2014 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction

Award season for children's literature is rapidly getting underway!  The big announcement of the ALA awards (Newbery, Caldecott, etc.) will take place on Monday, January 27th!  I will, of course, post the winners and honor books here on the blog early next week.

In the meantime, the 2014 Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction has been awarded to.... Bo at Ballard Creek by Kirkpatrick Hill!

Check out this wonderful book today!

 It's the 1920s, and Bo was headed for an Alaska orphanage when she won the hearts of two tough gold miners who set out to raise her, enthusiastically helped by all the kind people of the nearby Eskimo village...