Chapter 7: Awards


  • Printz (Michael L. Printz Award) – This award is given for works that exemplify literary excellence in young adult literature. The award-winning book may be fiction, nonfiction, poetry or an anthology. As many as four honor title can win in each year. January is when a winner and honor titles are selected. Recent winners and finalists for this award include March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell.  
  • YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction – this award honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults (ages 12-18) during a Nov. 1 – Oct. 31 publishing year. The winner is announced at the ALA Youth Media Awards. Recent winners and finalists for this award include March:  Book Three by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell and Hillary Rodham Clinton:  A Woman Living History by Karen Blumenthal.
  • Great Graphic Novels for Teens – This is a recommended annotated list of graphic novels and illustrated nonfiction for ages 12-18 and it is prepared yearly by YALSA. A final list will be completed by midwinter. Current list includes The Civil War Diary of Freeman Colby, Sense & Sensibility:  Manga Classics, and Flying Couch:  a Graphic Memoir.
  • Best Fiction for Young Adults – This recommended readings for ages 12 to 18 are for titles published for young audlts in the past 16 months. YALSA’s Best Fiction for Young Adults Committee presents these titles with the purpose of providing librarians and library workers with a resource to use for collection development and reader’s advisory purposes. Recent works on this list include Booked by Kwame Alexander and My Sister Rosa by Justine Larbalestier. The annotated list is distributed each January.
  • Margaret A. Edwards Award – The Margaret A. Edwards Award honors an author and his or her body of work for the significant and lasting contributions to young adult literature.  The Margaret A. Edwards Award was established in 1988.  The award is given annually and is administered by YALSA and sponsored by School Library Journal. The awards recognize an author’s whose work helps adolescents become aware of themselves and their role in the worlds, relationship and society. Sarah Dessen won the 2017 Edwards Award for her work including Dreamland, Keeping the Moon, Just Listen, The Truth About Forever, Along for the Ride, What Happened to Goodbye?, and This Lullaby.
  • ALEX Award – There are ten books selected for The Alex Awards. These books are for adults that have a special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. Titles awards are selected from the previous years publishing. Final selections are made at the midwinter meeting. Recent award-winning title on this list include The Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst and In the Country We Love: My Family Divided by Diane Guerrero with Michelle Burford.
  • Odyssey Award – This award is given annually to the producer of the best audiobook for children’s and young adults. To be eligible the book must be available in English in the United States. This award is sponsored by Booklist magazine. The recent winner for this award is Anna and the Swallow Man by Gavriel Savit, narrated by Allan Corduner and produced by Listening Library.
  • Morris Award – This award is in honor of William C. Morris. He was an influential innovator in the publishing world. Morris left an remarkable mark on the field of children’s and young adult literature. The award honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature. The recent winner is The Serpent King written by Jeff Zentner.
  • Outstanding Books for the College Bound – The books on this list offer opportunities to discover new ideas, and introduce the fascinating variety of subjects within an academic discipline. The committee includes public, secondary school, and academic librarians. This list is developed every five years. The list is sorted into five categories Arts & Humanities, Literature & Language Arts, Science & Technology, Social Sciences, and History & Cultures. The recent list was in 2014 and include Little Fish: A Memoir from a Different Kind of Year Beyer, Ramsey. 
  • Popular Paperbacks – Annually the Popular Paperbacks committee creates lists of books to that will encourage young adults to read for pleasure. The audience is between ages 12-18. The lists of popular titles are available in paperback and represent a broad variety of themes and genres. The final list will be avaiable after November 1. Recent works on this list include The Distance Between Us: A Memoir and  Anna Dressed in Blood.
  • Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers – The Quick Picks for Reluctant Young Adult Readers list identifies titles intended to encourage reading among teens who dislike reading for whatever reason. The list selects both fiction and nonfiction. Selection of the annual list will be made during the last committee meeting at the Midwinter Meeting. Recent works on this list include  50 Things You Should Know About Titanic, The Greatest Zombie Movie Ever and The Geek's Guide to Unrequited Love.
  • Readers’ Choice – YALSA’s Readers’ Choice list seeks to engage a varied audience of librarians, educators, teens and young adult literature enthusiasts in choosing the most popular teen titles in a given year. This list is organized by broad genres.  The most recent list is from 2013 and include works like The Fault in Our Stars.
  • Teens Top Ten – The Teens’ Top Ten is a list where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year. This is unlike other awards because teens actually get to choose and not a committee. Nominators are members of teen book groups in fifteen school and public libraries around the country. Recent works from 2016 on this list include Alive by Chandler Baker and All the Bright Places by Jennifer Niven
  • Amazing Audiobooks – Annually, YALSA’s Amazing Audiobooks committee creates an annotated list of notable audio recordings significant to young adults. These audio recording are those released in the past two years. The list will be posted on the YALSA website after the midwinter meeting. Recent works on this list include The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog, My Name Is Not Friday, and Salt to the Sea.
  • YA Choices – The list has been available since 1986. The Young Adults’ Choices project develops an annual list of new books that will encourage adolescents to read. The books are selected by the readers themselves. The reading list is a trusted source of book recommendations, used by adolescents, their parents, teachers, and librarians. Recent works on this list include All We Have Left, Beware That Girl and booked.
