Middle East Book Award

Given by Middle East Outreach Council

Otros Nombres: Middle East Outreach Council Book Award (Inglés)
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The Middle East Outreach Council established the Middle East Book Award in 1999 to recognize books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to understanding of the Middle East. For

mostrar más purposes of this award, the Middle East is defined as: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Books that are nominated for awards are judged on the authenticity of their portrayal of a Middle Eastern subject, as well as on their characterization, plot, and appeal for the intended audience. A committee of MEOC members, including teachers, librarians, outreach coordinators, and other educators select award winners (and, if deemed appropriate, honorable mention titles) in three categories.

Picture Book

Youth Literature

Youth Non-Fiction, given in honor of Lisa Adeli

The Middle East Book Award, along with our sister programs (the Américas Award, the Children’s Africana Book Award, the Freeman Book Awards (East/Southeast Asia), and the South Asia Book Award), is pleased to recognize exemplary titles in globally focused literature for younger readers. mostrar menos

Stages:
Todos, Winner (80), Honorable Mention (71)
Categorias:
Years:
Todos, 2023 (7), 2022 (6), 2021 (9), 2020 (6), 2019 (9), 2018 (8), 2017 (11), 2016 (5), 2015 (10), 2014 (4), 2013 (7), 2012 (8), 2011 (6), 2010 (5), 2009 (8), 2008 (5), 2007 (6), 2006 (11), 2005 (5), 2004 (5), 2003 (2), 2002 (2), 2001 (3), 2000 (3)
Announced:
Febrero 12: Ganador2023 Reciente
Febrero 12: Honorable Mention2023 Reciente

