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The Batchelder Medal is awarded for a the most outstanding children's book translated into English for young American readers.

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The Batchelder Medal is administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) a division of the American Library Association (ALA).

Batchelder Medal
Detailed information about the Batchelder Medal. Includes a complete list of all Batchelder Medal Winners and Honor Books.
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2019 Batchelder Medal Winner and Honor Books

On January 28, 2019, the Batchelder Award Committee named one Medal Winner and four Honor Books. A complete listing of all Batchelder Medal Winners and Honor Books can be found at the Batchelder Medal Website.

The Fox on the Swing by Evelina Daciutè
Call Number: Juvenile Easy Daciute
2019 Batchelder Medal
Originally published in Lithuanian
Run for Your Life by Silvana Gandolfi
Call Number: Young Adult Fiction Gandolfi
Publication Date: 2018
2019 Batchelder Honor
Originally published in Italian
My Beijing: Four Stories of Everyday Wonder by Nie Jun
Call Number: Juvenile Graphic Novel Jun
2019 Batchelder Honor
Originally published in Mandarin
Edison: The Mystery of the Missing Mouse Treasure by Torben Kuhlmann
Call Number: Juvenile Fiction Kuhlmann
2019 Batchelder Honor
Originally published in German
Jerome by Heart by Thomas Scotto
Call Number: Juvenile Easy Scotto
2019 Batchelder Medal
Orginally published in French

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