Current list of 2014 nominations for the Elementary/Middle-Grade Nonfiction category.
Young Adult Non-fiction – Category Description
Young Adult Nonfiction is not known for being the most glamorous category, perhaps others might say that is fiction. The books in this category do take our readers on journeys and with these journeys; we have the added benefit with knowing they are true. We do not have to ask readers to suspend belief because we know that when we …
Elementary/Middle Grade Non-fiction – Category Description
Nonfiction is the perfect way to introduce elementary and middle grade kids to the amazing world around them from history and biography to art and nature. Science? Math? Animals? Sports? It’s all here and more besides! We’re looking for titles that are suitable for reading aloud or independently, including picture books and early chapters (nonfiction easy readers go to the easy reader category). We …
2014 Young Adult Non-Fiction Judges
First Round Stephanie Charlefour Love. Life. Read. @scharle4 Aaron Maurer Coffee for the Brain @coffeechugbooks Michelle Lockwood Blogs Like a Girl @blogslikeagirl Karen Ball Mrs. B’s Favorites @batgirl_books Danyelle Leach Bookshelves in the Cul-de–Sac Second Round Jessica Tackett-MacDonald Her Life With Books @herlifewthbooks Louise Capizzo The Nonfiction Detectives @Lcapizzo Jennifer Rothschild Biblio File @kidsilkhaze Adrienne Gillespie Books and Bassets …
2014 Elementary/Middle Grade Non-Fiction Judges
First Round Ellen Zschunke On The Shelf 4 Kids @ontheshelf4kids Carol Wilcox Carol W’s Corner @carwilc Reshama Deshmukh Stacking Boooks @Stackingbks Margo Tanenbaum Fourth Musketeer Andi Sibley A Wrung Sponge @AndiSibley Elisa Bergslien Leopards and Dragons @DNAPL Carrie Waterson IMCPL Kids’ Blog IMCPL Ready to Read Second Round Laurie Ann Thompson http://lauriethompson.com @lauriethompson Alyson Beecher Kid Lit Frenzy @alybee930 …
Meet the Organizers: Stephanie Charlefour, Young Adult Nonfiction
A lifelong reader, some of Stephanie’s most vivid memories from her childhood are centered around books–from volunteering in her middle school library, curling up with a great book on a rainy day and sharing books with her best friends at recess. Now as a tween and teen librarian, Stephanie gets to share her love of reading focusing on those in …
REVIEW OF THE DAY
Tales of the Cryptids
Not only will we be featuring fantastic books every day, but fun bloggers too. Meet Loree Griffin Burns, a panelist for the Middle Grade/YA non-fiction list who proves that while this may be one of the smaller categories, it doesn’t lack for offbeat gems like Tales of the Cryptids: This meaty middle-grade non-fiction title takes readers on an adventure in …