Annal:2002 Sibert Medal
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Results of the Sibert Medal in the year 2002. For a ranked list of books, try an honor roll:
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.
- 2002 Sibert honor
- Score: 6.52
Beneath the Brooklyn Bridge's triumphant arches lie astonishing tales of death, deception, genius, and daring.
Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist
Jan Greenberg, Sandra Jane Jordan
- 2002 Sibert honor
- Score: 6.52
In a career spanning only a decade, Van Gogh painted many great works, yet fame eluded him. This lack of recognition increased his self-doubts and bitter disappointments. Today, however, Van Gogh stands as a giant among artists.
Surviving Hitler: A Boy in the Nazi Death Camps
- 2002 Sibert honor
- Score: 6.52
Living happily in Poland, twelve-year-old Jack Mandelbaum is hardly aware that he is Jewish. Then Hitler comes to power. Forced to work for the Nazis, then torn from his family as they are herded into a concentration camp, Jack fights to survive.
