Young Adult Book Awards
The Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing.
Here is a list of the winners from 2010:
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Meale
Young teen William, who taught himself enough physics and engineering to build a windmill and bring electricity to his drought-stricken village, discovered the magic of his Malawi homeland in the miracles of science.
The Bride’s Farewell by Meg Rosoff
Rather than marry without love, Pell Ridley absconds with a favorite horse and her brother, Bean. Both are quickly lost, and Pell’s perilous journey to find Bean leads to discovery of the things she ran away from: family, love, and herself.
Everything Matters! by Ron Currie
While still in the womb, voices warn Junior of his impending death by comet in this unusually structured coming-of-age story. He has 36 years. How will he spend them?
The Good Soldiers by David Finkel
This eye-opening account of “the surge” in 2007 follows the troops of Battalion 2-16, revealing the gritty reality for all those good soldiers serving in
The Kids Are All Right: A Memoir by Diana Welch and Liz Welch with Amanda Welch and Dan Welch
This heart-wrenching memoir, collaboratively written from four different points of view, chronicles the ups and downs of the Welch siblings, who struggled to define the notion of home after their parents died.
The Magicians by Lev Grossman
Fantasy and reality meld in unexpected and tragic ways when 17-year-old Quentin Coldwater trades his ho-hum Brooklyn existence for the magical society of
My Abandonment by Peter Rock
Based on a true story, 13-year-old Caroline and her questionably sane father live in a nature preserve on the outskirts of
Soulless: An Alexia Tarabotti Novel, by Gail Carriger
Wielding a parasol and hairpins, 25-year-old soulless spinster Alexia Tarabotti accidentally stakes a vampire lacking all common etiquette to open this delightfully dangerous romp.
Stitches: A Memoir, by David Small
Replete with themes of anger, pain, and hope, and employing classic imagery from
Tunneling to the Center of the Earth, by Kevin Wilson
In a wholly original collection of stories,
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The Margaret A. Edwards Award
The Margaret A. Edwards Award honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. It recognizes an author's work in helping adolescents become aware of themselves and addressing questions about their role and importance in relationships, society, and in the world.
Past Winners:
* 1988 S.E. Hinton
* 1990 Richard Peck
* 1991 Robert Cormier
* 1992 Lois Duncan
* 1993 M.E. Kerr
* 1994 Walter Dean Myers
* 1995 Cynthia Voigt
* 1996 Judy Blume
* 1997
* 1998 Madeleine L'Engle
* 1999 Anne McCaffrey
* 2000 Chris Crutcher
* 2001 Robert Lipsyte
* 2002 Paul Zindel
* 2003
* 2004 Ursula K. Le Guin
* 2005 Francesca Lia Block
* 2006 Jacqueline Woodson
* 2007 Lois Lowry
* 2008 Orson Scott Card
* 2009 Laurie Halse
* 2010 Jim Murphy
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The Michael L. Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
Past Winners:
2000 Monster, by Walter Dean Myers
2001 Kit’s Wilderness, by David Almond
2002 A Step From Heaven, by An Na
2003 Postcards from No Man’s Land, by Aidan Chambers
2004 The First Part Last, by Angela Johnson
2005 how i live now, by Meg Rosoff
2006 Looking for
2007 American Born Chinese, by Gene Luen Yang
2008 The White Darkness by Geraldine McCaughrean
2010 Going Bovine by Libba Bray
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The William C. Morris YA Debut Award
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.
2011 Finalists:
Hush By Eishes Chayil
Growing up in her insular Chassidic Jewish community has always made Gittel feel secure and given her a sense of belonging. But when her best friend, Devory, hangs herself after being sexually abused, her faith in the group is challenged and only gradually does she find ways to express her desire for the community to deal with the issue.
Guardian of the Dead By Karen Healey
Seventeen-year-old Ellie Spencer is just trying to make it through her last year of high school, but a chance interaction with the school's weirdo, Mark Nolan, puts her on a very different path filled with Maori legends come to life.
Hold Me Closer, Necromancer By Lish McBride
Sam thinks his life working in a fast food restaurant is awful. But when he's confronted by a powerful necromancer, he learns that everything he thought was true about his life — isn't.
Crossing the Tracks By Barbara Stuber
In the 1920s, Iris' emotionally distant father sends her to rural
The Freak Observer By Blythe Woolston
Loa, a strong, intelligent, hardworking sixteen-year-old experiences a year of loss: the death of her sister who was born with a genetic disorder, her lifelong friend who w
as killed in an accident, her best friend who has gone to Europe, and even her dog. While trying to take care of her family and make it through school she ponders the laws of physics and tries to understand what can never make sense.
Past Winners:
2010
Finalists: Ash by Malinda Lo, Beautiful Creatures b
y Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl, The Everafter by Amy Huntley, and Hold Still by Nina LaCour
2009
Finalists: Graceling by Kristin Cashore, Absolute Brightness by James Lecesne, Madapple by Christina Meldrum, and Me, the Missing, and the Dead by Jenny Valentine.
