You’ve been to the media center to see the lists of 2012 ALA award winners, right?
For your convenience, we’re listing some of the winners below.
Have you read any of these yet? Do you have a favorite? Do you think the award committees missed any great titles and/or authors from 2011? Add a comment and let us know.
Some of these titles already are in the Middle School collection, and more are coming. Take a peek at the catalog to see what’s available.
The full list of award winners is here.
NEWBERY MEDAL (ages up to and including 14)
Medal Winner: Dead End in Norvelt, by Jack Gantos
Honor Books:
Inside Out & Back Again, by Thanhha Lai
Breaking Stalin’s Nose, by Eugene Yelchin
PRINTZ Award for Excellence in YA Literature (approximately ages 12-18)
Medal Winner: Where Things Come Back, by John Corey Whaley
Honor Books:
Why We Broke Up, by Daniel Handler
The Returning, by Christine Hinwood
Jasper Jones, by Craig Silvey
The Scorprio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater
CORETTA SCOTT KING (Author) Book Award. (Recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.)
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans, by Kadir Nelson
Honor Books:
Eloise Greenfield author of “The Great Migration: Journey to the North
Patricia C. McKissack, author of “Never Forgotten,” illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon and
PURA BELPRÉ (AUTHOR) Award. (Honoring a Latino writer whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.)
Under the Mesquite, by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Honor Books:
The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred, illustrated by Rafael López, written by Samantha R. Vamos
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match /Marisol McDonald no combina, illustrated by Sara Palacios, written by Monica Brown
For your convenience, we’re listing some of the winners below.
Have you read any of these yet? Do you have a favorite? Do you think the award committees missed any great titles and/or authors from 2011? Add a comment and let us know.
Some of these titles already are in the Middle School collection, and more are coming. Take a peek at the catalog to see what’s available.
The full list of award winners is here.
NEWBERY MEDAL (ages up to and including 14)
Medal Winner: Dead End in Norvelt, by Jack Gantos
Honor Books:
Inside Out & Back Again, by Thanhha Lai
Breaking Stalin’s Nose, by Eugene Yelchin
PRINTZ Award for Excellence in YA Literature (approximately ages 12-18)
Medal Winner: Where Things Come Back, by John Corey Whaley
Honor Books:
Why We Broke Up, by Daniel Handler
The Returning, by Christine Hinwood
Jasper Jones, by Craig Silvey
The Scorprio Races, by Maggie Stiefvater
CORETTA SCOTT KING (Author) Book Award. (Recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults.)
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans, by Kadir Nelson
Honor Books:
Eloise Greenfield author of “The Great Migration: Journey to the North
Patricia C. McKissack, author of “Never Forgotten,” illustrated by Leo and Diane Dillon and
PURA BELPRÉ (AUTHOR) Award. (Honoring a Latino writer whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience.)
Under the Mesquite, by Guadalupe Garcia McCall
Honor Books:
The Cazuela that the Farm Maiden Stirred, illustrated by Rafael López, written by Samantha R. Vamos
Marisol McDonald Doesn’t Match /Marisol McDonald no combina, illustrated by Sara Palacios, written by Monica Brown
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