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<img data-attachment-id=”326226″ data-permalink=”https://geekmom.com/2020/01/ala-youth-awards-graphic-novels/2020-newbery-and-caldecott/” data-orig-file=”https://i1.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/01/2020-Newbery-and-Caldecott.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1″ data-orig-size=”1200,675″ data-comments-opened=”1″ data-image-meta=”{“aperture”:”0″,”credit”:””,”camera”:””,”caption”:””,”created_timestamp”:”0″,”copyright”:””,”focal_length”:”0″,”iso”:”0″,”shutter_speed”:”0″,”title”:””,”orientation”:”0″}” data-image-title=”2020 Newbery and Caldecott” data-image-description=” Covers of New Kid by Craft and The Undefeated by Alexander ” data-medium-file=”https://i1.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/01/2020-Newbery-and-Caldecott.jpg?fit=600%2C338&ssl=1″ data-large-file=”https://i1.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/01/2020-Newbery-and-Caldecott.jpg?fit=1000%2C563&ssl=1″ class=”wp-image-326226 size-full” src=”https://i1.wp.com/geekmom.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/4/2020/01/2020-Newbery-and-Caldecott.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&ssl=1″ alt=”ALA Youth Award” width=”1200″ height=”675″ data-recalc-dims=”1″ />This year’s Newbery (HarperCollins) and Caldecott (Versify/HMH) Medalists

Image: Sarah Pinault Every so often, a story comes along that draws you in completely, carrying you along for a wonderful ride. This is the only way to begin describing the encounter I had with the debut novel of Anna James, Pages & Co.: The Bookwanderers. In this book, the titular character literally gets carried […]

Researching history online is a passion for many people but for authors, it’s also essential to provide the authentic details that make historical settings come to life. The best advice on researching that I’ve received was from an hour-long workshop given last summer by historical romance author and professional historian Jennifer Hallock, who has lived […]

Reading Time: 4 minutes Everyone knows that you should never judge a book by it’s cover. Except that everyone also knows that this is a falsehood. A stunning illustration, an exquisite font, a matted cover, well chosen colors, the cover can be just as much a work of art as the words it contains. Judging […]