Los Angeles Times Book Prize Finalists – Young Adult Literature
Posted by: Cindy Dobrez and Lynn Rutan
Lynn and Cindy: The Finalists for the 2009 LA Times Book Prize were announced Monday and we are really excited! Four of these were in Lynn’s Top Ten. Here are the finalists:
James Cross Giblin. The Rise and Fall of Senator Joe McCarthy
Frances Hardinge. The Lost Conspiracy
Deborah Heiligman. Charles and Emma: The Darwin’s Leap of Faith
Elizabeth Partridge. Marching for Freedom: Walk Together and Don’t You Grow Weary
Shaun Tan. Tales from Outer Suburbia
Congratulations to the finalists and the brilliant committee. The winners will be announced April 23, 2010.
April 5th, 2011 at 8:37 am
(Deborah Heiligman) Charles and Emma: The Darwin’s Leap of Faith is an excellent book. It does a superb job in exposing Darwin’s flawed views on evolution.
Andrew Johnson
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