Redwall
The Redwall series is populated by anthropomorphic animals living in Redwall Abbey and the surrounding Mossflower countryside. Jacques began the series in 1986 with Redwall and continued charming his readers with twenty additional Redwall stories.
Mr. Jacques offered this enticement to his readers, “In our imaginations we can go anywhere. Travel with me to Redwall in Mossflower country.” Check out a Redwall story in his memory.
The American Library Association (ALA) announced the top books for children and young adults today. Click here for a complete list of all winners.
Newbery Award: Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Caldecott Award: A Sick Day for Amos McGee illustrated by Erin E. Stead, written by Philip C. Stead
Printz Award: Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi
Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award: One Crazy Summer by Rita Williams-Garcia
Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award: Dave the Potter: Artist, Poet, Slave illustrated by Bryan Collier, written by Laban Carrick Hill
FICTION
WINNER: Jaimy Gordon, Lord of Misrule
Finalists:
Peter Carey, Parrot and Olivier in America
Nicole Krauss, Great House
Lionel Shriver, So Much for That
Karen Tei Yamashita, I Hotel
NON-FICTION
WINNER: Patti Smith, Just Kids
Finalists:
Barbara Demick, Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea
John W. Dower, Cultures of War: Pearl Harbor, Hiroshima, 9-11, Iraq
Justin Spring, Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward
Megan K. Stack, Every Man in This Village Is a Liar: An Education in War
YOUNG PEOPLE’S LITERATURE
WINNER: Kathryn Erskine, Mockingbird
Finalists:
Paolo Bacigalupi, Ship Breaker
Walter Dean Myers, Lockdown
Rita Williams-Garcia, One Crazy Summer