Friday, January 23, 2015

Awards for A TIME TO DANCE

Delighted to share the news that A TIME TO DANCE, which was released to 5 starred reviews (*Kirkus, *Booklist, *VOYA, *SLJ and *BCCB) is an ALA Notable Book!
It has also been honored with other marvelous several awards and citations of many top of yr lists, listed in alphabetical order:
* ALA Notable http://www.ala.org/alsc/awardsgrants/notalists/ncb
* ALA/Yalsa Best Fiction http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2015-best-fiction-young-adults
* Booklist Editor's Choice Best Books of the Year http://www.booklistonline.com/Booklist-Editors-Choice-Books-for-Youth-2014/pid=7275819
* Booklist Top 10 art books for youth http://www.booklistonline.com/Top-10-Arts-Books-for-Youth-2014-Ilene-Cooper/pid=7114818
* CCBC Choices http://ccbc.education.wisc.edu/CCBC_Choices_2015_list.pdf 
* CSML Best Book https://www.facebook.com/pages/Center-for-the-Study-of-Multicultural-Childrens-Literature/238909969517173
* IBBY OUTSTANDING books for young people with disabilities http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=271
* IRA Notable (NBGS) http://www.clrsig.org/pdfs/2015%20NBGS%20flyer.pdf
* Kirkus Best Books of the Year https://www.kirkusreviews.com/issue/best-of-2014/section/teen/?page=7
*New York Public Library Top 25 http://www.nypl.org/blog/2014/12/05/best-books-teens-year
* Forever Literary Top 10 Character Driven Books http://foreverliterary.blogspot.com/2014/10/top-ten-character-driven-books.html
* Mighty Girl Best Books 2014 http://www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=8480
* 25 Books by Women to Diversify your Bookshelves http://www.bustle.com/articles/58594-25-books-by-women-to-help-diversify-your-bookshelves-and-expand-your-horizons-because-weneeddiversebooks