The Results are in and the American Library Association has announced the following winners for Young Adult Books and Authors.
The complete press release is available here.
John Newbery Medal
for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:
“Dead End in Norvelt,”written by Jack Gantos.
Available in print and on audio at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library.
Two Newbery Honor Books also were named: "Inside Out & Back Again," written by Thanhha Lai and "Breaking Stalin’s Nose,” written and illustrated by Eugene Yelchin.
Michael L. Printz Awardfor excellence in literature written for young adults:
“Where Things Come Back,”
written by John Corey Whaley
NOMINEES:
“Why We Broke Up,” written by Daniel Handler, art by Maira Kalman, “The Returning,” written by Christine Hinwood, “Jasper Jones,” written by Craig Silvey, and “The Scorpio Races,” written by Maggie Stiefvater.
for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience:
“ The Running Dream,”
written byWednlin Van Draanen
This was the the teen (ages 14-18) award winner.
"Wonderstruck," written by Brian Selznick and “Close to Famous,” written by Joan Bauer were selected as winners in the middle school category (ages 9-13).
All three books are available at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library. "The Running Dream" is also available as an audio book.
Alex Awards
for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences:
- “Big Girl Small,” by Rachel DeWoskin
- “In Zanesville,” by Jo Ann Beard
- “The Lover’s Dictionary,” by David Levithan
- “The New Kids: Big Dreams and Brave Journeys at a High School for Immigrant Teens,” by Brooke Hauser
- “The Night Circus,” by Erin Morgenstern
- “Ready Player One,” by Ernest Cline
- “Robopocalypse: A Novel,” by Daniel H. Wilson
- “Salvage the Bones,” by Jesmyn Ward
- “The Scrapbook of Frankie Pratt: A Novel in Pictures,” by Caroline Preston
- “The Talk-Funny Girl,” by Roland Merullo
Margaret A. Edwards Award
for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults:
Susan Cooper is the 2012 Edwards Award winner.
Her books include: The Dark Is Rising Sequence: “Over Sea, Under Stone”; “The Dark Is Rising”; “Greenwitch”; “The Grey King”; and “Silver on the Tree.”
Several of her books are available at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library
for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States:
“Rotters,”
written by Daniel Kraus and narrated by Kirby Heyborne
Available in print at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library
Four Odyssey Honor audiobooks also were selected: “Ghetto Cowboy,” written by G. Neri and narrated by JD Jackson; “Okay for Now,” written by Gary D. Schmidt and narrated by Lincoln Hoppe; “The Scorpio Races,” written by Maggie Stiefvater and narrated by Steve Westand Fiona Hardingham; and “Young Fredle,” written by Cynthia Voigt and narrated by Wendy Carter.
Pura Belpré (Author) Award:“Under the Mesquite,”
written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Available in print at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library
Two Belpré Author Honor Books were named: “Hurricane Dancers: The First Caribbean Pirate Shipwreck,” written by Margarita Engle and “Maximilian and the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller,” written by Xavier Garz.
Stonewall Book Award -Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience:
“Putting Makeup on the Fat Boy,”
written by Bil Wright
Soon to be available in print and at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library.
Four Honor Books were selected: “a + e 4ever,” drawn and written by Ilike Merey, “Money Boy,” written by Paul Yee, “Pink,” written by Lili Wilkinson, and “with or without you,” written by Brian Farrey.
William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens:
“Where Things Come Back,”
written by John Corey Whaley
Soon to be available in print and at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library.
Four other books were finalists for the award: “Girl of Fire and Thorns,” written by Rae Carson, “Paper Covers Rock,” written by Jenny Hubbard, “Under the Mesquite,” written by Guadalupe Garcia McCall, and “Between Shades of Gray,” written by Ruta Sepetys.
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adultshonors the best nonfiction book published for young adults, ages 12 – 18, each year:
“The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery” written by Steve Sheinkin
Available in print at the Booth & Dimock Memorial Library.
Four other books were finalists for the award: “Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom and Science,” written by Marc Aronson and Marina Budhos, “Bootleg: Murder, Moonshine, and the Lawless Years of Prohibition,” written by Karen Blumenthal, “Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way),” written by Sue Macy, “Music Was It: Young Leonard Bernstein,” written by Susan Goldman Rubin.
