Beehive Award Nominees for 2012

The Children's Literature Association of Utah gives yearly awards to children's books in five areas:

• picture books
• children's fiction
• poetry
• children's non-fiction
• young adult

Last spring the award winners were:

Duck! Rabbit! by Amy Krouse Rosenthal

Where the Mountain Meets the Moon by Grace Lin

Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry by Bill Martin Jr.

Frogs by Nic Bishop

Princess of the Midnight Ball by Jessica Day George

The 2012 nominees have been announced and

you

can help determine the winners.

Pick up a copy of the

2012 Nominees for the Beehive Award book list at the library

(on top of the audio books)

or access the book list  [here].

After you've read one of the nominees, pick up a ballot and

vote.

The ballots and the ballot box are on top of the audio books.

There is also a comprehensive list of all the Beehive Award winners at the library.

New Young Adult Non-Fiction Section

We have a new section at the library--young adult non-fiction. It is located on a rack by the emergency exit, which is right by the young adult fiction section.

Check out some of our Young Adult Non-Fiction titles:

Bro-Jitsu: the Martial Art of Sibling Smackdown by Daniel H.Wilson

The Twilight Saga: the Official Illustrated Guide by Stephenie Meyer

The Dark Game: True Spy Stories compiled by Paul B. Janeczko

Do Not Open: An Encyclopedia of the World's Best-Kept Secrets

Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 25 Magic Tricks and Illusions by Laurie Carlson

Lost Boy, Lost Girl: Escaping Civil War in Sudan by John Bul Dau and Martha Aruel Akech

Play Ball Like the Pros: Tips for Kids from 20 Big League Stars by Steven Krasner