| The room was crowded with teachers. Eureka! Award judges Lynda Griblin, Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan and Lynn Gurnee pulled books out of boxes to display. They were about to announce the winners of the California Reading Association's 2104 Eureka! Nonfiction Children's Book Award. As I found a spot, there was a small buzz in the front of the room. "She's here! Where is it?" a judge whispered. Suddenly, all three judges pointed to me. "Did you know?" asked Lynda Griblin. "You won a Eureka! Honor Award." She held the book up high, the silver sticker catching the light. They beamed. I beamed. What a thrill to find out, there among teacher friends, about this and to also find out about other colleagues' books that were among the winners. Here's to CRA for recognizing the importance of nonfiction in the reading lives of children! 
Here I am with CRA Eureka! Award judges Linda Griblin, Dr. Virginia Loh-Hagan and Lynn Gurnee on October 17, 2014 at the CRA PDI in Sacramento, California.
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On October 3, I made two presentations at the Ventura County Office of Education's library conference - one on Narrative Nonficiton and the other on our vcrareading.org Author Visit Study. Participants entered their names into a drawing. The selection of winners was extremely scientific. Entry forms were folded and placed in the bucket. The bucket was overturned on my living room floor. Two cats (one was sleeping), Cookie and Ebony, were then released to choose the winning entries. Ebony Complained loudly that they needed to choose more than one winner. So they did. The following lucky people will be receiving the following prizes:
1st Prize : Choice of a hardcover, autographed copy The Kite That Bridged Two Nations (my newest picture book for older readers) or The Recess Queen 2nd Prize: Hardcover, autographed copy of The Kite That Bridged Two Nations (my newest picture book for older readers) Runner-up Prize: Paperback copy of Estela’s Swap (a picture book set in Ventura County) The winners: Cynthia Reyes Cruz Santa Paula 1st Prize Winner Kari Skidmore Santa Clara 2nd Prize Winner Shelley Benson Las Virgenes Runner up Maribel Carino-Alvarez Oxnard Runner up Joanne Davidson Moorpark Runner up Connie Echevarria Hueneme Runner up Vicki Ludlow Conejo Runner up Jose Resendiz Hueneme Runner up Pam Seligman Rio Runner up Sandi Thompson Moorpark Runner up Robin Todarello Ventura Runner up Denice Tousignant Ventura Runner up |
AuthorAlexis loves to play with words and find out more about how the world works. The result so far? Picture books for kids and nonfiction articles in kids' magazines. And she's working on many more writing projects, too! Archives
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