The Atrium

Sounds pretty fancy, huh? These are the awards given to youth and teen books and video for the best of the previous year. Now, I have to be honest and admit that I have not read many of the winners. Unfortunately, my favorite book of the year, The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, did not win the Printz Award; though it did recieve an honor. I am impressed that the committee chose a graphic novel, American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang.

The Caldecott, which honors the illustrator, winner is Flotsam by David Wiesner. The Newberry winner, which honors children's literature, is The Higher Power of Lucky by Susan Patron.