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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#1F497D">I thought you all might want to know the American Library Association’s 2016 award winning books for children and teens! The press release is
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online</a> and below.—Katie <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p>BOSTON, <span class="xn-chron">Jan. 11, 2016</span> /PRNewswire/ -- The American Library Association (ALA) today announced the top books, video and audio books for children and young adults – including the Caldecott, Coretta Scott King, Newbery and Printz
awards – at its Midwinter Meeting & Exhibits in <span class="xn-location">Boston</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>A list of all the 2016 award winners follows:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person"><b>John Newbery Medal</b></span><b> </b>for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Last Stop on Market Street," written by <span class="xn-person">Matt de la Pena</span>, is the 2016 Newbery Medal winner. The book is illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Christian Robinson</span> and published by <span class="xn-person">
G. P. Putnam's</span> Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (<span class="xn-location">USA</span>) LLC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Three <span class="xn-person">Newbery Honor Books</span> also were named: "The War that Saved My Life," written by
<span class="xn-person">Kimberly Brubaker Bradley</span> and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (<span class="xn-location">USA</span>) LLC; "Roller Girl," written and illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Victoria Jamieson</span> and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (<span class="xn-location">USA</span>) LLC; and "Echo," written by
<span class="xn-person">Pam Munoz Ryan</span> and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person"><b>Randolph Caldecott Medal</b></span><b> </b>for the most distinguished American picture book for children:
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear," illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Sophie Blackall</span>, is the 2016 Caldecott Medal winner. The book was written by
<span class="xn-person">Lindsay Mattick</span> and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette Book Group, Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Four Caldecott Honor Books also were named: "Trombone Shorty," illustrated by <span class="xn-person">
Bryan Collier</span>, written by <span class="xn-person">Troy Andrews</span> and published by
<span class="xn-person">Abrams Books</span> for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS; "Waiting," illustrated and written by
<span class="xn-person">Kevin Henkes</span>, published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; "Voice of Freedom:
<span class="xn-person">Fannie Lou Hamer</span>, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement," illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Ekua Holmes</span>, written by <span class="xn-person">Carole Boston Weatherford</span> and published by Candlewick Press; and "Last Stop on Market Street," illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Christian Robinson</span>, written by <span class="xn-person">
Matt de</span> le Pena and published by <span class="xn-person">G. P. Putnam's</span> Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group (<span class="xn-location">USA</span>) LLC.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Coretta Scott King (Author) Book Award, </b>recognizing an African American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults:
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Gone Crazy in <span class="xn-location">Alabama</span>," written by <span class="xn-person">
Rita Williams-Garcia</span>, is the King Author Book winner. The book is published by Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Three King Author Honor Books were selected: "All American Boys," by <span class="xn-person">
Jason Reynolds</span> and <span class="xn-person">Brendan Kiely</span> and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division; "The Boy in the Black Suit," by
<span class="xn-person">Jason Reynolds</span> and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division, and "X: A Novel," by
<span class="xn-person">Ilyasah Shabazz</span> with Kekla Magoon and published by Candlewick Press.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award:</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Trombone Shorty," illustrated by <span class="xn-person">Bryan Collier</span>, is the King Illustrator Book winner. The book was written by
<span class="xn-person">Troy Andrews</span> and <span class="xn-person">Bill Taylor</span> and published by
<span class="xn-person">Abrams Books</span> for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Two King Illustrator Honor Books were selected: "The Book Itch: Freedom, Truth & Harlem's Greatest Bookstore," illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">R. Gregory Christie</span>, written by <span class="xn-person">
Vaunda Micheaux Nelson</span> and published by Carolrhoda Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc. and "Last Stop on Market Street," illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Christian Robinson</span>, written by <span class="xn-person">
Matt de la Pena</span> and published by <span class="xn-person">G. P. Putnam's</span> Sons, an imprint of Penguin Group
<span class="xn-location">USA</span>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award</b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Hoodoo," written by <span class="xn-person">Ronald L. Smith</span>, is the Steptoe author award winner. The book is published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Illustrator Award</b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Voice of Freedom: <span class="xn-person">Fannie Lou Hamer</span>, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement," illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Ekua Holmes</span>, is the Steptoe illustrator award winner. The book is written by
<span class="xn-person">Carole Boston Weatherford</span> and published by Candlewick Press.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Coretta Scott King – <span class="xn-person">Virginia Hamilton</span> Award for Lifetime Achievement</b>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person">Jerry Pinkney</span> is the winner of the Coretta Scott King –
<span class="xn-person">Virginia Hamilton</span> Award for Lifetime Achievement. The award pays tribute to the quality and magnitude of beloved children's author