Winner 80

ObraCategoríaAño
Mama Shamsi at the Bazaar por Mojdeh HassaniPicture Book2023
Ida in the Middle por Nora Lester MuradYouth Literature2023
From Here por Luma MuflehYouth Nonfiction2023
Loujain Dreams of Sunflowers por Uma Mishra-NewberyPicture Book2022
Travelers Along the Way: A Robin Hood Remix por Aminah Mae SafiYouth Literature2022
A land with a people : Palestinians and Jews confront Zionism : a collection of personal stories, history, poetry, and art por Esther FarmerYouth Nonfiction2022
The Library Bus por Bahram RahmanPicture Book2021
Everything Sad Is Untrue: (a true story) por Daniel NayeriYouth Literature2021
Beni's War por Tammar SteinYouth Literature2021
Drawn Across Borders: True Stories of Human Migration por George ButlerYouth Nonfiction2021
The Cat Man of Aleppo por Irene LathamPicture Book2020
Salma the Syrian Chef por Danny RamadanPicture Book2020
No Ballet Shoes in Syria por Catherine BrutonYouth Literature2020
Other Words for Home por Jasmine WargaYouth Literature2020
A Drop of the Sea por Ingrid ChabbertPicture Book2019
Riding a Donkey Backwards: Wise and Foolish Tales of Mulla Nasruddin por Sean TaylorPicture Book2019
Darius the Great Is Not Okay por Adib KhorramYouth Literature2019
Nowhere Boy por Katherine MarshYouth Literature2019
The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees por Don BrownYouth Nonfiction2019
Tata's Earrings por Desirée Calderón de FawazPicture Book2018
The Map of Salt and Stars por Zeyn JoukhadarYouth Literature2018
Peace in the Middle East (Viewpoints on Modern World History) por Martin GitlinYouth Nonfiction2018
Lost and Found Cat: The True Story of Kunkush's Incredible Journey por Doug KuntzPicture Book2017
Salt Houses por Hala AlyanYouth Literature2017
A refugee's journey from Afghanistan por Helen MasonYouth Nonfiction2017
A Refugee's Journey from Syria por Helen MasonYouth Nonfiction2017
When the Moon Is Low por Nadia HashimiYouth Literature2016
Dare to Disappoint: Growing Up in Turkey por Özge SamancıYouth Literature2016
Golda Meir: A Strong, Determined Leader (Women of Our Time) por David A. AdlerYouth Nonfiction2016
The Ancient Egyptians (Discover...) por Imogen GreenbergYouth Nonfiction2016
When the Animals Saved Earth: An Eco-Fable por Alexis York LumbardPicture Book2015
The Turtle of Oman por Naomi Shihab NyeYouth Literature2015
Children Growing Up with War por Jenny MatthewsYouth Nonfiction2015
Razia's Ray of Hope: One Girl's Dream of an Education por Elizabeth SunebyPicture Book2014
Fear of Beauty por Susan FroetschelYouth Literature2014
Hands Around the Library: Protecting Egypt's Treasured Books por Susan L. RothPicture Book2013
The Girl Who Fell to Earth: A Memoir por Sophia Al-MariaYouth Literature2013
The Arab World Thought of It: Inventions, Innovations, and Amazing Facts (We Thought Of It) por Saima S HussainYouth Nonfiction2013
The Compassionate Warrior: Abd el-Kader of Algeria por Elsa MarstonYouth Nonfiction2013
The Wooden Sword: A Jewish Folktale from Afghanistan por Ann Redisch StamplerPicture Book2012
Folktales of Turkey: From Agri to Zelve por Serpil UralPicture Book2012
Crónicas de Jerusalén por Guy DelisleYouth Literature2012
Alif the Unseen por G. Willow WilsonYouth Literature2012
Beyond Bullets: A Photo Journal of Afganistan por Rafal GerszakYouth Nonfiction2012
Bye Bye Babylon: Beirut 1975-1979 por Lamia ZiadéYouth Nonfiction2012
Mirror por Jeannie BakerPicture Book2011
Where The Streets Had A Name por Randa Abdel-FattahYouth Literature2011
The Genius of Islam: How Muslims Made the Modern World por Bryn BarnardYouth Nonfiction2011
Una judía americana perdida en ISRAEL por Sarah GliddenYouth Nonfiction2011
How Many Donkeys?: An Arabic Counting Tale por Margaret Read MacDonaldPicture Book2010
Shooting Kabul por N. H. SenzaiYouth Literature2010
A Brief History of Saudi Arabia por James WynbrandtYouth Nonfiction2010
The butter man por Elizabeth LettsPicture Book2009
Wanting Mor por Rukhsana KhanYouth Literature2009
The Iranian Revolution (Pivotal Moments in History) por Brendan JanuaryYouth Nonfiction2009
Silent Music por James RumfordPicture Book2008
The Apprentice's Masterpiece: A Story of Medieval Spain por Melanie LittleYouth Literature2008
Extraordinary Women from the Muslim World por Natalie MaydellYouth Nonfiction2008
One City, Two Brothers por Chris SmithPicture Book2007
Tasting the Sky: A Palestinian Childhood por Ibtisam BarakatYouth Literature2007
Iran: Opposing Viewpoints por David M. HaugenYouth Nonfiction2007
Iraq (Modern World Nations (Hardcover)) por Dale LightfootYouth Nonfiction2007
Lugalbanda: The Boy Who Got Caught Up in a War: An Epic Tale From Ancient Iraq por Kathy HendersonPicture Book2006
A Little Piece of Ground por Elizabeth LairdYouth Literature2006
The Illustrator's Notebook por Mohieddine EllabbadYouth Nonfiction2006
Alia's Mission: Saving the Books of Iraq por Mark Alan StamatyPicture Book2005
Historical Atlas of Islam por Malise RuthvenReference2005
Figs and Fate: Stories About Growing Up in the Arab World Today por Elsa MarstonYouth Literature2005
Muhammad por DemiPicture Book2004
Mosque por David MacaulayYounger Reference2004
Teen Life in the Middle East (Teen Life around the World) por Ali Akbar MahdiYouth Reference2004
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East por Naomi Shihab NyeLiterature2003
Women in the Middle East (revised edition): Tradition and Change por Ramsay M. HarikReference2003
El pan de la guerra (Spanish Edition) por Deborah EllisLiterature2002
Celebrating Ramadan por Diane Hoyt-GoldsmithPicture Book2002
Samir y Jonathan en el planeta Marte por Daniella CarmiLiterature2001
Traveling Man: The Journey of Ibn Battuta, 1325-1354 por James RumfordPicture Book2001
Islam (World Beliefs and Cultures) por Sue PenneyReference2001
The House of Wisdom por Florence Parry HeidePicture Book2000
Habibi por Naomi Shihab NyeYouth Literature2000

