Award for the most distinguished beginning reader book:
WINNER
You Are (Not) Small by Anna Kang and illustrated by Christopher Weyant
HONOR BOOKS
Mr. Putter & Tabby Turn the Page by Cynthia Rylant, illustrated by Arthur Howard
Waiting Is Not Easy! by Mo Willems
This award is given to a debut book published by a first-time author writing for teens:
WINNER
Gabi, a Girl in Pieces by Isabel Quintero
FINALISTS
The Carnival at Bray by Jessie Ann Foley
The Scar Boys by Len Vlahos
The Story of Owen: Dragon Slayer of Trondheim by E.K. Johnston
The Strange and Beautiful Sorrows of Ava Lavender by Leslye Walton
WINNER
Popular: Vintage Wisdom for a Modern Geek by Maya Van Wagenen
FINALISTS
The Family Romanov: Murder Rebellion and the Fall of Imperial Russia by Candace Fleming
Ida M. Tarbell: The Woman Who Challenged Big Business—and Won! by Emily Arnold McCully
Laughing at My Nightmare by Shane Burcaw
The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights by Steve Sheinkin
Waking Brain Cells 