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The Odyssey Award
This annual given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the
Past Winners:
2008 Jazz, produced by Live Oak Media, written by Walt er Dean Myers, Original music performed by Jam es “D-Train” Williams and Vaneese Thomas
2009 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, written and narrated by Sherman Alexie and produced by Recorded Books
2010 Louise, the Adventures of a Chicken, written by Kate DiCamillo, narrated by Barbara Rosenblat and produced by Live Oak Media
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The YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction
The YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction honors the best nonfiction book published for young adults (ages 12-18) during a November 1 – October 31 publishing year.
2011 Finalists:
Janis Joplin: Rise Up Singing By Ann Angel
Janis Joplin, a true "fish out of water" in
They Called Themselves the KKK: The Birth of an American Terrorist Group By Susan Campbell Bartoletti
Bartoletti provides readers with an in-depth look at the formation of the KKK and its subsequent evolution into a violent organization. With primary source material, she details the horrific history of the Ku Klux Klan and the people who fell victim to its reign of terror.
Spies of
Civil Rights Movement By Rick Bowers
In 1958, the state of
The Dark Game: True Spy Stories By Paul Janeczko
This compilation of different spies carries readers from the Revo
lutionary War through the infamous Cold War era. Delve into stories about the Choctaw Code Talkers of WWI, Soviet moles, Mata Hari and more as you uncover just how they changed the course of history.
Every Bone Tells a Story: Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debates By Jill Rubalcaba and Peter Robertshaw
Through fieldwork, laboratory analysis, and scientific debate, the bones of Turkana Boy, Lapede Child, Kennewick Man and Iceman are used to tell the fascinating st
ories of four member of the human family tree. Maps, photographs, and news headlines add to our understanding of archeology's cutting edge science.
Past Winners and Finalists:
2010 Winner: Charles and Emma: The
Finalists: Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream by Tanya Lee Stone, Claudette Colvin: Twice toward Justice by Phillip Hoose, The Great and Only Barnum: The Tremendous, Stupendous Life of Showman P.T. Barnum by Candace Fleming, and Written in Bone: Buried Lives of
The Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Designed to commemorate the life and works of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and to honor Mrs. Coretta Scott King for her courage and determination to continue the work for peace, the Coretta Scott King Book Awards annually recognize outstanding books for young adults and children by African American authors and illustrators that reflect the African American experience. Further, the Aw
ard encourages the artistic expression of the black experience via literature and the graphic arts in biographical, social, and historical treatments by African American authors and illustrators.
Author 2010 Winner
Bad News for Outlaws: The Remarkable Life of Bass Reeves, Deputy U.S. Marshall
by Vaunda Micheaux Nelson
Born into slavery in 1838, Bass had a hard life and a strong
sense of right and wrong. Bass was one of the most feared and respected lawman in
Illustrator 2010 Winner
My People
illustrated by Charles R. Smith Jr., written by Langston Hughes
Smith’s vibrant sepia photographs celebrate the beauty and diversity of African Americans. The close-ups of illuminated faces filled with jubilant, loving expressions emerge from black backgrounds and capture the spirit of Langston Hughes’ eloquent poem.
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The Stonewall Book Awards
The Stonewall Book Award-Barbara Gittings Literature Award and the Stonewall Book Award-Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Award are presented to English language books that have exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgendered experience.
The Vast Fields of Ordinary by Nick Burd
"The Vast Fields of Ordinary" is the story of Dade, a gay Midwestern teenager, whose journey of self-acceptance takes place during the summer before his first year of college. Dade grapples with coming out, his parents impending divorce, and his nascent sexual relationships.
2010 Honors
10,000 Dresses by Marcus Ewert
Daddy, Papa and Me / Mommy, Mama and Me by Leslea Newman and Carol Thompson
Gay America: Struggle for Equality by Linas Alsenas
Sprout by Dale Peck
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Young Adult Book Awards From The Schools of Illinois
The Abraham Lincoln Award is awarded annually to the author of the book voted as most outstanding by participating students in grades nine through twelve in
Abraham Lincoln Award Winners
2010 Cassandra Clare -- City of
2009 Ellen Hopkins -- Crank
2008 Stephenie Meyer -- Twilight
2007 Scott Westerfeld -- Uglies
2006 Jodi Picoult -- My Sister’s Keeper
2005 Dave Pelzer -- A Child Called “It”
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The Rebecca Caudill Young Reader’s Book Award
The Rebecca Caudill Young Readers' Book Award is an annual award given to the author of the book voted most outstanding by students in grades four through eight in participating
Rebecca Caudill Award Winners
1988
1989 Betty RenWright--Dollhouse Murders
1990 Mary Downing Hahn--Wait Til Helen Comes: AGhost Story
1991 Roald Dahl-- Matilda
1992 Lois Lowry--Number the Stars
1993 Jerry Spinelli--Maniac Magee
1994 Phyllis Reynolds Naylor--
1995 Caroline Cooney --Flight #116 is Down
1996 Lois Lowry-- The Giver
1997 Barbara Robinson--The Best School Year Ever
1998 Barbara Park-- Mick Harte Was Here
1999 Andrew Clements--Frindle
2000 Gail Carson Levine--Ella Enchanted
2001 J.K. Rowling--Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
2002 Louis Sachar-- Holes
2003 Laurie Halse
2004 Anthony Horowitz-- Stormbreaker
2005 Carl Hiassen --Hoot
2006 Christopher Paolini--Eragon
2007 Sarah Weeks--So B. It
2008
2009 Rick Riordan--The Lightning Thief
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