2018’s Youth Media Award Winners (YMAs) were announced this month! Below is a list of each award with a brief description, and the titles that won them this year.
John Newbery Medal
For the most outstanding contribution to children’s literature
Newberry Winner
Hello, Universe by Erin Entrada Kelly
Newberry Honor
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James
Newberry Honor
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Newberry Honor
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
Randolph Caldecott Medal
For the most distinguished American picture book for children
Caldecott Winner
Wolf in the Snow by Matthew Cordell
Caldecott Honor
A Different Pond by Thi Bui, Bao Phi
Caldecott Honor
Big Cat, little cat by Elisha Cooper
Caldecott Honor
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James
Caldecott Honor
Grand Canyon by Jason Chin
Michael L. Printz Award
For excellence in literature written for young adults
Printz Winner
We Are Okay by Nina LaCour
Printz Honor
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Printz Honor
Strange the Dreamer by Laini Taylor
Printz Honor
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Printz Honor
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brother by Deborah Heiligman
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Recognizing African American authors and illustrators of outstanding books for children and young adults
Coretta Scott King (Author) Winner
Piecing Me Together by Renée Watson
Coretta Scott King (Author) Honor
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James
Coretta Scott King (Author) Honor
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Coretta Scott King (Author) Honor
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Winner
Out of Wonder: Poems Celebrating Poets by Ekua Holmes, Kwame Alexander, Chris Colderly, Marjory Wentworth
Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Honor
Before She Was Harriet: The Story of Harriet Tubman by James E. Ransome, Lesa Cline-Ransome
Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Honor
Crown: An Ode to the Fresh Cut by Derrick Barnes, Gordon C. James
Pura Belpré Awards
Honoring Latino writers and illustrators whose children’s books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.
Pura Belpré (Author) Winner
Lucky Broken Girl by Ruth Behar
Pura Belpré (Author) Honor
The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora by Pablo Cartaya
Pura Belpré (Author) Honor
The First Rule of Punk by Celia C. Pérez
Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Winner
La Princesa and the Pea by Juana Martinez-Neal, Susan Middleton Elya
Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Honor
All Around Us by Adriana M. Garcia, Xelena González
Pura Belpré (Illustrator) Honor
Frida Kahlo and Her Animalitos by John Parra, Monica Brown
Schneider Family Book Award
For books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience
Schneider Winner
Macy McMillan and the Rainbow Goddess by Shari Green
Schneider Winner
Silent Days, Silent Dreams by Allen Say
Schneider Winner
You’re Welcome, Universe by Whitney Gardner
Stonewall Book Award
Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience
Stonewall Winner
Little & Lion by Brandy Colbert
Stonewall Winner
The 57 Bus: A True Story of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
Stonewall Honor
As the Crow Flie by Melanie Gillman
Stonewall Honor
The Gentleman’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee
Theodor Seuss Geisel Award
For the most distinguished book for beginning readers
Geisel Winner
Charlie & Mouse by Laurel Snyder, Emily Hughes
Geisel Honor
I See a Cat by Paul Meisel
Geisel Honor
King & Kayla and the Case of the Missing Dog Treats by Dori Hillestad Butler, Nancy Meyers
Geisel Honor
My Kite Is Stuck! And Other Stories by Salina Yoon
Geisel Honor
Noodleheads See the Future by Tedd Arnold, Martha Hamilton, Mitch Weiss
Geisel Honor
Snail & Worm Again by Tina Kügler
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
Batchelder Winner
The Murderer’s Ape by Jakob Wegelius
Batchelder Honor
Malala: Activist for Girls’ Education by Raphaële Frier
Batchelder Honor
When a Wolf Is Hungry by Christine Naumann-Billemin, Kris Di Giacomo
Batchelder Honor
You Can’t Be Too Careful! by Roger Mello
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award
For most distinguished informational book for children
Sibert Winner
Twelve Days in May: Freedom Ride 1961 by Larry Dane Brimner
Sibert Honor
Chef Roy Choi by Jacqueline Briggs Martin, Juno Jo Lee, Man One
Sibert Honor
Grand Canyon by Jason Chin
Sibert Honor
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask about Having a Disability by Shae Burcaw
Sibert Honor
Sea Otter Heroes: The Predators That Saved an Ecosystem by Patricia Newman
YALSA Award
For Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Winner
Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers by Deborah Heiligman
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Honor
#NotYourPrincess: Voices of Native American Women by Mary Beth Leatherdale, Lisa Charleyboy
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Honor
Eyes of the World: Robert Capa, Gerda Taro, and the Invention of Modern Photojournalism by Marc Aronson, Marina Budhos
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Honor
The 57 Bus: A True Store of Two Teenagers and the Crime That Changed Their Lives by Dashka Slater
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Honor
The Whydah: A Pirate Ship Feared, Wrecked, and Found by Martin W. Sandler
Odyssey Award
For best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults
Odyssey Winner
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, Bahni Turpin
Odyssey Honor
A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig, Stephen Fry
Odyssey Honor
The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage by Philip Pullman, Michael Sheen
Odyssey Honor
The Wizards of Once by Cressida Cowell, David Tennant
Odyssey Honor
Long Way Down by Jason Reynolds
Odyssey Honor
Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews, Dion Graham
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award
To affirm new talent
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award (Author) Winner
The Stars Beneath Our Feet by David Barclay Moore
Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award (Illustrator) Winner
Mama Africa! How Miriam Makeba Spread Hope with Her Song by Charly Palmer, Kathryn Erskine
William C. Morris Award
For a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens
Morris Winner
The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas
Morris Honor
Dear Martin by Nic Stone
Morris Honor
Devils Within by S. F. Henson
Morris Honor
Saints and Misfits by S. K. Ali
Morris Honor
Starfish by Akemi Dawn Bowman
Alex Awards
The 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences
Alex Winner
A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea by Melissa Fleming
Alex Winner
All Systems Red by Martha Wells
Alex Winner
An Unkindness of Magicians by Kat Howard
Alex Winner
Down Among the Sticks and Bones by Seanan McGuire
Alex Winner
Electric Arches by Eve L. Ewing
Alex Winner
Malagash by Joey Comeau
Alex Winner
Roughneck by Jeff Lemire
Alex Winner
She Rides Shotgun by Jordan Harper
Alex Winner
The Clockwork Dynasty by Danile H. Wilson
Alex Winner
Things We Have in Common by Tasha Kavanagh
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