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Boston Globe–Horn Book Awards
Video of 2008 ceremony

The 2008 award ceremony has been divided into five QuickTime video segments: the opening, one each for the three award categories, and the closing. High-speed connection is recommended. (QuickTime Player is available as a free download for Mac and Windows.)

Welcome and opening remarks (duration: 7:40)
        Lindsay Leard Coolidge (begins at 0:05)
        Roger Sutton (at 3:49)

play (15.07 MB)

Picture Book awards (duration: 16.35)
Fred Stays With Me! introduced by Lolly Robinson (begins at 0:07)
        Acceptance by Nancy Coffelt and Tricia Tusa (at 1:19)
A Couple of Boys Have the Best Week Ever introduced by
        Lolly Robinson (at 2:38)
        Acceptance by Marla Frazee (at 3:45)
At Night introduced by Lolly Robinson (at 6:48)
        Acceptance by Jonathan Bean (at 8:22)

play (32.10 MB)

Special Citation (duration: 11:32)
The Arrival introduced by Lolly Robinson (begins at 0:18)
        Acceptance by Shaun Tan, read by Arthur Levine (at 2:05)

play (21.39 MB)

Fiction and Poetry awards (duration: 20:45)
Shooting the Moon introduced by Terri Schmitz (begins at 0:06)
        Acceptance by Frances O’Roark Dowell (at 1:35)
Savvy introduced by Terri Schmitz (at 4:30)
        Acceptance by Ingrid Law (at 6:05)
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian introduced by
        Terri Schmitz (at 9:08)
        Acceptance by Sherman Alexie, via film (at 11:09)

play (38.06 MB)

Nonfiction awards (duration: 19:21)
Nic Bishop Frogs introduced by John Peters (begins at 0:15)
        Acceptance by Nic Bishop, read by Anamika Bhatnagar (at 1:34)
What to Do About Alice? introduced by John Peters (at 3:41)
        Acceptance by Barbara Kerley and Edwin Fotheringham,
        read by Tracy Mack (at 5:13)
The Wall introduced by John Peters (at 10:21)
        Acceptance by Peter Sis (at 12:18)

play (37.85 MB)
Closing remarks (duration: 0:43)
        Roger Sutton
play (1.77 MB)


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