The following books (which we own! YAY!) were awarded the following awards yesterday morning at the American Library Association Midwinter Conference (in sunny San Diego, I might add).
Five Flavors of Dumb by John Antony won the Schneider Family Book Award in the Teen Category.
Will Grayson, will grayson was named a Stonewall Book Award for Children’s & Young Adult Literature.
Lockdown by Walter Dean Myers was named a Coretta Scott King Honor Book, as was Yummy: the last days of a Southside Shorty by G. Neri.
Sir Terry Pratchett was awarded the Margaret Edwards Award for Lifetime Achievement in Young Adult Literature.
The William C. Morris Award, given to a first time Young Adult author is pretty interesting. We own two of the honor books (Guardian of the Dead by Karen Healey and Hold Me Closer, Necromancer by Lish McBride), but the winner, The Freak Observer by Blythe Woolston is on order. It should arrive here soon.
They Called Themselves the KKK by Susan Campbell Bartoletti has been named a finalist for the YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Adults, as was The Dark Game: True Spy Stories by Paul Janezcko.
Ship Breaker by Paolo Bacigalupi won the Printz Award for Excellence in YA Literature.
A comprehensive list of winners and honor books in all categories can be found here.