WAYRBA 2009
Here are the winners of the 2009 Western Australian Young Readers’ Book Award (WAYRBA) announced on Friday:
- Older Readers – Terrier (Tamora Pierce)
- Younger Readers – Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Jeff Kinney)
- Hoffman Award – Jack’s Island (Norman Jorgensen)
WAYRBA is a children’s choice award. The Hoffman Award is for the best book by a WA writer. It is named after the late Leila Hoffman, a long-standing supporter of school libraries and promoter of children’s literature in WA. It was she who drove the implementation of WAYRBA, which began in 1980.
The call for titles for the 2010 awards is already on. Visit the website for details.
