Randolph Caldecott Medal

2008 Medal Winner: The Invention of Hugo Cabret illustrated and written by Brian Selznick

2008 Honor Recipients: Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad illustrated by Kadir Nelson and written by Ellen Levine; First the Egg illustrated and written by Laura Vaccaro Seeger; The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtin illustrated and written by Peter Sis; Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity illustrated and written by Mo Willems

Caldecott Award Home Page link for information on previous winners

John  Newbery Medal

2008 Medal Winner: Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz

2008 Honor Recipients: Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis; The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt; Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson

Newbery Award Home Page link for information on previous winners.

Young Readers Choice

2009 Nominees (Junior Division): Room One: A Mystery or Two by Andrew Clements; The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane by Kate DiCamillo; The Homework Machine by Dan Gutman; The Year of the Dog by Grace Lin; Rules by Cynthia Lord; Gossamer by Lois Lowry; The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron; To Dance by Siena Cherson Siegel

2009 Nominees (Intermediate Division): The Boy in the Striped Pajamas: A Fable by John Boyne; Half-Moon Investigations by Eoin Colfer; Ark Angel by Anthony Horowitz; The Pinhoe Egg by Diana Wynne Jones; Fablehaven by Brandon Mull; Dairy Queen by Catherine Gilbert Murdock; Endymion Spring by Matthew Skelton

2008 Winners: Junior Division: A Dog's Life by Ann Martin
                      Intermediate Division: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
                      

Young Readers Choice Home Page link for information on previous winners

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