Additional ALA Youth Media Awards announced on January 25, 2021 included the Alex Award, 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]
[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: Paper Son: The Inspiring Story of Tyrus Wong, Immigrant and Artist by Julie Leung, illustrated by Chris Sasaki (Schwartz & Wade/Random)
Honor book: Danbi Leads the School Parade by Anna Kim (Viking)
Children's Literature winner: When You Trap a Tiger by Tae Keller (Random House)
Honor book: Prairie Lotus by Linda Sue Park (Clarion)
Young Adult Literature winner: This Light Between Us by Andrew Fukuda (Tor Teen)
Honor book: Displacement by Kiku Hughes (First Second/Macmillan)
[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: Telephone Tales, written by Gianni Rodari, illustrated by Valerio Vidali, translated from Italian by Antony Shugaar (Enchanted Lion)
Honor book: Catherine's War written by Julia Billet, illustrated by Claire Fauvel, translated from French by Ivanka Hahnenberger (HarperAlley/HarperCollins)
[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: Tracy Deonn for Legendborn (McElderry/Simon)
[given by the Coretta Scott King Task Force for lifetime achievement]
Dorothy L. Guthrie
[for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults]
[for distinguished digital media for an early learning audience]
Winner: The Imagine Neighborhood produced by Committee for Children
Honoree: Sesame Street Family Play: Caring for Each Other produced by Sesame Workshop
[for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens]
Winner: If These Wings Could Fly by Kyrie McCauley (Tegen/HarperCollins)
Finalists:
[for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States]
Winner: Kent State, written by Deborah Wiles, read by Christopher Gebauer, Lauren Ezzo, Christina DeLaine, Johnny Heller, Roger Wayne, Korey Jackson, and David de Vries (Scholastic Audio)
Honor audiobooks:
[for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience]
Young Children (ages 0 to 10) winner: I Talk like a River by Jordan Scott, illustrated by Sydney Smith (Porter/Holiday)
Honor books:
Middle Grades (ages 11-13) winner: Show Me a Sign by Ann Clare LeZotte (Scholastic)
Honor books:
Teen (ages 13-18) winner: This Is My Brain in Love by I.W. Gregorio (Little, Brown)
[given annually to English-language children's and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience]
Winner:
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: Welcoming Elijah: A Passover Tale with a Tail by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal (Charlesbridge)
Honor books:
Middle Grade winner: Turtle Boy by M. Evan Wolkenstein (Delacorte)
Honor books:
Young Adult winner: Dancing at the Pity Party: A Dead Mom Graphic Memoir by Tyler Feder (Dial)
Honor book: They Went Left by Monica Hesse (Little, Brown)
For the complete list, including Notables, visit the AJL's website.
Winner: The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh by Candace Fleming (Schwartz & Wade/Random)
Finalists:
See the Horn Book's reviews of major 2021 ALA Youth Media Award winners.
For more, click on the tag ALA Midwinter 2021.
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