<span class="xn-person">Virginia Hamilton</span>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person">Jerry Pinkney's</span> illustrations detail a world that resonates with readers long after the pages of a book have been turned. His five decades of work offer compelling artistic insights into the legacy of African American storytelling
and experience. Beyond Pinkney's technical brilliance, his support of differentiated learning through art and of young illustrators sets him apart as both artist and educator. His powerful illustrations have redefined the scope of the sophisticated picture
book and its use with multiple levels of learners.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person"><b>Michael L. Printz</b></span><b> Award</b> for excellence in literature written for young adults:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Bone Gap," written by <span class="xn-person">Laura Ruby</span>, is the 2016 Printz Award winner. The book is published by Balzer +
<span class="xn-location">Bray</span>, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Two <span class="xn-person">Printz Honor Books</span> also were named: "Out of Darkness," by
<span class="xn-person">Ashley Hope Perez</span> and published by Carolrhoda Lab™, an imprint of Carolrhoda Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, and "The Ghosts of Heaven," by
<span class="xn-person">Marcus Sedgwick</span> and published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan Children's Publishing Group.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Schneider Family Book Award</b> for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of <span class="xn-person">Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah</span>," written by
<span class="xn-person">Laurie Ann Thompson</span>, illustrated by <span class="xn-person">
Sean Qualls</span> and published by Schwartz & <span class="xn-person">Wade Books</span>, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company,
<span class="xn-location">New York</span>, wins the award for children ages 0 to 10.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Fish in a Tree," written by <span class="xn-person">Lynda Mullaly Hunt</span> and published by Penguin Group,
<span class="xn-person">Nancy Paulsen Books</span>, and "The War that Saved My Life," by
<span class="xn-person">Kimberly Brubaker Bradley</span> and published by Dial Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin Group (<span class="xn-location">USA</span>) LLC, are the winners of the middle-school (ages 11-13).<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The teen (ages 13-18) award winner is "The Unlikely Hero of Room 13B," written by
<span class="xn-person">Teresa Toten</span> and published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company,
<span class="xn-location">New York</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Alex Awards</b> for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"All Involved," by <span class="xn-person">Ryan Gattis</span>, published by Ecco, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Between the World and Me," by Ta-Nehisi Coates, published by Spiegel & Grau, an imprint of Random House, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Bones & All," by <span class="xn-person">Camille DeAngelis</span>, published by
<span class="xn-location">St. Martin's</span> Press.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Futuristic Violence and Fancy Suits," by <span class="xn-person">David Wong</span>, published by
<span class="xn-person">Thomas Dunne Books</span>, an imprint of <span class="xn-location">
St. Martin's</span> Press.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Girl at War," by <span class="xn-person">Sara Novic</span>, published by Random House, an imprint and division of Penguin Random House LLC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Half the World," by <span class="xn-person">Joe Abercrombie</span>, published by
<span class="xn-person">Del Rey</span>, an imprint of Random House, a division of Random House LLC, a Penguin Random House Company.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Humans of <span class="xn-location">New York</span>: Stories," by <span class="xn-person">
Brandon Stanton</span>, published by <span class="xn-location">St. Martin's</span> Press.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Sacred Heart," by Liz Suburbia, published by Fantagraphics Books Inc.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Undocumented: A Dominican Boy's Odyssey from a Homeless Shelter to the Ivy League," by Dan-el
<span class="xn-person">Padilla Peralta</span>, published by Penguin Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"The Unraveling of <span class="xn-person">Mercy Louis</span>," by <span class="xn-person">
Keija Parssinen</span>, published by Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person"><b>Andrew Carnegie Medal</b></span> for excellence in children's video:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Weston Woods Studios, Inc., producer of "That Is NOT a Good Idea," is the Carnegie Medal winner. In an innovative adaptation of this read-aloud favorite, Goose accepts an invitation to accompany Fox on a simple stroll – or is it? Watch along with a comical
chorus of goslings as they react to this cautionary tale. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person"><b>Laura Ingalls Wilder</b></span><b> Award</b> honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the
<span class="xn-location">United States</span>, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>The 2016 winner is <span class="xn-person">Jerry Pinkney</span>, whose award-winning works include "The Lion and the Mouse," recipient of the Caldecott Award in 2010. In addition, Pinkney has received five Caldecott Honor Awards, five Coretta Scott King
Illustrator Awards, and four Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honors. <o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person"><b>Margaret A. Edwards</b></span><b> Award</b> for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person">David Levithan</span> is the 2016 Edwards Award winner. His books include: "The Realm of Possibility," "Boy Meets Boy," "Love is the Higher Law," "How They Met, and Other Stories," "Wide Awake" and "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist,"
all published by <span class="xn-person">Alfred A. Knopf</span>, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award</b> recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature, who then presents a lecture at a winning host site.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person">Jacqueline Woodson</span> will deliver the 2017 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. Woodson is the 2014 National Book Award winner for her
<span class="xn-org">New York Times</span> bestselling memoir, "Brown Girl Dreaming." The author of more than two dozen books for young readers, she is a four-time
