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2016 ALA Youth Media Awards |
January 2016 |
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The ALA Announces Their 2016 Prize-Winning Books
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As I'm sure many of you know, on Monday, January 11th, the American Library Association (ALA) announced their winners of some of the biggest book prizes of the year (and I was lucky enough to be in the audience!).
We wanted to share the results with you, so read on for all of the details and to see if your favorite book won anything this year!
--- Shara Zaval (shara@bookreporter.com)
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The Michael L. Printz Award for Excellence in Young Adult Literature
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The Michael L. Printz Award, established in 1999, honors excellence in literature written for young adults. The award-winning book may be fiction, nonfiction, poetry or an anthology and can be a work of joint authorship or editorship. Nominated books may have been previously published in another country, but must have been in the U.S. during the preceding year. The books must be designated by their publishers as either a young adult book or one published for ages 12 through 18. The award is named in honor of the late Michael L. Printz, longtime YALSA member and Topeka, Kansas, school librarian, known for discovering and promoting quality books for young adults.
-The winner of the Michael L. Printz Award is BONE GAP by Laura Ruby.
- Two Printz Honor Books also were named: OUT OF DARKNESS by Ashley Hope Pérez and THE GHOSTS OF HEAVEN by Marcus Sedgwick.
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Click here to read more about the winner of the Michael L. Printz Award and the honor books.
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The Margaret A. Edwards Award
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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.
- David Levithan is the 2016 Edwards Award winner. His books include: THE REALM OF POSSIBILITY, BOY MEETS BOY, LOVE IS THE HIGHER LAW, HOW THEY MET AND OTHER STORIES, WIDE AWAKE and NICK AND NORAH'S INFINITE PLAYLIST.
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Click here to read more about the winner of the Margaret A. Edwards Award.
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The William C. Morris YA Debut Award
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The William C. Morris YA Debut Award celebrates the achievement of a previously unpublished author, or authors, who have made a strong literary debut in writing for young adult readers. The work cited illuminates the teen experience and enriches the lives of its readers through its excellence, demonstrated by compelling, high-quality writing and/or illustration, the integrity of the work as a whole, and its proven or potential appeal to a wide range of teen readers. The award's namesake is William C. Morris, an influential innovator in the publishing world and an advocate for marketing books for children and young adults.
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Click here to read more about the winner of the William C. Morris YA Debut Award.
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The Randolph Caldecott Medal
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The Randolph Caldecott Medal honors the illustrator of the year's most distinguished American picture book for children. Presented every year since 1938, the medal is named for Randolph Caldecott, a 19th-century English illustrator known for the action, vitality and humor of his picture books. Receiving the Caldecott Medal virtually guarantees that the winning book will remain in print and on library and bookstore shelves for years to come.
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Click here to read more about the winner of the Randolph Caldecott Medal and the honor books.
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John Newbery Medal 2016
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The Newbery Medal is awarded annually by the Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, to the author of the most distinguished contribution to American literature for children. On June 22, 1921, Frederic G. Melcher proposed the award to the American Library Association meeting of the Children's Librarians' Section and suggested that it be named for the eighteenth-century British bookseller John Newbery. The idea was enthusiastically accepted by the children's librarians and Melcher's official proposal was approved by the ALA Executive Board in 1922.
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Click here to read more about the winner of the John Newbery Medal and the honor books.
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The Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
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The Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement is named in memory of distinguished and beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton. The award is presented annually and in even years (i.e. 2012, 2014, 2016…) to an African American author, illustrator or author/illustrator for a body of his or her published books for children and/or young adults who has made a significant and lasting literary contribution.
In alternate years (i.e. 2011, 2013, 2015…), the award honors a practitioner for substantial contributions through active engagement with youth using award-winning African American literature for children and/or young adults, via implementation of reading and reading-related activities/programs.
- The winner of the Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award fof Lifetime Achievement is Jerry Pinkney. Jerry Pinkney’s illustrations detail a world that resonates with readers long after the pages of a book have been turned. His five decades of work offer compelling artistic insights into the legacy of African American storytelling and experience. Beyond Pinkney’s technical brilliance, his support of differentiated learning through art and of young illustrators sets him apart as both artist and educator. His powerful illustrations have redefined the scope of the sophisticated picture book and its use with multiple levels of learners.
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Click here to read more about the winner of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.
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The Coretta Scott King Awards
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Designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace, the Coretta Scott King Books Awards annually recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience. Further, the Award encourages the artistic expression of the black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators.
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Click here to read more about the winners of the Coretta Scott King Awards and the honor books.
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The Schneider Family Book Award |
The Schneider Family Book Award is donated by Dr. Katherine Schneider, and honors an author or illustrator for a book that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences. Three annual awards are presented for the best Teen, Middle School and Children’s Book.
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Click here to read more about the winners of the Schneider Family Book Award.
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The Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production |
The Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production is presented to the producer of the best audiobook produced for youth available in English in the United States. The first Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production was given in January 2008. Honor titles may also be selected. The award is jointly administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), divisions of ALA, and is sponsored by Booklist magazine.
- The winner of the Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production is THE WAR THAT SAVED MY LIFE. The book is written by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley and narrated by Jayne Entwistle.
- One Odyssey Honor Recording was also selected: ECHO, written by Pam Muñoz Ryan and narrated by Mark Bramhall, David de Vries, MacLeod Andrews and Rebecca Soler.
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Click here to read more about the winner of the Odyssey Award and the honor books.
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