Meet Author Grace Lin

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2010 Book Award Winners
Reading is one of life’s great
pleasures. To give you some reading
ideas, The Mini Page looks at some
of this year’s Newbery and Caldecott
award winners.
The Caldecott Medal is presented
each year to the illustrator of the
most distinguished picture book
for children. This year there were
also two Honor Book winners.
Jerry Pinkney won the Caldecott
Medal for “The Lion & The Mouse.”
He has won five previous Caldecott
Honor Book awards.
“The Lion &
The Mouse”
tells the tale
of an unusual
friendship.
Caldecott Honor Books
Pamela Zagarenski has illustrated
several children’s books. She also
creates sculptures and other art.
“Red Sings
From
Treetops” by
Joyce Sidman
uses poetry
to paint the
colors of the
seasons.
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by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
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published by Houghton Mifflin Books for
Children
Look through your newspaper for articles
that catch your interest. Draw a picture
or write a story about ideas you get from
the article.
Marla Frazee won an Honor
Book award for illustrating “All the
World.” She also won an Honor Book
award in 2009 for “A Couple of Boys
Have the Best Week Ever.”
“All the World”
by Liz Garton
Scanlon brings
together several
stories about
people of
different ages.
The John Newbery Medal is
awarded each year to the author
of the most outstanding children’s
book. This year there were also
four Honor Book winners.
Rebecca Stead won the Newbery
Medal for “When You Reach Me.”
She worked as a
lawyer before
becoming a writer.
In “When You
Reach Me,” a girl
receives mysterious
notes that seem to
predict the future.
Newbery Honor Books
Phillip Hoose has written several
books for kids about real events.
“Claudette Colvin:
Twice Toward
Justice” is the true
story of a black
teenager who
refused to give up
her bus seat to a
white passenger,
before Rosa Parks
did this brave act.
Grace Lin has written and
illustrated several books for kids.
Jacqueline Kelly is a doctor and a
lawyer.
Rodman Philbrick has written
many books for adults and many for
kids, including “Freak the Mighty.”
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In “Where the
Mountain Meets
the Moon,” a girl
goes on a quest to
discover how her
family can change
their luck.
In “The Evolution
of Calpurnia Tate,”
a girl in the early
1900s dreams
about becoming a
scientist. But her
parents don’t think
that’s a proper job
for a woman.
In “The Mostly
True Adventures
of Homer P. Figg,”
an orphaned boy
uses humor to try
to deal with the
horrors of the Civil
War.
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Brown and Company Books for Young Readers
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Henry Holt and Company, LLC
Next week, The Mini Page is about the United
Nations’ goals for the next millennium.
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