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JANUARY 14, 2008
2008 ALA Book Awards Announced!
Caldecott Award:
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Caldecott Honor Books:
Henry's Freedom Box: A True Story from the Underground Railroad, illustrated by Kadir Nelson, written by Ellen Levine
First the Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtin by Peter Sís
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity by Mo Willems
Newbery Award:
Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village by Laura Amy Schlitz
Newbery Honor Books:
Elijah of Buxton by Christopher Paul Curtis
The Wednesday Wars by Gary D. Schmidt
Feathers by Jacqueline Woodson
Printz Award:
The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean
Printz Honor Books:
Dreamquake: Book Two of the Dreamhunter Duet by Elizabeth Know
One Whole and Perfect Day by Judith Clarke
Repossessed by A.M. Jenkins