643%20"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-QHrJ-0bXtiQ/Txclzla5lkI/AAAAAAAAAcI/C5aQG-H7bcI/s320/ghetto%2Bcowboy.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699065421609145922" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn263065365"><br /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn651153676%20"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-QHlUf_fbIkc/TxcoxPvJ2EI/AAAAAAAAAcs/RFCDjV3bqsc/s320/Never%2BForgotten.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699068679963662402" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn642684213%20"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-CRBcakF1n5g/Txduwvii-KI/AAAAAAAAAdE/auUn2a71OOk/s320/My%2BHands%2BSing.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699145637134792866" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Mock Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn685120438"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-NUcJupbn6S4/TxdwN76mHeI/AAAAAAAAAdc/YZvXSzaRawM/s320/Heart%2Band%2BSoul.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699147238184721890" border="0" /></a>Books<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn263065365"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 163px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vYR7OIGmn_Q/TxdvqPmkolI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/WvVtjyrlUCI/s320/Great%2BMigration.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5699146624994157138" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-9509193015009195872012-01-05T10:35:00.003-05:002012-01-05T10:57:58.088-05:00Love Twelve Miles Long, by Glenda Armand, illustrated by Colin Bootman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HWW8B1DCOI4/TwXIMEjklRI/AAAAAAAAAbk/eo6iOnLyFrE/s1600/love.jpg"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 161px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-HWW8B1DCOI4/TwXIMEjklRI/AAAAAAAAAbk/eo6iOnLyFrE/s320/love.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694177413586785554" border="0" /></a>In 1820s Maryland, Frederick's mother, who is a slave on a different plantation, walks twelve miles each way for a nighttime visit with her son, during which she recounts what each mile of the journey represents. Based on the childhood of Frederick Douglass.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Publisher: Lee and Low Books, unpagedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-72344611353723037222012-01-05T10:20:00.003-05:002012-01-05T10:32:45.878-05:00Henry Ossawa Tanner: His Boyhood Dream Comes True, by Faith Ringgold<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn712118519%20"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 141px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VInwUZVnj5g/TwXBnSY8ltI/AAAAAAAAAbY/2Byo59FVlgc/s320/Tanner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5694170184575391442" border="0" /></a>Henry Ossawa Tanner (1859-1937), the first African American painter to achieve international fame, became an inspiration to Harlem Renaissance artists and generations of American painters His story is retold by Faith Ringgold, one of today's leading African American artists, to inspire another generation of children to become the artists of the future. Tanner's struggle to achieve his dream and his success as a painter on the world stage will inspire and challenge young readers.<br /><br />Publisher: Bunker Hill Publishing, 32 p.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-56709231254103820952011-11-14T18:22:00.004-05:002011-11-14T18:34:57.388-05:00White Water: inspired by a true story, by Michael Bandy and Eric Stein<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn691200540"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 169px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Vy300kSDFL4/TsGkg8gFRoI/AAAAAAAAAbM/0c3ngsUx_Gc/s320/white%2Bwater.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5674997891366995586" border="0" /></a>After tasting the warm, rusty water from the fountain designated for African Americans, a young boy questions why he cannot drink the cool, refreshing water from the "Whites Only" fountain. Based on a true experience co-author Michael S. Bandy had as a boy.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Publisher: Candlewick Press, unpagedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-58298487124993761862011-11-05T06:00:00.000-04:002011-11-05T06:00:02.710-04:00These Hands, by Margaret H. Mason, illustrated by Floyd Cooper<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=|acpl-bibs|ocn598304915"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 155px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-P4qCQjMdzTc/TrL2qegIhUI/AAAAAAAAAbA/WYf-NeIvlXE/s320/These%2BHands.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670866090415654210" border="0" /></a>An African American man tells his grandson about a time when, despite all the wonderful things his hands could do, they could not touch bread at the Wonder Bread factory. Based on stories of bakery union workers; includes historical note.