CSK Winners

Congratulations to the Honor books: Ninth Ward by Jewell Parker Rhodes Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers Yummy by Greg Neri   and to this years winner: One Crazy Summer by Rita Garcia Williams  

Nominate Now for the Zora Neale Hurston Award

Nominations being accepted for Zora Neale Hurston Award The Zora Neale Hurston Award from RUSA/CODES honors people who have demonstrated leadership in promoting African American literature through projects such as a program, display, collection building efforts, a special readers’ advisory focus, or innovation in service. The winner will receive $1,250 in funds to attend the… Read More Nominate Now for the Zora Neale Hurston Award

Book to Film

This is the trailer for Life Above All, the film adaptation of Allan Stratton‘s Chanda’s War. The movie was filmed in South Africa.  It recently debuted at Cannes where it was awarded with the esteemed Prix Francois Chalais Award. Robert Ebert may not have like Airbenders but he loved Life Above All. I’ll be glad… Read More Book to Film

The Americas Award

The Americas Award is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore, or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in the previous year in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean, or Latinos in the United States.  By combining both and linking the Americas, the award reaches beyond… Read More The Americas Award