Let Her Strong and Ageless Be: Camp Onaway's First 100 Years, 1911-2011 by Helen Stokes Greven (Hebron, NH : Camp Onaway , 2011).With summer nearing its end, I found it most appropriate to feature a book reminiscing about one of New Hampshire's most beloved summer activities; summer camp!Helen Stokes Greven, author of "Let Her Strong and Ageless Be" describes her process, and the resources utilized to compile such a complete history of the Hebron, NH summer camp in her book:"I started writing this history in the summer of 2000, after many months of collecting the necessary written and oral information. The early part of this history was compiled from old brochures, camp “logs”, letters, diaries, photographs, interviews with campers from the 1920s and 1930s, (some very good oral history interviews were done in the 1980s when the idea of an Onaway history first came into being), with particular gratitude for the written historical and personal memories of Henry Hollister about his mother’s time as Director. For the later years Trustee Minutes and correspondence, the Onaway Circle Newsletter, Director Sermons and summer and winter reports, some counselor binders of summer schedules and activities, the C.O.D. Notebooks, Song Books, Birch Bark Box contributions, have added greatly appreciated information."--Camp Onaway website
La Princesa and the Pea by Susan Middleton Elya, illustrated by Juana Martinez-Neal (New York, NY: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 2017)
With award winning art inspired by Peruvian culture, this bi-lingual retelling of the classic story with Spanish flair is sure to captive its readers. As the story goes, El príncipe knows this is the girl for him, but his mother disagrees.
About Susan Middleton Elya As she state her “website will teach you a little bit about the Spanish language, a little bit about me, Susan Middleton Elya, and a lot about my books, reviews, and illustrators. And you can also find some tips that may help you become a successful author.” http://www.susanelya.com/
About Juana Martinez-Neal Winner of the Pura Belpré Medal for Illustration. This illustrator creates textures and depth by painting with acrylics, colored pencils and graphite on handmade textured paper. This year (2018) her first author illustrator debut Alma and How She Got Her Name will debut. Born in Peru, she now resides in Scottsdale, Arizona with her family. Learn more about her and her work: http://juanamartinezneal.com/
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This is one of ten titles nominated for the 2018 Ladybug Picture Book Award. This info sheet post was created by Deborah Dutcher, Youth and Adult Services Librarian, NHSL.
On August 16, 2018 The NH Writers' Project notified us that they have decided that will coordinate the NH Literary Awards on their own. The Center for the Book will not be involved. Consequently the information posted yesterday is no longer valid.Sara Lesley Arnold Warner is the NHWP Literary Awards Committee Chair. Inquiries about the NH Literary Awards should be directed to info@nhwritersproject.org.
On August 16, 2018 The NH Writers' Project notified us that they have decided that will coordinate the NH Literary Awards on their own. The Center for the Book will not be involved. Consequently the information below is no longer valid.Sara Lesley Arnold Warner is the NHWP Literary Awards Committee Chair. Inquiries about the NH Literary Awards should be directed to info@nhwritersproject.org.The Center for the Book at the NHSL in partnership with the New Hampshire Writers’ Project will present the 13th New Hampshire Literary Awards in November 2019.Books by New Hampshire natives, by New Hampshire residents, or that have New Hampshire as a prominent aspect of their content and with a publication date between April 1, 2016 and Jan. 31, 2019 will be eligible for the awards. Specific award categories will be similar to past ones and will be announced when nominations open.
Preliminary TimelineJanuary 2019 - judging panel recruitment will begin March 2019 - open nominations mid-month, award categories will be announced at this time April 2019 - postmark deadline for nominations is expected to be April 29, 2019 August 2019 - readers' choice voting will be opened mid-month September 2019 - finalists will be announced mid-month; readers' choice voting will close at the end of the month October 2019 - winners of NH Literary Awards will be announced November 2019 - award ceremony will be held at which readers' choice winners will be announced
Fly Girls: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History by Keith O'Brien (New York: Eamon Dolan/Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2018). New Hampshire author Keith O'Brien presents the fascinating true story of the "fly girls" who fought to compete against men in the national air races of the 1920s and 1930s, and ultimately won. Between the world wars, no sport was more popular, or more dangerous, than airplane racing. Thousands of fans flocked to multi-day events, and cities vied with one another to host them. The pilots themselves were hailed as dashing heroes who cheerfully stared death in the face. Well, the men were hailed. Female pilots were more often ridiculed than praised for what the press portrayed as silly efforts to horn in on a manly, and deadly, pursuit. Fly Girls recounts how a cadre of women banded together to break the original glass ceiling: the entrenched prejudice that conspired to keep them out of the sky.
O'Brien weaves together the stories of five remarkable women: Florence Klingensmith, a high-school dropout who worked for a dry cleaner in Fargo, North Dakota; Ruth Elder, an Alabama divorcee; Amelia Earhart, the most famous, but not necessarily the most skilled; Ruth Nichols, who chafed at the constraints of her blue-blood family's expectations; and Louise Thaden, the mother of two young kids who got her start selling coal in Wichita. Together, they fought for the chance to race against the men -- and in 1936 one of them would triumph in the toughest race of all.
Like Hidden Figures and Girls of Atomic City, Fly Girls celebrates a little-known slice of history wherein tenacious, trail-blazing women braved all obstacles to achieve greatness. -- Publisher's blurb Join Keith O'Brien as he presents his book at Water Street Bookstore on Monday, August 20, 2018 at 7 pm and at Gibson's Bookstore on Thursday, September 6, 2018 at 5:30 pm.
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