William Allen White award winners announced (or WAWawa for short)!
From the Emporia.edu website:
“Donuthead” by Sue Stauffacher is voted winner of the third-fifth grade and “The City of Ember” by Jeanne DuPrau winner of the sixth-eighth grade.
Sue Stauffacher, a professional journalist from Grand Rapids, Michigan has been writing children’s book reviews for ten years. Jeanne DuPrau lives in Menlo Park, California where she keeps a big garden and a small dog. DuPrau has been a teacher, an editor, and a technical writer, The City of Ember is her first novel for young adults. For more information about these authors visit their websites: Sue Stauffacher and Jeanne DuPrau.
Don’t forget to order your tickets. This year’s ceremony is October 7, 2006.