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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Hi! I was just reminded via ALA’s Association of Library Services to Children about two valuable resources for recommended Asian Pacific Islander children’s
and young adult books <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">Talk Story, a joint family literacy program of American Indian Library Association and Asian Pacific American Library Association,
has a comprehensive list of recommended Asian Pacific American children's and young adult books that were carefully selected and that represent the best and the broadest children's and young adult stories. Please see:
<a href="http://talkstorytogether.org/asian-pacific-american-book-list"><span style="color:#1F497D">http://talkstorytogether.org/asian-pacific-american-book-list</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D">There is also a list of our past Literature Award winners from 2001, which include YA fiction and children's literature:<br>
<a href="http://www.apalaweb.org/awards/literature-awards/winners/"><span style="color:#1F497D">http://www.apalaweb.org/awards/literature-awards/winners/</span></a></span><span style="font-size:14.0pt;color:black"><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Katie Anderson, Library Development Services<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">* Youth Services Consultant * Oregon Center for the Book Coordinator *<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black">Oregon State Library, 250 Winter St. NE, Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><a href="mailto:katie.anderson@state.or.us">katie.anderson@state.or.us</a>, 503-378-2528</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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