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2009 James Cook Book Award:
Celebrating Diversity in Teen Literature
James Cook was well known in the Ohio and national library community as a man passionate about what he did. He was the Teen Specialist at Dayton Metro Library and a strong advocate for teens, diversity, and teen literature. James was actively involved in the American Library Association and the Ohio Library Council (OLC). He has served on the Newbery, Printz, and Teen Buckeye Book Award committees.
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James died suddenly on August 1, 2005, and this award is intended to carry on his memory and celebrate everything he believed in so strongly. The Young Adult Services Division of OLC created the James Cook Book Award: Celebrating Diversity in Teen Literature in 2007. This award recognizes a book that promotes and celebrates cultural, ethnic, or social diversity. Eligible books, either fiction or non-fiction, will feature a teen as one of the main characters; demonstrate excellence in writing; promote cultural, ethnic, or social diversity; and have a wide appeal to a teen audience. Any book meeting these criteria, and published in the US within the last two years can be nominated for the award.
Nominations for the 2009 James Cook Book Award will be accepted from June 1, 2008 to January 31, 2009. The YA Division will selected a panel of 5-10 school and youth services librarians in Ohio to act as judges for the award. The winning title will be announced at the 2009 OLC Convention and Expo October 21-23, 2009 in Cleveland. We hope you will embrace this award and nominate books that you feel are worthy. |
Nominate a book for the James Cook Book Award 
Note: Nominations may be submitted to the Ohio Library Council by mail (2 Easton Oval, Suite 525 Columbus, OH 43219) fax (614-416-2270), or e-mail (olc@olc.org). If you submit a nomination by e-mail, complete the nomination form, save the file to your computer, and then send it is an attachment to your e-mail.
2007 James Cook Book Award Winner
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Ask Me No Questions by Marina Budhos
(Simon & Schuster, 2006) |
2007 Honorable Books:
- Tyrell by Coe Booth (Scholastic Press)
- Skate by Michael Harmon (Knopf Books for Young Readers)
- La Linea by Ann Jaramillio (Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers)
- Rebound by Bob Krech (Marshall Cavendish Children's Books)
- Sold by Patricia McCormick (Hyperion)
- All of the Above by Shelley Pearsall (Little, Brown Young Readers)
- Between Mom and Jo by Julie Ann Peters (Little, Brown Young Readers)
- American Born Chinese by Gene Luen Yang (First Second an Imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishers)
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