Pedro and Me

Pedro and Me:
Friendship, Loss and What I Learned
Book front cover
AuthorJudd Winick
LanguageEnglish
GenreAutobiographical
PublisherHenry Holt and Company/New York
Publication date
September 2000
Publication placeUnited States
Pages187
ISBN0-8050-6403-6
OCLC42429252
362.1/969792/0092 21
LC ClassRC607.A26 W5726 2000

Pedro and Me is an autobiographical graphic novel by Judd Winick regarding his friendship with AIDS educator Pedro Zamora after the two met while on the reality television series The Real World: San Francisco. It was published in September 2000.

Awards

Pedro and Me won numerous awards such as:

  • GLAAD Media Award for Best Comic Book[1]
  • Publishers Weekly Best Book (2000)[2]
  • Bay Area Book Reviewers Award for Best in Children's Literature (2000)[2]
  • Eisner Nomination for Best Original Graphic Novel (2000)[2]
  • Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor Award (2001)[3]
  • Notable Children's Book Selection, American Library Association (2001)[2]
  • American Library Association Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Roundtable Nonfiction Honor book[2]
  • YALSA (Young Adult Library Services Association) Quick Pick for Reluctant Readers>[4]
  • YALSA Notable Graphic Novels[2]
  • Bulletin Blue Ribbon Book[3]
  • America's Award for Children's and Young Adult Literature Highly Recommended List (Award sponsored by the national Consortium of Latin American Studies Programs—CLASP)[2]

References

Citations

  1. ^ Weiland, Jonah (June 13, 2003). "Green Lantern honored by GLAAD". Comic Book Resources (Press release). Archived from the original on Dec 3, 2013. Winick also won the 'Outstanding Comic' award in 2001 for his graphic novel Pedro and Me.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Common Book Speaker: Judd Winick". UCLA Happenings. October 2013. Archived from the original on Sep 7, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Pedro & Me: Friendship, Loss and What I Learned". Library Thing. Retrieved July 5, 2015.
  4. ^ "Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers". Young Adult Library Services Association. 2001.

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