Annal:2001 Golden Kite Nonfiction Award
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Results of the Golden Kite Nonfiction Award in the year 2001. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
- Golden Kite Nonfiction Award
- Children's books
- Children's authors
- Young Adult books
- Young Adult authors
Black Potatoes: The Story of the Great Irish Famine, 1845-1850
- 2002 Sibert winner
- 2001 Golden Kite-nonfiction winner
- Score: 20.52
In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people.
- 2001 Golden Kite-nonfiction honor
- Score: 6.51
The partnership between John Adams, the second president of the United States, and his wife, Abigail, well known for speaking out on women's rights, is one of the most famous in American history.
