Continuing our announcement of book awards given by the American Library Association:
Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults:
Midwinterblood, written by Marcus Sedgwick, is the 2014 Printz Award winner. The book is published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group.
Four Printz Honor Books also were named: 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; and 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.
The teen (ages 13-18) award winner is Rose under Fire, written by Elizabeth Wein and published by Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
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.
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. His groundbreaking The Invention of Hugo Cabret was awarded the 2008 Caldecott Medal.
Mildred L. 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 is the 2014 Batchelder Award winner. Originally published in Dutch in 2011 as Mister Orange, the book was written by Truus Matti, translated by Laura Watkinson, and published by Enchanted Lion Books.
Three Batchelder Honor Books also were selected: The Bathing Costume or the Worst Vacation of My Life, written by Charlotte Moundlic, illustrated by Olivier Tallec, translated by Claudia Zoe Bedrick, and published by Enchanted Lion Books; My Father’s Arms Are a Boat, written by Stein Erik Lunde, illustrated by Øyvind Torseter, translated by Kari Dickson, and published by Enchanted Lion Books; and The War Within These Walls, written by Aline Sax, illustrated by Caryl Strzelecki, translated by Laura Watkinson, and published by Eerdmans Books for Young Readers.
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, is the 2014 Odyssey Award winner. The book is written by Daniel Kraus and narrated by Kirby Heyborne.
Four Odyssey Honor Recordings also were selected: 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; and Matilda, produced by Penguin Audio, a member of Penguin Group (USA) Inc., written by Roald Dahl, and narrated by Kate Winslet.
Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Award honoring a Latino illustrator whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience:
Niño Wrestles the World, illustrated by Yuyi Morales, is the Belpré Illustrator Award winner. The book was written by Yuyi Morales and published by Roaring Brook Press.
Three Belpré Illustrator Honor Books were selected: Maria Had a Little Llama / María Tenía una Llamita, 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; and 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.
Pura Belpré (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, is the Belpré Author Award winner. The book is published by Candlewick Press.
Three Belpré Author Honor Books were named: The Lightning Dreamer: Cubas 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; and 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.
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award for most distinguished informational book for children:
Parrots over Puerto Rico, written by Susan L. Roth and Cindy Trumbore, and illustrated by Susan L. Roth, is the Sibert Award winner. The book is published by LEE & LOW BOOKS, Inc.
Four Sibert Honor Books were named: 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; and 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.
Stonewall Book Award – Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Childrens & 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; and Fat Angie, written by e. E. Charlton-Trujillo and published by Candlewick Press, are the winners of the 2014 Stonewall Childrens and Young Adult Literature Award.
Three Honor Books were selected: 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; and Two Boys Kissing, written by David Levithan and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Childrens Books, a division of Random House, Inc.
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award for the most distinguished book for beginning readers:
The Watermelon Seed, written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli, is the Geisel Award winner. The book is published by Disney Hyperion Books, an imprint of Disney Book Group.
Three Geisel Honor Books were named: 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; and Penny and Her Marble, written and illustrated by Kevin Henkes and published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
William C. Morris Award for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens:
Charm & Strange, written by Stephanie Kuehn, is the 2014 Morris Award winner. The book is published by St. Martins Griffin, an imprint of St. Martins Press, a division of Macmillan.
Four other books were finalists for the award: 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; and 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, is the 2014 Excellence winner. The book is published by Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.
Four other books were finalists for the award: 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, Americas First Black Paratroopers, written by Tanya Lee Stone and published by Candlewick Press; and 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.
Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, ALA awards guide parents, educators, librarians and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by judging committees of librarians and other childrens experts, the awards encourage original and creative work. For more information on the ALA youth media awards and notables, please visit www.ala.org/yma .”
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