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2007 Edgar Award - Best Youth Mystery
by kidlit
When the 2007 Edgar Awards were announced last week, veteran author Andrew Clements walked away with the prize for best mystery for young readers.
Room One: a Mystery or Two is the story of a budding detective who lives in a very small town in Nebraska. One day the sixth grader sees a girl standing in the window of an abandoned farmhouse. Why is the girl there and what can our young detective do about it?
This mystery, recommended for 9 - 12 year olds, covers an intriguing story as well as a few current social issues. Clements is a master of combining serious issues with humor and warmth. Illustrated by Chris Blair, this book is a winner.
This title is also available in CD format.
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2007 KIRIYAMA PRIZE
by muffy
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman by Haruki Murakami has been named the 2007 fiction winner of the Kiriyama Prize.
Following on the heel of his inventive and 'daringly original' Kafka on the Shore, Blind Willow is a collection of 24 stories, from the surreal to the mundane, that 'exhibit his ability to transform the full range of human experience in ways that are instructive, surprising, and relentlessly entertaining'
The Kiriyama Prize was established in 1996 to recognize outstanding books about the Pacific Rim and South Asia that encourage greater mutual understanding of and among the peoples and nations. The Prize consists of a cash award of US $30,000, which is split equally between the fiction and nonfiction winners.
Mr Murakami has declined to accept the award for reasons of personal principle.