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National Book Award For Young People's Literature
The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is one of five annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation (NBF) to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens. They are awards "by writers to writers"."History of the National Book Awards" . National Book Foundation (NBF). Retrieved 2012-01-05. The judging panel are five "writers who are known to be doing great work in their genre or field"."How the National Book Awards Work" . NBF. Retrieved 2012-01-05. The category Young People's Literature was established in 1996. From 1969 to 1983, prior to the Foundation, there were some "Children's" categories ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Book Award
The National Book Awards (NBA) are a set of annual U.S. literary awards. At the final National Book Awards Ceremony every November, the National Book Foundation presents the National Book Awards and two lifetime achievement awards to authors. The National Book Awards were established in 1936 by the American Booksellers Association,"Books and Authors", ''The New York Times'', 1936-04-12, page BR12."Lewis is Scornful of Radio Culture: Nothing Ever Will Replace the Old-Fashioned Book ...", ''The New York Times'', 1936-05-12, page 25. abandoned during World War II, and re-established by three book industry organizations in 1950. Non-U.S. authors and publishers were eligible for the pre-war awards. Since then they are presented to U.S. authors for books published in the United States roughly during the award year. The Nonprofit organization, nonprofit National Book Foundation was established in 1988 to administer and enhance the National Book Awards and "move beyond [them] into ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Summer Of My German Soldier
''Summer of My German Soldier'' is a 1973 book by Bette Greene. The story focuses on the friendship between a young Jewish-American girl and an escaped German POW in a small town in the Southern United States during World War II. The novel was an ALA Notable Book, a ''New York Times'' Outstanding Book, and a National Book Award Finalist. It was followed by a sequel, ''Morning Is a Long Time Coming'' (1978). A television adaptation was also produced in 1978, starring Kristy McNichol and Bruce Davison. Summary The story is told in first person narrative by Patricia Anne Bergen, a 12-year-old Jewish girl living in Jenkinsville, Arkansas near the end of World War II. Patty is intelligent and curious, but also naïve and unworldly. At the beginning of the novel, Patty has low self-esteem brought on by her mother's criticism of her appearance and her father's abuse. When a group of German POWs visits her father's department store, Patricia meets Fredrick Anton Reiker, a riflem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Literary Award
A literary award or literary prize is an award presented in recognition of a particularly lauded Literature, literary piece or body of work. It is normally presented to an author. Organizations Most literary awards come with a corresponding award ceremony. Many awards are structured with one organization (usually a non-profit organization) as the presenter and public face of the award, and another organization as the financial sponsor or backer, who pays the prize remuneration and the cost of the ceremony and public relations, typically a Sponsor (commercial), corporate sponsor who may sometimes attach their name to the award (such as the Orange Prize). Types of awards There are awards for various writing formats including poetry and novels. Many awards are also dedicated to a certain genre of fiction or non-fiction writing (such as science fiction or politics). There are also awards dedicated to works in individual languages, such as the Miguel de Cervantes Prize (Spanish language, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humbug Mountain
Humbug Mountain is one of the highest mountains in the U.S. state of Oregon to rise directly from the Pacific Ocean. It lies on the state's Oregon Coast, southern coast, about south of Port Orford, Oregon, Port Orford and north of Gold Beach, Oregon, Gold Beach. The mountain is completely within Humbug Mountain State Park, and U.S. Route 101 in Oregon, U.S. Route 101 passes by its northern base. Its slopes feature an old-growth temperate rainforest. Two trails run from the state park campground to the mountain's Summit (topography), summit, one long, the other long. Both are part of the much longer Oregon Coast Trail. The area is popular with Hiking, hikers, Camping, campers, Cycling, cyclists, and whale watching, whale watchers although biking and camping on the mountain itself are prohibited. Geology Humbug Mountain was created about 130 million years ago, in the early Cretaceous period. It was formed when islands in the Klamath microcontinent collided, uplifting primor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The First Two Lives Of Lukas-Kasha
