It's been a very exciting day for literature of children and teens - today is the announcement of the American Library Association's Youth Media Awards! The "American Library Association's Youth Media Awards" is sort of a mouthful but it's a catchall title for all of the wonderful book awards that get announced every January. We're talking awards like the Newbery, the Printz, the Caldecott, the Coretta Scott King Awards, and many more!
See the full list with brief explanations of each award here or take a look below to find these amazing books in our catalog:
The American Library Assoication's Youth Media Award Winners for 2021
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When you trap a tiger
by Tae Keller Newbery Winner Moving with her parents into the home of her sick grandmother, young Lily forges a complicated pact with a magical tiger, in a story inspired by Korean folktales. |
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All thirteen : the incredible cave rescue of the Thai boys' soccer team by Christina Soontornvat Newbery Honor On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth science and details of the region's culture and religion, Soontornvat masterfully shows how both the complex engineering operation above ground and the mental struggles of the thirteen young people below proved critical in the life-or-death mission. |
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Box : Henry Brown mails himself to freedom
by Carole Boston Weatherford Newbery Honor A lyrical tale about the cost and fragility of freedom by the award-winning author of Becoming Billie Holiday follows the life of Henry “Box” Brown, a slave and abolitionist who was separated from his family before he mailed himself to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad. |
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Fighting words
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Newbery Honor Depending on an older sister who protected her when their mother went to prison and their mother’s boyfriend committed a terrible act, 10-year-old Della tries to figure out what to do when her older sister attempts suicide. |
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We dream of space
by Erin Entrada Kelly Newbery Honor Seventh-grade siblings Cash, Fitch, and Bird Nelson Thomas, each dealing differently with their tense and unpredictable household, are changed and united in unexpected ways by the fateful launch of the space shuttle Challenger in 1986. |
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A wish in the dark
by Christina Soontornvat Newbery Honor Escaping from the prison where he was born, Pong discovers harrowing truths about the gap between the world’s privileged ruling class and impoverished laborers, while the prison warden’s daughter who is hunting him uncovers other daunting secrets. |
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We are water protectors
by Carole Lindstrom and illustrated by Michaela Goade Caldecott Medal Winner! When a black snake threatens to destroy the earth, one young water protector takes a stand to defend the planet's water, in a tale inspired by the many indigenous-led conservation movements across North America. |
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A place inside of me : a poem to heal the heart
by Zetta Elliott and illustrated by Noa Denmom Caldecott Honor The award-winning author of Bird presents an evocative story in verse that follows a poignant year in the life of a brown child whose community rallies for justice and peace in the aftermath of a police shooting. |
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The cat man of Aleppo
by Irene Latham and illustrated by Yuko Shimizu Caldecott Honor In the midst of the Syrian Civil War, Alaa takes care of Aleppo's abandoned cats. |
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Me & Mama
by Cozbi A. Cabrera Caldecott Honor For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama. |
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Outside in
by Deborah Underwood Caldecott Honor A mindful contemplation of the many ways nature affects our everyday lives compares the outdoors to a patient and generous friend who comes in to help and heal while reminding us that we are all part of a much greater universe. |
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Before the ever after
by Jacqueline Woodson Coretta Scott King Author Award Winner The son of an idolized pro-football star begins noticing the contrast between his father’s angry, forgetful behavior and his superhero reputation before adjusting to a new reality involving difficult symptoms stemming from his father’s numerous head injuries. |
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All the days past, all the days to come
by Mildred D. Taylor Coretta Scott King Author Honor After receiving a law degree, Cassie Logan returns home to 1960s Mississippi and witnesses the rise of the civil rights movement and the violent confrontations that took place in the African American fight for equality and racial justice in the South. |
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King and the dragonflies
by Kacen Callender Coretta Scott King Author Honor A 12-year-old boy spends days in the mystical Louisiana bayou to come to terms with a sibling’s sudden death, his grief-stricken family and the disappearance of his former best friend amid whispers about the latter’s sexual orientation. |
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Lifting as we climb : black women's battle for the ballot box
by Evette Dionne Coretta Scott King Author Honor Explores the lesser-known efforts of such black suffrage activists as NAACP founder Mary Church Terrell, education advocate Anna Julia Cooper and journalist Ida B. Wells in helping African American women obtain the same rights as their white feminist counterparts. |