<span class="xn-person">Newbery Honor</span> winner, a recipient of the NAACP Image Award, a two-time Coretta Scott King Award winner and was recently named the Young People's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person"><b>Mildred L. Batchelder</b></span><b> Award</b> for an outstanding children's book translated from a foreign language and subsequently published in
<span class="xn-location">the United States</span>:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"The Wonderful Fluffy Little Squishy" is the 2016 Batchelder Award winner. Originally published in French in 2014 as "Le merveilleux Dodu-Velu-Petit," the book was written and illustrated by Beatrice Alemagna, translated by
<span class="xn-person">Claudia Zoe Bedrick</span> and published by Enchanted Lion Books.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Three Batchelder Honor Books also were selected: "Adam and Thomas," published by Seven Stories Press, written by Aharon Appelfeld, i<s>I</s>llustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Philippe Dumas</span> and translated from the Hebrew by <span class="xn-person">
Jeffrey M. Green</span>; "Grandma Lives in a Perfume Village," published by NorthSouth Books, an imprint of Nordsud Verlag AG, written by Fang Suzhen, illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Sonja Danowski</span> and translated from the Chinese by Huang Xiumin; and "Written and Drawn by Henrietta," published by TOON Books, an imprint of RAW Junior, LLC and written, illustrated and translated from the Spanish by Liniers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Odyssey Award </b>for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in
<span class="xn-location">the United States</span>: <o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"The War that Saved My Life," produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Group, is the 2016 Odyssey Award winner. The book is written by
<span class="xn-person">Kimberly Brubaker Bradley</span> and narrated by <span class="xn-person">
Jayne Entwistle</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>One Odyssey Honor Recording also was selected: "Echo," produced by Scholastic Audio/<span class="xn-person">Paul R. Gagne</span>, written by
<span class="xn-person">Pam Munoz Ryan</span> and narrated by <span class="xn-person">
Mark Bramhall</span>, <span class="xn-person">David de Vries</span>, MacLeod Andrews and
<span class="xn-person">Rebecca Soler</span>.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person"><b>Pura Belpre</b></span><b> (Illustrator) Award </b>honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"The Drum Dream Girl," illustrated by <span class="xn-person">Rafael Lopez</span>, is the Belpre Illustrator Award winner. The book was written by
<span class="xn-person">Margarita Engle</span> and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Three Belpre Illustrator Honor Books for illustration were selected: "<span class="xn-person">My Tata's</span> Remedies = Los remedios de mi tata," illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Antonio Castro L</span>., written by <span class="xn-person">
Roni Capin Rivera-Ashford</span> and published by Cinco Puntos Press; "Mango, Abuela, and Me," illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Angela Dominguez</span>, written by <span class="xn-person">
Meg Medina</span> and published by Candlewick Press: and "Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras," illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh and published by
<span class="xn-person">Abrams Books</span> for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person"><b>Pura Belpre</b></span><b> (Author) Award</b>: <o:p>
</o:p></p>
<p>"Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir," written by <span class="xn-person">
Margarita Engle</span>, is the Belpre Author Award winner. The book is published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Two Belpre Author Honor Books were named: "The Smoking Mirror," written by <span class="xn-person">
David Bowles</span> and published by IFWG Publishing, Inc.; and "Mango, Abuela, and Me," written by
<span class="xn-person">Meg Medina</span>, illustrated by <span class="xn-person">
Angela Dominguez</span> and published by Candlewick Press.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award</b> for most distinguished informational book for children:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Funny Bones: Posada and His Day of the Dead Calaveras," written and illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh, is the Sibert Award winner. The book is published by
<span class="xn-person">Abrams Books</span> for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Four - <span class="xn-person">Sibert Honor Books</span> were named: "Drowned City: Hurricane Katrina and
<span class="xn-location">New Orleans</span>," written and illustrated by <span class="xn-person">
Don Brown</span> and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt; "The Boys Who Challenged Hitler:
<span class="xn-person">Knud Pedersen</span> and the Churchill Club," by <span class="xn-person">
Phillip Hoose</span> and published by <span class="xn-person">Farrar Straus Giroux Books</span> for Young Readers; "Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom:
<span class="xn-person">My Story</span> of the 1965 Selma Voting Rights March," written by
<span class="xn-person">Lynda Blackmon Lowery</span> as told to <span class="xn-person">
Elspeth Leacock</span> and <span class="xn-person">Susan Buckley</span>, illustrated by PJ Loughran and published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (<span class="xn-location">USA</span>) LLC; and "Voice of Freedom:
<span class="xn-person">Fannie Lou Hamer</span>, Spirit of the Civil Rights Movement," written by
<span class="xn-person">Carole Boston Weatherford</span>, illustrated by <span class="xn-person">
Ekua Holmes</span> and published by Candlewick Press.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>Stonewall Book Award - <span class="xn-person">Mike Morgan</span> & Larry Romans Children's & Young Adult Literature Award</b> given annually to English-language children's and young adult books of exceptional merit relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual
and transgender experience:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"George," written by <span class="xn-person">Alex Gino</span> and published by Scholastic Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., and "The Porcupine of Truth," written by
<span class="xn-person">Bill Konigsberg</span> and published by <span class="xn-person">
Arthur A. Levine Books</span>, an imprint of Scholastic Inc., are the winners of the 2016 Stonewall Children's and Young Adult Literature Awards respectively.
