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Newbery Award Winners & Honor Book List:
The prestigious Newbery Medal is
awarded to a U.S. author for the most distinguished contribution to
American literature for children in the preceding year. The award is named
after John Newbery, the famous 18th century British publisher and
bookseller. The Newbery Medal was first awarded in 1922 and is given each
year by the Association of Library Service to Children, a division of the
American Library Association.
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Newbery
Medal Website
Lists all medal winners & honors books
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Carnegie Medal Book List: The Library Association
established the Carnegie Medal in 1936. This annual award recognizes an
outstanding book for children written in English and published in the
United Kingdom during the preceding year. Beginning in 2007, the award
year refers to when the award was granted, and not to the year in which
the book was published. The medal is now awarded by CILIP: the Chartered
Institute of Library and Information Professionals, established in 2002.
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Coretta Scott King Award and the
John
Steptoe Award Winners:
The Coretta Scott King Award and the John Steptoe Award for New Talent are
given to African-American authors and illustrators for outstanding
contributions to children's and young adult literature. The awards are
granted for titles that promote appreciation of the contribution of all
people to the realization of the American Dream, to peace, and to world
brotherhood. First presented in 1970 by the American Library Association's
Social Responsibilities Round Table, the Coretta Scott King Award has
included separate categories for authors and illustrators since 1979. In
addition to the annual winners for Author and Illustrator, several books
are selected each year as Honor Books. The John Steptoe Award for New
Talent was first granted in 1995, but may not be granted in a particular
year if the awarding committee so decides.
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Sydney Taylor Book Award for Older Readers:
Designed to recognize the best in Jewish children's
literature, the Association of Jewish Libraries annually grants the Sydney
Taylor Book Awards to notable children's titles authentically portraying
the Jewish experience. The award is a memorial to noted author Sydney
Taylor, author of the All-of-a-Kind Family series of children's stories
centered on a New York Jewish family. Previously awarded to only one
title, two award categories were created (Younger Readers and Older
Readers) in 1981. In 2007, the Association of Jewish Libraries Teen Book
Award category was added, and the dating system was changed to coordinate
with the year in which the award is presented.
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Schneider Family Award, Middle School Book List:
The Schneider Family Book Awards are presented annually to
titles that convey artistic expressions of disability experiences, and are
written for juvenile audiences. The award is granted by the American
Library Association (ALA) annually in three categories: Young Children
(ages 0-10), Middle School (ages 11-13), and Teen (ages 13-18).
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Michael L. Printz Award Book List
The American Library Association's (ALA) Young Adult Library Services
Association (YALSA) established the Michael L. Printz Award in 2000 to
recognize literary excellence in young adult literature. Each year, one
title is granted the Printz Award, and up to four honor books are
recognized. The award is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who
was a long-time active member of YALSA. Books from any genre are eligible
for the award.
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Phoenix Award Book List
The Phoenix Award, established in 1985 by the Children's
Literature Assocation, honors the most outstanding book published in
English twenty years ago which did not receive a major award (such as the
Newbery or Caldecott) at the time of its publication.
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Pura Belpre Award Book List
The Pura Belpre Award was established in 1996 by the joint
efforts of the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the
National Association to Promote Library and Information Services to
Latinos and the Spanish speaking, an affiliate of the American Library
Association. The award is named in honor of Pura Belpre, the first Latina
librarian at the New York Public Library.
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National Book Award for Young People's
Literature
The National Book Awards were established in 1950 to recognize American
literary works of exceptional merit. In 1996, the National Book Foundation
established the Young People's Literature category. All books written for
children or young adults by United States writers are eligible for this
award. The winners for fiction (as well as other categories) are selected
by independent judging panels.
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