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R-E-S-P-E-C-T : Aretha Franklin, the queen of soul
by Carole Boston Weatherford Coretta Scott King Illustrator Winner Aretha Franklin was born to sing. The daughter of a pastor and a gospel singer, her musical talent was clear from her earliest days in her father's Detroit church. Aretha sang with a soaring voice that spanned more than three octaves. Her incredible talent and string of hit songs earned her the title "the Queen of Soul." This Queen was a multi-Grammy winner and the first female inductee to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. And there was even more to Aretha than being a singer, songwriter, and pianist: she was an activist, too. Her song "Respect" was an anthem for people fighting for civil rights and women's rights. With words that sing and art that shines, this vibrant portrait of Aretha Franklin pays her the R-E-S-P-E-C-T this Queen of Soul deserves. |
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Magnificent homespun brown : a celebration
by Samara Cole Doyon Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Told by a succession of exuberant young narrators, Magnificent Homespun Brown is a song, a poem and a celebration about feeling at home in one’s own beloved skin. |
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Exquisite : the poetry and life of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Suzanne Slade Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor A picture book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize, follows her from early girlhood into her adult life, showcasing her desire to write poetry from a very young age. |
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Me & Mama
by Cozbi A. Cabrera Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor For a little girl on a rainy day, the best place to be is with Mama. |
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Legendborn
by Tracy Deonn Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award Wanting to escape her previous life after the accidental death of her mother, 16-year-old Bree enrolls in a program for high school students at the local university before her witness to a magical attack reveals her undiscovered powers as well as sinister truths about her mother’s death. |
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Everything sad is untrue : (a true story)
by Daniel Nayeri Michael L. Printz Medal Winner At the front of a middle school classroom in Oklahoma, a boy named Khosrou (whom everyone calls "Daniel") stands, trying to tell a story. His story. But no one believes a word he says. But Khosrou's stories are beautiful, and terrifying, from the moment his family fled Iran in the middle of the night with the secret police moments behind them, back to the refugee camps of Italy, and further back to Isfahan. |
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Apple : skin to the core : a memoir in words and pictures
by Eric. Gansworth Michael L. Printz Honor The Native American author recounts the story of his family, from the legacy of government boarding schools to his personal experiences fighting to be an artist balancing multiple worlds. |
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Dragon hoops
by Gene Luen Yang Michael L. Printz Honor An introverted reader starts understanding local enthusiasm about sports in his school when he gets to know some of his talented athletic peers and discovers that their stories are just as thrilling as the comics he loves. |
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Every Body Looking
by Candice Iloh Michael L. Printz Honor A debut novel in verse follows the story of a mixed-heritage poet whose coming of age within the African diaspora is shaped by abuse at the hands of a cousin, her mother’s descent into addiction and her father’s efforts to create a Nigerian-inspired home in America. |
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We are not free
by Traci Chee Michael L. Printz Honor Growing up together in the community of Japantown, San Francisco, four second-generation Japanese American teens find their bond tested by widespread discrimination and the mass incarcerations of people of Japanese ancestry during World War II. |
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I talk like a river
by Jordan Scott Schneider Family Book Award for Young Children Winner When a child has a "bad speech day" at school, his father gives him a new perspective on his stuttering. |
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All the way to the top : how one girl's fight for Americans with disabilities changed everything
by Annette Bay Pimentel Schneider Family Book Award for Young Children Honor Schneider Family Book Award A picture book tribute to the achievements of activist Jennifer Keelan describes her diagnosis with cerebral palsy at birth, the limitations she overcame to pursue life on her own terms and her 8-year-old participation in the Capital Crawl on behalf of the Americans with Disabilities Act. |
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Itzhak : a boy who loved the violin
by Tracy Newman Schneider Family Book Award for Young Children Honor A picture-book portrait of violin virtuoso Itzhak Perlman describes his upbringing by a poor immigrant family in Tel Aviv, the music that inspired his early childhood and the difficult obstacles, including disabling polio, that challenged his musical development. |
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Show me a sign
by Ann Clare LeZotte Schneider Family Book Award for Middle Grades Winner The Deaf librarian and author draws on the true history of a thriving 19th-century Deaf community on Martha’s Vineyard in the story of a girl whose proud lineage is threatened by land disputes with the Wampanoag and a ruthlessly ambitious scientist. |
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Get a grip, Vivy Cohen!
