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Events

 Special Event:
Oct. 26, 2011
All-PPS High School
Library Read-In

See your high school librarian
to find out how to get in!

                                                        

Book Awards

Oregon's Beverly Cleary Children's Choice Award             

This Children's Choice Award for children in the state of Oregon began in 2003, and is sponsored by the Oregon Association of School Libraries (OASL).

 

Coretta Scott King Book Award               

 

Given to African American authors and illustrator for outstanding inspirational and educational contributions, the Coretta Scott King Book Award titles promote understanding and appreciation of the culture of all peoples and their contribution to the realization of the American dream.

Oregon Reader’s Choice Award (ORCA)

 

Founded in 2010, this award is intended to be a fun and exciting way for Oregon youth in grades 4-12 to become enthusiastic and discriminating readers. 

The Caldecott Medal

Awarded annually by the American Library Association to the artist of the most distinguished American Picture Book for Children published during the preceding year.

The Pura Belpré Award

Established in 1996, this award is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth. 

The Newbery Medal

Awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children's book published the previous year.

The Michael L. Printz Award

An award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association.


Reading Lists

GuysRead.com

Multnomah County Library's

YALSA's Book Awards Booklists for Teens

 

Reading Tools
The Lexile Framework for Reading  
A Lexile text measure is based on word frequency and sentence length, and is one element in a book-selection process.  Content, age and interests of the reader and other factors should be considered. 

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