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Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)

Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA)
About the Teens' Top Ten I TTT Nominees I Previous Winners I Promoting the TTT I About YA Galley YALSA has launched the Teen Book Finder Database, which is a one-stop shop for finding selected lists and award winners. Users can search this free resource by award, list name, year, author, genre and more, as well as print customizable lists. This new resource will replace the individual award and list web pages currently on YALSA’s site that are not searchable and that are organized only by year. About the Teens' Top Ten #yalsaTTT The Teens' Top Ten is a "teen choice" list, where teens nominate and choose their favorite books of the previous year! Teens' Top Ten Book Groups APPLICATIONS for 2022-2023 Books Groups will be released early fall. Learn more about how you can apply to participate in the Teens' Top Ten book groups here. Meet the 2021 Teens' Top Ten book groups, who will choose the nominees for the next year. Teens' Top Ten Title Suggestion Form Suggest a title for the Teens' Top Ten! Related:  Week 13 Toolkit: Social ReadingBook Awards

YALSA Book and Media Awards for Libraries | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) *YALSA has launched the new Teen Book Finder Database, which is a one-stop shop for finding selected lists and award winners. Users can search this free resource by award, list name, year, author, genre and more, as well as print customizable lists. This new resource will replace the individual award and list web pages currently on YALSA’s site that are not searchable and that are organized only by year. Awards & Seals | Selected Lists I Teen Book Finder app & database I Committee Contacts | Additional Resources While these books and media have been selected for teens from 12 to 18 years of age, the award-winning titles and the titles on YALSA's selected lists span a broad range of reading and maturity levels. Book Awards & Seals Learn more about each award below and read speeches from winners. Purchase seals for award winners, honor books, and nominees. Selected Book & Media Lists Learn more about YALSA's Book and Media Lists, including: View Past Lists (that are currently inactive)

Stonewall Book Awards - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award | Awards & Grants 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. Administered by: 2017 Winner(s) If I Was Your Girl written by Meredith Russo and published by Flatiron Books Magnus Chase and the Gods of Asgard: The Hammer of Thor written by Rick Riordan and published by Disney Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group 2017 Honor(s) Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community

Book & Media Awards | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) 2018 ALSC Book & Media Award winners 2018 Award Acceptance Speeches 2017 Book and Media Awards 2017 Award Acceptance Speeches Watch the 2017 Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder Banquet View Reaction Videos from the 2017 Youth Media Award Winners 2016 Book and Media Awards 2016 Award Acceptance Speeches Watch the 2016 Newbery-Caldecott-Wilder Awards Banquet View Reaction Videos from the 2016 Youth Media Award Winners Past Newbery, Caldecott, and Legacy Banquet Acceptance Speeches List with downloads of Newbery, Caldecott and Legacy Award Winning Speeches ALSC fosters values of respect and equality, and therefore accepts media award submissions from all. Frequently Asked Questions Click on the red Publisher Information button for easy, one-stop access to rosters, terms & criteria, submissions process, and more. The ALSC media awards below are announced every January at a Monday morning press conference that takes place during the American Library Association Midwinter Meeting. (Mildred L.) (Robert F.)

Odyssey Award for Excellence in Audiobook Production | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) This annual award is given to the producer of the best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States. The selection committee also selects honor titles. The Odyssey Award is jointly given and administered by the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) and the Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA), divisions of ALA, and is sponsored by Booklist. The selection committee consists of nine members: four members appointed by ALSC; four members appointed by YALSA; a chair, whose appointment alternates between ALSC and YALSA divisions; and a consultant from the staff of Booklist magazine who works with audiobooks. The consultant may participate fully in all book discussions but may not participate in voting. Suggest a Title Producer Submission Form Award Policies & Procedures Committee Contacts Seals Winners Best of the Best Teen Book Finder App

YALSA's Teen Book Finder App & Database | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) YALSA's Teen Book Finder is a free online database and app to help teens, parents, librarians and library staff, educators, and anyone who loves YA literature access nearly 4,000 titles recognized YALSA's awards and lists on their smartphone. Have an Android phone? Download the Android version now! Have an iPod Touch or an iPhone? Download the iOS app now! App features include: a homepage featuring three titles from the database, refreshed each day the ability to search for books by author, title, award/list year, genre, by award, and by book list a Find It! The android and iOS versions of the app are funded by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation. Have a question or comment about the app or want to report a bug? Use this QR Code to get the app today!

National Book Foundation, Presenter of the National Book Awards, www.nationalbook.org Bookopolis The Mythopoeic Society: Mythopoeic Awards for Fantasy Fiction Please note: The Mythopoeic Society also awards the Alexei Kondratiev Award for the best Student Papers presented at Mythcon. For more information on this award, please follow this link. Mythopoeic Awards 2017: Finalists announced Official press release: 2017 Mythopoeic Awards Winners The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature is given to the fantasy novel, multi-volume novel, or single-author story collection for adults published during the previous year that best exemplifies “the spirit of the Inklings”. The Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children’s Literature honors books for beginning readers to age thirteen, in the tradition of The Hobbit or The Chronicles of Narnia. The Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Inklings Studies is given to books on J.R.R. The Mythopoeic Scholarship Award in Myth and Fantasy Studies is given to scholarly books on other specific authors in the Inklings tradition, or to more general works on the genres of myth and fantasy. Process Dr. Archives

Goodreads — Share book recommendations with your friends, join book clubs, answer trivia Michael L. Printz Award The Michael L. Printz Award is an award for a book that exemplifies literary excellence in young adult literature. It is named for a Topeka, Kansas school librarian who was a long-time active member of the Young Adult Library Services Association. The award is sponsored by Booklist, a publication of the American Library Association. Learn more about Michael Printz via this video from cjonline.com. Visit YALSA's Teen Book Finder Database, a one-stop shop for finding selected lists and award winners. We Are Okay , written by Nina LaCour, published by Dutton Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Young Reader Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story) By Daniel Nayeri Arthur A. In an autobiographical novel, middle-schooler Daniel, formerly Khosrou, tells his unimpressed and at times cruel classmates about his experience as an Iranian refugee. 2021 Honor Books Apple (Skin to the Core) by Eric Gansworth Arthur A. Dragon Hoops Gene Luen Yang, color by Lark Pien Every Body Looking by Candice Iloh

poets.org Margaret A. Edwards Award | Young Adult Library Services Association (YALSA) Skip to main content Margaret A. Edwards Award About the Edwards Award The Margaret A. Edwards Award, established in 1988, honors an author, as well as a specific body of his or her work, for significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature. See what previous winners had to say about the Edwards Award in honor of its 20th anniversary. Award Policies and Procedures Suggest a Recipient & Titles Seals About Margaret Edwards Winners Best of the Best Teen Book Finder App Listening Comprehension, Listening that sparks learning | Listenwise Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (The Rosie) What is the Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award? The Eliot Rosewater Indiana High School Book Award (Rosie Award) is chosen annually by students across Indiana in grades nine through twelve. Students at participating high schools and public libraries who read any of approximately 20 nominated books are eligible to rate each book they've read. The votes are tabulated each May, and the winner is announced. The purpose of the Rosie Award is to encourage high school students to read for fun. Who is Eliot Rosewater? Eliot Rosewater is a recurring fictional character in Kurt Vonnegut's novels, including God Bless You, Mr. How can my school or public library participate? Any school in Indiana enrolling students in grades nine through participate if they: Make sure at least 12 of the nominated titles are available to students. Public libraries are encouraged to purchase and publicize the Rosie books and encourage their students to vote at school. Rosie Guidelines

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