7 TH GRADE READING THE GOLDEN KITE AWARD

HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE • Presented annually by the Society of Children’s Book Writers &

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION Eligible books must be written or illustrated by SCBWI members, and

REFERENCES Awards-Recommended Literature (K-12) (CA Dept of Education). (2011, April 20). CDE. CA. gov.

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7 TH GRADE READING: THE GOLDEN KITE AWARD

HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE • Presented annually by the Society of Children’s Book Writers & Illustrators (SCBWI). The SCBWI began in 1971 by a guild of Los Angeles-based children's writers. • Established in 1973, it is the only children’s literary award judged by a jury of peers, i. e. , fellow writers and illustrators. • Recognizes excellence in children’s literature in four different categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Picture Book Text, and Picture Book Illustration. • Ceremony is held every August at the Golden Kite Luncheon at SCBWI’s Summer Conference.

CRITERIA FOR SELECTION Eligible books must be written or illustrated by SCBWI members, and submitted either by publishers or individuals. Walter Dean Myers Jennifer L. Holm Jerry Spinell i Christophe r Paul Curtis Laurie Halse Anderson

REFERENCES Awards-Recommended Literature (K-12) (CA Dept of Education). (2011, April 20). CDE. CA. gov. www. cde. ca. gov/ci/rl/ll/litrlawards. asp Golden Kite Award Book awards Library. Thing. (n. d. ). Library. Thing. com. Retrieved April 25, 2012, from www. librarything. com/bookaward/Golden+Kite+Award Golden Kite Award-SCBWI. (n. d. ). SCBWI. org. www. scbwi. org/Pages. aspx/Golden-Kite. Award The Children's Book Council. (2012, March 1). CBCBooks. org. www. cbcbooks. org/subnews. php? id=285