The Margaret A. Edwards Award was also announced today. It is a lifetime achievement award for writing for teens. It went to one of my favorite YA authors, Francesca Lia Block, who writes with such love of language that turns her work into a playground for the mind. Her books are light and quick, but deep and breath-taking. Hurrah for such a wonderful artist getting the award!

The Michael L. Printz Award was announced today too. The Printz Award recognizes excellence in books for young adults. The winner is
Meg Rosoff for How I Live Now.
The three honor books are:
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel
Chandra’s Secrets by Allan Stratton
Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy by Gary D. Schmidt

ALA | 2005 Media Award Winners
The Newbery and Caldecott Awards were announced today.
Kira-Kira by Cynthia Kadohata won the Newbery and Kitten’s First Full Moon by Kevin Henkes won the Caldecott. The link above with take you to the list of honor awards as well. The honors include two of my favorites of the year: Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko and Knuffle Bunny by Mo Willems.