Category Archives: Margaret Edwards Award (to honor author’s lifetime achievement)
Notes from the Dog by Gary Paulsen
“‘Because every day in my journal I write down the best thing that’s happened to me. Today, it’s you.’ When Johanna said that, I felt light, warm in that spot just above my stomach where it usually feels clenched and … Continue reading
Monster by Walter Dean Myers
“Miss O’Brien looked at me-I didn’t see her looking at me but I knew she was. She wanted to know who I was. Who was Steve Harmon? I wanted to open my shirt and tell her to look into my … Continue reading
