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Michael L. Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is an American Library Association literary award that annually recognizes the "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit". It is sponsored by ''Booklist'' magazine; administered by the ALA's young-adult division, the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA); and named for the Topeka, Kansas, school librarian Mike Printz, a long-time active member of YALSA."The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature" (YALSA). American Library Association. (ALA). Retrieved 2012-04-20. Up to four worthy runners-u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Young Adult Library Services Association
The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), established in 1957, is a division of the American Library Association. YALSA is a national association of librarians, library workers and advocates whose mission is to expand the capacity of libraries to better serve teens. YALSA administers several awards and sponsors an annual Young Adult Literature Symposium, Teen Read Week, the third week of each October, and Teen Tech Week, the second week of each March. YALSA currently has over 5,200 members. YALSA aims to expand and strengthen library services for teens through advocacy, research, professional development and events. History The organization that is now referred to as the Young Adult Library Services Association began on June 24, 1957, and was called the Young Adult Services Division following a reorganization of the American Library Association. This reorganization resulted in the Association of Young People's Librarians being split into the Children's Library Associa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laurie Halse Anderson
Laurie Halse Anderson (born Laurie Beth Halse; October 23, 1961) is an American writer, known for children's and young adult novels. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contribution to young adult literature and in 2023 she received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award. She was first recognized for her novel '' Speak'', published in 1999. Early life Laurie Beth Halse was born October 23, 1961, to Rev. Frank A. Halse Jr. and Joyce Holcomb Halse in Potsdam, New York. She grew up there with her younger sister, Lisa. As a student, she showed an early interest in writing, specifically during the second grade. Anderson enjoyed reading—especially science fiction and fantasy—as a teenager, but never envisioned herself becoming a writer. Anderson attended Fayetteville-Manlius High School, in Manlius, New York, a suburb of Syracuse. During Anderson's senior year, she moved out of her parents' house at the age of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A Step From Heaven
''A Step From Heaven'' is the first novel by An Na, published in 2001 by Front Street Press. It won two American Library Association awards: the 2002 Michael L. Printz Award from the Young Adult Library Services AssociationAmerican Library Association: Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books . URL accessed 6 July 2009. and the 2001-2003 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (Children and Young Adult Author category) from the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association. Summary At age four, Young Ju moves with her parents from Korea to Southern California. While expecting an easy, blissful life in America, Young Ju sees the stress that the cultural adjustment puts on her family. She struggles with the language barrier in her new school as her parents' relationship begins to strain due to financial issues. During this time, Young Ju's brother Joon Ho is born, and is given more freedom and choices due to his gender. Their father is an alcoholic, who is eventually arrest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
An Na
An Na (born 1972) is a South Korea-born American children's book author. She gained success with her first novel '' A Step From Heaven'', published by Front Street Press in 2001, which won the annual Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association recognizing the year's "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit". It was also a finalist for the National Book Award, Young People's Literature, and later found its way onto numerous "best book" lists. Life Na grew up in San Diego, California, and has a Bachelor of Arts from Amherst College. Starting her career as a middle school English and History teacher, Na turned to writing novels after taking a young adult literature class while enrolled in an M.F.A. program at Vermont College of Fine Arts. She divides her time between Oakland, California and Warren, Vermont, and makes frequent visits to middle schools to talk about her works and encourages young Asian-American students to become artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuck In Neutral
''Stuck in Neutral'' is a young adult novel by Terry Trueman. It focuses deeply on the subject of cerebral palsy, Quality of life (healthcare), quality of life, and euthanasia. The main character is Shawn McDaniel, a fourteen-year-old who has cerebral palsy. The story, told from Shawn's perspective, also focuses on how his family copes with the condition. Shawn's mother, brother, sister, and father are all talked about in the book. Stuck in Neutral received recognition as an Honor Book for the Michael L. Printz Award in 2001. Trueman wrote the novel because his own son has been diagnosed with cerebral palsy, and he wanted to educate young readers both about the condition and about showing Toleration, tolerance for those with severe disabilities. Plot summary The book follows Shawn McDaniel's first-person Narrative mode, point of view. He is a 14-year-old boy and has lived in Seattle his entire life. He suffers from cerebral palsy, a neurological disorder that affects motor con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Trueman
Terry Trueman (born December 15, 1947) is a Printz Award-winning author of young adult fiction, with his best known book being '' Stuck in Neutral'', as well as books of poetry and short stories for adults and children. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Trueman has lived in Spokane, Washington since 1974. He also had a home in Tucson, Arizona for many years. He holds master's degrees in applied psychology and creative writing. Early life Trueman grew up in the northern suburbs of Seattle, Washington with his parents. His father, Sydney M. Trueman, was a fighter pilot in World War II and won the Air Medal flying off the Aircraft Carrier USS Ticonderoga. He has one sister. Education Trueman struggled in school, especially during middle school and high school, but graduated from Shoreline H.S. in 1966. He attended Shoreline Community College and Everett Community College in the following couple years, prior to enrolling at the University of Washington in 1968, where he earned his bach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus, Thongs And Full-Frontal Snogging
''Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging'' is a 1999 young adult novel by English author Louise Rennison. The book is the first of ten books in the ''Confessions of Georgia Nicolson'' series. The book was adapted into a film, ''Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging'', released in the United Kingdom and the United States in July 2008. Plot summary Georgia, a teenager, lives with her mother, father, three-year-old sister Libby, and her wild cat, Angus, whom the family found on a holiday to Scotland. Georgia bumps into the popular and attractive Robbie (the "Sex-God"), while helping her best friend, Jas, subtly stalk his brother at the grocery store where he works. The problem is that he is older and has a girlfriend, Lindsay, an older girl who wears a thong and bra padding and secretly claims to be engaged to him. Robbie eventually dumps Lindsay, but tells Georgia that he should not date her because she is too young. In an effort to appear more mature, Georgia tries to bleach a strip ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louise Rennison
Louise Rennison (11 October 1951 – 29 February 2016) was an English author and comedian who wrote the '' Confessions of Georgia Nicolson'' series for teenage girls. The series records the exploits of a teenage girl, Georgia Nicolson, and her best friends, the Ace Gang. Her first and second novels, '' Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging'' and '' It's OK, I'm Wearing Really Big Knickers'' were portrayed in a film adaptation called '' Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging''. Rennison also wrote a series of books about Georgia's younger cousin, ''The Misadventures of Tallulah Casey''. Her one-woman live show ''Stevie Wonder Felt My Face'' won acclaim in the 1980s; her other shows were ''Bob Marley's Gardener Sold My Friend'' and ''Never Eat Anything Bigger Than Your Head''. Early life Rennison was brought up in Leeds, Yorkshire, in a three-bedroomed council house in Seacroft with her mum, dad, grandparents, aunt, uncle (Robin) and cousin. She attended Parklands High School, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Body Of Christopher Creed
''The Body of Christopher Creed'' is a young adult novel by Carol Plum-Ucci. It tells the story of a high school student whose life is unravelled when he tries to solve the mystery of a classmate's sudden disappearance. The novel won the Michael L. Printz Honor Book Award. Plot summary Torey Adams moves to begins his senior year at Rothborne boarding school, while struggling with the recent disappearance of his former classmate Christopher Creed. At school, Torey deals with friendship struggles and romance while trying to solve Christopher's disappearance. As Torey learns more about Christopher, he realizes things are not as they seem. Characters *Victor "Torey" Adams, a senior at the fictional Rothborne, a boarding school, is the narrator of the novel. What begins as a mild interest in Chris's disappearance turns into a desire to help solve the mystery of Chris's disappearance. Torey is conflicted throughout the book between his friends and those who want to help find Chr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carol Plum-Ucci
Carol Plum-Ucci (born August 16, 1957 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is a young adult novelist and essayist. Plum-Ucci's most famous work to date is ''The Body of Christopher Creed'', for which she won a Michael L. Printz Award in 2002 and was named a Finalist to the Edgar Allan Poe Award. Describing her subjects as "the most common, timeless, and most heart-felt teenagers," Plum-Ucci is widely recognized for her use of the South Jersey shore to set scenes for engaging characters embracing suspense themes. Early life, education, and career Plum-Ucci was born to Neil Plum, owner of Plum Funeral Homes and a funeral home singer, and teacher Ellen Ingersoll Plum. As Plum-Ucci grew up she knew she wanted to write books. The Body of Christopher Creed was her "cloud song." Plum-Ucci grew up on the barrier island of Brigantine, New Jersey, where she attended the public schools until the age of thirteen.Good, Daniel"A mature subject for local author's new teen novel", ''The Press of At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carolyn Coman
Carolyn Coman (born October 28, 1951) is an American writer best known for children's books. Her novels '' What Jamie Saw'' (1995) and ''Many Stones'' (2000) were among the runners-up for major annual awards by the American Library Association (ALA) and the National Book Foundation. Biography Carolyn Coman was born October 28, 1951, in Evanston, Illinois, near Chicago. She worked as a bookbinder 1975-84 and later as an editor with Heinemann before she became a full-time writer. She edited ''Body and Soul'', a photo-portrait documentary by Judy Dater, and wrote the text of a children's picture book, prior to completing four young-adult novels from 1993 to 2000. Her novels for middle-grade readers (2004 and 2007) combine humour, investigation and a sense of nostalgia. In the YA novels, "She explores the darker sides of growing up: dealing with parent's abandonment through death in ''Tell Me Everything'', abuse by a stepparent in ''What Jamie Saw'', sibling incest in ''Bee and Jacky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kit's Wilderness
''Kit's Wilderness'' is a children's novel by David Almond, published by Hodder Children's Books in 1999. It is set in a fictional English town in the northeast of the country and is based on the former coal-mining towns the author knew as a child growing up in Tyne and Wear. It was silver runner-up for the Smarties Prize in the 9-11 ages category, highly commended for the Carnegie Medal, and shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. It was published in the United States by Delacorte Press in 2000 and won the Michael L. Printz Award from the American Library Association, recognising the year's best book for young adults.American Library Association: Michael L. Printz Winners and Honor Books . Retrieved 8 July 2009. Synopsis Thirteen-year-old Kit and his family have moved back to Stoneygate to be with his grandfather, who is succumbing to Alzheimer's disease, after Kit's grandmother dies. His grandfather, an ex-miner, tells him about the town's coal-mining days and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |