Awards for YA-Ch. 7
Why do librarians need to knows Young Adult literature award winners, honor books, and nominees?
The award lists are a great way for librarians to suggest books for young adult readers. They represent books that are selected by a committee of librarians, professors, and consultants that are interested in providing great books for young adults. Librarians should become familiar with these books to help match readers and books.
The award lists can be found at http://www.ala.org/yalsa/
YALSA stands for Young Adult Library Services Associations, which is a division
on of The American Library Association. Their goal is to provide books that teens can connect and relate to, and to build lifelong readers.
Printz Award: This award, named after Michael L. Printz, began in 2000. Printz was a school librarian in Topeka, Kansas who devoted his life to finding great books for students. The Printz is awarded to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. The award is sponsored by Booklist.
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction: This award is given for the best nonfiction book published for young adults ages 12-18 during the publishing year from Nov. 1-Oct. 31.
Great Graphic Novels for Teens: A list of recommended graphic novels for young adults ages 12-18. It is published yearly.
Margaret A. Edwards Award: This award was established in 1988 and is sponsored by School Library Journal. This award is named after Margaret A. Edwards, a librarian that devoted her career with providing books for teens. It honors an author and his/her body of work for their contributions to young adult literature.
ALEX Award: This award is given to ten books that are written for adults, but have an appeal to young adult readers ages 12-18. It became an official award in 2002.
Odyssey Award: It is given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults available in English in the United States.
Morris Award: This award, which began in 2009, was named after William C. Morris, a man respected by the literary world for promoting literature for teens and children. It is awarded to an author's debut book written for teens published for the first time.
Outstanding Books for the College Bound: These list of books are selected to offer a variety of subjects to students that are college bound. It provides an introduction to new ideas that are helpful to broaden the teens scope of thoughts on academic subjects. This list is revised every five years.
Popular Paperbacks: This list of books offers a wide range of titles and sub-genres written for YA which encourages teens to read for pleasure.
Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers: This list offers titles that encourage reluctant teen readers to try. The list offers both fiction and non-fiction titles.
Readers' Choice: This list has the most popular teen titles for a given year. Books are nominated by readers, then in November YALSA members vote for their favorite title. This list is great for librarians to identify the most popular teen books.
Teen Top Ten: This "teen choice" list is chosen from teen book clubs/groups throughout the country that nominates books that were their favorites. Then readers from ages 12-18 vote online for their favorite books between August and September. After the votes are tallied, the YALSA announces the winners during Teen Read Weeks in October for the top ten books.
Amazing Audiobooks List: This annual list chosen by committee members awards notable audio recordings that are significant to young adults that have been released the last two years.
YA Choice: This annual list began in 1986 by the International Literacy Association to encourage young adults to read. The books are selected by young adult readers. This list is helpful to librarians when recommending books for readers. Since they are selected by YA readers, they will be relevant to middle and high school students.
The lists can be found at: https://literacyworldwide.org/get-resources/reading-lists/young-adults-choices-reading-list
The Lone Star Reading List: This yearly list is a state wide reading incentive in the state of Texas to encourage students in grades 6, 7, and 8 to read for pleasure. It was created by the Young Adult Round Table, Association a committee of the Texas Library Association, made up of librarians which began the pilot list in 1990. It became an annual list in 1992. The list is created by both public and school librarians.
TAYSHAS Reading List: This yearly list began in 1996 to encourage students in grades 9-12 to read for pleasure and become lifelong readers. It is sponsored by the Texas Library Association. The books are selected by the Tayshas Committee, a group of high school librarians.
Maverick Reading List: This yearly list is a collection of graphic novels selected by the Young Adult Round Table, a committee of the Texas Library Association librarians. This list of graphic novels for grades 6-12th began in 2010 to encourage students to explore current books in graphic novel format. Texas was the first state to create a list of graphic novels for students.
Edgar Award for Mystery: This award is presented each spring by the Mystery Writers of America. It is considered the most prestigious award in the genre. There are several categories for both adult and young adult readers. The awards most beneficial for young adult readers are Best Juvenile and Young Adult.
NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children: This award is presented by the National Council of Teachers of English to honor a poet's body of work, literary merit, creativity, and appeal to children. The award is decided by members of the NCTE Poetry Committee and is given every other year.
Orbis Pictus: This award is presented by the National Council of Teachers of English each year to an author for outstanding non-fiction writing for children. The work must be published or distributed in the United States and must have the following criteria: accuracy, organization, design, style, and useful in classroom teaching.
Batchelder Award: This award is presented annually to a publisher by the Association for Library Service to Children. It is given to a book that was originally published in another language other than English and in another country other than the United States, then translated into English and published in the United States. It is award for great writing for children from other parts of the world.
Scott O'Dell Award: This award, named after the Newbery Award winning author, is given yearly to a well-written book for children that recognizes it's importance in historical fiction. The book must be written in English by a U.S. citizen, published by a U.S. publisher, and the setting must be in the United States, Canada, or South America. It began to encourage writers to focus on historical fiction.
Pura Belpre Award: This award, which began in 1996, is given annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator who's work best represents the Latino cultural experience for children and youth. It is named after Pura Belpre, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library.
Schneider Family Award: This award, named after Katherine Schneider, is presented annually by the American Library Association to honor an author or illustrator that best expresses the disability experience for children and young adults. There are three awards given: Teen Book, Middle School Book, and Young Children's Book.
Sibert Award: This award is given annually to authors and illustrators who's work is the most distinguished informational book published in English in the U.S. It is named after Robert F. Sibert, the President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. and is given by the Association for Library Service to Children.
Stonewall Awards: These awards are given to honor books that best relate to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience. The awards are sponsored by the American Library Association. There are three awards given: Barbara Gittings Literature Award, Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Awards, and Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award.