''The First Two Lives of Lukas-Kasha'' is a children's novel written by Lloyd Alexander in 1978. It follows the adventures of a young man named Lukas-Kasha who finds himself in another world after paying a street magician to perform a magic trick. Plot summary Kasha spends his days playing pranks on the people of Zara-Petra and doing as little work as possible. After participating in a magic show, he finds himself transported to the strange world of Abadan. Upon his arrival to the royal city of Shirazan, he is proclaimed king. At first, Kasha enjoys being royalty, but soon discovers that there is more to being king than eating good food and enjoying his lavish surroundings. When Kasha attempts to take control of his kingdom's laws and policies, he meets with strong opposition from his Grand Vizier, Shugdad Mirza. Soon Kasha is forced to flee for his life and escapes the palace with the help of a slave girl and a public versifier. Settings *Zara-Petra: Kasha's home town and whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Great Gilly Hopkins
''The Great Gilly Hopkins'' is a 1978 realistic children's novel by American author Katherine Paterson. It won the U.S. National Book Award in 1979."National Book Awards – 1979" . Retrieved 2012-02-21. In 2012 it was ranked number 63 among all-time children's novels in a survey published by '''' – the third of three books by Paterson in the top 100. A |
Herbert Kohl (education)
Herbert Ralph Kohl (born August 22, 1937) is an American educator best known for his advocacy of progressive alternative education and as the author of more than thirty books on education. He founded the 1960s Open School movement and is credited with coining the term " open classroom". Early life Born into a Jewish household, Kohl attended the Bronx High School of Science and studied philosophy and mathematics at Harvard University from 1954 to 1958. At Harvard he was president of the Signet Society and was elected to Phi Beta Kappa, graduating with an AB degree in 1958. During the 1958–59 academic year he attended University College, Oxford on a Henry Fellowship, and in 1959–1960 he studied philosophy at Columbia University with a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. Deciding against an academic career, Kohl entered Teachers College, Columbia University, in 1961 and, in 1962, received an MA in teaching, while qualifying for a permanent K-8 teaching certificate in New York City ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tunes For A Small Harmonica
''Tunes for a Small Harmonica'' is a novel by Barbara Wersba about an adolescent tomboy named J.F. McAllister. It was originally published by Dell Publishing but was then reprinted by Harper and Row publishing. It was a finalist for the 1977 National Book Award for Young People's Literature The National Book Award for Young People's Literature is one of five annual National Book Awards, which are given by the National Book Foundation (NBF) to recognize outstanding literary work by US citizens. They are awards "by writers to writer .... The novel has been translated into Catalan, Dutch, German, Japanese, Korean, and Spanish. Plot J.F. receives a harmonica from friend for her birthday and ends up learning to play it. She becomes quite good and this skill becomes useful after she ends up falling in love with her poetry teacher. She then attempts to raise $1000 to help her teacher return to England to finish his Master's thesis. References 1976 American novels {{ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roll Of Thunder, Hear My Cry
'' Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry'' is a 1977 Newbery Medal awarded novel by Mildred D. Taylor. It is a part of her Logan family series, a sequel to her 1975 novella '' Song of the Trees''. The novel is the first book in the Logan family saga, which includes four sequels ('' Let the Circle Be Unbroken'' (1981), '' The Road to Memphis'' (1992), ''The Gold Cadillac'' (1987), and ''All the Days Past, All the Days to Come'' (2020)) and three prequels ('' The Land'' (2001), ''The Well: David's Story'' (1995), and '' Song of the Trees'' (1975)), as well as two novellas (''Mississippi Bridge'' (1990) and '' The Friendship'' (1987)). In the book, Taylor explores the struggles of African Americans in 1930s Mississippi through the perspective of nine-year-old Cassie Logan. The novel contains several themes, including Jim Crow segregation, Black landownership, sharecropping, the Great Depression, and lynching. Plot In 1933, 9-year-old Cassie Logan lives in rural Mississippi with her three b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Master Puppeteer
''The Master Puppeteer'' (1975) is a historical novel for children by American author Katherine Paterson. It won the 1977 U.S. National Book Award in category Children’s Literature."National Book Awards – 1977," . Retrieved 21 February 2012. (With acceptance speech by Paterson.) Synopsis Thirteen-year-old Jiro finds himself caught up in the political events of late eighteenth-centuryOsaka
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Bert Breen's Barn
''Bert Breen's Barn'' is a children's historical novel set in the early 1900s, written by Walter D. Edmonds and first published by Little Brown in 1975. The main character is Tom Dolan, an impoverished young man who lives in the north Adirondack country. The plot concerns Tom's fascination with Bert Breen's Barn, as well as the fortune that he believes to be buried beneath it. . Retrieved on 2007-12-25 The book won the 1976 National Book Award in category Children's Books. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
