12th Annual Competition
sponsored by The Friends of the Libraries

“The more that you read, the more things you will know.
The more that you learn, the more places you'll go"
~Dr. Theodor "Seuss" Geisel~
(I Can Read With My Eyes Shut!)

Judge Shirley Sliker standing with (from left to right) Linnea Czerney, Andrew Friend, and Barbara Postema.

The Winners were:
(To see the essay and annotated bibliography, click on highlighted name)

The first place winner is:	Barbara Postema, Comics and Graphic Novels by Women
The second place winner is:	John Leahy, American Involvement in Vietnam

The Finalists were:

Linnea Czerney, An Award Winning Collection: Newberry and Caldecott's for Children

Andrew Friend, Appreciating American Classics
Megan Garrett, How to Balance a Book on Your Head

The Judges were:

Peter Berg, Michigan State University Libraries

Dawn Martin, MSU Press

Shirley Sliker, Friends of the MSU Libraries

(From left to right) Dawn Martin, Peter Berg, and Shirley Sliker

Past Contest Winners and Finalists:
1998	2000	2002	2004	2006	2008
1999	2001	2003	2005	2007

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