This Year’s Winners of the ALA Youth Media Awards

For books that authentically depict the disability experience

• Young Children Book Winner: Henry Like Always by Jenn Bailey, illus by Mika Song
• Young Children’s Book Honor: Dancing Hands by Joanna Que and Charina Marquez, illustrated by Fran Alvarez; What Happened to You? written by James Catchpole, illustrated by Karen George
• Middle Grade Winner: The Fire, The Water, and Maudie McGinn by Sally J. Pla
• Middle Grade Honor: Good Different written by Meg Eden Kuyatt; Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
• Young Adult Winner: Forever Is Now by Mariama J. Lockington
• Young Adult Honor: Where You See Yourself written by Claire Forres; Tilly in Technicolor written by Mazey Eddings

The Stonewall Book Awards

For books with exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience

• Children’s Literature Winner: Cross My Heart and Never Lie written and illus by Nora Dåsnes, illus by Matt Bagguley
• Honor: Desert Queen written by Jyoti Rajan Gopal, illustrated by Svabhu Kohli; Not He or She, I’m Me written by A.M. Wild, illustrated by Kah Yangni; The Otherwoods written by Justine Pucella Winans; Stars in Their Eyes written by Jessica Walton, illustrated by Aśka
• Young Adult Winner: Only This Beautiful Moment written by Abdi Nazemian
• Honor: Ander & Santi Were Here written byJonny Garza Villa; Imogen, Obviously written by Becky Albertalli; The Long Run written by James Acker; The Spirit Bares Its Teeth written by Andrew Joseph White

Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award

• Christopher Paul Curtis

Coretta Scott King – John Steptoe New Talent Award

• Illustrator: Briana Mukodiri Uchendu for We Could Fly
• Author: Jade Adia for There Goes the Neighborhood

Coretta Scott King Book Award for Illustrator

• Winner: Dare Coulter for An American Story written by Kwame Alexander
• Honor: Big illustrated and written by Vashti Harrison; Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes illustrated by Shannon Wright, written by Traci N. Todd; There Was a Party for Langston illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarret Pumphrey, written by Jason Reynolds

Coretta Scott King Book Award for Author

• Winner: Ibi Zoboi for Nigeria Jones

• Honor: Big written and illustrated by Vashti Harrison; How Do You Spell Unfair?: MacNolia Cox and the National Spelling Bee by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Frank Morrison; Kin: Rooted in Hope by Carole Boston Weatherford, illustrated by Jeffery Boston Weatherford

Pura Belpré Awards

• Youth Illustration Winner: MexiKid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín
• Youth Illustration Honor: Mi papá es un agrícola/My Father, the Farmworker illustrated by José B. Ramírez, written by J. Roman Pérez Varela; Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock illustrated by Eliza Kinkz, written by Jesús Trejo; Remembering illustrated by Adriana M. Garcia, written by Xelena González
• Children’s Author Winner: MexiKid: A Graphic Memoir by Pedro Martín
• Children’s Author Honor: Alebrijes written by Donna Barba Higuera; Aniana del Mar Jumps In written by Jasminne Mendez; Benita y las Criaturas Nocturnas written by Mariana Llanos, illustrated by Cocoretto; Papá’s Magical Water-Jug Clock written by Jesús Trejo, illustrated by Eliza Kinkz; Something Like Home written by Andrea Beatriz Arango
• Young Adult Author Winner: Saints of the Household by Ari Tison
• Young Adult Author Honor: The Prince and the Coyote by David Bowles, illustrated by Amanda Mijangos; Worm: A Cuban American Odyssey written and illustrated by Edel Rodriguez

The Alex Awards

For the best books published for an adult audience with teen appeal

• Bad Cree: A Novel by Jessica Johns
• Chain-Gang All-Stars by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
• Chlorine by Jade Song
• Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
• The Hard Parts: A Memoir of Courage and Triumph by Oksana Masters
• I Will Greet the Sun Again by Khashayar J. Khabushani
• Maame by Jessica George
• Starter Villain by John Scalzi
• The Talk by Darrin Bell
• Whalefall: A Novel by Daniel Kraus

YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults

• Accountable: The True Story of a Racist Social Media Account and the Teenagers Whose Lives It Changed by Dashka Slater

