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The article offers the author's insights regarding the Washington Library Media Association (WLMA) conference in Yakima, Washington in 2012. The author discusses several topics, which include the theme of the conference which is Common Core State Standards (CCSS), several nonfiction award can be used by teacher-librarians, including Young Readers Choice Award (YRCA) and Washington Children's Choice Picture Book Award (WCCPBA), and his experience in working with other librarians.

The article focuses on the Sasquatch Book Award of the Washington Library Media Association (WLMA). It mentions that the award is usually undertaken by searching throughout the state through communicating by letter, telegraph and telephone. It adds that to have the chosen, book, the committee usually undertakes debates particularly in the creation of the final list of 12 books.