2010 Beatty Award Winner
S. Terrell French will be honored with the 2010 John and Patricia Beatty Award for her book Operation Redwood (Amulet Books, an imprint of Harry N. Abrams, Inc, 2009). The Beatty Award annually honors the author of a distinguished book for children or young adults that best promotes an awareness of California and its people.
Operation Redwood Synopsis:
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When twelve-year-old Julian Carter-Li intercepts an angry e-mail message intended for his high-powered uncle, he finds himself caught up in the fight to save the ancient redwoods of the northern California coast. Over the course of the summer, normally cautious Julian will do many things he would never have dreamed of doing before: promise to help a girl he's never met, milk a goat, take a vow of silence, mastermind an office break-in, live in a tree, and, most important, stand up for what he believes.
The John and Patricia Beatty Award, established in 1987 by Patricia Beatty, has been given annually since 1989. Since 1999, BWI Books has co-sponsored the award with the California Library Association. The winning author receives an engraved plaque along with a prize of $500 which is presented at the annual CLA Conference’s Beatty Award Breakfast.
Annually, a committee of CLA members choose to volunteer their expertise in selecting a book
that best meets the Beatty criteria. The 2010 Beatty Award Committee consists of:
Amy Calhoun
Youth Services Librarian
North Natomas Library
Sacramento Public Library
Heather J. Cousin
Children's Services Supervisor
Arcadia Public Library
Jenny Gasset
Senior Branch Manager
Laguna Beach Library
OC Public Libraries
Mary Menzel
2010 Beatty Award Committee Chair
Director
California Center for the Book
Jenny Wrenn
Community Library Manager
Hollydale Branch Library
County of Los Angeles Public Library
On behalf of the California Library Association and the 2010 CLA Beatty Award Committee, thank you to all of the authors and publishers that submitted an entry for consideration. Please stay tuned for information about the 2011 Beatty Award.
Updated 04/12/2010