On August 2nd I took a spur of the moment trip to the Book Thing of Baltimore. I brought home many wonderful books that I can register and share through BookCrossing!

This author has been honored with the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal in the year 1954.

The Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal is administered by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Award was first given to its namesake in 1954. The award, a bronze medal, honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.

This book is a Newbery Medal Honor Book for the year 1938.

The Newbery Medal was named for eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. It is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children.

In September 2007 I read a different copy of this book and here are the comments I had at that time.

I finally got the chance to read this series again and this is one of the books that I remember most from childhood. As I went through the book I knew that I had been here before. This book is packed full of memorable things like living in a dugout (the first I had heard of such a thing), the creek turning into a raging river and Laura nearly drowning, Pa getting caught in a blizzard and eating the oyster crackers and candies to survive, the grasshoppers, and lots more. I think my favorite part of this book (and also a favorite episode from the TV show that has the same theme) is the chapters of Town Party and Country Party. The descriptions of Nellie Oleson and different ways in which the children live are enjoyable to me and I think this is one place where I can truly identify with Laura.

This book was released for the 2009 COLOR Challenge from the release challenge forum.

This is release #407 for this challenge.

This book was released for the Banned/Challenged Books Release Challenge from the release challenge forum.

The main reasons books are challenged and banned:
People challenge books and other materials for a variety of reasons; however, all challenges occur because the book in question is deemed controversial. Whether the books feature graphic language, strong violence, or explicit sexual content, people that challenge materials feel that others should not have access to them.

This is release #68 for this challenge.

This book is being counted for the 2009 Track Your Challenge Releases from the release challenge forum. This book is being released for one or more other challenges.

This is release #1106 for the year that qualifies for this challenge.

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The Library of Congress Celebrates the Joy of Reading


The 2009 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, will be held on Saturday, September 26, 2009, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., between 7th and 14th streets from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. The festival is free and open to the public.

I attended this event with a yellow wagon full of books and was able to give them all away to people that wanted them. A success in my book!


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