Patrick Andrus on behalf of the Notables Committee  The lazy days of summer are behind us, and the excitement of a new school year in September has come and gone. Teachers, students, and readers have settled in with their favorite new books over the course of October. As November approaches, so does the anticipation of the annual NCTE Convention, and this year, attendees will head to the literary city of Boston. The NCBLA (Notable Children’s Books in Language Arts) Committee is eagerly preparing for our presentation during the convention. The seven-member committee, along with several award-winning authors, will present the top thirty titles chosen for the 2024 Notables list in the genres of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. On the afternoon of Saturday, November 23rd, in room 157C of the convention center, committee members and authors will share the best of the best, hoping that teachers, educators, authors, and readers of all kinds will leave the presentation with a list of thirty titles they can use and share in their classrooms on the Monday after the convention. Here are the authors who will be presenting alongside the committee:
During the seventy-five-minute presentation, titles from the NCBLA 2024 list will be shared. Each book will be presented by a committee member and/or the author. Short summaries will be provided, along with ideas on how the books can be used with young readers. The presenting authors will share their relationship with the selected title, as well as insights into their writing craft and how the stories were constructed. There will also be time for audience questions for the panel of authors. A highlight of the presentation will be the raffle at the end of the session. All attendees will have a chance to win one of the thirty titles being presented. The excitement of the winners is always palpable and makes for an excellent way to close the session. About the Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Award
The seven-member national committee's charge is to select 30 books that best exemplify the criteria established for the Notables Award. Books considered for this annual list are works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry written for children in grades K-8. The selected books must:
A Special Preview Treat: Here are some special book highlights from two authors that are unable to share their award winning books at the conference.
If you're interested in applying for the next award season, please contact Patrick Andrus, the current Chair, at [email protected]. New committee members will be selected in March 2025. The committee members and authors are excited to share these incredible, strong, and important stories with young readers. See you in Boston! Patrick Andrus is a fourth-grade teacher in the district of Eden Prairie, Minnesota. He is currently in his thirty-fourth year of teaching. He is the current chair of the Notables Children Books in Language Arts committee (NCBLA). Patrick also served three years on the Charlotte Huck Book Award Committee.
2024 Notable Children’s Books in the Language Arts Selection Committee Members Fran Wilson, Chair, Madeira Elementary School, Ohio Patrick Andrus, Eden Prairie School District, Minnesota Dorian Harrison, Ohio State University at Newark Ally Hauptman, Lipscomb University, Tennessee Joyce Herbeck, Montana State University Laura Hudock, Framingham State University, Massachusetts Lynette Smith, Walden University, Pennsylvania Other CLA Events @NCTE2024
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