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, unpagedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-49893927906473239792011-11-03T15:39:00.002-04:002011-11-03T15:45:42.951-04:00My Hands Sing the Blues: Romare Bearden's Childhood Journey, by Jeanne Walker Harvey, illustrated by Elizabeth Zunon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn642684213"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Xja5GODIbS0/TrLuPstF6xI/AAAAAAAAAa0/hI9WCW8ViBY/s320/Romare%2BBearden.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5670856834278615826" border="0" /></a>In Harlem, New York City, an artist follows the rhythms of blues music as he recalls his North Carolina childhood while painting, cutting, and pasting to make art.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Publisher: Marshall Cavendish Children, unpagedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-25825456189384749642011-10-17T06:00:00.000-04:002011-10-17T06:00:11.542-04:00Heart and soul : the story of America and African Americans, written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sq_rV9k1LoM/Tph-LvRNJ2I/AAAAAAAAAac/J6sytEWtpgs/s1600/nelson.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 199px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-sq_rV9k1LoM/Tph-LvRNJ2I/AAAAAAAAAac/J6sytEWtpgs/s320/nelson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663415271550691170" border="0" /></a> A simple introduction to African-American history, from Revolutionary-era slavery up to the election of President Obama. Written in the voice of an "Everywoman," an unnamed narrator whose forebears came to this country on slave ships and who lived to cast her vote for the first African American president, "Heart and Soul" touches on some of the great transformative events and small victories of that history.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Publisher: Balzer and Bray, 108 p.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-963557731438474082011-10-16T06:00:00.000-04:002011-10-16T06:00:07.072-04:00Ghetto Cowboy, by G. Neri<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn607317643"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-_sbd97jOAEU/Tpg-ZL9cRxI/AAAAAAAAAaQ/BvOqHfPuVQw/s320/Neri.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663345133846546194" border="0" /></a>Twelve-year-old Cole's behavior causes his mother to drive him from Detroit to Philadelphia to live with a father he has never known, but who soon has Cole involved with a group of African-American "cowboys" who rescue horses and use them to steer youths away from drugs and gangs.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Publisher: Candlewick Press, 218 p.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-77440050227014163052011-10-15T06:00:00.002-04:002011-10-15T06:00:03.705-04:00With the Might of Angels, by Andrea Davis Pinkney<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=|acpl-bibs|ocn701018685"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 141px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ChrifYhnKAw/Tpg9QEo_CDI/AAAAAAAAAaE/Mow7SCafvpM/s320/Pinkney.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663343877751244850" border="0" /></a> In 1955 Hadley, Virginia, twelve-year-old Dawnie Rae Johnson, a tomboy who excels at baseball and at her studies, becomes the first African American student to attend the all-white Prettyman Coburn school, turning her world upside down. Includes historical notes about the period.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Publisher: Scholastic, 324 p.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-57415252236869909972011-10-14T09:24:00.005-04:002011-10-14T10:18:35.545-04:00My Uncle Martin's words for America, by Angela Farris Watkins, illustrated by Eric Velasquez<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn701327483"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 152px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-pHBcbB37jck/Tpg6qHMl4xI/AAAAAAAAAZs/nMKPcx8_wIc/s320/Watkins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663341026579178258" border="0" /></a>In this inspirational story about Martin Luther King Jr.--told from the perspective of his niece Angela Farris Watkins--readers learn how King used his message of love and peace to effectively fight for African Americans' civil rights. Focusing on important words and phrases from his speeches, such as justice , freedom , and equality , Watkins uses King's language to expose young readers to important events during the civil rights era.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Publisher: Abrams Books for Young Readers, 39 p.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-89744045614840287552011-09-21T13:38:00.008-04:002011-10-14T10:41:43.454-04:00A Storm Called Katrina, by Myron Uhlberg, illustrated by Colin Bootman<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn428731101"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 174px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-rUq8pgsx-5A/TnohtP4Ez8I/AAAAAAAAAZk/nEtdhh_V5IQ/s320/storm.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5654869343356637122" border="0" /></a>When flood waters from broken levees submerge their New Orleans neighborhood in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, a young cornet player and his parents evacuate their home and struggle to survive and stay together.