We’re very excited that the Youth Media Awards were announced by the American Library Association on Monday, January 28, 2013. The following books below are winners and honors, and reflect what we currently have in the collection.
To learn more about each award, click on the highlighted link. You’ll be brought to a description on the American Library Association’s website.
Alex Award for adult books with teen appeal
- Girlchild by Tupelo Hassman
- Mr. Penumbra’s 24-Hour Bookstore by Robin Sloan
- My Friend Dahmer by Derf Backderf
- Pure by Julianna Baggott
- The Round House by Louise Erdrich
- Tell the Wolves I’m Home by Carol Rifka Brunt
- Where’d You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple
Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in Young Adult literature
Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in Young Adult Literature
- WINNER: In Darkness by Nick Lake
- Honor: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- Honor: Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
- Honor: Dodger by Terry Pratchett
Odyssey Award for outstanding AUDIOBOOK for Young Adults
- WINNER: The Fault in Our Stars, produced by Brilliance Audio, written by John Green, and narrated by Kate Rudd
Schneider Family Book Award for an artistic expression of the disability experience
- Teen WINNER: Somebody, Please Tell Me Who I Am, written by Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis
Stonewall Book Award for outstanding LGBTQ titles
- WINNER: Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe by Benjamin Alire Sáenz
- HONOR: Drama by Raina Telgemeier
- HONOR: October Mourning: A Song for Matthew Shepard written by Lesléa Newman
William C. Morris Award for outstanding young adult debut novels
- WINNER: Seraphina, written by Rachel Hartman
- HONOR: After the Snow, written by S.D. Crockett
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
- WINNER: Bomb: The Race to Build – and Steal – the World’s Most Dangerous Weapon, written by Steve Sheinkin
- HONOR: Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different, written by Karen Blumenthal