And the 2012 John Newbery Medal goes to:
Dead End in Norvelt, by Jack Gantos
And the 2012 Michael L. Printz Award goes to:
Where Things Come Back, by John Corey Whaley
(I’ve already updated the Printz Project with the winner and honor books. Head on over to check it out.)
And the 2012 Caldecott Medal goes to:
A Ball for Daisy, by Chris Raschka
For the rest of the winners of the ALA Youth Media Awards, check out this ALA press release. Here’s a list of all the awards given out today:
Alex Awards
Andrew Carnegie Medal
Coretta Scott King Book Awards
Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement
John Newbery Medal
Margaret A. Edwards Award
May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture
Michael L. Printz Award
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
Odyssey Award
Pura Belpré Awards
Randolph Caldecott Medal
Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Medal
Schneider Family Book Award
Stonewall Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award
Theodore Seuss Geisel Award
William C. Morris Award
YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults
And here’s a link to the post of last year’s winners.
Gotta go! I have to go to the bookstore (or, more likely, order them online)!
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Well, I ‘ll have to check out the Newbery and Printz award winners, at least. I don’t think I’ve heard of either.
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Okay, so this list of awards is insane. I never knew there were so many. I put these books on hold at the library, but we’ll see if my patience for THAT holds out.
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Jenny – I hadn’t heard of or read any of the winners this year. Shocking. But I’ve ordered the Newbery, Caldecott, and Printz winners. Hopefully, they’re as good as winning those awards suggest.
Suey – I know! I can’t keep up with them all. I just pick a few to follow. And even then, I’m not that great at it. :) I ordered many of the winners from Amazon, but they are all on back-order, so your library holds may beat me.