American Library Association Youth Media Awards

Posted on June 29, 2013 by nobles

Yesterday, the 2013 Youth Media Awards were announced by the American Library Association (ALA). Given annually at the midwinter conference, these awards mark the best of the year’s publications for children and teens. The winners are:

Alex Awards – “The Alex Awards are given to 10 books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18.”

Caring is Creepy by David Zimmerman Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman Juvenile in Justice by Richard Ross Mr. Penumbra’s 24-hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf One Shot at Forever by Chris Ballard Pure by Julianna Baggott The Round House by Louise Erdrich Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Sempl

Andrew Carnegie Medal – “The Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Children’s Video…honors outstanding video productions for children released during the previous year.”

Anna, Emma and the Condors

Coretta Scott King Book Awards – “The Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding African American authors and illustrators of books for children and young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American culture and universal human values. The award commemorates the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and honors his wife, Mrs.  Coretta Scott King, for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace and world brotherhood.”

Author Award: Hand in Hand by Andrea Davis Pinkney

Honored: Each Kindness by Jacqueline Woodson No Crystal Stair by Vaunda Michaeux Nelson

Illustrator Award: I, too, Am America by Bryan Collier

Honored: Horse by Christopher Myers Ellen’s Broom by Daniel Minter I Have a Dream by Kadir Nelson

John Newbery Medal – “The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the American Library Association for the most distinguished American children’s book published the previous year.”

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

Honored: Splendors and Glooms by Laura Amy Schlitz Bomb by Steve Sheinkin Three Times Lucky by Sheila Turnage

(Laura Ingalls) Wilder Award -“The Wilder Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.”

Katherine Paterson

Margaret A. Edwards Award – “The Margaret A. Edwards Award, established in 1988, honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature.”

Tamora Pierce (Song of the Lioness series)

Michael L. Printz Award – “The Michael L. Printz Award annually honors the best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit, each year.”

In Darkness by Nick Lake

Honored: Aristotle and Dante by Benjamin Alire Saenz Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein Dodger by Terry Pratchett The White Bicycle by Beverley Brenna

Mildred L. Batchelder Award – “The Batchelder Award is given to the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States.”

My Family for the World by Anne C. Vorhoeve

Honored: A Game for Swallows by Zeina Abirached Son of a Gun by Anne de Graaf

Odyssey Award – “This annual award is given to the producer of the best audio book produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States.”

The Fault in Our Stars by John Green

Honored: Artemis Fowl: The Last Guardian by Eoin Colfer Ghost Night by Cornelia Funke Monstrous Beauty by Elizabeth Fema

Pura Belpré Awards – The Pura Belpré Award […] is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.”

Author Award: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Honored: The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano by Sonia Manzano

Illustrator Award: Martin de Porres: the Rose in the Desert by David Diaz

Randolph Caldecott Medal – “This medal is to be given to the artist who had created the most distinguished picture book of the year and named in honor of the 19th-century English illustrator Randolph J. Caldecott.”

This is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

Honored: Creepy Carrots by Peter Brown Extra Yarn by Jon Klassen Green by Laura Vaccaro Seeger One Cool Friend by David Small Sleep Like a Tiger by Pamela Zagarenski

Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal – “The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award […] is awarded annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in the United States”

Bomb by Steve Sheinkin

Honored: Electric Ben by Robert Byrd Moonbird by Phillip Hoose Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson

Stonewall Book Award – Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award – “The first and most enduring award for GLBT books, […] the Stonewall Book Award is presented to English language works published the year prior to the announcement date.”

Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Saenz

Honored: Drama by Raina Telgemeier Gone Gone Gone by Hannah Moskowitz October Mourning by Leslea Newman Sparks by S.J.  Adams

Theodore Seuss Geisel Award – “The Theodor Seuss Geisel Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most distinguished American book for beginning readers.”

Up, Tall and High by Ethan Long

Honored:
Let’s Go for a Drive by Mo Willems Pete the Cat by Eric Litwin Rabbit and Robot: the Sleepover by Cece Bell

William C. Morris Award – “The William C. Morris YA Debut Award […] honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.”

Seraphina by Rachel Hartman

Honored: Wondershow by Hannah Barnaby Love and Other Perishable Items by Laura Buzo After the Snow by S.D. Crockett The Miseducation of Cameron Post by Emily M. Danforth

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults – “The YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults.”

Bomb by Steve Sheinkin

Honored:
Steve Jobs: The Man Who Was Different by Karen Blumenthal Moonbird by Phillip Hoose Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson We’ve Got a Job by Cynthia Levinson

Since these awards were just announced, we might not currently have all of the titles in the library, but we will soon. If you are interested in reading any of these titles, come see us and we will get them for you!

Happy Reading,

Ms.