At the end of January, the Youth Media Awards were announced (see press release here). Today we’re highlighting and celebrating some of those creators and their works.
Corretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award: Tiffany D. Jackson
Monday’s Not Coming [K. Imani’s review]
Katherine Tegen Books
Michael L. Printz Award & Pura Belpré Author Award: Elizabeth Acevedo
The Poet X [Audrey’s review]
HarperTeen
Coretta Scott King Author Award: Claire Hartfield
A Few Red Drops: The Chicago Race Riot of 1919
Clarion
Schneider Family Book Award for Teens: Mark Oshiro
Anger is a Gift
Tor Teen
Schneider Family Book Award Honor for Teens: Kelly Jensen (editor)
(Don’t) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Health
Algonquin Young Readers
Children’s Literature Legacy Award: Walter Dean Myers
Stonewall Honor: Kelly Loy Gilbert
Picture Us in the Light [Jessica’s review]
Disney-Hyperion
William C. Morris Award (Debut author) & Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature (YA): Adhib Khorram
Darius the Great is Not Okay
Dial Books
William C. Morris Award Finalist: Ngozi Ukazu
Check, Please! #Hockey [Jessica’s review]
First Second
William C. Morris Award Finalist: Tomi Adeyemi
Children of Blood and Bone [K. Imani’s review]
Henry Holt Books for Young Readers
Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature Honor: Emily X.R. Pan
The Astonishing Color of After [Crystal’s review]
Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
We congratulate these creators and look forward to seeing more of their work in the future.