1.27.2014

2014 ALA Youth Media Awards

The 2014 American Library Association Youth Media Awards were announced this morning in Philadelphia; I watched it live online. It's always exciting -- and actually really touching -- to find out what books get awards. And besides excitement, there are always some personal disappointments and surprises (and controversy!). The committees do the best they can within the constraints of the award guidelines and trying to build consensus amongst the committee members. It's certainly not a job I envy!

Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:

Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures*, written by Kate DiCamillo and published by Candlewick Press.

Newbery Honor Books:

Doll Bones, written by Holly Black and published by Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division

The Year of Billy Miller, written by Kevin Henkes and published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

One Came Home, written by Amy Timberlake and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

Paperboy, written by Vince Vawter and published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc. 


Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children:

Locomotive, illustrated and written by Brian Floca and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

Caldecott Honor Books:

Journey*, written and illustrated by Aaron Becker and published by Candlewick Press

Flora and the Flamingo, written and illustrated by Molly Idle and published by Chronicle Books LLC

Mr. Wuffles!* written and illustrated by David Wiesner and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company



Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults:

P.S. Be Eleven, written by Rita Williams-Garcia and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers

Coretta Scott King (Author) Honor Books:

March: Book One*, written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell, and published by Top Shelf Productions

Darius & Twig, written by Walter Dean Myers and published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers


Words with Wings, written by Nikki Grimes and published by WordSong, an imprint of Highlights


Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award:


Knock Knock: My Dad’s Dream for Me, illustrated by Bryan Collier and written by Daniel Beaty and published by Little, Brown and Company, Hachette Book Group


Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award:


Nelson Mandela*, illustrated and written by Kadir Nelson and published by Katherine Tegen Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers


Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award:


When the Beat Was Born: DJ Kool Herc and the Creation of Hip Hop, illustrated by Theodore Taylor III and published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership


Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement:


Authors Patricia and Researcher Fredrick McKissack are the winners of the Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award 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.

 Patricia McKissack and her late husband Fredrick McKissack, both natives of Tennessee, began their writing and research partnership in the 1980’s.Their subject matter from family-based folklore to nonfiction titles, are scholarly researched and written with accurate, authentic text, creating a cultural transmission of history. Their immense range of topics are informative, readable and enjoyable, covering accounts from slavery days to biographical studies of noted men and women in African American history past and present.


Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:


Midwinterblood, written by Marcus Sedgwick and published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group


Printz Honor Books: 


Eleanor & Park*, written by Rainbow Rowell and published by St. Martin’s Griffin (Macmillan)


Kingdom of Little Wounds, written by Susann Cokal and published by Candlewick Press


Maggot Moon, written by Sally Gardner, illustrated by Julian Crouch and published by Candlewick Press


Navigating Early, written by Clare Vanderpool and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House LLC, Penguin Random House Company



Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience:


A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin*, written by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc. wins the award for children ages 0 to 10. 


Handbook for Dragon Slayers, written by Merrie Haskell and published by HarperCollins Children’s Books, a division of HarperCollins Publishers, is the winner of the middle-school (ages 11-13) award.


Rose under Fire, written by Elizabeth Wein and published by Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group wins the award for teens ages 13-18.  



Alex Awards for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences:


Brewster, written by Mark Slouka and published by W. W. Norton & Company


The Death of Bees, written by Lisa O’Donnell and published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers


Golden Boy: A Novel, written by Abigail Tarttelin and published by ATRIA Books, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.


Help for the Haunted, written by John Searles and published by William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers


Lexicon: A Novel, written by Max Barry and published by The Penguin Group, Penguin Group (USA) Inc.


Lives of Tao, written by Wesley Chu and published by Angry Robot, a member of the Osprey Group


Mother, Mother: A Novel, written by Koren Zailckas and published by Crown Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc.


Relish*, written by Lucy Knisley and published by First Second, an imprint of Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership


The Sea of Tranquility: A Novel, written by Katja Millay and published by ATRIA Paperback, a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.


The Universe Versus Alex Woods, written by Gavin Extence and published by Redhook Books, an imprint of Orbit, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.



Andrew Carnegie Medal for excellence in children's video:


Paul R. Gagne and Melissa Reilly Ellard of Weston Woods Studios, Inc., producers of “Bink & Gollie: Two for One,” are the Carnegie Medal winners. The video’s cast is anchored by Kate Micucci and Riki Lindhome, with music by David Mansfield. Tony Fucile’s artwork is brilliantly brought to life by Chuck Gammage Animation.



Margaret A. Edwards Award for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults:


Markus Zusak is the 2014 Edwards Award winner. His books include: The Book Thief and I Am the Messenger, published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, and Getting the Girl and Fighting Ruben Wolfe, published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Scholastic.  




May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature, who then presents a lecture at a winning host site:


Brian Selznick will deliver the 2015 lecture.



