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Save the Date! October 24, 2009
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2009
Fall Gala
featuring
Keynote Speaker
Jennifer Holm
Author of
Boston Jane
Our Only May Amelia
Penny from Heaven
Babymouse (Series)
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The Council will also be honoring the following 2009 Book Award Winners at the Gala:
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Distinguished Work of Fiction
Mary E. Pearson
for
The Adoration of Jenna Fox
Henry Holt and Company, 2008 |
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Excellent Work of Nonfiction
Danica McKellar
for
Kiss My Math: Showing Pre-Algebra Who’s Boss
Hudson Street Press, 2008 |
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Outstanding Picture Book
Berkeley Breathed
for
Pete & Pickles
Philomel Books, 2008
Due to a prior commitment, Berkeley Breathed will not be attending the Fall Gala. |
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Myra Cohn Livingston Award for Poetry
Hope Anita Smith
for
Keeping the Night Watch
Henry Holt and Company, 2008 |
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Peggy Miller Award for Young Adult Literature
Steve Kluger
for
My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins & Fenway Park
Dial Books, 2008 |
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Dorothy C. McKenzie Award
In recognition of an individual’s contributions to the field of Children’s Literature
Joanne Spring
Founder, Monrovia Reads |
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