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2024 EJK Bookmaking Competition Awards

Catalog

2024 Winners List

Past Winners

CONGRATULATIONS 2024 WINNERS

Special Thanks

2024 EJK Bookmaking Teachers and Librarians

Vashti Harrison, Guest Judge and Speaker

Take a Peak inside the Winning Books

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Ephraim Smith Jr.
(Grade 3)

Emma Chu and Tanisha Mozumder
(Grade 8)

Jiamin Zeng
(Grade 12)

Ephraim Smith Jr.
(Grade 3)

Emma Chu and Tanisha Mozumder
(Grade 8)

Jiamin Zeng
(Grade 12)

Borough Winners

Grades (3-5)
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Zoe Gilman (Grade 5), BIG
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Theodore McCafferty (Grade 4), I Am Different
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Ignacio Mahecha Ossa and Junhan Gao (Grade 4), Adventures of the Ninja Mouse 1, The Escape
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Chloe Tan and Zara Idrees (Grade 5), The Outer Space
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Saywa Chuma Vasquez (Grade 5), Our Journey: Here and Now
Grades (6-8)
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Zukhro Khusainova (Grade 6), Black Cat
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Nola Krug (Grade 6), Leaf Flight
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Coco Lee and Demi Lee (Grade 6), Slower Than the Rest
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Ivan Li (Grade 8), Father’s Toque
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Carolyn Ling (Grade 6), Crochet Yay
Grades (9-12)
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Kathleen Halley-Segal (Grade 12), The Girl Who Loved to Write
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Jessica La Micela (Grade 12), The Takeover
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Gabriella Lucchese and May Saw (Grades 9, 10), Harry the Hairless Cat
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Abigail Luk (Grade 11), To Love You
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Svea Van de Velde (Grade 11), The House on the Hill

Vashti Harrison, Artist/Illustrator

Guest Judge and Speaker

Vashti Harrison is the New York Times bestselling creator of Big, which was awarded the 2024 Caldecott Medal, a Coretta Scott King Book Award Author Honor, and Illustrator Honor, in addition to being a National Book Award finalist. Vashti is also the #1 New York Times bestselling creator of Little Leaders, Little Dreamers, and Little Legends,and the illustrator of Lupita Nyong’o’s Sulwe, Matthew A. Cherry’s Hair Love, Andrea Beaty’s I Love You Like Yellow among others. A two-time recipient of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work for Children, Vashti lives in Brooklyn, New York, and invites you to visit her online at vashtiharrison.com.

Our Partners

Karen Rosner, Director of Visual Arts, NYC Public Schools, Melissa Jacobs, Director, NYC School Library System, NYC Public Schools, Judy Zuckerman, Director of Youth & Family Services, Brooklyn Public Library, Benjamin Perry, Coordinator School Age Services, Brooklyn Public Library, Sally Chen, EJK Bookmaking Competition Manager, Brooklyn Public Library

Special Thanks

To the teachers, librarians, administrators and families who facilitated the work of all the students who created books for this competition.

To the EJK Bookmaking Jury, a group of dedicated professionals who gathered in person to serve as judges for the 2024 EJK Bookmaking Competition:

Kandace Coston, Editor, Lee & Low Books

Shelley Diaz, Reviews Editor, School Library Journal (SLJ)

Vashti Harrison, Guest Author/Illustrator/Filmmaker

Vincent Hyland, Library Coordinator, NYCPS

Cecil Jones, Family Programs Coordinator, The Studio Museum in Harlem

Esther Petrushka, Children’s Librarian, Queens Public Library

Donette Riker, Librarian, Brooklyn Public Library

Ruth Rodriguez, Artist, Manager of Bilingual Children’s Services, New York Public Library

Cecilia Ruiz, Author/Illustrator/Educator, School of Visual Arts

To Penguin Random House, who generously donates gift bags filled with new books for the student winners and honorable mentions, and their teachers and librarians every year.

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