Children's Literature Council - Members

Where to Find Groups

Where to Find Books

Book Discussion Resources

WHERE TO FIND GROUPS
The Children's Literature Council of Southern California is pleased to offer
members the opportunity to participate in small book discussion groups
featuring literature for children and young adults. We hope our members
will look forward to this exciting new membership benefit!

The CLC Board has selected interested members to be book discussion leaders
and/or hosts.

Please contact Jennifer Driscoll by email if you would like to enroll as a leader and/or host.

CURRENT AND UPCOMING BOOK DISCUSSION GROUPS:

LOS ANGELES COUNTY

San Fernando Valley	Kid Lit Book Club Maxine Lucas Third Monday of the month 6:30 p.m January 23, 2012 Maria's Italian Kitchen 9161 Reseda Blvd. Northridge, CA 818-341-5114 (Restaurant no.) Please bring two book suggestions to the meeting and be prepared to give a short booktalk to the group for each.
Pasadena	Betsy Kahn (Host) Goodreads Page
South Bay	Nonie Smith Penny Markey (host)

WHERE TO FIND BOOKS

Children's Award-Winning Books

Caldecott Award – The Caldecott Medal was named in honor of nineteenth-century English illustrator Randolph Caldecott. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.

Newbery Award - The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

Coretta Scott King Awards – Established 1969. Designed to commemorate the life and work of the late Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination in continuing to work for peace and world brotherhood. Presented annually to an African American author and an African American illustrator for an outstandingly inspirational and educational contribution published during the previous year. The separate award for illustrator was added in 1979

Schneider Family Book Award – The Schneider Family Book Award is a new award donated by Dr. Katherine Schneider, which honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences.

Children’s Literature Council of Southern California Award Winners
Each year, at the Children’s Literature Council’s Fall Gala, the council is pleased to present BOOK AWARDS to Southern California authors and illustrators for outstanding books published in the previous year.

Notable Books for Children

California Young Reader Medal Books

John and Patricia Beatty Award

Other Recommendations for Children's Books

School Library Journal starred reviews

Kirkus Review starred books

Schools’ reading lists

Young Adult Books

Alex Awards – The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing.

Best Books for Young Adults - Selected by YALSA

Margaret A.. Edwards Award –While the Margaret A. Edwards Award does honor a specific author for his or her lifetime contribution to young adult literature, it also singles out specific works by that author for special recognition

Michael L. Printz Award – The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association.

Outstanding Books for the College Bound

Popular Paperbacks for Young Adults

Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers

Teens Top Ten Books

Amazon.com

BOOK DISCUSSION RESOURCES

The Reading Group Handbook: Everything You Need to Know, from Choosing Members to Leading Discussions by Rachel W. Jacobsohn. Hyperion 1998. 0786883243.

Reading Raps: A Book Club Guide for Librarians, Kids, and Families by Rita Soltan. Libraries Unlimited, 2005. 1591582342.

Running Book Discussion Groups: A How-to-do-it Manual for Librarians (A How-to-Do-It Manual for Librarians) by Lauren Zina John. Neal-Schuman, 2006. 1555705421.

CCBC Book Discussion Guidelines by Ginny Moore Kruse and Kathleen T. Horning
http://www.education.wisc.edu/ccbc/books/discguide.asp

Tips for participating in a book discussion group.
Guidelines for Facilitating Book Discussion Groups. Georgetown (TX) Public Library http://www.georgetowntex.org/georgetownreads.facilitating.php

Talk It Up! Multnomah County Library
http://www.multcolib.org/talk/
Aimed at the audience for a book group in a public library, these additional guidelines and suggestions include icebreakers, common questions to ask/answer when starting a group and universal discussion questions that can be used for any book.

Teenreads.com
http://www.teenreads.com/clubs/club-about.asp#Starting
Although this site has a YA slant, the tips for starting and running a book group as well as choosing books to read are applicable to any type of book discussion group.

“Ten Tips for Starting and Running a Successful Book Club” by Rachel Jacobsohn from her book, The Reading Group Handbook (Hyperion, 1998) http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/readinggroups/leaders.cfm.
Helpful tips and suggestions about running a book discussion group.

Tips on Starting a Book Group
http://www.readinggroupchoices.com/readinggroups/starting.cfm
Questions that should be asked and answered about the group’s composition, meeting logistics, selection of books, and facilitating discussions. Includes a short list of suggested print resources.

Writer’s on the Plains. Colorado State University. http://lib.colostate.edu/writersontheplains/collaborate/reading.html
Suggestions for starting and running a book group.