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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#1F497D">Also,
<a href="http://www.slj.com/2017/01/industry-news/march-book-three-makes-history-at-the-ymas-ala-midwinter-2017/#_">
history has been made</a>! No one has ever won four of these awards from the American Library Association in one year. That honor goes to Congressman John Lewis for his book
<i>March: Book Three</i>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> Laura Schulte-Cooper [mailto:lschulte@ala.org]
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, January 23, 2017 6:17 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [YSCON] ALA 2017 Youth Media Award Winners<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">American Library Association announces</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">2017 youth media award winners</span></i></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">ATLANTA- 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
in Atlanta, Georgia.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">A list of all the 2017 award winners follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">John Newbery Medal </span></b><span style="color:#333333">for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“The Girl Who Drank the Moon,” written by Kelly Barnhill, is the 2017 Newbery Medal winner. The book is published by Algonquin Young Readers, an imprint of Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, a division of Workman Publishing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Three Newbery Honor Books also were named: “Freedom Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan,” written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint
of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division; “The Inquisitor’s Tale: Or, The Three Magical Children and Their Holy Dog,” written by Adam Gidwitz, illustrated by Hatem Aly and published by Dutton Children's Books, Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint
of Penguin Random House LLC; and “Wolf Hollow,” written by Lauren Wolk and published by Dutton Children's Books, Penguin Young Readers Group, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Randolph Caldecott Medal </span></b><span style="color:black">for the most distinguished American picture book for children</span><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat,” illustrated by Javaka Steptoe is the 2017 Caldecott Medal winner. The book was written by Javaka Steptoe and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette
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<span style="color:black"> Four Caldecott Honor Books also were named:</span><span style="color:#0D0D0D"> “Leave Me Alone!” illustrated and written by Vera Brosgol and published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership;
“Freedom in Congo Square,” illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by Little Bee Books, an imprint of Bonnier Publishing Group; "Du Iz Tak?" illustrated and written by Carson Ellis, and published by Candlewick
Press; and "They All Saw a Cat," illustrated and written by Brendan Wenzel and published by Chronicle Books LLC.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Corretta Scott King (Author) Book Award </span></b><span style="color:black">recognizing an African-American author and illustrator of outstanding books for children and young adults</span><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black">
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<span style="color:black">“March: Book Three,” written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, is the King Author Book winner. The book is illustrated by Nate Powell and published by Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design
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<span style="color:black">Two King Author Honor Books were selected: “As Brave as You,” written by Jason Reynolds, a Caitlyn Dlouhy Book, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division; and “Freedom
Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan,” written and illustrated by Ashley Bryan, a Caitlyn Dlouhy Book, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Coretta Scott King (Illustrator) Book Award:</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat,” illustrated by Javaka Steptoe, is the King Illustrator Book winner. The book is written by Javaka Steptoe and published by Little, Brown and Company, a division of Hachette
Book Group, Inc.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Three King Illustrator Honor Book were selected: “Freedom in Congo Square,” illustrated by R. Gregory Christie, written by Carole Boston Weatherford and published by Little Bee Books, an imprint of Bonnier Publishing Group; “Freedom
Over Me: Eleven Slaves, Their Lives and Dreams Brought to Life by Ashley Bryan,” illustrated and written by Ashley Bryan, a Caitlyn Dlouhy Book, published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division; and
“In Plain Sight,” illustrated by Jerry Pinkney, written by Richard Jackson, a Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Author Award</span></b><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“The Sun Is Also a Star,” written by Nicola Yoon, is the Steptoe author award winner. The book is published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Coretta Scott King – Virginia Hamilton Award for Lifetime Achievement</span></b><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Dr. Rudine Sims Bishop 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.
