Monday, May 14, 2012

ISLAND'S END AWARDS

Delighted to report ISLAND'S END is A winner of this year's PATERSON PRIZE for young people and the winner of the SANOC South Asia Book Award (YA category).

 The novel also recd a Julia Ward Howe BOSTON AUTHORS CLUB young readers honor book (finalist) award - and several other honors for which I'm so grateful - an ALA Best Book of the Year, an ALA/Amelia Bloomer List selectcion, a CCBC Best Book of the Year, a BOOKLIST Editor's Choice Best Book for Young Adults, and first honor to arrive and of course thus so treasured - a KIRKUS Best Book of the Year!!!!