And spread the word-if we can all be kind to each other and to ourselves, our world will be more loving, caring and harmonious."īirdCatDog, by Lee Nordling & Meritxell Bosch (Lerner Publishing Group) So show your friends what it means to be kind. "Being kind means having the courage to treat others the way you like to be treated. What Does It Mean to be Kind?, by Rana DiOrio illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch (Little Pickle Press) Just have lots of fun, and be who you are. Now spin around! There are no rules to this dance. Reach high to the sky! I'm laughing! Are you laughing too? "'Now that we're all together, just follow what I do. Georgie and the Ants in the Pants, by Jolie Della Valle illustrated by Leigh Ann Mooney (Ants in the Pants) This year we chose books in five different areas. Congratulations to all the winners!įor dedication to children’s books and literacy and for inspired writing, illustrating and publishing. The highlight of Nora’s year is volunteering at Camp Jabberwocky, a summer camp for children and adults with disabilities.Jenkins Group is proud to announce the winners of the 2015 Moonbeam Children's Book Awards. When not writing, Nora works as a babysitter. Nora lives in New York's Hudson Valley with her girlfriend, writer Áine Ní Cheallaigh, and their two adorable cats. Nora’s goal is to write thrilling stories and novels that LGBTQ teens can see themselves reflected in. Her short fiction has appeared in Collective Fallout and the anthology Heiresses of Russ 2011: The Year's Best Lesbian Speculative Fiction. Nora’s debut novel The End: Five Queer Kids Save The World was published in 2010. Although her mother, a prize-winning author, warned her not to become a writer, Nora didn't listen. Nora Olsen was born and raised in New York City. Jayla will need all the strength she has to escape the darkness that threatens to take her very life. Now Jayla is forced to choose between love and the truth. But when Becky turns up dead, Jayla is pulled into a tangle of deceit, lies, and murder. Jayla quickly falls under Maxine’s spell, and she’s willing to do anything to win her. There’s only one problem with Maxine-she already has a girlfriend, perfect Becky. Maxine is the girl of Jayla’s dreams: she’s charming, magnetic, and loves Jayla for her transgender self.
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