Youth Media Awards!

It’s that time of year again! It’s time for the Youth Media Awards! This is one of the best days of the year! I was having a particularly unpleasant morning so it was nice to have this to look forward to.  I’m sure many of you who could watch watched or tried to stay updated. I watched until 9:30 when I had a class, alas. I am very excited about all the winners though I have to admit there were some surprises. This One Summer is a beautiful book but also a surprising Caldecott Honor. I found it interesting that there were only two Newbery honor books. Was personally hoping "The Night Gardener" would win an honor. It was Packer's 4th &5th Grade Mock Newbery favorite. I did however love that “I’ll Give You The Sun” won the Printz. It was one of my favorites. Anyway, for those who want an update in one place here they are! Feel free to leave any comments on your thoughts or add the awards I left out. I don’t have everything up but if you want it all you can find it here as well.

Alex Awards

All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr

Bellweather Rhapsody by Kate Racculia

Bingo’s Run by James A. Levine

Confessions by Kanae Minato Translated by Stephen Snyder

Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng

Lock In by John Scalzi

The Martian by Andy Weir

The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice by Zak Ebrahim with Jeff Giles

Those Who Wish Me Dead by Michael Koryta

Wolf in White Van by John Darnielle

Schneider Family Book Awards

Best Young Childrens’s Book: A Boy and A Jaguar by Alan Rabinowitz; Illustrated by Catia Chien

Best Middle Grades Book: Rain Reign by Ann M. Martin

Best Teen Book: Girls Like Us by Gail Giles

Stonewall Book Award

Honors:

Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out Written & Illustrated by Susan Kuklin

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson

Morris Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress by Christine Baldacchio, Illustrated by Isabelle Malenfant

Winner:

This Day in June by Gayle E. Pitman, PhD Illustrated by Kristyna Litten

Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement

Deborah D. Taylor

Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award

Honors:

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

How I Discovered Poetry by Marilyn Nelson, Illustrated by Hadley Hooper

How It Went Down by Kekla Magoon

Winner:

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award

Honors:

Christian Robinson: Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker by Patricia Hruby Powell,

Frank Morrison for: Little Melba and Her Big Trombone by Katheryn Russell-Brown

Winner:

Christopher Myers: Firebird by Misty Copeland

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award

When I Was the Greatest by Jason Reynolds

William C. Morris Award

Finalists:

The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley

The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim by E.K. Johnston

The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos

The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton

Winner:

Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero

Randolph Caldecott Medal

Honors:

Nana in the City illustrated by Lauren Castillo, written by Lauren Castillo

The Noisy Paint Box: The Colors and Sounds of Kandinsky’s Abstract Art illustrated by Mary GrandPré, written by Barb Rosenstock

Sam & Dave Dig a Hole illustrated by Jon Klassen, written by Mac Barnett

Viva Frida by Yuyi Morales

The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus illustrated by Melissa Sweet, written by Jen Bryant

This One Summer illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, written by Mariko Tamaki

Winner:

The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend by Dan Santat

John Newbery Medal

Honors:

El Deafo by Cece Bell

Brown Girl Dreaming by Jacqueline Woodson

Winner:

The Crossover by Kwame Alexander

Michael L. Printz Award

Honors:

And We Stay by Jenny Hubbard

The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley

Grasshopper Jungle by Andrew Smith

This One Summer by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki

Winner:

I’ll Give You the Sun by Jandy Nelson