The American Library Association announced the ALA Youth Media Award winners today at the Washington State Convention Center in Seattle.
See a complete list of ALAYMA winners!
As the ALA explains on its website, “the ALA Youth Media Awards, including the prestigious Newbery, Caldecott, Printz, and Coretta Scott King Book Awards, guide parents, educators, librarians, and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by committees composed of librarians and other literature and media experts, the awards encourage original and creative work in the field of children’s and young adult literature and media.”
The ALA Youth Media Award winners are:
– Alex Awards: “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, “My One Shot at Forever” by Chris Ballard, “Pure” by Julianna Baggot, “The Round House” by Louise Erdrich, “Tell the Wolves I’m Home” by Carol Rifka, “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” by Maria Semple.
– Andrew Carnegie Medal: “Anna, Emma, and the Condors” produced by Katja Torneman
– Coretta Scott King Award – Author: Andrea David Pinkney, “Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America”
– Coretta Scott King Award – Illustrator: Bryan Collier, “I, Too, Am America” by Langston Hughes
– Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement: Demetria Tucker
– Edwards Award: Tamora Pierce
– John Newbery Medal Award: “The One and Only Ivan” by Katherine Applegate
– (Laura Ingalls) Wilder Award: Katherine Paterson
– Michael L. Printz Award: “In Darkness” by Nick Lake
– Mildred L. Batchelder Award: “My Family for the War” by Anne C. Voorhoeve
– Odyssey Award: “The Fault in Our Stars” by John Green (Best Audiobook)
– Pura Belpré Illustrator Award: “Martin de Porres: The Rose in the Desert,” illustrated by David Diaz
– Pura Belpré Author Award: “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
– Randolph Caldecott Medal: “This Is Not My Hat” by Jon Klassen
– Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal: “Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon” by Steve Sheinkin
– Schneider Children Award: “Back to Front and Upside Down!” by Claire Alexander
– Schneider Middle Award: “A Dog Called Homeless” by Sarah Lean
– Schneider Teen Award: “Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am” by Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis
– Stonewall Book Award: “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
– Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award
– William C. Morris Award: “Seraphina” by Rachel Hartman
– YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults: “Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon” by Steve Sheinkin