by Sarah Kapit Schneider Family Book Award for Middle Grades Honor Landing a spot on the baseball team at the same time her major-league hero responds to her fan letter, Vivy Cohen, a girl on the autism spectrum, considers her famous pen-pal’s advice when an accident lands her back on the bench. |
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When stars are scattered
by Victoria Jamieson, Omar Mohamed Schneider Family Book Award for Middle Grades Honor A Somali refugee who spent his childhood at the Dadaab camp and the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl present the graphic-novel story of a young refugee who struggles with leaving behind his nonverbal brother when he has an opportunity to help his family by going to school. |
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This is my brain in love
by I. W. Gregorio Schneider Family Book Award for Teens Winner A dual-narrative romance that explores themes of mental health and self-acceptance follows the experiences of a teen filmmaker and an aspiring school paper editor who work together to upgrade and promote a struggling Chinese restaurant. |
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Black sun
by Rebecca Roanhorse Alex Awards Winner A trilogy debut by the Nebula Award-winning author of Star Wars: Resistance Reborn is inspired by the civilizations of the Pre-Columbian Americas and follows the unbalancing of the holy city of Tova amid a fateful solstice eclipse. |
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The house in the cerulean sea
by TJ Klune Alex Awards Winner Given a curious classified assignment to evaluate the potential risks posed by six supernatural orphans, a case worker at the Department in Charge of Magical Youth bonds with an enigmatic caregiver who hides dangerous secrets. |
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The impossible first : from fire to ice--crossing Antarctica alone
by Colin O'Brady Alex Awards Winner A multiple world-record holder and premier endurance athlete recounts his triumphant recovery from a disabling burn accident in early adulthood and his inspiring 932-mile solo crossing of Antarctica. |
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Kent State : four dead in Ohio
by Derf Backderf Alex Awards Winner A commemorative 50th anniversary graphic-novel account of the May 4, 1970 shootings of Vietnam War college student protesters by the Ohio National Guard draws on in-depth interviews to profile the tragedy’s four victims. |
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The kids are gonna ask
by Gretchen Anthony Alex Awards Winner After their mother’s death, a pair of twins launch a podcast in an effort to find the biological father they never knew, only to get caught in a national debate as their show gains popularity. |
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The only good Indians : a novel
by Stephen Graham Jones Alex Awards Winner Four American Indian men, who shared a disturbing event during their youth, are hunted down years later by an entity bent on revenge that forces them to revisit the culture and traditions they left behind. |
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Plain bad heroines : a novel
by Emily M. Danforth Alex Awards Winner A highly anticipated adult debut from the award-winning author of The Miseducation of Cameron Post follows the release of a best-selling book about an early 20th-century New England boarding school where gender-diverse students died under suspicious circumstances. |
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Riot baby
by Tochi Onyebuchi Alex Awards Winner The author of the award-winning young-adult novel Beasts Made of Night tackles youth, race and the carceral state with magical flair, in his adult-science-fiction debut. |
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Solutions and other problems
by Allie Brosh Alex Awards Winner The creator of the award-winning Hyperbole and a Half presents a new collection of comedic, autobiographical and deceptively illustrated essays on topics ranging from childhood and very bad pets to grief, loneliness and powerlessness in modern life. |
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We ride upon sticks and are there presently : a novel
by Quan Barry Alex Awards Winner Nearly three centuries after their coastal community’s witch trials, the women athletes of the 1989 Danvers Falcons hockey team combine individual and collective talents with 1980s iconography to storm their way to the state finals. |
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Kent State
by Deborah Wiles Odyssey Award Winner The author of the National Book Award finalist Each Little Bird That Sings presents a compelling account of the tragic May 1970 shooting of four students who were protesting against the Vietnam War before they were fired upon by American National Guardsmen. |
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Clap When You Land
by Elizabeth Acevedo Odyssey Award Honor Camino Rios lives for the summers when her father visits her in the Dominican Republic. But this time, on the day when his plane is supposed to land, Camino arrives at the airport to see crowds of crying people. In New York City, Yahaira Rios is called to the principal's office, where her mother is waiting to tell her that her father, her hero, has died in a plane crash. Separated by distance, and Papi's secrets, the two girls are forced to face a new reality in which their father is dead and their lives are forever altered. And then, when it seems like they've lost everything of their father, they learn of each other. |
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Fighting words
by Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Odyssey Award Honor Depending on an older sister who protected her when their mother went to prison and their mother’s boyfriend committed a terrible act, 10-year-old Della tries to figure out what to do when her older sister attempts suicide. |
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Stamped : racism, antiracism, and you
