Book+Awards

//T////he 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.]//

-ALA, Retrieved July 11, 2008 from http://www.ala.org/ala/yalsa/booklistsawards/printzaward/Printz.cfm//

[|Click here] for a list of Printz award winners



//Established in 1950, the National Book Awards for Fiction honors American books of the highest literary merit. The purpose of this award, given by the [|National Book Foundation,] is to promote reading and to raise funds for literacy programs. For over four decades, these books have earned a permanent place in world literature.//

-Suffolk County Catalog Retrieved July 11, 2008 from http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/awards/natbook.html

[|Click here] for a list of National Book Award for Young People's Literature award winners

//This award was established in 1969 by Glyndon Flynt Greer to commemorate the life and works of [|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. It is given to recognize African-American illustrators for contributions to children's literature that promotes a better understanding and appreciation of the culture and contribution of all peoples to the realization of the American Dream.//

-Suffolk County Catalog Retrieved July 11, 2008 from http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/awards/natbook.html

[|Click here]for list of Coretta Scott King award winners

//The Newbery Medal was established in 1922 and is awarded yearly to recognize an author for a distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award is named for John Newbery, an 18th-century British bookseller.//

-Suffolk County Catalog Retrieved July 11, 2008 from http://www.suffolk.lib.ny.us/awards/natbook.html

[|Click here] for a list of Newbery winners