Award Winning Books

Students are encouraged to read literature from a variety of genre in the media center. The media center is organized into a series of "neighborhoods" to facilitate easy of locating materials. Beginning in Second Grade, students learn the various sections of the media center, how to access materials using OPAC, and how to use spine label stickers effectively. Books that belong to a specific genre (historical fiction, realistic fiction, fantasy, science fiction, animal fiction, etc.) are labeled as such on their spine labels within the media collection of Friendship Valley's media collection. Students are encouraged to browse the shelves to locate literature from a variety of genre. In addition to reading from a variety of genre, students are encouraged to read award winning literature. Throughout their media instruction, students are introduced and exposed to various literature awards. The following website links explain each of the literature awards and contain lists of books that have received the designated award.

John Newbery Medal

Randolph Caldecott Medal

Black-Eyed Susan Award

Children's Literature Awards Lists