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( Five Things About Ava Andrews, a book for children 10 and up by Margaret Dilloway, won a 2021 Christopher Award.)
(Margaret Dilloway whose book Five Things About Ava Andrews won a 2021 Christopher Award.)
San Diego-based author Margaret Dilloway was honored with a Christopher Award for Five Things About Ava Andrews (Ages 10 and up, Balzer + Bray/Harper Collins). It is one of 12 books for adults and young people by 17 authors and illustrators recognized as the Awards mark their 72nd year. The authors join creators of 10 winning TV/cable and feature films.
In the book a shy, anxious 11-year-old with a heart condition moves beyond her awkwardness to become a social activist after signing up for improv classes. The author is the descendent of samurai and coal miners and the proud owner of an ICD/pacemaker. She frequently writes about the intersections of race, culture, and invisible disabilities.
2021 Christopher Award winners celebrate diverse stories of courage, faith, compassion and hope
Here’s the latest from the crossroads of faith, media & culture: 04/14/21
72nd annual Christopher Award winners announced. COVID-19 has again scuttled the in-person event but the virus hasn’t stopped the Catholic organization from proceeding with, as it has done since instituting the awards in 1949, celebrating media artists whose work “affirms the highest values of the human spirit” and reflects the Christopher motto that “It’s better to light one candle than to curse the darkness.”
Of this year’s winners, Christophers Director of Communications Tony Rossi says “The stories we are honoring introduce us to people and experiences that may not be a part of our everyday lives…Stories of refugees fleeing violence and persecution, for instance, or young caregivers devoting themselves to loved ones with dementia and other medical issues remind us how much we have in common
72nd Annual Christopher Award Winners Celebrate Courage, Faith, And Hope
Creators of 22 films, TV programs and books to receive recognition
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NEW YORK, April 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ From the heroism of front line workers during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, to stories of black patriots during the American Revolution, to a General Hospital star s struggles with mental illness, the 22 films, TV programs, and books for adults and young people being honored with
Christopher Awards in the program s 72
nd year highlight the life-changing power of facing hardships with hope, courage, determination, and faith.