2017 Blue Ribbons
Blue Ribbons are chosen annually by the Bulletin staff and represent what they believe to be the best of the previous year's literature for youth. The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books is a leading children's book review journal for school and public librarians. Announced mid December.
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Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Masterpiece
by Marc Harshman
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Nonfiction Elementary Plus
Feb 2018
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Nonfiction Elementary Plus
Fallingwater: The Building of Frank Lloyd Wright’s Masterpieceby Marc Harshman
In Bear Run, Pennsylvania, a home unlike any other perches atop a waterfall.This is Fallingwater, a masterpiece equally informed by meticulous research and unbounded imagination, designed by the lauded American architect Frank Lloyd Wright. ISBN
9781596437180
Awards & Honors
2018 Golden Kite Award Honor, Picture Book Illustration
Booklist Lasting Connections 2017, Science The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 2017 Blue Ribbons, Nonfiction Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Hands
by Susan Goldman Rubin
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Biography Middle Plus
Feb 2018
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Biography Middle Plus
Maya Lin: Thinking with Her Handsby Susan Goldman Rubin
This biography of Maya Lin recounts her struggle to stick with her vision of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, DC, to the works she has since created. ISBN
9781452108377
Awards & Honors
Booklist Top 10 Diverse Nonfiction for Older and Middle Readers: 2018
Capitol Choices 2018, Ten to Fourteen Booklist Top 10 Books for Youth, Arts CSMCL Best Multicultural Children’s Books of 2017 Booklist Top of the List Editor’s Choice, Nonfiction Older Readers New York Public Library Best Books for Kids 2017 The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 2017 Blue Ribbons, Nonfiction Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Town Is by the Sea
by Joanne Schwartz
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Easy Reading Plus
Jul 2017
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Town Is by the Seaby Joanne Schwartz
Stunning illustrations show the striking contrast between a sparkling seaside day and the darkness underground where the miners dig. Author's note. Full-color illustrations. ISBN
9781554988716
Awards & Honors
2018 Greenaway Medal Winner
2018 TD Canadian Children's Literature Award Winner 2018 MLA Mitten Award Honor Capitol Choices 2018, Seven to Ten ALSC Notable Children’s Books 2018, Younger CCBC Choices 2018 Choice: Picture Books for School-Age Children School Library Journal’s Best Books of 2017, Picture Books Horn Book Fanfare List 2017, Picture Books Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Picture Books Shelf Awareness 2017 Best Books of the Year, Picture Books The New York Times Best Illustrated Children’s Books of 2017 The New York TimesNotable Children’s Books of 2017, Picture Books Brightly Best Children’s Books of 2017, According to Kids Booklist Top of the List Editor’s Choice, Fiction Middle Readers NPR’s Book Concierge, 2017 Great Reads The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 2017 Blue Ribbons, Picture Books 2018 USBBY Outstanding International Books, Grades PreK–2 The Washington Post Best Books Children’s Books of 2017, Picture Books Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Bull
by David Elliott
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High-Interest High Plus
Jun 2017
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Bullby David Elliott
David Elliott turns a classic on its head in form and approach, updating the timeless story of Theseus and the Minotaur for a new generation. Author's notes about the myth of Theseus and the Minotaur and the poetic forms used. ISBN
9780544610606
Awards & Honors
Green Mountain Book Award 2018—2019 Nominee
2018 Capitol Choices, Ages Fourteen and Up
YALSA 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2017, Teen Books Amazon.com Best Books of 2017, Young Adult Booklist Top of the List Editor’s Choice, Fiction Older Readers YALSA 2018 Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers Nominee New York Public Library Best Books for Teens 2017 The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 2017 Blue Ribbons, Fiction Potentially Sensitive Areas
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Strange the Dreamer
by Laini Taylor
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High-Interest High Plus
May 2017
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Strange the Dreamerby Laini Taylor
The dream chooses the dreamer, not the other way around—and Lazlo Strange, war orphan and junior librarian, has always feared that his dream chose poorly. ISBN
9780316341684
Awards & Honors
Oklahoma Sequoyah Book Awards 2019 Nominee
2018 Michael L. Printz Award Honor
YALSA 2018 Best Fiction for Young Adults, Top Ten Goodreads Choice Awards 2017, Young Adult Fantasy & Science Fiction Brightly, 16 of the Most Exciting YA Books to Read in 2016 VOYA Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror 2016 Booklist 2017 Top 10 Books for Youth, SF/Fantasy & Horror Spring 2017 Kids’ Indies Next List, For Teens Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence, 2018 Longlist, Fiction Amazon.com Best Books of 2017, SF & Fantasy Chicago Public Library Best Books of 2017, Teen Fiction Booklist Top of the List Editor’s Choice, Fiction Older Readers Los Angeles Public Library Best of 2017: Teen Books NPR’s Book Concierge, 2017 Great Reads The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books 2017 Blue Ribbons, Fiction Potentially Sensitive Areas
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