Awards (Books & Media)

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Scholastic Audio wins 2021 Odyssey Award for 'Kent State'

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CHICAGO – Scholastic Audio, producer of the audiobook “Kent State,” has won the 2021 Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production. The award announcement was made today during the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app’s Midwinter Virtual, held Jan. 22...

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Kekla Magoon wins 2021 Edwards Award for 'X: A Novel'; 'How It Went Down'; 'The Rock and the River'; and 'Fire in the Streets'

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CHICAGO – Kekla Magoon is the recipient of the 2021 Margaret A. Edwards Award honoring her significant and lasting contribution to writing for teens for “X: A Novel.” co-written by Ilyasah Shabazz and published by Candlewick Press; “How It Went Down,”...

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YALSA announces 2021 Alex Awards

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CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), has selected 10 adult books with special appeal to teen readers to receive the 2021 Alex Awards. The awards, sponsored by the Margaret A...

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Core Announces the 2021 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists

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The Core Committee Recognizing Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction presents the 2021 Excellence in Children’s and Young Adult Science Fiction Notable Lists. The lists are composed of notable children’s and young adult science fiction...

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Dorothy L. Guthrie, 2021 recipient of the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement

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CHICAGO – Dorothy L. Guthrie, is the recipient of the 2021 Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The announcement was made today by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), during the Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits, held...

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Jacqueline Woodson, Frank Morrison win 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Awards

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CHICAGO – Jacqueline Woodson, author of “Before the Ever After” and Frank Morrison, illustrator of “R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, The Queen of Soul,” are the winners of the 2021 Coretta Scott King Book Awards honoring African American authors and...

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'We Are Little Feminists: Families' wins 2021 Stonewall Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award

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CHICAGO – "We Are Little Feminists: Families," written by Archaa Shrivastav and designed by Lindsey Blakely, is the 2021 recipient of the Stonewall Book Awards – Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children’s and Young Adult Literature Award. The award was...

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2021 Schneider Family Book Awards recipients named

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CHICAGO – The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Schneider Family Book Awards, which honor authors or illustrators for the artistic expression of the disability experience for child and adolescent audiences...

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2021 Sydney Taylor Book Award winners announced

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CHICAGO – The 2021 winners of the Sydney Taylor Book Award, administered by the Association of Jewish Libraries, an affiliate of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), were announced at 8 a.m. Central today at Midwinter Virtual, held Jan. 22 - 26...

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YMA highlights 2021 Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth category winners

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CHICAGO - The Asian/Pacific American Librarians Association (AP), an affiliate of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), announced 2021 winners of its Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature youth categories today at 8 a.m. Central during the ...

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announces 2021 Youth Media Awards

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CHICAGO - The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () today announced the top books, digital media, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz awards – at its Midwinter Meeting &...

YALSA names 2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults

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CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), announced its 2021 Amazing Audiobooks for Young Adults list. The list consists of 81 titles selected from 149 official nominations, which...

YALSA names 2021 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Readers

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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), announced its 2021 Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list. The list of 64 titles is drawn from 81 official nominations, which...

YALSA names 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens

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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), has announced its 2021 Great Graphic Novels for Teens list. The list consists of 126 titles selected from 145 official nominations, which...

2020 Schneider Award Winners Virtual Celebration

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2020 Schneider Award Virtual Celebration Sunday, January 24, 2021 The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app and the Schneider Family Book Award Committee cordially invite you to the 2020 Schneider Award Virtual Celebration honoring our winners: Just Ask!: Be...

Booklist’s 2020 Top of the List and Editors’ Choice announced

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CHICAGO — Every January, Booklist publishes Editors’ Choice: lists of the best adult and youth books, and audiobooks of the past year. From these lists, we further select what we call the Top of the List: the single best title in seven categories—adult...

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YALSA announces 2021 William C. Morris finalists

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CHICAGO – The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), selected five books as finalists for the 202 1 William C. Morris Award, which honors the year’s best books written for young adults by a...

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YALSA announces 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award finalists

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CHICAGO — The Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), a division of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app (), selected five books as finalists for the 2021 Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Award, which honors the best nonfiction books...

 Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits Virtual

Youth Media Awards webcast open to schools, libraries and public

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CHICAGO - On Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, at 8 a.m. CT, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () will reveal the next classics in children’s and young adult literature and media during its Youth Media Awards announcements. Libraries, schools, and book lovers...

Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

unveils shortlist for 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction

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CHICAGO – The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±app () today announced the six books shortlisted for the esteemed Andrew Carnegie Medals for Excellence in Fiction and Nonfiction, awarded for the previous year's best fiction and nonfiction books written for...