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<span style="color:black"> Dr. Bishop is a winner of numerous awards and has served as a respected member of many book awards committees over the course of her long and distinguished career. Her influential writing, speaking, and teaching articulates the history
and cultural significance of African-American children’s literature. Her globally cited work, “Mirrors, Windows and Sliding Glass Doors,” has inspired movements for increased diversity in books for young people, and provides the basis for the best multicultural
practice and inquiry for students, teachers, writers and publishing houses.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Michael L. Printz Award</span></b><span style="color:black"> for excellence in literature written for young adults</span><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“March: Book Three,” created by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin, and Nate Powell, is the 2017 Printz Award winner. The book is published by Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW Publishing.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Four Printz Honor Books also were named: “Asking for It,” by Louise O’Neill and published by Quercus, a Hachette Company; “The Passion of Dolssa,” by Julie Berry and published by Viking Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Penguin
Young Readers; “Scythe,” by Neal Shusterman and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster’s Children’s Publishing; and “The Sun Is Also a Star,” by Nicola Yoon and published by Delacorte Press, an imprint of Random
House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Schneider Family Book Award</span></b><span style="color:black"> for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience</span><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille,” written by Jen Bryant, illustrated by Boris Kulikov and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, wins the award for
young children (ages 0 to 10).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“as brave as you,” written by Jason Reynolds and published by Atheneum Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, is the winner for middle grades (ages 11-13).
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<span style="color:black">“When We Collided,” written by Emery Lord and published by Bloomsbury Children’s Books is the winner for teens (ages 13-18).<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Alex Awards</span></b><span style="color:black"> for the 10 best adult books that appeal to teen audiences</span><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“The Queen of Blood,” by Sarah Beth Durst, published by Harper Voyager, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“The Regional Office is Under Attack!” by Manuel Gonzales, published by Riverhead, an imprint of Penguin Random House.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“In the Country We Love: My Family Divided,” by Diane Guerrero with Michelle Burford, published by Henry Holt and Co.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded,” by Hannah Hart, published by Dey Street, an imprint of William Morrow, a division of HarperCollins
Publishers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“Arena,” by Holly Jennings, published by Ace Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“Every Heart a Doorway,” by Seanan McGuire, a Tor Book published by Tom Doherty Associates.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“Romeo and/or Juliet: A Choosable-Path Adventure,” by Ryan North, published by Riverhead Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“Die Young with Me: A Memoir,” by Rob Rufus, published by Touchstone, an imprint of Simon & Schuster.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“The Wasp that Brainwashed the Caterpillar,” by Matt Simon, published by Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko,” by Scott Stambach, published by St. Martin’s Press.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Andrew Carnegie Medal</span></b><span style="color:black"> for excellence in children's video</span><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Ryan Swenar of Dreamscape Media, LLC, producer of “Drum Dream Girl: How One Girl’s Courage Changed Music” is the Carnegie Medal winner. Adapted from Margarita Engle’s book, a girl in 1930s Cuba aspires to play the drums, a privilege
afforded only to boys. Based on the life of Chinese-African-Cuban Millo Castro Zaldarriaga, this story demonstrates how the power of persistence can break barriers, shatter expectations, and make one’s dreams a reality.<b>
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<b><span style="color:black">Laura Ingalls Wilder Award</span></b><span style="color:black">
</span><span lang="EN" style="color:black">honors an author or illustrator whose books, published in the United States, have made, over a period of years, a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.
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<span lang="EN" style="color:black">The 2017 winner is </span><span style="color:black">Nikki Grimes, whose award-winning works include “Bronx Masquerade,” which won the Coretta Scott King Author Award in 2003, and “Words with Wings,” the recipient of a Coretta
Scott King Author Honor in 2014. In addition, Grimes received the Virginia Hamilton Literary Award in 2016 and the NCTE (National Council of Teachers of English) Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children in 2006.
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<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Margaret A. Edwards Award</span></b><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"> for lifetime achievement in writing for young adults</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:#333333">:</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="EN" style="color:black">The 2017 winner is </span><span style="color:black">Sarah Dessen</span><span lang="EN" style="color:black">. Her books include: “Dreamland,” “Keeping the Moon,” “Just Listen,” “The Truth about Forever,” “Along for the Ride,”
“What Happened to Goodbye?” and “This Lullaby,” all published by Viking Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Young Readers Group, a Penguin Random House Company.
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<b><span style="color:black">2018 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture Award</span></b><span style="color:black"> recognizing an author, critic, librarian, historian or teacher of children's literature, who then presents a lecture at a winning host site</span><span style="color:#333333">.
