The American Library Association (ALA) announced the 2013 youth media awards today.
Books that we have in our library are listed below. See the complete list of winners
here and check our
catalog to see which ones are available or reserve them.
Michael L. Printz Award for excellence in literature written for young adults
:
In Darkness by Nick Lake
In the aftermath of the
Haitian earthquake, Shorty, a poor, fifteen-year-old gang member from
the slums of Site Soleil, is trapped in
the rubble of a hospital and as he grows weaker, he has visions and
memories of his life of violence, his lost twin sister, and of Toussaint
L'Ouverture, who liberated Haiti from French rule in 1804
.
Printz Honor Book in our library:
Code Name Verity by Elizabeth Wein
In 1943, a British fighter plane crashes in Nazi-occupied France and the
survivor tells a tale of friendship, war, espionage, and great courage
as she relates what she must do to survive while keeping secret all that
she can.
Schneider Family Book Award for books that embody an artistic expression of the disability experience
:
Teen award winner:
Somebody Please Tell Me Who I Am by Harry Mazer and Peter Lerangis
Wounded in Iraq while his Army unit is on convoy and treated for many
months for traumatic brain injury, the first person Ben remembers from
his earlier life is his autistic brother.
Margaret A. Edwards Award for
lifetime achievement in writing for young adults. This year's winner
is Tamora Pierce. Her books in our library include the Song of the
Lioness series and Protector of the Small series.
Newbery Medal for the most outstanding contribution to children's literature:
The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate.
When Ivan, a gorilla who has
lived for years in a down-and-out circus-themed mall, meets Ruby, a baby
elephant that has been added to the mall, he decides that he must find
her a better life.
Read about the real Ivan who inspired the story
here.
Robert F. Sibert Medal for most distinguished informational book for children
:
Bomb: The Race to Build -
and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon by Steve Sheinkin
Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the
military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and
the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.
Sibert Honor Books in our library:
Electric Ben: The Amazing Life and
Times of Benjamin Franklin by Robert Byrd
Titanic: Voices from the Disaster by Deborah Hopkinson
Laura Ingallls Wilder Award honors
an author or illustrator whose books have made a substantial and
lasting contribution to literature for children. This year's winner is
Katherine Paterson. Her books in our library include
Bridge to Terabithia and
The Great Gilly Hopkins.
See additional award winners and honor books
here.
