Criticism of the Genre
Awards
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction: an award established in 1982 to encourage authors to focus on historical fiction for children and young adults.
http://www.scottodell.com/pages/ScottO%27DellAwardforHistoricalFiction.aspx
Awards
Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction: an award established in 1982 to encourage authors to focus on historical fiction for children and young adults.
http://www.scottodell.com/pages/ScottO%27DellAwardforHistoricalFiction.aspx
Awards/Honors given to our books for this week
Moon Over Manifest
2011 Newberry Medal Winner Award
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow
2008 Eisner Award Nominee/Winner
2008 Glyph Comics Award Winner
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocate) Nonfiction Honor List
39th NSSCP Award Nominee for Best Literary Work - Youth/Teens
2007 CYBIL Award Nominee for Best Graphic Novel
2008 New York Book Show Award Recipient
A Junior Library Guild Selection
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
A Newbery Honor Book
A Coretta Scott King Honor Book
An ALA Top Ten Best Book/Quick Pick
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
An ALA Notable Book for Children
A Booklist Top 25 Black History Picks for Youth
An IRA Young Adult Choice
An NCSS—CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
A Bank Street Child Study Association Children’s Book Award
A New York Times Book Review Best Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Book
A Horn Book Fanfare
A Bulletin Blue Ribbon
A Golden Kite Award for Fiction
A Publishers Weekly Flying Start Author
A Notable Book for a Global Society
**Nominated to 24 State Award Lists**
Some Criticisms:
1. How past is the past? What constitutes a proper time frame as being "past"?
2. Finding the proper balance when presenting a historical character alongside a fictional historical character.
3. Representing children unrealistically (children were not treated very well in the past, problem with representing them as heroes).
4. Historical Fiction or Fictional History?
(Joanne Brown, 1998)
Moon Over Manifest
2011 Newberry Medal Winner Award
Satchel Paige: Striking Out Jim Crow
2008 Eisner Award Nominee/Winner
2008 Glyph Comics Award Winner
VOYA (Voice of Youth Advocate) Nonfiction Honor List
39th NSSCP Award Nominee for Best Literary Work - Youth/Teens
2007 CYBIL Award Nominee for Best Graphic Novel
2008 New York Book Show Award Recipient
A Junior Library Guild Selection
The Watsons Go to Birmingham
A Newbery Honor Book
A Coretta Scott King Honor Book
An ALA Top Ten Best Book/Quick Pick
An ALA Best Book for Young Adults
An ALA Notable Book for Children
A Booklist Top 25 Black History Picks for Youth
An IRA Young Adult Choice
An NCSS—CBC Notable Children’s Trade Book in the Field of Social Studies
A Bank Street Child Study Association Children’s Book Award
A New York Times Book Review Best Book
A Publishers Weekly Best Book
A Horn Book Fanfare
A Bulletin Blue Ribbon
A Golden Kite Award for Fiction
A Publishers Weekly Flying Start Author
A Notable Book for a Global Society
**Nominated to 24 State Award Lists**
Some Criticisms:
1. How past is the past? What constitutes a proper time frame as being "past"?
2. Finding the proper balance when presenting a historical character alongside a fictional historical character.
3. Representing children unrealistically (children were not treated very well in the past, problem with representing them as heroes).
4. Historical Fiction or Fictional History?
(Joanne Brown, 1998)