by Jason Reynolds Odyssey Award Honor A timely reimagining of Dr. Ibram X. Kendi’s National Book Award-winning Stamped From the Beginning reveals the history of racist ideas in America while explaining their endurance and capacity for being discredited. |
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When Stars Are Scattered
by Victoria Jamieson Odyssey Award Honor A Somali refugee who spent his childhood at the Dadaab camp and the Newbery Honor-winning creator of Roller Girl present the graphic-novel story of a young refugee who struggles with leaving behind his nonverbal brother when he has an opportunity to help his family by going to school. . |
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In this new Vamos! title, Let's Go Eat, Little Lobo is excited to take in a show with wrestling star El Toro in his bustling border town. After getting lunch orders from The Bull and his friends to help prepare for the event, Little Lobo takes readers on a tour of food trucks that sell his favorite foods, like quesadillas with red peppers and Mexican-Korean tacos. |
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Sharuko : el arqueólogo peruano Julio C. Tello
by Monica Brown Pura Belpre Illustrator Award Honor A picture biography of Julio C. Tello, considered to be the founder of modern Peruvian archaeology, that traces his life from an early interest in Peru's ancient cultures to his rise as the most distinguished Indigenous social scientist of the twentieth century. A map and an afterword with additional information, photograph, and source list are included. |
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While his father works two jobs, seventh-grader Efrén Nava must take care of his twin siblings, kindergartners Max and Mia, after their mother is deported to Mexico. Includes glossary of Spanish words. |
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The total eclipse of Nestor Lopez
by Adrianna Cuevas Pura Belpre Children's Author Honor A Cuban American boy must use his secret ability to communicate with animals to save the inhabitants of his town when they are threatened by a tule vieja, a witch that transforms into animals. |
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Lupe Wong needs an A in all her classes in order to meet her favorite baseball pitcher, Fu Li Hernandez, but her plan goes awry when she has to learn square dancing in gym class. |
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Seventeen-year-old Camila Hassan, a rising soccer star in Rosario, Argentina, dreams of playing professionally, in defiance of her fathers' wishes and at the risk of her budding romance with Diego. |
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In an Own Voices retelling of the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice, a girl moves to the Bronx after losing everything in Hurricane Katrina and bonds with a talented bachata singer before their relationship is tested by the demons of the past. |
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We are not from here
by Jenny Torres Sanchez Pura Belpre Young Adult Author Honor When the dangers in their hometown force them to flee, three teenagers follow the route of La Bestia, a perilous train system that might lead them to a better life, if they can survive the trip. |
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Honeybee : the busy life of Apis mellifera
by Candace Fleming Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Winner Describes the life of a typical worker bee, as she emerges from her cell, does different jobs around the hive while growing big enough and strong enough to fly, and flies far and wide to search for nectar. |
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How we got to the moon : the people, technology, and daring feats of science behind humanity's greatest adventure
by John Rocco YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Winner A riveting biography of one of America's most celebrated heroes, and most complicated, troubled men, Charles Lindbergh. Honor This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks. |
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Exquisite : the poetry and life of Gwendolyn Brooks
by Suzanne Slade Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award Honor A picture book biography of celebrated poet Gwendolyn Brooks, the first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize, follows her from early girlhood into her adult life, showcasing her desire to write poetry from a very young age. |
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All thirteen : the incredible cave rescue of the Thai boys' soccer team
by Christina Soontornvat YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Honor On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth science and details of the region's culture and religion, Soontornvat masterfully shows how both the complex engineering operation above ground and the mental struggles of the thirteen young people below proved critical in the life-or-death mission. |
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We are little feminists
by littlefeminist Stonewall Award Winner Beautiful photos of real-life families showcase all the wonderful forms of family, while poetic text builds both vocabulary and family connection. FAMILIES helps families and educators discuss sexuality and celebrate all genders. Created with 0-5-year-olds in mind. Not currently available in MVLC. |
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Beetle & the Hollowbones
by Aliza Layne Stonewall Award Honor Caught between the worlds of magical sorceresses and spirits who are trapped in the mall for eternity, 12-year-old goblin-witch Beetle races to rescue her ghost friend at the same time she encourages her aunt’s apprentice to stand up for herself. |
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Darius the Great deserves better
