Youth Media Awards Announced Today

The YMA Awards were announced last night and the YA winners are: (For the full list click here)

My list only reflects YA winners.

1. Michael L. Printz Award (Best YA literature of the year) 

• The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo- Award
• Damsel by Elana K. Arnold- Honor
• A Heart in the Body in the World by Deb Caletti- Honor
• I, Claudia by Mary McCoy

2. Schneider Family Book Award (Teen living with a disability)

• Anger is a Gift by Mark Oshiro (Ages 14-18)-Award
• (Don't) Call Me Crazy: 33 Voices Start the Conversation About Mental Health edited by Kelly Jensen-Honor 

3. Alex Awards - 10 Best adult books that appeal to teen audiences   

• The Black God's Drums (Clark)
• The Book of Essie (Weir)
• Circe (Miller)
• Educated: the Memoir (Westover)
• Green (Graham-Felson)
• Home After Dark (Small)
• The Girl Who Smiled Beads (Wamaria and Weil)
• How Long 'Til Black Future Month? (Jemisin)
• Lawn Boy (Evison)
• Spinning Silver (Novik)

4. Margaret A. Edwards Award (An author who has made a significant contribution to YA or Children's Lit)

• Name of author : M.T. Andersen 

5. Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature (LGBT) :

• Picture Us In the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert -Honor

6. William C. Morris Award (First YA novel by author)

• Darius the Great is Not Okay by Adib Khorram- Award

7. YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults 

• The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees authored and illustrated by Don Brown- Award

8. Coretta Scott King Book Award (African American Author) 

• A Few Red Drops: The 1919 Chicago Race Riots by Claire Hartfield-Award

• (Three honor books goes to a children's/middle grades books)

9. Coretta Scott King Author-Steptoe New Talent

• Monday's Not Coming Tiffany D. Jackson

10. Pura Belpre (Latinx Author) 

• The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo- Award

11. Odyssey Award (Audio Book)

• Sadie by Courtney Summers- Award
• The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo- Honor
• (The other three honor books are middle grade or children's books)

12. Sibert Informational  Book Award (Distinguished Informational books)

• The Girl Who Drew Butterflies by Joyce Sidman -Award (Ages 10-12)
• Spooked by Gail Jarrow -Honor
• The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees authored and illustrated by Don Brown-Honor
• (Three other honor books for children or middle grade reader)

13. Mildred Batchelder Award (Translated into English)

• Run For Your Life by Silvana Gandolfi, translated from Italian

14. Children's Literature Legacy Award (An author or illustrator whose work has had a substantial and lasting effect on Children's literature)

• Author name: Walter Dean Myers

15. Newbery Medal (Most outstanding contribution to children's literature)

• (The award book and two honor books are for middle grade or children readers)

16. Caldecott Medal

• (All Award book and honor books are for children readers.)

So many good books. Let's get reading. (Highlighted books or authors are those I have read.)