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<SPAN class=343090917-26012009>2009 ALA Youth Media Awards</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009>Newbery Medal: Neil Gaiman, author of “The
Graveyard Book,” illustrated by Dave McKean</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009>Caldecott Medal: Beth Krommes, illustrator
of “The House in the Night,” written by Susan Marie Swanson</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009>Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book winner:
“The Blacker the Berry,” illustrated by Floyd Cooper, written by Joyce Carol
Thomas</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009>Coretta Scott King Author Book winner: “We
Are the Ship: The Story of the Negro League Baseball,” written and illustrated
by Kadir Nelson</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009>Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent
Author Award: Shadra Strickland, illustrator of “Bird,” written by Zetta
Elliott</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009>Belpré Author Award<SPAN
class=343090917-26012009>: </SPAN>“The Surrender Tree: Poems of Cuba’s Struggle
for Freedom” by Margarita Engle</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN><SPAN class=343090917-26012009>Belpré
Illustrator Award:<SPAN class=343090917-26012009> </SPAN>“Just in Case” by Yuyi
Morales, a Neal Porter Book,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN><SPAN class=343090917-26012009>Geisel
Award<SPAN class=343090917-26012009>: </SPAN>“Are You Ready to Play Outside?”
written and illustrated by Mo Willems</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN><SPAN
class=343090917-26012009>Odyssey Award<SPAN class=343090917-26012009>:
</SPAN>“The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” written and narrated
by Sherman Alexie</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN><SPAN class=343090917-26012009>Sibert
Medal<SPAN class=343090917-26012009>: </SPAN>“We Are the Ship: The Story of
Negro League Baseball” written and illustrated by Kadir Nelson,</SPAN></DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009></SPAN> </DIV>
<DIV><SPAN class=343090917-26012009>To find out about the other awards, and to
learn the honor books go to the ASLC blog at: <A
href="http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/">http://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/</A></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Katie Anderson, Library Development
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none"
align=center><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">* Youth Services Consultant *
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/><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Oregon</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Center</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> for the Book
Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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align=center><st1:PlaceName w:st="on"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Oregon</SPAN></st1:PlaceName><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">State</st1:PlaceType> Library,
250 <SPAN class=GramE>Winter</SPAN> <st1:City w:st="on">St.</st1:City>
<st1:State w:st="on">NE</st1:State>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Salem</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State> <st1:PostalCode
w:st="on">97301</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><A
href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</A>,
503-378-2528<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV>
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