"The Wednesday Wars," a book for young adults by English professor Gary Schmidt, will travel the world next year as part of an international library. The book was selected as the U.S. winner of the 2010 International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) award.
IBBY, founded in Switzerland in 1953, includes 70 national sections around the world. Every two years those national sections select their outstanding, recently published books to become part of the IBBY Honour List. "The Wednesday Wars" is the 2010 U.S. winner in the writing category.
Books selected are considered representative of the best in children's literature from each country. The 2008 list included 70 books from Argentina, China, France, Spain, Turkey, Rwanda, the U.S. and other countries.
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