And the Winners Are ...

John Newbery Medal:
When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

Newbery Honor Books:
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice by Phillip Hoose
The Evolution of Capurnia Tate by Jacqueline Kelly
Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin
The Mostly True Adventures of Homer P. Figg by Rodman Philbrick

Michael L. Printz Award:
Going Bovine by Libba Bray

Printz Honor Books:
Charles and Emma: The Darwin's Leap of Faith by Deborah Heiligman
The Monstrumologist by Rick Yancey
Punkzilla by Adam Rapp
Tales of the Madman Underground: An Historical Romance, 1793 by John Barnes

A Hero Passes

If it wasn't for Miep Gies, the world would never have "met" Anne Frank. Read about this courageous woman who died recently at the age of 100:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1242725/Miep-Gies-Painfully-shy-awesomely-brave-unknown-heroine-Anne-Franks-diary.html

Then check out a copy of The Diary of a Young Girl or one of many biographies we have about Anne. New to our collection is the critically acclaimed BBC broadcast of The Diary of Anne Frank.

Are you a "Wimpy Kid" fan?

If you are, and you have already read each one a bazillion times, try one of these:

Alien Feast by Michael Simmons
Alvin Ho by Lenore Look
Dear Max by Sally Grindley
Diary of Melanie Martin by Carol Weston
Frindle by Andrew Clements
Geronimo Stilton series by none other than Geronimo Stilton, himself
Heads or Tails by Jack Gantos
The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick
Last Invisible Boy by Evan Kuhlman
Middle School is Worse than Meatloaf by Jennifer L. Holm
Mudshark by Gary Paulsen
Please Write in this Book by Mary Amato

Christmas Treats

Try one of these goodies:
Mistletoe by Hailey Abbott and others
Let it Snow by John Green and others
The Greek Who Stole Christmas by Anthony Horowitz
Ex-mas by Kate Brian
Bells of Christmas by Virginia Hamilton
Gift of the Magi by O. Henry
A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

Holiday Tea Party Rescheduled

We're expecting a storm, so the Holiday Tea Party has been rescheduled for Wednesday, December 16 at 3:30. Join us for tea, juice, cupcakes, a story, a simple craft, and face painting by the best face painter in Vermont!

2009 Teens' Top 10

We have them all! Get a bookmark in the YA Loft listing the top ten books for 2009 as chosen by a national panel of teens. On the list is Breaking Dawn (duh!) and The Hunger Games (no surprise there, either). The number one choice is Paper Towns by John Green. My favorite is The Disreputable History of Frankie Landau Banks, and I am very "appointed" that it made the list.

How about La Push?