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Two honor books were selected: "Wonders of the Invisible World," written by <span class="xn-person">
Christopher Barzak</span> and published by <span class="xn-person">Alfred A. Knopf</span>, an imprint of Random House Children's Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC; and "Sex is a Funny Word: A Book about Bodies, Feelings, and YOU," written by
<span class="xn-person">Cory Silverberg</span> and <span class="xn-person">Fiona Smyth</span>, illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Fiona Smyth</span> and published by Seven Stories Press. <o:p>
</o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person"><b>Theodor Seuss Geisel</b></span><b> Award</b> for the most distinguished beginning reader book:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Don't Throw It to Mo!," written by <span class="xn-person">David A. Adler</span> and illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Sam Ricks</span> is the Seuss Award winner. The book is published by Penguin
<span class="xn-person">Young Readers</span>, an imprint of Penguin Group (<span class="xn-location">USA</span>), LLC.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Three Geisel Honor Books were named: "A Pig, a Fox, and a Box," written and illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Jonathan Fenske</span> and published by Penguin <span class="xn-person">
Young Readers</span>, an imprint of Penguin Group (<span class="xn-location">USA</span>) LLC; "Supertruck," written and illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Stephen Savage</span> and published by A Neal Porter Book published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership; and "Waiting," written and illustrated by
<span class="xn-person">Kevin Henkes</span> and published by Greenwillow Books, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span class="xn-person"><b>William C. Morris</b></span><b> Award </b>for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens:<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda," written by <span class="xn-person">Becky Albertalli</span> is the 2016 Morris Award winner. The book is published by Balzer +
<span class="xn-location">Bray</span>, an imprint of HarperCollins Publisher.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Four other books were finalists for the award: "Because You'll Never Meet Me," written by
<span class="xn-person">Leah Thomas</span> and published by Bloomsbury Children's Books; "Conviction," written by
<span class="xn-person">Kelly Loy Gilbert</span> and published by Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book Group; "The Sacred Lies of Minnow Bly," written by
<span class="xn-person">Stephanie Oakes</span> and published by Dial Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers; and "The Weight of Feathers," written by
<span class="xn-person">Anna-Marie McLemore</span> and published by <span class="xn-person">
Thomas Dunne Books</span>, an imprint of <span class="xn-location">St. Martin's</span> Press.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p><b>YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults</b>:<b> </b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p>"Most Dangerous: <span class="xn-person">Daniel Ellsberg</span> and the Secret History of the Vietnam War," written by
<span class="xn-person">Steve Sheinkin</span>, is the 2016 Excellence winner. The book is published by Roaring Brook Press, an imprint of Macmillan's Children's Publishing Group.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Four other books were finalists for the award: "Enchanted Air: Two Cultures, Two Wings: A Memoir," written by
<span class="xn-person">Margarita Engle</span> and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing; "First Flight Around the World: The Adventures of the American Fliers Who Won the Race," written by
<span class="xn-person">Tim Grove</span> and published by <span class="xn-person">
Abrams Books</span> for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS; "Symphony for the City of the Dead: Dmitri Shostakovich and the Siege of Leningrad," written by
<span class="xn-person">M.T. Anderson</span> and published by Candlewick Press; and "This Strange Wilderness:
<s> </s>The Life and Art of John James Audubon," written by <span class="xn-person">
Nancy Plain</span> and published by <span class="xn-org">University of Nebraska</span> Press.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p>Recognized worldwide for the high quality they represent, ALA awards guide parents, educators, librarians and others in selecting the best materials for youth. Selected by judging committees of librarians and other children's experts, the awards encourage
original and creative work. For more information on the ALA youth media awards and notables, please visit
<a href="http://www.ilovelibraries.org/yma" target="_blank">www.ilovelibraries.org/yma</a>.
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<p>SOURCE American Library Association<o:p></o:p></p>
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