<br /><br /><br />Publisher: Peachtree, unpagedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-1022336194416562332011-07-25T09:34:00.003-04:002012-01-03T11:06:16.028-05:00Camo Girl, By Kekla Magoon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=|acpl-bibs|ocn535493151"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 131px; height: 200px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-V43zlpfgBj0/Ti1xny0xuxI/AAAAAAAAAZQ/dUv0yl3bS7M/s320/Camo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633283637382331154" border="0" /></a>A poignant novel about a biracial girl living in the suburbs of Las Vegas examines the friendships that grow out of, and despite, her race.<br /><br />Publisher: Aladdin, 218 p.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-11799740811417616672011-07-25T09:14:00.002-04:002011-07-25T09:33:56.691-04:00Carmen, by Walter Dean Myers<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn606763755"><img style="float: right; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; cursor: pointer; width: 128px; height: 200px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Ys4dCRS_elI/Ti1uhblVtgI/AAAAAAAAAZI/-kM6rf4OBEs/s320/Carmen.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5633280229529466370" border="0" /></a>A policeman's obsessive love for a tempestuous wig factory worker ends in tragedy in this updated version of Bizet's Carmen, set in Spanish Harlem, and told in screenplay format.<br /><br />Publisher: Egmont USA, 122 p.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-30615406452434425852011-04-20T06:00:00.002-04:002011-04-20T06:00:13.423-04:00Bird in a Box, by Andrea Davis Pinkney<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7CBK0009277392" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Gv9zGQxvKRA/TayZ-O826rI/AAAAAAAAAYc/U8hUp3cFT2Y/s320/birdinbox.jpeg" width="219" /></a></div>Abstract: It's 1937. America is struggling to get out of the Great Depression and 3 children, Otis, Willie and Hibernia, are about to become friends. They already have a lot in common: they've each lost a loved one, they're all reaching for their dreams and they're a lot like their hero, African American boxer Joe Louis. As their lives gradually converge to form friendship, family and love, the children learn that hope and determination can change their lives forever. In this moving novel, their trials and triumphs echo those of Joe Louis, as he fights to become the next heavyweight boxing champion of the world. Award-winning and bestselling author Andrea Davis Pinkney masterfully weaves in factual information about Joe Louis and actual radio commentary from his fights, enriching the narrative of this uniquely rendered and beautifully written novel. Bird in a Box was inspired by the author's great-grandfather, Cyclone Williams, a one-time boxing hopeful on whom the character of Willie is based. This novel captures her family's recollections of the night Joe Louis won the title and what it meant to them but it also shows how one victory gave hope to a nationwide community.<br />
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Publisher: Little Brown, 278 pUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-62208634527856241892011-04-19T06:00:00.003-04:002011-04-19T06:00:07.869-04:00Eliza's Freedom Road, An Underground Railroad Diary, by Jerdine Nolen<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn555641685" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-NJmpaVWFLI0/TaybKP9hqxI/AAAAAAAAAYg/y5lfbnHBTh4/s320/Elizas.jpeg" width="211" /></a></div>Abstract: A twelve-year-old slave girl begins writing in a journal where she documents her journey via the Underground Railroad from Alexandria, Virginia, to freedom in St. Catharines, Canada.<br />
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Publisher: Simon and Schuster, 139 pUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-68826124496224085232011-04-18T15:49:00.001-04:002011-04-18T15:51:14.037-04:00A Nation's Hope, the Story of Boxing Legend Joe Louis, by Matt de la Pena, illustrated by Kadir Nelson<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn535490590" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-nOofzHhyz2k/TayVIeNfEOI/AAAAAAAAAYY/82O6q0We8jY/s320/nations+hope.jpeg" width="251" /></a></div>Abstract: On the eve of World War II, African American boxer Joe Louis fought German Max Schmeling in a bout that had more at stake than just the world heavyweight title; for much of America their fight came to represent America's war with Germany. This elegant and powerful picture book biography centers around the historic fight in which Black and White America were able to put aside prejudice and come together to celebrate our nation's ideals.<br />