Batchelder Award for an outstanding children's book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publication in the United States:

Mister Orange published by Enchanted Lion Books, written by Truus Matti, and translated from the Dutch by Laura Watkinson

Batchelder Honor Books:

The Bathing Costume or the Worst Vacation of My Life, published by Enchanted Lion Books, written by Charlotte Moundlic, illustrated by Olivier Tallec, and translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick

My Father’s Arms Are a Boat, published by Enchanted Lion Books, written by Stein Erik Lunde, illustrated by Øyvind Torseter, and translated by Kari Dickson

The War Within These Walls, published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, written by Aline Sax, illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki, and translated by Laura Watkinson


Pura Belpre Author Award honoring a Latino writer whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience:

Yaqui Delgado Wants to Kick Your Ass, written by Meg Medina and published by Candlewick Press

Belpre Author Honor Books:

The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba’s Greatest Abolitionist, written by Margarita Engle and published by Harcourt, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

The Living, written by Matt de la Peña and published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale, written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS

Pura Belpre Illustrator Award honoring a Latino illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience:

Niño Wrestles the World*, illustrated and written by Yuyi Morales and published by Roaring Brook Press
Belpre Illustrator Honor Books:

Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía una Llamita Pequeña*, illustrated and written by Angela Dominguez and published by Henry Holt and Company, LLC

Tito Puente: Mambo King / Rey del Mambo, illustrated by Rafael López, written by Monica Brown and published by Rayo, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 

Pancho Rabbit and the Coyote: A Migrant’s Tale, illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS 

Stonewall Book Award - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award given annually to English-language works of exceptional merit for children or teens relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience:
 
Beautiful Music for Ugly Children, written by Kirstin Cronn-Mills and published by Flux, an imprint of Llewellyn Worldwide Ltd.

Fat Angie, written by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo and published by Candlewick Press


Stonewall Honor Books: 


Better Nate Than Ever, written by Tim Federle and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division


Branded by the Pink Triangle, written by Ken Setterington and published by Second Story Press


Two Boys Kissing, written by David Levithan and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc.


 
Geisel Medal for the most distinguished book for beginning readers:

The Watermelon Seed, written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli and published by Disney Hyperion Books, an imprint of Disney Book Group

Geisel Honor Books:

Ball, written and illustrated by Mary Sullivan and published by Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company

A Big Guy Took My Ball!* written and illustrated by Mo Willems and published by Hyperion Books for Children, an imprint of Disney Book Group

Penny and Her Marble*, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes and published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers 


Odyssey Award for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States:

Scowler, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Daniel Kraus and narrated by Kirby Heyborne

Odyssey Honor Audiobooks:

Better Nate Than Ever, produced by Simon and Schuster Audio, written and narrated by Tim Federle

Creepy Carrots!* produced by Weston Woods Studios, Inc., and written by Aaron Reynolds

Eleanor & Park*, produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group, written by Rainbow Rowell, and narrated by Rebecca Lowman and Sunil Malhotra

Matilda*, produced by Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., written by Roald Dahl, and narrated by Kate Winslet


Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book for children:

Parrots over Puerto Rico, written by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, illustrated by Susan L. Roth, and published by LEE & LOW BOOKS, Inc.

Sibert Honor Books:

A Splash of Red: The Life and Art of Horace Pippin*, written by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Melissa Sweet and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Random House, Inc.

Look Up! Bird-Watching in Your Own Backyard, written and illustrated by Annette LeBlanc Cate and published by Candlewick Press

Locomotive, written and illustrated by Brian Floca and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing

The Mad Potter: George E. Ohr, Eccentric Genius, written by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan and published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership


William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens:

Charm & Strange, written by Stephanie Kuehn and published by St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of St. Martin’s Press, a division of Macmillan


William C. Morris Finalists: 


Sex & Violence, written by Carrie Mesrobian and published by Carolrhoda LAB, an imprint of Lerner Publishing Group


Dr. Bird’s Advice for Sad Poets, written by Evan Roskos and published by Houghton Mifflin, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company


Belle Epoque, written by Elizabeth Ross and published by Delacorte Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books


In the Shadow of Blackbirds, written by Cat Winters and published by Amulet Books, an imprint of ABRAMS



YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults: 


The Nazi Hunters: How a Team of Spies and Survivors Captured the World’s Most Notorious Nazi, written by Neal Bascomb and published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.


YALSA Award Finalists: 


Go: A Kidd’s Guide to Graphic Design*, written by Chip Kidd and published by Workman Publishing Company


Imprisoned: The Betrayal of Japanese Americans During World War II*, written by Martin W. Sandler and published by Walker Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, Inc.


Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles, America’s First Black Paratroopers, written by Tanya Lee Stone and published by Candlewick Press


The President Has Been Shot! The Assassination of John F. Kennedy, written by James L. Swanson and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
  
* Books I've read (audiobooks that are marked were read, not listened to) as of February 2, 2014

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