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<span style="color:black">Naomi Shihab Nye will deliver the 2018 May Hill Arbuthnot Honor Lecture. The daughter of a Palestinian father and an American mother, Naomi Shihab Nye grew up in St. Louis, Jerusalem, and San Antonio, Texas. The author and/or editor
of more than 30 books for adults and children, her latest for young people, “The Turtle of Oman,” was chosen as a 2015 Notable Children's Book by the ALA. She has received four Pushcart Prizes, was a National Book Award finalist, and has been named a Guggenheim
Fellow, amongst her many honors.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Mildred L. Batchelder Award</span></b><span style="color:black"> for an outstanding children’s book originally published in a language other than English in a country other than the United States, and subsequently translated into
English for publication in the United States</span><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“Cry, Heart, But Never Break” is the 2017 Batchelder Award winner. Originally published in Danish in 2001 as “Grĉd blot hjerte,” the book was written by Glenn Ringtved, illustrated by Charolotte Pardi, translated by Robert Moulthrop
and published by Enchanted Lion Books.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Three Batchelder Honor Books also were selected: “Over the Ocean,” published by Chronicle Books LLC, written and illustrated by Taro Gomi and translated from the Japanese by Taylor Norman; “As Time Went By,” published by NorthSouth
Books, Inc., written and illustrated by José Sanabria and translated from the German by Audrey Hall; and “The Ballad of a Broken Nose,” published by Margaret K. McElderry Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Division, written by Arne
Svingen and translated from the Norwegian by Kari Dickson.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Odyssey Award </span></b><span style="color:black">for best audiobook produced for children and/or young adults, available in English in the United States</span><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“Anna and the Swallow Man,” produced by Listening Library, an imprint of the Penguin Random House Audio Publishing Groups, is the 2017 Odyssey Award winner. The book is written by Gavriel Savit and narrated by Allan Corduner.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Three Odyssey Honor Audiobooks also were selected: <o:p>
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<span style="color:black">“Ghost” produced by Simon and Schuster Audio, written by Jason Reynolds and narrated by Guy Lockard; “Dream On, Amber,” produced by Recorded Books, written by Emma Shevah and narrated by Laura Kirman; and “Nimona,” produced by HarperAudio,
written by Noelle Stevenson and narrated by Rebecca Soler, Jonathan Davis, Marc Thompson, January LaVoy, Natalie Gold, Peter Bradbury and David Pittu.<br>
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<b><span style="color:black">Pura Belpré Awards </span></b><span style="color:black">honoring a Latino writer and illustrator whose children's books best portray, affirm and celebrate the Latino cultural experience</span><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“Lowriders to the Center of the Earth,” illustrated by Raúl Gonzalez, is the Belpré Illustrator Award winner. The book was written by Cathy Camper and published by Chronicle Books LLC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Two Belpré<b> </b>Illustrator Honor Books were named:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color:black">“Esquivel!: Space-Age Sound Artist,” </span>
<span style="color:black">illustrated by Duncan Tonatiuh</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color:black">,
</span><span style="color:black">written by Susan Wood</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color:black"> and
</span><span style="color:black">published by Charlesbridge.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color:black">“The Princess and the Warrior: A Tale of Two Volcanoes,”
</span><span style="color:black">illustrated and written by Duncan Tonatiuh</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color:black"> and
</span><span style="color:black">published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color:black">.
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<span style="color:black">"Juana & Lucas,” written by Juana Medina, is the Pura Belpré Author Award winner. The book is illustrated by Juana Medina and published by Candlewick Press</span><span lang="ES-TRAD" style="color:black">.