by Adib Khorram Stonewall Award Honor A sequel to Darius the Great Is Not Okay finds Darius enjoying a comparatively peaceful return from his trip to Iran before a long visit from his grandmothers, a disappointing internship and conflicted feelings about a soccer teammate complicate his relationships. |
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Felix ever after
by Kacen Callender Stonewall Award Honor Worrying that his combination of such marginalizing qualities as being Black, queer and trans are too impossible to allow happiness, Felix turns vengeful in the face of transphobic hate messages before finding himself in a quasi-love triangle. |
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You should see me in a crown
by Leah Johnson Stonewall Award Honor A Black, underprivileged misfit from a wealthy, prom-obsessed midwestern community carefully plans to attend a prestigious medical college before the unexpected loss of her financial aid forces her to compete for her school’s prom-queen scholarship. |
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If These Wings Could Fly
by Kyrie McCauley William C. Morris Award Winner A metaphorical tribute to the power of sisterhood in the face of domestic violence follows the experiences of a teen whose community ignores her father’s escalating behavior, which forces her to choose between her college ambitions and her siblings. |
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Black girl unlimited : the remarkable story of a teenage wizard by Echo Brown William C. Morris Award Honor From age six through her high school valedictory speech, believing she and her mother are wizards helps young Echo cope with poverty, hunger, her mother's drug abuse, and much more. |
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The black kids
by Christina Hammonds Reed William C. Morris Award Honor Enjoying the luxuries of a privileged life in 1992 Los Angeles, a black high school senior is unexpectedly swept up in the vortex of the Rodney King Riots while her closest friends spread a rumor that could derail a fellow black student’s future. |
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Baffled by her parents’ seeming lack of distress over their divorce, Natalie hides her romantic dreams from a secret crush who has started dating her best friend, a situation that is further complicated by an unexpected new relationship. |
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Ximena is the decoy Condesa, a stand-in for the last remaining Illustrian royal. Her people lost everything when the usurper, Atoc, used an ancient relic to summon ghosts and drive the Illustrians from La Ciudad. Now Ximena's motivated by her insatiable thirst for revenge, and her rare ability to spin thread from moonlight. When Atoc demands the real Condesa's hand in marriage, it's Ximena's duty to go in her stead. She relishes the chance, as Illustrian spies have reported that Atoc's no longer carrying his deadly relic. If Ximena can find it, she can return the true aristócrata to their rightful place. |
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The rise and fall of Charles Lindbergh
by Candace Fleming YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Winner A riveting biography of one of America's most celebrated heroes, and most complicated, troubled men, Charles Lindbergh. |
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All thirteen : the incredible cave rescue of the Thai boys' soccer team
by Christina Soontornvat YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Honor On June 23, 2018, twelve young players of the Wild Boars soccer team and their coach enter a cave in northern Thailand seeking an afternoon's adventure. But when they turn to leave, rising floodwaters block their path out. The boys are trapped! Before long, news of the missing team spreads, launching a seventeen-day rescue operation involving thousands of rescuers from around the globe. Combining firsthand interviews of rescue workers with in-depth science and details of the region's culture and religion, Soontornvat masterfully shows how both the complex engineering operation above ground and the mental struggles of the thirteen young people below proved critical in the life-or-death mission. |
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The cat I never named : a true story of love, war, and survival by Amra Sabic-El-Rayess YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Honor A Muslim-Bosnian teen describes her experiences during the Bosnian genocide and her remarkable relationship with a stray cat who followed her home and saved the lives of her family members. |
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How we got to the moon : the people, technology, and daring feats of science behind humanity's greatest adventure
by John Rocco YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Winner A riveting biography of one of America's most celebrated heroes, and most complicated, troubled men, Charles Lindbergh. Honor This beautifully illustrated, oversized guide to the people and technology of the moon landing by award-winning author/illustrator John Rocco is a must-have for space fans, classrooms, and tech geeks. |
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You call this democracy? : how to fix our government and return power to the people by Elizabeth Rusch YALSA Award for Excellence in Nonfiction for Young Adults Honor The award-winning author of Generation Fix examines some of the more complicated aspects of American government in today’s world, sharing comprehensive coverage and strategic recommendations for issues associated with the electoral college, gerrymandering and voter suppression. |
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Danbi leads the school parade by Anna Kim Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Picture Book Honor Thrilled to start at her new school in America before she renders her diverse class silent as the first Asian student most of them have ever seen, little Danbi uses the power of her imagination to make friends, learn the rules and lead everyone during a fun-filled parade. |
