ALA Youth Media Awards

Monday, February 2, the American Library Association, Youth Media Awards were announced and once again, there were some I have not read (yet).    A few of the awards are listed below, to see a list of all the winners, go here. The Newbery medal was awarded to The Crossover by Kwame Alexander. Two honor books were named. The Caldecott Medal was awarded to The Adventures of Beekle: The Unimaginary Friend illustrated and written by Dan Santat. Six honors books were named. The Coretta Scott King Book Award for Illustration went to Christopher Myers for Firebird. Two honor books were named. The Coretta Scott King Author Book Award went to Jacqueline Woodson for Brown Girl Dreaming. Three honor books were named. The Printz Award went to Jandy Nelson for I’ll Give You the Sun. Four honor books were named. The Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award went to Yuyi Morales for Viva Frida. Three honor books were named. The Pura Belpré (Author) Award went to Marjorie Agosín for I Lived on Butterfly Hill. One honor book was named. The Best Fiction for Young Adults, Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers, and other lists are now available here, scroll down to “Selected Book & Media Lists.” If you are getting ready for The Hub Challenge (more on that Monday, February 9, 2015), these lists will be necessary.