Yesterday the winners of the Youth Media Awards were announced! Congratulations to
Kwame Alexander for his Newbery Medal,
Dan Santat for the Caldecott, and all of the other winners! Find the full list of award winners and honors below.
http://www.ilovelibraries.org/booklovers/2015-youth-media-award-winners
Each year the American Library Association
honors books, videos, and other outstanding materials for children and
teens. Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, 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 2015
Youth Media Awards were announced at 8:00 a.m. Central time on Monday,
Feb. 2, 2015, during the ALA Midwinter Meeting & Exhibition in
Chicago.
The 2015 Youth Media Award winners are listed as follows:
Alex Awards
The
Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special
appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The award is administered
by the
Young Adult Library Services Association (
YALSA), a division of the American Library Association.
2015 Winners
“
All the Light We Cannot See,” by Anthony Doerr, published by Scribner, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
“
Bellweather Rhapsody,” by Kate Racculia, published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
“
Bingo’s Run,”
by James A. Levine, published by Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of the
Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin
Random House Company.
“
Confessions,” by Kanae
Minato, translated by Stephen Snyder, published by Mulholland Books, an
imprint of Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group,
Inc.
“
Everything I Never Told You,” by Celeste Ng, published by The Penguin Press, a member of Penguin Group LLC, a Penguin Random House Company.
“
Lock In,” by John Scalzi, a Tor Book published by Tom Doherty Associates, LLC.
“
The Martian,”
by Andy Weir, published by Crown Publishers, an imprint of the Crown
Publishing Group, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House
Company.
“
The Terrorist’s Son: A Story of Choice,” by Zak Ebrahim with Jeff Giles, published by TED Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.
“
Those Who Wish Me Dead,” by Michael Koryta, published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.
“
Wolf in White Van,” by John Darnielle, published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux.
Winner List -All Years
Andrew Carnegie Medal
The
Andrew Carnegie Medal honors the most outstanding video productions for
children released during the previous year. The award is administered
by the
Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
2015 Winner
Winner List -All Years
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
The
Coretta Scott King Book Awards are given annually to outstanding
African American authors and illustrators of books for children and
young adults that demonstrate an appreciation of African American
culture and universal human values. The award is administered by the
American Library Association's
Ethnic and Multicultural Exchange Round Table (
EMIERT).
Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award
2015 Winner
“
Brown Girl Dreaming,”
written by Jacqueline Woodson, is the King Author Book winner. The book
is published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA)
LLC.
Three King Author Honor Books were selected:
Kwame Alexander for “The Crossover,” published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing.
Marilyn
Nelson for “How I Discovered Poetry,” illustrated by Hadley Hooper and
published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Books (USA) LLC.
Kekla Magoon for “How It Went Down,” published by Henry Holt and Company, LLC.
Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award
2015 Winner
“
Firebird,”
illustrated by Christopher Myers, is the King Illustrator Book winner.
The book was written by Misty Copeland and published by G. P. Putnam’s
Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
Two King Illustrator Honor Book were selected:
Christian
Robinson for “Josephine: The Dazzling Life of Josephine Baker,” by
Patricia Hruby Powell, published by Chronicle Books LLC.
Frank Morrison for “Little Melba and Her Big Trombone,” by Katheryn Russell-Brown, published by Lee and Low Books, Inc.
Winner List -All Years
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award
2015 Winner
Winner List -All Years
Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
The
Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
is presented in even years to an African American author, illustrator or
author/illustrator for a body of his or her published books for
children and/or young adults, and who has made a significant and lasting
literary contribution. In odd years, the award is presented to 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 award is administered by the American Library Association's
Ethnic and Multicultural Exchange Round Table (
EMIERT).
2015 Winner
Deborah D. Taylor
is the winner of the Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for
Lifetime Achievement. The award pays tribute to the quality and
magnitude of beloved children’s author Virginia Hamilton.
Taylor’s
career in public service began more than 40 years ago with the Enoch
Pratt Free Library in Baltimore, where she is currently coordinator of
School and Student Services. Her career has been spent as mentor,
educator and literacy advocate for young adults. As an inspiring young
adult librarian, leader in national associations and university
instructor, she has been distinctly effective in introducing young
people and her professional colleagues to the outstanding work of
African American authors.
Winner List -All Years
John Newbery Medal
The
Newbery
Medal is awarded annually to the author of the most distinguished
contribution to American literature for children. The award is
administered by the
Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
2015 Winner
“
The Crossover,” written by Kwame Alexander, is the 2015 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.
Two Newbery Honor Books also were named:
“El Deafo” by Cece Bell, illustrated by Cece Bell and published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS.
“Brown
Girl Dreaming,” written by Jacqueline Woodson and published by Nancy
Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
Winner List -All Years
Laura Ingalls Wilder Award
The Laura
Ingalls
Wilder Award honors an author or illustrator whose books, published
in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial
and lasting contribution to literature for children. The award is
administered by the
Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association, and presented every two years.