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Publisher: Dial Books for Young Readers, unpagedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-23424904810226899812011-04-17T06:00:00.003-04:002011-10-14T10:44:27.852-04:00Underground, written and illustrated by Shane W. Evans<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn542263693" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-FlUue828e1U/Tai4yf9DbwI/AAAAAAAAAYU/jwHgpqP8enU/s320/Underground.jpg" width="249" border="0" height="320" /></a></div>A family silently crawls along the ground. They run barefoot through unlit woods, sleep beneath bushes, take shelter in a kind stranger's home. Where are they heading? They are heading for freedom.<br /><br />Publisher: Roaring Brook Press, unpagedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-62932254810702931582011-04-16T06:00:00.003-04:002011-04-16T06:00:01.232-04:00The Great Migration, Journey to the North, by Eloise Greenfield, illustrated by Jan Spivey Gilchrist<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn263065365" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-SnMy7Zrafhs/Tai0X5sUK_I/AAAAAAAAAYQ/58JRL1M4HB0/s320/GMJN.jpg" width="260" /></a></div>Abstract: The author's poetry describes the period of the 20th century when many African Americans left the South to make better lives for themselves in the northern states.<br />
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Publisher: HarperCollins Children's Books, unpagedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-66918058317939363522011-04-15T16:55:00.002-04:002011-04-15T17:35:16.518-04:00Giant Steps to Change the World, by Spike Lee and Tonya Lewis Lee, illustrated by Sean Qualls<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn419812240" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="315" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-EOy4cMlfTao/TaivT1PGgII/AAAAAAAAAYM/K1WrKpji8q8/s320/GSCW.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br />
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Abstract: Pursuing one's own path in life takes courage, strength, and perseverance, as demonstrated by such inspirational leaders as Barack Obama, Albert Einstein, and Muhammad Ali.<br />
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Publisher: Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, unpagedUnknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-71238384149809305552011-04-13T18:05:00.000-04:002011-04-13T18:05:36.610-04:00Roots and Blues: A Celebration, by Arnold Adoff, illustrated by R. Gregory Christie<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://smartcat.acpl.lib.in.us/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn428926405" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-G232tCsFTo4/TaYbYYjmp5I/AAAAAAAAAYI/AsHkBS15Guc/s320/rootsandblues.jpeg" width="251" /></a></div>Abstract: Lyrical text explores how Blues have been part of everyday life throughout history, from its origins in the sounds of the earth, through slaves' voices singing of freedom, to today's greatest performers--and listeners.<br />
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Publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Clarion Books, 86 p.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-37365962777729864072011-04-13T14:53:00.003-04:002011-04-13T15:06:55.473-04:00Coretta Scott King Book Awards 2012Reading makes time pass so quickly. The American Library Association (ALA) will be announcing their 2012 literature awards before we know it! One of my favorite award-groups is the Coretta Scott King array of honors for African-American authors and illustrators. <br />
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The awards began in the late 1960's when two librarians met at a booth at the annual ALA convention. Both were trying to obtain a poster of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and their conversation turned to a discussion of the need to honor the work of African-American authors and illustrators. A publisher at the booth asked them why they didn't start an award. One year later, at a dinner of the New Jersey Library Association, Lillie Patterson was honored for her book <i><b>Martin Luther King, Jr. Man of Peace</b></i>. In 1982 the American Library Association added the CSK award to its nationally honored children's literature awards. (Source: <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskbookawards/about.cfm">http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskbookawards/about.cfm</a>).<br />
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So, it's time to begin reading to find our favorites of this year's books meeting the criteria established by the many volunteer committee workers who have chosen those honored in years past. Please post your comments and book suggestions on the blog, or send them to <a href="mailto:bwhite@acpl.info">bwhite@acpl.info</a>.<br />
