Margaret A. Edwards Award 2015
Awards
Margaret A. Edwards Award 2015
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. The annual award is administered by YALSA and sponsored by School Library Journal magazine. It 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.
The winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award is Sharon M. Draper, author of more than 20 books, including: TEARS OF A TIGER (1994) FORGED BY FIRE (1997), DARKNESS BEFORE DAWN (2001), THE BATTLE OF JERICHO (2004), COPPER SUN (2006) and NOVEMBER BLUES (2007), all published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing.