2015 Winner
The 2015 winner is Donald Crews,
whose award-winning works include “Freight Train,” which was a
Caldecott Honor Book in 1979, and “Truck,” a Caldecott Honor Book in
1981. He has been consistently excellent with a wide range of titles,
such as “Harbor,” “Parade,” “Shortcut” and “Bigmama’s,” all published by
Greenwillow Books.
Winner List -All Years
Margaret A. Edwards Award
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 the
Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association. and sponsored by
School Library Journal magazine.
2015 Winner
The 2015 winner is
Sharon M. Draper,
author of more than 20 books, including: “Tears of a Tiger” (1994),
“Forged by Fire” (1997), “Darkness Before Dawn” (2001), “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.
Winner List -All Years
May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
The
lecturer may be an author, critic, librarian, historian, or teacher of
children's literature, of any country, who shall prepare a paper
considered to be a significant contribution to the field of children's
literature. The paper is delivered as a lecture each April, and is
subsequently published in
Children & Libraries, the journal of the
Association for Library Service to Children (
ALSC), a division of the American Library Association. The award is administered by
ALSC.
2015 Winner
The 2016 Arbuthnot Lecture will be delivered by
Pat Mora.
Pioneering author and literacy advocate Pat Mora has written more than
three dozen books for young people that represent the Mexican American
experience.
Winner List -All Years
Michael L. Printz Award
The Michael L.
Printz
Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in
young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school
librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library
Services Association. The award is administered by the
Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association, and sponsored by
Booklist.
2015 Winner
“
I’ll Give You the Sun,”
written by Jandy Nelson, is the 2015 Printz Award winner. The book is
published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group USA, a Penguin
Random House Company.
Four Printz Honor Books also were named:
“And
We Stay,” by Jenny Hubbard, and published by Delacorte Press, an
imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House,
Inc., a Penguin Random House Company.
“The Carnival at Bray,” by Jessie Ann Foley, and published by Elephant Rock Books.
“Grasshopper
Jungle,” by Andrew Smith, and published by Dutton Books, an imprint of
Penguin Group USA, a Penguin Random House Company.
“This One Summer,” by Mariko Tamaki, illustrated by Jillian Tamaki, and published by First Second.
Winner List -All Years
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
The
Mildred L. Batchelder Award is an annual citation awarded to an
American publisher for a children's book considered to be the most
outstanding of those books originally published in a foreign language in
a foreign country, and subsequently translated into English and
published in the United States. The award is administered by the
Association for Library Service to Children (
ALSC), a division of the American Library Association.
2015 Winner
"
Mikis and the Donkey”
is the 2015 Batchelder Award winner. The book was written by Bibi Dumon
Tak, illustrated by Philip Hopman, translated by Laura Watkinson, and
published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B.
Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Two Batchelder Honor Books also were selected:
“Hidden:
A Child’s Story of the Holocaust,” published by First Second an imprint
of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings
Limited Partnership, written by Loic Dauvillier, illustrated by Marc
Lizano, color by Greg Salsedo, translated by Alexis Siegel.
“Nine
Open Arms,” published by Enchanted Lion Books, written by Benny
Lindelauf, illustrated by Dasha Tolstikova, translated by John
Nieuwenhuizen.
Winner List -All Years
Odyssey Award
The Odyssey Award is given annually to the producer of the best
audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. The award is administered by the
Association for Library Service to Children and the
Young Adult Library Services Association, divisions of the American Library Association, and is sponsored by
Booklist.
2015 Winner
“
H. O. R. S. E. A Game of Basketball and Imagination,”
produced by Live Oak Media, is the 2015 Odyssey Award winner. The book
is written by Christopher Myers and narrated by Dion Graham and
Christopher Myers.
Three Odyssey Honor Recordings also were selected:
“Five,
Six, Seven, Nate!” produced by AUDIOWORKS (Children’s) an imprint of
Simon & Schuster Audio Division, Simon & Schuster, Inc., written
by Tim Federle, and narrated by Tim Federle;
“The Scandalous
Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place,” produced by Listening Library, an
imprint of the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by
Julie Berry, and narrated by Jayne Entwistle;
“A Snicker of Magic,” produced by Scholastic Audiobooks, written by Natalie Lloyd, and narrated by Cassandra Morris.
Winner List -All Years
Pura Belpré Awards
The
Pura Belpré
Award is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator
whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural
experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
The award is co-sponsored by the
Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association (ALA), and
REFORMA, the National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to Latinos and the Spanish-Speaking, an ALA affiliate.
Pura Belpré Illustrator Awards
2015 Winner
“
Viva Frida,”
illustrated by Yuyi Morales, is the Belpré Illustrator Award winner.
The book was written by Yuyi Morales and published by Roaring Brook
Press, a Neal Porter Book.
Three Belpré Illustrator Honor Books were named:
“Little
Roja Riding Hood,” illustrated by Susan Guevara, written by Susan
Middleton Elya, and published by G. P. Putnam’s Sons, an imprint of
Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
“Green Is a Chile Pepper,” illustrated by
John Parra, written by Roseanne Greenfield Thong, and published by
Chronicle Books LLC.