Honorable Mention 71

ObraCategoríaAño
Wave por Diana FaridHonorable Mention2023
Shubeik Lubeik por Deena MohamedHonorable Mention2023
Egyptian Lullaby por Zeena M. PliskaPicture Book2023
Fugitive dreams : chronicles of occupation and resistance por hanhanramseyYouth Nonfiction2023
A Sky-Blue Bench por Bahram RahmanPicture Book2022
Nour's Secret Library por Wafa' TarnowskaPicture Book2022
Tunnels por Rutu ModanYouth Literature2022
Seven Special Somethings: A Nowruz Story por Adib KhorramPicture Book2021
Song of the Old City por Anna PellicioliPicture Book2021
Too Far From Home por Naomi ShmuelYouth Literature2021
Exploring the old city of Aleppo : come with Tamim to a World Heritage Site por Khaldoun FansaYouth Nonfiction2021
Maryam’s Magic: The Story of Mathematician Maryam Mirzakhani por Megan ReidYouth Nonfiction2021
The Ghoul por Taghreed NajjarPicture Book2020
Once Upon an Eid: Stories of Hope and Joy by 15 Muslim Voices por S. K. AliYouth Literature2020
My Grandma and Me por Mina JavaherbinPicture Book2019
Tomorrow por Nadine KaadanPicture Book2019
The Last Watchman of Old Cairo por Michael David LukasYouth Literature2019
Ibn Battuta: The Journey of a Medieval Muslim (A Concise Life) por Edoardo AlbertYouth Nonfiction2019
Crescent Moons and Pointed Minarets: A Muslim Book of Shapes por Hena KhanPicture Book2018
The Girl From Aleppo: Nujeen’s Escape From War to Freedom por Nujeen MustafaYouth Literature2018
Escape from Aleppo por N. H. SenzaiYouth Literature2018
Afghanistan (Enchantment of the World. Second Series) por Miriam GreenblattYouth Nonfiction2018
Young Palestinians Speak: Living Under Occupation por Anthony RobinsonYouth Nonfiction2018
My Beautiful Birds por Suzanne Del RizzoPicture Book2017
Stepping Stones: A Refugee Family's Journey (Arabic and English Edition) por Margriet RuursPicture Book2017
Saints and Misfits por S. K. AliYouth Literature2017
Balcony on the Moon: Coming of Age in Palestine por Ibtisam BarakatYouth Literature2017
The Girl in Green por Derek B. MillerYouth Literature2017
A Refugee's Journey from Iraq por Ellen RodgerYouth Nonfiction2017
Roadmap to Success: Inspiring Journeys of Ten Iconic Coptic Leaders por shahiddrshahiraabdelYouth Nonfiction2017
It Ain't So Awful, Falafel por Firoozeh DumasYouth Literature2016
The Olive Tree por Elsa MarstonPicture Book2015
New Month, New Moon (Kar-Ben Favorites) (Nature in Israel) por Allison OfananskyPicture Book2015
The Story of Hurry por Emma WilliamsPicture Book2015
Rebels by Accident por Patricia DunnYouth Literature2015
Like Water on Stone por Dana WalrathYouth Literature2015
Egypt (Opposing Viewpoints) por Margaret HaerensYouth Nonfiction2015
Children of the Stone: The Power of Music in a Hard Land por Sandy TolanYouth Nonfiction2015
Never Say a Mean Word Again: A Tale from Medieval Spain por Jacqueline JulesPicture Book2014
The Camel in the Sun por Griffin OndaatjePicture Book2014
Golden Domes and Silver Lanterns: A Muslim Book of Colors por Hena KhanPicture Book2013
El juego de las golondrinas por Zeina AbirachedYouth Literature2013
El Fuerte de las Nueve Torres por Qais Akbar OmarYouth Literature2013
What's the Buzz?: Honey for a Sweet New Year por Allison OfananskyPicture Book2012
Living Through The Arab-Israeli War Since 1948 (Living Through) por Alex WoolfYouth Nonfiction2012
Time to Pray por Maha AddasiPicture Book2011
The Secret Message por Mina JavaherbinPicture Book2011
Kings and Carpenters: One Hundred Bible Land Jobs You Might Have Praised or Panned (Jobs in History) por Laurie CoulterPicture Book2010
Encyclopedia of Muslim-American History por Edward E. Curtis IVYouth Nonfiction2010
The Grand Mosque of Paris: A Story of How Muslims Rescued Jews During the Holocaust por Karen Gray RuellePicture Book2009
Extra Credit por Andrew ClementsYouth Literature2009
A Bottle in the Gaza Sea por Valérie ZenattiYouth Literature2009
The Illustrated Encyclopaedia of Arabia por Mary BeardwoodYouth Nonfiction2009
The Middle East Today: Political, Geographical and Cultural Perspectives por Dona J. StewartYouth Nonfiction2009
The Best Eid Ever por Asma Mobin-UddinPicture Book2008
Four Feet, Two Sandals por Karen Lynn WilliamsPicture Book2008
Count Your Way Through Iran por James HaskinsPicture Book2007
The Rich Man and the Parrot por Suzan NadimiPicture Book2007
Al Kindi: Father of Arab Philosophy and Ninth-Century Scientist, Calligrapher, and Musician por Tony Abboud[Series 1-6] Youth Non-Fiction2006
Al-Khwarizmi: The Inventor of Algebra (Great Muslim Philosophers and Scientists of the Middle Ages) por Corona Brezina[Series 1-6] Youth Non-Fiction2006
Avicenna (Ibn Sina): Muslim Physician And Philosopher of the Eleventh Century (Great Muslim Philosophers and Scientists of the Middle Ages) por Aisha Khan[Series 1-6] Youth Non-Fiction2006
Albucasis Aka Al-zahrawi: Renowned Surgeon of the Arab World (Great Muslim Philosophers and Scientists of the Middle Ages) por Fred Ramen[Series 1-6] Youth Non-Fiction2006
Al-biruni: Master Astronomer And Influential Muslim Scholar of Eleventh-century Persia (Great Muslim Philosophers and Scientists of the Middle Ages) por Bill Scheppler[Series 1-6] Youth Non-Fiction2006
Averroes (Ibn Rushd): Muslim Scholar, Philosopher, and Physician of the Twelfth Century (Great Muslim Philosophers and Scientists of the Middle Ages) por Liz Sonneborn[Series 1-6] Youth Non-Fiction2006
Mystery Bottle por Kristen BalouchPicture Book2006
Lebanon A to Z: A Middle Eastern Mosaic por Marijean BoueriYouth Nonfiction2006
The Travels of Benjamin of Tudela: Through Three Continents in the Twelfth Century por Uri ShulevitzPicture Book2005
The Librarian of Basra: A True Story from Iraq por Jeanette WinterPicture Book2005
Afghanistan (Witness to History) por David DowningYounger Reference2004
A History of the Muslim World to 1405: The Making of a Civilization por Vernon O. EggerYouth Reference2004
The Storytellers por Ted LewinPicture Book2000

