award - Laurie Ann Thompson https://lauriethompson.com Inspiring and empowering young readers Wed, 20 Jan 2021 01:55:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://lauriethompson.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/cropped-05_lauriethompson_PhotoByMaryBalmaceda-thumbnail-square-150x150.jpg award - Laurie Ann Thompson https://lauriethompson.com 32 32 Great news for TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE! https://lauriethompson.com/2017/03/14/great-news-two-truths-lie/ https://lauriethompson.com/2017/03/14/great-news-two-truths-lie/#respond Wed, 15 Mar 2017 03:21:50 +0000 https://lauriethompson.com/?p=2961 Read more]]> Two Truths and a Lie cover Junior Library Guild Selection seal

I’m thrilled to be able to share that the first book in the TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE series, IT’S ALIVE!, has been chosen by the Junior Library Guild as a Fall 2017 selection for the Elementary Nonfiction category (for grades 2–6).
This is very exciting news, because it means the book will be heading to libraries across the country for kids to check out and enjoy!
It’s also really encouraging, because, according to their website, the JLG editorial team reviews over 3,000 new titles each year and selects only around 800 for the program. The Junior Library Guild Selection designation is unique in that it is typically awarded far in advance of publication. As one of the first awards given throughout the life of a book, it is often viewed as a bellwether of future success, with more than 95 percent of JLG selections going on to receive awards and/or favorable reviews!
So, keep your fingers crossed. Here’s hoping for even more good news yet to come!
 

]]> https://lauriethompson.com/2017/03/14/great-news-two-truths-lie/feed/ 0 Eureka! Nonfiction Honor Award for Emmanuel’s Dream https://lauriethompson.com/2015/11/05/eureka-nonfiction-honor-award-for-emmanuels-dream/ https://lauriethompson.com/2015/11/05/eureka-nonfiction-honor-award-for-emmanuels-dream/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2015 18:37:48 +0000 https://lauriethompson.com/?p=2633 Read more]]> EMMANUEL'S DREAM cover
I’m thrilled to announce that Emmanuel’s Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah has been selected to receive a 2015 Eureka! Honor Book Award from the California Reading Association.
The California Reading Association has established this award to celebrate and honor nonfiction children’s books. The Eureka! Nonfiction Children’s Book Award will assist teachers, librarians, and parents in identifying outstanding nonfiction books for their students and children.
And, it means a shiny new sticker for the cover! 🙂
Eureka Honor AwardEmmanuel’s Dream is in some excellent company, too! Click here for the full list of winners. I guarantee you find some great nonfiction for kids (which means it’s great for adults, too!).

]]> https://lauriethompson.com/2015/11/05/eureka-nonfiction-honor-award-for-emmanuels-dream/feed/ 2 Be a Changemaker wins COVR Book of the Year! https://lauriethompson.com/2015/08/12/be-a-changemaker-wins-covr-book-of-the-year/ https://lauriethompson.com/2015/08/12/be-a-changemaker-wins-covr-book-of-the-year/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2015 12:11:18 +0000 https://lauriethompson.com/?p=2530 Read more]]> BaC at COVR awards-DSC_5012-2Each year the Coalition of Visionary Resources gives Visionary Awards to winners selected from the best products in the Mind/Body/Spirit marketplace. The 18th Annual Visionary Awards were announced at the INATS Awards Banquet on June 27, 2015.BaC at COVR awards-DSC_4627
I’m beyond thrilled to share that Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something that Matters was selected not only as the Best Children’s and Teen’s Book, but it was also named COVR’s Book of the Year!

BaC COVR BotY

 

Whitney Diffendorfer, Marketing Director at Beyond Words, with the award

]]> https://lauriethompson.com/2015/08/12/be-a-changemaker-wins-covr-book-of-the-year/feed/ 0 Be a Changemaker is a Cybils award finalist! https://lauriethompson.com/2015/01/01/be-a-changemaker-cybils-award-finalist/ https://lauriethompson.com/2015/01/01/be-a-changemaker-cybils-award-finalist/#respond Thu, 01 Jan 2015 22:15:55 +0000 https://lauriethompson.com/?p=2228 Read more]]>
I woke up this morning to news that Be a Changemaker made the list of finalists for the 2014 Children’s and Young Adult Blogger’s Literary Award, better known as the Cybils, in the Nonfiction for Young Adults category. What a way to kick off 2015!
The nominations in this category were varied and impressive, and the books that made the finalist list are truly among the best I’ve read all year. It’s an incredible honor to have my book in such amazing company!

Alice + Freda cover Alice + Freda Forever: A Murder in Memphis by Alexis Coe
Be a Changemaker cover Be a Changemaker: How to Start Something That Matters by Laurie Ann Thompson
Beyond Magenta cover Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out by Susan Kuklin
Popular cover Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen
Family Romanov cover The Family Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming
Freedom Summer Murders cover The Freedom Summer Murders by Don Mitchell
Port Chicago 50 cover The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin

Thanks, Pat Zietlow Miller, for nominating it in the first place. Thanks, Stephanie Charlefour at Love. Life. Read., for the finalist write-up, and to the entire panel (also including Aaron Maurer from Coffee for the Brain, Michelle Lockwood from Blogs Like a Girl, Karen Ball from Mrs. B’s Favorites, and Danyelle Leach from Bookshelves in the Cul-de–Sac) for reading, considering, and ultimately selecting it. I’ve been a first round Cybils judge twice and am a second round judge in a different category this year, so I know what a lot of hard work and dedication goes into it! Finally, thanks to the people who keep the Cybils running. It’s one of my favorite awards in children’s books as a reader, author, and judge. I’m always glad to be a part of it, so having my own book make that finalist list means even more to me. Kidlit bloggers ROCK! 🙂

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