“Separate Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez &
Her Family’s Fight for Desegregation,” illustrated and written by
Duncan Tonatiuh, and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an
imprint of ABRAMS.
Pura Belpré Author Award
2015 Winner
"
I Lived on Butterfly Hill"
is the 2015 Pura Belpré (Author) Award winner. The book is written by
Marjorie Agosín, illustrated by Lee White and published by Atheneum
Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s
Publishing Division.
One Belpr
é Author Honor Book was named:
"Portraits
of Hispanic American Heroes," written by Juan Felipe Herrera,
illustrated by Raúl Colón and published by Dial Books for Young Readers,
an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
Winner List -All Years
Randolph Caldecott Medal
The
Randolph Caldecott Medal is awarded annually , to the artist of the
most distinguished American picture book for children. The award is
administered by the
Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
2015 Winner
Winner List - All Years
Schneider Family Book Award
The
Schneider Family Book Awards honor an author or illustrator for a book
that embodies an artistic expression of the disability experience for
child and adolescent audiences. The award is administered by the
American Library Association.
2015 Winners
“
A BOY AND A JAGUAR”
written by Alan Rabinowitz, illustrated by Catia Chien and published by
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, wins the award for
children ages 0 to 10.
“
RAIN REIGN” written by Ann M. Martin and published by A FEIWEL AND FRIENDS BOOK, is the winner of the middle-school (ages 11-13).
The teen (ages 13-18) award winner is “
Girls Like Us,” written by Gail Giles and published by Candlewick Press.
Winner List - All Years
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
The Robert F.
Sibert
Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the author(s) and
illustrator(s) of the most distinguished informational book published in
the United States in English during the preceding year. The award is
administered by the
Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
2015 Winner
“
The Right Word: Roget and His Thesaurus,”
written by Jen Bryant, is the Sibert Award winner. The book is
published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Wm. B.
Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Five Sibert Honor Books were named:
“Brown
Girl Dreaming,” written by Jacqueline Woodson, and published by Nancy
Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
“The Family
Romanov: Murder, Rebellion, & the Fall of Imperial Russia,” written
by Candace Fleming, and published by Schwartz & Wade Books, an
imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House
LLC, a Penguin Random House Company.
“Josephine: The Dazzling Life
of Josephine Baker,” written by Patricia Hruby Powell, illustrated by
Christian Robinson and published by Chronicle Books LLC.
“Neighborhood
Sharks: Hunting with the Great Whites of California’s Farallon
Islands,” written and illustrated by Katherine Roy, and published by
David Macaulay Studio, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press.
“Separate
Is Never Equal: Sylvia Mendez & Her Family’s Fight for
Desegregation,” written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh and published
by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS.
Winner List -All Years
Stonewall Book Award - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award
Stonewall
Book Award - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young
Adult Literature Award is given annually to English-language works of
exceptional merit for children or teens relating to the gay, lesbian,
bisexual and transgender experience. The award is administered by t
he Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table of the American Library Association.
2015 Winners
"
This Day in June,”
written by Gayle E. Pitman, Ph.D., illustrated by Kristyna Litten and
published by Magination Press, an imprint of the American Psychological
Association, is the winner of the 2015 Stonewall Children’s & Young
Adult Literature Award.
Three Honor Books were selected:
“Beyond Magenta: Transgender Teens Speak Out,” by Susan Kuklin, photographed by Susan Kuklin and published by Candlewick Press.
“I’ll give you the sun,” written by Jandy Nelson, published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC.
“Morris
Micklewhite and the Tangerine Dress,” written by Christine Baldacchio,
pictures by Isabelle Malenfant, published by Groundwood Books / House of
Anansi Press.
Winner List -All Years
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
The
Geisel
Award is given annually to the author(s) and illustrator(s) of the most
distinguished American book for beginning readers published in English
in the United States during the preceding year. The award is
administered by the
Association for Library Service to Children, a division of the American Library Association.
2015 Winner
“
You Are (Not) Small,”
written by Anna Kang and illustrated by Christopher Weyant, is the
Seuss Award winner. The book is published by Two Lions, New York.
Two Geisel Honor Books were named:
“Mr.
Putter & Tabby Turn the Page,” written by Cynthia Rylant,
illustrated by Arthur Howard, and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publishing Company.
“Waiting Is Not Easy!” written by Mo Willems,
illustrated by Mo Willems, and published by Hyperion Books for
Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
Winner List -All Years
William C. Morris Award
The
William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut
book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating
impressive new voices in young adult literature. The award is
administered by the
Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association.
2015 Winner
Winner List -All Years
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
The
YALSA
Award for Excellence in Nonfiction honors the best nonfiction book
published for young adults (ages 12-18) during a Nov. 1 – Oct. 31
publishing year. The award is administered by the
Young Adult Library Services Association, a division of the American Library Association.
2015 Winner
"She won't rest until she's sent every walking corpse back to its grave...Forever.
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
"Alyssa Gardner hears the whispers of bugs and flowers—precisely the affliction that landed her Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. Alyssa might be crazy, but she manages to keep it together. For now.