William C Morris Award for Best Debut YA

• Rez Ball by Byron Graves

Margaret A. Edwards Award

For significant and enduring contribution to the world of youth literature

• Neal Shusterman

Michael L. Printz Award

Given to the most distinguished work of literature for young adults

• Winner: The Collectors edited by AS King, with contributions from M.T. Anderson, e.E. Charlton-Trujillo, A.S. King, David Levithan, Cory McCarthy, Anna-Marie McLemore, G. Neri, Jason Reynolds, Randy Ribay, and Jenny Torres Sanchez
• Honor: Fire from the Sky by Moa Backe Astot
• Honor: Gather by Kenneth M. Cadow
• Honor: The Girl I Am Was and Never Will Be by Shannon Gibney
• Honor: Salt the Water by Candice Iloh

Mildred L. Batchelder Award

Given for the best children’s books in translation

• Winner: Houses with a Story: A Dragon’s Den, a Ghostly Mansion, a Library of Lost Books, and 30 More Amazing Places to Explore by Seiji Yoshida, translated by Jan Mitsuko Cash
• Honor: The House of the Lost on the Cape published by Yonder, an imprint of Restless Books, written by Sachiko Kashiwaba, illustrated by Yukiko Saito and translated by Avery Fischer Udagawa; Pardalita published by Levine Querido, written and illustrated by Joana Estrela and translated by Lyn Miller-Lachmann

Robert F. Sibert Medal

Honoring the best informational books for children

• Winner: The Mona Lisa Vanishes: A Legendary Painter, a Shocking Heist, and the Birth of a Global Celebrity by Nicholas Day, illus. by Brett Helquist
• Honor: The Book of Turtles written by Sy Montgomery, illustrated by Matt Patterson; Holding Her Own: The Exceptional Life of Jackie Ormes written by Traci N. Todd, illustrated by Shannon Wright; Jumper: A Day in the Life of the Backyard Jumping Spider written and illustrated by Jessica Lanan; Shipwrecked!: Diving for Hidden Time Capsules on the Ocean Floor written by Martin W. Sandler

The Odyssey Award

For best audiobooks for young listeners

• Children’s Winner: El Deafo, produced by Matie Argiropoulos, written by Cece Bell, narrated by a full cast 
• Young Adult Winner: Promise Boys, produced by Macmillan Young Listeners, written by Nick Brooks, narrated by a full cast
• Honor: Chinese Menu: The History, Myths, and Legends Behind Your Favorite Foods by Grace Lin and narrated by Lisa Ling; Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir written by Pedro Martín and narrated by a full cast; Once There Was by Kiyash Monsef narrated by Nikki Massoud; Sisters of the Lost Marsh written and narrated by Lucy Strange; Stateless written by Elizabeth Wein and narrated by Moira Quirk

The Children’s Literature Legacy Award

• Pam Munoz Ryan

Theodor Seuss Geisel Award

For the most distinguished beginning reader book

• Winner: Fox Has a Problem by Corey R. Tabor
• Honor: Henry, Like Always written by Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song; Worm and Caterpillar Are Friends written and illustrated by Kaz Windness

Caldecott Awards

These honor the most distinguished picture books for children

• Winner: Big by illustrator and author Vashti Harrison
• Honor: In Every Life by illustrator and author Marla Freeze
• Honor: Jovita Wore Pants, illustrated by Molly Mendoza and written by Aida Salazar
• Honor: There Was a Party for Langston, illustrated by Jerome Pumphrey and Jarrett Pumphrey, written by Jason Reynolds
• Honor: The Truth About Dragons, illustrated by Hanna Cha, written by Julie Leung

John Newbery Medal

Given to the author of the most distinguished work of literature for children

• Winner: The Eyes and the Impossible by Dave Eggers, illus. by Shawn Harris
• Honor: Eagle Drums by Nasugraq Rainey Hopson
• Honor: Elf Dog and Owl Head by M. T. Anderson, illustrated by Junyi Wu
• Honor: Mexikid by Pedro Martín
• Honor: Simon Sort of Says by Erin Bow
• Honor: The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams by Daniel Nayeri 

In addition, Kyle Lukoff won the ALSC Children’s Literature Lecture Award and will deliver a lecture next spring.

Note: this list does not include all of the honor winners in several categories, as a press release of the full roster of honors has yet to be released. You can check the American Library Association website later today for more winning titles.