The ALAN Breakfast was attended by a record crowd in the Downtown Marriott Ballroom in Philadelphia, PA.  Attendees were served  breakfast by the Marriott banquet staff and enjoyed a keynote address by Laurie Halse Anderson.  Those in attendance also received an audiobook copy of Laurie Halse Anderson’s publication, Wintergirls.

The ALAN Breakfast featured an awards presentation in which Wendy Lamb, Editor for Wendy Lamb Books, was recognized as the ALAN Award Winner for her service to Young Adult Literature.

Also recognized at this year’s breakfast was the 2009 ALAN Award Winner Naomi Shihab Nye.