Awards

The Pennsylvania Center for the Book celebrates outstanding books, authors, and literary achievement through four signature awards: The Baker’s Dozen: Thirteen Best Books for Family Literacy, The Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, The Lynd Ward Graphic Novel Prize, and Pennsylvania Great Reads from Great Places. Together, these programs recognize excellence in family literacy, children’s poetry, graphic novels, and books that reflect Pennsylvania’s rich literary heritage. By honoring exceptional literary works and connecting readers with engaging and meaningful stories, the Pennsylvania Center for the Book promotes lifelong reading, literacy, and a love of literature across the Commonwealth and beyond.

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The One Thing You'd Save

By Linda Sue Park
Illustrated by Robert Sae-Heng
Published by Clarion, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021
Young Readers
The One Thing You'd Save

Pennsylvania Center for the Book Awards

Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award 2022 Honor Book

Using the Korean poetry form, Sijo, Linda Sue Park masterfully creates a series of short and inventive poems that come together in a revealing and authentic exploration of a classroom assignment. With humor and evocative feelings, the book invites young readers to experience poetry and create their own.
 
This book captures voices of a variety of students in the classroom in an extraordinary way. From practical and clever to emotional and heartbreaking, each thing pulls a response from the reader.