NCTE15 B.20 Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award Presentation PowerPoint
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Amelia Elizabeth
Walden Book Award
Responsibility Towards Today’s Y.A. Readers and the Art of Young Adult Literature
History
• Established in 2008 by the Assembly of Literature for Adolescents
• Named after Amelia Elizabeth Walden• A pioneer in YA who began publishing books for teens as
early as 1946• She wrote for teens because “I respond to young people
because I remember my own adolescence so vividly – and fondly. It was a period of total involvement, of enjoying life to the hilt.”
Criteria
• Per Walden’s request, honor and winning titles must be • a work of fiction, ideally a novel (stand-alone
or part of a series)• be published within one year prior to the call
for titles• be published in the United States but may have
been published elsewhere prior• possess a positive approach to life, widespread
teen appeal, and literary merit.
Criteria
• Literary Excellence• Submitted titles should:• contain well-developed characters• employ well-constructed forms suitable to
function• include language and literary devices that
enhance the narrative• suggest cogent and richly-realized themes• present an authentic voice
Criteria
• Widespread Teen Appeal• Submitted titles should:• be intended expressly for readers aged 12–18• have universal themes that transcend time and
place• have themes that resonate with a wide variety
of readers, regardless of race, class, gender, and sexual orientation• provide readers with a window to the world
and/or reflect their own experiences
Criteria
• Positive Approach to Life• Submitted titles should:• treat teen readers as capable and thoughtful
young people• offer hope and optimism, even when describing
difficult circumstances• have a credible and appropriate resolution• portray characters involved in shaping their
lives in a positive way, even as they struggle with the harsh realities of life
The Process
• Round 1: Books are split between 3 groups and each group discusses if the book meets the criteria and be moved to round 2. • Each group has 1 librarian, 1 teacher, and 1 professor• The committee also consists of a chair and past chair
• Round 2: All members of the committee read and discuss all round 2 books, and then vote to determine which books should move on.
• Round 3+: Books are reread, discussed, and voted on again until the finalists are revealed.
• Finals: Books are reread and the discussion moves to which book should win. The winner is then voted on.
2009
• My Most Excellent Year: A Novel of Love, Mary Poppins & Fenway Park by Steven Kluger (Winner)
• After Tupac and D Foster by Jacqueline Woodson
• Graceling by Kristin Cashore
• The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
• Me, the Missing, and the Dead by Jenny Valentine
2010
• Fire by Kristin Cashore (Winner)
• Marcelo in the Real World by Francisco X. Stork
• The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
• North of Beautiful by Justina Chen Headley
• The Sweetheart of Prosper County by Jill S. Alexander
2011
• The Last Summer of the Death Warriors by Francisco X. Stork (Winner)
• After Ever After by Jordan Sonnenblick
• I Will Save You by Matt de la Peña
• Sorta Like a Rockstar by Matthew Quick
• Wolves, Boys, & Other Things That Might Kill Me by Kristen Chandler
2012
• Shine by Lauren Myracle (Winner)
• The Berlin Boxing Club by Robert Sharenow
• Between Shades of Gray by Ruta Sepetys
• Blood Red Road by Moira Young
• Under the Mesquite by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
2013
• The Fault in Our Stars by John Green (Winner)
• Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secretes of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
• Ask the Passengers by A. S. King
• Endangered by Eliot Shrefer
2014
• Eleanor & Park by Rainbow Rowell (Winner)
• Jumped In by Patrick Flores-Scott
• The Milk of Birds by Sylvia Whitman
• Openly Straight by Bill Konigsberg
• Winger by Andrew Smith
2015
• Glory O’Brien’s History of the Future by A.S. King (Winner)
• Diamond Boy by Michael Williams
• Gabi, A Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
• The Impossible Knife of Memory by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Revolution (The Sixties Trilogy) by Deborah Wiles
More information about the Walden Award
• ALAN Website• http://www.alan-ya.org/awards/walden-award/
• Blog posts• http://tinyurl.com/NerdyWaldenPost • http://www.unleashingreaders.com/?p=4361 • http://tinyurl.com/YAWedWaldenPost
Presentation and handouts available
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