Awards

The Runaway Garden, by Michigan author Jeffery L. Schatzer, is "A delicious story that's good for you, too!"

It is also the 2010 pick for the statewide Michigan Reads! One State, One Children's Book reading program. The Library of Michigan Foundation, with a sponsorship from Target, encourages you to read this book to children in Michigan during September and October. A poster of the book is available in the Troy Library Youth area for patrons to sign after they have read the book.

Additionally, Keep on Reading stickers and bookmarks for children are available at the Youth area reference desk. Stop by to pick one up!  

Children's Book Week is celebrated nationally in schools, libraries, bookstores, clubs, private homes - any place where there are children and books. Educators, librarians, booksellers, and families celebrate children's books and the love of reading with storytelling, parties, author and illustrator appearances, and other book-related events.

This year Children's Book Week is May 10-16. The CBC has announced the 2010 Children's Choice Book Awards finalists. Come by the Troy Library to check out the nominated books. Then cast your vote for your favorite title, author, and illustrator by May 3 at www.BookWeekOnline.com. Winners will be announced May 11.

Books are selected for ages ranging from 5 - 17, so there is something for everyone to enjoy!

Attention middle school students: The 2009-2010 list of Troybery Award nominee books is out. Multiple copies of each book have been ordered by the Troy Library and will be arriving soon. The loan period for a Troyberry nominee book is 7 days, so don't delay. Place one on hold today! Read them all then vote on your favorite.

The Troybery Award was started by Troy School District Media Specialists. This award gives students a chance to voice their opinion and vote for the best young adult book of the year. Ten books are nominated by Troy teaching staff. After months of reading, students vote for their favorites. One Troybery winner and two honor books are selected each year.

Stay tuned to find out the winners for the 2009-2010 school year.

When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead has won the 2010 Newbery Medal for most outstanding contribution to children's literature.

Miranda's life in late 1970s New York City seems fairly normal until she recieves a mysterious message: "I have come to save your friend's life and my own." Who left the message and how did they get into her room? Then things begin changing. Her best friend doesn't want to be around her, there is a very strange new boy in class, a homelss man has started hanging out on the corner and Miranda has to make new friends.

The Lion & the Mouse illustrated and written by Jerry Pinkney won the 2010 Caldecott Medal for most distinguished American picture book.

The Lion & the Mouse is an adaptation of Aesop's fable about a kindness offered and a kindness repaid. Despite enormous differences between the animals, the tale is wordless and told completely in artwork and pictures.