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When You Reach Me (2009) Rebecca Stead
on order for our library
The Newbery Medal was established in 1922 and is awarded yearly to recognize an author for a most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. The award is named for John Newbery, the 18th-century British bookseller. It is bestowed by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association. In January 2010, the medal went to Rebecca Stead for her young adult novel When You Reach Me. The novel takes place in New York City in 1978. Sixth-grader Miranda is dealing with the issues of middle school, including changing friendships and first crushes, and living with her single mother who dreams of becoming a contestant on a game show. Miranda is obsessed with Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. She begins receiving mysterious notes that claim to be from someone who wants to save her life, and Miranda believes that the notes are coming from someone who can see the future. She attempts to solve the mystery as she deals with all the other issues in her life. When You Reach Me is author Rebecca Stead's second novel.
AWARD WINNERS: The Caldecott Medal (1938 - 2010)
The Lion and the Mouse (2009) Jerry Pinkney
not in our library but two others of this author are.
not in our library but two others of this author are.
The Caldecott Medal was established in 1937 to recognize the most distinguished American picture book for children. The award is named in honor of Randolph Caldecott, the noted nineteenth-century English illustrator. The 2010 Caldecott Medal was presented to author and illustrator Jerry Pinkney for The Lion and the Mouse, his retelling of the classic fable from Aesop. The tale focuses on the unlikely friendship between a lion and a mouse. It is set in the African savannah, which is filled with wild animals and exotic plant life. After the lion shows mercy to a small mouse, he becomes trapped in a net. The mouse then comes to the beast's rescue by chewing through the ropes that have ensnared the creature. The Lion and the Mouse contains very little text, but instead relies heavily on Pinkney's stunning and captivating illustrations of the African landscape and wildlife.
