Message from Ruta Sepetys author of “Out of the Easy”

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We e-mailed Out of the Easy author Ruta Sepetys to let her know her book is among the Top 10 in this year’s CCRSB Teen Reader’s Choice Award. We were thrilled to receive her speedy and gracious response:

“I’m so thrilled that Out of the Easy has been nominated for the Chignecto-Central Regional Teen Reader’s Choice Award! Out of the Easy is a story of decisions, dreams, and the power of books. Through reading, Josie Moraine’s world becomes less lonely. She finds characters who inspire her to overcome hardship and become the author of her own destiny.

“Reading is a creative partnership. The author provides the text but you, the reader, bring the story to life. Thank you for reading Out of the Easy and giving Josie, Cokie, Willie and all of the characters something so important — a voice.”

Sincerely,

Ruta

“Shadow Scale” by Rachel Hartman

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Shadow Scale, the sequel to Seraphina, a 2014 Top 10 title, picks up where Seraphina left off, with the Queendom of Goredd coming to terms with the existence of half-dragons, a civil war among the dragons themselves after an act of betrayal, and the risk of that war spilling across their borders.

When war eventually breaks out between the dragons and humans, Seraphina must travel the lands to find those like herself—for together they will be able to fight the dragons in powerful, magical ways.
 
As Seraphina gathers her crew, she is pursued by humans who want to stop her. But the most terrifying is another half dragon, who can creep into people’s minds and take them over. Will Seraphina play it safe or risk everything?
 

Accolades: “War Brothers”

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  • Great Graphic Novels for Teens List, Top Ten, 2014, YALSA
  • Best Books for Kids and Teens 2013, starred selection, Canadian Children’s Book Centre
  • 2014 USBBY Outstanding International Book Honor List
  • Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers 2014, YALSA
  • 2014 Independent Publisher Book Award, Gold
  • Cybils Award finalist
  • Book of the Year Award finalist, ForeWord Reviews
  • 2014 Eisner Award, Best Graphic Novel nomination
  • Stellar Book Award nomination

Book Awards: “ll Give You The Sun”

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The first and most enduring award for GLBT books is the Stonewall Book Awards, sponsored by the American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table. Since Isabel Miller’s Patience and Sarah received the first award in 1971, many other books have been honored for exceptional merit relating to the transgender/ bisexual/ gay/ lesbian/experience.

This year I’ll Give You The Sun by Jandy Nelson, A TRCA Top Ten title, was named a Stonewall Honor Books for Children’s and Young Adult Literature.