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<span style="color:black">One Belpr<b>é</b> Author Honor Book was named: "The Only Road," written by Alexandra Diaz and published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers/A Paula Wiseman Book.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award</span></b><span style="color:black"> for most distinguished informational book for children</span><span style="color:#333333">:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“March: Book Three,” written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin and illustrated by Nate Powell, is the Sibert Award winner. The book is published by Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW Publishing, a division of Idea and Design Works
LLC.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Four Sibert Honor Books were named: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“Giant Squid,” written by Candace Fleming, illustrated by Eric Rohmann, a Neal Porter Book, published by Roaring Brook Press, a division of Holtzbrinck Publishing Holdings Limited Partnership; “Sachiko: A Nagasaki Bomb Survivor’s Story,”
written by Caren Stelson and published by Carolrhoda Books, a division of Lerner Publishing Group, Inc.; “Uprooted: The Japanese American Experience During World War II,” written by Albert Marrin and published by Alfred A. Knopf, an imprint of Random House
Children’s Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC; and “We Will Not Be Silent: The White Rose Student Resistance Movement That Defied Adolf Hitler,” written by Russell Freedman and published by Clarion Books, an imprint of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Publishing Company.<br>
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<b><span style="color:black">Stonewall Book Award - Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award</span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:black"> given annually to English-language children’s and young adult books of exceptional merit
relating to the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender experience:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“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, and “If I Was Your Girl” written by Meredith Russo and published by Flatiron Books,
are the 2017 recipients of the Stonewall Book Awards – Mike Morgan & Larry Romans Children’s & Young Adult Literature Award, respectively.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Three Honor Books were selected: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">“When the Moon Was Ours,” written by Anna-Marie McLemore and published by Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Press; “Unbecoming,” written by Jenny Downham and published by Scholastic Inc. by arrangement with David Fickling
Books; and “Pride: Celebrating Diversity & Community,” written by Robin Stevenson and published by Orca Book Publishers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">Theodor Seuss Geisel Award</span></b><span style="color:black"> for the most distinguished beginning reader book:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“We Are Growing: A Mo Willems’ Elephant & Piggie Like Reading! Book,” written by Laurie Keller. The book is published by Hyperion Books for Children,
an imprint of Disney Book Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoBodyText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Four Geisel Honor Books were named: “Good Night Owl,” written and illustrated by Greg Pizzoli and published by Disney Hyperion, an imprint of Disney Book
Group; “Oops, Pounce, Quick, Run! An Alphabet Caper,” written and illustrated by Mike Twohy and published by Balzer + Bray, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; “Go Otto Go!” written and illustrated by David Milgrim and published by Simon Spotlight, an
Imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division; and “The Infamous Ratsos,” written by Kara LaReau, illustrated by Matt Myers and published by Candlewick Press.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">William C. Morris Award </span></b><span lang="EN" style="color:black">for a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens</span><span style="color:black">:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></b><span style="color:black">“The Serpent King,” written by Jeff Zentner, is the 2017 Morris Award winner. The book is published by Crown Books for Young Readers, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a Penguin Random House Company.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoPlainText" style="text-indent:.5in"><span style="color:black">Four other books were finalists for the award:
</span><span style="color:#303030">Girl Mans Up,” written by M-E Girard, published by HarperTeen, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers; “Rani Patel in Full Effect,” written by Sonia Patel, published by Cinco Puntos Press;</span><span style="color:black">
The Smell of Other People’s Houses,” written by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock, published by Wendy Lamb Books, an imprint of Random House Children’s Books, a Penguin Random House Company; and “Tell Me Something Real,” written by Calla Devlin, published by Atheneum Books
for Young Readers, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:black">YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults</span></b><span style="color:black">:<b>
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<span style="color:black">“March: Book Three,” created by John Lewis, Andrew Aydin and Nate Powell, is the 2017 Excellence winner. The book is published by </span><span style="color:#303030">Top Shelf Productions, an imprint of IDW Publishing</span><span style="color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">Four other books were finalists for the award: “Hillary Rodham Clinton: A Woman Living History,” by Karen Blumenthal and published by Feiwel and Friends, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group; In the Shadow of Liberty:
The Hidden History of Slavery, Four Presidents, and Five Black Lives,” by Kenneth C. Davis, and published by Henry Holt, an imprint of Macmillan Children’s Publishing Group; “Samurai Rising: The Epic Life of Minamoto Yoshitsune,” written by Pamela S. Turner,
illustrated by Gareth Hinds and published by Charlesbridge; and “This Land Is Our Land: A History of American Immigration,” written by Linda Barrett Osborne and published by Abrams Books for Young Readers, an imprint of ABRAMS.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="color:black">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.ala.org/yma" id="LPlnk362139">www.ala.org/yma</a> .<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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