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Award-Winners

The Industry’s Highest Honors — 2008

Junior Library Guild picks the best books before they are published. Once published, those books often go on to win other literary awards and honors. Listed below are just some of the accolades JLG books have earned. Many of these titles are still available through our Backlist Catalog and website. To order books online, simply click here. If you prefer, you can fax your order to 800-827-3080 or order by phone at 800-743-4070. To view our Backlist Catalog as a .pdf file, click here.

Click here to see starred and favorable reviews for our Fall 07 selections and here for our Spring 08 selections

Newbery Medal

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!, Winner
Elijah of Buxton, Honor

Caldecott Medal

The Invention of Hugo Cabret , Winner
Henry’s Freedom Box, Honor
Knuffle Bunny Too, Honor

National Book Award

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Winner, 2007
The Invention of Hugo Cabret, Finalist, 2007

Michael L. Printz Award

The White Darkness, Honor

Robert F. Sibert Award

Lightship, Honor

Schneider Family Award

Hurt Go Happy, Winner, Best Teen Book

Scott O’Dell Award

Elijah of Buxton, Winner

Charlotte Zolotow Award

Pictures from Our Vacation, Winner
Granddad's Fishing Buddy, Highly Commended

Sydney Taylor Award

The Entertainer and the Dybbuk, Winner, Older Readers

Coretta Scott King Award

Elijah of Buxton, Winner

Pura Belpré Award

The Poet Slave of Cuba, Winner, Author
Martina the Beautiful Cockroach, Honor, Author
My Name is Gabito, Honor, Illustrator

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

Vulture View, Honor

Jefferson Cup Award

Blood on the River, Winner

The Christopher Awards

Owen & Mzee: The Language of Friendship, ages 8-10
The Wild Girls, ages 10-12
Diamonds in the Shadow, young adult