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</tbody></table>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-74178556014263410922011-01-27T16:15:00.018-05:002011-01-27T16:59:22.288-05:002011 Coretta Scott King Book AwardsThe Coretta Scott King Book Awards were announced at the American Library Association's Midwinter Meeting in January.<br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Author Award:</span> <a href="http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn319320797"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">One Crazy Summer</span></span></a>, by Rita Williams-Garcia<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn319320797"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 132px; height: 200px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_gailAGCm8GM/TUHij9UCFcI/AAAAAAAAAXM/0y37Q33Y9jc/s320/One%2BCrazy%2BSummer.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566979721788528066" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Illustrator Award:</span> <a href="http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn542263587"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Dave the Potter: artist, poet, slave</span></a>, <a href="http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn542263587" target="_new"></a>by Laban Hill, illustrated by Bryan Collier<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn542263587"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 156px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gailAGCm8GM/TUHkJqFm79I/AAAAAAAAAXU/W0bvcbX18qA/s320/dave%2Bthe%2Bpotter.jpeg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5566981468974411730" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Honor Books</span><br /><br />Author:<br /><br /><a href="http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn311074969"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Lockdown</span></a>, by Walter Dean Myers<br /><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><br /></span><a href="http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn445478343"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Ninth Ward</span></a>, by Jewell Parker Rhodes<br /><br /><a href="http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocm70060975"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty</span></a>, by G. Neri<br /><br />Illustrator:<br /><br /><a href="http://acpl.aquabrowser.com/?itemid=%7Cacpl-bibs%7Cocn465681568"><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Jimi: Sounds Like a Rainbow: A Story of the Young Jimi Hendrix</span></a>, by Gary Golio, illustrated by Javaka Steptoe<br /><br />For more information about the 2011 Coretta Scott King Awards, please <a href="http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/emiert/cskbookawards/recipients.cfm">click here</a>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7650540633094827007.post-19803282149813007722010-12-06T12:43:00.006-05:002010-12-06T13:12:28.657-05:00Winners!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gailAGCm8GM/TP0mWnQ4i3I/AAAAAAAAAWM/9CwB7yN8QII/s1600/2011%2BMock%2BCSK%2BAuthor.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_gailAGCm8GM/TP0mWnQ4i3I/AAAAAAAAAWM/9CwB7yN8QII/s320/2011%2BMock%2BCSK%2BAuthor.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547632485929094002" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gailAGCm8GM/TP0mVLF8EKI/AAAAAAAAAWE/3_-6gJKKoWA/s1600/2011%2BMock%2BCKS%2BIllustrator.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_gailAGCm8GM/TP0mVLF8EKI/AAAAAAAAAWE/3_-6gJKKoWA/s320/2011%2BMock%2BCKS%2BIllustrator.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5547632461187125410" border="0" /></a>Results of our <span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Mock Coretta Scott King Book Award</span> Program this year are:<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255); font-weight: bold;">Author Award:</span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ninth Ward, </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">by Jewell Parker Rhodes<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Honor Books: <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Zora and Me, </span>by Victoria Bond & T. R. Simon; <span style="font-style: italic;">One Crazy Summer, </span>by Rita Williams-Garcia; </span>and<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-style: italic;">Ruth and the Green Book, </span>by Calvin Alexander Ramsey<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Illustrator Award:</span></span> <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Black Jack, The Ballad of Jack Johnson, </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">by Charles R. Smith Jr., illustrated by Shane W. Evans<br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>Honor Books: <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Back of the Bus, </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">by Aaron Reynolds, illustrated by Floyd Cooper</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span>and <span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Ruth and the Green Book, </span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;">by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, illustrated by Floyd Cooper<br /> <br /> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(102, 51, 255);"><span style="color: rgb(51, 51, 255);">Many Thanks</span></span></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span> <span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">to all of you who participated, virtually and in person. And to all of the authors and illustrators who gave us so many fantastic reading hours this year, our gratitude -- we'll do our best to put your work into the hands and hearts of children.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br /></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2