It is very exciting to hear that Wanting Mor by Rukhsana Khan (Groundwood, 2009), whose interview we feature in our new PaperTigers update, and who recently wrote a moving and insightful guest post for our blog, has won the The Middle East Outreach Council’s 2009 Middle East Book Award in the Youth Literature section. I reviewed Wanting Mor earlier this year and can’t recommend it highly enough! Congratulations, Rukhsana!
The Picture Book Section was won by The Butterman by Elizabeth Alalou and Ali Alalou, and illustrated by Julie Klear Essakalli; and The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust by Karen Gray Ruelle, illustrated by Deborah Durland DeSaix (Holiday House, 2009), received an honorable mention – I recently received a copy of this beautiful book and will be reviewing it soon…
For a full list of winners and commentary, go to the “Middle East Book Awards” link in the sidebar on the MEOC website…