Additional ALA Youth Media Awards announced on January 27, 2020 included the Alex Award, ALSC Children's Literature Lecture Award, American Indian Youth Literature Awards, Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature, Mildred L. Batchelder Award, Children's Literature Legacy Award, Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author and Illustrator Awards, Coretta Scott King — Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement, Margaret A. Edwards Award, Excellence in Early Learning Digital Media Award, William C. Morris Award, Odyssey Award, Schneider Family Book Award, Stonewall Book Award — Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award, Sydney Taylor Book Awards, and YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults.
[for the ten best adult books that appeal to teen audiences]
[recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian, or teacher of children's literature, who then presents a lecture at a winning host site]
Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop will deliver the 2021 lecture.
[announced in even years and established to identify and honor the very best writing and illustrations by and about American Indians; administered by the American Indian Library Association (AILA)]
Picture Book winner: Bowwow Powwow: Bagosenjige-niimi’idim by Brenda J. Child, illustrated by Jonathan Thunder, translated into Ojibwe by Gordon Jourdain (Minnesota)
Honor books:
Middle Grade winner: Indian No More by Charlene Willing McManis with Traci Sorell (Tu/Lee & Low)
Honor books:
Teen winner: Hearts Unbroken by Cynthia Leitich Smith (Candlewick)
Honor books:
[for promoting Asian/Pacific American culture and heritage; awarded based on literary and artistic merit; administered by the Asian Pacific American Librarians Association (APALA)]
Picture Book winner: Queen of Physics: How Wu Chien Shiung Helped Unlock the Secrets of the Atom by Teresa Robeson, illustrated by Rebecca Huang (Sterling)
Honor book: Bilal Cooks Daal by Aisha Saeed, illustrated by Anoosha Syed (Salaam/Simon)
Children's Literature winner: Stargazing by Jen Wang (First Second/Roaring Brook)
Honor book: I’m Ok by Patti Kim (Atheneum)
Young Adult Literature winner: They Called Us Enemy by George Takei, Justin Eisinger, and Steven Scott, illustrated by Harmony Becker (Top Shelf)
Honor book: Frankly in Love by David Yoon (Putnam)
[for an outstanding children's book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into English for publiation in the United States]
Winner: Brown, written by Håkon Øvreås, illustrated by Øyvind Torseter, translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson (Enchanted Lion)
Honor books:
[honoring an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children through books that demonstrate integrity and respect for all children's lives and experiences]
[given by the Coretta Scott King Task Force to young authors or illustrators who demonstrate outstanding promise]
Steptoe Author Award winner: Alicia D. Williams for Genesis Begins Again (Atheneum)
Steptoe Illustrator Award winner: April Harrison for What Is Given from the Heart, written by Patricia C. McKissack (Schwartz & Wade/Random)
[given by the Coretta Scott King Task Force for lifetime achievement]
[for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults]
[for distinguished digital media for an early learning audience]
Winner: Molly of Denali produced by PBS Kids
Honorees:
[for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens]
Winner: The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by Ben Philippe (Balzer + Bray/HarperCollins)
Finalists:
[for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States]
Winner: Hey, Kiddo, written by Jarrett J. Krosoczka, read by the author, Jeanne Birdsall, Jenna Lamia, Richard Ferrone and a full cast (Scholastic Audiobooks)
Honor audiobooks:
[for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience]
Young Children (ages 0 to 10) winner: Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor, illustrated by Rafael López (Philomel)
Honor book: A Friend for Henry by Jenn Bailey, illustrated by Mika Song (Chronicle)
Middle Grades (ages 11-13) winner: Song for a Whale by Lynne Kelly (Delacorte)
Honor book: Each Tiny Spark by Pablo Cartaya (Kokila/Penguin)
Teen (ages 14-18) winner: Cursed by Karol Ruth Silverstein (Charlesbridge Teen)
Honor book: The Silence Between Us by Alison Gervais (Blink)
[given annually to English-language children's and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience]
Winners:
Honor books:
[to outstanding books for children and teens that authentically portray the Jewish experience; presented by the Association of Jewish Libraries (AJL)]
Picture Book winner: The Book Rescuer: How a Mensch from Massachusetts Saved Yiddish Literature for Generations to Come by Sue Macy, illustrated by Stacy Innerst (Wiseman/Simon)
Honor books:
Middle Grade winner: White Bird: A Wonder Story by R. J. Palacio (Knopf)
Honor books:
Young Adult winner: Someday We Will Fly by Rachel DeWoskin (Viking)
Honor books:
Lesléa Newman is the winner of the 2020 Sydney Taylor Body of Work Award.
For the complete list, including Notables, visit the AJL's website.
Winner: Free Lunch by Rex Ogle (Norton)
Finalists:
See the Horn Book's reviews of major 2020 ALA Youth Media Award winners.
For more, click on the tag ALA Midwinter 2020.
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