Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna
Barefoot Dreams of Petra Luna Middle School Book of the Year Author: Alda P. Dobbs Publisher: SourceBooks "A sacrifice? I asked myself. A sacrifice meant surrendering something valued, simething cherished for the sake of a greater good. But who decided how much we...
Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies!
Northern Lights Book Awards Zombies Don’t Eat Veggies! Picture Book of the Year Authors: Megan Lacera and Jorge Lacera Publisher: Lee & Low Books Mo Romero is not your everyday zombie. Don’t tell anyone, but Mo loves...
Northern Lights Book Awards 2020 Middle School Book of the Year
Northern Lights Book Awards Middle School Book of the Year The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes Authors: Sue DiCicco and Masahiro Sasaki Publisher: Tuttle Publishing The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Sue...
2020 Middle School Book of the Year The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes
Northern Lights Book Awards Middle School Book of the Year The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes Authors: Sue DiCicco and Masahiro Sasaki Publisher: Tuttle Publishing The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki and the Thousand Paper Cranes by Sue...
Interview with Nanette Heffernan
Northern Dawn Awards had the pleasure of chatting with Nanette Heffernan last month. Her book, Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet , won in the Holiday/Notable Days Category in the Northern Lights Book Awards for 2020. Earth Hour : A Lights-Out Event for Our...
Earth Hour: A Lights-Out Event for Our Planet Book Review
Imagine it is 8:30 in the evening. You’re driving over the Golden Gate Bridge admiring the bright lights when suddenly it goes completely dark. You might reasonably think San Francisco is experiencing a power outage, but if it’s a Saturday sometime around the equinox,...
Venus Remembered
Winner of the Time-Honored Category Venus Remembered Author: Ray Bradbury and Jason J. Marchi Publisher: Fahrenheit Books Ray Bradbury is classic. Jason J. Marchi is ingenious. Together, they’re genius. In 1954, Fantasy and Science Fiction magazine published...
A Story About Afiya – Picture Book of the Year
Picture Book of the Year Author: James Berry Illustrator: Anna Cunha Lantana Publishing Have you ever loved a book so much you wanted to press it against your heart when you finished reading it? Or perhaps you have had the good fortune of seeing a child cradle...
Girl of the Southern Sea
Northern Lights Book Awards Girl of the Southern Sea Winner of the Pre-Teen Cultural Category Author: Michelle Kadarusman Pajama Press Living in the slums of Jakarta, Indonesia is never easy. However, when Nia’s mother passes away during childbirth, things are about...
Marielle in Paris-Winner of the Picture Book-All Ages category
Northern Lights Book Awards Winner of the Picture Book-All Ages category Marielle in Paris Author: Maxine Rose Schur Illustrator: Jeanne B. De Sainte Marie Pomegranate Oh la-la … get ready to soar through fashionable Paris (no passport needed) in this breathtaking...