This year's American Library Association Youth Media Awards were announced this week.
Here's a sampling. See the full list online!
Newbery 2017:
Honor books:
- Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan, written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan (ordering!)
- The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog, written by Adam Gidwitz, illustrated by Hatem Aly (Also won Association of Jewish Libraries' Sydney Taylor Award)
- Wolf Hollow by Lauren Wolk
Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat, written and illustrated by Javaka Steptoe (also Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award) (ordering!)
Coretta Scott King Author 2017:
John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, March: Book Three, illustrated by Nate Powell
(it swept many of the Teen Award categories as well!)
AND
Schneider Family Award 2017, Middle:
"honor an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences"
Jason Reynolds: As Brave as You
Awards to for authors' overall work during a career-to-date:
| one of Dessen's books |
| edited by Naomi Shihab Nye |
| Grimes's 2016 book! |
Edwards Award 2017:
Sarah Dessen
"...recognizes an author's work in helping adolescents become aware of themselves and addressing questions about their role and importance in relationships, society, and in the world."
Arbuthnot lecture, 2018, will be delivered by Naomi Shihab Nye
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Winner 2017:
Nikki Grimes
Arbuthnot lecture, 2018, will be delivered by Naomi Shihab Nye
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award Winner 2017:
Nikki Grimes
"substantial and lasting contributions to children's
literature"
What makes a book an "award winning" book?
Read these, and other award winners.
Do you agree or disagree?
literature"
What makes a book an "award winning" book?
Read these, and other award winners.
Do you agree or disagree?
