The American Library Association announced the winners of the annual ALA Youth Media Awards on Monday.
The Newbery Medal was awarded to The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers, illustrated by Shawn Harris (published simultaneously by Knopf Children’s and McSweeney’s—the first Newbery for the indie publisher).
Newbery Honors went to Eagle Drums, written and illustrated by Nasuġraq Rainey Hopson (Roaring Book); Elf Dog and Owl Head, written by M.T. Anderson, illustrated by Junyi Wu (Candlewick); Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir, written and illustrated by Pedro Martín (Dial Children’s); Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow (Disney Hyperion); and The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams, written by Daniel Nayeri, illustrated by Daniel Miyares (Arthur A. Levine).
The Caldecott Medal went to Big, illustrated and written by Vashti Harrison (Little, Brown Children’s.) In Every Life, illustrated and written by Marla Frazee (Beach Lane); Jovita Wore Pants: The Story of a Mexican Freedom Fighter, illustrated by Molly Mendoza, written by Aida Salazar (Scholastic); There Was a Party for Langston, illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey, written by Jason Reynolds (Caitlyn Dlouhy/Atheneum); and The Truth About Dragons, illustrated by Hanna Cha, written by Julie Leung (Holt Children’s) won Caldecott Honors.
The Printz Award went to short story collection The Collectors, edited by A.S. King (Dutton Children’s) with contributions from King, Anna-Marie McLemore, Randy Ribay, David Levithan, Jenny Torres Sanchez, Cory McCarthy, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, G. Neri, Jason Reynolds, and M.T. Anderson. This is the first time an anthology has won the award (the last time a multi-authored book won was in 2017 for March by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell), and King is the first author to win the medal twice (Dig won in 2020). Printz Honors went to Fire from the Sky by Moa Backe Åstot, translated by Eva Apelqvist (Em Querido); Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow (Candlewick); The Girl I Am, Was, and Never Will Be: A Speculative Memoir of Transracial Adoption by Shannon Gibney (Dutton Children’s); and Salt the Water by Candice Iloh (Dutton Children’s).
For overall career achievement, Neal Shusterman won the Margaret A. Edwards Award for “for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature” and Pam Muñoz Ryan won the Children’s Literature Legacy Award. Christopher Paul Curtis won the Coretta Scott King-Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement.
The Coretta Scott King author award went to Ibi Zoboi for Nigeria Jones (Balzer + Bray). The CSK Illustrator award went to Dare Coulter for An American Story, written by Kwame Alexander (Little, Brown Children’s). The Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe Awards went to Jade Adia for There Goes the Neighborhood (Hyperion) for writing and Briana Mukodiri Uchendu for We Could Fly, written by Rhiannon Giddens (Candlewick), for illustration.
Pedro Martín’s Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir also won both the Pura Belpre author and illustrator awards. Saints of the Household by Ari Tison (Farrar Children’s) won the Belpre award for YA.
The Asian Pacific American Awards went to The Truth About Dragons, written by Julie Leung, illustrated by Hanna Cha (Holt Children’s) for picture books; Ruby Lost and Found by Christina Li (Quill Tree) for children’s literature; and I’d Rather Burn Than Bloom by Shannon C. F. Rogers (Feiwel and Friends) for YA.
This year’s Sydney Taylor Book Award gold medalists were: Two New Years, written by Richard Ho, illustrated by Lynn Scurfield (Chronicle) for picture books; The Dubious Pranks of Shaindy Goodman by Mari Lowe (Arthur A. Levine) for middle grade; and The Blood Years by Elana K. Arnold (Balzer + Bray) for YA.
The Schneider Family Book Awards were awarded to Henry, Like Always, written by Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song (Chronicle); The Fire, the Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla (Quill Tree); and Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington (Farrar Children’s).
The Stonewall Book Awards were given to Cross My Heart and Never Lie, written and illustrated by Nora Dåsnes, translated by Matt Bagguley (Hippo Park/Astra Children’s) and Only This Beautiful Moment by Abdi Nazemian (Balzer + Bray).
The William C. Morris YA debut award went to Rez Ball by Byron Graves (Heartdrum).
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