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When you trap a tiger
by Tae Keller Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Children's Book Winner Moving with her parents into the home of her sick grandmother, young Lily forges a complicated pact with a magical tiger, in a story inspired by Korean folktales. |
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Prairie lotus
by Linda Sue Park Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Children's Book Honor A young half-Asian girl arriving in 1880s America struggles to adjust to new surroundings while navigating the almost unanimous prejudice of the townspeople in her heartland community. |
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This light between us : a novel of World War II by Andrew Xia Fukuda Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Youth Winner Two unlikely pen pals, a Japanese-American boy and a Jewish-French girl, exchange letters tracking their dreams, growing friendship and wrenching encounters with the realities of World War II. |
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Displacement
by Kiku Hughes Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature Youth Honor On a visit to San Francisco, Kiku finds herself transported in time back to the 1940s Japanese-American internment camp that her late grandmother, Ernestina, was forcibly relocated to during World War I.I |
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Welcoming Elijah : a Passover tale with a tail
by Lesléa Newman, illustrated by Susan Gal Sydney Taylor Book Award Gold Medal Picture Book Inside the house, a boy prepares for the Passover ritual of welcoming Elijah--meanwhile, outside the house, a kitten lingers in the cold. |
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I am the tree of life : my Jewish yoga book
by Mychal Copeland Sydney Taylor Book Award Silver Medal Picture Book The Torah is called the Tree of Life. Just as a tree is always growing and changing, the Torah's ideas can help us grow and change, too. Yoga can do the same. Both can help us strengthen ourselves, calm our minds, and learn to appreciate the world around us. Written by rabbi and certified yoga instructor Mychal Copeland, I Am the Tree of Life encourages us to explore both the world of yoga and the stories of the Bible and find meaning in both. |
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Miriam at the river
by Jane Yolen Sydney Taylor Book Award Silver Medal Picture Book Seven-year-old Miriam places her baby brother's basket in the Nile River, watches the Pharoah's daughter draw him out and name him Moses, and ponders a vision of other water parting. Includes note on the biblical story on which this is based. |
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Turtle boy
by M. Evan Wolkenstein Sydney Taylor Book Award Gold Medal Middle Grade A seventh grader struggles through a new school year marked by bullying, his teacher’s insistence that he return captured turtles to the wild and a bar mitzvah community service project that requires him to spend time visiting a terminally ill boy in the hospital. |
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Buying and moving into the run-down Jewel Motor Inn in upstate New York wasn't eleven-year-old Miriam Brockman's dream, but at least it's an adventure. Miriam befriends Kate, whose grandmother owns the diner next door, and finds comfort in the company of Maria, the motel's housekeeper, and her Uncle Mordy, who comes to help out for the summer. |
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Relocating to Leningrad in the wake of the Chernobyl disaster, two girls who have been taught to hate each other because of religious differences uncover painful family secrets while learning what it means to trust another person. |
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Dancing at the pity party : a dead mom graphic memoir
by Tyler Feder Sydney Taylor Book Award Gold Medal Young Adult A debut graphic novel traces the author’s experiences with the loss of her mother, tracing the poignant journey of her mother’s diagnosis and treatment and her own experiences with sitting Shiva and making sense of life after her mother’s death. |
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Navigating injuries and trauma after being liberated from the Gross-Rosen concentration camp in 1945 Germany, 18-year-old Zofia joins other survivors to keep a promise to find her brother. |
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What happens when the book gets it wrong? Max is not a cat-- Max is a dog! But much to his dismay, this book keeps instructing readers to "see the cat." How can Max get through to the book that he is a dog? In a trio of stories for beginning readers, author David LaRochelle introduces the excitable Max, who lets the book know in irresistibly emphatic dialogue that the text is not to his liking. Illustrator Mike Wohnoutka hilariously depicts the pup's reactions to the narrator and to the wacky cast of characters who upend Max's-- and readers' --expectations as the three stories build to an immensely satisfying conclusion. |
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Likening his bossy older sister to a bear who is very loud, strong and messy, a young child reconsiders his views about the advantages of having a bear in the family when he encounters a group of playground bullies. |
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Ty's travels : zip, zoom!
by Kelly Starling Lyons Theodore Seuss Geisel Award Honor Ty cannot wait to ride his new scooter, but when he has a hard time learning and wants to quit, a new friend encourages him to give it another try. |
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A big, tough tiger who is riotously afraid of worms sends a letter to readers warning them that worms are everywhere and might even be inside the book. |
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When Baby Fox hides from his parents, Papa Fox looks all over for him. |
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