he New York Library Association has announced the winners of the Books of the Season program for winter 2006.
The winner of the children's category is "Getting to Know Ruben Plotnick" by Roz Rosenbluth, published by Flashlight Press. The winner of the young adult's category is "Art Geeks and Prom Queens" by Alyson Noel, published by St. Martin's Griffin. The winner of the adult's category is "The Shame of the Nation" by Jonathan Kozol, published by the Crown Publishing Group.
Here is just a sampling of the spring 2006 nominees:
Children's Category:
An Egg Is Quiet By- Dianna Aston
Harlem Hellfighters When Pride Met Courage By- Walter Dean Myers
Young Adult Category:
Johnny and the Dead By- Terry Pratchett
Skybreaker By- Ken Oppel
Adult Category:
Apostle Paul By- James Cannon
Good Women By- Jane Stevenson
The Space Between Us By- Thrity Umrigar
For the entire list of nominees be sure to go to http://www.nyla.org/index.php?page_id=1041