The award lists can be found at http://www.ala.org/yalsa/
YALSA stands for Young Adult Library Services Associations, which is a division
on of The American Library Association. Their goal is to provide books that teens can connect and relate to, and to build lifelong readers.
Printz Award: This award, named after Michael L. Printz, began in 2000. Printz was a school librarian in Topeka, Kansas who devoted his life to finding great books for students. The Printz is awarded to a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. The award is sponsored by Booklist.
YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction: This award is given for the best nonfiction book published for young adults ages 12-18 during the publishing year from Nov. 1-Oct. 31.
Great Graphic Novels for Teens: A list of recommended graphic novels for young adults ages 12-18. It is published yearly.
Margaret A. Edwards Award: This award was established in 1988 and is sponsored by School Library Journal. This award is named after Margaret A. Edwards, a librarian that devoted her career with providing books for teens. It honors an author and his/her body of work for their contributions to young adult literature.
ALEX Award: This award is given to ten books that are written for adults, but have an appeal to young adult readers ages 12-18. It became an official award in 2002.
Odyssey Award: It is given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults available in English in the United States.
Morris Award: This award, which began in 2009, was named after William C. Morris, a man respected by the literary world for promoting literature for teens and children. It is awarded to an author's debut book written for teens published for the first time.
Outstanding Books for the College Bound: These list of books are selected to offer a variety of subjects to students that are college bound. It provides an introduction to new ideas that are helpful to broaden the teens scope of thoughts on academic subjects. This list is revised every five years.
Popular Paperbacks: This list of books offers a wide range of titles and sub-genres written for YA which encourages teens to read for pleasure.
Quick Picks for Reluctant Readers: This list offers titles that encourage reluctant teen readers to try. The list offers both fiction and non-fiction titles.
Readers' Choice: This list has the most popular teen titles for a given year. Books are nominated by readers, then in November YALSA members vote for their favorite title. This list is great for librarians to identify the most popular teen books.
Teen Top Ten: This "teen choice" list is chosen from teen book clubs/groups throughout the country that nominates books that were their favorites. Then readers from ages 12-18 vote online for their favorite books between August and September. After the votes are tallied, the YALSA announces the winners during Teen Read Weeks in October for the top ten books.
Amazing Audiobooks List: This annual list chosen by committee members awards notable audio recordings that are significant to young adults that have been released the last two years.
YA Choice: This annual list began in 1986 by the International Literacy Association to encourage young adults to read. The books are selected by young adult readers. This list is helpful to librarians when recommending books for readers. Since they are selected by YA readers, they will be relevant to middle and high school students.
The lists can be found at: https://literacyworldwide.org/get-resources/reading-lists/young-adults-choices-reading-list
The Lone Star Reading List: This yearly list is a state wide reading incentive in the state of Texas to encourage students in grades 6, 7, and 8 to read for pleasure. It was created by the Young Adult Round Table, Association a committee of the Texas Library Association, made up of librarians which began the pilot list in 1990. It became an annual list in 1992. The list is created by both public and school librarians.
TAYSHAS Reading List: This yearly list began in 1996 to encourage students in grades 9-12 to read for pleasure and become lifelong readers. It is sponsored by the Texas Library Association. The books are selected by the Tayshas Committee, a group of high school librarians.
Maverick Reading List: This yearly list is a collection of graphic novels selected by the Young Adult Round Table, a committee of the Texas Library Association librarians. This list of graphic novels for grades 6-12th began in 2010 to encourage students to explore current books in graphic novel format. Texas was the first state to create a list of graphic novels for students.
Edgar Award for Mystery: This award is presented each spring by the Mystery Writers of America. It is considered the most prestigious award in the genre. There are several categories for both adult and young adult readers. The awards most beneficial for young adult readers are Best Juvenile and Young Adult.
NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children: This award is presented by the National Council of Teachers of English to honor a poet's body of work, literary merit, creativity, and appeal to children. The award is decided by members of the NCTE Poetry Committee and is given every other year.
Orbis Pictus: This award is presented by the National Council of Teachers of English each year to an author for outstanding non-fiction writing for children. The work must be published or distributed in the United States and must have the following criteria: accuracy, organization, design, style, and useful in classroom teaching.
Batchelder Award: This award is presented annually to a publisher by the Association for Library Service to Children. It is given to a book that was originally published in another language other than English and in another country other than the United States, then translated into English and published in the United States. It is award for great writing for children from other parts of the world.
Scott O'Dell Award: This award, named after the Newbery Award winning author, is given yearly to a well-written book for children that recognizes it's importance in historical fiction. The book must be written in English by a U.S. citizen, published by a U.S. publisher, and the setting must be in the United States, Canada, or South America. It began to encourage writers to focus on historical fiction.
Pura Belpre Award: This award, which began in 1996, is given annually to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator who's work best represents the Latino cultural experience for children and youth. It is named after Pura Belpre, the first Latina librarian at the New York Public Library.
Schneider Family Award: This award, named after Katherine Schneider, is presented annually by the American Library Association to honor an author or illustrator that best expresses the disability experience for children and young adults. There are three awards given: Teen Book, Middle School Book, and Young Children's Book.
Sibert Award: This award is given annually to authors and illustrators who's work is the most distinguished informational book published in English in the U.S. It is named after Robert F. Sibert, the President of Bound to Stay Bound Books, Inc. and is given by the Association for Library Service to Children.
Stonewall Awards: These awards are given to honor books that best relate to the gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender experience. The awards are sponsored by the American Library Association. There are three awards given: Barbara Gittings Literature Award, Israel Fishman Non-Fiction Awards, and Mike Morgan and Larry Romans Children's and Young Adult Literature Award.
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