Oregon Spirit Book Award

Winners 2009:

Children's: Erika-san
by Allen Say (Author and Illustrator)
Published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children

Juvenile: Heart of a Shepherd
by Rosanne Parry
Published by Yearling

Young Adult: Academy 7
by Anne Osterlund
Published by Speak

Honor Books 2009:

Children's: Even Higher!: A Roshanah Story by Eric Kimmel
(Published by Holiday House)

Juvenile: Archipelago by David Ward
(Published by Red Deer Press)

Young Adult: - Lips Touch: Three Times by Laini Taylor
(Published by Arthur A. Levine Books)
AND
Young Adult: - This Full House by Virginia Euwer Wolff
(Published by HarperTeen)

Previous winners

2008 Winners -

Children's: The Rain Stomper
by Addie Boswell (Author), Eric Velasquez (Illustrator)
Published by Marshall Cavendish Children's Books

Juvenile: Listening for Crickets
by David Gifaldi
Published by Henry Holt and Company

Young Adult: A Tugging String: A Novel About Growing Up During the Civil Rights Era
by David Greenberg
Published by Dutton Juvenile

2008 Honor Books -

Children's: Tadpole Rex by Kurt Cyrus
Young Adult: - The Good Girl by Kerry Cohen Hoffmann

2007 Winners -

Children's: The Great Texas Hamster Drive by Eric Kimmel
and
Young Adult: Elephant Run by Roland Smith

2006 Winner - Alphabet of Dreams by Susan Fletcher

2005 Winner - Luba: The Angel of Bergen-Belsen by Michelle R. McCann

About the Oregon Spirit Book Award

The Oregon Spirit Book Award is awarded yearly to the author of a distinguished contribution to children’s literature or young adult literature that engages and encourages readers’ imagination, discovery, and understanding, reflecting the spirit and values held by Oregonians.  Priority to texts that present:

• Respectful portrayals of diverse populations
• Tolerance of various individual and cultural perspectives
• Peaceful, innovative, and equitable solutions of conflicts
• Respect for ecosystems and environmental sustainability

Eligibility:

• Books published in the U.S. in a calendar year, January to December are eligible for the award the following year. (Self-published books will not be considered.)
  
  
• Oregon author.

• All formats of books are eligible: picture books, chapter books, graphic novels, and electronic books.

• Both fiction and nonfiction in any genre.

• English is one of the languages.

• There may be two awards each year.

Children Literature: elementary/middle school.
Young Adult Literature: middle school/high school.

• Books can be appropriate for curricular units or recreational reading and should reflect the reading levels and interests of elementary, middle school, and high school students.

Nominations:

People are invited to nominate books by sending titles and books by May 1 to:

OCTE
Oregon Spirit Book Award

c/o Karen Johnson, OSBA chair
19930 SW 59th Terrace
Tualatin, OR 97062

We currently have six members on the review committee.