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KidsReads
A place "for kids to find info about their favorite books, series and authors. Reviews of the newest titles, interviews with the coolest authors
and special features on great books are our specialties. And for even more reading fun we have trivia games, word scrambles and awesome contests."
Spaghetti Book Club
"Book reviews by kids, for kids." Includes a "clubhouse" where students can post comments and share opinions about books, sponsored by participating
schools. Participating schools in New Jersey include: Asher Holmes Elementary in Morganville, Roosevelt Elementary School in Rahway and Wildwood
Middle School in Wildwood
Book recommendations from the Association for Library Service to Children:
Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal
The Wilder Medal honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and
lasting contribution to literature for children.
Newbery Medal Home Page
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.
Caldecott Medal Home Page
The Caldecott Medal honors the artist of the most distinguished American picture book for children.
The Andrew Carnegie Medal
for Excellence in Children's Video
The Carnegie Medal honors the producer of the most outstanding video production for children released during the previous year.
Pura Belpré Award
The Belpre Medals honor a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose works best portray, affirm, and celebrate the Latino cultural experience in an
outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
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