[Michlib-l] ALA Youth Media Awards

[Lancaster, Cathy (MDE)]

Congratulations to all the honorees and winners at today's ALA Youth Media Awards<https://ala.unikron.com/>. Find the complete listing here: https://ala.unikron.com/YMA%20Wrap%20Release%20FINAL%20REVISED.pdf

Here are a few highlights:

John Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature: "When You Trap a Tiger," written by Tae Keller, is the 2021 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House.

Randolph Caldecott Medal for the most distinguished American picture book for children: Page 2 of 9 "We Are Water Protectors," illustrated by Michaela Goade is the 2021 Caldecott Medal winner. The book was written by Carole Lindstrom and published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings.

Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award: "Before the Ever After," written by Jacqueline Woodson, is the King Author Book winner. The book is published by Nancy Paulsen Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.

Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award: "R-E-S-P-E-C-T: Aretha Franklin, the Queen of Soul," illustrated by Frank Morrison, is the Coretta Scott King Illustrator Book winner. The book is written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon and Schuster Children's Publishing Division.

Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award: "Legendborn," written by Tracy Deonn, is the Steptoe author award winner. The book is published by Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division. Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement: Dorothy L. Guthrie is the winner of the Coretta Scott King - Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children's author Virginia Hamilton.

Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults: "Everything Sad Is Untrue (a true story)," by Daniel Nayeri, is the 2021 Printz Award winner. The book is published by Arthur A. Levine, an imprint of Levine Querido.

Cathy Lancaster
Youth Services Coordinator
Library of Michigan
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