  • Lone Star Reading List – The Texas Lone Star list is a put together by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table and is a recommended reading list. The purpose of the list is to encourage students in grades 6, 7, or 8 to explore a variety of current books. The Lone Star list is intended for leisure reading, not to support a specific curriculum. Recent works on this list include A week of Mondays, Zero Day and The Girl I Used to be.
  • TAYSHAS Reading List –Tayshas project is meant to motivate young adults to become lifelong readers and to participate in the community of readers in Texas. The committee coordinates activities associated with the Tayshas program and includes a reading incentive program designed for young adults in Texas, grades 9-12. These young adults are encouraged to read books for pleasure from a selected reading list prepared by the Tayshas Committee. Recent works on this list include Flawed, Three Dark Crowns, and Six of Crows.
  • Maverick Reading List – The Texas Maverick Graphic Novels Reading List (TMGNRL) is a reading list developed by public and school librarians from the Young Adult Round Table (YART). This recommend list is meant to encourage students in grades 6-12 to explore a variety of current books. The TMGNRL list is intended for leisure reading, not to support a specific curriculum. Recent works on this list include Ghost, Sense and Sensibility, and The Imitation Game: Alan Turing Decoded
  • Edgar Award for Mystery – This is an award offered by the Mystery Writers of America and is seen as the most prestige award to be given to writers of mystery suspense and crime. Recent winners of this award include Before the Fall, The Ex and What remain of Me.
  • NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children –In 1977 the NCTE established the Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children to honor a living American poet for his or her collective work for children ages 3–13. NCTE also recognizes and raises excellence in children’s poetry by encouraging its publication and by exploring ways to inform teachers and children with poetry through such means as publications, programs, and displays. The recent winners of the award is Marilyn Nelson for her collective work including My Seneca Village , How I Discovered Poetry, Faster Than Light: New and Selected Poems, The Cachoeira Tales, and Other Poems and The Fields of Praise: New and Selected Poems.
  • Orbis Pictus – The award was established in 1989 to promote and recognize excellence in the writing of nonfiction for children. The recent award winner Some Writer!: The Story of E.B. White by Melissa Sweet.
  • Batchelder Award – The Batchelder Award is awarded to the most outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and then translated into English for publication in the United States. Age is up to 14. Recent award and honor winners include Cry, Heart, But Never Break, Over the Ocean, and The Ballad of a Broken Nose.
  • Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction – The Scott O’Dell award was established to encourage other writers–particularly new authors–to concentrate on historical fiction. It was O’Dell hope that this was a way to increase the interest of young readers in the historical background that has helped to shape their country and their world. Recent winners of this award include Full of Beans, The Hired Girl and Dash.
  • Pura Belpre Award – The Pura Belpré Award is named after the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library. The award was established in 1996 and is presented annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in a work of literature for children and youth. The winner is announced at the midwinter meeting in January. The recent winner is Juana & Lucas by Juana Medina.
  • Schneider Family Award – The Schneider Family Book Award honors an author or illustrator for a book that represents an artistic expression of the disability experience for children and adolescent audiences. Three awards are given by age groups. Younger children, ages 0 to 8 Middle grades, ages 9 to 13 and teens, ages 14 to 18. Recent award-winning title on this list include When We Collide (Teen book) , As Brave as You(Middle School), and Six Dot: A Story of You Louise Braille( elementary).
  • Sibert Award – The Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal is awarded annually to the authors and illustrators of the most notable informational book published in the United States in English during the preceding year. The recent award went to March: Book Three by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin.
  • Stonewall Award – This award is sponsored by the American Library Association’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Round Table. Recent award-winning title on this list include Desert Boys, If I Was Your Girl, and Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor.
Reflection

The extensive list above reflects many awards and honors that are given to authors, illustrators and producers that excel in teen and young adult literature. Most of these awards are given annually but a few are not. Each award has its own criteria for winning the awards but most of these boos select winners that are bringing awareness to young adult readers and many are for promoting leisure reading. There are few awards like YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction that are for information and nonfiction books. I think one of the awards that stood out to me was the Schnider family award. There have been times as a teacher that I have struggled with recommending books that represent disabilities and this is a great reference to use for recommendations. I think as a librarian it is important to know these awards and not just what they mean but also when they are announced because you will be able to share these awarded books with patrons. I also believe that being well informed about this list will help make recommendations for patrons who ask, “Can you suggest a book”, especially the Teens top ten list. I feel this list will be more appealing for young adult readers because these books are chosen by peers around the same age. This list of awards is another tool I will be likely to use when I become a librarian. 

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