Printz Award
The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature.
2022 Printz Award Winner
Firekeeper's Daughter by ISBN: 9781250766564With four starred reviews, Angeline Boulley's debut novel, Firekeeper's Daughter, is a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community, perfect for readers of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange.
2021 Printz Award Winner
Everything Sad Is Untrue by ISBN: 9781646140008At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. To them he is a dark-skinned, hairy-armed boy with a big butt whose lunch smells funny; who makes things up and talks about poop too much.
2020 Printz Award Winner
Dig by
ISBN: 9781101994917Five estranged cousins are lost in a maze of their family's tangled secrets. Their grandparents, former potato farmers Gottfried and Marla Hemmings, managed to trade digging spuds for developing subdivisions and now they sit atop a million-dollar bank account--wealth they've refused to pass on to their adult children or their five teenage grandchildren. With her inimitable surrealism, award winner A.S. King exposes how a toxic culture of polite white supremacy tears a family apart and how one determined generation can dig its way out.
Morris Award (Debut)
The William C. Morris YA Debut Award, first awarded in 2009, honors a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens and celebrating impressive new voices in young adult literature.
2022 Morris Award Winner
- Firekeeper's Daughter by ISBN: 9781250766564With four starred reviews, Angeline Boulley's debut novel, Firekeeper's Daughter, is a groundbreaking YA thriller about a Native teen who must root out the corruption in her community, perfect for readers of Angie Thomas and Tommy Orange.
2021 Morris Award Winner
If These Wings Could Fly by ISBN: 9780062885029Kyrie McCauley's stunning YA debut is a powerful story about the haunting specter of domestic violence and the rebellious forces of sisterhood and first love.
2020 Morris Award winner:
The Field Guide to the North American Teenager by
ISBN: 9780062824110A hilarious YA contemporary realistic novel about a witty Black French Canadian teen who moves to Austin, Texas, and experiences the joys, clichés, and awkward humiliations of the American high school experience--including falling in love.
Stonewall (LGBT+)
About the Stonewall Book Awards - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award:
The Stonewall Book Awards are presented to English language books that have exceptional merit relating to the gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender experience.
2022 Stonewall Award Winner (YA)
Last Night at the Telegraph Club by ISBN: 9780525555254Seventeen-year-old Lily Hu can't remember exactly when the feeling took root--that desire to look, to move closer, to touch. Whenever it started growing, it definitely bloomed the moment she and Kathleen Miller walked under the flashing neon sign of a lesbian bar called the Telegraph Club. Suddenly everything seemed possible. But America in 1954 is not a safe place for two girls to fall in love, especially not in Chinatown.
2021 Stonewall Award Winner:
We Are Little Feminists by ISBN: 9781734182422The We Are Little Feminists series celebrates all of who we are. Featuring photos of real families, with poems to build vocabulary and family connection. Hair helps families & educators discuss gender & sexuality by celebrating all the wonderful forms of family.
2020 Stonewall Book Award Winner:
The Black Flamingo by
ISBN: 9780062990297Michael is a mixed-race gay teen growing up in London. All his life, he's navigated what it means to be Greek-Cypriot and Jamaican--but never quite feeling Greek or Black enough. As he gets older, Michael's coming out is only the start of learning who he is and where he fits in. When he discovers the Drag Society, he finally finds where he belongs--and the Black Flamingo is born.
Pura Belpre Award for Young Adults Books (Latinx)
The Pura Belpré Award, established in 1996, is presented to a Latino/Latina writer and illustrator whose work best portrays, affirms, and celebrates the Latino cultural experience in an outstanding work of literature for children and youth.
2022 Pura Belpré Winner for Young Adults
How Moon Fuentez Fell in Love with the Universe by ISBN: 9781534448667When her twin sister reaches social media stardom, Moon Fuentez accepts her fate as the ugly, unwanted sister hidden in the background, destined to be nothing more than her sister's camerawoman. But this summer, Moon also takes a job as the "merch girl" on a tour bus full of beautiful influencers and her fate begins to shift in the best way possible. Most notable is her bunkmate and new nemesis, Santiago Phillips, who is grumpy, combative, and also the hottest guy Moon has ever seen.
2021 Pura Belpré Award for Young Adults:
Furia by ISBN: 9781616209919In Rosario, Argentina, Camila Hassan lives a double life. At home, she is a careful daughter, living within her mother's narrow expectations, in her rising-soccer-star brother's shadow, and under the abusive rule of her short-tempered father. On the field, she is La Furia, a powerhouse of skill and talent.
Alex Awards
The Alex Awards are given to ten books written for adults that have special appeal to young adults, ages 12 through 18. The winning titles are selected from the previous year's publishing.
Alex Award List
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