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Thoughtful Threads

Thoughtful Threads. Creating Prompts Using Award-Winning Novels. Presented by R. Klug – BG Library Media Specialist January 2011. 2011 ALA Awards. Newbery Medal. The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery.

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Thoughtful Threads

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  1. Thoughtful Threads Creating Prompts Using Award-Winning Novels Presented by R. Klug – BG Library Media Specialist January 2011

  2. 2011 ALA Awards

  3. Newbery Medal • The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. • It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. • First award was in 1922.

  4. Past Newbery Winners • 1999 Holes by Louis Sachar • 1994 The Giver by Lois Lowry • 1986 Sarah, Plain and Tall by Patricia MacLachlan • 1984 Dear Mr. Henshaw by Beverly Cleary • 1979 The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin • 1978 Bridge To Terabithia by Katherine Paterson

  5. 2011 Newbery Medal • Moon Over Manifest • By Clare Vanderpool • Historical Fiction • Abilene Tucker moves to the fictional town of Manifest, Kansas, during the Great Depression (1930s) only to find a shell of the place about which her father (who is conspicuously absent) told her stories. Abilene must decide whether it’s worth the risk to make new friends (again) as she tries to discover the mystery surrounding her father.

  6. Michael L. Printz Award • The Michael L. Printz Award is an annual award exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. • It is named for a school librarian from Topeka, Kansas, who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA). • The national award is sponsored by Booklist magazine and administered by YALSA, a division of the American Library Association.

  7. Past Printz Winners • 2008 The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean • 2007 American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang • 2005 How I Live Now by Meg Rosoff • 2000 Monster by Walter Dean Myers

  8. 2011 Printz Award • Ship Breaker • By Paolo Bacigalupi • Environmental Science Fiction • A fast-paced postapocalyptic adventure set on the American Gulf Coast. Nailer works light crew; his dirty, dangerous job is to crawl deep into the wrecks of the ancient oil tankers that line the beach, scavenging copper wire and turning it over to his crew boss. After a brutal hurricane passes over, Nailer and his friend Pima stumble upon the wreck of a luxurious clipper ship. It's filled with valuable goods—a "Lucky Strike" that could make them rich, if only they can find a safe way to cash it in. Amid the wreckage, a girl barely clings to life. If they help her, she tells them, she can show them a world of privilege that they have never known. But can they trust her? And if so, can they keep the girl safe from Nailer's drug-addicted father? • In the style of The Hunger Games and The Maze Runner

  9. Creating Prompts Activity • Using the book summary to write a prompt with your group • 5th & 6th grade • Moon Over Manifest • 8th grade • Ship Breaker • Post prompt on Blog • Creating Prompts Blog • Link is on Destiny & BGMS Library Website

  10. Book Summaries 5th & 6th Grade 8th Grade

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