New ALA Book Awards

The winners have just been announced and they are....TA DA!

2010 Newbery Award--WHEN YOU REACH ME by Rebecca Stead

Honor Books--CLAUDETTE COLVIN: TWICE TOWARD JUSTICE by Phillip Hoose

THE EVOLUTION OF CALPURINA TATE by Jacqueline Kelly

WHERE THE MOUNTAIN MEETS THE MOON by Grace Lin

THE MOSTLY TRUE ADVENTURES OF HOMER P. FIG by Rodman Philbrick

2010 Caldecott Award--THE LION AND THE MOUSE by Jerry Pinkney

Honor Books (this one was a favorite of mine)--ALL THE WORLD illustrated by Marla Frazee and written by Liz Garton Scanlon

RED SINGS FROM TREETOPS: A YEAR IN COLORS illustrated by Pamela Zagarenski and written by Joyce Sidman.

More award-winning books tomorrow...