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Lots of ALA 2016 love

by Katie Bircher
Jul 01, 2016 | Filed in Book Awards
2016 ALA Awards

All week we've been celebrating the 2016 ALA Youth Media Award–winning authors and illustrators. Here are the winners' acceptance speeches and profiles; stay tuned for more next week!

Newbery Medal:

Caldecott Medal:

Coretta Scott King Author Award:

Coretta Scott King Illustrator Award:

Coretta Scott King–Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement and Laura Ingalls Wilder Award:

Horn Book reviews of the 2016 ALA Youth Media Award winners

For more speeches, profiles, and articles click the tag ALA 2016.

Katie Bircher

Katie Bircher, formerly editor of The Horn Book Guide, is a freelance children’s and YA editor. She's also a former bookseller who holds an MA in children's literature from Simmons University. She served as chair of the 2018 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award committee. Follow Katie on Twitter @lyraelle.

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