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Teen Reads
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Jack Gantos, critically acclaimed author of Hole in My Life, will be the featured guest for the 24th annual A(ugusta) Baker’s Dozen—A Celebration of Stories on April 23-24 at the Richland County Public Library in downtown Columbia.
About Hole in My Life, 2003 Robert F. Sibert Honor Book:
As a junior in high school, Jack Gantos lived on his own in a hotel in Puerto Rico. As a senior, he rented a room from a couple who sold prosthetic limbs for a living.
After that, his life became more complicated. One thing was certain. He wanted to become a writer. How Jack Gantos goes from being a gangly high school graduate to an award-winning author will surprise you. The trip takes him from Florida to St. Croix to New York to prison.
Read Hole in My Life for the full story and don't miss the opportunity to hear Jack Gantos' amazing tales about his life as a writer at 6:30 p.m. on Friday, April 23. You also don't want to miss Storytelling for Families, featuring regional and local storytellers, from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 24. Both events, which are free and open to the public, will be held at the Main Library.
For more great true stories, check out the titles below.
The Alex Awards are given annually to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing.
Check out previous winners of the Alex Awards by going to ALA's Young Adult Services Library Association's website
for the Alex Awards - www.ala.org/yalsa/booklists/alex
The Edwards Award honors an author and a specific body of work for significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens.
Laurie Halse Anderson is the winner of the 2009 Margaret A. Edwards Award for Catalyst, Fever 1793, and Speak.
To find past winners of the Margaret A. Edwards Award visit www.ala.org/yalsa/edwards
This award honors excellence in literature written for young adults.
2009 Award Winner - Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
Four Honor Books were also named to the 2009 Printz Award.
2008 National Book Award For Young People's Literature
Winner & Finalists
"What I saw and How I Lied" by Judy Blundell, Winner
The South Carolina Association of School Librarians (SCASL) each year carefully select twenty books for this reading list. Based on students' votes, one title is chosen as the winner at the SCASL annual conference.
This list comprises the 2009-2010 book award nominees.
Here is a short list of some of our favorites. Keep checking back to see what manga and anime make our list!
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.
2009 Winner - A Curse Dark As Gold by Elizabeth C. Bunce
The award also honors the finalists.
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