Debbie Reese announced the third American Indian Youth Literature Awards on her blog, American Indians in Children’s Literature.  The awards are given by the American Indian Library Association.

The winners are:

Best Picture Book

A Coyote Solstice Tale by Thomas King, illustrated by Gary Clement

 

Best Middle School Book

Meet Christopher: An Osage Indian Boy from Oklahoma by Genevieve Simermeyer, photographs by Katherine Fogden

 

Best Young Adult Book

Between the Deep Blue Sea and Me by Lurline Wailana McGregor