Descripciones

The Middle East Outreach Council established the Middle East Book Award in 1999 to recognize books for children and young adults that contribute meaningfully to understanding of the Middle East. For purposes of this award, the Middle East is defined as: Afghanistan, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, the Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Arab Emirates, and Yemen.

Books that are nominated for awards are judged on the authenticity of their portrayal of a Middle Eastern subject, as well as on their characterization, plot, and appeal for the intended audience. A committee of MEOC members, including teachers, librarians, outreach coordinators, and other educators select award winners (and, if deemed appropriate, honorable mention titles) in three categories.

Picture Book

Youth Literature

Youth Non-Fiction, given in honor of Lisa Adeli

The Middle East Book Award, along with our sister programs (the Américas Award, the Children’s Africana Book Award, the Freeman Book Awards (East/Southeast Asia), and the South Asia Book Award), is pleased to recognize exemplary titles in globally focused literature for younger readers.

(English, Award granter)
URL: http://www.meoc.us/book-awards.html
The 2014 Middle East Book Awards were presented at the Middle East Outreach Council educators’ workshop on literature on Saturday, November 22. Now in its fourteenth year, the Middle East Book Award recognizes quality publications in three categories: Picture Book, Youth Literature, and Youth Nonfiction (not awarded this year). (English, Escritos por miembros)

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