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Featuring
Keynote Speaker:
Nancy Farmer
2002
National Book Award Winner
2003
Newbery Award Honor Award Winner
2003
Michael L. Printz Honor Award Winner
for her book,
House of the Scorpion
(Simon and Schuster, 2002) |
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Sierra
Madre Public Library Children's Librarian and Children's Literature
Council Vice President in charge of the Fall Gala, Cathy
Ryne, and keynote speaker, Nancy Farmer. Left - Ms.
Farmer's book, The House of the Scorpion.
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following Southern California authors, illustrators, and distinguished
contributors to the field of children's literature in 2002 received
the following Children's Literature Council Awards: |
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Body of Work In 2002" |
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Author,
Nikki Grimes receives her award from Campbell
Hall School Librarian and CLC Awards Committee Member,
Stephanie Meyer
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Nikki
Grimes
"Distinguished Body of Work In 2002"
for
-Bronx
Masquerade (Dial)
-Danitra Brown Leaves Town (HarperCollins)
-Talkin' About Bessie:The Story of Aviator Elizabeth Coleman
(Orchard)
-Under The ChristmasTree (HarperCollins)
-When
Daddy Prays (Eerdmans) |
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| "Outstanding
Work of Fiction for Young Adults" |
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Author
Ron Koertge receives his award from South Pasadena
Children's Librarian and CLC Awards Committee Member,
Maida Wong
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Ron
Koertge
"Outstanding Work of Fiction for Young Adults"
for:
Stoner & Spaz (Candlewick)
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| "Excellence
in a Picture Book" |
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Los
Angeles Public Library Senior Librarian in Children's
Services and Children's Literature Council Awards Committee
Member, Maureen Wade presents the award to author
and illustrator, David Shannon
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David
Shannon
"Excellence in a Picture Book" for:
Duck On A Bike (Scholastic)
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| "Myra
Cohn Livingston Award For Poetry" |
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Beverly
Hills Public Library Children's Librarian,
Marilyn Taniguchi (left) presents the award to author,
April Halprin Wayland
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April
Halprin Wayland
"Myra Cohn Livingston Award
For Poetry"
for
Girl Coming In For A Landing (Knopf)
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"Dorothy
C. McKenzie Award"
for Distinguished Contribution to the Field of Children's Literature |
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Stephen
Mooser and Lin Oliver
receive their award from Pasadena Public Library Children's
Librarian and Children's Literature Council President,
Roger Kelly
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Lin
Oliver and
Stephen Mooser
Founders of the Society of Children's Book Writers and
Illustrators
"Dorothy C. McKenzie Award"
for Distinguished Contribution to the Field of Children's Literature |
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Some
of the Guests
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Children's
Literature Council President, Roger Kelly, Board Member
Helen Overstreet, and Pasadena Public Library Children's
Librarian, Beverly Clay
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Roger
Kelly and Board Member and Author, Sue Alexander
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Author
Eve Bunting
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Board
Member and Activist, Sandy Schuckett, and Author Susan
Goldman Rubin
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Author
Sonya Sones
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