Congratulations to CEA member Carla Jablonski, whose first graphic novel, Resistance (illustrated by Leland Purvis and published by First Second Books, an imprint of Macmillan), was just named a Sydney Taylor Award Silver Medalist. The Sydney Taylor Award is given by the Association of Jewish Librarians to books with Jewish themes. What's particularly exciting about Carla's book receiving this honor is that there's not a separate graphic novel category. Resistance, the first volume of a trilogy, was read with all the other books in the age group.
In addition, and equally impressive, Resistance was just selected for the American Library Association's Great Graphic Novels for Teens list.
Way to go, Carla. Your colleagues salute you!
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Thanks, Nan! I'm really honored by the response the book has been getting.
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